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Things To Read and Listen For Free

Australia's Oldest Cooking Book: The English and Australian cookery book : cookery for the many, as well as for the upper ten thousand, published in 1864. By An Australian Aristologist (Author), Edward Abbott (Original Author) Read free here

Free dystopian novel. What Remains here

James Hardy Vaux's Vocabulary of the Flash Language, often regarded as the very first dictionary produced in Australia. Free ebook here

CAPTAIN COOK'S JOURNAL DURING HIS FIR,ST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD MADE IN H.M. BARK "ENDEAVOUR" 1768-71. Reed free here

The first Australian novel, Henry Savery's Quintus Servinton, was published in 1831. Read free here

Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke (24 April 1846 – 2 August 1881) was an Australian novelist and poet, best known for his novel For the Term of his Natural Life. Free audio books here

THE ADVENTURE OF THE BROAD ARROW. AN AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE
Roberts, Morley, Published, 1897. Free audio book here

The Birth of Professional Rugby League in Australia: A selection from the Sydney Morning Herald (1907-08). Free audio book here

A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53, Ellen Clacy, Listen free here

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 08. Various. Number 7. Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard - Australian

My Country Read by Dorothea McKellar, Listen on YouTube

The first Australian crime novel. Michael Howe, The Last and Worst of the Bush-Rangers of Van Dieman's Land by Thomas E. Wells, Read here free

The Gundungurra Language by R. H. Mathews, Read now or download (free!) here


A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson by Watkin Tench, here

The Project Gutenberg eBook of While the Billy Boils, by Henry Lawson

The life and adventures of William Buckley, the Runaway Convict.

Australian Explorers, Discoverers and Pioneers (including exploration of Antarctica)

Australian Land and Sea Explorers, including exploration of Antarctica.

Most of the explorers listed here are referred to elsewhere on this page. Click on names for biographical information, links to ebooks and, in some cases, maps of the routes taken.

Roald AMUNDSENRobert AUSTIN 

  

  

B Herschel BABBAGECollet BARKERFrancis BARRALLIER
George BASSJohn BATMANGregory BLAXLAND
Charles BONNEYJohn BROOKEJohn Harris BROWNE
 Robert O'Hara BURKE 
George CALEYDavid CARNEGIEWilliam CARRON
Jan CARSTENSZRobert CHRISTISONJames COOK
Allan CUNNINGHAM  
William DAMPIERWilliam DAWESLouis Antoine de BOUGAINVILLE
Frederick de HOUTMANWillem de VLAMINGH 
George EVANSEdward John EYRE 
Ernest FAVENCMatthew FLINDERSJohn and Alexander FORREST
Sir John FRANKLINErnest GILESW C (William Christie) GOSSE
James GRANTAugustus GREGORYFrancis (Frank) GREGORY
George GREYFrank HANNWilliam HANN
Dirk HARTOGJoseph HAWDONJohn A HORROCKS
William HOVELLAlfred William HOWITTHamilton HUME
Robert Logan JACKWillem JANSZOON (JANSZ)Alexander and Frank JARDINE
William KEKWICKEdmund KENNEDYJames KING
Phillip Parker KING  
Compte de LAPÉROUSEWilliam LANDSBOROUGHWilliam LAWSON
Ludwig LEICHHARDTPatrick LESLIEDavid LINDSAY
Edmund LOCKYER  
John MacGILLIVRAYGeorge MACLEAYJohn McKINLAY
Angus McMILLANDouglas MAWSONJames MEEHAN
Thomas MITCHELLJames Venture MULLIGANJohn MURRAY
 Pieter NUYTSJohn OXLEY
Francois PELSARTArthur PHILLIP 
John Septimus ROEErnest SHACKLETON 
James SMITHJohn Lort STOKESPaul STRZELECKI
John McDouall STUARTCharles STURT 
Abel Janszoon TASMANWatkin TENCHFrancois THIJSSEN
Charles THROSBY  
W H TIETKENS [commonly spelled TIETKINS]Luis Vaez de TORRESFrederick WALKER
Peter WARBURTONWilliam WENTWORTHWilliam John WILLS