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Not Just Ned: A true history of the Irish in Australia
Not Just Ned: A true history of the Irish in Australia

ISBN: 9781876944827
Paperback, 128 pages, 305 mm x 210 mm, full colour
Published March 2011
$29.95
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A colour cartoon depicting Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott. They stand staring at each other. A red dotted line connects their gaze. Julia wears a white t-shirt and black trousers. On the t-shirt is 'Kevin 10' and 'Julia 10' underneath. The 'Kevin' in 'Kevin 10' has been crossed out. Abbott wears a white t-shirt and red swimmers. On his t-shirt is 'Brendan 10' and 'Malcolm 10'. In each case, the names have been crossed out. On his swimmers is 'Tony 10'. Above Gillard is text that reads 'Behind the Lines'. Above Abbott is text that reads 'The year's best cartoons 2010'.

Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2010
ISBN 9781876944803
Paperback, 112 pages, 170mm x 170mm, full colour
Published November 2010
$19.95
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Hell's Only Half Full book cover.

Hell's Only Half Full
ISBN 978 1 87694 473 5
Hardback, 240 pages, 240 mm x 170 mm, two colour
Published October 2010
$24.95
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Captain James Cook 1775–76.
Exploration and Endeavour: The Royal Society of London and the South Seas
ISBN: 9781876944810
Paperback, 64 pages, 200 mm x 165 mm, full colour
Published August 2010
$19.95
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Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route book cover. Sunday Well 2008 (detail) by Dadda Simpson, Martumili Artists.

Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route
ISBN 978 1 87694 478 0
Paperback with dust jacket, 256 pages, 285 mm x 235 mm, colour
Published July 2010
$59.00
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Sinners, Saints and Settlers book cover.

Sinners, Saints & Settlers: A journey through Irish Australia
ISBN 978 1 87694 476 6
Flexibound, 192 pages, 290 x 240 mm, colour
Published July 2010
$39.95
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reCollections

reCollections: A journal of museums and collections
Volume 5, Number 1 (April 2010)
Volume 4, Number 2 (October 2009)
Volume 4, Number 1 (April 2009)
Volume 3, Number 2 (October 2008)
Volume 3, Number 1 (March 2008)
Volume 2, Number 2 (September 2007)
Volume 2, Number 1 (March 2007)
Volume 1, Number 2 (September 2006)
Volume 1, Number 1 (March 2006)
ISSN 1833-4946
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Symbols of Australia: Uncovering the stories behind the myths

Symbols of Australia: Uncovering the stories behind the myths
ISBN 9781921410505
Paperback, 240 pages, 250mm x 230mm, colour
Published January 2010
$39.95
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Discovering Cook's Collections

Discovering Cook's Collections
ISBN 978 1 87694 457 5
Paperback, 136 pages, 235mm x 172mm, colour
Published December 2009
$29.95
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Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2009.
Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2009
ISBN 9 781876 944773
Paperback, 112 pages, 170 x 170mm, colour
Published November 2009
$14.95
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Rugged Beyond Imagination
Rugged Beyond Imagination: Stories from an Australian mountain region
Matthew Higgins
ISBN 978 1 87694 474 2
Paperback, 244 pages, 240 x 200 mm, colour
Published June 2009
$39.95
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Current titles

Making Tracks 2008 series: Daisy Sunshine, The Red Camel, Turning the Page and Tibby's Leaf.

