Once again, Tim has partnered with the National Archives of Australia to uncover a treasure trove of evocative images that show our enduring love for automobiles.
"Given our tyrannies of distance, it's no surprise Australians embraced the automobile, but cars have always meant more to us than simply a way to get from A to B. Chuck a U-ey is unashamedly nostalgic, and takes us back to a time before air bags, air conditioning and GPS navigation. It's a love letter to our old Holdens, Fords, Chryslers, VWs... even the Datsun 180B." - Tim Ross
Soft cover - 210mm x 210mm x 8mm - 80 pages.
Written by Tim Ross.
MOTEL - IMAGES OF AUSTRALIA ON HOLIDAYS
If any country was born to holiday, it’s Australia.
Sun, space, beaches – the desire to hit the road and “get out of town” remains a strong and enduring part of our cultural identity. Many of us remember the summer ritual of packing up the car with half the stuff we owned and heading for our chosen “spot” in often incident-packed road trips.
Central to those memorable journeys was the motel. “We’ll stay a night in Gundagai,” Dad would say, to break up the trip. Discovering the configuration of a new motel was all part of the holiday adventure – did it have a colour TV? The little packs of cereal? A couple of complimentary Arrowroots to go with the free tea and coffee? Bricks on the inside as well as the out?
In his book Motel, Tim Ross captures the heyday of Australia’s motels via a deep trawl through the National Archives, presenting a fascinating slideshow of Australians on holidays between 1950 and 1989.
A pictorial love letter to a somewhat bygone era, it captures the accessible glamour and car-friendly convenience of the road-side motel, from Gold Coast ‘palaces’ to out-of-the-way comfort stops (some with attached restaurant! Dinner: 6.30-8pm).
Motel is an affectionate tribute to one of this country’s greatest democratic institutions. From Prime Ministers to punters, at some stage we’ve all had to lay our head down at a welcoming motel as the sun sets on the highway.
2023 Revised Edition - Soft cover - 210mm x 210mm x 8mm - 104 pages.
Written by Tim Ross.
THE RUMPUS ROOM
Now in its fourth reprint, Tim's bestselling selection of stories from the suburbs has been re-released with this new, revised edition.
From the beachside holiday house to the backyard pool and the rumpus room, the architecture of the suburbs forms the backdrop to a uniquely Australian way of life. Ross roams through these familiar places to paint a picture of Australian domesticity and its relationship to the Australian psyche in all its funny, nostalgic, ironic and often acutely cringe-worthy glory.
Size: 210 x 210, paperback, 98 pages
Revised 2024 Edition
Written by Tim Ross.
SCORCHER
The soft crash of waves that blissfully block out all other noise, the smell of two-stroke and lawn clippings, the first sip of cold beer, the laboured whir of the ceiling fan, the sound of a bag of ice hitting the pavement, that feeling of salt on skin and even the smell of prawns on bin night.
Comedian Tim Ross uses the Australian summer as a back drop for a new collection of nostalgic short stories punctuated by evocative archival photos depicting the joys of summers past.
Paperback - 130mm x 195mm - 100 pages
Written by Tim Ross.
