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81) Pearl Cove
Author
Series
Donovan Family volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Confronted by her late husband's suspicious death, the prospect of bankruptcy, and the disappearance of a priceless black pearl necklace called the "Black Trinity," young widow Hannah McGarry reluctantly turns for help to the seductive Archer Donovan, the silent partner in her husband's pearl farm enterprise. By the author of Amber Beach.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
More than half way through Dr Mary's secondment, an Australian General Election is called. Dr Mary hopes this could lead to a new dawn in indigenous health funding but the signs aren't good. As her time in Kununurra continues, Dr Mary becomes aware of the role alcohol plays in her patient's lives. In the Kimberley, people drink two and a half times the state average and there is four and a half times the number of alcohol related deaths. With this...
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Working at the Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service (OVAHS) in Kununurra and dealing with upwards of 120 patients a day, Dr Mary is thrown into the deep end of the health crisis facing the Kimberley. And the OVAHS clinic is a long way from her sedate waiting room in the Scottish Islands. Against the backdrop of a resources bonanza, Dr Mary comes face to face with the health impacts on a community by-passed by the boom; including a homeless pensioner...
84) Hush
Author
Series
Detective Harriet Blue volume 4
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Top cop. Devoted sister. Now Inmate 3329. But prison bars won't stop Harriet Blue from seeking justice for the murder of her brother. Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop--as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis. So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside. But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A definitive K-12 of surfing in Australia, Bombora tells the story of Australian beach culture through our surfing champions, writers, pioneers, entrepreneurs, mavericks, legends, drop-outs and drop-ins. The two-part series follows the rise of surfing and its culture in Australia, using archival footage and classic Australian music to illustrate its growing importance in Australian society in the 20th century and beyond. From the time we learnt to...
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume 8
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When his brother uses him as a boomerang on a beach near the Great Barrier Reef, the wind takes Flat Stanley halfway across Australia to the Outback.
89) Nursery rhymes
Author
Publisher
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Following on from their hit 'Nursery Rhymes' YouTube special (which has received over 3.2 million views in just over a month), The Wiggles 'Nursery Rhymes' album includes your favourite nursery rhymes performed by The Wiggles, who use rhyme and rhythm, both critical aspects of language, which greatly facilitate children's success in learning to read. Families all around the world have sung nursery rhymes to each other for many generations. Nearly...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In The Shepherd's Hut, Winton crafts the story of Jaxie Clackton, a brutalized rural youth who flees from the scene of his father's violent death and strikes out for the vast wilds of Western Australia. All he carries with him is a rifle and a waterjug. All he wants is peace and freedom. But surviving in the harsh saltlands alone is a savage business. And once he discovers he's not alone out there, all Jaxie's plans go awry. He meets a fellow exile,...
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Lonely Planet's South Australia & Northern Territory is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze at Uluru, explore the outback, and spot wildlife on Kangaroo Island; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of SA & NT and begin your journey now!"--Publisher's description.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Following World War Two, one of the largest mass migrations in history took place. More than five million people came to Australia, transforming it into the most multicultural country on earth. However, this was never meant to be. For much of the 20th century, successive Australian governments pursued a policy of deporting and barring entry to any race of people they considered undesirable. This was known as the White Australia policy. Admission Impossible...
94) Number 8
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
While hiding out from the mob in the suburbs with his mother, a singer, Jackson uses his fascination with math and numbers to make friends, but strange phone calls and even greater threats endanger not only Jackson and his mother, but his new girlfriend, as well.
95) Tracks
Author
Publisher
Vintage Departures / Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This book is about one woman's solo trek across 1,700 miles of Australian Outback. A camel-trek from the heart of Australia, across 17,000 miles of hostile desert, to the sea - with only a dog and four camels for company. Robyn's story beats a track across bush, rock, sand and dust, across magnificent landscapes and through ancient sacred land, through frustrations, triumphs, joy and despair. And as she treks further and further away from civilisation,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In a climate of uncertainly, green pioneers are pushing ahead with their visions of the future. Many citizens have limited knowledge of the opportunities that will come from taking a more creative approach to renewable energy, ecologically sustainable farming, greener buildings and lifestyles and other innovations. But despite this there is now a whole army of people urgently mapping the future. This documentary follows four main characters, Sydney’s...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In a landscape so ancient that, in parts, it predates life on the planet, are animals superbly adapted to the harsh and beautiful extremes of Outback Australia. Over the course of a year, journey with the people and animals of Australia's Kimberley region in northwest Australia: a vast, rugged and remote wilderness, bursting with character.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Just as every home is different, so is every dog. In this stunningly photographed book of architecturally superb houses - many of them architects' own homes - we see how the presence of a dog brings warmth and life to the most dramatic spaces. From mid-century raw brick to a penthouse apartment, gracious Edwardian to Scandinavian modern, from beach house to country retreat, there is always room for a dog or two. Seemingly oblivious to designer furniture,...
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