AustLit logo
National Museum of Australia Press National Museum of Australia Press i(A95942 works by) (Organisation) assertion
Born: Established: 2004 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ;
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 y separately published work icon Old Masters : Australia's Great Bark Painters Wally Caruana , Alisa Duff , Howard Morphy , Luke Taylor , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2013 8623081 2013 selected work biography art work

'Bark painting, as practised by Aboriginal artists of Arnhem Land for millennia, is one of the great traditions of world art. Yet it was only recognised as such late in the 20th century. Old Masters: Australia’s Great Bark Artists highlights the work of 40 master painters who have carried one of the oldest continuing traditions of art into the modern era.

'Old Masters features the paintings of Narritjin Maymuru, Yirawala, Mawalan Marika and David Malangi and their contemporaries. These men of high ritual standing were not only artists, but also ceremonial and clan leaders, philosophers, advocates for land rights and human rights, ambassadors and politicians, who recognised the power of art as the most eloquent means to build bridges between Aboriginal and European society.

'The book includes essays by renowned scholars of Aboriginal art, biographies and portraits of the artists, and 122 full-colour plates of the paintings, made between 1948 and 1988, from the National Museum of Australia’s rich and extensive collection.'

1 3 y separately published work icon Hell's Only Half Full Kerry Clarke , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2010 Z1735836 2010 single work biography

'Hell's Only Half Full tells the colourful story of Victorian pioneer-settler Lucy Little (Nan) through the lives of three generations of her family.

'It is essentially a gritty yet engaging story of strong, resourceful women (and fairly ineffectual men) dealing with abject poverty in an unforgiving environment.

'Born in 1893, Nan was an indomitable tyrant who had nine children, built her own house, worked into her nineties running a household and farm, and supplementing her widow's pension through her ingenuity.

'It is a story peppered with humour — beginning with the spectacle of a horse being given an enema — and spiced with drama, pathos, even fratricide.

'It is composed of many vignettes, rather than chapters, making it easy to dip in and out. Acute observations and insights combine to paint a rich portrait of a woman, a family, a community and an era.

'This little gem of a book is beautifully illustrated with Kerry Clarke's photography. ' (From the publisher's website.)

1 1 y separately published work icon Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route Canning Stock Route National Museum of Australia , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2010 6138712 2010 selected work prose art work

Art exhibition Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route tells the story of the Canning Stock Route's impact on Aboriginal people, and the importance of the Country that surrounds it, through the works of senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians. (Source: National Museum Australia website)

1 2 y separately published work icon Daisy Sunshine Susanne Gervay , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2009 Z1599804 2009 single work children's fiction children's

'Daisy and her mum have just moved into the Grand Private Hotel belonging to Mr and Mrs Papadopolous. It's all new and strange, but Nina, Old Dot, the Colonel and especially Rainbow Rose are there to help them make a new life for themselves. But what's so special about the year 1975?' (National Museum)

1 1 y separately published work icon Rugged Beyond Imagination Matthew Higgins , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2009 17253360 2009 multi chapter work prose biography prose

'Grand, wild and windswept, the Australian Alps have played a big part in forging the identity of our nation. Rugged Beyond Imagination examines the lesser-known northern Alps, defined by the Namadgi-Tidbinbilla region of the Australian Capital Territory, and pursues its historical links with Kosciuszko National Park. Drawing on a rich oral history, this book captures the experiences of stockmen and skiers, scientists and surveyors, dam builders and brumby runners to paint a vivid picture of how people were shaped by the mountain environment and how they endeavoured to shape it. Rare and iconic images help to convey the beauty and history of a very special part of Australia.' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon The Red Camel Kirsty Murray , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2008 Z1599749 2008 single work children's fiction children's

'Ruby doesn't like working for the Nortons. She wants to go back to Alice Springs to live with her mum. Will Idris, the Afghan boy who works with the camels, help her to return home?' (National Museum)

1 1 y separately published work icon Tibby's Leaf Ursula Dubosarsky , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2008 Z1599734 2008 single work children's fiction children's

'Tibby feels like everything is going wrong. Her big brother Clarence is all grown up, and doesn't want to play with her any more. If Clarence says there aren't any pixies except in books, then what exactly did Tibby see in the bush, peering out from behind a leaf?' (National Museum)

1 2 y separately published work icon Turning the Page Felicity Pulman , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2008 Z1599716 2008 single work children's fiction children's

'Maggie is working as a children's nurse in the big house when she finds a copybook and decides to teach herself to read. She knows she shouldn't really take the book, and things only get worse when the mistress sends her home in disgrace.' (National Museum)

