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Second hand books on Australian History listed in alphabetical order by title.Scroll down to browse, or search this page using the search button in the lower right corner of your screen - on phones best viewed sideways
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A Million Wild Acres 200 Years Of Man And An Australian Forest -by- Eric Rolls. First Edition 1981. ISBN 0170053024. Australian History. The story of the Pilliga scrub and man's passion for land, of occupation and settlement; the author has rewritten the history of settlement and destroyed the argument that Australia's present dense eucalypt forests are the remnants of 200 years of energetic clearing; the Pilliga teems with wildlife, plants and trees - this lovely tangle is explained as Rolls reflects on soils, living conditions, breeding and ecology. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 465 pages. (Thomas Nelson Australia, Melbourne. First Edition, 1981) Dust jacket is creased along upper edge, sunned on spine, and worn along top of rear flap. Book has foxing and grubby marks on edges of pages. Else in very good condition. Weight 940 grams.
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A Score And A Half Of Folk Thirty Years Of The Monaro Folk Music Society Inc -by- David Meyers -edited by- Kevin Frawley (2004). ISBN 064642789X. Monaro History. Australian History. A.C.T. History. This book is a history of the Monaro Folk Society Inc. (formerly the Monaro Folk Music Society Inc.), and the Folk movement in the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding districts for the approximate period 1965-2000. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 124 pages. (Sefton Publications. Pearce, A.C.T. 2004) Foxing on edges of pages. Light stains on upper edge of rear pages. Else very good. Weight 320 grams.
Product Id: AH26208
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A Tale Of Old Fassifern -by- Steve Johns (1992). ISBN 0646106538. Signed Copy. Fassifern History. Australian History. New South Wales Local History. Fassifern is a suburb in the city of Lake Macquarie; this is its colonial history. Illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings. Signed by the author Steve Johns on the title page. Used second hand stapled softcover book. 160 pages. (Self published by Steve Johns in 1992) Remains of sticker on front cover. Lower corner is bumped. Else in fine condition.
Product Id: AH25867
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A Terribly Wild Man -by- Christine Halse. ISBN 186508753X. Australian Aboriginal History. Biography of Ernest Gribble, Australian missionary, who ran Aboriginal missions with a benevolent rod of iron; anticipating the Stolen Generations, he abducted Aboriginal children from their parents 'for their own protection'; and campaigned for an investigation into a police massacre of Aboriginals in the 1920s which made him powerful enemies. Used second hand softcover book. 220 pages. (Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 2002) In fine condition. Weight 450 grams.
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A Town Like No Other The Living Tradition Of New Norcia -edited by- David Hutchison, Dom Chris Power OSB and Wendy McKinley. ISBN 0959580638. New Norcia History. The West Australian town of New Norcia, 132 kilometres north of Perth, is unique in Australia as it is owned exclusively by Benedictine monks, established in 1846; the town contains the Monastery and its Abbey, some other buildings, and formerly housed a college for girls and boys, and an orphanage or boarding school for Aboriginal girls and boys, and a farm; from 1908 to 1982 the monks of New Norcia were responsible for the mission to the Aborigines at Kalumburu in the far north of Western Australia. Used second hand softcover book. 156 pages. (The Benedictine Community of New Norcia Inc. Holy Trinity Abbey. New Norcia, W.A. Revised Edition 2007) In very good condition. Weight 450 grams.
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A Valley of The Finest Description A History of The Shire of Lexton -by- Margaret Oulton. ISBN 0958872007. 2nd Edition 1996. Lexton History. Australian Local History. History of Victoria. History of Lexton Shire in Victoria. Published by the Shire of Lexton in conjunction with The Pakenham Gazette. Used second hand softcover book. 360 pages. Covers are scuffed and bumped on edges. Written gift inscription on front free endpaper. Foxing on endpapers and edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 920 grams.
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Aboriginals of Australia A Record of Their Fast-Vanishing Traditional Way of Life Featuring Over 90 Full-Colour Photographs -by- Douglass Baglin and Barbara Mullins. ISBN 0589071378. Australian Aboriginal History. Used second hand softcover book. 34 pages. (A H & A W Reed Pty Ltd. Terrey Hills. 1976) Name whited out on front cover and stains on spine at top. Pages are very good.
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Across The Seas Australia's Response To Refugees A History -by- Klaus Neumann (2015). ISBN 9781863957359. The author examines both Australian government policy and public attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers since Federation and places the Australian story in the context of global refugee movements and international responses to them, with many case studies. Used second hand paperback book. 358 pages. (Black Inc/Schwartz Publ, Melbourne, 2015) Some foxing on edges of pages, else very good. Weight 465 grams.
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Among Cannibals Account Of Four Years Travels In Australia, And Of Camp Life With The Aborigines Of Queensland -by- Carl Lumholtz. ISBN 0708115233. Reprint Australian National University Press 1980. Australian History. Australian Aboriginal History. Reprint from the original 1888 edition; the appendix has been omitted and four colour plates have been reproduced in black and white; a number of changes have been made in the layout of the book, including the re-setting of the index and a re-numbering of the page sequences. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 383 pages plus maps at rear of book. (Australian National University Press. Canberra. 1980) Dust jacket is lightly worn on edges and corners, with one small tear at top of spine. One small brown spot on edges of pages, else book is in fine condition. Weight 770 grams.
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An Australian Legal History -by- Alex Castles (1990). ISBN 0455196095. In Australia many factors have contributed in varying degrees at different times to the establishment and working of legal institutions and the law; this volume traces the history of Australian courts and sources of law from 1788 onwards. Used second hand softcover book. 553 pages. (The Law Book Company Ltd. Sydney. 3rd imp 1990) Light creasing to covers. Foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 610 grams.
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Angels In The Outback The Australian Inland Mission A Century Of Service To The Outback -by- Max Griffiths (2012). ISBN 9781921719585. John Flynn of the Inland. Just before World War One Presbyterian clergyman the Reverend John Flynn set out to ease the loneliness of many outback people; working under the banner of the Australian Inland Mission, he was eventually helped by travelling padres and young nurses who opened makeshift hospitals far from the doctor's surgery; later, in the late 1920s the world's first flying doctor service was made possible. Used second hand paperback book. 352 pages. (Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, Dural, 2012) Corners lightly bumped, some scuffing to covers, else in very good condition. Weight 700 grams.
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Arcadian Simplicity J. B. Fewings Memoirs Of Toowong Edited By Helen Gregory (1990). Ex-Library Copy. ISBN 086439110Z. Toowong History. Devon-born schoolmaster John Bowden Fewings was one of the first Europeans to settle in Toowong, where he lived until his death in 1910; sometime in 1892 he wrote this collection of letters, personal documents which reflected Fewings' thoughts about the things he cared for; this edition of his memoirs includes Helen Gregory's substantial introductory essays which explain Fewings as a man of his time and place, and provide much additional information on the development of Toowong and the people who lived there. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 166 pages. (Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, 1990) Ex-Library with the usual marks and stamps. In very good condition. Weight 550 grams.
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Archaeology of The Dreamtime The Story of Prehistoric Australia and Its People -by- Josephine Flood. Revised Edition 1995. ISBN 0207184488. Australian Aboriginal History. Examines how the Australia Aboriginals made their way from Asia and how they adapted to and modified their environment; demonstrates how their art and culture developed and were passed on, and how they coped with climate changes. Illustrated with maps, line drawings, colour and black and white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 328 pages. (Angus & Robertson. Pymble. 1995) Covers are lightly scuffed and creased with a small chip in upper edge of rear cover. Else very good. Weight 810 grams.
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Australia's Hidden Treasures A Guide To Treasure Hunting What To Look For And How To Find It -by- Jeff Toghill (1988). ISBN 0207159106. Australian History. Hidden treasures may be old books or photographs for forgotten letters still in their envelopes in a box in grandma's attic, outdated tools or cars, discarded comics or paintings, pots and pans, decorated tins, disused crockery, kitchen tables or dressers with their beautiful old timber hidden by layers of paint, a bushranger's buried cache of coins and jewellery, shipwrecked cargo, a magnificent opal or gold nugget still concealed in its host rock ... In this book are all the clues you need to begin your own treasure hunt: maps of likely locations of gold and gemstones, buried treasure and shipwrecks, equipment needed, and plenty of handy tips. Illustrated with maps and colour photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 200 pages. (Angus & Robertson Publishers, North Ryde, 1988) Dust jacket is sunned on spine and edges. Some light foxing on edges of pages, small tear at top of rear dust jacket flap, else very good condition. Weight 950 grams.
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Australian Plays For The Colonial Stage 1834-1899 -edited by- Richard Fotheringham (The Academy Editions of Australian Literature) NEW BOOK. ISBN 0702234885. The scripts of nine colonial plays, one of them in two versions. Plays are: 'The Bushrangers' (Henry Melville); 'The Kelly Gang' (Henry Melville); 'Life in Sydney' (1843) (a scurrilous satire); 'Arabin, or The Adventures of a Settler' (1849) (a pioneering romance); The South-Sea Sisters (1866) (a short choral masque; a proto-nationalistic pantomime in Melbourne and Sydney versions 'The House That Jack Built' (1869 and 1871); a city murder-mystery 'Hazard' (1872); a comic-horror saga of a bush heroine 'For $60,000' (1874) and the first Australian stage classic, adapted in 1886 from Marcus Clarke's novel 'For The Term of His Natural Life'. Explanatory notes and introductions. Over 50 illustrations. (University of Queensland Press. Brisbane. 2006) NEW book. Softcover book. 800 pages. Still sealed in plastic. Plastic seal is torn in front. No marks on the book cover. NEW. Weight 1.23 kg.
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Australian Heist 1862 8 Bushrangers 77 Kg Gold The Incredible True Story of Australia's Biggest Steal -by- James Phelps (2018). ISBN 9781460756232. Australian Bushrangers. On 15 June 1862, a bushrangers held up a gold escort at Eugowra, just east of Forbes, NSW and escaped with cash and 77 kilograms of gold, worth about $10 million today; it was the largest gold robbery in Australian history; the bushrangers were Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall, John O'Meally, Johnny Gilbert, Henry Manns, Alexander Fordyce, John Bow and Dan Charters. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 350 pages. (HarperCollinsPublishers, Sydney, 2018) Dust jacket lightly worn on edges with a very small tear in upper front corner, else very good. Weight 700 grams.
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Australian Inventors -by- Leo Port with Brian Murray (1978). ISBN 072696798X. 53 chapters tell the stories of Australia's most distinguished inventors and their inventions; illustrated with black and white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 205 pages. (Cassell Australia Ltd, Stanmore, NSW, 1978) A little wear to edges of endpapers. Dust jacket worn both ends of spine. Light foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 700 grams.
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Australians: Eureka To The Diggers -by- Thomas Keneally (2011). ISBN 9781742374482. Companion volume to Keneally's 'Australians: Origins To Eureka'. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 449 pages. (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2011) A small spot on front free endpaper, else very good condition. Weight 1.2 kg.
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Bagmen Millionaires: Life and People in Outback Queensland -by- John Andersen (reprint 1985). ISBN 0855507306. Life is just as tough in Queensland's outback as it was in the pioneering days, but the folk who live there would not swap with the modern city dweller, in spite of drought, floods, heat, low cattle prices, endless back-breaking work, and none of the amenities most of us take for granted; these men and women cope with a spirit of self-reliance and with a deep love of their land and their way of life; John Andersen spent four months travelling the outback collecting the stories and marvellous photographs for this book. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 174 pages. (Lloyd O'Neil Pty Ltd, South Yarra, reprint, 1985) Dust jacket is printed slightly out of register. The book itself is in very good condition, with just a little foxing on endpapers. Weight 880 grams.
