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Getting Started in Private Native Forestry
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| AgGuide Series |
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| A 'how-to' guide on assessing and managing your bush and its products for long-term profit and sustainability. |
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2010 - NSW Industry & Investment - 102pp
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Chainsaw Operator's Manual
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| Chainsaw Safety, Maintenance and Cross-cutting Techniques |
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ForestWorks
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| The ultimate guide to basic chainsaw operating techniques covering safety, maintenance and cross-cutting. |
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2009 - Landlinks Press - 64pp
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| Architecture & Design | Top of Page |
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Making Your Home Sustainable
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| A Guide to Retrofitting |
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Derek F Wrigley
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| Sustainable ideas, using natural energies, to improve existing houses in a cool-temperate climate. |
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Feb 2012 - Scribe Publications - 144pp
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Warm House Cool House
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| Inspirational Designs for Low-Energy Housing |
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Nick Hollo
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| Provides valuable advice to help keep our homes cool in summer and warm in winter with little or no cooling and heating by appliances. |
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Oct 2011 - Choice Books - 272pp
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| Building | Top of Page |
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Building Your Own Home
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| A Comprehensive Guide for Owner-builders |
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George Wilkie
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| This complete guide to building your own home covers every step of the process. |
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2011 - New Holland - 264pp
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Stone House Construction
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Sarah Gunn
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| A comprehensive study of Australian stone building techniques in a residential context. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 232pp
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Building Your Straw Bale Home
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| From Foundations to the Roof |
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Brian Hodge
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| Step-by-step practical instructions on how to build a straw bale house. |
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2006 - Landlinks Press - 280pp
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The Rammed Earth House
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| Rediscovering the Most Ancient Building Material |
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David Easton, Cynthia Wright
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| Rediscover the most ancient of all building materials -- earth. |
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2007 - Chelsea Green Publishing Company, USA - 288pp
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| Climate | Top of Page |
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The Australian Weather Book
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| Understanding Our Climate and How It Affects Us |
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Dick Whitaker, Keith Colls
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| Describes Australia's climate and weather phenomena in a lively and readable way. |
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Feb 2012 - New Holland - 152pp
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| Crops & Pastures | Top of Page |
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Insects of Stored Grain
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| A Pocket Reference |
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David Rees
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| A pocket reference for the non-specialist, providing information on major insect and arachnid pests found in stored grain. |
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2007 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 80pp
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Improved Grassland Management
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John Frame, AS Laidlow
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| Covers the full scope of modern grassland management, the principles being applicable to all temperate grassland zones.
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Dec 2011 - Crowood Press, UK - 288pp
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A Guide to Pasture Species in NSW
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| AgGuide Series |
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| Includes descriptions and colour photos of useful temperate and tropical legume and grass species. |
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2010 - NSW Industry & Investment - 144pp
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| Domesticated | Top of Page |
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Backyard Beekeeping
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Courtenay N Smithers
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| A comprehensive reference for all wishing to keep healthy bees and produce delicious honey. |
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2011 - Rosenberg Publishing - 88pp
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Working Sheep Dogs
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| A Practical Guide to Breeding, Training and Handling |
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Tully Williams
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| Reveals little known methods for training and handling sheep dogs in the most effortless manner. |
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2007 - Landlinks Press - 280pp
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| Ecology & Management | Top of Page |
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Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria
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| A Guide to Species of Medical and Veterinary Importance |
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Ross McKenzie
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| A full-colour, comprehensive guide to the major poisonous plants in Australia affecting both livestock and humans. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 960pp
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| Energy Resources | Top of Page |
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Grid-connected Solar Electric Systems
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| The Earthscan Expert Handbook for Planning, Design and Installation |
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Geoff Stapleton, Susan Neill
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| Provides a clear introduction to solar radiation and then covers the planning, design and installation of the world's fastest growing energy technology. |
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Jan 2012 - Earthscan - 236pp
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Clean Energy, Climate and Carbon
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Peter J Cook
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| Outlines the global challenge of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 232pp
