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Australia's Great War: 1918 by Libby Gleeson
$16.99 AUD
Category: Teenage | Series: Australia's Great War Ser.
The planes kept flying low above them. They were dropping bombs and the noise drowned out all other sounds. After an hour the signal rang out and they surged forward through the smoke. Thousands of men screaming and yelling, their line was kilometres wide. Behind them came Monash's tanks, those huge, ne ...Show more
Australia's Neighbours: New Zealand by Jane Hinchey
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Australia's Neighbours | Reading Level: Grade 05-08
New Zealand is one of the least crowded countries in the world and is Australia’s closest neighbour. Find out what life is like in New Zealand. Discover New Zealand’s ethnic diversity and how people live, work and play. Meet some of the New Zealand’s most notable people and the events that shaped this f ...Show more
Australia's Neighbours: Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea by Jane Hinchey
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Australia's Neighbours | Reading Level: Grade 05-08
The Pacific Islands are thousands of islands, and represent numerous diverse cultures and languages. Find out what life is like in various Pacific Island nations. Discover the ethnic diversity, and how people live, work and play. What is the difference between Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia? Learn ...Show more
Australia's Neighbours: Singapore by Jane Hinchey
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Australia's Neighbours | Reading Level: Grade 05-08
Singapore was once covered by rainforest, but is now a thriving, cosmopolitan city-state. Find out what life is like in Singapore. Discover Singapore’s ethnic diversity and how people live, work and play. Meet some of the Singapore’s most notable people, and the events that shaped this fascinating count ...Show more
Australia's Neighbours: Vietnam by Jane Hinchey
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Australia's Neighbours | Reading Level: Grade 05-08
Vietnam has a long and painful history of conflict but is emerging today as a modern country and a top tourist destination. Find out what life is like in Vietnam. Discover Vietnam’s ethnic diversity and how people live, work and play. Meet some of the Vietnam’s most notable people and the events that sh ...Show more
Banking Bad: Whistleblowers. Corporate cover-ups. One Journalist's Fight for the truth. by Adele Ferguson
$34.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Corporate Greed/Broken Governance Failed Aust.
Winner of the Davitt Award for Non-fiction Crime 2020 The shocking truth about Australia's financial institutions, as told by the journalist who did most to bring about Australia's banking royal commission. Against all the odds Australia ended up with a banking royal commission. Since hearings began i ...Show more
Barefoot in the Bindis by Angela Wales
$29.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Sheep Farming 1950's Aust | Reading Level: 3 Biography
A circle of pine trees, a sagging wire fence, and a roof that was once painted red. 'There it is,' said Dad. In 1953, after doctors prescribed fresh country air for his health, Scottish-born Robert Wales uprooted his young family from the city life of Sydney and set out to establish a sheep farm i ...Show more
Birds (Wild Australia Guide) by ADCOCK Lynne
$14.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Wild Australia Guide
This great southern continent has been separated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. In that time, its flora and fauna have evolved uniquely. Many of Australia's bird species are found nowhere else on the planet, while others are regular visitors from beyond its shores. Showcasing many of ...Show more
Blueback: Australian Children's Classics by Tim Winton
$19.99 AUD
Category: Teenage | Series: Australian Children's Classics
Bluebackis an achingly beautiful story about family, belonging, and living a life in tune with the environment, from Tim Winton, one of Australia's best-loved authors.'Winton ... convince(s) us of the preciousness of our oceans not through lectures but through his characters' steady wonder.' New York Ti ...Show more
Bombing of Darwin (My Australian Story) by Alan Tucker
$16.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: My Australian Story
"More bombs exploded and within seconds several ships were on fire. Japanese planes flew so close to me that I could not only see the red circles painted under their wings, but I could see the pilots' faces. It only took a moment." It was a moment that Tom would always remember - that morning of 19 Febr ...Show more
Born Again Blakfella by Jack Charles
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 3 Biography
Stolen from his mother and placed into institutional care when he was only a few months old, Uncle Jack was raised under the government's White Australia Policy. The loneliness and isolation he experienced during those years had a devastating impact on him that endured long after he reconnected with his ...Show more
Capricornia by Xavier Herbert
$27.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Australian Classics
Spanning three generations, Capricornia tells the story of Australia's north. It is a story of whites and Aborigines and Asians, of chance relationships that can form bonds for life, of dispossession, murder and betrayal. 'Capricornia will always be one of the greatest of Australian novels, a defining w ...Show more