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Perhaps look at a planisphere, they are inexpensive & will show you what's around in simple altitude & azimuth numbers. Make sure you get one for the Southern hemisphere.
Alternatively, have a look at planetarium phone apps such as Sky Safari (basic version will be quite sufficient), Stellarium, etc...
Essentially an app will give you a digital planisphere as well as provide you additional information on the object you are looking for...
Another very useful book for learning to star hop is ' 'A Walk Through The Southern Sky' by Heifitz & Tirion. You can start anywhere in this book depending on what's in your night sky at the time & it will guide you around the constellations, bright stars & teach you how to navigate around the sky.
Cheers
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