Collection: Reference

This book examines what it means to be a member of the Wiradjuri people from the Murrumbidgee area of NSW. It looks at how the Wiradjuri have adapted since Europeans settlement and yet still retain their own strong sense of cultural and spiritual itentity

HJ Wedge of the Wiradjuri nation was born on Erambie Mission, Cowra, NSW, today is one of Australia's most popular contemporary Aboriginal artists. He exhibits regularly in Australia and overseas, and is held in state and national public collections

The Balgo community of Aboriginal artists lies 300 km west of Halls Creek in Western Australia. Originally established in the 1930s as a centre for desert aborigines, art activity began in the 1970s. The original works were painted with earth pigments

The 159th edition of the most famous sports book in the world -- published every year since 1864 -- contains some of the finest sports writing of the year -- from the likes of Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, Tanya Aldred, Emma John, Andy Bull, Jon Hotten, Anand Vasu, Paul Edwards, Simon Wilde, Osma...

Bruce Chatwin’s The Songlines brought the magic of Australian Aboriginal dreamtime to an audience far beyond the shores of the great island continent. Now Anna Voigt and Nevill Drury re-create this complex spirituality through photographs and accounts of ritual and social life in Wisdom from the ...

From the wicked witch of childrens stories to Halloween and present-day Wiccan groups, witches and witchcraft still fascinate observers of Western culture.

Learn the filmmaking tricks and techniques behind the 1939 motion picture, The Wizard of Oz. From the films pre- and postproduction to early reviews and publicity, you'll get an unrivaled glimpse at the land where dreams come true.