Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia by Jim Haynes
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Australia's most amazing characters of the convict age. In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, the men and women w ...Show more
The Lucky Country: Amazing Australian tales of pure dumb luck by Eamon Evans
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Eamon Evans dives deep to deliver the most hilarious, fascinating tales of the Australians who were almost too lucky to be believed. The happy accident that created wi-fi. The well-placed piece of coral that saved the Endeavour from sinking. The karaoke night that launched Kylie's singing career.Austral ...Show more
Great Australian Ambos Stories by Bill Marsh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.
Yeah, while some of my stories are quite gory, others can be very enlightening. Though, in hindsight, the best outcomes are when the patient pulls through. It's then that you know you've done your job, and you get a bit of a buzz out of that. Put the sirens on and get ready to hit the road, because fact ...Show more
100 Weirdest Tales from Across Australia by Ben Pobjie
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Tales of the strange, unnerving and downright bizarre from one of the weirdest places on Earth Tales of the strange, unnerving and downright bizarre from one of the weirdest places on Earth Fish falling out of the sky, joggers relieving themselves on your doorstep, mysterious monsters constantly springi ...Show more
Shearing in Victoria's Western District by Tracey Kruger
$60.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
This book includes photographs and a brief history of 160 working woolsheds that were photographed by Tracey Kruger over a 2 and a half year time frame.
More Great Australian Outback Towns & Pubs Stories by Bill Marsh
$34.99 AUD
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
More Great Australian Outback Yarns by Bill Marsh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the bestselling 'Great Australian Stories' series from beloved storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh.
Aussie Slang by Sarah Dawson
$14.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
What Australian say - and what they reallymean. Australia has given the world thousands of colouful words and expressions. From the back of Bourke to the rough end of the pineapple, it's all here. Aussie Slangis thephrase book for visitors to Oz. It's ideal reading for local blokes and sheilas, too.
Old Vintage Melbourne, 1960-1990 by Chris Macheras
$55.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
A sequel to Old Vintage Melbourne, this collection invites you again to turn back time and revisit the diverse past of the much-loved city of Melbourne. This captivating compilation of photographs taken between 1960 and 1990 provides a fascinating glimpse of a time that is familiar and yet different, w ...Show more
100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places by Ben Pobjie
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
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 North Kapunda Hotel, Australia abounds in spooky stories that are all unnervingly based in fact and tied to real places to visit or avoi ...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
Old Vintage Melbourne by Chris Macheras
$55.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
An enchanting collection of annotated historical images and contemporary photographs, revealing the change and development that Melbourne has experienced over the years. In 1835, as he walked the sacred grounds of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations, John Batman wrote in his d ...Show more