Australasian & Pacific history books

From the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1770 to classic children's tale Dot and the Kangaroo, Ken Gelder and Rachel...  Read More >>

What was behind the wall and the wire? The local people knew. Fine courtyards. An old swimming pool. Dilapidated...  Read More >>

Before 1950, Australians were the world's highest consumers of tea per capita. This book tells the story of how...  Read More >>

As a British soldier who fought against Napoleon, William Buckley served capably and truly but a drunken escapade...  Read More >>

Castlemaine owes its existence to the alluvial gold rushes which began in 1851. To cope with the crisis, Governor...  Read More >>

Bernard Marin, a successful Jewish accountant, was almost fifty when he was suddenly struck down by crippling headaches....  Read More >>

In his own version of Kafka's Letter to Father, Bernard Marin reflects on fatherhood: his own experience as the...  Read More >>

There are few Aboriginal icons in White Australia history.  Read More >>

*Highly Commended- Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021*  Read More >>

Ken Inglis was one of Australia's most creative, wide-ranging and admired historians.  Read More >>

Marxism and socialism did not die in 1991. This book documents the efforts of the Democratic Socialist Party to...  Read More >>

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"La cara de las cosas número diez. Rongo Rongo: Aruku Kurenga La Canción de los Océanos La Llamada de los Océanos...  Read More >>

From the acclaimed author of THE SUITCASE BABY and THE SUICIDE BRIDE, the story of a series of horrific murders...  Read More >>

The story of Community Radio in country Victoria from the beginnings at the Harcourt Railway Station. The author...  Read More >>

Long a fire continent, Australia now finds itself at the leading edge of a fire epoch. Long a fire continent, Australia...  Read More >>

Only a few of us do what it takes to live an extraordinary life. As a child in war-torn Italy Umberto sold firewood...  Read More >>

The Maverick's Roundup is the story of a man who overcame debilitating illness and poor education to follow the...  Read More >>

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Drawing on digital criminal records, this book traces the life courses of young convicts who were sentenced at the...  Read More >>

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Australian Animals and Wildflowers Colouring Book by Selina Fenech is filled with inspiring designs of iconic Australian...  Read More >>

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'An incredible testimony to the darkest hours of Australia's queer history and the organisation that helped change...  Read More >>

By the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Alexander Turnbull Library, this glorious, fully illustrated discovery...  Read More >>