Australia 1872 - How Bernhard Holtermann Turned Gold into a Unique Photographic Treasure by Christoph Hein
$60.00 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
- How a lump of gold went down in photographic history- Previously unpublished UNESCO World Heritage-listed photos- More than 150 impressive photosBernhard Otto Holtermann emigrated from Hamburg to Australia in 1858 as a destitute young man, where, in 1872, he unearthed the largest lump of gold in the w ...Show more
Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes by Steve Morton
$60.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent – the heart of Australia. Steve Morton brings his extensive first-hand knowledge and experience of arid Australia to this book, explaining how Australian desert ...Show more
World of Birds: A stunning photographic celebration of the planet's birdlife by New Holland Publishers
$25.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
World of Birds is a photographic celebration of the diversity of the planet’s feathered inhabitants. Covering the very common to the extremely rare, from tiny hovering jewel-like hummingbirds to plunge-diving gannets, the 300 images illustrate more than 200 of the world’s 230 bird families and show the ...Show more
Number 96: 50th Anniversary Album
$39.95 AUD
Category: Australiana
It was raunchy, it was riotous and it was a revelation. It was called Number 96 and soon after making its spectacular debut on our TV screens in 1972 it became the hottest show around. Since then it has earned its reputation as one of the most iconic TV shows ever produced anywhere in the world. To cele ...Show more
My Love Must Wait by Ernestine Hill
$23.00 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
Talks about the life and love of Matthew Flinders and the woman he had to leave behind. Flinders is in search of high adventure, abandoning his wife for uncharted seas, exotic tropic islands, and the loneliness and living hell of six years captivity on a French island. This is a story about romance and ...Show more
Australias Most Decorated Woman: The Story of Joice Loch (Blue Ribbons Bitter Bread) by Susanna de Vries
$40.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
Jocie Loch was an extraordinary Australian. She saved countless lives post World War 1 in Poland, Serbia and Greece. During World War 2 she worked under cover for Britain and saved the lives of refugees in Poland and Romania. Jocie Loch was an extraordinary Australian. She saved countless lives post Wor ...Show more
Coral Reefs of Australia: Perspectives from Beyond the Water's Edge by Hamylton Sarah M.
$100.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
Australia's coral reefs stretch far and wide, covering 50 000 square kilometres from the Indian Ocean in the West to the Pacific Ocean in the East. They have been viewed as a bedrock of coastal livelihoods, as uncharted and perilous nautical hazards, as valuable natural resources, and as unique, natural ...Show more
A Guide to Australian Rocks Fossils Landscape: More than 200 amazing geo-sites and landforms, from meteor craters to fossil beds by Russell Ferrett
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
This book contains information on hundreds of amazing and intriguing ‘geosites’ based around rocks and landscapes in Australia, from world-famous iconic places such as Uluru to lesser-known but no less impressive attractions. It is written in everyday English and lavishly illustrated with photos and dra ...Show more
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
Sydney Opera House by SAM DOUST
$30.00 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world. Fusing ancient and modernist influences and situated on a site sacred to the Gadigal people for thousands of years, it is Australia's premier tourist attraction, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site and one of the busiest performi ...Show more
A Guide to Lories and Lorikeets - Revised Edition by Peter Odekerken
$36.99 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: A\Guide to... Ser.
Completely reformatted and revised including new sections on lories and lorikeets as pets, diseases and disorders, colour mutations and breeding expectations, this title is bigger, better and more colourful than the highly successful original edition. Peter Odekerken's informative text is supported by h ...Show more
Walking with Colour (HB) by Michael Haluwana
$64.95 AUD
Category: Australiana
Vast, ancient and majestic — the landscapes of Australia’s western reaches are filled with rich colours and fascinating forms. The seas, forests and arid plains are brimming with unique wildlife and dynamic energy. The variety of hues provides endless inspiration while changes in perspective can allow t ...Show more