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Bill Garing joined the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) as a Cadet at the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1929. He made his first flight as a pilot at Point Cook two years later in 1931 in a DH60X Moth. Over the next 15 years as pilot in command he flew almost every type of trainer, fighter, bomber and seaplane used by the RAAF close to 50 different types of aircraft in all. This book includes every flight Bill made from January 1931 until December...
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This book uses Watercolour paintings to illustrate all 157 types of steam locomotives used on State Government Railways around Australia during the years 1855 to 1895 including details of all goods, passenger and shunting locomotives in service. The name of their builder and where they were built, their length of time in service as well which lines they were used on and then if they were sold for private use. Details of all known preserved locomotives...
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THE DISCONNECTED MAN tracks the journey of one man's surprise discovery of his own disconnectedness and his desire to help other men, and the women who love them, before it is too late.
Disconnected men hide out in plain view: in our churches, in our families and in our communities. They are competent, capable men who quietly 'do their duty' and attract little attention. They are fairly happy guys, relatively unemotional and capable of carrying heavy...
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This book contains a brief overview of 105 species of Australian Wildlife with each one illustrated by a Watercolour painting. The selection includes frogs, snakes, lizards, birds and mammals with a description each species the habitat they are found in and a distribution map and the name of the person who first described it in scientific literature. Some of the species illustrated are extinct while others endangered or vulnerable mostly due to fires,...
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Global warming is said to be one of the factors impacting on the long term survival of frog species around the world and this book is an overview of 211 species and 2 sub-species of Australian Frogs with each of these 213 species illustrated by a Watercolor painting. Each painting is accompanied by a description of the species with details of the habitat where it is found and a distribution map along with the name of the person who first described...
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This book captures a day in the lives of 35 Aircrew and Ground Staff serving in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from 1939 through until 1967 including incidents World War II, Korea, Malaya and Vietnam. Some days are routine but others are not, and the combination of individual skill of the Aircrew or Ground Staff combined with good or bad luck on a particular day makes for interesting reading Included in this book are stories from Aircrew including...
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This book captures a day in the lives of 45 Pilots serving in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) between 1939 and 1970 including incidents World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Some days are routine but others are not, and the combination of individual pilot skill and good or bad luck on a particular day makes for interesting reading. Included in this book are stories from fighter pilots, bomber pilots, transport pilots and seaplane pilots who were flying...
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When Joe rents a seedy, cramped apartment in a Brooklyn slum, he expects roaches, but these insects think, talk, sing and dance! Totally devoted to Joe, his 50,000 hip new roommates' single-minded mission is to help him-whether he wants it or not-as Joe learns about sex, bugs and rock 'n' roll.Based on the MTV short film Joe's Apartment created by John Payson.