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All the Green Year by Don Charlwood, 1965
Cover by W. H. Chong
Text Publishing edition 2012

Dark Places by Kate Grenville, 1994
Cover painting: Chesham Street by George Lambert, 1910
Macmillan edition 1994

Joan Makes History by Kate Grenville, 1988
Cover design and illustration by Gregory Rogers
University of Queensland Press edition 1988

Monkey Grip by Helen Garner, 1977
Cover photograph: Noni Hazlehurst as Nora, from the film adaptation of the novel
Penguin edition 1983

Kickback by Garry Disher, 1991
Cover by Siren
(Allen & Unwin edition, 1991)

Wyatt series #1

[Last week's bookcover was mistakenly noted as being #1 in the series.]

Death Deal by Garry Disher, 1993

(Allen & Unwin edition, 1993)

Wyatt series #3

[Somehow got this one out of order.]

The Bamboo Flute by Garry Disher, 1992

(Angus and Robertson edition, 1992)

The Stencil Man by Garry Disher, 1988

Cover illustration: Desolation, Internment Camp, Orange, NSW by Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack

(Imprint edition, 1988)

Note: not the greatest reproduction, but the best I have.

Steal Away by Garry Disher, 1987

Angus and Robertson edition, 1987

The White Woman by Liam Davison, 1994

Cover design by Michael Ward using a photograph by Craig Voevodin

(UQP edition 1994)

Black Lightning by Dymphna Cusack, 1964

(Heinemann edition 1964)

Picnic Races by Dymphna Cusack, 1962

Wrapper design by C.A.M. Thale

(Heinemann edition 1962)

Heatwave in Berlin by Dymphna Cusack, 1961

(Pan edition 1963)

Say No to Death by Dymphna Cusack, 1951

(Heinemann edition 1951)

Jungfrau by Dymphna Cusack, 1936

Cover painting: Interior with Blue Painting 1956, by Grace Cossington-Smith. design: Dimitrios Frangoulis

(Penguin edition, 1989)

After China by Brian Castro, 1992

Cover art and design: Leisha Owen

(Allen & Unwin edition, 1992)

This novel was shortlisted for the 1993 Miles Franklin Award.

Double-Wolf, Brian Castro 1991

Cover art and design: Leisha Owen

(Allen & Unwin edition 1991)

This novel was shortlisted for the 1992 Miles Franklin Award.

Dear Writer, Carmel Bird 1988

Penguin edition, 1988

Automatic Teller by Carmel Bird, 1996

Viking edition, 1996

The Common Rat by Carmel Bird, 1993

Cover Illustration by Anita Mertzlin. Cover design by Meredith Parslow.

(McPhee Gribble edition 1993)

The Bluebird Cafe by Carmel Bird, 1990

Cover illustration by Annie Mertzlin

(McPhee Gribble edition, 1990)

Coda by Thea Astley, 1994
(William Heinemann Australia 1994 edition)
Cover design by Jarrett Skinner and cover inset illustration by Drew Aitken

Vanishing Points by Thea Astley, 1992
(Minerva 1993 edition)

Reaching Tin River by Thea Astley, 1990
(William Heinemann 1990 edition)
Cover illustration: Faye Maxwell

Beachmasters by Thea Astley, 1985
(Penguin 1985 edition)
Cover illustration by Bill Farr

A Kindness Cup by Thea Astley, 1974
(Penguin 1989 edition)
Cover illustration and design by Celia Bridie and Ann Wojczuk

A Descant for Gossips by Thea Astley, 1960
(UQP 1991 edition)
Cover design by Craig Glasson using "Palmwoods" by John Rigby (1986)

One of the Wattle Birds by Jessica Anderson, 1994
(Penguin 1994 edition)
Cover design by Joanna Hunt

Taking Shelter by Jessica Anderson, 1989
(Penguin 1989 edition)
Cover design by Todd Radom.

The Commandant by Jessica Anderson, 1975
(Penguin 1988 edition)
Cover illustration by John Hinds. Cover design by Cathy van Ee.