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Beer, Mines & Rails (Beer Mines and Rails) A History of the Brewing Industry in Queensland to the 1920s -by- Brett J Stubbs. ISBN 9780980620917. Australian History. Illustrated with black and white photographs, graphs and maps. Comprehensive index. (Tankard Books. Lismore, NSW. 2010) Used second hand softcover book. 214 pages. Corners of covers bumped. Else very good. Weight 570 grams.
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Below These Mountains The Adventures of John Henry Mills Pioneer Photographer and Gold Miner -by- Lyall Ford (2001). ISBN 0959077618. Gold Mines and Mining. Biographical account of the Mills family beginning in the English Midlands, and tracing their immigration to the small mining township of Mount Britton in Queensland in 1865; their son John Henry became an accomplished pioneer photographer. The author, who is grandson of Henry, describes life on a goldfield and explores themes of mateship, courage in adversity, faith in God and love of family. Includes photos, family trees, measurement conversion chart. Used second hand softcover book. 236 pages. (Taipan Press, Freshwater Qld, 2001) In fine condition. Weight 520 grams.
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Bench Marks And Boundaries -by- J H Meek (1991). ISBN 0646052640. Australian History. The author, Jack Meek from Stanthorpe, is the oldest living land surveyor in Queensland; he writes of the challenges facing early surveyors, who often had to work in isolation and were subject to physical difficulties; includes accurate accounts of the areas in which he carried out his surveys; sections deal with areas throughout Queensland's south west. Illustrated with black & white photographs and line drawings. Used second hand paperback book. 112 pages. (Published by Hallett Brier, Brisbane, 1991). In very good condition. Weight 340 grams.
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Billy Hart Australia's First Licensed Pilot Down Under's Greatest Pioneer Aviator Also Known As Parramatta's Flying Dentist -by- Phillip Hart-Johnson JP. First Edition September 1994. Signed Copy. ISBN 0646211811. Australian Aviation History. A novel based on the true life story of William Ewart 'Billy' Hart, holder of Australia's No. 1 Pilot License; Billy's late sister Essie Mayo (nee Hart) told the author many a story about her famous brother, and his mates. Handwritten undated inscription to previous owner 'Tim' signed by Phillip Hart-Johnson on first page. Used second hand small softcover book. 174 pages. (Northair Company. Lismore. First Edition. September 1994) In fine condition.
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Black Kettle And Full Moon Daily Life In A Vanished Australia -by- Geoffrey Blainey (2003). ISBN 0670041327. Australian History. A history of how most Australians lived from day to day during the years from the first gold rush to World War I, in the bush, in towns and cities, at sea and far inland. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 486 pages. (Viking/Penguin Books, Melbourne, 2003) In very good condition. Weight 960 grams.
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Black Snake The Real Story Of Ned Kelly -by- Leo Kennedy, the great-grandson of Sergeant Michael Kennedy, slain by Ned Kelly at Stringybark Creek, with Mic Looby (2018). ISBN 0781925584950. Australian Bushranger History. Leo Kennedy was raised in the shadow of his great-grandfather's murder and witnessed the deep psychological wounds inflicted on successive generations of his family, and the families of other victims, as the myth of Ned Kelly grew around them; this volume challenges the legend of Ned Kelly, giving voice to the victims of a merciless gang of outlaws; gleaned from meticulous research and family history; illustrated with black & white and colour photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 308 pages. (Affirm Press, South Melbourne, 2018) In fine condition. Weight 610 grams.
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Buckley's Chance: The True Story of William Buckley and How He Conquered a New World -by- Garry Linnell (2019). ISBN 9780143795742. Australian Convict History. A remarkable survival story. After fighting Napoleon's army and surviving, William Buckley is transported to Australia for life for stealing two small pieces of cloth; he escapes and disappears into the Australian bush and, given up for dead by his white captors, is discovered and adopted by an Aboriginal tribe who regard him as a ghost; Buckley will not be seen again for more than 30 years until he emerges one day, carrying a spear, dressed in animal skins and having forgotten the English language. Used second hand paperback book. 340 pages. (Michael Joseph/Penguin Books, 2019) Very good condition. Weight 530 grams.
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Burra-Burra Reminiscences Of The Burra Mine And Its Townships -compiled & edited by- Ian Auhl (c.1983). ISBN 0858640694. Burra-Burra History. Early reminiscences of South Australia's Burra mine area and its pioneers, taken mainly from the pages of the 'Burra Record' newspaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs and line drawings by Phil Nolan. Used second hand softcover book. 160 pages. (Investigator Press Pty Ltd, Hawthorndene, S.A., undated but circa 1983) Front cover creased. Written gift inscription on the dedication page. Foxing on first and last few pages. Else very good
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Burrinjuck To Balranald The Early Days -by- Kevin Jeffcoat (1994). ISBN 0731022610. A photographic record of the early days of the irrigation of the Murrumbidgee Valley. The Valley was first identified as an ideal site for large-scale irrigation in 1891 and surveyed in 1896; in 1906 the Barren Jack and Murrumbidgee Canals Construction Act was approved, launching the building of the Burrinjuck Dam and the establishment of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas. Used second hand oblong softcover book. 60 pages. (Published by the Department of Water Resources NSW. Parramatta. 1994) Light wear to edges and corners of covers. Pages are in fine condition. Weight 330 grams.
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Camden Park Estate Australia's Oldest Pastoral Property booklet (c.1965). Australian Pastoral History. The Camden Park Estate incorporating the Belgenny Farm is a heritage-listed large working historical farm located at Elizabeth Macarthur Avenue, in the south-western Sydney suburb of Camden South in the Camden Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Henry Kitchen in c.1800, John Verge in c.1835 and A. J. Onslow in c.1888 and built from 1819 to 1840 by John Macarthur in c.1800, James English and Sons in c.1888 and John Sulman c.1895. The property is owned by Belgenny Farm Trust and Camden Park Preservation Committee. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 22 December 2006. Today, part of the original estate contains the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute; having originally served as a commercial sheep station and horticultural farm for the Macarthur family since the early 1800s (information provided by Wikipedia). Used second hand unpaginated softcover booklet illustrated with black & white photographs and line drawings. (Printed by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Kingsgrove NSW, undated but circa 1965) Foxing on first and last pages, else very good condition.
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Chillagoe 1888 To 1988 Sketch Book -by- Alex Hardaker & Lee Hardaker (c.1988). Chillagoe History. The authors came to the northern Queensland town of Chillagoe in 1970 and in 1977 built the 'Chillagoe Museum' to house and preserve the history of the old mining town and districts. Australian History. Queensland History. A book of black and white sketches, photographs and maps with text. Used second hand oblong softcover book. 32 pages. (Self published by Alex & Lee Hardaker. No date but circa 1988) A few marks on the cover, else very good. Weight 150 grams.
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Clunes To Caribbean -by- Hugh Gallagher (2001). ISBN 0957942702. Clunes History. Australian History. Northern Rivers NSW Local History. Centred on the history of cricket in the Clunes area, this book contains a wealth of NSW Northern Rivers local folk history. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand large softcover book. 334 pages. (The Northern Star Ltd, Lismore, NSW, 2001) Light creasing to covers, else in very good condition. Weight 930 grams. Scarce.
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Colonial Era Cemetery of Norfolk Island -by- R Nixon Dalkin (2001). ISBN 1876561173. Norfolk Island History. Australian Convict History. Life and death in one of the harshest penal colonies ever administered by Britain is recorded on the tombstones of the early cemetery on Norfolk Island; this book reveals the tombstone inscriptions and the stories of death from violence, disease and the hangman's rope, recorded by a former Administrator of Norfolk Island; over 180 graves listed but a number of these are unidentifiable. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand oblong softcover book. 92 pages. (Pictorial Press Australia, Corinda, Queensland, 2nd Ed 2001) Spine sunned, else in very good condition. Weight 310 grams.
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Colonial Era Cemetery of Norfolk Island -by- R Nixon Dalkin (1991). ISBN 1862730601. Norfolk Island History. Australian Convict History. Life and death in one of the harshest penal colonies ever administered by Britain is recorded on the tombstones of the early cemetery on Norfolk Island; this book reveals the tombstone inscriptions and the stories of death from violence, disease and the hangman's rope, recorded by a former Administrator of Norfolk Island; over 180 graves listed but a number of these are unidentifiable. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand oblong softcover book. 92 pages. (Robert Brown & Associates Qld Ltd, Brisbane, 1991) Corners bumped, else very good condition. Weight 310 grams.
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Colonial Masterpiece The Great Hall University Of Sydney -by- Allan Gamble (1999). ISBN 1864870818. Sydney History. Architecture. Gothic Revival. A history and description of the building of the Great Hall at the University of Sydney. Illustrated with black and white drawings by the author. Used second hand softcover book. 24 pages. (Published by The Chancellor's Committee of the University of Sydney. 1999) In fine condition.
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Conquest Of The Ngarrindjeri The Story Of The Lower Murray Lakes Tribes -by- Graham Jenkin (reprint 1985). ISBN 072701112X. Australian Aborigibal History. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 300 pages. (Rigby Publishers, Adelaide, reprint, 1985) Foxing on upper edge of pages, else in fine condition. Weight 940 grams.
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Cook From Sailor To Legend -by- Rob Mundle (2013). ISBN 9780733332340. Australian History. Captain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers of all time; over three remarkable voyages to the Pacific in the 18th-Century, Cook unravelled the mystery of the great southern land Terra Australis Incognita, circumnavigated New Zealand establishing that it was two main islands, and discovered the Hawaiian Islands. Illustrated with colour plates. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 470 pages. (ABC Books, HarperCollinsPublishers, Sydney, 2013) In fine condition. Weight 800 grams.
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Chronicles Of Coochiemudlo: Selected Vignettes of a Moreton Bay Island: The Social and Natural History of Coochiemudlo Island, Moreton Bay Queensland -by- Twelve Authors -edited by- John Pearn. The Royal Historical Society of Queensland (1993). ISBN 0867765119. Coochiemudlo History. Local Queensland History. Illustrated with maps, line drawings and black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 250 pages. (The Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Amphion Press & University of Queensland, Brisbane, 1st Edition 1993) Lower corner bumped, light foxing on edges of pages, else in very good condition. Weight 600 grams.
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Crosswinds Life On The Wing -by- Ron Watts. ISBN 9780992576301. Signed Copy. Aviation. The story of Australian Ron Watts' life as a mission pilot in Australia's outback, pastor of the church on a Pacific Island and serving as a chaplain in major prisons and hospitals; the story of how a young boy's love of flying became a reality beyond expectations. Signed by Ron Watts on the title page. Used second hand softcover book. 232 pages. (MAF Australia. Bella Vista, NSW. 2014) In fine condition. Weight 440 grams
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Diggles Down Under: Brisbane Via Sydney From Mersyside 1855-80 -by- Rod Fisher & Brisbane History Group. Studies No. 3. 2003. Boxed Set of 3 Volumes plus 3 CDs. ISBN 0958625506. ISSN 10373779. The story of Silvester Diggles, a gifted natural history artist and amateur naturalist with interests in entomology and ornithology, and his family as they travelled from the UK to Australia in 1855 and after. Diggles wrote and illustrated (but published only in part) 'The Ornithology of Australia' (1865-1870) which appeared not long after John Gould's 'The Birds of Australia'. The Manual introduces the subject, the man and the parameters plus timeline, maps, family trees, glossary and bibliography for both the Book and the CD (106 pages). The Principal CD covers Diggles' life and times in a History of 13 areas, Library of related texts and Gallery of images of people, places and products plus resources (about 750 pages and 400 images). The Supplementary CD contains full transcripts of Diggles' journal, letters and bird descriptions plus the complete sketchbook, insect drawings, bird plates and bird drawings (over 550 pages and images). The History Book of the CD reproduces the History section with selected black-and-white images, especially for readers needing a hardcopy or not accessing modern PCs (330 pages and 250 images). The Library Book of the CD presents all the texts from the Library section of the CD in 28 categories, for those wanting a hardcopy or not necessarily using the CD (254 pages). Used second hand boxed set. (Published by the Brisbane History Group, Brisbane, 2003) The box is a little worn on corners and edges, however the books are in AS NEW condition and the CDs are unused and still sealed in plastic. Weight 2.2 kg.
