Join the History Hunter as he delves into an extraordinary story of shipwreck and treasure and investigates one of Australias mysterious cold cases.
On a summer morning in 1931, four children on a remote beach made a remarkable discovery. But this was only one of many astonishing finds in the same ..
Now in paperback, this first book in the Our Country series takes readers on a journey across Australia to marvel at our unique geology and geography.
Our home is an ancient land.
In every corner of Australia, wonders are waiting for curious explorers.
With each vibrant fact-filled page of th..
A narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s most infamous bushrangers. New paperback edition
As a young boy, Ned Kelly saved a classmate from drowning in a flooded creek. He was rewarded with a green silk sash for his heroism. Yet, within a few..
Every stone has a story, the echo of a memory, a walk in the wilderness, a time and a place lived and loved. This book is about these stones.
Every stone has its own unique story – and everybody needs a story stone and a book to collect it in
Mark Greenwood has collected stones of all shape..
The heroic story of one man and a donkey - and the strange twist of fate that brought two boyhood friends together one last time during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.
A poignant account of the story of John Kirkpatrick Simpson and how he and his donkey, Duffy, rescued over 300 men during ..
Delve into some of Australian historys most baffling mysteries
In 1848 the famous explorer Ludwig Leichhardt sets out on an epic journey. His aim is to cross Australia from east to west, but he never reaches his destination and no one from his expedition is ever seen again. Countless search partie..
Delve into some of Australian historys most baffling mysteries
On September 7, 1936, the last captive Tasmanian tiger dies alone and neglected in a Hobart zoo. Since then many people claim to have sighted this amazing creature. Did the entire species vanish forever on that bleak night No one can p..
Delve into some of Australian historys most baffling mysteries
Its 1930, and a man named Harold Lasseter claims to have discovered a massive gold reef in Central Australia. As he journeys across the desert to find it again, he buries maps and secret messages beneath the ashes of his campfires - be..
Delve into some of Australian historys most baffling mysteries
In March 1942, an aircraft prepares for a desperate midnight escape, taking refugees to safety in Australia. Just before take-off, the pilot is entrusted with a mysterious, wax-sealed package.But when the plane is shot down by the enem..
From the award-winning Mark Greenwood ("The Legend of Lasseter's Reef" and "The Legend of Moodyne Joe") comes "Fortuyn's Ghost", a haunting tale of shipwreck on the high seas. In 1724, the Dutch East India Company ship Fortuyn vanished after leaving the Cape of Good Hope, bound for Batavia. Stowed b..