1 y separately published work icon Utopia : The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye National Museum of Australia , Margo Neale (editor), Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2008 8623027 2008 single work biography art work

'Emily Kame Kngwarreye is one of the most important abstract painters of the 20th century and one of the most significant artists that Australia has ever produced. Emily’s strikingly modern and beautifully innovative works, created in an environment far away from the influence of the Western Art tradition, have been featured in over 100 exhibitions in the last decade and are housed in collections all over the world. This book has been published to support a major international exhibition, presented by the National Museum of Australia, that opened in Japan in 2007 and travels to Australia this year. Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye features over 120 works drawn from private, public and corporate collections around the world, telling the story of Emily Kame Kngwarreye as one of Australia’s greatest contemporary artists, and also giving some insight into her life as a senior Anmatyerre woman and a lifelong custodian of the desert country that inspired her work.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Under Suspicion : Citizenship and Internment in Australia during the Second World War Joan Beaumont (editor), Ilma Martinuzzi O’Brien (editor), Mathew Trinca (editor), Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2008 19140085 2008 anthology criticism

'During the Second World War the Australian Government interned thousands of Australian residents who were considered a security risk. Under Suspicion: Internment in Australia explores some of these stories. The essays in Under Suspicion explore some of these stories, which reveal the sometimes disturbing nature of how the nation reacts on the home front when its existence is threatened by war.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Antarctic Close-Up Hazel Edwards , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2007 Z1599682 2007 single work children's fiction children's

John loves to fiddle with things, but when he connects a broken webcam to an old telescope he is in for a shock. Suddenly he finds himself looking back in time, caught up in a very 'cool' Antarctic adventure.' (National Museum)

1 y separately published work icon Extraordinary Life and Times of Mick Namararri Tjapaltjarri : Warrior, Stockman, Artist Philip Batty , Mick Namararri Tjapaltjarri , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2007 Z1493863 2007 single work life story
1 2 y separately published work icon The Day I Was History Jackie French , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2007 Z1460845 2007 single work children's fiction children's 'Sam's Saturday begins like any other but he is soon battling wind, flames and blackened skies as he desperately tries to find his home.'
1 y separately published work icon The Other Side Sally Morgan , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2007 Z1447728 2007 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction Alex's grandfather was always fighting for one cause or another, but after a strange 'out of body' experience Alex decides to join him in an effort to save the bush for native animals.
1 3 y separately published work icon Seams of Gold Chris Cheng , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2007 Z1447596 2007 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction "It is the 1850s and Danny has been left with his Uncle while his father and mother travel back to China. His Uncle was a gold miner like many other Chinese men but now his skills are utilised by all the townspeople and the miners in stitching or repairing anything that requires his sewing skills and his special threads - even sewing the canvas tents. While with his Uncle, Danny learns to sew and is called upon to use the needle and thread when disaster strikes the touring Chinese Opera troupe. "I wanted to tell him that sewing is women's work, not men's work." But Danny knows that he has to respect his uncle and do as he says, even if that means joining him on a sewing trip to the goldfields. Danny would rather be anywhere else ... until he takes things into his own hands!" (Source: Author's website)
1 y separately published work icon A Penny to Remember Kirsty Murray , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2007 Z1447575 2007 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction When George is sentenced to seven years hard labour in Van Dieman's land he engraves a penny for his sister to remember him by.
1 y separately published work icon The Hold-Up Heroes Dianne Bates , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2006 Z1341845 2006 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction Polly and James accidentally overhear a gang of bushrangers plotting to hold up the Governor. What's worse is that their dad might be helping them.
1 y separately published work icon Caravan Kids Libby Hathorn , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2006 Z1341829 2006 single work children's fiction children's The Smyths win a caravan in a raffle, but despite the chance they will have to sell it, they take off for a first and last beach holiday.
1 y separately published work icon The Saw Doctor Gary Crew , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2006 Z1341803 2006 single work children's fiction children's Jo Boy's family is suffering because of the Depression but through a chance meeting with someone who sharpens tools, and some ingenuity, Jo Boy create's some hope.
1 1 y separately published work icon River Boy Anthony Hill , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2006 Z1341614 2006 single work children's fiction children's When Nat Shannon ran away from his uncle's farm to join the river boats, his escape was easier than the boy ever imagined. Nat is asked to help out on a paddle steamer. It's his dream and he's even getting paid for it! But he's got a secret that could not only risk his own life but the lives of the entire crew.
X