Go Hunters - A Centenary History of the Glenhuntly Athletic Club 1921 - 2021 by Phil Hutton (Compiled by, (various roles), Editor)
75.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Go Hunters is a great, proud story of a strong, successful athletic club, born in the south-eastern outskirts of a young city, and evolving to become a major force in Australian athletics. It's about club members like the four of our greats, Brenda, Trevor, Ron and Debbie, and of hundreds of others, who ...Show more
Let the Bastards Come: The Battle for Kapyong Korea, 23 – 25 April 1951 by David W. Cameron
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Anzac Day 2024 represents the 73rd anniversary of the critical battle of Kapyong (23 to 25 April 1951) This book for the first time tells the full story of the Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and American units involved. Fewer than 1,000 Australian and Canadian infantrymen, supported by New Zealand ar ...Show more
Homeland Heroes - From Australian Disasters Heroes Are Born by Mal Walden
25.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Australia's favourite newsman, Mal Walden, continues his theme of unique Australian stories with Homeland Heroes. This is a tribute to those who have demonstrated incredible bravery and self-sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds. Out of disasters, heroes are born. Homeland Heroes pays tribute to o ...Show more
Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia by David Hunt
32.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Winner, 2014 Indie Award for Non-Fiction Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia... In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past, from megafauna to Macquarie - the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have m ...Show more
Landscapes of Our Hearts: Reconciling People and Environment by Matthew Colloff
26.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
'Compelling, multifarious and essential.'- Don Watson'Drink in its wisdom.'- Andrew Leigh MPWINNER OF 2021 NSW PREMIER'S HISTORY AWARDOn this ancient continent, waves of people have made their mark on the landscape; in turn, it too has shaped them.If we look afresh at our history through the land we liv ...Show more
Voices From the Air: The ABC Correspondents Who Told the Stories of Australians at War by Tony Hill
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
An untold tale of Australians at war: the first ABC war correspondents and how radio broadcast from the battlefields to those at home waiting for news. With the outbreak of the Second World War, a new breed of reporters joined the ranks of war correspondents - and through the reach and power of radio Au ...Show more
On Charlatans by Chris Bowen
16.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies | Series: On Ser.
Chris Bowen, who was to be the next Treasurer has had plenty of time to think about what went wrong and why charlatans are winning in the game of politics. Why do we continue to vote for politicians who say, 'I don't hold a hose, mate,' or advocate we drink bleach to fight COVID? Or shut down pubs at 10 ...Show more
From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting (TP) by Judith Brett
29.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
It's compulsory to vote in Australia. We are one of a handful of countries in the world that enforce this rule at election time, and the only English-speaking country that makes its citizens vote. Not only that, we embrace it. We celebrate compulsory voting with barbeques and cake stalls at polling stat ...Show more
The Big Switch: Australia's Electric Future by Saul Griffith
27.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
An inspiring, practical plan to transform Australia's energy system and supercharge our response to the climate crisis An optimistic - but realistic and feasible - action plan for fighting climate change while creating new jobs and a healthier environment- electrify everything. Climate change is a plane ...Show more
Paper Emperors: The rise of Australia's newspaper empires by Sally Young
49.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
'A tour de force.' -- Professor Rodney Tiffen Beforenewspapers were ravaged by the digital age, they were a powerful force,especially in Australia -- a country of newspaper giants and kingmakers. Thismagisterial book revealswho owned Australia's newspapers and how they used them to wield politicalpower. ...Show more
Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law by Alecia Simmonds
45.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering- jilted lovers could claim compensation for 'breach of promise to marry'. Hu ...Show more
Albert Park: Gardens to the Sea (Middle Park Historical Series #4) by Middle Park History Group
29.00 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
The first of a series of books on the history of Albert Park. From swampy land and a military reserve, Albert Park has grown into a desirable bayside suburb centred on St Vincent Place. This first volume on the history of Albert Park explores the environment and Aboriginal inhabitants before European ...Show more