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Unnamed Desires A Sydney Lesbian History by Rebecca Jennings
32.95 AUD
34.95 (5% off)
Category: Sexuality | Series: Australian History Ser.
The first in-depth study of female same-sex desire in twentieth-century Australia, this book explores the compelling stories of ordinary women who struggled to build lives and express their love for other women in a hostile society. Focusing on Sydney and country New South Wales in the mid-twentieth-cen ...Show more
Vietnam (My Australian Story) by Deborah Challinor
15.99 AUD
16.99 (5% off)
Category: Children's Reference | Series: My Australian Story
Here we are, fighting alongside the so-called mightiest nation on earth with all the firepower you could ask forjets, B52s, tanks, gunships, rockets, napalm, you name itand the VC are creeping around with a rifle each and we still can't beat the buggers! And it's getting worse, not better. It's 1969. Th ...Show more
Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth by Lisa Nicol
15.99 AUD
16.99 (5% off)
Category: Younger Readers | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
Vincent is an ordinary boy - he lives in an ordinary house in an ordinary town. But Vincent's life changes dramatically when he meets young Florence from The Grandest Hotel on Earth. From shining shoes next to a dirty train station, to working in a hotel where your wildest dreams can come true, Vincent ...Show more
Waiting for the Past by Les Murray
23.99 AUD
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Category: Poetry | Series: Australian
Les Murray's new volume of poems - his first in five years - continues his use of molten language. From 'The Black Beaches' to 'Radiant Pleats, Mulgoa', from 'High Speed Trap Space' to 'The Electric, 1960', this is verse that renews and transforms our sense of the world. 'No poet has ever travelled lik ...Show more
Waltzing Matilda by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson; Desmond Digby (Illustrator)
4.99 AUD
Category: Herron Book SPECIALS | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 1-2, Age 6-7
This ballad of the sheep-stealing swagman is known the world over. Here, with 'Banjo' Paterson's original lyrics and Freya Blackwood's stunning ochre-toned paintings, we are treated not just to the swagman's story, but to the story of the shearers' strikes of the time, of the squatter's family, and of t ...Show more
Wau 1942 - 1943 (#6 Australian Army Campaigns) by Phillip Bradley
18.99 AUD
19.99 (5% off)
Category: Military History | Series: Australian Army Campaigns
Based on a detailed analysis of the battlefield, this book outlines how the victory at Wau was achieved and demonstrates how determined leadership can turn the tide of battle. Throughout most of 1942, the Australian Army fought a series of commando actions to keep the Japanese at bay in the Wau - Salama ...Show more
West: Visual Celebrations of W.A by Frances Andrijich
9.99 AUD
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Category: Australiana SPECIALS | Series: Australian Photographic Gallery
The beauty of The West lies in its wondrous diversity - the people, the communities and the landscape. Go west on an exhilarating and whimsical journey with one of Australia's finest photographers and take in the richness: from the red earth of the north to the forests of the South West, from sublime Ca ...Show more
Wetlands and Waterways by Pat Slater
6.99 AUD
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Category: Children SPECIALS | Series: Discover & Learn About Australian... S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 15
Looks at wetlands as habitats and ecosystems.
Where is Dr Leichhardt?: The Greatest Mystery in Australian History by Darrell Lewis
37.95 AUD
39.95 (5% off)
Category: Australian History | Series: Australian studies
The vast deserts of Outback Australia hold many secrets, but there is one great mystery which stands out among all others the mystery of the lost Leichhardt expedition. In April 1848 Ludwig Leichhardt and six other men set out westward from the Queensland frontier, heading for Swan River settlement in W ...Show more
Who Am I? (My Australian Story) by Anita Heiss
15.99 AUD
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Category: Children's Reference | Series: My Australian Story
I woke up this morning and I couldn't stop crying, cos this place is not my home, even though everyone says it is. When I was a little girl Mum would always hug me when I cried and tell me everything would be all right. Who's gunna hug me here? Mary lives with the Burkes, but they're not her real family ...Show more
Who am I?: The Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney, 1937 by Anita Heiss
18.99 AUD
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Category: Children | Series: My Australian Story
Mary Talence has been given a diary for her 10th birthday, and in it she documents her life at Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home. When a white couple fosters Mary, she must deal with a new family, environment and culture. But all the time, memories of Mary's past continue to confuse her. Ages 10+. ...Show more
Wicked Sweet Indulgences by Susan Tomnay
6.99 AUD
Category: Cookbook SPECIALS | Series: "Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library
Go on, indulge yourself! This volume contains recipes for rich dark chocolate, luscious, creamy meringue, gooey deserts and sweet morsels to serve with coffee. Each recipe includes a photograph and simple instructions.