Australian Books


My PlaceMy Place
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Recounting experiences from travels back to her grandmother's birthplace, this classic...
Port Curtis District flora & early botanists: Catalogue of vascular flora, overview of the flora, checklist of endemic and rare plants, biographical notes on early botanistsPort Curtis District flora & early botanists: Catalogue of vascular flora, overview of the flora, checklist of endemic and rare plants, biographical notes on early botanists12 Edmonstone Street12 Edmonstone StreetGeorge Gipps (Great Australians)George Gipps (Great Australians)Allan Roy Horton: 29 August 1928-16 December 2003.(Obituaries)(Obituary): An article from: Australian Academic & Research LibrariesAllan Roy Horton: 29 August 1928-16 December 2003.(Obituaries)(Obituary): An article from: Australian Academic & Research Libraries
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Peter FitzSimons, Nancy Wake: A Biography of our Greatest War Heroine.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Australian StudiesPeter FitzSimons, Nancy Wake: A Biography of our Greatest War Heroine.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Australian Studies
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Australian Studies, published by University...
Laurel Anne Clyde.(Obituaries)(Obituary): An article from: Australian Academic & Research LibrariesLaurel Anne Clyde.(Obituaries)(Obituary): An article from: Australian Academic & Research Libraries
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Little Tim Big Tim : An Australian Autobiography : The Ultimate Betrayal of InnocenceLittle Tim Big Tim : An Australian Autobiography : The Ultimate Betrayal of InnocenceWhere the Sea Takes Us: A Vietnamese-Australian StoryWhere the Sea Takes Us: A Vietnamese-Australian Story
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Where the Sea Takes Us ticks a lot of boxes. First and foremost, it is a touching and inspiring...
John Eales - The BiographyJohn Eales - The Biography


Love Letters from a War: The Letters of Corporal John Leslie Johnson and His Family, June 1940-May 1941Love Letters from a War: The Letters of Corporal John Leslie Johnson and His Family, June 1940-May 1941Songman: The Story of an Aboriginal Elder of UluruSongman: The Story of an Aboriginal Elder of Uluru
In Australia, it was common practice to take half-blood Aboriginals from their parents and send...
The Pitcturesque Prison: Evelyn Waugh and his writingThe Pitcturesque Prison: Evelyn Waugh and his writing
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This study of the life and works of Evelyn Waugh traces the novelist's pursuit of his...
Wandering GirlWandering Girl
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An autobiographical account of an Australian aborigine, brought up in an orphanage and sent to...
The Hell, the Humour and the Heartbreak: A Private's View of World War IThe Hell, the Humour and the Heartbreak: A Private's View of World War I

A Lost Glitter: Letters between South Australia and the Western Australian Goldfields, 1895-1897A Lost Glitter: Letters between South Australia and the Western Australian Goldfields, 1895-1897Sources for South Australian biographySources for South Australian biographyNew Guinea Experience: Gold, War and Peace, 1940-1965New Guinea Experience: Gold, War and Peace, 1940-1965Journals of Australian ExplorationsJournals of Australian Explorations
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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
An Australian LifeAn Australian Life
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A childhood spent living in NSW around 1900. Working in the outback and on the railways. A...

Neither-Nor: A Young Australian's Experience with Deafness (Deaf Lives Series, Vol. 5)Neither-Nor: A Young Australian's Experience with Deafness (Deaf Lives Series, Vol. 5)
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The Fifth Volume in the Deaf Lives Series Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1974, Paul...
Art & LifeArt & Life
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This autobiography provides a fascinating look into Australia's Heide modern art movement...
Surviving the Sea of Life: The Triumphs and Tragedies of an Australian OlympianSurviving the Sea of Life: The Triumphs and Tragedies of an Australian Olympian
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Gordon Barton: Australia's Maverick EntrepreneurGordon Barton: Australia's Maverick Entrepreneur
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Gordon Barton is one of the most extraordinary business people Australia has produced. A...
Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the Bad Old Days of Australian CricketGolden Boy: Kim Hughes and the Bad Old Days of Australian Cricket
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Kim Hughes was one of the most majestic and daring batsmen to play for Australia in the last 40...

Forgotten NaturalistForgotten Naturalist
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In My Father's Words: The World War I Diaries of Ray Davis, An Australian SoldierIn My Father's Words: The World War I Diaries of Ray Davis, An Australian Soldier
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Shortly after her mother's death in 1975, Nancie Davis Field encountered her father tossing...
The Last Anzacs: Lest We ForgetThe Last Anzacs: Lest We Forget
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Compelling and heartfelt, this remembrance captures the personal stories of the Anzacs?the...
Belonging: A MemoirBelonging: A MemoirAngry Skies: Recollections of Australian Combat FliersAngry Skies: Recollections of Australian Combat Fliers

Box the PonyBox the Pony
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Christina Stead: A BiographyChristina Stead: A Biography
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This critical biography of Australian novelist Christina Stead, drawing on her private...
Stanley Melbourne Bruce: Australian InternationalistStanley Melbourne Bruce: Australian Internationalist
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Australia's Prime Minister and premier diplomat in the 1930/1940s, this new biography...
Dictionary of Western Australians: Pre-1829-1888, K-Q (v. 3)Dictionary of Western Australians: Pre-1829-1888, K-Q (v. 3)A Man of All Tribes: The Life of Alick JackomosA Man of All Tribes: The Life of Alick Jackomos
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The son of Greek migrant parents, Jackomos was born in Collingwood and grew up in the Great...

