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Quarter Horses in Australia
Quarter Horses in Australia
Quarter Horses in Australia
AU$25.00
Bra Boy: Surfer, Fighter, Larrikin by Richie Vas Vaculik with Sean Doherty
Bra Boy: Surfer, Fighter, Larrikin by Richie Vas Vaculik with Sean Doherty
Bra Boy: Surfer, Fighter, Larrikin by Richie Vas Vaculik with Sean Doherty
AU$23.00
Australian Cowboys, Roughriders and Rodeos by Jenny Hicks
Australian Cowboys, Roughriders and Rodeos by Jenny Hicks
Australian Cowboys, Roughriders and Rodeos by Jenny Hicks
AU$45.00
Something Worth Fighting For: A Boxing Legend Faces His Greatest Choice by
Something Worth Fighting For: A Boxing Legend Faces His Greatest Choice by
Something Worth Fighting For: A Boxing Legend Faces His Greatest Choice by
AU$19.00
Great Australian Racing Stories by Jim Haynes
Great Australian Racing Stories by Jim Haynes
Great Australian Racing Stories by Jim Haynes
AU$17.00
Perspectives on Sport and Society: Studies in Western Australian History No. 18 edited by Ed Jaggard and Jan Ryan
Perspectives on Sport and Society: Studies in Western Australian History No. 18 edited by Ed Jaggard and Jan Ryan
Perspectives on Sport and Society: Studies in Western Australian History No. 18 edited by Ed Jaggard and Jan Ryan
AU$25.00
Rebels With a Cause: 40 Years of Trigg Island Surf Life Saving 1953-1993 by Janita Cottman and Brian Carthew
Rebels With a Cause: 40 Years of Trigg Island Surf Life Saving 1953-1993 by Janita Cottman and Brian Carthew
Rebels With a Cause: 40 Years of Trigg Island Surf Life Saving 1953-1993 by Janita Cottman and Brian Carthew
AU$25.00
Please Gamble Irresponsibility: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Sports Gambling in Australia by Titus O'Reily
Please Gamble Irresponsibility: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Sports Gambling in Australia by Titus O'Reily
Please Gamble Irresponsibility: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Sports Gambling in Australia by Titus O'Reily
AU$23.00
My Dream Time by Ash Barty
My Dream Time by Ash Barty
My Dream Time by Ash Barty
AU$18.00
Perspective by Ellyse Perry
Perspective by Ellyse Perry
Perspective by Ellyse Perry
AU$21.00
Eddie Jones: Rugby Maverick by Mike Colman
Eddie Jones: Rugby Maverick by Mike Colman
Eddie Jones: Rugby Maverick by Mike Colman
AU$23.00
Legends of Australian Sport: The Inside Story by Peter Meares
Legends of Australian Sport: The Inside Story by Peter Meares
Legends of Australian Sport: The Inside Story by Peter Meares
AU$22.00
My Longest Round by Wally Carr and Gaele Sobott
My Longest Round by Wally Carr and Gaele Sobott
My Longest Round by Wally Carr and Gaele Sobott
AU$23.00
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Pin Hi n Jack Hi by Karen Elizabeth Watkins
Pin Hi n Jack Hi by Karen Elizabeth Watkins
Pin Hi n Jack Hi by Karen Elizabeth Watkins
AU$20.00
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The Games by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson
The Games by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson
The Games by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson
AU$26.00
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Surfing Down South: Discovering Yallingup and Margaret River by Sue-Lyn Aldrian-Moyle
Surfing Down South: Discovering Yallingup and Margaret River by Sue-Lyn Aldrian-Moyle
Surfing Down South: Discovering Yallingup and Margaret River by Sue-Lyn Aldrian-Moyle
AU$53.00
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The Premier Club: Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club's First Seventy-Five Years by Edwin Jaggard
The Premier Club: Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club's First Seventy-Five Years by Edwin Jaggard
The Premier Club: Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club's First Seventy-Five Years by Edwin Jaggard
AU$44.00
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The Forgotten Pioneers: Axemen, Their Work, Times and Sport by J P Gabbedy
The Forgotten Pioneers: Axemen, Their Work, Times and Sport by J P Gabbedy
The Forgotten Pioneers: Axemen, Their Work, Times and Sport by J P Gabbedy
AU$29.00
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Kostya: My Story by Kostya Tszyu
Kostya: My Story by Kostya Tszyu
Kostya: My Story by Kostya Tszyu
AU$19.00
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Cecil Healy: A Biography by John Devitt and Larry Writer
Cecil Healy: A Biography by John Devitt and Larry Writer
Cecil Healy: A Biography by John Devitt and Larry Writer
AU$38.00
