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1021) Bush Parson
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This … is my tribute to the big-hearted people I met in the outback. I want to acknowledge my debt to so many battlers in their very difficult situations. And with them I want to link those in our cities who are interested enough in what is done in this vast country to support with their prayers and their gifts those who go out to minister to their outback cousins. I am indebted to them both.,
Dr. Leon Morris, former principal of Ridley College,...
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Depicted by the man himself, The Journals of James Cook is an intimate first-hand account, providing an uncensored and reliable narrative of adventures spanning across the globe. The Journals of James Cook depict three of Captain James Cook's most glorious expeditions, starting in 1768 and leading to Cook's tragic death in 1779. Having ventured all over the Pacific, Cook encountered lands not yet charted by the British. Though his discoveries and...
1023) The Story of Ned Kelly
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This is the story of Australia's most notorious folk hero, Edward "Ned" Kelly, who was a legend in his own lifetime. In this book you will learn about who Ned was and why he became so infamous. Discover the tragedy at Stringybark Creek and the incredible Glenrowan siege where Ned's gang fought police dressed in home-made bulletproof armour, and everything in between!
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When Martin McKenna was growing up in Garryowen, Ireland, in the 1970s, he felt the whole world knew him as just "that stupid boy." Badly misunderstood by his family and teachers, Martin escaped from endless bullying by running away from home and eventually adopting-or being adopted by-six street dogs. Camping out in barns, escaping from farmers, and learning to fend for himself by caring for his new friends, Martin discovered a different kind of...
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Two stories overlap and interweave in this biography of Gumbuli of Ngukurr. One is of a remarkable Aboriginal elder, Michael Gumbuli Wurramara, whose early life was spent on remote islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria. As a teenager, he moved to the historic Roper River Mission, which became known as Ngukurr when the government took over its control. Gumbuli was one of the community leaders who fought hard to achieve local decision-making at this time...
1026) The Red Shoe
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Funny, tough-minded and tender, this is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney, Australia, in the early 1950s. Their father is mentally unstable and largely absent, their mother is possibly in the thrall of his brother, and a headline-making Russian spy defection is taking place next door. Punctuated by the headlines of the times, The Red Shoe depicts how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives. This is a...
1027) Koalas: A 4D Book
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Koalas live only in Australia. Learn all about these fuzzy, leaf-eating marsupials and their habitats in Koalas. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to awesome videos!
1028) G'day, Sydney!
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Hannah Montana is off to the second city on her tour: Sydney. But when Jackson gets hit in the head with a boomerang, it starts an adventure faster than you can say, "Put some shrimp on the barbie."
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After defeating the terrible Septus and his demented horde of Fras followers, in Last days of the Koonung, Part 1 of The World Without trilogy, Mason, Adam and Tom return to the World Without only to find that an overwhelming sickness threatens to sink the world of the Marou and Fras into darkness and a slow tormented death.
The boys soon realize they have the seven Life Elements that were lost in the Diminishing, a catastrophic event that distorted...
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Melbourne for Conscious Foodies by Decisive Cravings is a food guide for locals and travellers... with a difference.
A first of its kind, the guide helps you seek out eateries that support local producers, have a commitment to the environment, sustainability, and social good. It also includes tips and places to volunteer in Melbourne's food community.
Read reviews on coffee, breakfast, lunch, sweets and dinner spots all around Melbourne.
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Explore Australia with this fun and educational book! With Exploring Australia: Fascinating Facts for Young Learners, readers are taken on an exciting journey of discovery through adorable illustrations and fun facts about the country's culture, history, language, geography, and wildlife, your children will get an up close and personal look at this beautiful country. Perfect for young history and geography enthusiasts, this book is full of interesting...
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The long awaited second volume in Stuart Macintyre's definitive history of the Communist Party of Australia.
Communism was unlike any other political movement Australia has ever seen. At its peak in the 1940s, unions led by communists could call a strike that paralysed the nation, and communists influenced the highest level of government, and commanded the unswerving loyalty of thousands. It showed working men and women they could have a better life,...
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Stuart Macintyre, now a professor of history at the University of Melbourne and well-known author, participated in the radicalism of the 1960s and so writes here with an appreciation of the drama and pathos expressed in the history of a changing group of people and an institution which mounted an uncompromising challenge to the existing forms of national life.
1034) One Boy, No Water
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When you're allergic to water, growing up in Hawaii isn't always paradise.
Everybody loves Jay.
I love my brother, too. Sometimes I wish I could be him-a surfing star instead of the weird kid allergic to water, the Blalahs' favorite punching bag.
But that's not the worst of it.
In the middle of the night, I dream. There's a mysterious girl who lives in a magical place and acts like she knows me better than I know myself. We hide from the Man with...
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The sea is inside his blood. Cursed, or blessed, on both sides.
When sixteen-year-old Rudra Solace dredges up a long-hidden secret in his father's trawl net, his life in the sleepy fishing village of Patonga shifts dramatically. It is not long before Rudra is leaving Australia behind, bound for India on a journey of discovery and danger.
A wonderfully compelling tale of belonging and loss, of saltwater and mangroves, of migration and accepting change;...
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There are Official War Histories, specific Corps and unit histories and a few memoirs by Signalmen, but the Signal Service as a unique group of men has been overlooked. CEW Bean even apologised for omitting them from his works. This book collects those men for the first time. Jack the Rooster and his keeper Farrell illustrate that these men were ordinary people doing an extraordinary job undertaking emerging specialist roles in war. The several hundred...
1037) Kangaroos: A 4D Book
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Kangaroos live only in Australia. Learn all about these leaping, long-legged marsupials and their habitats in Kangaroos. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to awesome videos!
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When his country needed him most, Palauan Francis Toribiong came along and helped the Pacific island nation find its place in the world and become an independent, forward-looking 20th century state. And he achieved this, improbably, via the sport of scuba diving.
This is the inspiring tale of an absolutely unique life, illustrated with images (black & white in this, the standard paperback version) of the beautiful islands of Palau, above and below...
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“Four Corners” is Kira Salak's riveting account of her epic, solo jungle trek across the remote Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, often called the last frontier of adventure travel. Traveling by dugout canoe and on foot, confronting the dangers and wonders of a largely untouched world, she became the first woman to traverse this remote country and write about it. “Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea” is a must-read...
1040) Cupid Hates Him
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Major Gerald Bayley Carter, was for 13 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps and retired on 20 November 1911 in Britain with the rank of Major. Almost immediately he emigrated with his wife and young son to Australia and New Zealand where he set up general practices for a short time. Forever a military man Carter joined the AIF in 1914 and sailed to Egypt with the first convoy. He worked at Gallipoli as a Regimental Medical Officer for seven months...
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