Everywhen: Australia and the Language of Deep History by Ann McGrath, Laura Rademaker, Jakelin Troy (eds)
49.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Everywhen is a groundbreaking collection about diverse ways of conceiving, knowing, and narrating time and deep history. Looking beyond the linear documentary past of Western or academic history, this collection asks how knowledge systems of Australia's Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders can broade ...Show more
Captain Cook's Epic Voyage by Geoffrey Blainey
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's 'discovery' of Australia. Captain Cook's Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the euphori ...Show more
Real Tassie Legends: Chronicles of an earlier Tasmania by Geoff Harwood
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
In the style of his bestselling The Last Hermit of Tasmania's West Coast, Geoff Harwood is back with tales of other legendary Tasmanian characters. For his years and sins, Geoff Harwood has met, witnessed lived through, and known many Tasmanian legends. Through those years and along the way, he may hav ...Show more
The Wasp and The Orchid: The remarkable life of Australian Naturalist Edith Coleman by Danielle Clode
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
'[A] brilliant biography' Australian Women's Weekly' Undoubtedly a remarkable woman' Weekend Australian' Danielle Clode breathes life into the story of Edith Coleman... an approachable blend of biography, science, nature writing and social history.' Adelaide Advertiser In 1922, a 48-year-old housewif ...Show more
Breaker Morant by Peter FitzSimons
39.99 AUD
49.99 (20% off)
Category: Military
The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero? Most Australians have heard of the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. Born in England and emigrating to Qu ...Show more
The Last Hermit of Tasmania's West Coast - Tales of Jackey Stevens by Geoff Harwood
29.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
"Jackey Stevens doesn't want anything Mishter. If Jack starts wanting, there is no end to it."Clarence John Lyell Stevens - Jackey - "can't bear to be anywhere near others," Queenstown old-timers told Geoff Harwood. "He won't talk to anybody." Yet Jackey did talk to Geoff.Across a creek and through a de ...Show more
Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung (ed)
29.95 AUD
Category: Australian History | Series: Growing Up
Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food is h ...Show more
True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous knowledge and culture by Terri Janke
44.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Indigenous cultures are not terra nullius — nobody’s land, free to be taken. True Tracks is a ground-breaking work that paves the way for the respectful and ethical engagement with Indigenous knowledges and cultures. Combining real-world cases and personal stories, award-winning Meriam/Wuthathi lawyer D ...Show more
Making Australian History by Anna Clark
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Australian history has been revised and reinterpreted by successive generations of historians, writers, governments and public commentators, yet there has been no account of the ways it has changed, who makes history, and how. Making Australian History responds to this critical gap in Australian histori ...Show more
Vegemite: The True Story of the Man Who Invented an Australian Icon by Jamie Callister
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Published to coincide with Vegemite's 100th anniversary, the fascinating true story of the man who invented Australia's most enduring cultural icon, fully revised and updated. 'An amazing yarn' Sydney Morning Herald Today Vegemite is recognised around the world, but when the salty black paste was first ...Show more
Wild Heart of Tasmania: A Living History of Lake Malbena and the Western Lakes by Greg French
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
Wild Heart of Tasmania is a lively collection of stories centred around a highland wilderness. It portrays bushwalking and backcountry fishing as a way of life, and historic bush huts as social fabric. In the early 2000s, Greg French was approached by a talented young fly fisher to write a foreword to ...Show more
Wild Ride: The Story of the Australian Stock Saddle by Fiona Carruthers
59.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
When Clancy rode down the Cooper, Ned Kelly went on the run and Hugh Jackman's Drover headed for Darwin, they all rode in an Australian stock saddle.Developed in response to the unique challenges of the Australian environment, the Australian stock saddle is known for its comfort and ease when riding, es ...Show more