Mallee Country: Land, People, History by Richard Broome, Charles Fahey, Andrea Gaynor, Katie Holmes
$39.95 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Australian History Ser.
Mallee Country tells the powerful history of mallee lands and people across southern Australia from Deep Time to the present. Carefully shaped and managed by Aboriginal people for over 50,000 years, mallee country was dramatically transformed by settlers, first with sheep and rabbits, then by flattening ...Show more
Symbols of Australia: Uncovering the stories behind the myths by Richard White (Editor); Melissa Harper (Editor)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Australia is a land of symbols. The Southern Cross. The Sydney Opera House. The kangaroo. Vegemite. But what do they actually mean? Where do national symbols come from and what makes them popular? Why are some symbols so hotly contested? Does Australia have more than its fair share?Symbols of Australia ...Show more
Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia by Samantha Faulkner
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
"My people are expert navigators, adventurers, innovators, ambassadors, teachers, storytellers, performers, strategists, chefs and advocates for change. The blood runs deep when I reflect on the past and the present and imagine what our future might look like." -Leilani Bin-Juda What makes Zenadth Kes/ ...Show more
Australian Dreaming: 40,000 years of Aboriginal History by Jennifer Isaacs
$30.00 AUD
$59.99 (49% off)
Category: Australiana
Australian Dreaming is the first Aboriginal history of the Australian continent and its people, as told by Aboriginal storytellers. It recounts epic travels of the Great Spirit Ancestors and tells how they created the animals and plants and gave birth to the earliest people of this land.
Wisdom of Oz: Australian Aphorisms by BLACK INC.
$14.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The Wisdom of Oz presents the finest pearls of wisdom from Australians of all walks of life - from politicians to actors, journalists to sportspeople, bushrangers to businessmen. An aphorism worthy of its name requires truth, surprise and concision. In compiling the first Australian compendium of aphor ...Show more
Strayapedia by Dominic Knight
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Patriotically basted in the goon trough of Australian values, this book is as fundamentally Strayan as bowling your final over underarm, not asking awkward questions about what's in your meat pie, and naming a swimming pool after Harold Holt. Conveniently omitting all areas not relating to Australia ...Show more
All the Buildings in Melbourne... That I've Drawn so Far by James Gulliver Hancock
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
All the Buildings in Melbourne is a journey through the exciting city of Melbourne, told through his unique and charming cityscape drawings that pay tribute to the city's diverse architectural styles. James' buildings are colourful and packed with fun and offbeat details, yet they still capture the tech ...Show more
Waltzing Australia HB by Tim Borthwick
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
"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
Outback Mates by Daniel McIntosh
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
A celebration of outback Australia and the bonds of friendship that are forged living and working on the land. In March 2013, Dan McIntosh launched the Facebook page Station Photos simply to share his photos of life on the land with friends and family. Fast-forward to 2017 and the page has gathered an i ...Show more
The 'Burbs: A Visual Journey Through the Australian Suburbs by Walvisch Kim
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
A charming photographic collection of the houses, plants, cars and pets that define our Australian suburbs. Take a trip to the heart of suburbia through the lens of @sublurb as she captures the icons that define our neighbourhoods. From the humble weatherboard to a postwar brick veneer, ornate iron gate ...Show more
Great Bush Stories - Colourful Yarns and True Tales from Life on the Land by Graham Seal
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The tradition of yarns from the bush goes back to the earliest days in Australia. Colorful rural characters and dramatic incidents parade through Australian history and folklore, entertaining and appalling in equal measure. Graham Seal has gathered classic and little-known stories from the time when mos ...Show more
Original Australians (The) by Josephine Flood
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The Original Australians tells the story of Australian Aboriginal history and society from its distant beginnings to the present day. From the wisdom and paintings of the Dreamtime, to the first contacts between Europeans and indigenous Australians, right through to modern times, it offers an insight in ...Show more