The Georges' Wife by Elizabeth Jolley, 1993
(Viking 1993 edition)
Cover illustration by David Nelson

My Father's Moon by Elizabeth Jolley, 1989
(Penguin 1989 edition)
Cover illustration by Ellie Kingopoulos and Richard Ross
[This novel won The Age Book of the Year Award for Fiction in 1989.]

Foxybaby by Elizabeth Jolley, 1985
(University of Queensland Press 1985 edition)
Jacket design and illustration by Noela Hills

Milk and Honey by Elizabeth Jolley, 1984
(Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1984 edition)
Cover photograph by Roger Garwood
This novel won the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in 1985.

Mr Scobie's Riddle by Elizabeth Jolley, 1983
(Penguin Books 1983 edition)
Cover illustration by John Burge
[This novel won the The Age Book of the Year Award in 1983 and the Fiction section of the WA Premier's Prize in the same year.]

Miss Peabody's Inheritance by Elizabeth Jolley, 1983
(University of Queensland Press 1987 edition)
Cover design by Christopher McVinish using an illustration by Cynthia Breusch

The Newspaper of Claremont Street by Elizabeth Jolley, 1981
(Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1992 edition)

Palomino by Elizabeth Jolley, 1980
(UQP 1988 edition)
Cover design by Noella Hills

The One Day of the Year by Alan Seymour, 1967
(Souvenir Press 1967 edition)
Jacket design by Oliver Elmes.

Cabin Fever by Elizabeth Jolley, 1990
(Penguin 1991 edition)
Cover illustration by Richard Ross. Cover design by Cathy van Ee.

Bad Debts by Peter Temple, 1996
(Text Publishing 2004 edition)

The Escapades of Ann by Edward Dyson, 1919
(The Bookstall Company 1919 edition)

Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally, 1993
(Coronet 1993 edition)

The Cut-Rate Kingdom by Thomas Keneally, 1980
(Penguin 1984 edition)

A Dutiful Daughter by Thomas Keneally, 1971
(Angus & Robertson 1971 edition)

Flying Hero Class by Tom Keneally, 1991
(Hodder & Stoughton 1991 edition)

A River Town by Tom Keneally, 1995
(William Heinemann 1995 edition)

Jacko by Tom Keneally, 1993
(William Heinemann 1993 edition)

Bettany's Book by Tom Keneally, 2000
(Doubleday 2000 edition)

The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally, 1987
(Hodder & Stoughton 1987 edition)

Dreaming Down Under edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb, 1998
Cover by Nick Stathopolous
(HarperCollins 1998 edition)

Bring Larks and Heroes by Thomas Keneally, 1967
(Cassell 1967 edition)

The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll, 2007
(4th Estate 2007 edition)
[This novel won the 2008 Miles Franklin Award.]

North of the Moonlight Sonata by Kerryn Goldsworthy, 1989
(McPhee Gribble 1989 edition)

Back to Bool Bool by Brent of Bin Bin (Miles Franklin), 1931
(Angus and Robertson 1956 edition)

The Sponge Divers by Charmian Clift and George Johnston, 1955
(Collins 1955 edition)

A Cartload of Clay by George
Johnston, 1971 (Collins 1971 edition)

My Brother Jack by George Johnston, 1964
(Collins 1966 edition)
Jacket design by Sydney Nolan
[This novel won the Miles Franklin Award in 1964.]

