Australia Oceania category: 2401 books

1. Explorations in search of Dr. Leichardt and party. 2. From Perth to Adelaide, around the Great Australian Bight. 3. From Champion Bay, across the desert to the telegraph and to Adelaide. With an appendix on the condition of Western Australia. First published in 1875.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to climb Sydney Harbour Bridge, explore the Blue Mountains, forage for bush tucker in Kakadu, watch the sunrise over Uluru, or hire a campervan and drive to Bryon Bay, this is the book for you. After moving from England, Alistair now calls Australia...

​This book draws on archival, oral history and public policy sources to tell a history of foster care in Australia from the nineteenth century to the present day. It is, primarily, a social history which places the voices of people directly touched by foster care at the centre of the story, but...

I wanted to ride on all the continents and for my next adventure I headed south to New South Wales in Australia to go riding with Kathy at her Kerewong Farm. It was there that I met "Jimmy" and enjoyed a forest ride, mountain ride, our winery ride and our beach ride. Then I flew over to...

L’Australia è una meta ambita, miraggio, per i giovani europei e asiatici, di una società accogliente e ricca di opportunità. Eppure questo continente è ancora poco conosciuto. Mauro Buffa intraprende un viaggio lento, condotto con mezzi semplici, per dialogare con l’ambiente e con le persone....

A fun book about bush life in Australia This book, The Adventures of a Jackeroo, is set in the early 1950’s when bush life in Australia was a bit rougher than it is today. It will carry you along with Bruce from Bondi, a city boy who decides to become a Jackeroo, a trainee property manager,...

Aussie heroes who have proved themselves on the battlefield as well as on the sporting field. Members of the Wallabies, the national rugby union team, have fought in virtually every major conflict Australia has been involved in, including the Sudan, Boer War, Boxer Rebellion, both World Wars, Korea,...

A round, luminescent pearl is the simplest and most perfect gem. Columbus sought—and found—this precious jewel coveted by his Spanish sovereigns, sparking popularity throughout Europe. Fashion icons Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Grace, and Michelle Obama cherished them, making them iconic. And...

Monash in his own words . . . Long before this letter can possibly reach you, great events which will stir the whole world and go down in history will have happened, to the eternal glory of Australia and all who have participated. —John Monash, 24 April 1915 These extraordinary, intimate...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Accessible Melbourne is your free passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see, with tips and recommendations for travellers with special needs. Discover Melbourne's best wheelchair-friendly restaurants...

Hide & Seek Melbourne is a funky bordering on quirky insight into Melbourne's unique hidden treasures. Divided into four main themes, covering places to see/things to do, shopping, food and bars/clubs, the guide focuses on secret and intriguing places that you won't find in any regular Melbourne...

Visiting the Australian outback can be a wonderful experience, but it isn't all about boomerangs and koalas, kangaroos and didgeridoos. It can be a wild and dangerous place if you're not prepared. Here is the essential travel companion for enduring the toughest stuff this rugged continent can offer...

This is the story of Tom Phelps and the 'other Kokoda Track'. Seventy-five years later, Tom's grandson, award-winning actor and writer Peter Phelps, is sharing this inspiring tale of resilience and survival. March 1942: The world is at war. Too old to fight and with jobs scarce at home, Tom...

In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed our national story are brought vividly to life. Immigrants and Aboriginal resistance figures, bushrangers and pastoralists, working men and pioneering women,...