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A Lifetime In The Bush

Len Beadell can lay claim to being the last of the great explorers of Australia: in the 1950's and 60's he undertook solo surveys which led to the building of roads through the most inaccessible tracts of the outback. But Len was more than just a surveyor'he was an author, cartoonist, raconteur a ... More>>
A Lifetime In The Bush $32.95 Add to Cart Add

Aboriginal Place Names

Where does the name Cooloongatto come from? What does Uluru mean? So many of our place names are derived from Aboriginal words, but their origins and meaning are unknown to most Australians. This new edition of Aboriginal Place Names gives thousands of Aboriginal meanings ... More>>
Aboriginal Place Names $17.95 Add to Cart Add

Australian Bush Food (Mini) - Editor
Australian cuisine has many influences especially British, Irish, Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern and Asian, which colour our perception of what Australian eating.

But there is an Australian menu available to us all, and it is based on ingredients found in ur own bush and rainforests. There ar ... More>>
Australian Bush Food (Mini) - Editor $6.95 Add to Cart Add
Beating About The Bush - Beadell
When your grader breaks down in the middle of the desert, there's only one thing you can do ' attach it to your bulldozer and tow it back to civilisation.

For Len Beadell's team, that meant a journey of 800 kilometres at three kilometres an hour - the longest towing operation ever in the hist ... More>>
Beating About The Bush - Beadell $15.95 Add to Cart Add
Blast The Bush - Beadell
With the road building exploits described In Too Long In The Bush behind him. Len Beadell was the perfect choice for the task of selecting and preparing the location for the weapons testing trials.

With his characteristic humour and embellished with his own cartoons, Len tells the story of th ... More>>
Blast The Bush - Beadell $15.95 Add to Cart Add
Bush Bashers - Beadell
In this book, Len Beadell tells the story of his second road across Australia which was driven 1800 kilometres from east to west, from South Australia to West Australia through the heart of the Great Victoria Desert.

Construction took years, as the road was driven through the almost impenetra ... More>>
Bush Bashers - Beadell $15.95 Add to Cart Add
End Of An Era - Beadell
The Gary Highway was to head north for 350 kilometres from the Gunbarrel Highway to Gary Junction. Then a second highway of 650 kilometres was planned to join up with the West Australian road system near Marble Bar. A third would connect the road system near Ethel Creek to a point halfway along the ... More>>
End Of An Era - Beadell $15.95 Add to Cart Add
Great Aussie Beers (Mini) - Editor
Australian's have always loved their beer - and things have never been better for beer buffs. The old favourites may have changed ownership, but they are still on the market - and a swag of new labels have appeared as well. This is a completely updated edition which includes a brief background of ou ... More>>
Great Aussie Beers (Mini) - Editor $6.95 Add to Cart Add
Great Aussie Icons (Mini) - Editor
Great Aussie Icons contains an illustrated account of the icons that reflect our rich Australian culture. From the simple backyard Hill's Hoist to the grand Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia has a number of icons that instantly brings visions of Australia to mind. Other icons d ... More>>
Great Aussie Icons (Mini) - Editor $6.95 Add to Cart Add
Great Aussie Jokes (Mini) - Editor
A hilarious little Aussie info book designed to bring you up to date on Aussie jokes. A must for the tourist and Aussies who like to laugh at their own expense. More>>
Great Aussie Jokes (Mini) - Editor $6.95 Add to Cart Add
Great Australian Short Stories (Mini) - Editor
Henry Lawson is highly regarded as the master of the Australian short story, and three of his stories are included here. Also represented are Steele Rudd, of Dad and Dave frame, and Edward Doyalson.

Anostalgic picture of rural Australia - peopled by little aussie battlers- emerges from this d ... More>>
Great Australian Short Stories (Mini) - Editor $7.95 Add to Cart Add
Great Australian Verse (Mini)
This nostalgic anthology captures the 'real Australia' of shearers, swaggies and bush rangers.

Included here are verses by our favourite bards - Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson and C.J. Dennis, as well as traditional ballads which were once sung around the campfire. More>>
Great Australian Verse (Mini) $6.95 Add to Cart Add
Huts In The Victorian Alps
The life story of 120 of the best known and most accessible huts in the Victorian Alps are told in this fabulous new book. Huts have been traditionally used and mostly built by cattlemen, bushwalkers, skiers, scouts, miners, loggers, surveyors, hydro workers, film-makers, 4X4 drivers, and dingo trap ... More>>
Huts In The Victorian Alps $44.95 Add to Cart Add
Meet the Locals

Wouldn¿t it be great if every time you travelled away from home, you knew every place as well as your own backyard? Wouldn¿t it be great if everywhere you went, you could have the benefit of local knowledge?

Well, now you can.

This is Australia as only the locals know it ... More>>
Meet the Locals $39.95 Add to Cart Add

People Of The Australian High Country
Engrossing tales of hazardous brumby chases, felling tall alpine ash, fugitives on the run, cattle dying in blizzards, the first primitive ski tows, plus an extensive who's who with 500 entries.

There are stories of stockmen, graziers, the women who didn't always stay home, hermits, hawkers, ... More>>
People Of The Australian High Country $35.00 Add to Cart Add
Still In The Bush - Beadell
Laden with trig poles, theodolites - and porridge - Len Beadell and his team built roads, laid out town sites and undertook an enormous survey programme in order to prepare a test launching area in one of the most isolated parts of the world. The problems ranged from taking astro-fixes in a cloudy s ... More>>
Still In The Bush - Beadell $15.35 Add to Cart Add
The Australian Flag - Geoff Hocking
Our national symbol, the Australian flag, arouses deep emotions. Tens of thousands of Australians fought under it, others died for it. Yet there is a growing groundswell of feeling that- with it's Union Jack in the corner- it's not the flag to take our independent sovereign nation nto the 21st centu ... More>>
The Australian Flag - Geoff Hocking $24.95 Add to Cart Add
Ultimate Aussie Insults and Jokes
To ensure maximum offensiveness when you next feel like insulting someone, Ultimate Aussie Insults and Jokes offers a ripper selection of very politically incorrect slights, put-downs and jokes. Whether you want to rib your mate next door, pick on the Irish bloke down the street or confuse the dumb ... More>>
Ultimate Aussie Insults and Jokes $14.95 Add to Cart Add

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