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Scripsi (Vol.3/No.4) 1985
Author: Peter Craven; Michael Heyward (Editor)
ISBN: 9780140120660

1985 Highly reviewed Australian literary book with pieces from various genre. Scripsi was described by Robert Hughes as "the best literary magazine now publishing in English south of the equator, and... [view more]

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Scripsi (Vol.4/No.1) 1986
Author: Peter Craven and Michael Heyward (Editors)
ISBN: 9780195533880

1986 Highly reviewed Australian literary book with pieces from various genre. Scripsi was described by Robert Hughes as "the best literary magazine now publishing in English south of the equator, and... [view more]

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The Scented Victorian Garden
Author: Penguin Group (Australia) Staff
ISBN: 9780670895137

Two charmingly illustrated little books in a boxed set, just right for the start of the year. To put in the birthdays of your friends in The Birthday Book and your friend's adresses in Address Book.... [view more]

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Advanced Australian Fare
Author: Stephen Downes
ISBN: 9781865085814

Patrick White
Author: Simon During (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195534979

This is the first book-length study which uses recent developments in literary and cultural theory to elucidate Patrick White's life and work. Taking advantage of recently published letters and... [view more]

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White Coolies
Author: Betty Jeffrey
ISBN: 9780207151101

This is the story of those Australian Army nursing sisters who were in Malaya with the 8th Division A.I.F. in 1941 and early in 1942 and were latar taken prisoner by the Japanese. Australian Army... [view more]

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Australian Painting, 1788-1990
Author: Bernard Smith; Terry Smith
ISBN: 9780195534764

This new paperback version of the 1990 third edition includes a detailed account of the great changes which altered the art scene during the 1960s, such as abstract expressionism, Pop Art and colour... [view more]

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The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads
Author: Russel Ward (ed).
ISBN: 0001000006820

An anthology of Australian Ballads, from anonymous classics like Farewell to Old England and Bold Jack Donohoe to famed works like Adam Lindsay Gordon's The Sick Stockrider and Barcroft Boak's Where... [view more]

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The Royal Presence in Australia: the official royal tours of Australia from 1867-1986
Author: Philip W Pyke
ISBN: 9780958823707

In hard cover with dust jacket, large format, 262 pp. ... [view more]

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Abiding Intrests
Author: Gough Whitlam
ISBN: 9780702228797

In paperback,339 pp. Former Labor Prime Minister describes his activities after his resignation from Parliament in 1978. He reminisces about his role as ambassador to UNESCO and reflects on various... [view more]

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Legends of Speed
Author: Bill Woods
ISBN: 9780732277666

In paperback, 404 pp. Race drivers are a breed unto themselves. How many people can sit for three hours, in 55°C temperatures, in three layers of clothes, with a heart rate of 160 beats per minute... [view more]

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Lamingtons and Lemongrass: a whole world of food and recipes from around Australia
Author: Maeve O'Meara; Joanna Savill
ISBN: 9781864483321

In soft cover, 243 pp. "Lamingtons and Lemongrass" is about how Australians cook and eat. This is a cookbook about real food for real people that celebrates the extraordinary diversity of Australian... [view more]

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The Confessions of a Beachcomber
Author: E. J. Banfield (Editor)
ISBN: 9780702222856

Facsimile reprint of an edition first published in London in 1908. Includes the original text and all 53 original illustrations and map (some were omitted from editions and reprints since 1908). This... [view more]

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Territory
Author: Ernestine Hill
ISBN: 9780207188213

Timeless because it is history, timelessly popular because it is so full of life, colour and adventure, The Territory is the story of the first hundred years of white exploration, pioneering, and... [view more]

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Grow Native: Creating an Australian Bush Garden
Author: Bill Molyneux
ISBN: 9780908476022

'Grow Native' is a gardening book with a difference. The author combines a lifetime interest in Australian plants, with a flair for conveying a love of the Australian bush.... [view more]

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Power Without Glory
Author: Frank Hardy
ISBN: 9781741667615

In the history of Australian literature few books have been so controversial than Frank Hardy's Power Without Glory. This is a tale of corruption stretching from street corner SP bookmaking to the... [view more]

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Billy
Author: Stringer
ISBN: 9781921589133

This is a story set at the outbreak of WW1 and deals with the life of a young part-Aboriginal - who after a tragic accident leaves his beloved Arnhem Land and rides off to join the Australian Light... [view more]

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Sir Robert Menzies, 1894-1978 - a new, informal memoir
Author: Sir Percy Ernest Joske
ISBN: 0207137692

Robert Gordon Menzies - this personal memoir by the Honourable Sir Percy Joske, a close friend and college of Sir Robert, provides a new, intimate insight into the character of Menzies, his values... [view more]

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Great Moments in Australian History
Author: Jonathan King; Geoffrey Blainey (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781742371276

'Great Moments in Australian History' presents an exciting collection of stories about the most colorful highlights and heroes of Australia's history. Pioneering a fresh approach, award-winning... [view more]

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Of Nautilus and Eagles
Author: Peter C. Firkins
ISBN: 0726928623

This book traces the early conflicts of opinion between the Australian colonies as to whether there was a need to establish colonial navies when the might of the British fleet guaranteed protection... [view more]

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