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The Dingo Fence stretches nearly six thousand kilometres across Australia. This book hosts a collection of portraits in words and pictures of those who live on or near the Dog Fence, against a background of the landscape and history that shaped them. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 176-page hardback book with dustjacket you will receive. Note that page 124 bears an old, oval shaped mark. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Papunya-A Place Made After the Story presents, for the first time, a complete record of the artists and the works emanating from the Papunya Outpost. It is a first-hand account of the origins of the contemporary art movement in desert Australia, setting out Bardon's analysis and synthesis of all the archival records held by him of the beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement from 1971 to 1978, and provides a reconstruction of the day-to-day and spiritual life of the Western Desert peoples. Illustrated with over 600 paintings, 60 photographic portraits, and hundreds of explanatory diagrams and maps, it is an essential work of incomparable importance. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. It is still in its original shrink wrap packaging. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This beautiful 224-page hardback book with dustjacket celebrates the families and traditions of Australia's alpine region. Photographer Melanie Faith Dove takes a contemporary look at the High Country families proudly carrying on their long-held bush traditions and training the next generation to be custodians of the land. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Tulo Gordon knows personally how European control, imposed upon the Aboriginal people of Australia, has changed their lives. Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Note that I have included some photos without the dustjacket to show the scuffs. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This softcover/paperback book of 298 pages tells the life of Alick Jackomos, a non-aboriginal person who crossed over into the Aboriginal world. He was the son of Greek migrant parents, born in Collingwood and growing up in the Great Depression. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are respectfully advised that this book contains names and images of deceased persons and culturally sensitive material. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a playing instruction manual for the beginner through to the advanced player. It is a complete guide to the ancient aboriginal instrument, the didgeridoo. Please refer to the photos provided of this 58-page softcover/paperback book as these are of the item you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Bill Gammage is a historian and adjunct professor in the Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University. For over a decade he has examined written and visual records of the Australian landscape and discovered that Aboriginal people managed the land in a far more systematic and scientific fashion than we have ever realised. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the softcover/paperback 434-page book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Winner of the Courier-Mail Book of the Year this book tells about inland Australia, a set of linked journeys into the Australian landscape, its past and its present, its people and its half-remembered secrets. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 327-page softcover/paperback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
The majority of these stories were written in the 1960s when Mirritji was living at Maningrida. A variety of people encouraged him in this and assisted by editing the stories only so far as to make them comprehensible to a European reader. Please refer to the photos provided of this softcover/paperback 72-page book as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This softcover/paperback book of 80 pages was published by the Museum of Victoria in 1990 and funded by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Ian Morris ('Riyala' Northern Territory) wrote that "In this book Bill relives the past in order to give some meaningful structure to the future. It is an attempt to help non-Aboriginal people understand the bond between Aboriginal people and their traditionally inherited land." The environmental and spiritual philosophy of a senior traditional owner. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 81-paged hardback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is an account of how Nick Cave rose out of the suburbs of Melbourne to become one of the world's most inscrutable rock stars. This softcover/paperback book has a crease and a scuff to the front cover, some dog-eared pages and some marks in various places, including the back cover. Please refer to the photos provided to ascertain condition as these photos are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
The matchbox is included in the photo to give a perspective on the size of this original old SHELL hat badge. I believe it dates to the 1960s. Please refer to both photos provided as these are of the badge you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
A gorgeous vintage half apron with two pockets. I doubt it has ever been worn. The fabric feels like linen. The waistband is approximately 51 cm long (across the waist) and the ties each measure approximately 48 cm. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the apron you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Taniwha is an iconic Australian name in the world of aprons. This company has been making aprons since the late 1930s. The waistband is approximately 52 cm long (across the waist) and each tie is approximately 40 cm long. There is one pocket. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the apron you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This gorgeous vintage half apron still has that new feel so I doubt it has ever been worn. Having a pocket too is an advantage. The aqua blue waistband is approximately 50 cm. in length (across the waist). Each tie is approximately 44 cm. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the apron you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Who doesn't love a vintage 'pop-up' book? For its age this book is in good condition. Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the actual book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
The authors are both expert botanists and naturalists and have drawn on a wide variety of sources for this book, ranging from the journals of explorers and aboriginal lore to their own practical experiments. 'Wild Food in Australia' tells not only how one can survive in the desert or any other apparently inhospitable environment but it also gives many new ideas for supplementing one's daily diet with unusual and interesting bush foods. This 284-page softcover/paperback book is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
