After selling his start-up business, Sam has the kind of money only dreams are made of. Young, and married to the love of his life, it's time for Sam to enjoy his good fortune. That is, until Sam's Chief Financial Officer is taken hostage by a ruthless criminal demanding a document in his possession. A brutal murder follows, Sam is the prime suspect, and soon he and his wife, Lauren, are on the run from both the police and a faceless network of conspirators...

Heroic, hilarious and sometimes just plain weird... Jim Eames shares great Qantas stories from World War II to the age of the jumbo and beyond. First published as the best-selling Courage in the Skies and The Flying Kangaroo From the challenges of its earliest days to the significant, but little-known involvement in Australia's World War II campaigns and its surge into the jet age and beyond, these are the stories of the men and women, the risk...

For almost a quarter of a century from 1975-1999 the people of East Timor lived and died under Indonesia's colonial yoke. During this time East Timor lost a quarter of its population and its people endured daily violence and fear. Against all the odds East Timor's resistance survived. Indonesia relied on western support for both the invasion and occupation of East Timor, but New Zealand's role is often forgotten or mentioned only in passing.Negligent...

'Children of the Anzacs' evokes poignant memories of times past for all who lived during the turbulent era of WW2 - Sydney was a microcosm of the Australian nation and of the Western World. Children of WW1 servicemen from the UK, USA, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand lived unsophisticated lives in an era of Victorian morality and severe economic hardship and then went to war themselves in 1939 to fight Hitler and later the Japanese. The book...

At the end of the 1970s, one young reporter bears witness to the final days of Australia's whaling industry. Thirty years after the last whale was captured and slaughtered in Australia, this incisive account tells the very human story of the characters and events that brought whaling to an end. This fair and balanced account portrays the raw adventure of going to sea, the perils of being a whaler, and the commitment that leads activists to throw themselves...

1 Flint Hill by Melissa Brown A historical narrative based in Colonial Victoria at the turn of the century. 1898, Ararat, Victoria Doctor Charles Lawler believes he has witnessed the worst of humanity in his job treating patients on the Ballarat Goldfields, until he steps through the doors of the Ararat Lunatic Asylum. His new position as the asylum's medical superintendent comes with introductions to high society... and also, to Miss Celia Loddon....

A dark chapter in Australia's wartime history has often been minimised or overlooked in mainstream history books. This collection of five scholarly essays, and 15 testimonials, offers new insights into the deeply personal experiences of Italian Australians whose families experienced World War II on the home front. It is the first such compilation by authors originating from northern, central, and southern Italian provinces, and from five Australian...

Dan Desbois was for much of his adult life a member of the 'front line infantry in the colonial "armies of education"' in Australia. He was untrained, learning how to teach and manage a school through firsthand experience. Dan was Head Teacher at five Queensland schools from 1873 to 1896 – in Warwick, Rosewood, North Maclean and Eton. Dan and his wife Mary Pritchett (1844-1880) had eight children. This story documents Dan's professional and personal...

This book is a history of the Goulburn Valley Fruit Industry. It includes the orchardists, factories, irrigation, and immigration. The Goulburn Valley which includes the City of Shepparton is one of the major fruit growing areas in the world.

The story of Djeebahn is the story of the place called Port Hacking NSW. It is the story of the Original People the Dharawal and why and where they lived in and around the Bay. It has a series of photos of traditional Dreaming Stories and in particular the story of the interaction of the Dharawal with Killer Whales who from time to time in the past, came into the Bay. The book also contains examples of traditional Bush Tucker and a list of Dharawal...