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cardoniaCardonia

by B.W. Leake

ISBN 0 85905 329 6, (2004, reprint of 1960’s books), 99pp, A4, Illustrated, 280 grams

$28.00* + POST


This collection of the writings of the well known farmer, historian, naturalist, Bruce Leake, contains:- Pastoral Pioneers of the Eastern Wheat belt, Reminiscences, Pioneers of Kellerberrin, Eastern Whelt Wildlife, The Mallee Fowl, The Dingo

carry-onCarry On!

Edited by Captain C. Longmore

ISBN 978-0-85905-762-2, (1939, 2019), A4, 104 pages, illustrated, 300 grams, $30.00* Originally published by the RSL.


“This is the road the AIF trod from 1914 to 1918. It was a rough road, but the road along which the younger generation will tread from 1939 to ? may be even rougher. The Old Brigade are confident, however, that the traditions they established will be embraced by the Young Brigade by the time the query mark becomes a figure. Australians could always Carry On!”

Biographies, stories and photos illustrating the traditions of the AIF.   

castle_dangerousCastle Dangerous

by Gil Hardwick

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

$22.00 + POST


Not just another history of Margaret River, but one that examines the political, social and military background to British expansion into the Indian Ocean region and the circumstances in  which the Western Australian Swan River Colony, and the lower South West of the State in particular were first settled.

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catalpa_expeditionThe Catalpa Expedition

by Z.W. Pease

ISBN 0 85905 308 3, (2002 reprint of 1897 edition), 224pp, 200grams

$22.00 + POST


In 1876 the world was stunned by the news that a Yankee whaler had tweaked the nose of the British Empire and stolen away six Fenian prisoners from the penal colony of Western Australia 

The Fenians were British army mutineers and Irish patriots who had, planned a revolution, were caught, and sentenced to life imprisonment and exile.

Captain Anthony of New Bedford was hired by the Clan-na-Gael to rescue them. This is the story of the long voyage, its tribulation and success, which still echoes where free men live

s_s_cattle_coverSand and Stone – Cattle and Conflict

by Kevin Moran

ISBN 978-0- 85905-449-2, (2010, new), illust., A4, 436pp, 2Vols, 1.2kg

$80.00* + POST

NB. This book is in two parts, of 232 and 204 pages respectively. The parts will not be sold separately. Matching numbers are printed and there will not be any extras available for replacements if a volume is loaned and lost


Sand and Stone continues to chronicle the story of the violent hidden history of Western Australia’s Kimberley Region in this two part volume ‘Cattle and Conflict’.

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caught_off_guardCaught Off Guard

and other poems

by Janet Wells

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

$10.00 + POST


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. 

cavemans_gloryCaveman’s Glory

by Lex Bastian

ISBN 978-0-85905-814-8, (1958 R 2020), A4, 11 pages, illustrated, 70 grams, $15.00*


The discovery of the Augusta Jewel Cave and an outline of the author’s life.

challenge_and_the_chanceThe Challenge and the Chance 

The Colonisation and Settlement

of North West Australia 1861-1914

by S.K. Forrest

ISBN 0 85905 217 6, (1996 new), Hard Cover, 173mm x 253mm, 364pp, illustrated, 780grams

$50.00 + POST


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. 

chasing-the-dragons-taleChasing the Dragon's Tale - The Vergulde Draeck Story

by Bob Sheppard

ISBN 978-0-85905-723-3, (New, 2019), 160 x 240, heavily illustrated, indexed, 730 grams, $50.00*


The most comprehensive book ever written on the heritage, history and archaeology of the Vergulde Draeck (1656). Illustrated (with some never seen before photos) and containing around 700 references. The book is in two parts. Part One, The Vergulde Draeck Story, is a formal history of the wreck and its discovery. Part Two, Chasing The Dragon's Tale, covers the author's experiences in his 10 year search to unravel one of Australia's greatest maritime mysteries.

chasing_the_weightChasing the Weight

1886-1912

by F.W.P. Cammilleri

ISBN 0 85905 085 8, (1986 new), Soft Cover, 128mm x 210mm, 84pp, illustrated, 220grams

$22.00 + POST


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.

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