A comprehensive collection of Aboriginal names from all over Australia, and their derivations.Thousands of place names are listed, each followed by the state in which it is found in and its meaning. There is also a dictionary that gives the Aboriginal...

This Australian children's classic has now been enchanting children for 60 years. The Colin Thiele classic is also the basis for the recent major movie remake of Storm Boy starring Jai Courtney and Geoffrey Rush. Storm Boy is the timeless story of...

Laden with trig poles, theodolites - and porridge - Beadell and his team built roads, laid out town sites and undertook an enormous survey programme in order to prepare a test launching area in one of the most isolated parts of the world. The problems...

With his road building exploits behind him, Beadell was the perfect choice for the task of selecting and preparing the location for the weapons testing trials. With his characteristic humour and embellished with his own cartoons, Beadell tells the story...

This is a tourist companion for those interested in discovering the myths, legends and well hidden history behind Tasmania's tourist friendly facade, or a souvenir for past visitors.Whether you want some interesting conversation for dinner parties, a...

In this book, Len Beadell tells the story of his second road trip across Australia which was driven 1600 kilometers from east to west, from South Australia to West Australia through the heart of the Great Victoria Desert. Construction took years, as the...

Too Long In the Bush is the story of how, from 1956 to 1958, Len Beadell and his team made the first road across Central Australia from east to west, 1500 kilometres from the Alice Springs road to Carnegie homestead 650 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie. On...

Tried and trusted recipes contributed by experienced housewives and cookery experts The Green and Gold Cookery Book was first compiled in 1923 as a fundraising initiative of King's College (now King's Campus, Pembroke School, South Australia). In 1999...

The poetry selected for this collection reveals Paterson's love and appreciation for the Australian bush and its people. It contains not only widely published and quoted poems such as 'On Kiley's Run' and 'Clancy of The Overflow', but also lesser known...

Behavioural insights, action photography and your questions answered.

In this age of increasing hostility towards chemical control of the food we eat, Companion Planting is the ideal guide to working with nature.Companion Planting is a notebook of gardening tips compiled from Brenda Little's observations as well as...

Moving story of combat tracker dogs during the Vietnam WarTrackers is a gritty and moving story that reveals the Australian Army?s little known use of combat tracker dogs during the Vietnam War. A war veteran tells his story with vivid and compelling...

Australias Gold Rushes is a collection of fascinating stories about Australias various gold rushes.In 1851 gold was discovered in Australia, near Bathurst in New South Wales. Just four months later another find was made near Ballarat in Victoria. These...

Behavioural insights, action photography and your questions answered.The Australian Green Guides have been created for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages. The most commonly asked questions are answered with particular emphasis on fascinating behavioural...

Behavioural insights, action photography and your questions answered.The Australian Green Guides have been created for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages. The most commonly asked questions are answered with particular emphasis on fascinating behavioural...

Compact, easy-to-use format the ideal pocket-size travelling companion. Authoritative text describing key identification features. Full-colour photographs illustrating each of the 170 species. Thumbnail outlines of each family group enabling quick...

Behavioural insights, action photography and your questions answered.The Australian Green Guides have been created for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages. The most commonly asked questions are answered with particular emphasis on fascinating behavioural...

Behavioural insights, action photography and your questions answered.The Australian Green Guides have been created for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages. The most commonly asked questions are answered with particular emphasis on fascinating behavioural...

Behavioural insights, action photography and your questions answered.The Australian Green Guides have been created for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages. The most commonly asked questions are answered with particular emphasis on fascinating behavioural...

Compact, easy-to-use format the ideal pocket-size travelling companion. Authoritative text describing key identification features. Full-colour photographs illustrating each of the 222 species. Thumbnail outlines of each family group enabling quick...

Compact, easy-to-use format the ideal pocket-size travelling companion. Authoritative text describing key identification features. Full-colour photographs illustrating each of the 251 species. Thumbnail outlines of each family group enabling quick...

Compact, easy-to-use format the ideal pocket-size travelling companion. Authoritative text describing key identification features. Full-colour photographs illustrating each of the 168 species. Thumbnail outlines of each family group enabling quick...

Guest Book - Wedding (Embossed)

The ideal gift for any newborn with pages for your photographs, dates, progress, family tree, first words, achievements, and much more.

Guest Book - Condolence Maroon

With all the technology, games and apps available to kids these days, it’s easy to overlook science books as a fantastic source of entertainment and education. Make Science Fun teaches scientific concepts and ideas through fun, memorable experiments and...