Product Id: AA28392
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Down Under Magic: The Early Years of Skin and SCUBA Diving -by- Bill Silvester (2012). ISBN 9780987375414. Australian Scuba Diving History. The story of how one man's love of the ocean led to the foundation of the Black Rock Underwater Diving Group, one of the first SCUBA clubs in Australia, from which came the Associated Divers Academy; black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 282 pages. (Self-published by Bill Silvester, 2012) In fine condition. Weight 420 grams.
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Eded Mer (My Life) -by- Thomas Lowah. ISBN 0909901708. Torres Strait Islanders in Australian History. This is the story of Thomas Lowah, a Torres Strait Islander born in 1914, who worked as a diver on a pearling lugger in the Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef; when the war came Thomas joined the army; later he worked as a rock driller, laying railway lines in the west and on an Aboriginal mission in the Gulf country; this autobiography of a Torres Strait Islander is a unique document of his life and the life of his people. Illustrated with line drawings by Ray Crooke. Used second hand paperback book. 148 pages. Corners lightly bumped. Else in fine condition. Weight 330 grams.
Product Id: AA25863
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Eyes To The Future Sketches Of Australia And Her Neighbours In The 1870s -by- Jennifer M T Carter. ISBN 0642107238. Australian Colonial History. The author brings to life the Australian colonies in the 1870s; through judicious use of primary research material held in the National Library of Australia's collections, this book explores social customs, social conditions, encounters with Australia's neighbours, eminent people, strange episodes, the operation of justice, royalty, romance, dissent and more in this fascinating decade. Used second hand softcover book. 252 pages. (National Library of Australia. Canberra. 2000) Light foxing on edges of pages. Else in fine condition. Weight 760 grams.
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Far Country A Short History Of The Northern Territory -by- Alan Powell. Second Edition 1988. ISBN 0522843778. Australian History. Northern Territory History. The real history of Australia's last frontier, through settlement, wars, depression and the problems of black-white relations, is engrossing. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 301 pages. (Melbourne University Press. 2nd Edition. 1988) Lower outer corner bumped. Else in fine condition. Weight 445 grams
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15 Days In '56 The First Australian Olympics (Fifteen Days In '56 The First Australian Olympics) -by- Bruce Howard. ISBN 0207187061. Australian Sporting History. Olympic Games Melbourne 1956. Photographs, interviews, press reports and stories. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 208 pages. (Angus & Robertson. Pymble. 1995) Light foxing on endpapers. Dust jacket stretched on upper edge. Else in fine condition. Weight 990 grams.
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Fifty Years Of Caring The History Of The Australian Jewish Welfare Society 1936-1986 -by- Anne Andgel. ISBN 0731627156. Signed Copy. (Published -by- The Australian Jewish Welfare Society and The Australian Jewish Historical Society, Sydney, 1988) Used second hand softcover book, 254 pages, mark from sticker on cover, else in very good condition.
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Fixed In Time: Photographs From Another Australia 1900-1939 -by- The Fairfax Library -foreword by- Manning Clark (1985). ISBN 0909558906. Covering the years 1900 to 1939, the photographs in this book come from the archives of the John Fairfax newspaper organisation and the State Library of New South Wales; together they form a unique collection of the work of the pioneer press photographers and other outstanding professional photographers of the time; the majority of the pictures have not been reproduced since their first printing; the book shows a wide range of people, events and activities extending from the Boer War and Federation to the beginning of World War Two; includes 16 pages of colour photography taken before 1920. Used second hand large hardcover book in dust jacket. 176 pages. (John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, 1985) Dust jacket sunned on spine and front cover, else in very good condition. Weight 1.2 kg.
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Four Legs But No Wheels West Of The Range Cattle, Horses And Dogs And The People Who Lived With Them -by- Isabel Wilkinson. ISBN 095937633X. Australian History. There was a time, not too long ago, when the only wheels we had were on bullock wagons or horse-drawn vehicles which needed four-legged creatures to set them in motion; the only exception was the one wheel on a wheelbarrow which needed only two legs on a human; many a prospector travelling to the goldfields or people 'down on their luck' pushed their belongings along bush tracks or city streets in a wheelbarrow. Used second hand softcover book. 329 pages. (Isabel Wilkinson. Revised Edition March 2005) Marks on rear cover. Else in fine condition. Weight 440 grams.
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Fraser Island The Orchid Beach Story -by- Reginald R Barnewall (2006). ISBN 1876344490. Signed Copy. Fraser Island History. K'gari History. The story of the pioneering days of aviation in which Sir Reginald Barnewall Bt and his wife, Lady Maureen Barnewall identified Fraser Island to be the site of their dreamed island resort which became popular and successful tourist destination; however all that remains of the Orchid Beach Island Village today is the airstrip built by Sir Reginald and his team, and one solitary coconut tree planted by them; the hugely successful Toyota Fraser Island Fishing Expos had their genesis intertwined in the history of Orchid Beach Island Village. Written gift inscription 'With Best Wishes' signed by Reg Barnewall dated 2007 on reverse of front free endpaper. Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket as issued. 352 pages. (CopyRight Publishing. Brisbane. 2006) In fine condition. Weight 930 grams.
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Frontier Town Charleville 1865-1901 -by- Claire Wagner. ISBN 0864391072. Charleville History. Australian History. Queensland Local History. The author describes the development of Charleville as a home base for the families of itinerant bush workers; it became a major transport centre as a railway terminus, beginning as a depot for drovers, bullockies and horse teamsters serving north Queensland, the river port at Bourke and the railhead at Orange, in the 1890s it became an important centre for the early bush union movement. The early years were marked by conflict with the government's representative, the Police Magistrate, and the local community again opposed the government during the Shearers' Strike of 1891, when troops were despatched as strikebreakers; the same community shared a widespread enthusiasm for military ceremonial which accompanied the establishment of local militia, foreshadowing the spirit of 1915. The book also describes the leading role taken by women and includes much information not previously published. Illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 175 pages. (Boolarong Publications. Brisbane. 1991) Light foxing on endpapers and edges of pages. Else in fine condition. Weight 370 grams.
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Gold! The Fever That Forever Changed Australia -by- David Hill (2010). ISBN 9781741669251. David Hill relates the people and events of Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid-to-late-1800s using the diaries, journals, books, letters, official reports, parliamentary enquiries and newspaper articles of the time. Used second hand softcover book. 498 pages. (William Heinemann/Random House, North Sydney, 2010) Sticker on front cover. Page edges have tanned with some foxing. Else very good condition. Weight 700 grams.
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Good Riddance A History of Waste Management in Manly, Mosman, Pittwater and Warringah -by- Pauline Curby and Virginia Macleod (2003). ISBN 0646427911. Used second hand softcover book. 224 pages. (Warringah, Manly, Mosman and Pittwater Joint Services Committee. Dee Why, NSW. 2003) Covers are lightly worn on corners. Light foxing on edges of pages. Else in fine condition. Weight 780 grams.
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Grass Parrot Tales Local Legends Of The Goodnight And Tooleybuc Districts -by- Ian Hickey (2nd Ed 1994) SIGNED COPY. ISBN 0646094505. Goodnight And Tooleybuc History. Australian History. The The author is a farmer at Goodnight, in the Mid-Murray region of New South Wales, a 3rd generation member of the Hickey family to occupy the property 'Revenue Park' which was selected by his grandfather in November 1901; in this book he relates yarns about his local area and its history, most of which are based on true incidents. Illustrated with black & white photographs and line drawings. A written inscription SIGNED BY IAN HICKEY on the Preface page. Used second hand softcover book. 144 pages. (self-published by Ian Hickey, Goodnight NSW, 2nd Edition May 1994) Light wear to covers, else very good condition. Weight 300 grams.
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Great Australian Bushfire Stories -by- Ian Mannix (2008). ISBN 9780733323973. Australian Bushfire History. A collection of remarkable tales from all around Australia that tell of Australia's fiercest natural phenomenon: the bushfire, told by farmers, landowners, firefighters and city dwellers: about preparing for them, fighting them, and the heartbreaking task of mopping up after them. Used second hand softcover book. 216 pages. (HarperCollinsPublishers reprint, Sydney, 2008) Foxing on edges of pages, else in very good condition. Weight 320 grams.
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Great Australian CWA Stories -by- Bill 'Swampy' Marsh (2011). ISBN 9780733324352. Country Women's Association History. Australian Social History. Australia's Country Women's Association is not just a tea-and-scones group of women who sit around tables and chat away; while they do make the best jans and scones in the whole world, these practical women are the backbone of communities throughout Australia: drought relief, rural health programs, care for newly arrived immigrants, outback education, women standing up and taking on politicians; CWA women dig bogged vehicles out of sand dunes, look after the lost and lonely, speak at national events; we couldn't get by without the CWA; recipes included! Used second hand softcover book. 302 pages. (ABC Books/HarperCollinsPublishers, Sydney, 2011) Name of previous owner with address written on title page, else in very good condition. Weight 400 grams.
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Great Australian Droving Stories -by- Bill 'Swampy' Marsh (Reprint August 2009). ISBN 9780733313356. Droving History. Australian Drovers Anecdotes. Before utes, trucks, road trains, planes and helicopters, drovers moved stock over vast distances of Australia's outback to market or in search of feed; they were a wry and toughened bunch following an isolated and often difficult life, filled with adventure and great humour. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand paperback book. 278 pages. (ABC Books Australian Broadcasting Corp, Sydney, reprint August 2009) Light scuffing to covers, else very good condition. Weight 410 grams.
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Great Australian Fishing Stories -by- Paul B Kidd (2003). ISBN 0733313094. Fishing Anecdotes. Come with Paul B Kidd on his adventures - some true, some doubtful and others entirely suspect - as he and his colourful collection of cronies tackle tuna, connive with crocs, are mauled by marlin, bamboozled by barramundi, and tantalised by trout. Used second hand paperback book. 218 pages. (ABC Books, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 2003) Light creasing to cover, else very good condition. Weight 355 grams.
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Great Australian Outback Nurses Stories -by- Bill 'Swampy' Marsh (2017). ISBN 9780733333163. Australian Nursing History. Australia's rural and remote norses are a dedicated and gutsy bunch who work selflessly to care for their communities, often in isolated and inhospitable conditions, with few resources but plenty of experience, courage and care; outback nurses deal with it all: broken limbs, labour pains, snake bites, sunburnt backpackers, lost explorers, vaccinations, defibrillations and even the occasional crook cattle dog; this book is a collection of real-life accounts from nurses in the Australian bush. Used second hand softcover book. 340 pages. (ABC Books/HarperCollinsPublishers, Sydney, 2017) Very good condition. Weight 420 grams.
