Mark Wilson

Caroline is the true story of Caroline Chisholm. All who went before her did their part in helping shape Australia into a confident, progressive, and vibrant society. But when Caroline arrived in Australia, she thrived on the challenges facing her to help the many orphans, migrants, and destitute girls she found living on the streets of Sydney. Mark Wilson’s book...

It is not well known that there were many children among the convicts sent in brutal conditions to Australia soon after settlement in 1788. Many of them died on the months-long sea voyages from Britain, and those who survived the appalling conditions of the convict ships faced further privations when they arrived in the struggling infant colony. The Little Wooden...

When a Bedouin boy, Omar, is separated from his family in Libya during WW2, he makes his way to the coast to look for them. Tired and hungry, Omar is taken in and cared for by two Australian soldiers, Bluey and Albert, as they struggle to survive during the Siege of Tobruk. When Bluey disappears during a patrol, Omar is...

A Day to Remember 15th Anniversary Edition explores ANZAC Day through the eyes of generations of Australians. ANZAC Day is when we remember and honour ANZAC traditions down the ages, from the first faltering march of wounded veterans in 1916 to the ever-increasing numbers of their descendants who march today. This book contains references to the many places the ANZACs...