Australian history
The Waugal and the Swan: The story of a riverJill Worsley This is a story of a river. Now called ...
The Waugal and the Swan: The story of a riverJill Worsley This is a story of a river. Now called the Swan, the river was known to the local Nyungar people as the Durbal Yaragan. The Nyungar had used the river and its environs for thousands of years, but in 1650 they witnessed the arrival of the first European ships off the coast, an event that was eventually to bring big changes to their way life. In this book, Western Australian maritime historian, Jill Worsley, explores the traditional use ...
$12.50
Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of AgricultureBruce Pascoe 'Dark Emu' argues for a ...
Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of AgricultureBruce Pascoe 'Dark Emu' argues for a reconsideration of the 'hunter-gatherer' tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians and attempts to rebut the colonial myths that have worked to justify dispossession. Accomplished author Bruce Pascoe provides compelling evidence from the diaries of early explorers that suggests that systems of food production and land management have been blatantly understated in modern retellings of early Abori...
$27.95
Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First VoyageMel Gooding A full-colour ...
Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First VoyageMel Gooding A full-colour publication of the botanical illustrations commissioned by Joseph Banks, with expert commentaries. Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had neve...
$70.00
A Joy Forever: The Story of Kings Park and Bota...
A Joy Forever: The Story of Kings Park and Botanic GardenDr Dorothy Erickson 'A Joy Forever', wri...
A Joy Forever: The Story of Kings Park and Botanic GardenDr Dorothy Erickson 'A Joy Forever', written by Western Australian historian Dr Dorothy Erickson, details the history of Kings Park. From its early establishment to becoming the most visited tourist destination in Western Australia, an internationally-respected research facility and the State's symbol of the ultimate sacrifice many of its people made in a time of war. This book also tells of the importance the Kings Park land has held i...
$24.95 $49.95
Souvenir book celebrating Kings Park and Botanic Garden over the past century, containing spectac...
Souvenir book celebrating Kings Park and Botanic Garden over the past century, containing spectacular photographs and informative text.
$14.95