Mrs Millar's Frogs by Annette Millar; Kerry Anne Jordinson (Illustrator)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Children
"Frogs! I love frogs, frogs in Broome. They live in my house in every room."So begins the story of Mrs Millar and her much loved frogs. Follow the adventures of these little characters as they hop and hide in Mrs Millar's house. This new edition of an old favorite, which has never lost its appeal for y ...Show more
Kimberley - The End of an Era by David Thom
$39.00 AUD
Category: History
This is a personal story of an era of Western Australia’s history that should be told, the story of a period of the Kimberley cattle industry that due to so many changes for both indigenous and non-indigenous people, no longer exists. Our family were privileged to own a property that was approximately s ...Show more
About a Girl, About a Pearl by Kristin Weidenbach
$32.99 AUD
Category: Pearling Yesterday and Today
At a time when others only dreamed of growing pearls in Broome’s giant oysters, the pioneering Brown family mastered the secrets to coax the perfect pearls to life. With an Aussie can-do attitude they created Cygnet Bay pearl farm in the 1960s, the oldest Australian-owned and operated pearl farm and pro ...Show more
Life in the Pindan - An Introduction to the Nature of the West Kimberley by Pat Lowe
$32.99 AUD
Category: Plants and Animals
The Kimberley holds part of Northern Australia's vast landscape of savanna, the most extensive, most intact in the world. With 70% of the world's tropical savanna under crops or concrete, time is running out to save what's left. The Pindan, a savanna landscape of shrubland and woodland, is a treasure-ho ...Show more
Beyond The Lattice
$32.99 AUD
Category: Broome History
In Beyond the Lattice Susan Sickert seeks answers to her questions about this fascinating Australian town. She steps off the verandah, away from the pearlers' world of privilege, privacy and power behind the lattice. She looks instead for the heart of Broome in the lives of the thousands of Asian, Abori ...Show more
The Boab Tree by Pat Lowe
$32.99 AUD
Category: Plants and Animals
That 'colossus of the bush', the boab tree, has long intrigued visitors to the Kimberley. Where did it come from? How long does it live? With its strong branches and gnarled trunk, the boab is a minor ecosystem, providing shade and shelter for other lives. Native bees and bagmoths, lizards and nesting b ...Show more
King of the Australian Coast by Marsden Hordern
$45.99 AUD
Category: History
"Phillip Parker King has been described as the greatest of Australia s early marine surveyors. But while the achievements of Cook and Flinders are widely known, this is the first telling of King s story.Unlike Cook and Flinders, King was Australian-born--the son of Philip Gidley King, governor of New So ...Show more
A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind: The Life Of William Dampier by Diana Preston, Michael Preston
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
"William Dampier, (1651 -1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research. mong many extraordinary achievements Dampier mapped the winds and ...Show more
Forty Fathoms Deep - Pearl Divers and Sea Rovers in Australian Seas by Ion Idriess
$35.99 AUD
Category: Broome History
Pearl divers & sea rovers in Australian seas. Mr. Idriess reveals to the reader the technique of pearling with him, the reader boards the lugger for the pearling grounds, makes the acquaintance of the skipper and crew, dons the diving dress and descends to the sea floor, sees the wonders of a new a ...Show more
The White Divers of Broome: The True Story of a Fatal Experiment by John Bailey
$25.99 AUD
Category: Broome History
The True Story of a Fatal Experiment1912 Broome was as much 'Asian' as 'Australian'. The town thrived on the hugely profitable, but extremely dangerous, pearl shell industry. It was a frontier town where racial tensions simmered. This is a gripping narrative that echoes with many of the same fears and h ...Show more
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