National Resources
Geology
Evolution
Astronomy
Australian History
- A Photographic Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils; Author John L. Roberts
- The Geology of Australia; Author David Johnson
- Shaping a Nation: A Geology of Australia; Published by Geoscience Australia and ANU (also available as a FREE PDF from the ANU E Press website)
Evolution
- The Evolution of Australia - 110 Million Years of Change; Author Australian Museum
Astronomy
- Astronomy Australia (2013) Your Guide to the Night Sky; Authors Ken Wallace, Glen Dawes, Peter Northfield (Annual Publication)
- Stars of the Southern Skies; Author Patrick Moore
Australian History
- Australia, An Illustrated History, From Dreamtime to the New Millennium; Author A.K. Macdougall
Animals - Australia
Bats
Birds
Insects
Reptiles
- Australian Bats; Author Sue Churchill
Birds
- Field Guide to Australian Birds; Author Michael Morcombe
- Field Guide to Birds of Australia; Author Simpson & Day
- The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds; Author Peter Slater, Pat Slater and Raoul Slater
Insects
- A Field Guide to Insects in Australia; Authors Paul Zborowski and Ross Storey
- The Compete Field Guide to Stick and Leaf Insects of Australia; Authors Paul D Brock and Jack W Hasenpusch
- Tracks, Scats and Other Traces - A Field Guide to Australian Mammals; Author Barbara Triggs
- Field Guide to Australian Mammals; Authors Cath Jones and Steve Parish
Reptiles
- Snakes of Australia; Authors Peter Mirtschin and Richard Davis
- A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Australia; Author Gerry Swan (The Australian Museum)
- Australian Lizards, A Natural History; Author Steve K Wilson
Plants - Australia
Identification
Fungi
General Plants
- Name That Flower - The Identification of Flowering Plants; Authors Ian Clarke and Helen Lee
- Gardener's Latin; Author Bill Neal
- Botanical Latin; Author William T. Stearn
Fungi
- A Field Companion to Australian Fungi; Author Bruce Fuhrer
General Plants
- Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers; Author Denise Greig
Fossils and Dinosaurs - Australia
Generally the below are reading books as opposed to field guides but they are full of information:
Journals
- A Century of Australian Dinosaurs; Authors Thomas H Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich
- Digging Up Deep Time; fossils, dinosaurs and megabeasts from Australia's distant past; Author Professor Michael Archer
- Dinosaurs in Australia, mesozoic life from the southern continent; Authors Benjamin P. Kear and Robert J. Hamilton-Bruce
- Australia’s Fossil Heritage: A Catalogue of Important Australian Fossil Sites; Author The Australian Heritage Council
Journals
- Australian Age of Dinosaurs Journal
Bush Tucker and Bush Medicines - Australia
- Australian Medicinal Plants; Authors E.V. Lassak & T. McCarthy
- Bushfires & Bushtucker - Aboriginal Plant Use in Central Australia; Author Peter Latz
- Wild Food Plants of Australia; Author Tim Low
- Bush Tucker Field Guide; Author Les Hiddens
Remember what we said about trusting you can find the resources now you know what to look for...