The Women of Little Lon, by Barbara Minchinton
The story of sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne.
Tag Archives: Australia
In the Land of Kangaroos and Gold Mines
A delightful and detailed look at 1800s Australia through the eyes of French aristocrat, Oscar Comettant.
Silver Wattle, by Belinda Alexandra
Silver Wattle by Belinda Alexandra is a sweeping historical novel about two sisters, Adela and Klara, who flee Prague after their mother’s death and rebuild their lives in Australia’s burgeoning film industry of the 1920s.
Black Kettle and Full Moon, by Geoffery Blainey
Daily Life in a Vanished Australia. A detailed and fascinating look at how early settlers lived in Australia.
Henry Sutton, The Innovative Man
A book about Henry Sutton, a highly active and innovative inventor from Ballarat. By Lorayne Branch
Dark Emu, by Bruce Pascoe
A read of the controversial book which attempts to make a case for aboriginal agriculture and civilisation in pre colonial Australia.
Working Class Boy, by Jimmy Barnes
Working Class Boy covers Jimmy’s early years beginning in Glasgow, Scotland and then moving to Australia. Life was difficult in both places but at least the weather was nice and warm in Australia.
Working Class Man, by Jimmy Barnes
A fascinating look into the world of the Australian rock scene in the 70’s and 80’s told by Jimmy Barnes.
Who Killed Jim Barclay?, by Wallace Mortimer
The murders of Jim Barclay and John Bamford in late 1917 at Wonnangatta Station near Myrtleford in Victoria is a fascinating mystery. The book covers the theories and paints a picture of the setting with historical stories about many of the locals of the time.
Skimpy, by Kellie Arrowsmith
Skimpy is an auto biography by Kellie Arrowsmith, a “skimpy” bar waitress. Outrageous true tales of crocodiles, snakes and pulling beers in the top end.