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A Clouded Vision by Hugh Clift.  

(ISBN 0 85905 320 2), 2003, Soft Cover, Wire spiral A4, 128pp, illustrated, 375grams. 

The life of Andrew Barr, pioneer inventor and Doodlakine farmer. New

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A Dead Mans Dream – Lasseter’s Reef Found  by Angie Testa and Bill Decarli. 

(ISBN 0 85905 356 3), 2005, Soft Cover, 104pp, illustrated, 145grams. 

Ever since Harold Lasseter died in 1931 in his pursuit of his infamous gold-bearing quartz reef, the location of this reef has remained a tantalising mystery. New

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A Gold Seeker’s Odyssey by L R Menzies. 

(ISBN 0 85905 290 7), 2004 reprint of 1937 edition with new material, Soft Cover, 171pp, 235grams.

Leslie Menzies was one of the hopeful band of prospectors who arrived in Western Australia during the 1890s gold-rush. New

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A Look Over The Edge by Jeanie Crago.   

(ISBN 0 85905 294 X), 2002, Soft Cover, 218pp, illustrated, 290g.  

Follow the lives of five children in this detour off the well-worn path of life into the outback of Australia.   New

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A Varied And Versatile Life by F. Wittenoom, edited by R.L. Lefroy.

(ISBN 0 85905 317 2), 2003 upgraded reprint, Soft Cover, Wire spiral A4, 109pp illustrated, 325grams.

The first pastoral settlement of the Murchison. New

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A Voyage Of No Importance by R. Dickson. 

(ISBN 0 85905 298 2), 2003, Soft Cover, 126pp illustrated, 180grams. 

An epic dinghy voyage on the wild Kimberley coast in 1920 interwoven with shipwrecks and murder, which cost the lives of 5 white men. New

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A Welsh Australian Journey 1742 - 2004  by  Stuart L.G. Morgan.

(ISBN 0 85905 357 1), 2004 New, Soft Cover, A4, 540grams. 

The author, the son and grandson of Welsh mining engineers, migrated to Western Australia from the UK in early 1949. Most of that year was spent at the blue asbestos town of Wittenoom Gorge.   New

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Aboriginal Perth by Daisy Bates. 

(ISBN 0 85905 135 8), 1992, Soft Cover, 208pp, illustrated, 260grams. 

A collection of her writings on the now-extinct Aborigines of the Perth and South West areas of Western Australia, customs, beliefs, biographies and more. New

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Adventures of a Trepang Fisher by George H. Sunter.

(ISBN 0 85905 234 6), 1997 reprint of 1937 edition with new material, Soft Cover, 292pp, illustrated, 380grams. 

A Northern Territory classic. Sunter’s life and adventures fishing for trepang in Arnhem Land on the coast of northern Australia . New

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Agnew by Alex Palmer. 

(ISBN 0 85905 267 2), 2000, Soft Cover, 142pp, illustrated, 190grams. 

The history of the goldfield’s town, its rise and fall and the life of its people. New

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All in My Stride by Richard Harris. 

(ISBN 0 85905 260 5), 1999, Soft Cover, 216pp, illustrated, 230grams. 

The biography of John Gilmour, 2/4th Machine Gunner, P.O.W. and champion athlete. New

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All Men Back by Bill Bee. 

(ISBN 0 85905 254 0), 1998, Soft Cover, 156pp, illustrated, 230grams. 

The experiences of Bill Bee, as a sailor on HMAS Perth, sunk by the Japanese, and then as a POW on the Burma Railway and in Japanese coal mines. The appendix lists the crew of the HMAS Perth and their fate. An insert map shows all Japanese POW campsites. New

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Along the Ashburton by Rhonda McDonald. 

(ISBN 0 85905 288 5), 2002, Soft Cover, illustrated, 385grams. 

The history of the people and stations of the Onslow and the Ashburton River districts. New

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And Some Found Graves by A.J. Thompson. 

(ISBN 0 85905 186 2), 2002 reprint of 1993 edition, Soft Cover, 95pp, illustrated, 150grams. 

The 1895-96 goldfields’ diary of New Zealand prospector John Aspinall who was tragically killed by lightning. His lonely grave is at Hawks Nest, near Laverton, Western Australia . New

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An Island Unto Itself by Professor L.R. Marchant. 

(ISBN 0 85905 120 X), 1988, Soft Cover & Limited stock available in Hard Cover, 224pp, illustrated, 460grams. 