Lloyd Rees: The Last Twenty YearsLloyd Rees: The Last Twenty Years
It sounded like such a good book when they advertised it and I was let down. I thought it would...
Michael Shannon: Painting and the Poetry of Daily LifeMichael Shannon: Painting and the Poetry of Daily Life
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Major Controversies of the Australian Goldrush: Contenders, Pretenders, and PrevaricatorsMajor Controversies of the Australian Goldrush: Contenders, Pretenders, and PrevaricatorsThe Penguin Book of Australian AutobiographyThe Penguin Book of Australian AutobiographyJacka VC: Australian HeroJacka VC: Australian Hero
Albert Jacka was the people's hero of the Great War. In 1919 he returned to a triumphant...

Fifty Famous AustraliansFifty Famous AustraliansDear Mem Fox, I Have Read All Your Books Even the Pathetic Ones: And Other Incidents in the Life of a Children's Book AuthorDear Mem Fox, I Have Read All Your Books Even the Pathetic Ones: And Other Incidents in the Life of a Children's Book Author
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I enjoyed this quick read. Mem is such a clear and concise writer. It provides a entertaining...
Lamarck (Past Masters)Lamarck (Past Masters)The Oxford Companion to Australian Military HistoryThe Oxford Companion to Australian Military History
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What more can I say!! It really is a first class book though, ideal for dipping into every now...
Henry Handel Richardson (Australian Writers)Henry Handel Richardson (Australian Writers)
Henry Handel Richardson is one of Australia's major novelists, and one of the most elusive....

Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf: A Public of Two (Oxford World's Classics)Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf: A Public of Two (Oxford World's Classics)
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I came at this book with an interest in Mansfield (and to a lesser extent Woolf) and was tired...
Katherine Mansfield: A Literary Life (Literary Lives)Katherine Mansfield: A Literary Life (Literary Lives)
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In a letter, Katherine Mansfield wrote: "I hate the sort of license that English people...
My PlaceMy Place
Best Price: $23.17
Recounting experiences from travels back to her grandmother's birthplace, this classic...
Port Curtis District flora & early botanists: Catalogue of vascular flora, overview of the flora, checklist of endemic and rare plants, biographical notes on early botanistsPort Curtis District flora & early botanists: Catalogue of vascular flora, overview of the flora, checklist of endemic and rare plants, biographical notes on early botanists12 Edmonstone Street12 Edmonstone Street

George Gipps (Great Australians)George Gipps (Great Australians)Allan Roy Horton: 29 August 1928-16 December 2003.(Obituaries)(Obituary): An article from: Australian Academic & Research LibrariesAllan Roy Horton: 29 August 1928-16 December 2003.(Obituaries)(Obituary): An article from: Australian Academic & Research Libraries
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This digital document is an article from Australian Academic & Research Libraries, published...
Peter FitzSimons, Nancy Wake: A Biography of our Greatest War Heroine.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Australian StudiesPeter FitzSimons, Nancy Wake: A Biography of our Greatest War Heroine.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Australian Studies
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Australian Studies, published by University...
Laurel Anne Clyde.(Obituaries)(Obituary): An article from: Australian Academic & Research LibrariesLaurel Anne Clyde.(Obituaries)(Obituary): An article from: Australian Academic & Research Libraries
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This digital document is an article from Australian Academic & Research Libraries, published...
Little Tim Big Tim : An Australian Autobiography : The Ultimate Betrayal of InnocenceLittle Tim Big Tim : An Australian Autobiography : The Ultimate Betrayal of Innocence

Aspoetry: Illustrated Poems from an Aspie LifeAspoetry: Illustrated Poems from an Aspie Life
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Wendy Lawson's well-known poetry reflects the many aspects of a life lived with...
Shameless Scribbler: Louisa Lawson (Working Papers in Australian Studies)Shameless Scribbler: Louisa Lawson (Working Papers in Australian Studies)Jumping to Heaven: Stories About Refugee ChildrenJumping to Heaven: Stories About Refugee Children
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Children from Bosnia, Cambodia, El Salvador, Herzegovina, Iraq, Sudan, and Vietnam who have come...
Dictionary of Famous AustraliansDictionary of Famous Australians
Contains biographies of over 600 Australians who have achieved note - or notoriety. Ranging from...
Brief LivesBrief Lives
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Bold and original, this collection is a genre-busting sequence of poetry and prose that...