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Great Australian Outback Police Stories -by- Bill 'Swampy' Marsh (2015). ISBN 9780733333149. Police History. Australian outback police have the largest beats in the world - some as large as France - and have seen it all: natural disasters, incredible acts of selflessness, unspeakable crimes and daring rescues, and they've met some unforgettable characters along the way; master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled the length and breadth of Australia to gather these tales of adventure and misadventure, drama and mayhem, larrikinism and laughter to create this memorable collection of real-life stories about those on the frontline on the heart of Australia. Used second hand paperback book. 292 pages. (ABC Books/HarperCollinsPublishers Australia, Sydney, 2015) Corners bumped, light foxing on edges of pages, else in very good condition. Weight 400 grams.
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Great Australian Rabbit Stories -by- Jenny Quealy (2010). ISBN 9780733328084. Australian Rabbit Anecdotes. In 1859 24 wild rabbits were released onto a Victorian property; by 1890 rabbits were at plague numbers, and by the 1920s their numbers has reached an estimated ten billion; this book is a marvellous collection of true-life tales of those at the frontline of Australia's relentless battle with the rabbit. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand paperback book. 342 pages. (ABC Books Australian Broadcasting Corp, Sydney, 2010) Corners bumped, names written at top of first and second pages, else in very good condition. Weight 640 grams.
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Greycliffe: Stolen Lives -by- Steve Brew (c.2004) Roebuck Society Title No. 58. ISBN 0975133101. First Edition limited to 1200 copies. Australian Shipwrecks. The Tahiti-Greycliffe disaster is the deadliest shipping accident ever to occur on Sydney Harbour. On the afternoon of 3 November 1927, the ferry 'Greycliffe' was run down and sunk by the outward-bound trans-Pacific Royal Mail Steamship 'Tahiti', and some forty of her passengers reported dead or missing; this is the story of the Marine Court of Inquiry, formal Inquest and Admiralty Court of Inquiry which followed; illustrated with over 50 photographs many of which never before published; extensive appendices detail the lives and careers of those involved. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 212 pages. (Navarine Publishing, Woden A.C.T., 2003) In excellent condition. Weight 740 grams.
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Guluguba Pioneers Stories From A Queensland Rural Community -by- Launa Partlett. ISBN 0958819505. Guluguba History. Australian History. Queensland Local History. Guluguba is situated on the Leichhardt Highway which partly follows Ludwig Leichhardt's northern trek in 1844; this village is also within the Surat Basin oil field and a chapter of this book deals with the life of an oil search pioneer who was the father of the author, Launa Partlett; in this book Launa digs up the sacred heirlooms of Guluguba. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 158 pages. (Self-published by Launa Partlett, Bundeena, NSW in 1986) Remains of stickers on covers. Corners bumped. Light foxing on edges of pages. Else very good.
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Hell, Highwater & Hard Cases -by- Bruce Simpson (Reprint March 2000). ISBN 0733307957. Queensland History. Australian History. The pioneers of northern Australia who opened up the Queensland frontier in the late 1860s, and those who followed across the Territory and into the Kimberleys and the West Australian goldfields, were hard cases - they had to be! Packhorse drover & author Bruce Simpson brings to life a vanishing Australia with fascinating first-hand accounts of camp cooks, buckjump show roughriders, officious union officials, and many witty characters who were also great horsemen. Illustrated with black & white photographs and maps. Used second hand softcover book. 210 pages. (ABC Books, Sydney. Reprint March 2000) Front cover creased in upper corner, else very good condition. Weight 460 grams.
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Historic Hill End Boom Town of Australia's Feverish Gold Rush Days, Now Preserved and Restored as an Historic Site -by- Barbara Mullens, Margaret Martin & Douglass Baglin (reprint 1979). ISBN 058907198X. Hill End History. Australian Goldmining. Australian Goldfields. A tour guide of the Hill End goldfields. Used second hand softcover booklet. 36 pages. (A H & A W Reed Pty Ltd, Sydney, reprint 1979) Name written on cover and first page. Gift inscription also written on front cover. A few marks on rear cover. Pages are very good.
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Historic Pubs Along The Murray River -by- Gary Bell (2001). ISBN 1740271807. Murray River History. Australian History. A sketchbook produced to preserve the history and architecture of some of Australia's historic country pubs, an important aspect of the historical expansion of our nation along the Murray River. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by the author. Used second hand oblong softcover book. 118 pages. (Ginninderra Press. Charnwood, ACT. 2001) In fine condition. Weight 360 grams.
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Hope Farm Chronicle Pioneering Tales Of South Australia 1836-1870 -by- Geoffrey H Manning (1984). ISBN 0959562990. Hope Farm History. Australian History. South Australian Local History. McLaren Vale. From the experiences of his great-great-grandfather, George Pitches Manning, the author Geoffrey Haydon Manning has interwoven a period of history charged with achievement, development, and disillusionment: emigration, the crude dwellings, natural disasters, child mortality, law and order, education, 'gold fever', Aborigines, the building of roads and jetties, ploughing matches, shows and soirees; all provide an insight into the lives of those settlers. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book covered with clear plastic. No dust jacket. Pictorial boards. 212 pages. (Self-published by Geoffrey Haydon Manning in June 1984) Light foxing on endpapers and edges of pages. Else in fine condition. Weight 600 grams.
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Huts Of The High Country -by- Klaus Hueneke (Tabletop Press paperback edition, reprint 1999). ISBN 0080343880. Australian History. New South Wales History. The charm and character of the huts and homesteads scattered throughout the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales captured in over 150 black & white photographs, along with anecdotes, bush verse, personal impressions and historical facts about the huts and the people who built and used them in the past. Many hits are still standing and now used by bushwalkers, skiers and others. Interesting walks to the old huts are described and a map gives their locations. Used second hand softcover book. 250 pages. (Tabletop Press, Palmerston, ACT, reprint, 1999) Very good condition. Weight 550 grams.
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'If These Walls Could Talk' Report Of The Corangamite Dry Stone Walls Conservation Project -by- Corangamite Arts Council Inc. ISBN 044619917. Corangamite History. Australian History. Victorian History. A social history of the Western District of Victoria told around the story of volcanic basalt dry stone walls; Victoria probably has more stone walls than the rest of Australia; readers are introduced to dry stone walls, the different types and their characteristics, and the skills used in building them; illustrated with photographs and illustrations. Used second hand softcover book. 144 pages. (Corangamite Arts Council Inc. Terang, Victoria. Reprint. 2002) fine condition. Weight 440 grams.
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In The Footsteps Of The Mercies A History Of Nursing At The Mater Misericordiae Public Hospitals Brisbane -by- Robert Longhurst. ISBN 0646098616. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Australian Nursing History. Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket. 146 pages. (Mater Misericordiae Public Hospitals. South Brisbane. 1992) Written inscription by previous owner on front free endpaper. Foxing on edges of pages. Else in very good condition. Weight 800 grams.
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Jim and Molly Two Special Australians -by- Ian Stapleton (1992). SIGNED COPY. ISBN 0646124404. Stapleton writes about a wonderful array of older Australians he has met from amongst the various remote bush communities he has lived in; ordinary 'battlers' with wonderful stories to tell. In particular he writes about Jim Kingwill and Molly Lanigan of Gippsland, Victoria. Illustrated with many photographs and line drawings. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. (Self-published by Ian Stapleton. Wollangarra Inc. Licola, Victoria. 1992) Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 208 pages. Dust jacket worn at top of spine and on corners. Else very good. Weight 550 grams.
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Kurrajong An Early History -by- Vivienne Webb. Second Edition 1980. SIGNED COPY. ISBN 0959470921. Kurrajong History. Australian Local History. This book traces the development of the Kurrajong District, from the first sighting of the Carmarthen Hills in 1789 by Governor Phillip up to the 1950's; full of factual and anecdotal details and a tribute to the residents past and present; illustrated profusely with black & white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 198 pages. SIGNED BY Vivienne Webb on the title page. (Published by Vivienne Webb, Sydney. 2nd Edition 1980) Some scuffing to dust jacket. Else in very good condition. Weight 530 grams.
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Leeuwin Lighthouse A Brief History -by- Cyril Ayris (1996). ISBN 0646277871. The Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse in Western Australia was 100 years old in December 1996; it stands sentinel over a cape which holds as much fear as does the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn; it sits at the place where the mighty Great Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean meet, and before the lighthouse's construction, this treacherous stretch of coast was guarded by lanterns, swinging from posts, on cliff tops. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 40 pages. (Cyril Ayris Freelance. West Perth, W.A. 1996) In fine condition.
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Leichhardt The Dauntless Explorer -by- Colin Roderick (1988). ISBN 0207151717. Australian Exploration History. This first substantial account of the life and work of explorer Lugwig Leichhardt draws on his extensive diaries, most of which written in Gothic German and largely ignored until now, his logs and fieldbook from 1832 to 1846 as well as his original letters. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 526 pages. (Angus & Robertson Publishers, North Ryde, 1988) Dust jacket a little wrinkled on upper edge and corners. Some foxing on edges of pages. Else very good condition. Weight 1.10 kg.
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Lighthouse Of Tragedy The Story of Bustard Head Lighthouse Queensland's First Coast Light -by- Stuart Buchanan (First Edition 1999). ISBN 095864330X. Bustard Head History. Australian History. Queensland History. Bustard Head Lightstation was established in 1868; this comprehensive account of the lightstation spans from the discovery of the headland by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770 to 1999 and incudes a yearly list of lightkeepers who worked at the lightstation from 1868 to its demanning in 1986. Illustrated with colour and black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 244 pages. (Coral Coast Publications, Samford, Queensland, First Edition 1999) Remains of a label on title page, else in very good condition. Weight 650 grams.
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Lismore District Racing And Trotting Club Lismore Cup Meeting Official Programme Tuesday, 25th August, 1953. Lismore History. Northern Rivers Horse Racing Memorabilia. Used second hand small paperback booklet. 32 pages. (Published by the Lismore District Racing And Trotting Club, 1953) Some foxing on cover near spine and on rear cover. Some pages are lightly creased. Wear to one page. Else very good.
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Lismore The Story of a North Coast City -edited by- Maurice Ryan (1979). ISBN 0908001142. Lismore History. A history of the city of Lismore on the New South Wales Far North Coast. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 208 pages. (The Currawong Press, Sydney, 1979) Remains of a sticker on front free endpaper. Light wear to dust jacket with slight creasing to edges. Else in very good condition. Weight 900 grams.
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Losing The Blanket: Australia and The End of Britain's Empire -by- David Goldsworthy (2002). ISBN 0522850286. Australian History. Australian Political History. When Britain's sprawling empire wound down with unexpected speed in the 1960s, Australia lost a comforting 'security blanket' and had to struggle to re-establish and protect itself in a volatile and threatening world. This book shows how Australia's foreign policy during the 1950s and 1960s was affected by the end of empire. Documents now available reveal the effects of post-imperialism upon Australian policies in key areas such as defence planning in Southeast Asia, the politics of the Commonwealth, the European Union, Australia's own colonial policy and relations with Britain itself; as Menzies and then Holt looked to protect Australia's interests, the groundwork was laid for Australia's involvement in Vietnam and for the pattern of Australia's foreign relations today. Used second hand softcover book. 209 pages. (Melbourne University Press. Melbourne. 2002) In fine condition. Weight 375 grams.
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Marree And The Tracks Beyond In Black And White: Commemorating The Centenary Of Marree 1993-1983 -by- Lois Litchfield. ISBN 0959173900. Marree History. Australian History. The story of 100 years of progress of the Marree district, which lies within the Kujani Tribal Territory stretching from Parachilna to Lake Eyre South, runs east to Lake Blanche and to embrace each side of much of Lake Torrens and includes Andamooka; it skirted the western flank of the North Flinders Ranges just taking in Beltana and Leigh Creek, while the Copley Spur and the Willouran Range ran centrally through it; its multi-culture, its teamsters, its camel-men, its stockmen, its famous rail centre and Australia's communication link with the world for 80 years. Used second hand hardback book. No just jacket, as issued. 198 pages. (Published by Lois Litchfield, May 1983. Reprint August 1983) Wear to spine and corners of covers. Light foxing on endpapers and first and last few pages. Else very good condition. Weight 670 grams.