A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey, 1981
(Viking 1986 edition)
Cover illustration by Robert Juniper Cover design by Kim Roberts

My Career Goes Bung by Miles Franklin, 1946
(Angus & Robertson 1987 edition)
Jacket illustration: "Waiting" by Gordon Coutts 1896

My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin, 1901
(Angus & Robertson 1986 edition)
Jacket illustration: "Tea Time" by Charles Condor 1888

Rhymes from the Mines by Edward Dyson 1896
(Pollard 1973 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

Hits! Skits! and Jingles! by W.T. Goodge 1899
(Pollard 1972 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

In the Days When the World Was Wide by Henry Lawson 1896
(Pollard 1974 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

How M'Dougall Topped the Score by Thos E.Spencer 1906
(Pollard 1972 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

The Western Track by Arthur Bayldon 1905
(Pollard 1974 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

The Relief of Mildura by Davison Symmons
[Based on material published in Satires & Verses 1903]
(Pollard 1972 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

Nine Miles from Gundagai by Jack Moses, 1938
(Pollard 1972 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

The Fire at Ross's Farm by Henry Lawson, 1925
(aka Popular Verses)
(Pollard 1973 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

Hearts of Gold by Will H. Ogilvie, 1903
(Pollard 1974 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

Fair Girls and Gray Horses by Will H. Ogilvie, 1898
(Pollard 1974 edition)
Cover by Walter Stackpool

His Illegal Self by Peter Carey, 2008
(Knopf 2008 edition)
Cover photograph by Jonathan Ring. Cover design by Jenny Grigg

30 Days in Sydney by Peter Carey, 2001
(Bloomsbury 2001 edition)
Cover photograph by Martyn Rose

Collected Stories by Peter Carey, 1994
(UQP 1994 edition)
Cover illustration by Michael Ward

Exotic Pleasures by Peter Carey, 1990
(UQP 1990 edition)
Cover illustration by Christopher McVinish and Cynthia Breusch

Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey, 2006
(Knopf 2006 edition)
Jacket design: Jenny Grigg. Jacket photograph: Tomek Sikora

War Crimes by Peter Carey, 1979
(UQP 1979 edition)
Cover illustration by Brian Morris

My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey, 2003
(Knopf 2003 edition)
Jacket design: Jenny Grigg
[This novel was nominated for the 2004 Miles Franklin Award.]

True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey, 2000
(UQP 2000 edition)
Cover design and artwork by Kate Barry based on a lithograph of the township of Benalla, North East Victoria, 1880.
[This novel was nominated for the 2001 Miles Franklin Award, and won the 2001 Booker Prize.]

The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith by Peter Carey, 1994
(UQP 1994 edition)
Cover illustration by Craig Voevodin

The Tax Inspector by Peter Carey, 1991
(Faber and Faber 1991 edition)

Illywhacker by Peter Carey, 1985
(UQP 1988 edition)
This novel was shortlisted for the 1985 Booker Prize, and won the Victorian Premier's Award and "The Age" Book of the Year Award.

The Great Shame by Tom Keneally, 1998
(Random House 1998 edition)

A Family Madness by Tom Keneally, 1985
(Lester & Orpen Dennys 1986 edition)

Blood Red, Sister Rose by Tom Keneally, 1974
(Collins 1974 edition)

An Angel In Australia by Tom Keneally, 2002
(Doubleday 2002 edition)
[This novel was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2003.]

The Big Fellow by Vance Palmer, 1959
(University of Queensland Press 1973 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1959.]
[Yes, it's a library copy and that big black rectangle masks the library sticker. Best I could do though.]

The Irishman by Elizabeth O'Conner, 1960
(Angus and Robertson 1961 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1960.]

The Well Dressed Explorer by Thea Astley, 1962
Cover illustration and design by Lynda Taylor and Cathy van Ee
(Penguin 1988 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1962.]

The Slow Natives by Thea Astley, 1965
Cover: a detail from a painting by Narelle Wildman
(Penguin 1990 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1965.]

The Acolyte by Thea Astley, 1972
Cover illustration by Christopher McVinish and Cynthia Breusch
(UQP 1985 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1972.]

The Mango Tree by Ronald McKie, 1974
(Fontana Books 1975 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1974.]

Poor Fellow My Country by Xavier Herbert, 1975
Jacket painting by Roy Crooke
(Book Club Associates 1975 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1975.]

The Glass Canoe by David Ireland, 1976
Cover illustration by Lauren Murray
(Penguin 1986 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1976.]

