Returning by Kirli Saunders
Category: Australiana
'Mate, you're standing on stolen land.'Returning is a stunning work – a poetic and visual feast that takes you on Kirli’s journey of rediscovering self, Country and Connection. Kirli’s heartfelt experiences address large contemporary themes of decolonisation, self-determination, Identity, First Nations ...Show more
Innovation : Knowledge and Ingenuity (First Knowledges) by Ian J McNiven, Lynette Russell
Category: Australiana | Series: First Knowledges Ser.
'Deeply insightful, sensitive and passionate. An inspiring, meticulous picture of the innovations that have made us the world's oldest living culture.' - Larissa Behrendt'Another fascinating volume in this landmark Australian publishing series.' - Richard FlanaganWhat do you need to know to prosper as a ...Show more
All You Can Be by Angela Casabene
Category: Australiana
A love letter to children everywhere encouraging them to live their big, messy, beautiful lives to the full. When the sun sits up high In the blue summer sky And you long to dive into the sea, But you're fixed to the pier And you're held there by fear ... Be brave. Be all you can be. This is a love lett ...Show more
Tiwi Story - Turning History Downside Up by Mavis Kerinaiua, Laura Rademaker
Category: Australiana
Tiwi people have plenty to be proud of. This little tropical island community has more than its fair share of surprising stories that turn ideas of Australian history upside down.The Tiwi claim the honour of having defeated a global superpower. When the world’s most powerful navy attempted to settle and ...Show more
Renniks Australian Coin & Banknote Values 32nd Edition (PB): The Leading Guide for Australian Coin and Banknote Values. 1800-2023 by Michael T. Pitt
Category: Australiana | Series: Renniks Australian Coins & Banknotes Ser.
The leading guide for Australian coin and banknote values. Covers 1800-2023.Edited by Michael Pitt.This comprehensive guide to Australian Coin & Banknote Values contains over 3,850 images and countless thousands of valuations. This book is a must for all collectors, whether you are just beginning or ...Show more
Life As We Knew It: the extraordinary story of Australia's pandemic by Aisha Dow, Melissa Cunningham
Category: Australiana
It was never part of the plan that Australia would be locked down and shut off from the world for two years. But when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in 2020, and the bodies began piling up overseas, Australians took unprecedented steps to avoid a catastrophe heading their way. The country’s near-eliminat ...Show more
The Catch: Australia’s Love Affair With Fishing by Anna Clark
Category: Australiana
In every coastal town in Australia, there's a bat shop and a boat ramp. In laundries and garages around the country, fishing rods are strung up waiting for their next outing. Walk over a bridge, look across to a wharf and there will be people casting a line. Many people have a special fishing spot, and ...Show more
The Day You Were Born by Emma Bowd
Category: Australiana
This perfect gift book features a modern twist on the classic poem Monday's Child and is a hope-filled ode to children everywhere. Every single day of every single year, a precious child is born to cherish and to cheer. With hope-filled hearts we marvel at them all - the brave, the quiet, the loud an ...Show more
Hudson Fysh: The extraordinary life of the WWI hero who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings by Grantlee Kieza
Category: Australiana
The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings By the critically acclaimed author of bestselling biographies of John Monash, Banjo Paterson, Joseph Banks, Lachlan Macquarie and Henry Lawson, this is a fascinating, lively and th ...Show more
Depends What You Mean by Extremist - Going Rogue with Australian Deplorables by John Safran
Category: Australiana
No one turns up where they're not wanted quite like John Safran. In this hilarious and disorienting adventure he gets among our diverse community of white nationalists, ISIS supporters, anarchists and more, digging away at the contradictions that many would prefer be left unexamined. Who is this black p ...Show more
More Great Australian Outback Towns & Pubs Stories by Bill Marsh
Category: Australiana | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.
Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has been on yet another adventure, this time gathering more stories from outback towns and pubs; from the green fields of Tasmania to the vast red sands of Simpson Desert.The unique characters of the outback will touch your heart as Swampy presents all the drama and delight of life i ...Show more
Some People Want to Shoot Me by Wayne Bergmann,Madelaine Dickie,
Category: Australiana
Discover the remarkable story of Wayne Bergmann, a Nyikina man and Kimberley leader who has dedicated his life to his community, in this moving memoir of living between two cultures. As a Nyikina man who straddles both traditional and modern cultures, Wayne Bergmann has faced criticism and condemnation ...Show more