To My Country by Ben Lawson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Ben Lawson was preparing for another Christmas away from home when the Black Summer bushfires began to burn their way across Australia's eastern coast. As the bushfires continued to rage into the new year on an unprecedented scale, Ben, feeling angry, helpless and broken-hearted as he watched the ...Show more
The Sydney Harbour Fairy by Deborah Frenkel
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
An ode to Sydney Harbour, grandmothers, and ferries. Nanna is taking Charlie for a Girls' Day Out. They'll have high tea, watch the ballet, smell flowers and visit the Sydney Harbour Fairy. Charlie does not like the sound of a Girls' Day Out. And she especially hates fairies. But the Harbour Fairy isn't ...Show more
100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places by Ben Pobjie
$22.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
In 100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places, Ben Pobjie communes with the spirit world to reveal Australia's most spooky stories. From the ghostly black horse of Sutton Forest to the butcher of Adelaide Street, a haunted Brisbane lift to the chilling experiments carried out by Doctor Blood of the ...Show more
Tracy - 50 Years 50 Stories by Derek Pugh (Editor); Richard Creswick (Editor)
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
50 stories from survivors of Cyclone Tracy in Darwin on Christmas Eve in 1974.Cyclone Tracy demolished Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory when it struck during the night of Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning, 1974. Over almost ten hours the small, intense, but slow-moving weather system left a s ...Show more
See Australia and Die: Tales of Misadventure Down Under by Wendy Lewis
$23.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
"The great majority of holidaymakers in Australia get home in one piece, but a handful do suffer fatal or serious injuries. SEE AUSTRALIA AND DIE is about dangerous Australia. It's about relentless heat, creatures that can kill in minutes and the cruelty of nature. The carefully researched stories in th ...Show more
In Living Memory by Chrissie Goldrick (Editor-In-Chief)
$59.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The story of Australia in the middle decades of the 20th century – from 1930 to 1980 – is one of dramatic contrast; of dark days and light – of economic struggle, anxiety, war and sacrifice, giving way from the 1950s onwards to prosperity, plenty and confidence.Australian Geographic’s In Living Memory s ...Show more
Aboriginal Myths, Legends by a W Reed
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Aboriginal Library Ser.
A.W. Reed. This book presents a wealth of poetic and imaginative tales from Aboriginal cultural heritage. While retelling the stories simply, this book captures the mystical bonds that exist between Aboriginal people, their environment and the spirit life of the Dreamtime.
The Best of Melbourne by New Holland Publishers
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
If you have 3 days in Melbourne or 10 days, this dip in book gives you the very best of Melbourne and it's surroundings. The best attractions that are a must see, a brief history on the city and it's people. Where are the best places to eat, drink, stay including rooftop bars, live music, best cocktails ...Show more