BRAZA is an authentic Brazilian cookbook packed with vibrant, traditional Brazilian dishes, with a strong focus on barbecue. Author Andre Felicio is a passionate chef and restaurateur who originally hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He gives readers a...

indulgent is a style guide for today’s modern man— for men who want to look their absolute best. Find out how to dress for every occasion from a casual brunch with friends to a formal dinner. Want to dress for sex appeal, take ten pounds off your look,...

Rena Patten has become the expert on Quinoa with her best selling books sold all over the world, her unique and easy style for cooking quickly and full of flavour has made her an international success. This edition is a combination of her favourite...

Miguel’s Tapas brings together traditional Spanish dishes with modern cuisine to create a meal for good times with the family and friends and to encourage sharing and conversation at all times of the day and night. Miguel’s passion for food and life is...

In his youth, Waipuldanya was taught to track and hunt wild animals, to live off the land, to provide for his family with the aid only of his spears and woomeras. This is the gripping story of his boyhood and youth, and how he trained as a skilled...

Be prepared for a taste sensation in this showcase of modern vegan food.Reprinted in soft cover. Go Vegan! It's easy. It's delicious. It's good for you, good for the planet and good for animals. Be prepared for a taste sensation in this showcase of...

The third book in the successful Quinoa collection from New Holland. Rena's back with more great quinoa recipes to feed the family, whatever the budget, taste or dietary requirement.Did you know that 2013 is the International Year of Quinoa? That's...

Andy Allen is the winner of Channel Ten's Masterchef 2012 and this is his first book. He has had an amazing journey from first audition to winning and his page on the Masterchef website received hundreds of thousands of hits. As well as over 80 recipes...

Whether you are looking for a Greek, Italian, Indian, Pacific Islander, Anglo Saxon or Aboriginal name for your baby boy or girl or want to name your baby after a historical figure, a favourite place or a particular time Baby Names for Australians will...

Take a trip back in time to Old Sydney and explore the colonial heart of one of the world's most beautiful cities.Take a trip back in time to the origins of Old Sydney, as author Mike Tatlow takes you on a fascinating journey to the colonial heart of one...

This is the story of Bruno Gunther, a 14-year-old boy from a German immigrant family, growing up in a small wheat farming community in South Australia during the 1930s. While his father preaches the virtues of hard work on the farm, Bruno manages to find...

This is an update of the essential companion for the urban explorer ? visitor or local.Catering for all ages and interests, Walking Sydney reveals the historic past and modern verve of this sparkling harbour city and is a personal guide to the most...

Blinky Bill tells the story of a naughty little koala, Blinky Bill, and his friends Splodge the Kangaroo and Wally the Wombat. Mischievous Blinky Bill creeps out of bed at night and runs into his friends at the edge of the river and tries his hand at...

This full colour compendium is the ultimate guide on what herbs to grow, where to grow them and how to make use of them. A systematic introduction to the world of herbs, Starting out with Herbs contains over 60 variations of herbs that you will find in...

Green Guide to Crocodiles will be popular with crocodile enthusiasts of all agesHow dangerous are crocodiles to humans? How do crocodiles hunt their prey? How can I avoid being taken by a crocodile? Answers to these and many more commonly asked questions...

The town that is now Alice Springs was a telegraph station when Doris Bradshaw Blackwell went there as a young girl in 1899. Doris Blackwellrsquo;s father, Thomas Bradshaw, was the officer-incharge of the telegraph station from 1899 to 1908. He took his...

The great majority of holidaymakers in Australia get home in one piece, but a handful do suffer fatal or serious injuries. See Australia and Die is about dangerous Australia. It's about relentless heat, creatures that can kill in minutes and the cruelty...

The poems in this collection were chosen by Paterson's granddaughters - those that have proved most popular as well as their own particular favourites.Time spent reading ths book will be time spent with old, familiar friends. There is a warmth, richness...

2022 marks 80 years since Australia faced an unprecedented foreign attack on home soil. Author Douglas Lockwood was an Australian newspaperman and author. Born in Natimuk, 25 kilometres west of Horsham in Victoria’s Wimmera district, Lockwood left...

Benny Geister's Uncle Gustav meets the first Unseen Presence on the Bethel Road, near the place where Maria Rollenberg and Marcus Kreutzer mysteriously disappeared on their wedding night half a century before. Maria, complete with wedding gown and veil,...

The beautiful Australian story of a penguin named Pinquo.

This is the hilarious account of a young man growing up in the outback in the 1950s Bob Flatt brings to life many of his hair-raising adventures and the characters he met along the way. It tells of a world before technology took over, when each cattle...