The biography and history of William Dampier; his times and exploration in Western Australia in 1688 and 1699. New

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Anzac Squadron, The by Norman Ashworth.  

(ISBN 0 85905 198 6), 1994, Soft Cover, 285pp, illustrated, 350grams. 

The history of the RAAF 461 Squadron - Sunderland Flying Boats formed in 1942 to attack U Boats. Details of the planes and men. New

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Australia Twice Traversed by Ernest Giles. 

(ISBN 0 85905 206 0), 1995 reprint of 1889 edition, 382pp, illustrated, 670grams. 

A classic of Australian exploration in one volume, including maps. New

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Battling for Gold by John Marshall 

(ISBN 0 85905 040 8), 1984 reprint of 1903 edition with new material. Soft Cover, 206pp, illustrated, 240grams.

John Marshall, adventurer, journalist, public figure and Digger’s leader on the Coolgardie - Kalgoorlie goldfield wrote of early days on the fields in what is the best collection of goldfields’ stories. New

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Beyond Boundary Fences by G.J.C McDonald. 

(ISBN 0 85905 207 9),1996, Soft Cover, 264pp, illustrated, 340grams. 

The early Murchison goldfield's characters, Aborigines, bushmen and outlaws. New

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Bicycle and the Bush, The by J. Fitzpatrick.  

(ISBN 0 85905 250 8), 2002 reprint of 1980 edition, Soft Cover, 256pp, illustrated, 530grams.

 The best book on bicycle history ever. The effect of the bicycle on the Australian outback.  New

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Black and White and in Between by Peter Gifford.  

(ISBN 085905 301 6), 2002, Soft Cover, illustrated, 330grams. 

The life of Arthur Dimer and a history of the southern Nullarbor. No. 20 in the Aboriginal Studies Series. New

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Body and Soul - an Aboriginal View by A.R. Piele. 

(ISBN 0 85905 233 8), 1997, Hard Cover, 334pp, 700grams. 

Aboriginal concepts of medicine. Piele spent many years at Balgo Community in the Great Sandy Desert and this is destined to become a classic work. New

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Borneo Surgeon - A Reluctant Hero. The life of Dr James D. Taylor by Peter Firkins. 

(ISBN 0 85905 211 7), 1995, 161pp, illustrated, Soft Cover 250grams, Hard Cover 300grams. 

Dr Taylor, a civilian tortured and imprisoned by the Japanese in Borneo, ran an underground organisation to help the POWs who later died in the Sandakan death march. New

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Born to be a Drover - the life story of Jim Freeth 1913-1990 by Jim Freeth.  

(ISBN 0 85905 346 6), 2004 reprint from 1991, Soft Cover, 72pages, A4, illustrated, 210grams.

This is probably the best documented biography of a Western Australian drover. New

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Bowyangs and Boomerangs by M.J. O’Reilly.

(ISBN 0 85905 063 7), 1984 reprint of 1944 edition with new material, Soft Cover, 167pp, 200grams. 

Mulga Mick’s account of life in Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania and his mining of gold, wolfram, opals and osmiridium. Swagging, Afghans, camels, mica mines and life from the 1890s in the Australian bush. New

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Bride Ships, The by Rica Erickson.

(ISBN 0 85905 162 5), 2005, Soft Cover, A4, 71pp,  130grams.  

United Kingdom immigrants in the 1800s who became settlers in Western Australia. An important social history and of great genealogical interest. New

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Bulloo Downs Drover by Peter Hall.  

(ISBN 0 85905 293 1), 2002, Soft Cover, 135grams. 

Droving and station life on Ilgararie and Bulloo Downs Stations, north of Meekatharra. New

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Bullwinkel by Norm Manners.  

(ISBN 0 85905 265 6, 2000, Soft Cover,  248pp, illustrated, 340grams. 

The first full biography of Sister Bullwinkel, sole survivor of a group of Australian nurses murdered by the Japanese on Banka Island in 1941. Machine gunned and starved, she survived to return to high office in Australian nursing.   New

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Bush Justice by Ron Brown & Pat Studdy-Clift.  

(ISBN 0 85905 146 3), 1990, Soft Cover, 256pp, illustrated, 340grams. 

The experiences of one of the last police officers in Central Australia to patrol by camel. Life in the bush, its people and their foibles. One of the best books on Central Australia. New

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Bush Kids and Bartoo by Mildred Gordon. 

