Mark Peel

Highly readable, often surprising and always enjoyable. A Little History tells the whole story of this Great Southern Land from its Aboriginal origins to: discovery by European explorers, the First Fleet & Convict settlements, the birth of a Federated Nation, & successes and problems of the twentieth century.

H/cover. 88 pages

The human story of the search for a way of measuring distances around the earth to prevent sailors literally being lost at sea

Simon Winchester. The enthralling story of William Smith whose passion for rocks led him to single-handedly map the geology of Britain. 338pp. 

A new book by John Bailey. This is a great study of a loner who battled alcoholism and ill health to push himself to the limits of endurance, ultimately becoming one of Australia's greatest explorers.

The letters of F J Gillen to Baldwin Spencer. Both prolific letter writers, only Gillen's letters survive to give a picture of outback Australia in 1910.

The story of Matthew Flinders

Highly regarded in geological circles but still unknown to a general public, Robert Logan Jack was a Scottish geologist who migrated to Australia in 1877. He worked as Government Geologist in Queensland for almost thirty years and was sent on difficult and perilous expeditions to some of the remotest parts of the continent. It was during this time that he made groundbreaking discoveries that would help advance Queensland’s mining and agricultural industries and contribute to the economic development of the Colony. Putting Queensland on the Map is the first book to chronicle Robert Logan Jack’s extraordinary life and work. Written by his great-granddaughter Felicity Jack, it uses maps, drawings, letters and photographs to offer a fascinating glimpse into Robert Logan Jack’s geological expeditions and the social conditions of rural Queensland in the late nineteenth century.

Hard Cover. Four copies only

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The Endurance expedition to Antarctica. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s astonishing memoir of his 1914 Antarctic expedition explores human courage, tenacity and an unflagging hope in the face of adversity. South remains one of the greatest adventures of the twentieth century.

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Review by Kim Epton

A new book by Ivan Rudolph. With quotes freely taken from the explorers diaries, Rudolph allows the reader to ride into the blazing deserts, battle the flies, poor food and hostile Aborigines as the motley 1844 exploration party tries to unravel Australia's mysterious Centre.