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The Five Squatting Runs in Old Nathalia Shire

The Five Squatting Runs in Old Nathalia Shire This book was written for the preservation of a ser...

The Five Squatting Runs in Old Nathalia Shire This book was written for the preservation of a series of articles recently published in the Red Gum Courier on the five squatting runs in the old Nathalia Shire which encompassed the area in the shape of a wedge between the Murray and Goulburn Rivers. The wedge was home to the Bangerang tribes for at least 40,000 years and may be as long as 60,000 years.  Before the intrusion of explorers and squatters the aborigines of this area with its lakes, ...

$25.00

Weirs

Weirs | Numurkah - Nathalia - Barmah Judy Ormond’s historical book on the weirs and crossings alo...

Weirs | Numurkah - Nathalia - Barmah Judy Ormond’s historical book on the weirs and crossings along local waterways between 1880 and 2023 is a testament to the rich and complex history of water management and development in this region. Drawing on a wealth of sources, including newspapers, historical documents, and accounts by locals, Judy traces the evolution of weirs and crossings from their early days as tools for maintaining human health to their later use as supports for reliable agricul...

$45.00

An ABC of animals, birds & things

An ABC of animals, birds & things Photos and Rhymes

An ABC of animals, birds & things Photos and Rhymes

$10.00

Truth Telling - Invasion or Peaceful Settlement

Truth Telling - Invasion or Peaceful Settlement The Bangerang - 1838 - 1848 In keeping with the t...

Truth Telling - Invasion or Peaceful Settlement The Bangerang - 1838 - 1848 In keeping with the title of this book “Truth-Telling - Invasion or Peaceful Settlement - The Bangerangs”, the years have been confined between 1838 and 1848, firstly because there had been no written recorded intrusion into Bangerang territory by white man prior to 1838, secondly the subject of Invasion would be too large if not confined to the Bangerang Tribes and thirdly actual combat with guns and spears between t...

$35.00

"The Long and the Short of it..."

"The Long and the Short of it..." A biography of the life and times of Morice Holland Compiled by...

"The Long and the Short of it..." A biography of the life and times of Morice Holland Compiled by Jeanette Holland

$40.00

The Blockies

The Blockies Stories of Soldier settlement in Nathalia & District  Told by the Blockies and t...

The Blockies Stories of Soldier settlement in Nathalia & District  Told by the Blockies and their families  The idea of paying tribute to the Soldier Settlement occurred to the Staff at the          Barmah Forest Heritage and Education Centre after a course was conducted in        Cobram by Moira Arts and Culture (MAC Inc.) At the time we did not realise the extraordinary amount of research and work that had already been undertaken by Mrs Cheryl McKenzie and the Soldier Settlement Monumen...

$25.00

125 Years Mustering

125 Years Mustering on the Barmah & Yielima Commons & State Forests From Journalist's Vie...

125 Years Mustering on the Barmah & Yielima Commons & State Forests From Journalist's Viewpoints Compiled from local and Interstate newspapers and Government Gazettes. The newspaper articles presented in chronological order records the history of Barmah and Yielima Commons from when grazing and mustering commenced to when this activity ceased. This book, written by Journalists and using their words has accurately recorded the history of the Barmah and Yielima Musters. Over the past on...

$35.00

Blossom the Possum

Blossom the Possum Shows You Nathalia at Night

Blossom the Possum Shows You Nathalia at Night

$15.00

Anna the Goanna Visits Nathalia

Anna the Goanna Visits Nathalia

Anna the Goanna Visits Nathalia

$12.00

Nathalia Township - Street Names

This beautifully presented 84 page book compiled by local historian Lyn Franklin details the fami...

This beautifully presented 84 page book compiled by local historian Lyn Franklin details the family history of Nathalia's 65 street names.

$25.00

Barwo Homestead

The first 30 years of an Aged Care Facility in Nathalia.

The first 30 years of an Aged Care Facility in Nathalia.

$35.00

Broken Creek Drama

The Nathalia UA3 Writers group has been exploring the challenge of writing Flash Fiction. Members...

The Nathalia UA3 Writers group has been exploring the challenge of writing Flash Fiction. Members of the group were inspired by Kitchen Sink Drama, written by Paul Connolly, which appears in the Good Weekend magazine of the Saturday Age newspaper. The Red Gum Courier publishes the Nathalia Writers Group's flash fiction under the banner of Broken Creek Drama. This little book contains a collection of those writings.

$10.00