Making Tracks collection
Paperback, 198mm x 130mm
Released December 2008
$11.95 each

Daisy Sunshine
Susanne Gervay
ISBN 978 1876944 67 4

The Red Camel
Kirsty Murray
ISBN 978 1876944 69 8

Tibby's Leaf
Ursula Dubosarsky
ISBN 978 1876944 68 1

Turning the Page
Felicity Pulman
ISBN 978 1876944 70 4

Under Suspicion: Citizenship and Internment in Australia during the Second World War

Under Suspicion: Citizenship and Internment
in Australia during the Second World War

ISBN: 978 1 87694 460 5
Paperback, 176 pages, 235mm x 172mm
Published December 2008
$29.95
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Charles Darwin: An Australian Selection
Charles Darwin: An Australian Selection
(out of stock)
ISBN: 978 1 87694 472 8
Flexibound, 144 pages, 230mm x 170mm, colour
Published December 2008
$29.95
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Behind the Lines: The year's best cartoons 2008
Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2008
ISBN 9 781876 944711
Paperback, 112 pages, 170 x 170mm, colour
Published November 2008
$14.95
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reCollections: Journal of the National Museum of Australia
(sold out)
Volume 3, Number 2
ISSN 1833-1335
Paperback, 78 pages, 250mm x 176mm, colour
Published October 2008
$49.95
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Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye

Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye
ISBN: 9 781876 944667
Paperback, 272 pages, 300mm x 245mm, colour
Published August 2008
$59.95
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A Different Time: The Expedition Photographs of Herbert Basedow 1903–1928

A Different Time: The Expedition Photographs of Herbert Basedow 1903–1928
(out of stock)
ISBN 978 1 87694 465 0
Hardback, 224 pages, 280mm x 230mm, duotone images
Published July 2008
$44.95
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Making Sense of Place: Exploring Concepts and Expressions of Place Through Different Senses and Lenses
Making Sense of Place: Exploring Concepts and Expressions of Place Through Different Senses and Lenses
(out of stock)
Edited by Frank Vanclay, Matthew Higgins and Adam Blackshaw
ISBN 978 1 87694 451 3
Paperback, 340 pages, 235mm x 172mm, colour
Published May 2008
$29.95
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Strangers on the Shore: Early Coastal Contacts in Australia
Strangers on the Shore: Early Coastal Contacts in Australia
(out of stock)
Edited by Peter Veth, Peter Sutton and Margo Neale
ISBN 978 1 87694 463 6
Paperback, 248 pages, 235mm x 172mm, colour
Published April 2008
$29.95
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League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia

League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia
(sold out)
ISBN 9781876944643
Paperback, 112 pages, 240mm x 225mm, colour
Published March 2008
$19.95
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reCollections: Journal of the National Museum of Australia
(sold out)
Volume 3, Number 1
ISSN 1833-1335
Paperback, 88 pages, 250mm x 176mm, colour
Published March 2008
$49.95
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Bookcover - Behind the Lines 2007: The Year's Best Cartoons. Cover illustration of John Howard by Mark Knight

Behind the Lines 2007: The Year's Best Cartoons
ISBN 9781876944612
Paperback, 114 pages, 170mm x 170mm, colour
Published December 2007
was $14.95 now $5.00
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Papunya painting

Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
Edited by Vivien Johnson
ISBN 9 78176 944582
Paperback, 152 pages, 285mm x 240mm, colour
Published November 2007
$34.95
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reCollections: Journal of the National Museum of Australia
(out of stock)
Volume 2, Number 2
ISSN 1833-1335
Paperback, 117 pages, 250mm x 176mm, colour
Published September 2007
$49.95
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Making Tracks 2007

Making Tracks collection
Paperback, 198mm x 130mm
Released September 2007
$11.95 each

Antarctic Close-up
(out of stock)
Hazel Edwards
ISBN 978 1876944 54 4

The Day I Was History
(out of stock)
Jackie French
ISBN 978 1876944 55 1

Making Tracks 2007

A Penny to Remember
(out of stock)
Kirsty Murray
ISBN 978 1876944 53 7

The Other Side
(out of stock)
Sally Morgan
ISBN 978 1876944 56 8

Seams of Gold
(out of stock)
Christopher Cheng
ISBN 1 876944 44 7

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reCollections: Journal of the National Museum of Australia
(sold out)
Volume 2, Number 1
ISSN 1833-1335
Paperback, 129 pages, 250mm x 176mm, colour
Published March 2007
$49.95
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Book cover - Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2006

Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons
(sold out)
Cartoons collected by the National Museum of Australia in 2006
ISBN 1 876944 50 1
Paperback, 112 pages, 170mm x 170mm, colour
Published December 2006
$14.95
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Between the Flags: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving

Between the Flags: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving
(sold out)
ISBN 1 876944 49 8
Paperback, 64 pages, 220mm x 220mm, colour
Published December 2006
$14.95 includes free poster, 208mm x 630mm
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reCollections: Journal of the National Museum of Australia
(sold out)
Volume 1, Number 2
ISSN 1833-1335
Paperback, 82 pages, 250mm x 176mm, colour
Published September 2006
$49.95
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Keeping Culture

Keeping Culture: Aboriginal Tasmania
Edited by Amanda Jane Reynolds
ISBN 1 876944 48 X
Hardback, 128 pages, 303mm x 246mm
Published August 2006
$49.95
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Making Tracks

Making Tracks collection
Paperback, 198mm x 130mm
Released July 2006
$9.95 each

Caravan Kids
Libby Hathorn
ISBN 1 876944 44 7

The Hold-up Heroes
Dianne Bates
ISBN 1 876944 38 2

River Boy
Anthony Hill
ISBN 1 876944 39 0

The Saw Doctor
Gary Crew
ISBN 1 876944 41 2

Making Tracks

Making Tracks collection
Paperback, 198mm x 130mm
Published May 2006
$9.95 each

One Perfect Day
(out of stock)
Jackie French
ISBN 1 876944 40 4

Robbie and the Dolphins

Justin D'Ath
ISBN 1 876944 40 4

Ray's Olympics

Libby Gleeson
ISBN 1 876944 43 9

Across the Dark Sea
(out of stock)

Wendy Orr
ISBN 1 876944 45 5

Cook's Pacific Encounters

Cook's Pacific Encounters
(sold out)
ISBN 1 876944 47 1
Paperback, 128 pages, 285mm x 240mm, colour
Published June 2006
$39.95
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reCollections: Journal of the National Museum of Australia
(sold out)
Volume 1, Number 1
ISSN 1833-1335
Paperback, 98 pages, 250mm x 176mm, colour
Published March 2006
$49.95
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Captivating and Curious

Captivating and Curious: Celebrating the Collection of the National Museum of Australia
(sold out)
ISBN 1 876944 37 4
Paperback, 128 pages, 300mm x 240mm, colour
Published December 2005
$29.95
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Wrapped in a Possum Skin Cloak

Wrapped in a Possum Skin Cloak: The Tooloyn Koortakay Collection in the National Museum of Australia
Amanda Reynolds in collaboration with Debra Couzens, Vicki Couzens, Lee Darroch and Treahna Hamm
ISBN 1 876944 36 6
Paperback, 84 pages, 175mm x 175mm, colour
Published October 2005
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A Crowning Achievement

A Crowning Achievement: A Study in Australian Beauty, Business and Charitable Enterprise
Kay Saunders and Julie Ustinoff
ISBN 1 876944 32 3
Paperback, 192 pages, 280mm x 240mm, black and white
Published August 2005
was $49.95 now $5.00
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23 Degrees South

23 Degrees South: Archaeology and Environmental History of the Southern Deserts
(sold out)
Edited by Mike Smith and Paul Hesse
ISBN 1876944 30 7
Paperback, 448 pages, 235mm x 175mm, colour
Published April 2005
$42.95
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In Search of the Birdsville Track

In Search of the Birdsville Track: An Artist in the Outback
(sold out)
Edited by Sophie Jensen and Johanna Parker
ISBN 1 876944 31 5
Paperback, 164 pages, 260mm x 240mm landscape, colour
Published June 2005
was $42.95 now $34.95
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A Change in the Weather