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| Environmental Management | Top of Page |
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Landscape Logic
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| Integrating Science for Landscape Management |
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Ted Lefroy, Allan Curtis, Anthony Jakeman, James McKee
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| Case studies examine the effectiveness of environmental programs to improve our waterways, soils and natural vegetation. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 312pp
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| Farm Management | Top of Page |
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Working with People in Agriculture
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| AgGuide Business Series |
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Michael Ison, Charlie Bell
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| Deals with people and how they manage the complex world of agriculture. |
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Feb 2012 - NSW Industry & Investment - 72pp
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Fencing
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| AgGuide Series |
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| Contains 12 chapters and over 120 diagrams covering building a fence. |
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2009 - NSW Industry & Investment - 102pp
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| Fire | Top of Page |
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Flammable Australia
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| Fire Regimes, Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World |
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Ross A Bradstock, A Malcolm Gill, Richard J Williams
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| Leading researchers give an overview of the field of fire ecology in Australia. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 344pp
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| Food & Beverages | Top of Page |
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The Cook's Garden
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Sheridan Rogers
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| Contains 300 highly illustrated and imaginative recipes, as well as information on growing over 90 fruits, herbs and vegetables. |
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2011 - New Holland - 272pp
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The Beginner’s Guide to Preserving Food at Home
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| Easy Instructions for Canning, Freezing, Drying, Brining, and Root Cellaring Your Favorite Fruits, Herbs, and Vegetables |
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Janet Chadwick
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| Easy instructions for canning, freezing, drying, brining and root cellaring your favourite fruits, herbs and vegetables. |
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2009 - Storey Publishing, USA - 240pp
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| Fruit, Vegetables & Flowers | Top of Page |
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The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds
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| 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, Trees, and Shrubs |
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Robert Gough, Cheryl Moore-Gough
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| All the information you need to extend the life of your favourite plants to the next generation and beyond. |
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2011 - Storey Publishing, USA - 320pp
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What's Wrong With My Vegetable Garden?
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| 100% Organic Solutions for All Your Vegetables, from Artichokes to Zucchini |
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David Deardorff, Kathryn Wadsworth
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| Teaches you how to keep your vegetables healthy so they're less susceptible to attack. |
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2011 - Timber Press USA - 252pp
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Fabulous Food from Every Small Garden
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Mary Horsfall
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| A practical guide to growing different types of food at home in even the smallest of spaces. |
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2009 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 232pp
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Vertical Vegetables and Fruit
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| Creative Gardening Techniques for Growing Up in Small Spaces |
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Rhonda Massingham Hart
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| For anyone who wants to grow food in small spaces, this book has the solution. |
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2011 - Storey Publishing, USA - 176pp
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Berry Bounty
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Allen Gilbert
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| How to grow traditional and unusual berries, from strawberries and blueberries to feijoas, mangosteens and tamarillos. |
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2011 - Hyland House - 224pp
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Growing Citrus
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| The Essential Gardener's Guide |
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Martin Page
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| This definitive guide to growing the world's most important fruit crops will inspire the enthusiastic home gardener to grow their own. |
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2008 - Timber Press USA - 192pp
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| Grasses | Top of Page |
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Australian Grasses
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| A Gardener's Guide to Native Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Grasstrees |
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Nick Romanowski
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| Describes around 200 species of grasses, sedges, rushes, grasstrees and related plants. |
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2011 - Hyland House - 192pp
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| Heritage & History | Top of Page |
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Breaking the Sheep's Back
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Charles Massy
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| The shocking true story of the decline and fall of the Australian wool empire. |
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2011 - University of Queensland Press - 480pp
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Burke and Wills
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| The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition |
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EB Joyce, DA McCann
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| Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition. |
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Nov 2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 368pp
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| Ideas & Issues | Top of Page |
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Going Bush
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| A Tree-changer's Guide to Successful Country Living |
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Edward Mundie
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| Warns you of the pitfalls, and then shows you in clear, practical steps how to turn your dream into reality. |
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2010 - Hyland House - 216pp
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| Infrastructure | Top of Page |
