The first Great Western Steeplechase took place in Coleraine in 1858, and was the first steeplechase race in Victoria, and the oldest in Australia. The original course, laid out by…
At 3.30 pm on Monday 8 August 1859 the news of the colony of South Australia’s worst maritime disaster reached Adelaide from Mount Gambier. Less than two years after her…
The man renowned for ‘getting things done’ in the Northern Territory – Barry Coulter – after many years has finally got around to writing his biography. However, it is not…
On 3 August 34 years ago, the horse Scarvila, ridden by Ricky Lloyd, won the 1987 Darwin Cup. Scarvila was owned jointly by Top End road train pioneer Noel Buntine,…
Having been unavailable for several years, we are pleased to announce that the book At a Cost has now been reprinted. Former Northern Territory Administrator, Ted Egan, AO, in 2005…
Almost coinciding with World Biscuit Day (29 May), Glynis Conlon’s book, The Biscuit Factory, encapsulates the life of early South Australian colonist, Alexander Murray, who arrived in 1840, just four…
Coromandel Valley resident Glynis Conlon spent many years meticulously researching the history of Alexander Murray's family and the origins of The Biscuit Factory ... the subject of her first book,…
For the second consecutive year the Victoria Racing Club will hold the Adam Lindsay Gordon Handicap as a feature race on Country Race Day at Flemington - 19 June 2021.…
Yeoval is the childhood hometown of Banjo Paterson and it will be placed at the front of the Banjo Paterson Museum facing the main street. The Banjo Paterson Museum has…
We would like to thank all our customers for their wonderful support this year, and wish you all a happy and safe festive holiday break with family and friends. We…