Fire on the Plateau. A History of Fire and its Management in Stanley
$30.00 AUD
Category: History
O'Leary of the Underworld: The Untold Story of the Forest River Massacre by Kate Auty
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A powerful investigation that reveals the deep injustices inflicted on Aboriginal people in the Kimberley in the 1920s In June 1926, a posse of police officers and white civilians murdered at least twenty Oombulgurri people at Forrest River in the Kimberley. After the massacre, a conspiracy of silence ...Show more
The Peculiar Strangers by Vivienne Mcwaters
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
They came to find gold, some did and some didn't. Some settled in North-East Victoria. These are their stories. Vivienne McWaters' second book is a masterful telling of the Chinese diaspora. It's a fascinating book of stories and history of the Chinese who came seeking gold.
Stanley Times and Mining Journal. A History of Stanley, Hurdle Flat and Hillsborough Districts
$30.00 AUD
Category: History
Hearts of Gold and Minds of Mettle The writers of this book have uncovered the previously unknown stories of more than 100 nineteenth century women of Stanley. Giving a fascinating account of their lives and accomplishments that were previously unknown. Hearts of Gold and Minds of Mettle is based on e ...Show more
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS and HUDSON FYSH by Grantlee Kieza
$45.00 AUD
Category: History
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map Fearless, sharp-eyed and handsome, Matthew Flinders was one of the greatest of all maritime adventurers and undertook one of the most important voyages of discovery - to circumnavigate and map the famed Great Southern Land ...Show more
The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse: From the Australian Bush to the Battle of Beersheba - An Epic Story of Courage, Resilience and Derring-Do by Peter FitzSimons
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
On 31st October 1917, as the day's light faded, the Australian Light Horse charged against their enemy. Eight hundred men and horses galloped four miles across open country, towards the artillery, rifles and machine guns of the Turks occupying the seemingly unassailable town of Beersheba. What happened ...Show more
Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages by Michael Keen, Joel Slemrod
$44.99 AUD
Category: History
An engaging and enlightening account of taxation told through lively, dramatic, and sometimes ludicrous stories drawn from around the world and across the ages Governments have always struggled to tax in ways that are effective and tolerably fair. Sometimes they fail grotesquely, as when, in 1898, the B ...Show more
We Come With This Place by Debra Dank
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
A deeply personal, profound tribute to family and the Gudanji Country to which Debra Dank belongs. We Come with This Place is a remarkable book, as rich, varied and surprising as the vast landscape in which it is set. Debra Dank has created an extraordinary mosaic of vivid episodes that move about in t ...Show more
Hearts of Gold and Minds of Mettle
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Giving a fascinating account of their lives and accomplishments that were previously lost to history. The writers of this book have uncovered the previously unknown lives of over 100 nineteenth century women of Stanley. Hearts of Gold and Minds of Mettle is based on extensive research of anecdotes, ar ...Show more
Bomber Command by Max Hastings
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Bomber Command is journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings' compelling account of one of the most controversial struggles of the Second World War. RAF Bomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of the Second World War. More than 56,000 British and C ...Show more
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World by Victoria Finlay
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
A magnificent work of original research that unravels history through textiles and cloth -- how we make it, use it, and what it means to us. How is a handmade fabric helping save an ancient forest? Why is a famous fabric pattern from India best known by the name of a Scottish town? How is a Chinese dr ...Show more