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Australian Aboriginal Culture Series No. 3. The author was the Chief Protector of Aborigines in Darwin and in 1912 he travelled to Kakadu via the coast, visiting Aboriginal camps and corroborees and witnessing ceremonial and day to day life. The book combines Spencer's diary notes, field notes and photographs supplemented with additional photographs and rock art images. 272 pages with… Ler mais sobre este item

When the author arrived in Alice Springs he meets Robert Buck and is intrigued by Buck's reference to an unknown tribe of Aborigines. With some reluctance Buck agreed to guide him to the tribal area through largely unexplored country - the Petermann Journey. 183 pages with 41 black and white illustrations. Book in good+ condition with top corner first page… Ler mais sobre este item

No publishing date or place, A celebration of David Bowie's entire otput from 1967 - 2013. An essential companion to legendary acheivements. 287 pages with around 200 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book in very good condition and would have been near fine but for the publishing, price, barcode table removed from back cover without affecting inside the cover. This is… Ler mais sobre este item

The recording of history was made much easier with the invention and development of the camera. This book draws on the skills of those early photograhers and brings together a collection of scenes from early Sydney and Melbourne, of the goldfields, and of aspects of life generally including working, recreational and family life. 204 pahes with numerous illustrations throughout. Book… Ler mais sobre este item

Stories from nine Aboriginal Fitzroy River Drovers. The men come from different tribes of the West Kimberley but they share a common background and speak for generations that have endured injustices. 288 pages with numerous illustrations (some in colour) throughout and a map. Book and dust jacket in very good condition.

Every culture throughout history has tried to find answers to the mysteries of life: how the world began, how humans were created and where they go when they die, how the world will end and what happens after that. The Viking Age Scandinavians answered these questions in their myths and legends. 448 pages with 64 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book… Ler mais sobre este item

The amazing untold histories of the greatest runners-up: those pipped at the post of greatness. 281 pages with 8 pages of illustrations. Book in very good condition.

How seven centuries of Muslim rule came to an end in Spain. An action packed story of intrigue, treachery, cruelty, cunning, courtliness, bravery and tragedy. 206 pages with 16 pages of mainly colour illustrations. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

The author draws on the world's largest boomerang collection housed at the South Australian Museum to describe the boomerang's traditional uses and its more recent flight into western culture - a comprehensive survey of a traditional artefact. 134 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition with faint mark on back cover.

No publishing date. A collection of practical recipes arranged in alphabetical order and fully illustrated. 371 pages. Book in good- condion readable copy. Cover just holding to spine. First four pages loose. Front paper has previous owners details, some tanning.

A Latin Reader for students. 176 pages. Book in very good condion with previous owners name and address on front end paper and name on Note page and light tanning.

The exraordinary life of an ordinary man who battled and won against impossible odds. 342 pages with numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name inside front cover and birthday inscription prior to title page. Dust jacket in good+ condition with small tear bottom spine and ?water "damage". This is a big… Ler mais sobre este item

The book documents the great changes that took place in garden design during the nineteenth century and traces the emergence and subsequent popularity of flower gardens. 160 pages with contemporary watercolours of over 120 different gardens. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with small tear bottom spine.

In late 1803 convict William Buckley fled the embryonic settlement in the Port Philip Bay area to take his chances in the wilderness. He was found by the local Wadawurrung tribe who took him in and he lived with them for 32 years as a tribesman. In 1835 John Bateman, a bounty hunter from Van Diemen's Land. arrived in the… Ler mais sobre este item

The author at age 20 is sent to be the only teacher in a remote country town. He has eighteen pupils ranging from 5 to 15 years old, few lesson plans and scant teaching materials - a very daunting task. 284 pages. Book in very good+ condition.

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… Ler mais sobre este item

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.

The story of Matt Savage one of the toughest men of one of the world's last frontiers - the far North-West of Australia in the early decades of the twentieth century. A tough and brutal history balancing the bloodshed and injustice against the courage, endurance and stoic humour which are part of the Australian legend. 169 pages with 29 black… Ler mais sobre este item

Classic reminiscences of the Outback, condensed and illustrated. In 1902 the author went with her husband to live on the remote Elsey cattle station near the Roper River in the Northern Territory. Her experiences and contact with the local Aborigines impressed her deeply and on her return to Melbourne she set down her recollections in these two books. 273 pages… Ler mais sobre este item

The author's account of the 1,500 mile trek from the mouth of the Gages River upstream into the mountains where the river has its beginnings, The expedition became an exhilarating journey giving a rare view into the heart and soul of India. 273 pages with 13 colour and 47 black and white illustrations, 9 maps and drawings and endpaper map.… Ler mais sobre este item