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Australia

From first landfalls and perilous inland expeditions to bush legends, convict shadows, and fiercely independent dreamers, this bookshelf opens onto Australia in all its vast, dramatic sweep. Hear the creak of ships, the crunch of spinifex underfoot, and the voices that shaped a nation still being discovered. It’s a journey across wild frontiers and restless histories, where survival, adventure, and identity collide under an enormous southern sky.

124 Audiobooks

Mates at Billabong

Mates at Billabong

by Mary Grant Bruce

Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart During the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862, When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Crossed It from Sea to Sea

Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart During the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862, When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Crossed It from Sea to Sea

by John McDouall Stuart

Explorations in Australia 1.-Explorations in search of Dr. Leichardt and party. 2.-From Perth to Adelaide, around the great Australian bight. 3.-From Champion Bay, across the desert to the telegraph and to Adelaide. With an appendix on the condition of Western Australia.

Explorations in Australia 1.-Explorations in search of Dr. Leichardt and party. 2.-From Perth to Adelaide, around the great Australian bight. 3.-From Champion Bay, across the desert to the telegraph and to Adelaide. With an appendix on the condition of Western Australia.

by Baron John Forrest Forrest

Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 With Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and of the Present Colony of New South Wales

Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 With Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and of the Present Colony of New South Wales

by T. L. (Thomas Livingstone) Mitchell

Spinifex and Sand A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Ausralia

Spinifex and Sand A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Ausralia

by David Wynford Carnegie

A Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699

A Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699

by William Dampier

The Confessions of a Beachcomber

The Confessions of a Beachcomber

by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield

Back to Billabong

Back to Billabong

by Mary Grant Bruce

The Colonial Mortuary Bard; "'Reo," The Fisherman; and The Black Bream of Australia 1901

The Colonial Mortuary Bard; "'Reo," The Fisherman; and The Black Bream of Australia 1901

by Louis Becke

Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World Made in H. M. Bark "Endeavour", 1768-71

Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World Made in H. M. Bark "Endeavour", 1768-71

by James Cook

The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

by J. E. (Jan Ernst) Heeres

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King.

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King.

by David Collins, Philip Gidley King

My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

by Miles Franklin

The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant

The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant

by Ida Lee

Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Complete

Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Complete

by Edward John Eyre

On Our Selection

On Our Selection

by Steele Rudd

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea

by John Lort Stokes

For the Term of His Natural Life

For the Term of His Natural Life

by Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke

Over the Sliprails

Over the Sliprails

by Henry Lawson

Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 With Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and of the Present Colony of New South Wales

Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 With Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and of the Present Colony of New South Wales

by T. L. (Thomas Livingstone) Mitchell

A Memory of the Southern Seas 1904

A Memory of the Southern Seas 1904

by Louis Becke

The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.

The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.

by George Collingridge

Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods

Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods

by Andrew Kippis

In the Days When the World Was Wide, and Other Verses

In the Days When the World Was Wide, and Other Verses

by Henry Lawson

An Australian in China : Being the narrative of a quiet journey across China to Burma

An Australian in China : Being the narrative of a quiet journey across China to Burma

by George Ernest Morrison

Five months at Anzac : a narrative of personal experiences of the officer commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force

Five months at Anzac : a narrative of personal experiences of the officer commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force

by Joseph Lievesley Beeston

Austral English : A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

Austral English : A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

by Edward Ellis Morris

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia, in Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848)

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia, in Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848)

by T. L. (Thomas Livingstone) Mitchell

A Little Bush Maid

A Little Bush Maid

by Mary Grant Bruce

The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken

The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken

by Philip E. Muskett

Robbery under Arms A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Australian Goldfields

Robbery under Arms A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Australian Goldfields

by Rolf Boldrewood

Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia

Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia

by Sir Ernest Scott

Seven Little Australians

Seven Little Australians

by Ethel Turner

Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia

Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia

by Northcote Whitridge Thomas

Over the Top With the Third Australian Division

Over the Top With the Third Australian Division

by G. P. (George Percival) Cuttriss

The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders

The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders

by Sir Ernest Scott

The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work

The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work

by Ernest Favenc

The Naval Pioneers of Australia

The Naval Pioneers of Australia

by Louis Becke, Walter Jeffery

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia From Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia From Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845

by Ludwig Leichhardt

An Outback Marriage: A Story of Australian Life

An Outback Marriage: A Story of Australian Life

by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson

Adventures in Australia

Adventures in Australia

by William Henry Giles Kingston

While the Billy Boils

While the Billy Boils

by Henry Lawson

Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia

Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia

by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

In the Far North 1901

In the Far North 1901

by Louis Becke

The Magic Pudding

The Magic Pudding

by Norman Lindsay

Such Is Life

Such Is Life

by Joseph Furphy

A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay

A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay

by Watkin Tench

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete

by Charles Sturt

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume 1 (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume 1 (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia

by James George Frazer

Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants

Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants

by W. (William) Pridden

Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland

Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland

by Frank Lascelles Jardine, Alexander Jardine

A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, in His Majesty's ship the Investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel Porpoise and Cumberland schooner

