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In October 1827, nine convicts who had endured years of unimaginable cruelty at the hands of the system opted for 'state-assisted' escape. Five terrified witnesses - their hands and feet bound - were forced to watch as the chained convicts seized Constable George Rex and drowned him in the tannin-stained...

River Dreams reveals the complex history of the Cooks River in south-eastern Sydney—a river renowned as Australia's most altered and polluted. While nineteenth century developers called it "improvement," the sugar mill, tanneries, and factories that lined the banks of Sydney's Cooks River...

Pompey Elliott was a remarkable Australian. During the Great War he was a charismatic, controversial, and outstandingly successful military leader. An accomplished tactician and ‘the bravest of the brave’, he was renowned for never sending anyone anywhere he was not prepared to go himself. As...

Part biography, part transnational history, this study details the life and career of Percy Spender, one of Australia's most prominent twentieth-century political figures.

Dennis Doherty is the real name of a convict who was incarcerated on Norfolk Island in the early 19th Century. The very worst prisoners were sent from the mainland of Australia to serve time in the tiny island of Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. Doherty is the narrator for a series of tales of...

A TALE OF THE HORSE AND CATTLE STATIONS OF THE MURRUMBIDGEE This story of the horse and cattle stations of the Murrumbidgee area of New South Wales (Australia) is the second in a saga which follows the fortunes of the families introduced in "Up the Country", an earlier novel written...

Kendall was born near Ulladulla, New South Wales.  His three volumes of verse were all published under the name of "Henry Kendall". He received only a slight education. When he was 15 he went to sea with one of his uncles and was away for about two years. Returning to Sydney when 17...

On a visit to a seaside town in Australia, fifteen-year-old Sam meets Annabel, who works at the local museum. Annabel's interest in history is infectious, and Sam soon finds himself eager to hunt for the remains of a boat called the Mahogany Ship, a shipwreck sought after by many. When a storm creates...

Sparky goes down under! When Sparky chomps on his magic bone, this time it kabooms him to Kangaroo Island, Australia! There he discovers a fox terrier puppy named Mick who's lost his family. But Sparky has a plan--he'll help Mick find a new family! They ask everyone they come across: bats, penguins, kangaroos, even bees! But will anyone give Mick a home?

This family, she said very slowly, is the Titantic. She looked up at me and added something about an iceberg. Journeys take on many forms … Akira is sent by his family to Japan to learn English in Australia, a journey into a world very different from his own. Akira’s homestay hosts, the Moffat...

In this fun little picture story book set in Australia, young Molly-May can’t find anyone to play with. Each day she gets up early and asks someone to play, but always ends up playing by herself.She asks her cousin and then various animals. She approaches a koala, a cassowary, a possum, and a lorikeet,...

In this colorful, photo-packed picture book for preschoolers, curious kids learn all about kangaroos and watch a kangaroo joey as it grows from a tiny baby in its mother's pouch into a big, fast-hopping marsupial. Readers learn all about these marvelous marsupials, including where they live...

When Tree Kangaroo and Koala dig a well to get some water, Tree Kangaroo ends up doing all of the work and Koala ends up with a stumpy tail in this origin story from Australia.

FULL COLOR EDITION OF THE AWARD WINNING HILARIOUS CHILDREN’S ADVENTURE WITH A “COOL FACTOR THAT’S OFF THE SCALE!”   Sir Sydney Dinkum is a story “WORTH CHEERING FOR” which is filled with “LAUGHTER & ADVENTURE.”  The page turning tale features “masterful” and “brilliant”...