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Waltzing Matilda by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson; Desmond Digby (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 1-2, Age 6-7
This ballad of the sheep-stealing swagman is known the world over. Here, with 'Banjo' Paterson's original lyrics and Freya Blackwood's stunning ochre-toned paintings, we are treated not just to the swagman's story, but to the story of the shearers' strikes of the time, of the squatter's family, and of t ...Show more
Wau 1942 - 1943 (#6 Australian Army Campaigns) by Phillip Bradley
Category: No Category | Series: Australian Army Campaigns
Based on a detailed analysis of the battlefield, this book outlines how the victory at Wau was achieved and demonstrates how determined leadership can turn the tide of battle. Throughout most of 1942, the Australian Army fought a series of commando actions to keep the Japanese at bay in the Wau - Salama ...Show more
Where is Dr Leichhardt?: The Greatest Mystery in Australian History by Darrell Lewis
Category: History | Series: Australian studies
The vast deserts of Outback Australia hold many secrets, but there is one great mystery which stands out among all others the mystery of the lost Leichhardt expedition. In April 1848 Ludwig Leichhardt and six other men set out westward from the Queensland frontier, heading for Swan River settlement in W ...Show more
Who Am I? (My Australian Story) by Anita Heiss
Category: No Category | Series: My Australian Story
I woke up this morning and I couldn't stop crying, cos this place is not my home, even though everyone says it is. When I was a little girl Mum would always hug me when I cried and tell me everything would be all right. Who's gunna hug me here? Mary lives with the Burkes, but they're not her real family ...Show more
Win Fast by Siimon Reynolds
Category: Business | Series: Australian
Win Fast is both the success book for our times, and for those who have no time. We are all crazily busy. Yet many of us know that we still need to take the time to learn how to get better. Better at productivity. Better at achievement. Better at running our minds and bodies in the optimum way to enhanc ...Show more
Winston and the Wondrous Wooba Gymnastics Club by Tamsin Janu
Category: Fiction | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
When Winstons new step-sister-to-be Macy moves to Woobawittawoo with her dad, life in their small town quickly turns upside down. Winston is thrilled, but Macy is miserable. Wooba might have the Big Bread, but what use is a crumbling tourist attraction when Macy wants to become an Olympic gymnast? Its ...Show more
Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource by David Pollock
Category: Environment | Series: Australian Memoir
The outback conjures many images that the Australian psyche is built upon. Its grand vistas of sweeping dusty plains and its evocation of a tough pioneering spirit form the foundation of our prosperous culture. But these romantic visions often hide the stark environmental, economic, and social problems ...Show more
#veganlife by The Australian Women's Weekly
Category: No Category | Series: The\Australian Women's Weekly Ser.
Embracing a world of plant-based eating is easy once you realise that you aren't missing out on anything taste wise. This book caters to every food need or mood. Start the day with a vegan omelette or bircher muesli. Active types will find snacks for pre and post workouts. There are salads and wraps for ...Show more