In the 23rd edition of this Imprint Classic, Ion Idriess tells of his beginnings, of his childhood in Lismore, Tamworth and Broken Hill, of his apprenticeship in bushcraft, and of the growing love for the Australian Outback which illumines all his work. He tells of the jobs he had, - as rouseabout, horse breaker, horse tailer, shearer - and of his ......
A racy account of a road trip from Sydney to Cape York and Thursday Island by the author and Mathews, his mechanic mate, in 1927, over "roads" that had never been motored before. In those days, all roads stopped at Cooktown, so the 960 k north to Cape York was a first by any motorist - encountering quicksand, turkey-brush, melon-holes, wide ......
Mudrooroo's classic novel of Aboriginal teenagers in Perth was published to great acclaim in 1987. This is the story of their young leader invoking the spirit of the mythic hero Sandawara, as they speak of revolution, revenge, justice and black power.
The 5th in a series of 6 books written at a time of imminent Japanese invasion, this one gives us the full story of WW1 sniper Billy Sing, and other Australian snipers at Gallipoli and the Middle East.
An Inspector Bonaparte Mystery # 28 featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective. If any man was ever born to be murdered, it was William Lush – a hated drunk who disappeared after beating his wife to death. Plenty of men had the opportunity to murder Lush, some the means, none the motive. This book is Upfield at his best.
In 1920, though, as the three ex-diggers talked across the bar at the West Coast, swapping stories of the War and goings-on in Cooktown and along the coast, the pioneer vision would have still been fresh and sustained by hope and dreams. All that was needed was a little luck – which might come from the Chinese gambling den across the way, or at ......
An Inspector Bonaparte Mystery # 21 featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective. Myra Thomas, apparently dressed only in nightgown and slippers, has walked off the train somewhere along the 650 kilometres of track that crosses the Nullarbor Plain. With two camels and a dog, Bony begins to search the desert in search of her. He finds more than ......
MAN TRACKS tells of stirring episodes in the pursuit, of lawbreakers in the primitive lands. Every chapter is authentic. Patrols through the Kimberleys, the wild Fitzmaurice River country, the nor-west of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Central Australia.n..
An exploration of the influence of place on her art and craft practice
Revised edition with over 60 colour illustrations: The first study of Margaret Preston's life in Berowra, north of Sydney, from 1932 to 1942, fully illustrated with her woodcuts, paintings and monotypes showing that area of the Hawkesbury River. Written by the curator of the Macquarie University Art Gallery and long-time Berowra resident, this ......
