Australiana from Eucalyption Fine Books

An interesting piece of history. Published in Australia's darkest hour, this workbook explains to, and tests student's knowledge of, basic electronics and magentism. This copy has it's former owner's workings through it... I wonder did they go on to work on 'planes, tanks, or were they at HQ running the radios.... This copy in good condition. Cover has bumps, marks and… Read more about this item

Interesting piece of history in good condition. This copy in good condition. Covers bumped and marked. Pages slightly age-coloured, but text clean and tight. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Interesting pamphlet dicussing the life of Stringer, a convict who with colleagues made the first discovery of gold at Walhalla in Gippsland. Scarce. This copy in good condition. Some creasing, folding and marking to front sheet, old price in pen on front sheet. Text clear and sharp, staples tight with minimal rust. Photographs show actual item for sale.

Complied by Mel Davies, a comprehensive bibliography up to the turn of the 21st century. This copy in very good condition, minimal bumps and marks. Annotation in pen on back of front cover, and two pen marks on p.303. Photographs show actual book for sale

I well remember the Ash Wednesday fires - riding my bike to the shops on a stinking hot day and riding straight into a wall of smoke so thick I couldn't see anything... smoke from fires about a hundred miles away... scary times. Over 40 people died in Victoria, including 6 in the little town of Cockatoo. This book contains… Read more about this item

This book is in really nice condition. Slight scuffing and marking to cover, but otherwise excellent.

An interesting compendium of essays about Australia, some by big names such as Geoffrey Blainey, Manning Clark, Zelman Cowan, Donald Horne and Judith Wright. This copy in good condition, a little bit of bumping and marking to covers. Text clean and tight. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Matthew Flinders was a pretty amazing bloke. A good sailor and explorer, who's life reads like an 18th century novel. This is a nice copy of his Observations. This copy in quite good condition. Covers have rub marks near stapled edge, no bumping, very slight creasing. Pages and fold-out map in rear of book in excellent condition, staples tight and clean.… Read more about this item

Carnegie, along with Lord Percy Douglas, came to WA during the gold rushes of 1892. They were successful in opening up new fields, and Carnegie engaged in quite a bit of exploration. Makes for an exciting read, and has become a classic of WA exploration literature. This is a good reading copy. This copy tight with unmarked text. Pages age-browned, cover… Read more about this item

The story of gold at the Ten Mile begins with the stories of gold discoveries at the big river and at Gaffney's creek. Gold was first discovered on the Goulburn in 1854 at Casheen's Point a little upstream from Jamieson. The history the Jamieson goldfield has 3 main threads : one - story of gold, of the reefs, miners, investors,… Read more about this item

Something here for the collector - either of ABC publications, or A.S. Veitch (not sure if either sort of collector exists to be honest...). Novelization of a radio serial, it has everything a mid-Victorian Australian story should have - Burke and Wills, Howitt, and derring-do. A curiosity, if nothing else. This copy in very good condition. Pages (usual Australian high quality… Read more about this item

Great collection of older and newer essays on aspects of Aboriginal spirituality, divided into four sections - Foundations of Aboriginal Religious Life, Forms of Religious Experience, Women and Aboriginal Religion, Change in Aboriginal Religion. Authors include Berndt, Spencer & Gillen and Howitt. This copy in good solid condition, with some age discolouration to the pages and endpapers. Binding is tight, text… Read more about this item

This book is about the Aboriginal system of land tenure in the northeast of Arnhem Land, and how it has changed since the arrival of the white man. Beautifully produced book. This copy is in very good condition, with clean unmarked text. Dustjacket in good unbumped condition, no chips or tears, but evidence of rubbing and old price stickers. Photographs show… Read more about this item

Nice small volume describing the culture and history of Australian Aborigines, with a focus on Northern and Western Australia. This copy in nice condition. Tight binding, clean text, some marking to edges of text block, previous owners name on endpapers, covers clean and pretty much unbumped. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Fascinating look at Aboriginal kinship structures and social organization. Scarce. This copy in very good condition. Unmarked text, covers lightly bumped. Original price sticker on back cover. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Melbourne High, situated on the river in South Yarra, is the premier Government School in Victoria - scanning the index reveals a who's who of the great and the good. If you have a connexion to the school, you should have this book! This copy in wonderful condition - pretty much unopened. Photographs show actual book for sale.

A great insight into a great mind. A story of a preacher's son who grew up all over Victoria, learning to love history and football. As with all of Blainey's works, this is very well written and hard to put down. I loved it. This copy in very good condition. Tight and clean, with slight rippling in dustjacket. Photographs show actual… Read more about this item

This is a great book - Grant describes just what it was like to grow up Aboriginal in Central New South Wales, and the racism that his father had to contend with his whole life. For a White Man like me, a sobering and eye-opening read. Signed by the author. This copy in very good condition, with very slight rubbing to… Read more about this item

A bit of a ground-breaking book this one. Short, pithy introduction to the economic activities of Australia's Aboriginal population. This copy in good condition, slight staining and bumping, previous owner's name in pen on flyleaf. Photographs show actual book for sale.

A book explaining how the Yanyuwa people engage with and make sense of their country - which is so very different from the Western conception and perception of the world around us. This copy in good condition. Text is clean and bright, but cover and flyleaf have some staining and rubbing. Photographs show actual book for sale.