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Mind Games A Biographical History of Bridge in Queensland -edited by- Colin Masters. ISBN 0646382500. Describes the evolution of the game of Bridge in Queensland by means of biographical and anecdotal reminiscences of many of the outstanding players and characters of the game; also contains many feature articles by leading players and their advice on ways to improve the general standard of play. Includes: NOTABLE IDENTITIES OF QUEENSLAND BRIDGE: M J Sullivan; Otto Hirschfeld and Frank Garnsey; Harold Hiley; George McCutcheon; Arthur Hoffmann; James O'Sullivan; Bing Brown; Denis Priest; Reg Busch; Judy Valentine; Richard Ward; Richard Wallis; Keith McDonald. PROMINENT PLAYERS IN THE STATE: Rubena Hicks; Josie and Kivas Tully; Gray Reynolds; Fay Landy; Ivy Dahler; Rosemary Artherton; Margaret Drake; Tony Jackman; Mike Pemberton; Frank Duffy; Meta Goodman; Diana Rogers; Greer Tucker; Joan Butts; Lindy Vincent; Therese Tully. PERSONALITIES FROM THE CLUBS: Margaret Beaton; Pat Shedden; Pamela Bramich; Frank Burnett; Margi Wares; Rene Hobbes; Luc Turschwell; Jill Spencer; Patrick Walsh; Harry and Doris Hornbuckle; Mary Murray; Joy Carbis; Sylvia Gilles, Ross Dick. FEATURE ARTICLES: Queensland Triumphs (Paul Lavings); Bridge in the Family (Sue Lusk); Numbers in Bridge (Mike Pemberton); Playing in Partnership; The Psychology of Bridge (Ian Price); A Game For All Ages (Mark Abraham); The Growth of the Clubs; The QBA Bulletin; The Gold Coast Congress 1962- (Tony Jackman); The Barrier Reef Congress (Richard Ward); Recollections of Early Queensland Bridge (Joan Kent); The Tournament Scene in Queensland (Reg Busch); The Masterpoint Scheme. State Titles. Club Presidents. Index of Names. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 279 pages. (Queensland Bridge Association Inc. Everton Hills. 1999) Light foxing on edges of pages. Else in fine condition. Weight 500 grams.
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Mining Towns: Making A Living, Making A Life -by- Erik Eklund (2012). ISBN 9781742233529. Australian Mining History. A history of the iconic Australian towns that arose with mining booms over a century: Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie and Kambalda. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand paperback book. 298 pages. (University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2012) In fine condition. Weight 430 grams.
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Moreton Bay People The Complete Collection -by- Peter Ludlow (Nov 2000) SIGNED COPY. ISBN 0957726031. Moreton Bay History. Queensland's Moreton Bay in the 20th Century. Between 1990 and 2000, Ludlow interviewed over 80 of Moreton Bay's personalities and then published their stories in a series of volumes entitled 'Moreton Bay People'; In this volume, all those tales of the local history of Moreton Bay and its people, including Brisbane River ferries, Bribie Island, Lamb Island, oysters, German immigrant community at Beenleigh and much more, are brought together in a single volume, with enhanced images, full indexation, and some previously unpublished gems. A written inscription to previous owner signed by Peter Ludlow on reverse of front cover. Used second hand softcover book. 274 pages. (Peter Ludlow, Stones Corner Qld, 2000) Corners of front cover bumped. Some foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 700 grams.
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Mounted Police In N.S.W. A History Of Heroism And Duty Since 1821 -by- John O'Sullivan (1979). ISBN 0727007955. Police History. Australian History. The true heroes of the Outback in the early days were not the bushrangers, murderers, and other criminals, but the men who braved great dangers to bring them to justice; harsh duties were demanded of the early Mounted Police who were the only representatives of the law in the tumultuous new settlements of goldrush days. Black & white illustrations. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 150 pages. (Rigby Ltd, Adelaide, 1979) Wear to edges of boards, else in very good condition. Weight 430 grams.
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Ned Kelly A Short Life -by- Ian Jones (reprint 2002). ISBN 0850918014. Australian Bushrangers. The most vivid portrait yet of Australia's immortal outlaw. Ian Jones is an acknowledged Kelly authority and shares the results of a lifetime's research. Maps and black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 404 pages. (Thomas C Lothian Pty Ltd, South Melbourne, reprint 2002) Remainder mark on bottom on pages, else in fine condition. Weight 660 grams.
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New Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories -by- Bill 'Swampy' Marsh (2010). ISBN 9780733325519. Flying Doctor History. Master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh brings a brand-new collection of Flying Doctor yarns of heroism and heartbreak and everything else it takes to live and work in this vast land of ours; includes colour illustrations by Broken Hill artist Howard William Steer. Used second hand softcover book. 284 pages. (ABC Books/HarperCollinsPublishers, Sydney, 2010) Very good condition. Weight 550 grams.
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Nikolaus and Christina Ebert 1863 to 1999 Seven Branches For Seven Families -by- Judy Dohle & Robyn Brough (1999). Pine Rivers District History. The family story of Nikolaus Eberhardt/Ebert who arrived at Moreton Bay on the 'Johann Cesar' in November 1863 from Neckarsulm, Germany, who became farmers and early settlers of the Pine Rivers District. Used second hand softcover book. Unpaginated. (Self published by Judy Dohle, Kallangur, Qld & Robyn Brough, Dayboro, Qld, 1999) Marks and a few creases on covers. Pages are very good. Weight 530 grams.
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No Sundays In The Bush An English Jackeroo In Western Australia 1887-1889 From The Diaries of Tom Carter (1987). ISBN 0850912962. Western Australia History. Tom Carter was a 'new chum' when he arrived in Carnarvon in Western Australia in 1887 to begin work for property owners in this hot frontier district of a pioneering state; his story is rich with the adventures and incidents of his two years in the bush and full of lively humour; the settlers and the Aborigines of the north-east are the subjects of many engaging anecdotes. His manuscript, which has languished unpublished among his papers in England, is introduced by his daughter, Violet Carter, and embellished with rare photographs of the places and people of the time. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand paperback book. 134 pages. (Ross Publishing/Lothian Publishing Co, Melbourne, 1987) Foxing on edges of pages, else very good condition. Weight 420 grams.
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Noose: True Stories Of Australians Who Died At The Gallows -by- Xavier Duff (2014). ISBN 9781743466971. Over almost two centuries, some 1700 men and women were sent to the gallows in Australia; Duff draws on court records and newspaper reports to paint a vivid picture of how people came to be found guilty of capital crimes; it also uncovers injustices and traces the rising chorus of dissent that eventually saw hanging abolished in Australia; gripping, chilling tales illustrated by black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 280 pages. (Darling Downs Institute Press, Toowoomba, reprint 1991) Corners of covers bumped, remains of a sticker on the cover, else in very good condition. Weight 420 grams.
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One Man To A Thousand 50 Years In The Pastoral Industry 1932-1982 -by- Alex Grove-Jones (1998). ISBN 064636555X. South Australian History. The author arrived in Australia aboard to 'Barrabool' in 1924 with other members of his family, and went on to make a career among sheep in the Outback. He tells stories of Lillydale (South Australia) 1932-1935, Mutooroo (South Australia) 1935-1938, Lake Everard (South Australia) 1938, Port Adelaide Wool Stores (South Australia) 1938, Bungaree (South Australia) 1938-1941, Mena Murtee (New South Wales) 1942-1948, Avoca and Para (New South Wales) 1948-1956, Trossachs (South Australia) 1957-1964, Glenalpine (Victoria) 1964-1969, Chowilla (South Australia) 1969-2982. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 302 pages. (Self-published by Alex Grove-Jones, 1998) Covers are creased. Pages are very good. Weight 770 grams.
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Our Great Victorian Architect Edmund Thomas Blacket (1817-1883) -by- Joan Kerr (1983). ISBN 0909723176. Australian Historical Architecture. Edmund Thomas Blacket must have been the most prolific and versatile architect Australia has ever known; his work not only encompassed hundreds of churches and domestic buildings but extended into virtually every Victorian building type: abattoirs and asylums, banks, barns, breweries and bridges, factories, warehouses, woolstores and chimney stacks, clubs, universities, schools and hospitals, hotels, shops and theatres, furniture and furnishings, memorials, tombstones and cemetery vaults; Blacket never repeated a design. Illustrated with black and white photographs and detailed line drawings. Used second hand softcover book. 107 pages. (The National Trust of Australia NSW. Sydney. 1983) Covers are worn on edges. Light foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 350 grams.
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Outback Calling -by- Janet Fletcher (2011). ISBN 9780646986074. Australian Nursing History. Autobiography of Australian nurse Janet Fletcher who was one of John Flynn's Australian Inland Mission nurses, appointed to Birdsville Hospital in 1976; Janet worked around outback Queensland and was later appointed Sister in Charge of Frontier Services Hospital in an outback mining town called The Monument; later she and her family moved to the Northern Territory; Janet took her family to Kalkaringi, Barunga and Ngukurr where they spent 15 years learning about Aboriginal culture and caring for everyone for the whole spectrum of life. Used second hand paperback book. 446 pages. (Self published by Janet Fletcher, 2011) Some indentations in rear cover, else in fine condition. Weight 810 grams.
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Outback Medicine Some Vignettes of Pioneering Medicine -edited by- John Pearn (1994). ISBN 0867765712. Australian Colonial Medical History. The doctors and nurses who ministered to the pioneers of early Australia were a heterogeneous group, a polyglot mix of many nationalities and many backgrounds, and formed an integral part of the widely-dispersed communities; this volume describes some vignettes of the life and times of those pioneer medical and nursing men and women of northern Australia. Illustrated with black & white photographs and diagrams. Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket. 366 pages. (Amphion Press, Brisbane, 1994) Foxiong on edges of pages, else in very good condition. Weight 800 grams.
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Outsiders Tales From The Supreme Court of NSW, 1824-1836 -by- Bruce Kercher (2006). ISBN 1740971248. Australian Colonial history. The best stories of life in the penal colony of New South Wales were told in its Supreme Court, the theatre where dramatic happenings were related: piracy at sea, Aboriginal spears meeting British guns, escaped convicts, gun battles with bushrangers, teenage girls seduced by their neighbours; and the greatest killers of all were the Crown's hangmen, who in 1830 alone executed 54 people. Used second hand paperback book. 190 pages. (Australian Scholarly Publishing Company Ltd, Melbourne, 2006) In fine condition. Weight 330 grams.
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Packhorse Drover -by- Bruce Simpson (reprint December 1996). ISBN 0733304788. Australian Cattle Droving History. During the 1950s Simpson walked mobs of cattle more than 1200 strong from the Northern Territory to the railhead at Dajarra or to fattening properties 'inside' (in Queensland); his poems and yarns about this tough, uncompromising life are widely known in the bush; illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 176 pages. (ABC Books/ Australian Broadcasting Corp, Sydney, reprint Dec 1996) Written gift inscription inside front cover. Marks on spine. Name whited out on rear endpaper. Else very good. Weight 400 grams.