A Man for Antarctica: The Early Life of Phillip LawA Man for Antarctica: The Early Life of Phillip LawFar From Home (Dictionary of Western Australians, 10)Far From Home (Dictionary of Western Australians, 10)Art New Zealand TodayArt New Zealand Today
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What is really a promotional exercise for the artists and galleries listed, this book in none...
4000 BOWLS OF RICE4000 BOWLS OF RICE
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OVER 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and...
The Literary Larrikin: A Critical Biography of T.A.G. HungerfordThe Literary Larrikin: A Critical Biography of T.A.G. Hungerford
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Tom Hungerford is a wonderful Australian author who has combined incisive perceptive and...

No Free Kicks: Family, Community and Football: a Noongar StoryNo Free Kicks: Family, Community and Football: a Noongar Story
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The watcher on the cast iron balcony: An Australian autobiographyThe watcher on the cast iron balcony: An Australian autobiographyThe biography of Sun Chien,: Being an annotated translation of pages 1 to 8a of chuÌ?an 46 of the San-kuo chih of Ch'en Shou in the Po-na edition, ... of Oriental Studies. Occasional papers)The biography of Sun Chien,: Being an annotated translation of pages 1 to 8a of chuÌ?an 46 of the San-kuo chih of Ch'en Shou in the Po-na edition, ... of Oriental Studies. Occasional papers)Time without clocksTime without clocksBrief lives, obscure motives?(Dictionary of American Library Biography. Second Supplement)(Book Review): An article from: The Australian Library JournalBrief lives, obscure motives?(Dictionary of American Library Biography. Second Supplement)(Book Review): An article from: The Australian Library Journal
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This digital document is an article from The Australian Library Journal, published by Australian...

Dictionary of German Biography (DGB).(Book Review): An article from: Australian Academic & Research LibrariesDictionary of German Biography (DGB).(Book Review): An article from: Australian Academic & Research Libraries
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This digital document is an article from Australian Academic & Research Libraries, published...
Autobiography of an Australian Film MakerAutobiography of an Australian Film MakerMilkteethMilkteeth
The first volume of collected poems by Terese A Hayward. Created around the themes of...
Eureka: The story of Australia's most famous rebellionEureka: The story of Australia's most famous rebellion
On 3 December 1854, a bloody battle between gold miners, soldiers and police raged at the Eureka...
Bush Parker: An Australian Battle of Britain Pilot in ColditzBush Parker: An Australian Battle of Britain Pilot in Colditz
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Taim Bilong Misis Bilong Armi: Memories of Wives of Australian Servicemen in Papua New Guinea, 1951-1975Taim Bilong Misis Bilong Armi: Memories of Wives of Australian Servicemen in Papua New Guinea, 1951-1975Not in Tranquillity: A MemoirNot in Tranquillity: A MemoirMates: Images of the KimberleyMates: Images of the KimberleyIn Baghdad: A Reporter's WarIn Baghdad: A Reporter's War
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A classic, engrossing war correspondent's story by the only Australian journalist who was in...
The Life and Adventures of Morrison of ChinaThe Life and Adventures of Morrison of China
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The compelling story of the first Australian to break into Fleet Street?s elite corps of foreign...

The Letters of George and Elizabeth BassThe Letters of George and Elizabeth Bass
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In August 1800, George Bass returned to England after five years in the British colony of New...
Tom Wills: His Spectacular Rise and Tragic FallTom Wills: His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall
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This is the story of Tom Wills?flawed genius, sporting libertine, fearless leader, and agitator,...
Fred Williams - 1927-1982Fred Williams - 1927-1982
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Someone at an art exhibition thought my work reminded him of a Fred Williams painting. I had...
On Paths of Ash: The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of WarOn Paths of Ash: The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War
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On Paths of Ash is an extraordinary Australian World War II story. Robert and Jack Holman were...
Maurice Guest (Virago Modern Classic)Maurice Guest (Virago Modern Classic)
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Subjects: Sachsen (Saxony, Germany : Province) -- Fiction Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There...

Wandering GirlWandering Girl
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This is the true story of how a girl in Australia was taken from her parents and educated in a...
Clunies Ross: Australian Visionary (Miegunyah Press)Clunies Ross: Australian Visionary (Miegunyah Press)Hilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life and ArtHilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life and Art
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Hilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life And Art is the biographical survey of a truly remarkable artist and...
A Letter to Our SonA Letter to Our Son
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Peter Carey's "A Letter to Our Son" is an honest portrayal of a...
In With the Tide: Memoirs of a Storyteller (Uqp Paperbacks)In With the Tide: Memoirs of a Storyteller (Uqp Paperbacks)

Nathan Buckley : All I Can beNathan Buckley : All I Can be
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Arndt's Story: The life of an Australian economistArndt's Story: The life of an Australian economist
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?H.W. Arndt has been Australia?s leading scholar of Asian economic development for over thirty...
The World From Italy: Football, Food and PoliticsThe World From Italy: Football, Food and Politics
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As Negus is an Australian, his perspective is similar to those of other English-speakers, but...
Where the Sea Takes Us - A Vietnamese -Australian StoryWhere the Sea Takes Us - A Vietnamese -Australian Story 
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