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Halfback, Half Forward by George Gregan
Halfback, Half Forward by George Gregan
Halfback, Half Forward by George Gregan
AU$19.00
Goldfields Sport: A Century of Heroes, Heroines and Happenings by John Terrell
Goldfields Sport: A Century of Heroes, Heroines and Happenings by John Terrell
Goldfields Sport: A Century of Heroes, Heroines and Happenings by John Terrell
AU$27.00
Gentleman Jack: The Jack Crawford Story by Richard Naughton
Gentleman Jack: The Jack Crawford Story by Richard Naughton
Gentleman Jack: The Jack Crawford Story by Richard Naughton
AU$24.00
The Hornet by Jeff Horn and Grantlee Kieza
The Hornet by Jeff Horn and Grantlee Kieza
The Hornet by Jeff Horn and Grantlee Kieza
AU$24.00
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Surf Life Saving SLSC [Surf Life Saving Club]: The First 50 Years 1953-2003 by Brian Carthew and Janita Cottman
Surf Life Saving SLSC [Surf Life Saving Club]: The First 50 Years 1953-2003 by Brian Carthew and Janita Cottman
Surf Life Saving SLSC [Surf Life Saving Club]: The First 50 Years 1953-2003 by Brian Carthew and Janita Cottman
AU$25.00
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A Sporting Nation: Celebrating Australia's Sporting Life compiled and edited by Paul Cliff
A Sporting Nation: Celebrating Australia's Sporting Life compiled and edited by Paul Cliff
A Sporting Nation: Celebrating Australia's Sporting Life compiled and edited by Paul Cliff
AU$20.00
Great Australian Fishing Stories by Paul B Kidd
Great Australian Fishing Stories by Paul B Kidd
Great Australian Fishing Stories by Paul B Kidd
AU$19.50
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The Fine Cotton Fiasco by Peter Hoysted and Pat Sheil
The Fine Cotton Fiasco by Peter Hoysted and Pat Sheil
The Fine Cotton Fiasco by Peter Hoysted and Pat Sheil
AU$25.00
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Tumble Turns: Shane Gould: The Autobiography
Tumble Turns: Shane Gould: The Autobiography
Tumble Turns: Shane Gould: The Autobiography
AU$23.00
Raelene: Sometimes Beaten Never Conquered by Raelene Boyd and Garry Linnell
Raelene: Sometimes Beaten Never Conquered by Raelene Boyd and Garry Linnell
Raelene: Sometimes Beaten Never Conquered by Raelene Boyd and Garry Linnell
AU$16.00
15 Days In June: How Australia Became a Football Nation by Jesse Fink
15 Days In June: How Australia Became a Football Nation by Jesse Fink
15 Days In June: How Australia Became a Football Nation by Jesse Fink
AU$24.00
Sonny Ball: The Legend of Sonny Bill Williams by Paul Kent
Sonny Ball: The Legend of Sonny Bill Williams by Paul Kent
Sonny Ball: The Legend of Sonny Bill Williams by Paul Kent
AU$19.00
It Happened on a Fishing Trip: A Celebration of Fishing, the Places It Takes Us and the People It Brings Together edited by Paddy O’Reilly
It Happened on a Fishing Trip: A Celebration of Fishing, the Places It Takes Us and the People It Brings Together edited by Paddy O’Reilly
It Happened on a Fishing Trip: A Celebration of Fishing, the Places It Takes Us and the People It Brings Together edited by Paddy O’Reilly
AU$25.00
The Western Australian Gold Club: 80 Years of History 1928-2008 incorporating Golfing at Yokine 1928-1967 and 1968-2008
The Western Australian Gold Club: 80 Years of History 1928-2008 incorporating Golfing at Yokine 1928-1967 and 1968-2008
The Western Australian Gold Club: 80 Years of History 1928-2008 incorporating Golfing at Yokine 1928-1967 and 1968-2008
AU$52.00
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Home & Dry: A History of Rowing in Western Australia by W S Cooper
Home & Dry: A History of Rowing in Western Australia by W S Cooper
Home & Dry: A History of Rowing in Western Australia by W S Cooper
AU$23.00
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Funkytown: A Memoir by Peter Kennedy
Funkytown: A Memoir by Peter Kennedy
Funkytown: A Memoir by Peter Kennedy
AU$21.00
Life's a Hoot: The Autobiography of James Harwood with John J Cole
Life's a Hoot: The Autobiography of James Harwood with John J Cole
Life's a Hoot: The Autobiography of James Harwood with John J Cole
AU$30.00
Wheels of Steele: The Makings of a World Champion by Steele Bishop
Wheels of Steele: The Makings of a World Champion by Steele Bishop
Wheels of Steele: The Makings of a World Champion by Steele Bishop
AU$25.00
Sydney 2000: The Games of the XXVII Olympiad, the Official Souvenir Book edited by Michelle Brown
Sydney 2000: The Games of the XXVII Olympiad, the Official Souvenir Book edited by Michelle Brown
Sydney 2000: The Games of the XXVII Olympiad, the Official Souvenir Book edited by Michelle Brown
