Australian Big Cats: An Unnatural History of Panthers by Michael Williams
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
For decades large cat-like animals - predominantly black - have been seen all over the country. This title traces the history of these mysterious animals from the 1800s to the present day, sifting through hundreds of reports.
The Last Snake Man by Jimmy Thomson (As told to); John Cann
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
Every Sunday for almost a century John Cann's family ran the famous snake show in a pit at La Perouse - an area once alive with tiger, brown and black snakes. After growing up with over 300 'pet' snakes in their backyard, John and his brother George took over the snake show from their parents in 1965. B ...Show more
Fighting Spirit by VARIOUS
$49.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
Australia's Black Summer of 2019-20 will never be forgotten. The tragedy of lost lives, homes, livelihoods, land and wildlife, and the subsequent rallying of courageous communities across the country are captured in this unique photographic tribute to the fighting spirit of the people of Australia. Incl ...Show more
The Passion for Utes: An Australian Obsession by Joel Wakely
$49.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
To complement his fully illustrated history of utes in Australia, Joel Wakely has gathered together dozens of fascinating stories about many of the models that various Australian manufacturers (and indeed some overseas ones too) have produced since the early 20th century. Joel tells the whole story of u ...Show more
Country Homes in Australia: 30 Years of Life on the Land (Country Style) by Country Style
$59.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
Created by the team from Australia's much-loved Country Style, led by editor-in-chief Victoria Carey, this book is a celebration of the gorgeous rural homes and incredible characters who have filled the pages of the magazine over the past 30 years. Be inspired by the heartwarming tales and amazing reno ...Show more
Burn: Epic Story of Bushfire in Australia by COLLINS Paul
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
With the start of every bushfire season and the first threatening hints of burning eucalypt in the air, we are reminded, no matter where we live, that bushfire is an inescapable reality in Australia. In Burn, Paul Collins tells the epic story of bushifire in Australia, drawing on accounts of the most de ...Show more
Waltzing Australia HB by Tim Borthwick
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
"A unique collection of original Australian bush ballads and the stories that inspired them - in the tradition of Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson. WALTZING AUSTRALIA is a wonderful celebration of the Australian bush and the people who live there, written by a gifted storyteller who's spent much of his l ...Show more
How Good's Australia by Betoota Advocate
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
It's been a tough few years. We've had three prime ministers in four years, a scandalous ball-tampering scandal, our own #Metoo moments (Defamation laws apply*) - the Murray-Darling fish kills and, worst of all, the cancellation of both the NRL and AFL footy shows.In this penetrating and incisive book, ...Show more
Steam Australia: Locomotives that Galvanised the Nation by Tim Fischer
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
If you are passionate about steam locomotives, or know someone who is, then Steam Australia is the perfect companion. Tim Fischer takes readers into the fascinating and grand story of steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation in Australia's history. This book is so much more than a h ...Show more
City Girl, Country Girl: The inspiring true stories of courageous women forging new lives in the Australian bush by Liz Harfull
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
'I'm sitting down to write the opening lines of this book a year to the day since my mum died. She is constantly in my thoughts, not just because I miss her terribly, but because she was the inspiration for this collection of stories about women who have come from very different places to make a new lif ...Show more
Due North: An Expedition Through Australia from Tasmania to the Gulf by James Viles
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
An Australian food adventure, from the stark beauty of Tasmania due north through red earth to the Gulf of Carpentaria. This is award-winning chef James Viles' photographic journal of his road trip due north, from Tasmania to the Gulf of Carpentaria. His focus is real food, where it comes from, how it' ...Show more
Our Country: A Pictorial Journey Through Australia by AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Reference
Is there anything more vivid than the Australian landscape? A canvas rich in colour, burnished by intense light and spectacularly varied. Its landscapes both intimate and expansive, and if we train our attention, we see it is full of secret life. Our Country is a work of imagination, grounded in the mos ...Show more