Swords and Crowns and Rings by Ruth Park, 1977
Cover illustration by Fay Planka. Cover design by Cathy Van Ee.
(Penguin 1988 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1977.]

Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson, 1978
Cover illustration by Neil Stuart and Mark Strathy
(Penguin 1987 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1978.]

A Woman of the Future by David Ireland, 1979
Cover Photograph by Derek Hughes
(Penguin 1980 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1979.]

The Impersonators by Jessica Anderson, 1980
(Penguin 1982 edition)
Cover illustration by Mike Hollands
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1980.]

Bliss by Peter Carey, 1981
Cover illustration by Andizej Klimowski
(Picador 1994 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1981.]

Just Relations by Rodney Hall, 1982
Cover illustration by Maire Smith
(Penguin 1984 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1982.]

Shallows by Tim Winton, 1984
Cover illustration by Dexter Fry (Unwin 1985 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1984.]

The Doubleman by Christopher Koch, 1985
Cover illustration by Wendell Minor
(Triad Grafton 1986 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1985.]

Dancing on Coral by Glenda Adams, 1987
Cover illustration by Darian Causby
(Sirius 1988 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1987.]

The Great World by David Malouf, 1990
Cover illustration by David Bergen
(Chatto & Windus 1990 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Prix Fémina Etranger in 1991.]

Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, 1991
(Picador 1991 edition)
Cover illustration by David Bergen
[This novel was the winner of the 1992 Miles Franklin Award.]

The Ancestor Game by Alex Miller, 1992
Cover painting: Celestial Lane by Rick Amor, 1989
(Penguin 1992 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and the Barbara Ramsden Award for best novel, all in 1993.]

Highways to a Way by Christopher J Koch, 1996
Cover design by Button Design Co.
(William Heineman Australia 1996 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1997.]

Jack Maggs by Peter Carey, 1997
Cover illustration by Craig Voevodin
(UQP 1997 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 1998.]

Benang by Kim Scott, 1999
Cover: Terrence Shosaki
(Fremantle Arts Centre Press 2000 edition)
[This novel was the co-winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 2000.]

Drylands by Thea Astley, 1999
Cover photograph by Eric Algra
(Penguin 2000 edition)
[This novel was the co-winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 2000.]

The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard, 2003
Cover image: Burning of the Houses of Parliament - J.M.W. Turner
(Virago 2003 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 2004, and the US National Book Award in 2003.]

The White Earth by Andrew McGahan, 2004
Cover design: Nada Backovic
(Allen & Unwin 2004 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Miles Franklin Award in 2005.]

An Open Swimmer by Tim Winton, 1982
Cover illustration by David Nelson
(Penguin 1996 edition)
[This novel was the winner of the Australian/Vogel Award in 1981.]

Birds of Passage by Brian Castro, 1983
Cover design: Judy Hungerford, Chinese calligraphy: Lau Wai Sik
(Allen and Unwin 1984 edition)
[This novel was a joint winner of the Australian/Vogel Award in 1982.]

Ilias by Jim Sakkas, 1988
Cover illustration and concept: Donna Rawlins
(Allen and Unwin 1988 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1987.]

Oceana Fine by Tom Flood, 1990
Cover illustration: Andrew Ireland
(Allen and Unwin 1989 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1988, and the Miles Franklin Award in 1990.]

Mood Indigo by Mandy Sayers, 1990
Cover illustration: Derryn Tal Cover design: Peter Schofield
(Allen and Unwin 1990 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1989.]

The Mint Lawn by Gillian Mears, 1992
Cover illustration: Yvonne Mears. Cover design: Peter Schofield
(Allen and Unwin 1992 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1990.]

The Hand that Signed the Paper by Helen Demidenko, 1994
Cover photo: Horizon Photo Library
(Allen and Unwin 1995 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1993, and the Miles Franklin Award in 1995.]