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Electric Fencing
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| AgGuide Series |
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| Contains 14 chapters including advantages of electric fencing, safety, construction, testing and animal control. |
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2010 - NSW Industry & Investment - 74pp
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| Invertebrates | Top of Page |
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Life in a Gall
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| The Biology and Ecology of Insects that Live in Plant Galls |
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Rosalind Blanche
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| This book introduces the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and to the plant species that host them. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 80pp
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The Little Bug Spotters Guide
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| Explore, Learn, Spot |
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Jaclyn Crupi
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| Fun facts, know-how and tips for young bug spotters. |
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Nov 2011 - Alicat Trading - 64pp
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| Land Use & Planning | Top of Page |
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Changing Land Management
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| Adoption of New Practices by Rural Landholders |
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David Pannell, Frank Vanclay
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| Key insights for decision-makers as they assist rural communities adapting to changed circumstances. |
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2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 208pp
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| Landcare | Top of Page |
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From Seeds to Leaves
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| A Complete Guide to Growing Australian Shrubs and Trees from Seeds |
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Doug Stewart, Robin Stewart
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| A comprehensive guide to planting Australian native trees and shrubs on a small or large scale. |
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2008 - Black Inc - 176pp
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Planting for Wildlife
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| A Practical Guide to Restoring Native Woodlands |
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Nicola Munro, David Lindenmayer
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| Provides the latest information on restoring woodlands, with particular emphasis on plantings as habitat for wildlife. |
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2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 96pp
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Managing and Conserving Grassy Woodlands
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S McIntyre, JG McIvor, KM Heard
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| Describes principles that will enable landholders to maintain or increase productivity without compromising ecological sustainability. |
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2004 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 264pp
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Restoring Disturbed Landscapes
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| Putting Principles into Practice |
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David J Tongway, John A Ludwig
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| A hands-on guide for individuals and groups seeking to improve the functional capacity of landscapes. |
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2010 - Island Press, USA - 200pp
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Planting Wetlands and Dams
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| A Practical Guide to Wetland Design, Construction and Propagation |
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Nick Romanowski
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| A step-by-step, plain language guide to the creation of conditions in which wetland plants will thrive. |
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2009 - Landlinks Press - 168pp
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Weeds of the South-East
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| An Identification Guide for Australia |
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FJ Richardson, RG Richardson, RCH Shepherd
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| A fully updated comprehensive identification guide for weeds in the south-east region of Australia. |
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2011 - RG and FJ Richardson - 546pp
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| Landscape Architecture | Top of Page |
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Australian Planting Design
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Paul Thompson
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| This new edition identifies and explores all aspects of developing better planting designs on any scale. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 272pp
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| Livestock Management | Top of Page |
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Principles of Cattle Production
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Clive JC Phillips
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| Covers the welfare and environmental implications of producing cattle. |
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2010 - Landlinks Press - 256pp
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Getting Started in Beef
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| AgGuide Series |
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| Includes safety, yard design, livestock identification, compulsory paperwork, breeds, crossbreeding, deciding on what to produce, herd health, routine husbandry, diseases and parasites. |
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2009 - NSW Industry & Investment - 110pp
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The Backyard Cow
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| An Introductory Guide to Keeping a Productive Family Cow |
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Sue Ann Weaver
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| Covers everything you need to know to keep a cow healthy, happy and productive. |
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2011 - Storey Publishing, USA - 240pp
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Keeping Your Own Free-range Pigs
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| A Beginner's Guide to Raising Porkers, Baconers and Backfatters |
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Jen Owens
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| This book will guide you in feeding and housing your pigs in a caring and cost-effective way. |
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2011 - Hyland House - 144pp
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Pig Agskills
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| A Practical Guide to Farm Skills |
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Jayce Morgan
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| Want to know more about pig husbandry, health care, breeding programs and raising piglets? |
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2010 - NSW Industry & Investment - 116pp
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The Backyard Duck Book
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| For the Love of Ducks |
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Nyiri Murtagh
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| An Australian guide to duck husbandry for hobby farmers, breeders, exhibitors and pet owners. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 168pp
