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Venus in Transit
by Douglas R G Sellick
This is a marvellous collection of true stories about twenty women travellers. From Marian Ellis Rowan who travelled the colonial wilds dressed in the height of Victorian fashion, to Amy Johnson who flew solo from London to Darwin in 1930, these tales of hardship, adventure and romance will seduce and enthral. Read more »
Price $24.95
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Verandah Music
by Graham Seal & Rob Willis
The richness and diversity of traditional Australian music is brought to life by this combination of candid interviews, historical photographs and music. A remarkable community of musicians contributed to the book including professional folklorists, performers, collectors and producers, writers, scholars and teachersRead more »
Price $49.95
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Georgiana Molloy
by Alexandra Hasluck
In 1829 Georgiana Molloy moved from the middle-class comfort of the English border country to an isolated wilderness on the opposite side of the world. The young bride and her husband, Captain John Molloy, were among a small party which founded the settlement of Augusta on Western Australia’s south-west coast. A pioneer of great courage and capacity…Read more »
Price $29.95
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It's Not the Money It's the Land
by Bill Bunbury
As a result of the 1965 Equal Wages Case Aboriginal people in Australia’s north were forced into unemployment and off their country into refugee camps on the fringes of towns. The outcome of a simple and just decision was a complex social, economic and cultural catastrophe. Lack of planning by the government, and a failure of communication with Aborigines…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Number Two Home
by Noreen Jones
The Japanese who migrated to Australia before 1901 were not only the prostitutes, pimps and pearlers of popular fiction. They were families, farmers and fishermen, entrepreneurs and itinerants. With determination and ambition many of them successfully established themselves in their new home. But the few who were granted citizenship were later stripped…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Eileen Joyce: A Portrait
by Richard Davis
I remember distinctly the first time I heard Eileen Joyce’s recording of the de Schloz’r study. I had two physical reactions to the performance: my spine began to tingle and my jaw dropped…[Eileen Joyce] has to be added to the list of great pianists from the past’ — Stephen Hough.
During the 1940s and 50s, concert pianist, recording artist, radio…Read more »Price $24.95
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We'll be Married in Fremantle
by Julie Goyder
When an old man with Alzheimer’s Disease fell in love with a nurse who he seemed to confuse with his fiancee of long ago, sharing of stories enriched both their lives. The relationship enlivened ‘Joe’ and challenged the nurse, author Julie Goyder, to rethink her understanding of ‘people like Joe’. Their ‘storying’ moved well beyond protocol or politeness…Read more »
Price $24.95
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We'll be Married in Fremantle ebook
by Julie Goyder
When an old man with Alzheimer’s Disease fell in love with a nurse who he seemed to confuse with his fiancee of long ago, sharing of stories enriched both their lives. The relationship enlivened ‘Joe’ and challenged the nurse, author Julie Goyder, to rethink her understanding of ‘people like Joe’. Their ‘storying’ moved well beyond protocol…Read more »
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Whitefella Wandering
by Phil Thomson
This is not a classical autobiography but a series of encounters. Encounters by a whitefella with other ways of life, other ways of being. Often these occurred in wild country, sometimes with wild people.
Whitefella Wandering is a magical mix of storytelling and ideas. It blends travelogue with spiritual wondering and an adventure yarn with cultural…Read more »Price $22.95
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A Trick of the Light
by Carolyn Polizzotto
My memories are at odds with the photo albums. Family snaps generally show smiling faces. The crying child is edited out before the photo is taken, the camera put down, the child comforted. Cleaned up, wiped down; if all else fails, the camera can be put away for another day. Videos are different. The genre of the home video seems to admit — indeed…Read more »
Price $27.95
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Ten Tiny Things on Wilderness Society shortlist
Ten Tiny Things author Meg McKinlay was pleasantly surprised to be shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, just one day after winning a Crystal Kite award.
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