A Hole in My Genes by Jodie Fleming

$27.95 AUD

Category: Biography & Memoir

Dr Jodie Fleming, a clinical and health psychologist who previously specialised in the field of psycho-oncology - the human side of cancer - receives the terrifying news that she has two primary breast cancers. This becomes a frightening opportunity to practise what she preaches. The doctor becomes the patient. Having dedicated her career to helping others with cancer, and also caring for her husband with testicular cancer eight years prior, Jodie understands the role of caregiver on both a personal and professional level. The role of patient, however is another matter. Especially when the diagnosis comes exactly one month after the end of her marriage. What ensues is the epitome of complicated grief and a foray into the world of cancer from the other side of the desk. Jodie relocates interstate to her parents' home in country Victoria for a healthy dose of family dysfunction. Genetic testing and a prophylactic hysterectomy add salt to the open wound of infertility before viciously rubbing it in. Forced to draw upon the psychological strategies she'd previously taught her clients, Jodie begins her true education. A Hole in My Genes is Jodie's journey from that terrifying diagnosis to a cancer free future. ...Show more

THE WARRNAMBOOL FIRE BRIGADE 1863 - 2013 by QUARRELL, AVIS

$15.00 AUD

Category: Australiana

Windcatcher: Migration of the Short-Tailed Shearwater (HB) by Diane Jackson Hill; Craig Smith (Illustrator)

$24.99 AUD

Category: Children's Picture Books

 Age range 3 to 9 A short-tailed shearwater flies from the edge of the Southern Ocean to the rim of the Arctic Circle – and back – every year. This remarkable 30,000 kilometre journey is driven by seabird law. Instinct and community will guide her. A wingspan the size of a child’s outstretched arms will support her.  But first, she must catch the wind… Based on birds that live on Griffith Island, near Port Fairy, Victoria, Windcatcher is a tale of migration, conservation and survival that begins with one small bird called Hope. ...Show more

We Love the Farm Animals by Tracey Kruger

$14.95 AUD

Category: Children's Reference

Soldiering On - Caramut and the Soldier Settlement Movement: Incorporating Plenty of Possums by James Affleck (Editor)

$44.99 AUD

Category: History

Soldiering On: Caramut and the Soldier Settlement Movement is a compilation of stories of the soldier settler families in the area who sent their children to Caramut State School from 1949 onwards. The first estate was Boortkoi in December 1948, followed by other estates over the next ten years or so, N areeb Nareeb (December 1948), Chatsworth House (1949), Hopkins Hill (1951), Yamba East (mid 1952), Caramut North No. 1 (1956), then Caramut North No. 2 (1956), Barwidgee (1957), and The Gums (1959).In 1988 as a Bicentennial project the Caramut History Group compiled a history of Caramut, known as Plenty of Possums. Plenty of Possums is included in this new publication as it describes the history of Caramut from the time of John Muston, virtually up to the time of the arrival of the soldier settlers in the Caramut district and leads into this later history. Soldiering On features a timeline, individual listings and stories on each of the settlement areas, the station properties from which they were carved, the families who took up the blocks, the community activities and local characters. ...Show more

Port Fairy Ghost Stories by Tracie Griffith (Editor)

$38.00 AUD

Category: History

A collection of the town's most beloved tales of hauntings and ghostly encounters.

Milking Our Memories

$35.00 AUD

Category: History

Nature Reserves of Warrnambool and District

$3.00 AUD

Category: Travel Guide

More Great Properties of Country Victoria: The Western District's Golden Age by Richard Allen; Kimbal Baker

$59.99 AUD

Category: Home

English novelist Anthony Trollope described the Western District squatters in the 1870s as 'plentiful, proud, prejudiced, given to hospitality, impatient of contradiction a thoughtful on the future, and above all, conscious-perhaps a little too conscious-of their own importance a forty thousand sheep ca nnot be shorn without a piano; twenty thousand is the lowest number that renders napkins at dinner imperative'. But these squatters were also speculators and investors, whose entrepreneuship built great wealth and elaborate mansions. Around their Georgian and Victorian homes they created an antipodean England, employing the best-known landscape architects of the day. The Western District today retains most of the renowned homesteads and gardens that date from these times. This fascinating and beautiful book-sequel to the bestselling Great Properties of Country Victoria-takes us into the private world of thirteen more notable properties. Through their histories we follow their fortunes-extraordinary tales of risk and reward-and through the photographs see the splendour of great homes that have been lovingly maintained and carefully restored. It is a tribute to the past and present owners who have so painstakingly preserved their properties' heritage. ...Show more

Cure It or Shoot It: A Naive Young Vet's Induction into Country Life by Doug Fenwick

$27.99 AUD

Category: Biography & Memoir

We Love the Farm Machines by Tracey Kruger (Photographer)

$14.95 AUD

Category: Children's Reference

Tarrone Estate - Soldier Settlement by James Affleck (Editor); Tarrone Families (Contribution by)

$30.00 AUD

Category: History

The Soldier Settlement Commission purchased 23,373 acres of Tarrone Station from the Boyd Brothers in February 1947, fully stocked with sheep, cattle and horses. The first wool clip was sufficient to cover the cost. The first portion of fourteen holdings was subdivided in December 1947 and occupied in M ay 1948. The second group occupied their blocks in October 1949, nine others arrived in April 1952, and the final ten settlers arrived in 1957, making a total of 48 farms. The homestead area was sold by tender in March 1958. There was soon a thriving community with tennis and social clubs and Recreation Reserve Committee. By the 1060s Tarrone was carrying approximately 60,000 sheep and 3,000 head of cattle. By 1983 Tarrone was in the hands of a new generation. There remained nine of the original settlers with four others continuing farming through sons of the original settlers. ...Show more