(ISBN 0 85905 338 5), 2004, 54pp, A4, Soft Cover, 175grams. 

Mildred Gordon describes life on a remote Centralian Station in the 1920s and 30s and includes her mother's writings of the local Aboriginal legends, published for the first time. New

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Calvert’s Golden West by Geoff Blackburn.  

(ISBN 0 85905 241 9), 1997, Soft Cover, 88pp, illustrated, 130grams. 

The story of the enigmatic Calvert’s and their role in Western Australian history. Includes a full bibliography. New

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Camels and. the Outback by H.M. Barker. 

(ISBN 0 85905 182 X), 1995 reprint with new material, Soft Cover, 207pp, illustrated, 260grams.

The classic book on the camel in Australia. New

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Camp Fire Sketches by A.G. Hales. 

(ISBN 0 85905 339 3), 2004 reprint, Soft Cover, 108pp, 160grams. 

As the wind gathers sparks from the camp-fire, so these stories have been collected, here, there, and everywhere.  New

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Canoe & Kayak Guide to W.A. by Martin Chambers. 

(ISBN 0 85905 266 4), 2000, Soft Cover, 104pp, illustrated, 22 photographs, 30 maps, 145grams. 

A canoe and kayak guide, including maps, covering the southern half of Western Aust. Trips are categorised as open canoe, kayak or sea kayak.  Includes details of trip lengths and grade difficulty. New

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Captain Bully Hayes: Blackbirder and Bigamist by Frank Clune.

(ISBN 0 85905 239 7), 1997 reprint of 1970 edition with new material, Soft Cover 190pp, illustrated, 260grams. 

The buccaneer, blackbirder and rascal of the Pacific - one of the great “characters” of the age. New

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Cardonia by B.W. Leake.  

(ISBN 0 85905 329 6), 2004, reprint of 1960’s books, Soft Cover / A4,  99pp, illustrated, 280grams. 

This collection of the writings of the well known farmer, historian, naturalist, Bruce Leake. New

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Castle Dangerous by Gil Hardwicke.  

(ISBN 0 85905 322 9), 2003, Soft Cover, 100pp illustrated, 150grams. 

The settlement and pioneers of the Margaret River area and an examination of their origins and political and social backgrounds. New

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Catalpa Expedition, The by Z.W. Pease. 

(ISBN 0 85905 308 3), 2002 reprint of 1987 edition, Soft Cover, 140pp, illustrated, 200grams.

The escape of the Fenian, John Boyle O'Reilly, from Western Australia in 1876 on the United States whaler Catalpa. New

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Caught off Guard and Other Poems by Janet Wells. 

(ISBN 0 85905 096 3), 1986, Soft Cover, 53pp, 90grams. 

From the English countryside to a Kimberley cattle station, these poems evoke Janet’s past and present life, and have won prizes in the North. New

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C.C. Hunt's 1864 Koolyanobbing Expedition by Kim Epton.

(ISBN 0 85905 306 7), Soft Cover, A5 spiral bound, 44pp, 110grams. 

A "translation" to modern maps of Hunt’s forgotten first expedition to the east of York . Includes modern-day rendering of place names and features. New

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Challenge & the Chance, The by S.K. Forrest.  

(ISBN 0 85905 217 6), 1996, Hard Cover, 364 large pages, illustrated, 780grams. 

The colonisation and settlement of North West Australia 1861-1914. Forrest focuses on black-white relationships, and the changing attitudes and moralities of white Australians when they, too, became indigenous. Opens a new chapter of Australian history. New

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Chasing the Weight, 1886-1912 by F.W.P. Cammilleri.

(ISBN 0 85905 085 8), 1986, Hard Cover, 84pp, illustrated, 220grams. 

From the Kimberley in 1886 to the Pilbara, Ashburton, Murchison, Kalgoorlie, Greenbushes and Donnybrook. “FWP” was a pioneer prospector and the first man to dig and peg on the Golden Mile lodes. New

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Climb When Ready edited by Dave James.  

(ISBN 0 85905 221 4), 1996, Soft Cover, 188pp, illustrated, 240grams. 

History and real life stories of rock climbing in Western Australia told by those involved. New

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Conquest and Settlement by Geoff Blackburn.  

(ISBN 0 85905 254 0), 1999, Hard Cover, 342pp, illustrated, 730grams. 

