| Author: | Kailas Wild |
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Australiana |
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In last summer's devastating fires, Kangaroo Island lost half of its koala population, with many more left injured and starving. This is the inspiring and sometimes confronting story of someone who went to help and ended up a koala dad. When Kailas Wild - arborist by trade an... read more
| Author: | Australian Geographic Staff |
| Category: |
Australiana |
From the drama of its geological wonders to its unique flora and fauna, the abundance of its birdlife and the stark beauty of its arid interior, Australias remarkable diversity is a thing to be cherished and celebrated. Take a pictorial journey around the island contine... read more
| Author: | Peter FitzSimons |
| Category: |
Australiana |
| Reading Level: | very good |
The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in Australian history. New York, 1874. Members of the Clan-na-Gael - agitators for Irish freedom from the English yoke -... read more
| Author: | Malcolm May |
| Category: |
Local History |
Poetry about Gippsland from a bygone era, by Malcolm May. Illustrations by Magdalena Nocea. Beautifully illustrated poetry by someone who spent a lifetime in country Victoria and has chosen to celebrate it in this form.
| Author: | David L. Mearns |
| Category: |
Australiana |
She was the glory ship of the then fledgling Australian Navy: a modern, handsome cruiser which carried a wartime complement of 645 men. But then, on 19 November 1941, HMAS Sydney encountered the German raider Kormoran i... read more
| Author: | Gwen Hardy |
| Category: |
Local History |
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| Author: | Isabella Frances Cleugh |
| Category: |
Local History |
The author recalls her childhood in Walhalla, Victoria.
| Author: | Luke Steenhuis |
| Category: |
Local History |
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| Author: | Raymond Paull |
| Category: |
Local History |
A history of the goldmining boom town in the heart of the Victorian mountains.
