Aussie Inventions
Scott Cam’s two favourite Aussie inventions are the ute and the monogrammed stubby holder, but there are lots of other terrific ones! The plastic-laminated $10 note made for the Bicentenary in 1988 incorporates security elements including a ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
What to do this week in your garden- Weeder
Now that Spring is just round the corner, it's a perfect time to get your lawn into shape. What better way to give your lawn a Spring clean then with a nifty invention from Fiskars- the Easy Reach Weeder. will show you the fast and easy way to ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Gregory Frost
A Shadowbridge Novel "A sparkling gem of mythic invention and wonder . . . Frost draws richly detailed human characters and embellishes his multilayered stories with intriguing creatures-benevolent sea dragons, trickster foxes, death-eating ... [... more]
Random House |
Sam Thompson
The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, ... [... more]
Random House |
Sheila Kohler
Children of Pithiviers, The Bluebird, or The Invention of Happiness Sheila Kohler Perfect Place, A [... more]
Random House |
Nancy N. Chen
In the twenty-first century, the body is experienced less as a fixed entity than it is as a protean product and a project of technological, medical and artistic invention. The essays in Bodies in the Making: Transgressions and Transformations ... [... more]
Random House |
David Eveleigh
Although Thomas Crapper is most commonly associated with the invention of the flushing toilet, his models were in fact the result of a long line of improvements to earlier designs which date back to ancient times. This book is an ideal ... [... more]
Random House |
Bulent Atalay
A veritable rock star in the book world some five centuries after his birth, Leonardo Da Vinci is a man for the ages. Millions of readers hungrily ponder the mysteries behind his sketch-filled notebooks, radical inventions, and enigmatic ... [... more]
Random House |
Garden Lighting
Garden lighting really is one of the great inventions of recent times. Apart from adding charm and magic to the garden it means that you can enjoy the garden at night as well as during the day, especially during the warmer months. Garden lighting ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Borby Water Tube
Necessity is the mother of invention and the dry times we are experiencing right across the country calls for innovative ways to help our precious plants not only survive but actually take off and do well. Neville shows us a nifty invention that ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Hinge-Setting Device
A new Australian invention makes hanging a door fast and simple. Hanging a door can be a difficult task. However, a new Australian invention called the Hinge-Setting Device has made the job much easier. The inventor, David Bakker, claims that you ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Handi Rack
Handi Rack is a brand new Australian product that was awarded a Gold Medal at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions. Handi Rack is an inflatable roof rack for cars. The majority of modern cars do not have gutters to clamp a roof rack ... [... more]
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