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Brisbane: The Aboriginal Presence 1824-1860 by Raymond Evans, Rod Fisher, Libby Connors, John Mackenzie-Smith
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
The Aboriginal Presence now comprises a foreword which examines recent research in Aboriginal studies, and seven instead of six papers on race relations in the Brisbane region between 1824 and 1860 This second edition has been reviewed and expanded to include some of Australia’s best qualified historian ...Show more
Fern Vale - Or the Queensland Squatter by Colin Munro; Rod Fisher
$34.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
Has anyone ever heard of Colin Munro, let alone 'Fern Vale'? Yet this was the first Queensland novel, published in London in 1862. The author, of Scottish origin, was a young mercantile clerk who, after five years in Brisbane, returned to London to seek a wife and write a book. He returned to Brisbane i ...Show more
Queenslanders: Their Historic Timbered Homes by Rod Fisher
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australian History
In a single timely tome, Rod Fisher packs a lot of what’s known about the history of the timbered house in Qld – the sum of research, writing and practice over 4 decades. While breaking new ground on its origin and development, the first 4 chapters concern several key themes: 1. the evolution of a Verna ...Show more
The Best of Colonial Brisbane by Rod Fisher
$39.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
Packed inside this unique collection on colonial Brisbane are no less than 22 essays by historian Rod Fisher. Most were published as scattered articles in various formats over 25 years, 3 have never seen the light of day and all are brought up to date. While stepping through the years from 1842-1901 and ...Show more
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