"Information about some of the more important and interesting endangered animals of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, including the animal's common name, scientific name, and conservation status; also includes a map showing the range of each animal featured; and a glossary, additional resources, and an index"-- Provided by publisher.

Gas Pedal to Back-Pedal - The Second Century of Auckland Transport - This is an historical narrative describing real persons and factual events that have resulted in the Auckland of today. There are many possible readers who might be interested in aspects of: Transport - the books contain a lot of history about trams, suburban rail, buses, ferries, and of course motor vehicles, and the legislation that has governed their operation. Politics - the...

At the end of the 1970s, one young reporter bears witness to the final days of Australia's whaling industry. Thirty years after the last whale was captured and slaughtered in Australia, this incisive account tells the very human story of the characters and events that brought whaling to an end. This fair and balanced account portrays the raw adventure of going to sea, the perils of being a whaler, and the commitment that leads activists to throw themselves...

Heroic, hilarious and sometimes just plain weird... Jim Eames shares great Qantas stories from World War II to the age of the jumbo and beyond. First published as the best-selling Courage in the Skies and The Flying Kangaroo From the challenges of its earliest days to the significant, but little-known involvement in Australia's World War II campaigns and its surge into the jet age and beyond, these are the stories of the men and women, the risk...

The fascinating story of the daughter of First Fleet convicts who managed to overcome her humble origins to become the mistress of the grandest home in colonial Sydney. 'An astonishing story of lust and love in early colonial Australia, shocking, entrancing and utterly enthralling.' - Sue Williams, author of Elizabeth and Elizabeth Born on Norfolk Island to First Fleet convicts, Mary Ann was destined to become a farmer's wife. Instead, at the age...

A mix of short stories and commentaries-some whimsical, some grim-this work of creative conjecture offers a perceptive and positive new slant on significant New Zealand events and personalities. With a modest degree of adjustment, this compilation examines what if" scenarios ranging from the historical and literary to the athletic and offers alternative conclusions. Altering the lives of Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand's most famous writer, and national...

Dragged from the big metropolises of Sydney and Melbourne in the 1920s, a first generation of federal government workers settled into humble red brick Canberra "govvies" on the brown paddocks of the Limestone Plains. They complained about the cold and the lack of pubs. But over time, like the first pioneers a century earlier, they embraced their new home. They grew fond of the peaceful tree-lined streets of their garden city in the bush, proud of...

The inspiring story of a feisty pioneering woman who sought freedom and adventure in the outback and became the first woman to work as an opal miner in Australia. People always asked her if she was ever afraid, living out in the desert alone with all those rough and scruffy men. But Minnie Berrington was not the faint-hearted type, and never had been. Being tough came naturally to her, growing up with three brothers and a family that went from riches...

Musical theater has a special place in the hearts of Australians. Whether it is The Boy from Oz, Bran Nue Dae, or Muriel's Wedding, we love to see Australian stories on the big stage with all the glamour, energy, and vibrancy a musical can offer. However magical they are on stage, performances leave behind few traces. Australia has a rich, hidden history of achievement in musical theater which is now largely forgotten. Drawing on their long careers...