A Change in the Weather: Climate and Culture in Australia
ISBN 1 876944 28 5
Hardback, 224 pages, 245mm x 175mm, colour
Published January 2005
$49.95
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Metal 04

Metal 04: Proceedings of the International Conference on Metals Conservation
ISBN 1 876944 33 1
Paperback, 532 pages, 297mm x 210mm
Published October 2004
was $85.00 now $30.00
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Ernabella Batiks

Ernabella Batiks
ISBN 1 876944 21 8
Paperback, 80 pages, 175mm x 175mm, colour illustrations
Published July 2004
was $14.95 now $5.00
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Land Nation People

Land Nation People: Stories from the National Museum of Australia
ISBN 1 876944 09 9
Paperback, 156 pages, 297mm x 240mm, colour illustrations
Published June 2004
was $24.95 now $5.00
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Royal Romance

Royal Romance: Queen Elizabeth II's 1954 Tour of Australia
ISBN 1 876944 27 7
Paperback, 24 pages, 300mm x 240mm, duotone
Published February 2004
was $9.95 now $1.00
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Outlaws of the World

Outlaws of the World
Illustrated by Roland Harvey
ISBN 1 876944 24 2
Paperback, 14 pages, 297mm x 210mm, colour illustrations
Published February 2004
was $7.95 now $2.00
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Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons
(sold out)
Entries in the 2004 National Museum of Australia Political Humour Competition
ISBN 1 876944 34 X
Paperback, 108 pages, 170mm x 170mm, colour
Published February 2005
was $19.95 now $5.00
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Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons
Entries in the 2003 National Museum of Australia Political Humour Competition
ISBN 1 876944 26 9
Paperback, 132 pages, 170mm x 170mm, black and white
Published December 2003
was $14.95 now $5.00
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Cartoons 2002

Cartoons 2002: Life, Love and Politics
Entries in the 2002 National Museum of Australia Political Humour Competition
ISBN 1 876944 15 3
Paperback, 124 pages, 170mm x 170mm, black and white
Published December 2002
was $14.95 now $5.00
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Bringing the House Down

Bringing the House Down: 12 Months of Australian Political Cartoons
(out of stock)
Entries in the 2001 National Museum of Australia Political Humour Competition
ISBN 1 87694407 2
Paperback, 68 pages, 310mm x 170mm, black and white
Published December 2001
was $11.95 now $5.00
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Bringing the House Down: 12 Months of Australian Political Cartoons
(sold out)
Entries in the 1999 National Museum of Australia Political Humour Competition
ISBN 0 642 51861 0
Paperback, 64 pages, 310mm x 170mm, black and white
Published December 1999
$9.95
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Outlawed!

Outlawed! Rebels, Revolutionaries and Bushrangers
(sold out)
ISBN 1 876944 23 4
Paperback, 128 pages, 275mm x 210mm, colour illustrations
Published November 2003
was $19.95 now $5.00
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Patchwork and Quilting in the National Museum of Australia

Patchwork and Quilting in the National Museum of Australia
Margaret Rolfe
ISBN 1 876944 20 X
Paperback, 68 pages, 175mm x 175mm, colour illustrations
Published November 2003
was $14.95 now $5.00
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The Sundowner Bean Car

The Sundowner Bean Car
John Clark
ISBN 1 876944 19 6
Paperback, 60 pages, 175mm x 175mm, colour illustrations
Published October 2003
was $14.95 now $5.00
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It's Alive

It's Alive! at the National Museum of Australia
ISBN 1 876944 22 6
Paperback, 104 pages, 297mm x 210mm, colour illustrations
Published October 2003
was $19.95 now $5.00
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ABC

ABC: National Museum of Australia
(sold out)
ISBN 1 876944 17 X
Hardback, 60 pages, 185mm x 185mm, colour illustrations
Published September 2003
was $24.95 now $5.00
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PS Enterprise

