Surviving New England - A History of Aboriginal Resistance and Resilience Through the First Forty Years of the Colonial Apocalypse by Callum Clayton-Dixon (Designed by, Editor); Narmi Collins-Widders (Illustrator); Gabi Briggs (Foreword by); William 'Bimbo' Widders (Honored or dedicated to); Norman Dixon (Honored or dedicated to); Barry McDonald (Associate Editor, Historical advisor)

$30.00 AUD

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Our people had thrived here on the so-called New England Tableland since the first sunrise. But in the 1830s, squatters began invading the region with their plagues of livestock. Colonization plunged Aboriginal society into utter chaos, driving us off our lands and decimating the traditional way of life . The traumas of the early colonial period remain carved deeply into the country and its people. But because of our ancestors' struggles, their fierce resistance, their unyielding determination to survive, we are still here. Clouded by the great conspiracy of silence, the dominant myth of peaceful settlement, and the proliferation of Eurocentric narratives touting the achievements of explorers and pastoral pioneers, our people's remarkable history of resistance and survival during the first few decades of the occupation has faded into obscurity. It is their story which this book sets out to reclaim, co-opting the colonial archive and subverting the colonial narrative, deconstructing their story in order to uncover our own. ...Show more

Seasons

$45.00 AUD

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Australian Bush Foods - A Handbook for the Home Cook by Maria Hitchcock (Editor)

$20.00 AUD

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This booklet was written to complement a workshop on bush foods held at Gawura Gallery in Glen Innes in November 2020. The author has been very interested in bush foods since the movement started to take off in the 1980s. Supply of plants and produce has always been limited and the Australian market has been slow to take up the challenge. It has taken many years for the industry to grow to where it is today.In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in bush foods. Racks of bush food spices and products can be found across Australia in Visitor Information Centres, specialty shops and Galleries. A few products have hit the supermarket shelves but there is much potential here particularly in products like jams, spices and biscuits. Many people are now aware of various bush food varieties like Lemon Myrtle, Wattle Seed and Mountain Pepper but they do not know how to incorporate these unfamiliar and nutritious items into their cooking. This booklet is an attempt to assist readers in how to grow these plants in gardens or pots, how to harvest the leaves or fruits, how to process them and use them in a variety of dishes. Twenty species are covered and it is hoped to expand on these in successive editions. Thirty one classic but familiar recipes are given a special twist with the addition of bush food spices or fruits. All the recipes have been selected for their simplicity and tested by the author. The booklet is aimed at the home cook who wants to try something different. An index to the recipes is included as well as an extensive reference list of websites and suppliers. Readers need to be aware that websites may change or cease to be available over time. ...Show more

Manildra to Molong and all points west Revised 2018 (short stories) by McFarland Greg

$22.00 AUD

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How to Wash Your Undies by Susie Sarah

$15.99 AUD

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Cape to Cairo and Beyond by Cherie Pethard

$25.00 AUD

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A budding local author has had her first book published eight years after she embarked on the escapade which inspired it. 'Cape to Cairo and Beyond' recounts the adventures of Walcha residents George and Cherie Pethard when they joined another 20 people in 2012 to complete a road trip compr ised of 11 MG sports cars travelling across Africa.   The couple drove nineteen thousand kilometres across 10 countries in a 45 -year-old MGB on "roads from hell", with no backup vehicle and DIY repairs - but they made it back. Naturally, this epic journey was the topic discussed at many social occasions upon their return and, with encouragement from friends, Cherie wrote it all down. The manuscript was subsequently placed in a drawer, and the project lost momentum until earlier this year when Cherie gave it to her friend (and much-published author) John Heffernan to read. "I remember telling Cherie when she started writing the book, that the best travel-writers manage to seed themselves into their work," Mr Heffernan said. "Their books are not simply enthralling journeys for the reader, but journeys that reveal a real person behind the author, and the ways in which those experiences affected them. "These authors are not just 'passing through'; they in fact allow their journeys to 'pass through them', leaving indelible imprints.   "I have to admit I was a little worried in those early days that Cherie -the -author might not be allowed to shine through. But when I read the final draft, I was left in no doubt about the powerful impact this journey has had upon her - and the last paragraph of the book beautifully confirms this." ...Show more

Harris - Introducing a New Australian Anti-Hero by Ian Wynne

$24.99 AUD

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An action thriller set in Australia. A chance meeting in a Lightning Ridge pub and Harris is drawn from the security of his opal mine into the turmoil of Elaine Flannagan's life. Her ex-husband thinks she knows too much about his criminal activities and wants her dead - and with his powerful allies it s hould be easily achieved. But they hadn't reckoned on Harris and his mate Truck . . . ...Show more

Gavel

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The Seventh Vial by Ian Wynne

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Thriller based on genetic terrorism

Shadow by my Side by Ian Wynne

$15.00 AUD

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`I wonder whether the memories I am writing down are real memories dredged from the soup of the past, or whether they are just what I think the memories would be ¿ if I had any.¿ Faith Trelawney is the glossy image of a successful young graphic designer. She has her own company, a live-in boyfriend and her life is under control ¿ until she is asked to remember her past. That¿s when Faith¿s carefully-created world disintegrates; when images from her childhood in the swamps of a fishing village called Donnybrook threaten to destroy all she has achieved. Faith¿s is a journey of self-discovery in which there is only one constant ¿ the love of Shadow, her wolf and protector. ...Show more

The Pawn by Ian Wynne

$19.99 AUD

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Making Sense Of The Familiar

$35.00 AUD

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