The Cat Has Nine Lives

Fred Robins

A fictionalised semi-biographical account of life on the Catalina flying boats operating low level minelaying and Air-Sea rescue missions in Asia and the south west Pacific during WW II, by a noted Western Australian Catalina pilot.

ISBN: 9 781920 843212

RRP: $19.95

Format: 189 pages, PB, 210 x 148 mm, 390g

Conservation and Care of Collections OUT OF PRINT
David Gilroy and Ian Godfrey; Eds

This book presents essential knowledge to enable the reader to preserve our heritage. Chapters cover the treatment for leather, textiles, ivory and bones, wood, paper and books, photos, paintings, ceramics, glass, stone, metals, wet material and modern organic materials. It is user-friendly and acts as a guide through some of the more technical details. Excellent colour plates.

ISBN 0 7307 1215 X
RRP: $38.45

Format: 181 pages, PB, 635g

Country

Visions of Land and People in Western Australia
Andrea Gaynor, Mathew Trinca and Anna Haebich (editors)

Country reflects upon the unique character of people's experiences in landscapes, and seeks to explain and consider the cultural significance of some of the major changes to the environment and to its inhabitants over the past two centuries.

ISBN: 9 780730 758129
RRP: $27.45

Format: 274 pages, PB, 235 x 152 mm, 605g

First Impressions Albany

Travellers' Tales

Douglas R G Sellick

First Impressions is a unique opportunity to view the early years of Albany on Australia's south-west coast through the writings of travelers, migrants, naturalists, seamen and royalty — including Charles Darwin, Matthew Flinders, Anthony Trollope, Sister Mary MacKillop, Henry Lawson, Herbert Hoover and Mark Twain.

ISBN: 9 780730 983668

RRP: $21.95

Format: 236 pages, PB, 220 x 150 mm, 600g

The Foundations of Fremantle - exploring the early history of Western Australia's Port City
Deborah Tout-Smith

Tells the story of Fremantle's history from pre-settlement Noongar life, the arrival of British settlers in 1829, depression and radical upheavals to the new world of the early 20th century. It traces Fremantle's character through the establishment of the port, the development of local agriculture and business.....the intimate experiences of everyday life. It contains early images and photographs of the exhibition in Fremantle History Museum.

ISBN: 0 7307 3811 6
RRP: $16.45

Format: 63 pages, PB, 292 x 210 mm, 325g

In Old Kalgoorlie OUT OF PRINT - New Edition forthcoming
Rob Pascoe

Beautiful and fascinating photos of the gold mining town, the work life, the social life, the buildings and the people; taken from original glass negatives from the JJ Dwyer collection 1890s to 1930s.

ISBN: 0 7309 2503 X
RRP: $32.95

Format: 212 pages, PB, 1110g

Japanese Swords and Fittings in the Western Australian Museum
George Trotter

This catalogue describes the swords and fitting from the Cool Collection which were collected in pre-war Europe. The swords are subdivided chronologically.

ISBN:9 780730 926238
RRP: $21.95

Format: 131 pages, PB, 292 x 210 mm, 625g

Matthew Flinders & His Scientific Gentlement

Juliet Wege, Alex George et. al. (editors)

A fascinating account of Matthew Flinders' remarkable expedition to Australia in 1801-1805; the lives of the principal members of the expedition; their work in charting the coast and discovering and illustrating plants and animals; and how their journals and collections were received in England.

ISBN: 9 781920 843205

RRP: $59.95

Format: 184 pages, HB, 310 x 230 mm, 1125g

A Nyoongar Wordlist from the South West of Western Australia OUT OF PRINT
Ross Chadwick and Peter Bindon

This publication assembles several separately published word lists from South-West Australian Aboriginal languages and dialects. It is not a dictionary but a basic world list. Two listings in alphabetical order are provided: one of Aboriginal words and one of an equivalent English word or phrase.

ISBN: 0 7309 5026 3
RRP: $23.95

Format: 496 pages, PB, 650g

Redemption of a Slave Ship

The James Matthews

Graeme Henderson

In the 1970s the wreck of the colonial period migrant ship, James Matthews, was found off Fremantle — careful examination and research revealed it had a dark past as a slave ship. Redemption of a Slave Ship is a comprehensive examination of a slaver; a tragic account of the people who lived and died on the vessel, and the story of one of Australia's most significant shipwrecks.

ISBN: 978 1 920843 99 1

RRP: $45.00

Format: 384 pages, HB, 235 x 165 mm, 1150g

1772: The French Annexation of New Holland

The Tale of Louis de Saint Alouarn

Philippe Godard and Tugdual de Kerros

On 30 March 1772, on the desolate Dirk Hartog Island Louis de Saint Alouarn formally annexed what is now Australia in the name of France. This is the story of an epic voyage under the most extreme conditions; a retelling of a chapter of Australian history which has largely gone unrecognised.

ISBN: 978 1 920843 98 4

RRP: $24.95

Format: 274 pages, PB, 235 x 165 mm

The Stolen Generations

Separation of Aboriginal children from their families
Anna Haebich and Ann Delroy

The removal of Aboriginal children began in the early years of British settlement and continued into the 1960's.  This is a clearly written and succinct outline of this important subject — a perfect introduction for general readers, and ideal for upper primary and secondary students and as a resource for history teachers.

ISBN: 9 780730 744542
RRP: $17.95

Format: 64 pages, PB, 290 x 225 mm, 435g

Voyage of Discovery to Terra Australis

by Willem de Vlamingh in 1696
Phillip Playford

Previous knowledge of Willem de Vlamingh's 1696-7 voyage to Terra Australis has been based on his ships' logs. But Phillip Playford's discovery of a hand-written French translation of Vlamingh's personal journal from the voyage now provides, through this beautifully produced book, much greater insight into this major event in Australia's history.

This book was short-listed for the WA Premier's Book Awards 1999.

ISBN: 9 780 730 712213
RRP: $38.45

Format: 118 pages, HB, 245 x 180 mm, 545g

Also available in paperback version RRP: $27.45