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Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens
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| Care, Feeding, Facilities |
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Gail Damerow
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| This thoroughly revised third edition has all the information you need to successfully keep chickens. |
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2010 - Storey Publishing, USA - 448pp
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The Chicken Encyclopedia
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| An Illustrated Reference |
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Gail Damerow
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| Chickophiles will find breed descriptions, definitions of common chicken conditions, situations and behaviours, and much more. |
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2012 - Storey Publishing, USA - 320pp
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Get Your Goat
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| How to Keep Happy, Healthy Goats in Your Backyard, Wherever You Live |
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Brent Zimmerman
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| A comprehensive, engaging way to answer all your questions about keeping goats. |
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Dec 2011 - Quarry Books, USA - 160pp
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Alpaca Agskills
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| A Practical Guide to Farm Skills |
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| Contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams and full-colour pictures for their care, management and breeding. |
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2011 - NSW Industry & Investment - 74pp
- Colour photographs
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Running a Small Flock of Sheep
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David G Hinton
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| Provides information on how to successfully manage a small flock of sheep. |
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2006 - Landlinks Press - 192pp
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| Mammals & Marsupials | Top of Page |
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A Natural History of Australian Bats
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| Working the Night Shift |
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Greg Richards, Les Hall, Steve Parish
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| The first book on Australian bats focusing on their natural history. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 192pp
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Kangaroos
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Terence J Dawson
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| This revised edition provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 216pp
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| Production | Top of Page |
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Home Dairy
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Ann Cliff
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| Keeping a house cow, goat or sheep and how to make cheese, yoghurt and other dairy products. |
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2011 - Hyland House - 160pp
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Preserving Meat
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Ann Cliff
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| Smoking, brining, potting, drying and other traditional methods of preserving meat, fish and game at home. |
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2011 - Hyland House - 144pp
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| Sustainability | Top of Page |
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Defending the Social Licence of Farming
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| Issues, Challenges and New Directions for Agriculture |
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Jacqueline Williams, Paul Martin
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| The authors document the definition of and issues associated with the ‘social licence to farm’. |
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Nov 2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 224pp
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| Techniques & Design | Top of Page |
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Decoding Gardening Advice
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| The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations |
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Jeff Gillman, Meleah Maynard
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| Covering more than 100 universal gardening "dos and don'ts", this is the first book to provide gardeners with the real answers. |
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2011 - Timber Press USA - 224pp
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Pest-repellent Plants
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| Organic Solutions to Garden and Household Pests |
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Penny Woodward
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| Along with an A-Z of pest-repellent plants, this edition includes many other organic solutions. |
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2012 - Hyland House - 160pp
- Colour photographs
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The Weed Book
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| Identifying and Removing Weeds and Introduced Species from Your Garden |
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Mark A Wolff
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| Learn how to easily identify and understand some of our more common garden weeds. |
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Dec 2011 - New Holland - 208pp
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| Water | Top of Page |
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Water
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| Science and Solutions for Australia |
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Ian Prosser
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| The latest information from CSIRO, providing a clear picture of the water challenges and prospects facing Australia. |
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Nov 2011 - CSIRO - 192pp |
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Paperback - 9780643100527 - $24.95
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PDF - 9780643103283 - $0.00
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| Weeds, Pests & Diseases | Top of Page |
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Biological Control of Weeds in Australia
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Mic Julien, Rachel McFadyen, Jim Cullen
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| Detailed information on over 90 weed species that have been targeted for biological control. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 648pp
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Controlling Invertebrate Pests in Agriculture
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Jessica Page, Paul Horne
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| Provides a detailed examination of the application of pesticides, the different types that are available and how they may be integrated into more holistic approaches. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 128pp
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Wetland Weeds
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| Causes, Cures and Compromises |
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Nick Romanowski
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| A comprehensive guide to wetland weeds covering both native and introduced species. |
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2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 184pp
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