From my wife's chance remark about how she and her sisters squabbled over toys. Her exasperated mother would solve the problem by throwing the toys onto the roof.
Written by Bill Scott, illustrated by Ron Edwards.
I had an idea for a story and jokingly sent the drawings in random order with no plot to Bill who produced a story.
Great old bush verse from the early part of the century. 30 of the most famous recitations originally published in the Bowyang Reciters during the 1930s.
Written by Cheryl Batchelor, this book tells the story of Charles Batchelor through his war sevice years to establishing Brisbane's largest leather business 'Jolly and Batchelor' and beyond. A story of his devotion to his wife Ella, and the challenges they faced during their lives which they met with courage and spirit.
Robert helps a magic kookaburra with its head jammed in an emu egg. In return it gets him into and out of all sorts of trouble by learning to say things backwards.
One of a series of childrens books that will suit all those young girls who are mad about horses.
Traditional crafts in Hobart Maritime Museum. Includes historical Derwent ships.
Tells of traditional Cape York life in verse and drawing.
Published originally as a limited edition, this edited paperback version is for school use.
Seems impossible! A plait in the middle of a strap without cutting the ends! Easy if you know how.
Plain instructions on how to make a 4 and 6 plait redhide or greenhide whip, the common stockwhip of the bush. Each step is clearly illustrated, how to form the belly, plait the whip, attach the fall and cracker and make the handle. Diagrams for 6,8, and 12 plaits are also illustrated.