PS Enterprise
John Clark and David Wardle
ISBN 1 876944 18 8
Paperback, 60 pages, 175mm x 175mm, colour illustrations
Published August 2003
was $14.95 now $5.00
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Frontier Conflict

Frontier Conflict: The Australian Experience
(out of stock)
Co-edited by Bain Attwood and SG Foster
ISBN 1 8769 4411 0
Paperback, 232 pages, 235mm x 175mm, colour illustrations
Published February 2003
$39.95
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Aussie English for Beginners boxed set

Aussie English for Beginners (boxed set)
(out of print; reprint under consideration)
ISBN 1 876944 29 3
Boxed set of 3 books, colour
Published August 2004
$37.95
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Aussie English for Beginners Book One

Aussie English for Beginners
Cartoons by David Pope
ISBN 1 87694406 4
Paperback, 44 pages, 244mm x 170mm, full colour
Published January 2002
$14.95
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Aussie English for Beginners Book Two

Aussie English for Beginners Book Two
(out of print; reprint under consideration)
Cartoons by David Pope
ISBN 1 876944 12 9
Paperback, 64 pages, 244mm x 170mm, full colour
Published January 2003
$14.95
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Aussie English for Beginners Book Three

Aussie English for Beginners Book Three
(out of print; reprint under consideration)
Cartoons by David Pope
ISBN 1 876944 25 0
Paperback, 68 pages, 244mm x 170mm, full colour
Published January 2004
$14.95
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Activity Book

Activity Book
(sold out)
ISBN 1 876944 16 1
Paperback, 32 pages, 297mm x 210mm, full colour
Published January 2003
was $6.95 now $2.00
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Colouring Book

Colouring Book
(sold out)
ISBN 1 876944 14 5
Paperback, 24 pages, 297mm x 210mm, black and white
Published December 2002
was $4.95 now $2.00
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I Am Woman Hear Me Draw

I Am Woman Hear Me Draw
Cartoons from the pen of Judy Horacek
ISBN 1 876944 10 2
Paperback, 80 pages, 170mm x 170mm, black and white
Published March 2002
was $14.95 now $5.00
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People of the Rivermouth

People of the Rivermouth: The Joborr Texts of Frank Gurrmanamana
(sold out)
Co-published with the Aboriginal Studies Press, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
ISBN: 1 87694 408 0
CD-ROM and paperback book, 216 pages, 235mm x 175mm
Published February 2002
$135
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Yesterday Tomorrow

Yesterday Tomorrow: The National Museum of Australia
ISBN 1 876944 05 6
Paperback, 36 pages, 270mm x 200mm, full colour
Published March 2001
was $9.95 now $2.00
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Eternity

Eternity: Stories from the Emotional Heart of Australia (out of stock)
Edited by Marion Stell
ISBN 1 87694402 1
Paperback, 136 pages, 275mm x 210mm, full colour
Published March 2001
was $29.95 now $7.50
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Gold and Civilisation

Gold and Civilisation
(sold out)
Co-published with Art Exhibitions Australia
ISBN 1 87546013 6
Paperback, 220 pages, 305mm x 245mm, colour illustrations
Published March 2001
was $39.95
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National Museums: Negotiating Histories

National Museums: Negotiating Histories Conference Proceedings
(out of stock)
Edited by Darryl McIntyre and Kirsten Wehner
ISBN 1 87694401 3
Paperback, 240 pages, 250mm x 175mm, black and white
Published March 2001
was $24.95 now $14.95
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Past Time

Past Time: Torres Strait Islander Material from the Haddon Collection
(sold out)
A National Museum of Australia Exhibition from the University of Cambridge
ISBN 1 87694403 X
Paperback, 64 pages, 270mm x 200mm, full colour
Published March 2001
was $19.95 now $9.95
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Painting the Land Story

Painting the Land Story
(sold out)
Edited by Luke Taylor
ISBN 0 64256544 9
Paperback, 152 pages, 280mm x 240mm, colour illustrations
Published 1999
was $54 now $29.95
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