Australian history
The Coast Watchers: The Men Behind Enemy Lines Who Saved the PacificPatrick Lindsay After Pearl H...
The Coast Watchers: The Men Behind Enemy Lines Who Saved the PacificPatrick Lindsay After Pearl Harbor, Japan swept unchecked through the Pacific. But a tiny band of brave men stayed behind the enemy lines. Aided by loyal islanders, they watched and they warned. They were the Coast Watchers. They saved countless lives - including that of future US President John F. Kennedy - and they changed the course of the Pacific War. They knew capture meant certain execution but, while the Japanese hunte...
$22.95
Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred AustraliaBruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou 'Loving Country' is...
Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred AustraliaBruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou 'Loving Country' is a powerful and essential guidebook that offers a new way to travel and discover Australia through an Indigenous narrative. In this beautifully designed and photographed edition, co-authors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou, in consultation with communities and Elders across Australia, show travellers how to see the country as herself, to know her whole and old story, and to find the way to fall ...
$49.95
The Waugal and the Swan: The story of a riverJill Worsley This is a story of a river. Now called ...
The Waugal and the Swan: The story of a riverJill Worsley This is a story of a river. Now called the Swan, the river was known to the local Nyungar people as the Durbal Yaragan. The Nyungar had used the river and its environs for thousands of years, but in 1650 they witnessed the arrival of the first European ships off the coast, an event that was eventually to bring big changes to their way life. In this book, Western Australian maritime historian, Jill Worsley, explores the traditional use ...
$12.50
A Joy Forever: The Story of Kings Park and Bota...
A Joy Forever: The Story of Kings Park and Botanic GardenDr Dorothy Erickson 'A Joy Forever', wri...
A Joy Forever: The Story of Kings Park and Botanic GardenDr Dorothy Erickson 'A Joy Forever', written by Western Australian historian Dr Dorothy Erickson, details the history of Kings Park. From its early establishment to becoming the most visited tourist destination in Western Australia, an internationally-respected research facility and the State's symbol of the ultimate sacrifice many of its people made in a time of war. This book also tells of the importance the Kings Park land has held i...
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Souvenir book celebrating Kings Park and Botanic Garden over the past century, containing spectac...
Souvenir book celebrating Kings Park and Botanic Garden over the past century, containing spectacular photographs and informative text.
$14.95