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Peachchester Pioneers A Centenary History October 1985 -compiled by- Joy Hodgens, Alison McNeilly & Helen Page. ISBN 0958872805. Peachchester History. Australian History. Queensland Local History. Peachchester is a small town on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Used second hand oblong softcover book. 90 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. (Peachchester Hall Centenary Committee. 1985) Corners are bumped. Else very good. Weight 280 grams.
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Pictorial History Bega Valley Shire -by- Helen Swinbourne & Judy Winters (2nd Edition 2002). ISBN 0908272669. Bega History. Australian Local History. South Coast New South Wales History. Used second hand oblong softcover book packed full of black & white photographs with text. 124 pages. (Kingsclear Books, Sydney, 2nd Ed 2002) Corners worn, else very good condition. Weight 450 grams.
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Port Arthur Tasmania's Convict Settlement 1830-1877 Some Notes On The Penal Settlement At Port Arthur, Tasmania published by Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (1966). Tasmanian History. Australian Local History. Text by Mr. E R Prettyman. Illustrated in black and white. Used second hand softcover booklet. 24 pages. (Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. 1966) A few marks on the covers. Pages are in fine condition.
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Port Arthur A Photographic Essay -by- Frank Bolt. 6th Edition 1983. Tasmanian History. Australian Local History. Used second hand oblong softcover book of black and white photographs of Port Arthur penal settlement buildings and environs. Unpaginated. (Action Agencies. Hobart. 6th Ed. 1983) Name and a few marks on cover. Corners bumped. Pages are in fine condition.
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Queen Of The Dancehalls Cloudland Ballroom In Brisbane 1939-82 -by- James G Lergessner SIGNED COPY. ISBN 9780987073136. Brisbane History. Australian Entertainment History. Queensland Local History. The memory of Cloudland Ballroom at Boyd Street, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, dredges up wonderful and scintillating images from our past. Who could ever forget Cloudland's beautiful pink dome; the gigantic dome-style pillars inside the old ballroom; the majestic views out to the Brisbane River; the haunting recall of young romance; ascending the hill by means of the light alpine (funicular) railway; the magnificent 'springy' dance floor; elegant balls; ballroom dances; jives and the stomp; fancy dress school formals; and sitting for uni exams in the opulent and and spacious dance hall. Cloudland was unceremoniously demolished without hindrance by the Johannes Bjelke-Petersen government on November 7, 1982, to make way for a block of apartments. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 434 pages. Written inscription to 'Elva' signed by James G Lergessner on front free endpaper. (Self-published by Dr James G Lergessner. Bribie Island. 2013) Corners bumped. Else in excellent condition. Weight 600 grams.
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Rail, Post & Water: Stories From Brown's Well: The Life And Times Of Communities Within The Murray Mallee 1913 - 2014 -by- Carla C Magarey & Peter A Magarey. ISBN 9780992388928. Mallee History. Australian History. A book of stories by past and present residents of the Brown's Well district in South Australia's Murray Mallee; illustrated with colour and black & white photographs and maps. Used second hand paperback book. 286 pages. (Brown's Well Town's Centenary Committee Inc. Loxton, S.A. 2014) In fine condition. Weight 750 grams.
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Redlands Illustrated History -by- Barry Kidd (1979). SIGNED COPY. ISBN 0959511008. Brisbane History. Redland History. Used second hand oblong hardcover book in dust jacket containing drawings illustrating the beauty, charm and history of the magnificent Queensland Redlands District in Brisbane's south-east area with 38 drawings and text. Signed and dated 1979 by Barry Kidd on front free endpaper. 82 pages. (Self-published by Barry Kidd, 1979) Dust jacket is poor: grubby, worn on edges and corners with small tears. Book itself is very good, with just a little foxing on endpapers and on edges of pages. Weight 580 grams.
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Riders Of The Steel Highways: The History of Australia's Commonwealth Railways 1912-1975 -by- Monte Luke (1997). ISBN 0646346520. Australian Railways. This history of Commonwealth Railways is compiled from historical documents, reports, railway records, newspaper articles and the like, combined with anecdotal material gleaned from persons who were at some time or other employed in the Department; verbatim quoting from these reports has preserved the manner of speaking of the day; records the heartbreak, frustration and success of building and operating 3,595 kilometres of track across the waterless plains of Australia's centre. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand large paperback book. 552 pages. (Published by V M & B M Luke, Port Augusta, South Australia, 1997) Corners are bumped. Covers creased. Name written in black texta inside front cover. Small section of front cover surface has been lifted on top edge. Pages are very good. Weight 2.04 kg.
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Riverina Ramblings -by- Jack McInnes (1994). Riverina History. Australia's Riverina district is that portion of South Western New South Wales within the boundaries of the Murray River and the Lachlan River; this book covers some of the Riverina's past, its present and its possible future, as well as pioneer family history and a number of the author's literary works of the past. (Self-published by Jack McInnes. Reprint. February 1994) ISBN 0646014285. Used second hand book. Softcover book. 144 pages. Very good. Weight 420 grams.
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Riversleigh The Story of Animals in Ancient Rainforests of Inland Australia -by- Michael Archer, Suzanne J Hand and Henk Godthelp (1991). ISBN 0730103145. Australian Palaeontology. Fossils. Foreword -by- Sir David Attenborough. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 264 pages. (Reed Books Ltd. Sydney. 1991) In fine condition. Weight 1.35 kilograms.
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Rock Art Of The Dreamtime Images Of Ancient Australia -by- Josephine Flood (1997). ISBN 0207189080. Australian Aboriginal Rock Art. The first new overview of Australian Aboriginal rock art written by an Archaeologist for nearly 40 years; this book gives us a glimpse into Australian prehistory, when now-extinct giant creatures were common, portrayed in rock art together with scenes of hunting, fighting, ceremonial activities, love-making and dancing; many previously unpublished rock art discoveries are included. Illustrated with maps, line drawings, colour and black and white photographs. Second hand softcover book covered in clear contact. 372 pages. (Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1997) Inked stamp on title page. Library sticker on rear cover. Else in fine condition. Weight 920.
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Rockhampton A History Of City And District by Lorna McDonald (1981). ISBN 0702216208. Rockhampton History. Australian History. Queensland History. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 640 pages. (University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1981) Name written on half title page. A horizontal crease across the first few pages. Else in very good condition. Weight 1.13 kg.
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Rottnest Island In History And Legend Its Discovery and Development, Natural Beauties, Fauna and Flora -by- W Somerville (1949). Rottnest Island History. (Rottnest Board of Control, Western Australia, March 22 1949) Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 138 pages. Dust jacket is fair: marked, grubby, worn and torn on edges with tears and chips. Boards have stains on edges. Foxing on endpapers. Else pages are in excellent condition. Weight 430 grams.
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Shipwrecks Along The Great Ocean Road Shipwrecks on The Victorian West Coast From Point Lonsdale to Portland -by- Jack Loney. 10th Edition 1996. ISBN 0959985387. Australian Shipwrecks on the Victorian Coastline. Used second hand paperback book (No publisher. No place. Reprint of 10th Edition 1996) Corners of covers are worn. Bookshop sticker on rear cover. Foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight
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Silver Dreams The Story Of Broken Hill -by- Pam Bayfield (2008). ISBN 9780957976047. Broken Hill History. Australian History. Australian Mining History. Set in Broken Hill, this historical saga takes you through various generations of several families whose lives cover the period from the city's beginnings to now; full of drama caused by poverty, cruel mining conditions, greed as well as family loyalty, love and endless striving to improve the quality of life. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 194 pages. (Pam Bayfield. 2008) In fine condition. Weight 520 grams.
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Simple Latin For Family Historians A McLaughlin Guide -by- Eve McLaughlin. 5th Edition. 1994. Standard Latin words and phrases that are regularly found in parish registers; also covers words and phrases in common usage which were not Latin at all but sounded impressive, some of which you will never find in a normal dictionary or even Latin word lists. Used second hand softcover book. 28 pages. (Varneys Press UK. Revised and expanded 5th Edition. 1994) In fine condition.
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State Constitutional Landmarks -editor- George Winterton (2006). ISBN 9781872876071. Foreword -by- The Hon James Spigelman AC. Australian State Politics. Fifteen landmark cases and controversies of parliamentary government in the Australian colonies and legal drama written by some of Australia's leading constitutional scholars. Introduction: Australian States: Cinderellas No Longer? (George Winterton); Justice Boothby: A Disaster That Happened (John M Williams); Plenary Within Limits: Powell v Apollo Candle (Kevin Booker); Thomas McCawley v The King (Nicholas Aroney); Trethowan's Case (Jeffrey Goldsworthy); The Dismissal of the Lang Government (Anne Twomey); Clayton v Heffron (Anne Twomey); Deadlocks in State Parliaments (John Waugh); Tonkin v Brand: Triumph for the Rule of Law (Peter Johnston); Armstrong v Budd and the Power of Expulsion (Gareth Griffith); The Making of the Australia Acts 1986 (Anne Twomey); Egan v Willis and Egan v Chadwick: The Triumph of Responsible Government (Gerard Carney); Arena v Nader and the Waiver of Parliamentary Privilege (Gareth Griffith and David Clune); BLF v Minister for Industrial Relations: The Limits of State Legislative and Judicial Power (Fiona Wheeler); The Kable Case: A Guard-Dog that Barked But Once? (H P Lee); McGinty v Western Australia: Electoral Equality and the Demise of the 'Implied Rights Venture' (Peter A Gerangelos). Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 458 pages. (The Federation Press. Annandale. 2006) Light wear to edges of dust jacket. Else in fine condition. Weight 1.03 kg.
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Stone Tools as Cultural Markers Change Evolution and Complexity -edited by- R V S Wright (1977). Prehistory and Material Culture Series No. 12. ISBN 0855750634. Australian Prehistory. Australian Aboriginal History. Used second hand softcover book. 400 pages. (Australian institute of Aboriginal Studies. Canberra. 1977) Covers are creased and worn. Light foxing on edges of pages. Marks on some pages. Else good. Weight 1.160 kilograms.
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Stories of The Stolen Generation -by- Marji Hill (2008). ISBN 9781740707350. The Insights Series. Australian Aboriginal History. Many Australian Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their homes and families during the 1900s. This book contains the stories of six of the Stolen Generations: Margaret Tucker; Elsie Roughsey; Lowitja O'Donoghue; Bob Randall; Doris Pilkington Garimara; Archie Roach; Bringing Them Home. Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket as issued. Pictorial covers. 32 pages. (Pearson Education Australia. Sydney. 2008) In AS NEW condition. Weight 280 grams.
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Sydney 2000 The Games Of The XXVII Olympiad The Official Souvenir Book. First Edition October 2000. ISBN 1876719443. Australian Sporting History. Olympics. Used second hand hardback book in dust jacket. 314 pages. (News Custom Publishing/Herald & Weekly Times Ltd, Southbank, Vic, First Edition October 2000) In fine condition. Weight 1.35 kg.
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Tall Ships And Australia Day Telecom Australia Pictorial Souvenir. Used second hand oversize spiral-bound softcover book of colour photographs of the tall ships which visited Sydney Harbour for Australia's Bicentennial visit of the Tall Ships in 1988; Telecom staff photographers captured the many moods of the ships, at dockside and under sail. 50 pages. (Telecom Corporate Communications. Sydney. 1988) Covers are worn on edges and lightly scuffed. Pages are very good. Weight 400 grams. Oversize hence must be posted as a parcel.