The Blindman's Hat by Bernard Cohen, 1997
Cover design: De Luxe & Associates
(Allen and Unwin 1997 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1996.]

Hiam by Eva Sallis, 1998
Cover design: Beth McKinley
(Allen and Unwin 1998 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1997.]

Pegasus in the Suburbs by Jennifer Kremmer, 1999
Cover design: Nada Backovic. Cover illustration: Jeremy Clegg
(Allen and Unwin 1999 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1998.]

Love and Vertigo by Hsu-Ming Teo, 2000
Cover design: Scooter Design, Cover photography: IPL Image Group
(Allen and Unwin 2000 edition)
[This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1999.]

The Book of Miles by David Astle, 1997
(Minerva 1997 edition)

The Complete Book of Australian Verse by John Clarke, 1989
(Allen & Unwin 1990 edition)

The Children's Bach by Helen Garner, 1984
Cover illustration by Barry Dickens
(Penguin 1985 edition)

Swimming in Silk by Darren Williams, 1995
Cover design & illustration by Katerina Stratos
(Allen and Unwin 1995 edition)
This novel was the winner of the Australian/Vogel Award in 1994.

Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan, 1994
Cover illustration by Patrick Hall (Penguin 1996 edition)

This novel was shortlisted for the 1995 Miles Franklin award.

The Mule's Foal by Fotini Epanomitis, 1993
Design: Susie Agoston-O'Connor, Paintings: Brian Nagle
(Allen & Unwin 1993 edition)
This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1992.

Spice Notes by Ian Hemphill, 2000
Cover design: Gayna Murphy, Greendot design. Cover image: Ismaelite Spice Merchants Buying Joseph (from a fifteenth century Persian manuscript)
(Macmillan 2000 edition)

Hook's Mountain by James McQueen, 1982
Jacket design by Guy Mirabella
(Macmillan 1982 edition)

Lilian's Story by Kate Grenville, 1986
Cover illustration and design by Hans Selhofer (Allen & Unwin 1986 edition)

This novel won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1984.

Confederates by Thomas Keneally, 1979
(Sceptre 1999 edition)
This novel was shortlisted for the 1979 Booker Prize.

The Whitlam Government 1972-1975 by Gough Whitlam, 1985
Cover by Helen Semmler
(Viking 1986 edition)

The Glade Within the Grove by David Foster, 1996
Design Yolande Gray.
Cover photograph "Orchestration in Light" (1993) by Olive Cotton.
Winner of the 1997 Miles Franklin Award.

When Blackbirds Sing by Martin Boyd, 1962
Cover: detail from "Springtime" by Charles Conder
(Lansdowne 1978 edition)

A Secret Country by John Pilger, 1989
Front jacket photographs: "Sunbaker", 1937, Max Dupain, "Aboriginal Behind Bars", Peter Rae/John Fairfax group
(Vintage 1989 edition)

A Difficult Young Man by Martin Boyd, 1955
Cover: detail from "The Milkmaid" by Julian Ashton
(Lansdowne 1978 edition)

The Art of the Engine Driver by Steven Carroll, 2001
(Flamingo 2001 edition)

The Cardboard Crown by Martin Boyd, 1952
(Lansdowne 1977 edition)
Cover: detail from "A Summer's Morning Tiff" by Tom Roberts

Bloodfather by David Ireland, 1987
(Viking 1987 edition)
Cover by Helen Semmler

Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd, 1952
(Landsdowne 1977 edition)
Cover: Portrait of Florence by Tom Roberts

The Service of Clouds by Delia Falconer, 1997
(Picador 1997 edition)
Cover photograph by Maikka Trupp

Praise by Andrew McGahan, 1992
(Allen & Unwin 1992 edition)
Cover photography and design: Michael Killalea

The Weeping Sky by Lee Harding, 1977
(Cassell Australia 1977 edition)
Cover illustration by Michael Payne

The Tyrant's Novel by Tom Keneally, 2003
(Doubleday 2003 edition)
Jacket design by DarianCausby/Highway 51

