Aussie Talk: Australian Slang-uage: Sayings, Slang and Idiom, the Aussie way by Paul Bugeja
$17.99 AUD
Category: Australian Culture
The Aussies use them every day, some of them more than others. They make their conversations colourful and interesting, loud and bright, rich and rare...and sometimes seemingly foreign or incomprehensible to visitors to their shores. They derive from a variety of cultural, historical and ethnic sources, ...Show more
Renniks Australian Pre-Decimal Coin Varieties 3/e by Ian Mcconnelly
$34.95 AUD
Category: Australian Culture
Compiled, written and researched by popular Coin and Banknote Magazine contributor, Ian McConnelly, this book is a 'must have' for all Australian Pre-Decimal variety collectors. This is the new 3rd edition.
100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places by Ben Pobjie
$22.99 AUD
Category: Australian Culture
In 100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places, Ben Pobjie communes with the spirit world to reveal Australia's most spooky stories. 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 ...Show more
Drinking In The Rivers Vol I The memorable pubs and unforgettable characters of the Murray and Edward Rivers by Colin Whelan
$50.00 AUD
Category: Australian Culture
Since time immemorial rivers have been the arteries of Australia's red heart and the river defined not just the landscape but also the people. Colin Whelan travelled to many memorable pubs along the Murray and its branch, the Edward. So many of these hotels are both rich in their own character and filed ...Show more
Archie Roach - Tell Me Why - The Story of My Life and My Music by Archie Roach
$34.99 AUD
Category: First Nations Voices | Reading Level: very good
A powerful memoir of a true Australian legend: stolen child, musical and lyrical genius, and leader. Not many have lived as many lives as Archie Roach - stolen child, seeker, teenage alcoholic, lover, father, musical and lyrical genius, and leader - but it took him almost a lifetime to find out who he r ...Show more
More Australian Legendary Tales by Katherine Parker
$24.95 AUD
Category: First Nations Voices
More Australian Legendary Tales was first published in 1898. The 23 tales are supplemented by a glossary, collected by Ms Langloh Parker from the original Aboriginal language and are set in a 'no-time' where animal spirits, supernatural beings and humans interact, often alluding to ideas of creation. On ...Show more
100 Weirdest Tales from Across Australia by Ben Pobjie
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Culture
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
Time to Listen An Indigenous Voice to Parliament by Melissa Castan, Lynette Russell
$19.95 AUD
Category: Society & Culture | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
In 2023, debate about an Indigenous Voice to Parliament swirls around us as Australia heads towards a referendum on amending the Constitution to make this Voice a reality. The idea of a ' First Nations Voice' was famously raised in 2017, when Indigenous leaders drafted the Statement from the Heart-- als ...Show more
We Come With This Place by Debra Dank
$29.99 AUD
Category: First Nations Voices
A deeply personal, profound tribute to family and the Gudanji Country to which Debra Dank belongs. We Come with This Place is a remarkable book, as rich, varied and surprising as the vast landscape in which it is set. Debra Dank has created an extraordinary mosaic of vivid episodes that move about in t ...Show more
First Knowledges Innovation: Knowledge and Ingenuity by Ian J McNiven, Lynette Russell
$24.99 AUD
Category: First Nations Voices | 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
The Wonder of Little Things by Vince Copley, Lea McInerney
$27.99 AUD
Category: First Nations Voices
A First Nations Elder shares his extraordinary story of finding kindness in the midst of prejudice, and joy in living life to the full 'A powerful tale that tells a different story of our country' Bruce Pascoe'A great Australian book about a great Australian' Paul Kennedy'Told with heart' Ali Cobby Ecke ...Show more
High Country Huts & Homesteads: A Celebration of Australia's Historic Mountain Shelters by Craig Lewis, Cathy Savage
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Culture
Lavishly illustrated with beautiful full-colour photographs, High Country Huts is a nostalgic collection of abandoned mountain homesteads, shearers huts, travellers shelters and many other lonely structures. The text portrays a short history of each hut along with many fascinating accompanying stories! ...Show more