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Tatiara The First 140 Years 1845-1985 -by- Alan Jones (1986). ISBN 0959864733. Tatiara History. Australian Local History. South Australian History. History of the area of South Australia covered by the District Council of Tatiara; this area was well protected by natural barriers such as sandhills in the summer and mudflats and water in the winter; tales of this area resulted in pastoralists heading south from the River Murray to find large tracts of red and blue gum, bulloak and box timber; the sheep stations Nalang, Cannawigara and Wirrega were established in 1846. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book with pictorial front cover. No dust jacket. 816 pages. (District Council of Tatiara. Bordertown, South Australia. 1986) Rear cover bumped on edges. Foxing on first and last few pages and on edges of pages. Some insect damage to edge of map on front free endpaper. Else in very good condition. Weight 1.8 kilograms.
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Teachers College To University Higher Education On The North Coast Of NSW 1970-1992 -by- Ray Bass. ISBN 0909210470. Lismore History. Australian Local History. New South Wales Northern Rivers Local History. An account of the progress and problems of what is now known as the Southern Cross University in Lismore, New South Wales, from its inception as a Teachers College in the Central Business District in February 1970 through to the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education and then on to its becoming the University of New England - Northern Rivers. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 512 pages. (University of New England Northern Rivers. Lismore. 1992) Covers are lightly scuffed. One tiny chip in spine of dust jacket. Else in fine condition. Weight 930 grams.
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Terra Australis 7 The Alligator Rivers Prehistory and Ecology in Western Arnhem Land -by- Carmel Schrire (1982). ISSN 07259018. ISBN 0867842040. Australian prehistory. Used second hand softcover book. 277 pages. (Department of Prehistory. Research School of Pacific Studies. The Australian National University. Canberra. 1982) Covers and spine are sunned and have a few small marks. Light wear to edges and corners of covers. Name of previous owner written on first page. Else very good. Weight 810 grams.
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The Amber Nectar A Celebration of Beer and Brewing in Australia -by- Keith Dunstan (1987). ISBN 067090046X. The History of Beer in Australia. Written by one of the founding members of the Beer Appreciation Society, this book begins with the early colonial breweries and traces the growth of the industry; the emergence of big commercial brewers including Carlton and Fosters is also discussed; illustrated with colour and black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 236 pages. (Viking O'Neil/Penguin Books, Ringwood, Vic, 1987) Written gift inscription on half title page. Foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 900 grams.
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The Australian Club 1838-1988 The First 150 Years -by- J R Angel. ISBN 0959282211. Australian History. The Australian Club is the first of its kind in Australia following an essentially English tradition of the Gentleman's Club which blossomed in the 19th Century; the Club has a colourful history linked with the development of both the Colony of New South Wales and the Commonwealth of Australia. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 403 pages. (Published by John Ferguson, Sydney in association with the Australian Club. 1988) A few spots of foxing on rear page. Light soiling on edges of pages. Spine is indented. Else very good. Weight 1.25 kg.
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The Australian Post Office A Brief History 1809-1975. Australian History. Australian communications. A history of the Australian Post Office is for the most part the history of communications in Australia; a brief introduction to Post Office historical development and achievements, including the story of the brave and imaginative men who delivered the mails and installed the telegraph lines across the continent in the 1800s; there were few bridges or even roads and in some instances there was the active menace of hostile aborigines. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Used softcover book. 36 pages. (Published by The Australian Post Office, June, 1975) Covers are lightly worn on edges. Marks on rear cover. Else very good.
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The Australian Yarn -by- Ron Edwards (1977). ISBN 0727003887. Australian Stories. A collection of Australian folklore that is rare in its authenticity; each of the yarns was told to the author at first-hand; it is not an anthology of well-known stories, but a fresh assembly of yarns collected over the years by Ron Edwards. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by Ron Edwards. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 256 pages. (Rigby Ltd, Adelaide, 1977) Edges of boards are worn. Light foxing inside covers. else in very good condition. Weight 950 grams.
Product Id: AH31176
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The Beaudesert Shire Tramway -by- R Ellis & K McDonald (1980). ISBN 0909340110. Beaudesert History. Queensland railways. The 3ft 6in gauge Beaudesert Shire Tramway was one of fifteen light railways built in Queensland; these light railways were originally built to develop areas not served by rail. Used second hand paperback book. 70 pages. (Published by the Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Melbourne, 1980) Sticker and some marks on the covers. Pages are very good.
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The Brunswick Another River And Its People -by- Jim Brokenshire (1988). ISBN 0731621980. Brunswick Head History. Australian Local History of the Brunswick River Valley on the north coast of New South Wales. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 255 pages. (Brunswick Valley Historical Society. Mullumbimby. First Edition. 1988) Dust jacket is worn on edges and corners with a few very small tears. Light foxing on endpapers and edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 800 grams.
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The Catalpa Expedition -by- Z W Pease (2002). ISBN 0859053083. Australian Convict History. In 1876, a Yankee whaler, hired by the Irish clan Clan-na-Gael, tweaked the nose of the British Empire by stealing away six Fenian prisoners from the British penal colony of Western Australia; the Fenians were British army mutineers and Irish patriots who had planned revolution, were caught, and sentenced to life imprisonment and exile; this is the story of the long voyage, its tribulation and success, which still echoes where free men live. Used second hand softcover book. 134 pages. (Hesperian Press. Carlisle, Western Australia. 2002) Light foxing on edges of pages. Covers are sunned. Else in fine condition.
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The Catalpa Rescue -by- Peter FitzSimons (2019). ISBN 9780733641244. Australian Convict History. In 1874, members of the Clan-na-Gael, agitators for Irish Freedom from the English yoke, hatch a daring plan to free six Irish political prisoners, republicans all, from the most remote prison in the British Empire, Fremantle Prison in Western Australia, under the guise of a whale hunt; this successful rescue is one of history's most stirring sagas and for Ireland was an inspirational call to arms. Used second hand softcover book. Illustrated in colour and black and white. 406 pages. (Hatchette Australia, Sydney, 2019) Light foxing on edges of pages, else in very good condition. Weight 590 grams.
Product Id: AH32580
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The Commonwealth Of Thieves: The Sydney Experiment -by- Tom Keneally (2006). ISBN 1741661218. Australian Convist History. In 1787, Britain banished its unwanted citizens - uneducated petty thieves, streetwalkers, orphan chimneysweeps and dashing highwaymen - to remote Botany Bay, accompanied only by a flimsy complement if soldiers, marines and officers, all of whom were expected to start a settlement and flourish; it was an audacious social experiment, disastrous for the indigenous inhabitants and the clash of civilisations was inevitable; from this improbable beginning, the glory of modern Sydney was born; the fledgling colony refused to crumble. Impeccably researched and imaginatively realised: it's a darn good yarn. Used second hand softcover book. 510 pages. (Random House Australia, Sydney, 2006) Foxing on first and last few pages and on edges of pages, else in very good condition. Weight 595 grams.
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The Complete Book Of Australian Flying Doctor Stories -by- Bill 'Swampy' Marsh (2017). ISBN 9780000452948. Australian Flying Doctor History. Since its establishment in 1928 by the Reverend John Flynn, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has been providing essential medical care to people in remote and regional Australia; Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has spent many years travelling the outback collecting stories and yarns from the doctors, nurses and pilots as well as the people whose lives they have touched; over 180 stories of adventure and comedy, sadness and courage that vividly bring to life the heart and soul of outback Australia. Used second hand paperback book. 596 pages. (ABC Books/HarperCollinsPublishers, Sydney, 2017) Some marks on edges of pages, else in very good condition. Weight 820 grams.
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The Cooktown Railway Australia's Most Unusual Railway -by- J W Knowles. Third Edition 1984. Cooktown History. Queensland Railways. Few railways have had a history as unusual as that of the Cooktown Railway in North Queensland; this 67 miles line operated from 1885 until 1961 as a separate railway not connected to the main Queensland rail system. Used second hand paperback book. 93 pages. (Published by The Australian Railway Historical Society Queensland Division, Brisbane, 3rd Edition, 1984) Sticker on rear cover. Else in fine condition.
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The Dogs That Made Australia -by- Guy Hull (2018). ISBN 9781460756454. Australian History. A meticulously researched history of the dingo and imported dog breeds and the contribution made by working dogs to the development of Australia, illustrated with colour and black & white photographs. Used second hand softcover book. 370 pages. (HarperCollinsPublishers, Sydney, 2018) A written gift inscription inside front cover. Light foxing on page edges. Else in very good condition. Weight 550 grams.
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The Flowering Of A Waratah A History of Australian Neurology and of The Australian Association on Neurologists -by- M J Eadie (2000). ISBN 0861966066. (John Libbey & Co Pty Ltd. Sydney. 2000) Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket, as issued. Decorative covers. 250 pages. Small knock in lower edge of front cover. Name whited out on front endpaper. Else in fine condition. Weight 870 grams.
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The Ghosts of Boggo Road Gaol: Ghosts & Gallows -by- Jack Sim (6th Edition February 2015). Ghost Trails Series Haunted Site No.2. ISBN 9780975796061. Boggo Road Gaol History Australian Ghost History. 13 creepy tales of Boggo Road Gaol, once the largest and most notorious prison in Queensland, extensively researched by local haunted historian Jack Sim, who interviewed former prison warders and inmates to reveal the ghosts behind the walls. Used second hand softcover book. 44 pages. (Jack Sim Publications, Brisbane, 6th Edition, 2015) Remains of a label on first page, else very good condition.
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The Great Race: The Race Between The English And The French To Complete The Map Of Australia -by- David Hill (2012). ISBN 06463322521. Australian Cartography. Australian history. On the afternoon of 8 April 1802, in the remote southern ocean, two explorers had a chance encounter; Englishman Matthew Flinders and Frenchman Nicolas Baudin had been sent by their governments on the same quest: to explore the uncharted coast of the great south land and find out whether the west asnd east coasts, 4,000 kilometres apart, were part of the same island. Used second hand softcover book. 386 pages. (William Heinemann/Random House Australia, North Sydney, 2012) Page edges have tanned with a few spots of foxing, else very good condition. Weight 530 grams.
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The History Of Music In The Wynnum And Manly Area 1900 to 1997 -by- Betty Nock (1998). ISBN 06463322521. Wynnum And Manly History. Australian Music history. Records the contribution of local individuals and organisations in the Wynnum Manly area of Queensland to the development and encouragement of music, both vocal and instrumental. (Boolarong Press. Brisbane. First Edition. 1998) Used second hand softcover book, 130 pages and Appendices A to J. Corners and spine are worn. Else in very good condition. Weight 600 grams.
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The History Of Pichi Richi Railway -by- Jack Babbage & Rodney Barrington (Revised Edition 1984). ISBN 0959850961. South Australian Railway History. This concise history describes the railways of Quorn and includes the story of the development of the Central Australian Railway from the construction of the Port Augusta to Government Gums Railway, commenced in 1877, to the dismantling of the Maree to Alice Springs section in 1983; also featured are the origin and exploits of the famous Ghan train services; a summary of locomotives and rolling stock in the Pichi Richi Railway collection, including the 'Coffee Pot' steam motor coach, is also included. Used second hand softcover book. 104 pages. (Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc, Quorn S.A., revised edition 1984) Covers are worn, else very good condition. Weight 410 grams.
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The History Of The Sydney G.P.O. The City's Centrepiece (1988). ISBN 0868063045. Sydney History. Australian History. Sydney General Post Office. The Sydney General Post Office is one of the city's finest public buildings and best-known landmarks. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 114 pages. (published by Hale & Iremonger Pty Ltd on behalf of Australia Post. Sydney. 1988) Dust jacket is sunned on spine and bumped on corners. Else in fine condition. Weight 650 grams.