Here's Luck by Lennie Lower, 1930
(Angus & Robertson 1977 edition)
Cover illustration: Allan Stomann

The Grisly Wife by Rodney Hall, 1993
(Macmillan 1993 edition)
Cover illustration and design: Keith McEwan Design

Kindling Does For Firewood by Richard King, 1996
(Allen & Unwin 1996 edition)
Cover: Michael Killalea

Ultima Thule by Henry Handel Richardson, 1929
(Penguin Modern Classics 1971 edition)
Cover: detail from Redfern Station 1893 by Arthur Streeton

The Way Home by Henry Handel Richardson, 1925
(Penguin Modern Classics 1971 edition)
Cover: detail from Coming South by Tom Roberts

Australia Felix by Henry Handel Richardson, 1917
(Penguin Modern Classics 1971 edition)
Cover: detail from Australian Gold Diggings by an unknown artist

The Sunken Road by Garry Disher, 1996
(Allen & Unwin 1996 edition)
Cover photograph by Alan Morgans.

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally, 1972
(Penguin 1989 edition)
Cover illustration by Michael Fitzjames. Cover design by Jacqui Young.

Dirt Music by Tim Winton, 2001
(Picador 2001 edition)
Cover image by Gerry Images Australia.

The Boy in the Bush by D.H. Lawrence and M.L. Skinner, 1924
(Macmillan 1980 edition)
Jacket photograph: "Evening When the Quiet East Flushes Faintly at the Sun's Last Look" (detail) by Tom Roberts. Design by Barbara Beckett.

Conditions of Faith by Alex Miller, 2000
(Allen and Unwin 2000 edition)
Jacket illustration: Robin M. White/Photonica (woman) and Lorne Resnick/Tony Stone Images (Tunisia)

The Drowner by Robert Drewe, 1996
(Macmillan 1997 edition)
Cover detail: Lawrence Alma-Tadema A Favourite Custom, 1909, Tate Gallery

The Mystery
of the Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume, 1886
(Text Publishing 1999 edition)
Cover: Bourke Street, Melbourne, late 19th century

The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland, 1955
(Angus & Robertson 1987 edition)
Cover: Golden Summer by Arthur Streeton, 1889 (detail)

Pioneers on Parade by Miles Franklin and Dymphna Cusack, 1939
(Angus & Robertson 1988 edition)
Cover: On the Roof by Herbert Badham

The Unknown Industrial Prisoner by David Ireland, 1971
(Angus & Robertson 1979 edition)
Cover: "Factory Staff, Erehwyna" by Jeffrey Smart
This novel won the 1971 Miles Franklin Award.

1915 by Roger McDonald, 1979
(UQP 1979 edition)

The Well by Elizabeth Jolley, 1986
(Penguin 1987 edition)
Cover illustration by Lynda Taylor and Cathy Van Ee
This novel won the 1987 Miles Franklin Award.

Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller, 2002
(Allen & Unwin 2003 edition)
Cover design: Ellie Exarchos Cover image: Getty Images
This novel won the 2003 Miles Franklin Award.

Southern Steel by Dymphna Cusack, 1953
(Constable 1953 edition)

Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey, 1988
(University of Queensland Press 1988 edition)
Cover illustration by Gregory Rogers and Pierre Le Tan
This novel won the 1988 Booker Prize and the 1988 Miles Franklin Award

Eucalyptus by Murray Bail, 1998
(Text Publishing 1998 edition)
Cover photograph by Bill Henson from an untitled series
This novel won the 1999 Miles Franklin Award

A Horse of Air by Dal Stivens, 1970
(Penguin 1986 edition)
Cover illustration by Ken Done
This novel won the 1970 Miles Franklin Award

My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin, 1954
(Angus & Robertson 1986 edition)
The cover: Tea Time by Charles Condor, 1888

Capricornia by Xavier Herbert, 1938
(Angus & Robertson 1987 edition)
The cover shows a detail from The Out-Station by Russell Drysdale, 1965