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Australian War Memorial Canberra (1950) - HB
Guide to Australian War Memorial, Canberra - 11th Edition, December 1950.
Bligh - HB
His temper was vile. By the standards of the time, however, he was by no means cruel or vicious. Cook, with whom Bligh sailed before getting his own command, had a rampaging temper, too, but he provoked no mutiny.
Cattle Country (1960) - HB
An illustrated Survey of the Australian Beef Industry.
A Directory of the studs.
A Directory of the studs.
Complete Book of Great Working Dog Stories, The
Some 330 classic and original stories paying tribute to working dogs and written by Australia's people of the land now appear in this one huge volume.
Drovers - PB
From the High Country to the Outback, there are extraordinary stories of the men and women who have travelled across Australia behind mobs of cattle, sheep and horses. These quiet achievers, of every race and creed, forged an Australian legend.
From Strength to Strength
Sara Henderson's bestselling autobiography has touched the hearts of thousands of people all over Australia. As tough, spirited, warm and funny as the woman herself.
Heart Country
After seven tough years of droving, Kerry McGinnis yearns for a proper home. When her irascible but lovable father buys a property in Queensland's Gulf Country, it seems she might have found one, but not everything goes smoothly.
I, the Aboriginal - HB
My name is Waipuldanya, or Wadjiri-Wadjiri. (If they twist your tongue too much you may call me Phillip Roberts. That is my white-fella name). I'm a full-blood Aboriginal of the Alawa tribe at Roper River in the Northern Territory.
It Doesn't End There - HB
Great Australian Stories with a twist. From the bush to the cities, from early settlers to the diggers in the trenches of Gallipoli and Flanders, and on to the present day....
Last Mile Home, The
A story to touch the heart of every Australian.
It is 1953 in a small country town in Australia, a time of postwar prosperity and hope.
It is 1953 in a small country town in Australia, a time of postwar prosperity and hope.
Pastoral Properties of Australia - HB
In this book Peter Taylor has set out to provide a definitive picture of life on twenty properties; his skills as writer and photographer have combined to produce a book of breathtaking scope...
Phar Lap
Phar Lap was acclaimed the Greatest Racehorse ever! It is possible that his feats will never be beaten. Set against the Depression, the Phar Lap Story is one of winning and losing in hard times.
Rum Rebellion - HB
A Study of the Overthrow of Governor Bligh by John Macarthur and the New South Wales Corps.
Some of My Friends have Tails - HB
Sara Henderson's love of animals was firmly established in her early years and has continued through her life. She has had many extraordinary relationships with them and now she shares some of those tales.
Sons In The Saddle
A Sequel To Kings In Grass Castles.
The Gold Seekers - HB
The Story of the great Australian Gold Rush has been told before, but never in such graphic detail or with such emphasis on the men and women who lived in it and through it.
The Naked Island - HB
Russell Braddon was sent to fight in the Malayan campaign as a member of the 8th Division. After only a few months of action, the Australians were captured and thrown into a life of demoralising suffering...
To Ride a Fine Horse
Patsy Durack had always wanted to own and ride a fine horse and after he had made his fortune on the goldfields in 1851 his wish came true.