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Adventurers, Pioneers and Misfits: Australia's Most Amazing True Life Stories by Jim Haynes
$25.99 AUD
$29.99 (13% off)
Category: History
From an eccentric musical genius to an escaped convict who ended up Japan, Jim Haynes reveals some of Australia's most amazing, and sometimes unbelievable, true life stories
Big Book of Verse For Aussie Kids by HAYNES Jim (ed)
$29.99 AUD
Category: No Category
The most comprehensive, authoritative and definitive book of poetry ever published in Australia for children. The famous rub shoulders with schoolyard rhymes, alphabets and nonsense verse. Over 600 of the best verses for children in the English language have been especially chosen, with emphasis on Aust ...Show more
Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags: Australia's most colourful criminal characters by Jim Haynes
$32.99 AUD
Category: Adults
An incredible collection of true crime characters from Australia's master storyteller. The bold, the bad and the slightly mad . . . in Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags, Jim Haynes brings us fifteen larger-than-life Aussies - some of the greatest, and most unknown, ne'er do wells from Austral ...Show more
Great Furphies of Australian History: What you really need to know - the truth behind the myths by Jim Haynes
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
Jim Haynes upturns some of the long-held myths of Australian history with surprising results. With all the skills of the master storyteller that he is, Jim Haynes exposes some of the great myths of Australian history. Did you know that Portuguese and Spanish explorers probably found the east coast of Au ...Show more
Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia by Jim Haynes
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
Australia's most amazing characters of the convict age. In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, the men and women w ...Show more
On All Fronts: Australia's Participation in World War II by Jim Haynes
$35.00 AUD
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World War II was the most defining moment in Australia's history. More than a million Australians served in campaigns against Germany and Italy in Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East, and against Japan in southeast Asia and other parts of the Pacific. ON ALL FRONTS looks at the k ...Show more
The ABC Book of Australian Country Music by Jim Haynes
$19.99 AUD
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A comprehensive list of all Australian artists who are active and successful in country music or have made an indelible impression on the Australian country music scene. Also included are lists of major award winners and stars, and a guide to the major country music festivals around Australia.
The Best Australian Bush Stories by Jim Haynes
$29.99 AUD
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Stories that take us from the Mallee to the back of Bourke and beyond ...an indispensable collection about the enduring appeal of the Australian bush.
The Best Australian Sea Stories: Our Land is Girt by Sea by Jim Haynes
$29.99 AUD
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The deep blue sea has been an endless source of inspiration, wonder and imagination to explorers and writers alike. Australia's history and national character has been defined by the fact that we live on an isolated island continent girt by sea. Best Australian Sea Stories is full of fascinating history ...Show more
The Best Australian Trucking Stories by Jim Haynes
$32.99 AUD
Category: No Category
This first-ever collection of stories about Aussie truckers captures the humor, tragedy, and fascinating history of their world. The trucker's job—so vital to everyday life—makes for a diverse treasure trove of stories that will make you laugh and cry, and keep you on the edge of your seat. These weird ...Show more
The Big Book of Australia's War Stories by Jim Haynes
$32.99 AUD
Category: War
Here are the stories of Australia's iconic battles and campaigns from the time of federation to the Vietnam War. Some are still household names, although their historical significance may be a mystery to most Aussies. Others are barely remembered now, but are part in our history and deserve to be retold ...Show more
The Boy Who Went to War - Jim Haynes' True Story of WWII by Dawn Meredith; Jim Haynes (Interviewee)
$24.99 AUD
Category: War
As a thirteen year old butcher's apprentice, Jim Haynes was desperate to join the Royal Navy when World War II began. At sixteen his parents finally allowed him to escape the slums of Nottingham. Jim served his country in his teen years, being drafted to a brand new frigate HMS Avon K97, dropping depth ...Show more
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