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The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson
Category: Education | Series: Australian Classics Library
Publisher: Macmillan and co., limited Publication date: 1908 Subjects: History / Australia
The Merry Go Round in the Sea - Penguin Australian Classics by Randolph Stow
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Australian Classics
In 1941, Rob Coram is six. The war feels far removed from his world of aunties and cousins and the beautiful, dry landscape of Geraldton in Western Australia. But when his favourite, older cousin, Rick, leaves to join the army, the war takes a step closer. When Rick returns from the war several years la ...Show more
The Naked island by Russell Braddon
Category: Australian History | Series: Australian War Classics Ser.
The innocence of the young Australian soldiers sent to Malaya during the Second World War to halt the territorial expansion of the Japanese was quickly shattered by defeat and surrender. Russell Braddon, who himself became a prisoner of war, graphically describes the ghastly suffering and wanton neglect ...Show more
The Other Enemy : Australian Soldiers and the Military Police by Glenn Wahlert
Category: Fiction | Series: Australian Army History
The Ottoman Defence Against the Anzac Landing, 25 April 1915 (#16 Australian Army Campaigns) by Mesut Uyar
Category: Military | Series: Australian Army Campaigns Series
The landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 represents a defining moment, not only for Australia and New Zealand, but also for Turkey. However a detailed account of the landing from the Turkish perspective has yet to be published in English despite the 100 years that has elapsed since the first ANZACs scr ...Show more
The Outback (My Australian Story) by Christine Harris
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
The Diary of Jimmy Porter, Central Australia, 1927-1928 Jimmy Porter has moved to the middle of nowhere. His uncle's family live in a wattle-and-daub hut, days' walk away from even the nearest neighbour. Life in 1927 in the outback is tough, but the people who live there can cope with just about anythin ...Show more
The Pea Pickers (POD) by Eve Langley
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Australian Classics
In THE PEA PICKERS, a novel based on Eve Langley's own experiences, Steve and Blue are two girls who, dressed as men, are taken on as itinerant workers for the farmers of Gippsland. They pack apples and pick peas. But their disguise is partial - and their quest is for love. For Blue the novel ends in ma ...Show more
The Phar Lap Mystery (My Australian Story) by Sophie Masson
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
Sally's dad is a private detective, and he's just been offered the case of a lifetime - investigating who tried to shoot Phar Lap before the 1930 Melbourne Cup. Helping her dad investigate, Sally begins to feel a sense of mounting dread as Phar Lap goes from victory to victory - and collects some danger ...Show more
The Piano by Gail Jones
Category: Film & Tv | Series: Australian Screen Classics Ser.
The Piano written and directed by Jane Campion, is one of the most honoured films of the new Australian cinema, and is considered, by many critics, a modern masterpiece. Campion won the Palme D'Or at Cannes in 1993 for the film, making her the first woman ever to win this prestigious award; it also won ...Show more
The Pioneers by Katharine Susannah Prichard
Category: Fiction | Series: Classic Australian Works
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, li ...Show more
The Rainbow Necklace
Category: Early Reader | Series: Australian Girl Series
Join Matilda, Emily, Amy, Belle and Jasmine as they adventure through Australia's outback and history. Together you'll have an opportunity to celebrate the spirit of Australian girls!
The Rainbow Serpent by Dick Roughsey
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser.
A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. there are innumerable names and stories associated with the Rainbow Serpent, all of which communicate the significance of this being within Aboriginal traditions. Dreamtime stories tell how the Rainbow Serpent came from beneath the ground and created huge ridges, m ...Show more