AU$32.00
Edwin Flack: Lion of Athens: Australia's First Olympic Gold Medalist by Peter Sweeney
Edwin Flack: Lion of Athens: Australia's First Olympic Gold Medalist by Peter Sweeney
Edwin Flack: Lion of Athens: Australia's First Olympic Gold Medalist by Peter Sweeney
AU$45.00
Fighters by Trade: Highlights of Australian Boxing by Robert Drane
Fighters by Trade: Highlights of Australian Boxing by Robert Drane
Fighters by Trade: Highlights of Australian Boxing by Robert Drane
AU$23.00
The Master: A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings by Les Carlyon
The Master: A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings by Les Carlyon
The Master: A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings by Les Carlyon
AU$21.00
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The Best Australian Racing Stories: From Archer to Makybe Diva by Jim Haynes
The Best Australian Racing Stories: From Archer to Makybe Diva by Jim Haynes
The Best Australian Racing Stories: From Archer to Makybe Diva by Jim Haynes
AU$23.00
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Never a Dull Moment: Memoirs of Arthur Marshall
Never a Dull Moment: Memoirs of Arthur Marshall
Never a Dull Moment: Memoirs of Arthur Marshall
AU$23.00
Nova: My Story: The Autobiography of Nova Peris
Nova: My Story: The Autobiography of Nova Peris
Nova: My Story: The Autobiography of Nova Peris
AU$16.00
Home! The Evonne Goolagong Story by Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Phil Jarratt
Home! The Evonne Goolagong Story by Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Phil Jarratt
Home! The Evonne Goolagong Story by Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Phil Jarratt
AU$40.00
Overlander: One Man's Epic Race to Cross Australia by Rupert Guinness
Overlander: One Man's Epic Race to Cross Australia by Rupert Guinness
Overlander: One Man's Epic Race to Cross Australia by Rupert Guinness
AU$16.00
Gotta Love This Country! by Peter FitzSimons
Gotta Love This Country! by Peter FitzSimons
Gotta Love This Country! by Peter FitzSimons
AU$17.00
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Black Caviar: The Horse of a Lifetime by Gerard Whateley
Black Caviar: The Horse of a Lifetime by Gerard Whateley
Black Caviar: The Horse of a Lifetime by Gerard Whateley
AU$35.00
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Hayburners: Racing Tales by George Sortras
Hayburners: Racing Tales by George Sortras
Hayburners: Racing Tales by George Sortras
AU$22.00
Sailing to the Moon: The Biography of Rolly Tasker, Australia’s Greatest All-Round Yachtsman by Roland Perry
Sailing to the Moon: The Biography of Rolly Tasker, Australia’s Greatest All-Round Yachtsman by Roland Perry
Sailing to the Moon: The Biography of Rolly Tasker, Australia’s Greatest All-Round Yachtsman by Roland Perry
AU$26.00
An Extreme Event by Debbie Whitmont
An Extreme Event by Debbie Whitmont
An Extreme Event by Debbie Whitmont
AU$24.00
The Golden Girl by Rohan Clark
The Golden Girl by Rohan Clark
The Golden Girl by Rohan Clark
AU$23.00
Australia II: The Official Record by Bruce Stannard and Andy Park
Australia II: The Official Record by Bruce Stannard and Andy Park
Australia II: The Official Record by Bruce Stannard and Andy Park
AU$30.00
The Art of Cycling by Cadel Evans
The Art of Cycling by Cadel Evans
The Art of Cycling by Cadel Evans
AU$26.00
Louise Sauvage: My Story
Louise Sauvage: My Story
Louise Sauvage: My Story
AU$20.00
A Century Galloped By: The First Hundred Years of the Victoria Racing Club by John Pacini
A Century Galloped By: The First Hundred Years of the Victoria Racing Club by John Pacini
A Century Galloped By: The First Hundred Years of the Victoria Racing Club by John Pacini
AU$25.00
Rod Laver: A Memoir
Rod Laver: A Memoir
Rod Laver: A Memoir
AU$16.00
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Born Winners Born Losers: A History of Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing in Western Australia Since 1833 by Jenny Tomlinson
Born Winners Born Losers: A History of Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing in Western Australia Since 1833 by Jenny Tomlinson
Born Winners Born Losers: A History of Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing in Western Australia Since 1833 by Jenny Tomlinson
AU$44.00
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Home Before Dark by Ruth Park and Rafe Champion
Home Before Dark by Ruth Park and Rafe Champion
Home Before Dark by Ruth Park and Rafe Champion
AU$23.00
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