The history of the 21st Regiment of Foot and its role in Western Australian history. Contains accounts of the suppression of the native uprisings of the 1830s and appendices on the men as soldiers and settlers, extensive biographical details and genealogical charts. New

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Coolgardie Gold by Albert Gaston.  

(ISBN 0 85905 041 6), 1984 reprint of 1937 edition with new material, Soft Cover & Limited Hard Cover, 228pp, illustrated, 340grams. 

The discovery of gold at Coolgardie filled thousands of young men with eagerness to try their luck on the new field. New

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Cossack Gold by W. Lambden Owen.  

(ISBN 0 85905 043 2), 1984 reprint of 1933 edition with new material, Hard Cover, 154pp, illustrated, 330grams. 

Vivid reminiscences of the life in the North West of Australia from the 1880s to the 1930s. Gold, pearling, Aborigines, diamonds, murder and madness in the great but empty North. New

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Cultivating Australian Native Dendrobiums in Perth by Frank Vernon.

(ISBN 0 85905 219 2), 1996, Soft Cover, 56pp, illustrated in color,110grams.

A guide to growing native orchids in Western Australia. New

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Cyclopedia of Western Australia by J. S. Battye. 

(ISBN 0 85905 072 6), 1985 reprint of 1912-13 edition, Two (2) Volumes, Hard Cover, 1824pp, quarto, 5.2kg. 

The classic reference on the history of early Western Australia .   Concise descriptions on many facets of the State with biographical data on over 950 pioneers and their families. New

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Darkest Western Australia by H.G.B. Mason. 

(ISBN 0 85905 014 9), 1980 reprint of 1909 edition, Soft Cover, 74pp, illust., 130g. 

The best bushman’s advice book written, with his solution to the “native question”!  New

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Darwin Dilemmas by Ron Brown & Pat Clift. 

(ISBN 0 85905 164 1), 1992, Soft Cover, 188pp, illustrated, 260grams.

Darwin life just before and during World War II. An important eye witness account. New

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Daughters of Midas, The by Norma King. 

(ISBN 0 85905 124 2), 1988, Soft Cover, 188pp, illustrated, 400grams. 

The author combines her own rich personal knowledge and insight of goldfields’ life with her thorough research to make an important contribution to the history of the goldfields. New

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Dicks and Dickheads I have Known - The Memoirs of a Pox Doctor by Leo Laden.  Cartoons by R. Stein. 

(ISBN 0 85905 215 X), 1991, Soft Cover, 168pp, 230grams. 

An expose of the bureaucratic stupidity of Public Health when confronted by AIDS. A biting and humorous account of the life of a venereologist and a beginner’s guide to V.D. New

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Digging, Squatting and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia by Mrs Dominic D. Daly. 

(ISBN 0 85905 068 8), 1984 reprint of 1887edition, Hard Cover, 368pp plus map, 690grams. 

A pioneering classic from first settlement to 1887. Vivid description of life and events that shaped the destiny of the Northern Territory . New

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Diogenes by George Pavlu. 

(ISBN 0 85905 325 3), 2003, Soft Cover, 108pp illustrated, 185grams. 

The cynic wit of Diogenes bought together for the first time in 2500 years. New

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Dollypot  Edited by P. Bridge.   

(ISBN 0 85905 100 5), 1987, 168pp, illustrated, 350grams.  

A magnificent collection of prospectors' and miners stories. Humour, sadness, thirst, booze, hard luck, life, people and poetry of the goldfields - from the Kimberley in the North to Ravensthorpe in the south east of Western Australia.  New

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Do Not Yield to Despair edited by Mike Donaldson and Ian Elliot.

(ISBN 0 85905 226 5), 1998, Hard Cover, A4, 440pp, illustrated, 1.4kg. 

The bush diaries of Frank Hann 1895-1908. Details his journeys from Townsville , Queensland to Kimberley, in the eastern Pilbara, Parkers Range south and Laverton - Wiluna area to Oodnadatta.   New

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Down the Dinbole by Bonnie Milne. 

(ISBN 0 85905 348 2), 2004, Soft Cover, 124pages, 165grams. 

Bonnie Milne grew up on an isolated sheep station in the Upper Gascoyne district. This is a light hearted look at family life on Coor de Wandie station.   New

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Droving Days by H.M. Barker. 

(ISBN 0 85905 197 8), 1994 reprint of 1966 edition, Soft Cover, 124pp, illustrated, 175grams. 

A history of droving, and stories of famous drovers.   New

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