Brimstone: The North Lyell Mine Disaster    by Luke Scott
Price: $3.99 USD. 66380 words. Language: English. Published on October 1, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand.
(4.75 from 4 reviews)
On Saturday, October 12, 1912, a suspicious fire broke out deep underground in a copper mine on Tasmania’s rugged west coast. Fifty men were trapped below ground for five days, as a mammoth rescue effort was undertaken to free them. At the official inquiry, one man was accused of deliberately lighting the fire to avenge the death of his brother.

Song of the Stone    by Barry Brailsford
Price: $4.99 USD. 59200 words. Language: English. Published on September 24, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand.
Barry Brailsford shares his journey into sacred knowledge held close within the higher realms of the Maori and Native American worlds. The Elders said, “The stars define this moment – they open doors of opportunity- we ask you to weave words of hope for those who seek an better life and a kinder world.” This call to walk the ancient trails changed his life. Who knows – it might change yours?

Radleys and the Christchurch Fruit & Vegetable Markets    by Robert Radley
Price: $2.99 USD. 20570 words. Language: English. Published on September 5, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand.
1900's Fruit and Vegetable Merchants Golden Age In Christchurch, New Zealand. Covers the colourful story of the fruit and vegetable trade prior to the demise of owner operator retailers and small growers when decimated by the rise of supermarkets. The trade was vibrant with many ethnic participants and special characters.

Midlands Morsels, Treasures from Tasmania    by Susan Woldenberg Butler
Price: $5.99 USD. 22560 words. Language: English. Published on July 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » International.
A glimpse into daily life in one corner of our planet, with recipes from those wonderful women of all ages who keep life ticking over for their families and friends

Gold Rush - Otago 1861-64    by David Hanger
Price: $9.99 USD. 106230 words. Language: English. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing  on June 21, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand.
Gold Rush Otago 1861-64 is about overcoming the dangers posed by the harsh mountainous landscape and furious elements of New Zealand’s Otago goldfields. The story, based on fact in terms of time, place and actual events, follows three Australian families who join forces in the search for both gold and a place they can call home.

Yellow Pearl - Eighteen short stories from the Stringybark Australian History Awards    by David Vernon
Price: $1.99 USD. 35370 words. Language: English. Published on June 17, 2012. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author.
(4.80 from 5 reviews)
Raise the term ‘history’ in a conversation in any group and half the participants will glaze over and talk about something else. Why? Is it because they think that history is a collection of dates or stories about musty, dusty, kings? Perhaps. Or perhaps they have never come across an anthology like this one — full of good writing and intriguing plots.

The Worst Country in the World    by Patsy Trench
Price: $5.99 USD. 90330 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand.
In 1801 a Dorsetshire widow ups sticks and travels across the world with her five children to settle in a penal colony called New South Wales, then commonly regarded as the worst country in the world. Two hundred odd years later their descendant sets off to Australia to discover the story behind this extraordinary voyage.

To Sydney by Stealth - Midget Subs Attack Sydney, 1942    by Hugh V. Clarke
Price: $1.99 USD. 22020 words. Language: English. Published by BWM Books  on June 15, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand.
The Japanese midget submarine raid on Sydney Harbour on the night of 31 May 1942 provoked real fear of enemy invasion of Australia — particularly following the bombing of Darwin a few months earlier. This book presents the graphic story behind the submarine attack on Sydney from both Australian and Japanese viewpoints.

An Island in the Autumn    by John Smith
Price: $5.99 USD. 92310 words. Language: English. Published by North Highland Publishing  on May 17, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand.
In 1970, after serving nearly twenty years in Nigeria, John Smith returned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ready for a fresh assignment as a Commomwealth administrator. The ‘powers that be’ assured him that they would find him ‘an island in the autumn’

The Great Australian Pie: a history and culinary adventure    by Robert Macklin
Price: $2.99 USD. 7580 words. Language: English. Published by BWM Books  on April 19, 2012. Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Baking.
Nowhere else in the world is there anything quite like it; and nothing is more beloved by Australians. Its appeal leaps across the generations, the sexes and all the social, political and religious persuasions. It is the one thing we all have in common: it is the great Australian meat pie.