VIVA BOOKS

Busselton Life in Snips and Snaps

$25.00 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

GEOLOGY & LANDFORMS OF THE SOUTH-WEST by COPP, I.A.

$6.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

Busselton Heritage Trail

$10.00 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

THREATENED AND RARE BIRDS OF WA by BLYTH, JOHN

$6.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

OUTSTATION ON THE VASSE BUSSELTON 1830-1850 by JENNINGS RODGER

$27.00 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

WILDFLOWERS OF THE SOUTH COAST by Judy Wheeler

$6.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

High Country Cattlemen by Melanie Faith Dove

$39.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

Dating back to the 1830s, the mountain cattlemen heritage is one of the oldest forms of agriculture in Victoria and New South Wales. The cattlemen teach the now seventh generation the intimate secrets of the mountains, rivers and seasons as they tackle rigorous river crossings and mountainous terrain on horseback from a young age. In this stunning book, photographer Melanie Faith Dove takes a contemporary look at the few remaining families proudly carrying on their long-held bush traditions, and training the next generation to become the custodians of the land. The sublime photographs in this book document the proud yet threatened tradition of the mountain cattlemen. Features an foreword by Geoff Burrowes , producer of The Man from Snowy River. Introduction by Ian Stapleton, author and outback education pioneer. ...Show more

Invisible Country: Southwest Australia: Understanding a Landscape by Bill Bunbury

$29.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

When Europeans first settled in Australia, the land withheld many of its secrets from these new arrivals. There were broad rivers, wide plains and tall forests, all of which, to European eyes, suggested promising sites for settlement. To many of the new settlers, the First Australians were a puzzle. The y moved freely through country they knew intimately. They had useful things to say to the European newcomers - if they would listen. What few realised then was that Aboriginal people and the land they lived in were indistinguishable. Failure to read the people made it hard to read the country. Invisible Country describes the environmental change that has occurred in south-western Australia since European settlement, through four case studies of the development of local rivers, forests and coastal plains. These stories, compiled through extensive conversations broadcaster and writer Bill Bunbury has conducted with farmers, ecologists, traditional owners and others who rely on the land, are book-ended by an examination of the historical perspective in which these changes have occurred. It is a reminder that the land owns people, not the other way around, and is the beginning of a conversation about understanding and care for a land we are all lucky to live in. ...Show more

SEASONS AND SEASONINGS IN A TEAPOT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF RURAL FAMILY LIFE by EVANS SARAH

$41.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

Great Australian Working Horse Stories by Angela Goode

$32.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.

MARGARET RIVER STORIES by JENNINGS, GUY

$59.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA

Aboriginal Myths by A. W. Reed

$18.99 AUD

Category: AUSTRALIANA | Series: Aboriginal Library

A collection of stories exploring dreamtime myths through ancient images, such as the Rainbow Snake, the discovery of fire, and the first man and woman. Divided into three sections, The Great Father, Totemic Ancestors and Creation Myths, it seeks to provide an insight into Aboriginal culture.