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books for Australia enthusiasts
Thumbs Up Australia: Hitchhiking the OutbackThumbs Up Australia: Hitchhiking the Outback by Tom Parry
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £0.01
Great road story that fleshes out some of the lesser known spots in the Australian outback.
The Songlines (Vintage classics)The Songlines (Vintage classics) by Bruce Chatwin
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.27
The Songlines is enchanting, a compelling read and insight into the mystical qualities of indigenous Australian life.
The Dig Tree: The Extraordinary Story of the Ill-fated Burke and Wills 1860 ExpeditionThe Dig Tree: The Extraordinary Story of the Ill-fated Burke and Wills 1860 Expedition by Sarah Murgatroyd
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £3.19
Heartbreaking and brilliantly researched study of the disastrous Burke and Wills expedition.
The Explorers: Stories of Discovery and Adventure from the Australian FrontierThe Explorers: Stories of Discovery and Adventure from the Australian Frontier by Tim F. (Edt) Flannery
Buy new: £7.63 / Used from: £5.75
First-hand accounts from the white pioneers who colonised Australia.
A Secret CountryA Secret Country by John Pilger
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John Pilger tears into the dark history of the lucky country.
No Worries: Journey Through AustraliaNo Worries: Journey Through Australia by Mark Mccrum
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Witty journey around Oz.
The Singing LineThe Singing Line by Alice Thomson
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Fascinating detail on Todd's obsessive quest to construct the Overland Telegraph Line across Australia.
A Traveller's History of AustraliaA Traveller's History of Australia by John H. Chambers
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Good background read on Australian history, both before and after Europeans arrived.
The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the PacificThe Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux
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The consumnate travel writer's take on Sydney, Northern Queensland and the desert.
We, the AboriginesWe, the Aborigines by Douglas Lockwood
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one of the best books about Aboriginal life. The Lizard Eaters is really good too.
True History of the Kelly GangTrue History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
Buy new: £5.38 / Used from: £0.01
extraordinary sensitive account of legendary accidental bushranger