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The biggest single overseas migration the world had ever seen - eleven of the tiniest ships sailed for eight months over the roughest of seas, carrying fifteen hundred people, food for two years and all the equipment needed to build a colony of convicts in a land completely beyond their experience and imagination at Sydney Cove. 392 pages with 8 pages of mainly colour illustrations. Book in very good condition with minor foxing and light tanning.

Written for primary school age children. Syd enters World War 1 as a member of the mobile veterinary unit and they meet a formidable enemy at Fromelles and along the River Somme. 315 pages. Book in very good+ condition.

A detailed examination of an important aspect of Aboriginal life - why the riverine Aboriginals developed the art of bark canoe making, where and how they were used, and how like so many Aboriginal crafts it declined rapidly after the advent of European settlers. 80 pages with 55 (4 in colour) illustrations and a map. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear top and bottom spine.

A variety of Aboriginal legends many of them about the origin of the different forms of animal life. 141 pages. Book in very good+ condition.

Although the vast majority of prisoners labouring in the Australian penal colonies came from England, Ireland and Scotland, men and women from a diverse range of places were represented including aboriginal convicts - from 1800 to the early1850s at least 90 from Australia, 34 from South Africa and 6 from New Zealand. This is the story of those aboriginal convicts. 298 pages with 16 colour plates and 6 pages of maps. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on last page and light tanning. Cover stamp on spine and back.

A collection of twenty four essays by Aboriginal contributors on diverse matters but emphasising the determination to assert pride in their Aboriginality, to take control of their culture, and the need to have Aboriginal studies in Australian schools to raise awareness of Aboriginal culture and history. 306 pages with 30 black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on last page and stickers inside back cover and light reader wear. Cover in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

The history from the standpoint of those who were dispossessed, the original Australians revealing what White Australia lost by its massive and unrelenting onslaught on Aboriginal culture and how Aboriginals, in different ways, have attempted to maintain their distinctive identity. 226 pages with 24 black and white illustrations and 2 maps. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and date on first page and a few pages with some light pencil underlining and booksellers sticker on back cover.

Aboriginal peoples have lived in Kakadu for at least 50,000 years. An endless number of high rock shelters provided pleasant living conditions and an abundance of food and water resources gave plenty of leisure time. There are several distinct styles of art beginning with Mimi Art, then X-ray Art, Pre-estuarine Period, Estuarine Period, and "Contact" Period. 86 pages with 86 colour illustrations and 2 maps. Book in near fine condition.

Contemporary painters and print makers reveal an exciting meld of cultural traditions and techniques - the results are often stunning, always varied and innovative. Each artist shares a pride in and a commitment to their living culture. 144 pages including 85 paintings and prints by 25 Aboriginal artists. Book in very good condition ex library with small writing on publishing page and remnants of borrowing sleaves on back end papers and front and back end papers show wear. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with a sticker on spine and two on back.

Part of The Arts in Australia series. Aboriginal art expressed on different mediums, in different settings, and using different materials. 32 pages with 4 colour and 22 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details on first page.

A detailed examination of bark canoes as an important aspect of Aboriginal life. The author tells why the riverine Aborigines developed the art of making such canoes, where and how they were used, and how, like many other Aboriginal crafts, it declined rapidly after the advent of Europeans settlers. 80 pages with 45 pages with black and white photos or drawings and 4 pages of colour photos. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket intact but with a tear and chip on back.

The author describes some Northern Australian Aboriginal customs, rituals, and art and discusses their future and the policy of assimilation. 222 pages with 22 black and white photographs, a map and some figures in the text. Book in good+ condition with some tanning and some wear to cover.

While we enjoy unprecedented levels of prosperity and the promise of more to come, we are still battling an epidemic of anxiety and depression, taking on record levels of debt, and yearning for a deeper sense of meaning in our lives. The author sees encouraging signs we are learning how to absorb the impact of revolutionary changes in our way of life. 356 pages. Book in very good condition

Few people have ventured into the wild places or met the colourful people the author describes in this book - stories by the author of many years spent wandering Australia. 151 pages with 56 colour and 67 black and white photographs, and endpaper map. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

With an introduction and numerous annotations by Bryce Courtenay, the story of an ordinary Australian - a typical Anzac. 306 pages with 6 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good+ condition.

A pictorial record with text of the Australian Army from its inception on the 1st March 1901. 286 pages with illustrations on nearly all pages, mainly black and white photos. Book in fine condition. Cover has wear to all corners and a small chip on one edge otherwise fine.

An account of the vital role played by the army in the military defence of Australia at home and in wars beyond our shores.from 1788-1988. 280 pages with over 370 colour and black and white pictures. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in good condition with two small tears. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

A culmination of the many books on Australia and Australians written by the author. 324 pages with 50 black and white photographs. Book in good+ condition with previous owners name and some numbers on contents page and tanning. Dust jacket in good condition with wear to edges, some chips and dents (see photo).

The focus of the book is on those remarkable Aboriginal objects called toa - objects of art and information within the context of Diyari culture. Toa were used as directional markers or sign posts in traditional Aboriginal Australia - there shape, colour, design or appendages representing conspicuous topographic features which are linked to the mystic wanderings of the Dreaming beings. 144 pages including photographs of mainly objects on almost all pages. Book in very good+ condition ex library with small stamp and reference number top first page, small stamp on publishing page and borrowing sleeve back inside cover. Page 47 has a large tear which has been repaired with sticky tape. Cover has some minor wear and two stickers bottom back.

Gallipoli hero, Victoria Cross recipient, conqueror of Damascus and defiant antagonist of the Japanese - by any measure Arthur Blackburn was one of Australia's most remarkable soldiers. 498 pages with 40 pages of black and white photos and 15 pages of maps. Book in as new condition