A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, in His Majesty's ship the Investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel Porpoise and Cumberland schooner

by Matthew Flinders

Joe Wilson and His Mates

Joe Wilson and His Mates

by Henry Lawson

Children of the Bush

Children of the Bush

by Henry Lawson

The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888

The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888

by Ernest Favenc

The Old Bush Songs

The Old Bush Songs

On the Track

On the Track

by Henry Lawson

Rio Grande's Last Race, and Other Verses

Rio Grande's Last Race, and Other Verses

by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson

A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699

A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699

by William Dampier

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 An Account Of The English Colony In New South Wales, From Its First Settlement In 1788, To August 1801: With Remarks On The Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. Of The Native Inhabitants Of That Country. To Which Are Added, Some Particulars Of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. Of Lieutenant-Governor King; And An Account Of The Voyage Performed By Captain Flinders And Mr. Bass.

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 An Account Of The English Colony In New South Wales, From Its First Settlement In 1788, To August 1801: With Remarks On The Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. Of The Native Inhabitants Of That Country. To Which Are Added, Some Particulars Of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. Of Lieutenant-Governor King; And An Account Of The Voyage Performed By Captain Flinders And Mr. Bass.

by David Collins, George Bass, Philip Gidley King

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier

by John Pinkerton

The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula

The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula

by Herbert Brayley Collett

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 2 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 2 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

by Philip Parker King

A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson

A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson

by Watkin Tench

Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia Performed Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government, During the Years 1844, 5, and 6, Together With A Notice of the Province of South Australia in 1847

Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia Performed Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government, During the Years 1844, 5, and 6, Together With A Notice of the Province of South Australia in 1847

by Charles Sturt

The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent

The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent

by Thomas Wallace Knox

Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America

Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America

by W. C. (William Charles) Wentworth

Queensland Cousins

Queensland Cousins

by Eleanor Luisa Haverfield

Three Elephant Power, and Other Stories

Three Elephant Power, and Other Stories

by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2

by George Grey

The Beginning of the Sea Story of Australia 1901

The Beginning of the Sea Story of Australia 1901

by Louis Becke

The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811)

The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811)

by D. D. (David Dickinson) Mann

The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River

by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.

by John Lort Stokes

The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia

The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia

by William Henry Thomes

Australia, The Dairy Country

Australia, The Dairy Country

by Australia. Department of External Affairs

Peter Biddulph: The Story of an Australian Settler

Peter Biddulph: The Story of an Australian Settler

by William Henry Giles Kingston

Town Life in Australia

Town Life in Australia

by Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny

The Rising of the Court

The Rising of the Court

by Henry Lawson

In a new world : or, Among the gold-fields of Australia

In a new world : or, Among the gold-fields of Australia

by Jr. Horatio Alger

Grey Town : an Australian story

Grey Town : an Australian story

by Gerald R. (Gerald Robert) Baldwin

Journal of Landsborough's expedition from Carpentaria, in search of Burke & Wills

Journal of Landsborough's expedition from Carpentaria, in search of Burke & Wills

by William Landsborough

A Book for Kids

A Book for Kids

by C. J. (Clarence James) Dennis

The History of Tasmania , Volume II

The History of Tasmania , Volume II

by John West

Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life

Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life

by Mrs. Campbell Praed

A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia

A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia

by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke

The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke

by C. J. (Clarence James) Dennis

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 1 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia — Vol. 1 Performed between the years 1818 and 1822

by Philip Parker King

The Life of Captain James Cook, the Circumnavigator

The Life of Captain James Cook, the Circumnavigator

by Arthur Kitson

The Eureka Stockade

The Eureka Stockade

by Raffaello Carboni

Australia Felix

Australia Felix

by Henry Handel Richardson

We of the Never-Never

We of the Never-Never

by Jeannie Gunn

A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, in His Majesty's ship the Investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel Porpoise and Cumberland schooner

A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803, in His Majesty's ship the Investigator, and subsequently in the armed vessel Porpoise and Cumberland schooner

by Matthew Flinders

Journals of Australian Explorations

Journals of Australian Explorations

by Augustus Charles Gregory, Francis Thomas Gregory

Saltbush Bill, J. P.

Saltbush Bill, J. P.

by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson

Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo

by Ethel C. Pedley

An Anthology of Australian Verse

An Anthology of Australian Verse

Digger Smith

Digger Smith

by C. J. (Clarence James) Dennis

History of Australia and New Zealand from 1606 to 1890

History of Australia and New Zealand from 1606 to 1890

by Alexander Sutherland, George Sutherland

Colonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland bush

Colonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland bush

by G. Firth Scott