australia
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Set in Queensland from 1942, this Historical Fiction, Daughter of the Home Front deals with people during the war period. The main character, Emma Hatton, […]
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The Proxy Bride from Zoe Boccabella, in a very entertaining style reveals yet another slice of Australian History that may have by-passed many people. Zoe […]
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Poems of Lyapirtneme from Arrernte Women in Central Australia Women from throughout the arid dessert regions of Australia gathered in Alice Springs in February 2019 […]
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Painting the Light
Painting The Light is a detailed and fascinating look at a period of history in Australia. The time frame covered is from just before WW11 […]
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George Herbert Wilkins is a man little heard of in Australia but a man who did live his life to the fullest extent in every […]
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Women’s cricket in Australia has been strong for a very long time, with much of its very recent history happening totally out of the public […]
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A First Book of Bush Sounds
Beginning with the Koala, a well-known Australian marsupial and therefor a terrific bush creature to begin A First Book of Bush Sounds, Fred van Gessel […]
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13 Pairs of Boots
We meet Mark Howison as he is taking refuge up a tree out on the Nullabor. Why, because his father has run out of smokes […]
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When we speak of Australia’s early Naturalists and Zoologists, we often think of Joseph Banks and his fellow scientists. But the very survival of the […]
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When We Are Invisible
We are well and truly into 2021 and considering the crappy year that was 2020 you would be forgiven if you thought my book review […]
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Elizabeth and Elizabeth
The story of Elizabeth and Elizabeth is elegantly told by narrative and personal letters exchanged over many years. Their tale, and it is one of […]
