Historica: 1000 Years of our Lives and Times
Chief Historical Consultant/Writer
ABC Books (packaged by Millennium House) - published 2006
$125.00 includes postage of this very heavy large book with hundreds of pages and
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‘Gallipoli: The Untold stories from war correspondent Charles Bean and frontline Anzacs’.
Commemorating the 90th anniversary
Random House, published 2005
Bestseller, 20,000 copies sold.
Launched by Premier Bob Carr. Two reprints (one hard cover edition then one soft cover)
$40.00
The author turned this book into TV Documentary “Gallipoli Untold Stories” which he presented on Fox TV History Channel (Will be available in our Films section soon for $30.00 ) |
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‘Mary Bryant: her life and escape from Botany Bay’
(Simon & Schuster - published 2005)
The breathtaking strange but true story of the open boat voyage from Sydney back to London of the only female convict to escape from Britain’s 1788 penal colony in Australia.
$45.00
Rock Estedfford tie in
Author helped turn this book into a stage production produced for Rock Estedfford by the Northern Beaches College who won the Runner Up 2006 Award. (Will be available soon in our films section for $30.00)
TV Series tie in
Author provided research and storyline material for TV production company which produced Mary Bryant TV series on Channel 10. Not available from author. |
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‘Gallipoli Diaries: The Anzac’s story in their own words”
(Simon & Schuster - published 2003)
Award-winning Bestseller, 30,000 copies
Launched by Premier Bob Carr. Reprinted in soft cover.
Contains the names of all the Anzacs who died at Gallipoli.
$40.00 |
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‘Gallipoli: Our Last Man Standing’
(John Wiley & Sons Australia)
Launched by former prime minister Bob Hawke 3 April 03 .
Award-winning Bestseller 20,000
No. 4 on Bestseller list Non-fiction reprinted in soft back in 2004
Based on Alec Campbell letters, writings, articles.
Short-listed for Tasmanian History Award.
$50.00 hard back |
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‘Australia’s First Century’ : CD ROM
Writer/producer (Webster Publishing & The Australian)
Introduced by Prime Minister John Howard.
Not available from author. |
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‘Australia’s First Century’ book
(Infosentials Publishing Company - published 2000)
A picture book on history of century in association with The Australian.
10,000 copies sold
Launched by Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser at Parliament House.
Best seller
$99.00 including postage covering this very large and heavy book of hundreds of pages and photographs. |
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“Federation of a Nation””
(CD-ROM, Webster Publishing)
Launched by Premier Bob Carr at Parliament House.
Not available from author. |
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“Waltzing Matilda: The Song that Shaped a Nation”.
Introduced by patron, Slim Dusty. CD Rom (Webster Publishing)
Not available from author.
DVD of TV documentary shown on Channel 7
(Will be available in our films section soon $35.00 with postage.) |
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'Man from Snowy River' Centennial Edition.
(Angus & Robertson - published 1995)
Edited book on Banjo Paterson’s Man from Snowy River.
Best seller – 30,000 copies hard cover then limp.
$35.00 with postage |
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`Battle for the Bicentenary’
(Century/Hutchinson - published 1989)
The political story behind the First Fleet Re-enactment Expedition and 1988 celebrations.
Based on the expedition journals.
Launched by Opposition Leader, Andrew Peacock.
Telling the story of Australia’s largest live event and the hot inside story of this controversial victory by the people’s tall ship fleet against formidable government opposition.
$35.00 with postage |
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Australian Bicentennial First Fleet Expedition publications - 1978-1988
Series of Colonial History books, booklets, magazines on the first Fleet:
Please contact us for more details |
`Australia’s First Fleet & the Re-enactment’
(Fairfax Robertsbridge 1988)
Bestseller
Based on the sailor’s journals.
$30.00
DVD.
The author helped produce and appeared in a companion DVD which is a documentary telling the story for television of the battle he had against the government on the high seas and dry land to sail the fleet to Australia against all odds.
“The First Fleet Rite of Passage”
(Will be available in our films section soon $30.00) |
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`Voyage into History’
(Macmillan 1987)
Not available from author |
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‘Founding of Australia: from the original documents’
( Macmillan 1986)
$50.00
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`The Mayflower Miracle’: The Pilgrim’s story in their own words.'
(Macmillan 1985)
The story of the voyage to America and the settlement of America by the Pilgrim Fathers told from their journals.
$25.00
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`The First Settlement: convict village that founded Australia’
The first European settlers story of the founding of in their own words.
(Macmillan 1984)
Launched by premier Neville Wran
Best seller.
$35.00
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‘The First Fleet: convict voyage that founded Australia’
The sailor’s story in their own words
(Macmillan 1982)
Bestseller. Launched by prime minister, Malcolm Fraser
Contains the names of all the First Fleet convicts, marines, naval officers and sailors etc.
$35.00
The author helped produce a companion DVD which is a documentary filmed around the world and in all ports of call London, Portsmouth, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Botany Bay and Sydney - telling the story for television of the First Fleet’s convict voyage across the high seas to Australia against all odds.
“The First Fleet Rite of Passage” (Will be available in our films section soon $30.00) |
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Governor Philip Gidley King’ Biography of Third Governor of New South Wales
(Methuen 1982).
Co-authored with John King (Based on Jonathan’s Ph.D Thesis)
Launched by Governor of NSW Sir James Rowland
$25.00 |
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“A Cartoon History of Australia”
Saavas, Adelaide - published 1980
Not available from author. |
`Waltzing Materialism: Attitudes that shaped Australia’
(Harper & Row 1978).
Reached No.2 on Bestseller List. 50,000 copies sold
Book of the Year, Sir Mark Oliphant. “The book that sent a shock wave around Australia”.
Launched by Don Chipp, Leader of the Australian Democrats.
$25.00
Stop Laughing This is Serious’: Social History of Australia in cartoons
(Cassell 1978)
Launched by Vic. Premier Sir Henry Bolte
Best seller.
$45.00 |
`The Other Side of the Coin’: Political History of Australia in cartoons
(Cassell 1976)
Launched by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
Bestseller/with series of reprints.
$45.00 |
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