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Records Are Made To Be Broken: The Real Story of Bill Ponsford
by John Leckey
Bill Ponsford was a cricketing giant. Before Bradman, he was the marathon run-getter, the record breaker.And only he could bat with the Don, as he did many times, and not be outshone. With care and affection, John Leckey tells the life of a humble and shy man, and a very fine Australian sporting hero.
ISBN: 1740971167 | RRP: $39.95
Outsiders: Tales from the Supreme Court of NSW, 1824–1836
by Bruce Kercher
The Supreme Court was the theatre in which the best stories of life in the penal colony of NSW were told.
The most compelling and dramatic of these, between 1824 and 1836, are collected and retold in this book. Professor Kercher deals in particular with the law’s outsiders, including those who had limited legal capacity: the wives, the convicts, and the Aborigines.
ISBN: 1740971248 | RRP: $34.95
Whalers and Free Men:
Life on Tasmania’s Colonial Whaling Stations
by Susan Lawrence
Archaeologists can tell us a great deal about our history. Here, Susan Lawrence writes lucidly of recent excavations by archaeology teams of two whaling camps on the southern shores of Tasmania. This original research reveals much about the daily life of our early whalers.
ISBN: 174097087X | RRP: $39.95
A World History
by Paul Kelloway
The history of the human race is a story of courage and initiative, of ruthless war and rare peace, of long periods of stagnation
and occasional great initiatives. Above all, it is our story, the explanation of how we came to be what we are.
ISBN: 1740970691 | RRP: $34.95
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Still glides the stream
by Geoff Lacey
'[Still glides the stream: The natural history of the Yarra from Heidelberg to Yarra Bend] provides a fascinating account of the history, natural history, and geology of our local section of the Yarra river.
(from a review by Dianne Williamson)
ISBN: 1 74097 059 4
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On the Inside:
an Intimate Portrait of Sheila Florance
by Helen Martineau
Before her worldwide fame in the cult TV soapie Prisoner there had been fifty years of hard work during the formative years
of the Australian performing arts. It culminated just days before her death at seventy-five with the AFI Best Leading Actress
award for her last film. This biography is an in-depth exploration of the public and private life of a memorable and inspiring
woman.
ISBN:1740970780 | RRP: $39.95
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Australia: Our heritage
by John Moloney
Starting with the Aboriginal Dream Time 50,000 years ago, and ending in the 21st century, this is the story
of Australia. It is also an unveiling of a precious, common heritage in the one land that sustains our community
and culture.
Download the first chapter of 'Australia: Our Heritage' by John Molony.
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