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The History Of Wonnangatta Station -by- Wallace ('Wally') Malcolm Mortimer (1981). ISBN 0909837902. Wonnangatta Station History. Australian Local History. Victorian History. The story of Wonnangatta Station, a remote cattle station in the Victorian Alps, which was burnt down accidentally by hikers in 1957; illustrated with maps and black & white photographs. Used second hand paperback book. 142 pages. (Spectrum Publications Pty Ltd, Richmond, Victoria. 1981) Name written on first page. Covers have tanned. Foxing on edges of pages. Else in very good condition. Weight 230 grams.
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The Isle Of The Dead: Port Arthur: Inscriptions on The Headstones and Historical Background of The Cemetary at The Port Arthur Penal Establishment 1930-1877 -by- Richard Lord -photography- J C A Bowler (reprint of 3rd Edition 1990). ISBN 0959747338. Tasmanian History. Australian Convict History. Here for the first time is the identification of every stone on the Island today, including nine previously unrecognised convict headstones. illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand oblong paperback book. 98 pages. (Richard Lord & Partners, Taroona, Tasmania, 3rd Ed reprint, 1990) Remains of a label on front cover, else in very good condition. Weight 370 grams.
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The Katherine's Comin' Down Personal Accounts from the Survivors of the Australia Day Flood Katherine 1998 -by- Katherine Region of Writers. ISBN 0958658420. Katherine History. Australian History. A collection of writing 'bearing witness' to the devastating flood of the Katherine River in Australia's Northern Territory in 1998; gives voice to the experiences of many people involved. Used second hand softcover book. 182 pages. (Katherine Region of Writers. Katherine NT. 2010) Gift inscription relating a short personal family story of the event written on the reverse of title page. Else in fine condition. Weight 420 grams.
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The Long Farewell: Settlers Under Sail -by- Don Charlwood (1981). ISBN 0713914289. Australian Colonial Immigration. During the 19th Century more than a million people sailed to the new colonies of Australia, 13,000 miles away and a months-long voyage; their motives for emigration were many: government inducement, squalid living conditions at home, promise of a richer life; Don Charlwood draws upon a wealth of contemporary records - diaries, letters, publications - to evoke their experiences: the physical dangers, stresses, boredom, personalities and hopes of the travellers on their way to a new life; illustrated in black and white photographs, woodcuts and line drawings. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 338 pages. (Allen Lane/Penguin Books, Ringwood, 1981) Dust jacket is sunned on spine and lightly creased on upper edge, with some marks on the covers. Book itself is in very good condition, with a little wear to the edges of the boards. Weight 830 grams.
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The Man On The Twenty Dollar Notes: Flynn Of The Inland -by- Everald Compton (2016). ISBN 9781514445624. Australian Flying Doctor History. Australian History. John Flynn founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the School of The Air, pioneered the Pedal Radio, and built bush hospitals all over the continent on behalf of the Australian Inland Mission. Used second hand softcover book. 248 pages. (Everald compton/Xlibris, 2016) Very good condition. Weight 370 grams.
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The Melbourne Cup 1861-2000 -by- Maurice Cavanough with Rhett Kirkwood and Brian Meldrum. Book/CD. ISBN 1863503773. Sport. Australian Horse Racing. Signed by Rhett Kirkwood and Brian Meldrum on the title page. Conceived as a result of rivalry between two Victorian turf clubs, the Melbourne Cub has become part of Australia's social history; the race has a fascinating history involving spivs and sportsmen, raconteurs and rogues, 'smokies' and 'sure things', toffs and tiffs, scandal and secrecy, fashion and folklore. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket with CD. 418 pages. (Equus Marketing/Crown Content. 2001) In fine condition. No marks on the CD. Weight 1.7 kg.
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The Mountains Call Me Back A History Of The Aborigines And The Forests Of The Far South Coast Of N.S.W. -by- Denis Byrne. Occasional Paper No. 5. N.S.W. Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, June 1984. ISBN 0730501558. ISSN 08131902. Australian Aboriginal History. 'The mountains call me back' is a continually recurring expression used by members of the Wallaga Lake community. In 1979 Aborigines of the South Coast Yuin tribe confronted foresters over the issue of woodchip logging on Mumbulla Mountain; the mountain is set in the midst of five State forests: Bermagui, Murrah, Mumbulla, Tanga and Tanga West; The N.S.W. State Government directed the National Parks & Wildlife Service to investigate the Aborigines' claims and anthropologist/archaeologist Brian Egloff was appointed to undertake the investigation and produce a series of reports (The Five Forests Study); this booklet is a summary of those reports. Used second hand softcover booklet. 32 pages. (N.S.W. Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs. June 1984) Remains of sticker on cover. Corners re bumped. Else very good.
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The New Ringer: From Sydney To The Gulf Country: A Story Of Adventure and Misadventure -by- Roland Breckwoldt (2022). ISBN 9781761067839. Australian Outback History. In 1960, 15-year-old Roland Breckwoldt left home in Sydney to work as a stockman on the vast cattle stations of the Gulf Country of North Queensland; full of youthful stumbles and gentle humour, his story is a nostalgic and evocative reminder of a disappearing way of life. Used second hand softcover book. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 264 pages. (Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 2022) In fine condition. Weight 425 grams.
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The Old Man River Of Australia A Saga Of The River Murray -by- Leila Pirani. Illustrated -by- Walter Cunningham. (John Sands Pty Ltd Publishers. Sydney. First Edition. 1945) Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket, card covers, 39 pages. Dust jacket is heavily worn and chipped along upper edge. Light stains on dust jacket near spine. Else dust jacket is good. Bookshop bookplate inside front cover. Written gift inscription also inside front cover. Light foxing on first and last page. Upper corner of first few pages creased. Else very good. Weight 170 grams.
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The Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 A Colorgravure Publication Souvenir Book. Australian Sporting History. Olympic Games Melbourne 1956. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Used second hand hardcover book. No just jacket. Green cloth covers with gold and red emblem of a hand holding the Olympic flame on front cover. Unpaginated. (Colorgravure Publications Ltd. Melbourne. 1956) Covers are worn on corners. Else very good. Weight 800 grams.
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The Origins of Political Surveillance in Australia -by- Frank Cain (1983). ISBN 020714818X. Australian Political History. A study of the growth of Australia's security and surveillance organisations and the early history of those organisations, based upon detailed examination of the original files and archives. (Angus & Robertson Publishers. London. 1983) Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 305 pages. Dust jacket is worn on corners and at both ends of the spine. Foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 610 grams.
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The Otmoor Story: A History and Personal Reminiscences of a Historic Property in the Coomera Valley -edited by- L Robin Kleinschmidt (2009). Otmoor History. Coomera Valley History. Australian Queensland History. Members of the Kleinschmidt family owned and lived at Otmoor for more than 70 years from 1935 to 2006; in response to the encroachment of the Gold Coast residential sprawl into the beautiful Coomera Valley, the property was sold to a development company in 2002 and has been developed into a residential community with the name 'Riverstone Crossing'. Used second hand tall paperback book. 132 pages. (L Robin Kleinschmidt, 2009) Some marks on upper edges of pages, else in very good condition. Weight 520 grams.
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The Oxford History Of Australia Volume 2 1770-1860 Possessions -by- Jan Kociumbas (reprint 2001). ISBN 0195537440. Australian Colonial History. Spanning the century from the first systematic European penetration of the Pacific to the gold rush immigration of the 1850s, this book seeks to confront the realities of what the expansion of industry and empire meant to the dispossessed, both in Britain and the Australian region; it searches for an explanation of how the harsh realities of colonisation were transferred even as they happened into a mythic encounter between whites and wilderness. Used second hand paperback book. 397 pages. (Oxford University Press. South Melbourne. Reprint 2001) Marks on outer edges of pages. Else in fine condition. Weight 520 grams.
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The Philo Story 1951-1989 The Evolution of The Canberra Philarmonic Society -by- Mike Webster (1990). ISBN 0731694430. Canberra History. Australian Music History. The Canberra Philharmonic Society is one of the oldest musical organisations in the city with a record of almost 40 years of continuous activity; this book is a documented and comprehensive survey of the Society's achievements over those years; includes information on many stage productions with lists of the cast members. Used second hand softcover book. Stiff card covers. 138 pages. (Self published by Mike Webster. Canberra. First Edition. May 1990) A few knocks on edges of covers and corners. Small stains on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 600 grams.
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The Robinson Family From Fermanagh Northern Ireland To Australia -compiled by- Ina Cooper (2004). ISBN 0646440594. Illustrated by Natalie Cooper. Australian Genealogical History. A detailed history of the Robinson family in Australia, from the Robinson's earliest known ancestors, William Robinson (born c.1794) and his wife Susan Morrow (born c.1790) in Northern Ireland; their youngest son William Robinson immigrated to Australia aboard the 'Diana'. Packed full of maps, photographs and documents. Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket as issued. 250 pages. (Self-published by Ina Cooper. Brisbane. 2004) A few small marks on edges of pages. Else in fine condition. Weight 1.1 kilograms.
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The Romance Of The Bremer -by- Margery Brier-Mills and Jim Innes (1982). ISBN 09593333509. Bremer River History. Australian History. Queensland Local History. An account of early history of Ipswich's Bremer River covering the early years following white settlement, especially of the river traffic as the river was the life source and line of communication for Ipswich. Used second hand softcover book. 74 pages. (Historical Society of Ipswich. 1982) Small sticker on cover. Remains of sticker on rear cover. Else very good.
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The Rule Of Law In A Penal Colony Law And Power In Early New South Wales -by- David Neal (1991). ISBN 052137264X. Australian Colonial history. This book, written by a lawyer, with a perspective based in both legal and social history, illuminates the important role played by the concept of the rule of law in the transformation of New South Wales from penal colony to free society; the settlers brought British legal and political institutions with them as part of their cultural baggage, and as the home government was itself dependent on the rule of law for its own legitimacy, it could hardly reject pleas from a colony couched in those terms. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 266 pages. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991) Book and dust jacket damaged in upper outer corner. Bookplate of previous owner pasted inside front cover. Some spots of foxing on endpapers and edges of pages. All else is very good. Weight 470 grams.
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The Mystic Life Of Alfred Deakin -by- Al Gabay (La Trobe University). ISBN 0521446813. Alfred Deakin (1857-1919), a skilled politician and renowned man of letters, is recognised as an architect of Australian Federation and served three terms as Prime Minister between 1903 and 1910; however he was a complex man who was obsessed with signs and prophecies; he was convinced that his political life had a Divine Mandate and yearned for an understanding of his true Duty; throughout his youth he was involved with spiritualism but for all his life he was absorbed by the Occult; this book relates his intense personal religion to his public life and reveals the implications of this private spirituality for the political history of Australia. Used second hand softcover book. 208 pages. (Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK. 1992) Corners are bumped. Light foxing on edges of pages. Else in very good condition. Weight 440 grams.
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The Shipwreck of the New Guinea Gold Explorers The Wreck of The Brig Maria Off Hinchinbrook Island in 1872 -by- Peter Maiden. ISBN 0875998853. Australian Shipwrecks. A real-life story of adventure and the ultimate test of courage; the brig 'Maria' was wrecked on Australia's Great Barrier Reef on its way to the mythical gold fields in New Guinea; the survivors relate encounters with bands of Australian Aborigines. Illustrated with black and white plates and maps. Used second hand softcover book. 173 pages. (Central Queensland University Press. Rockhampton. 2000) In very good condition. Weight 350 grams.
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The Streaky Bay A History Of The Streaky Bay District Council Area -compiled by- The History Committee of Streaky Bay and District (Don Amey; Betty Bebbington; Lance Beck; Dawn Benson; Joe Taylor; John Wharff: Chairman) -edited by- Neil Thompson and Val Thompson. ISBN 0731641884. Streaky Bay History. South Australian Local History. A record of the history of the South Australian coastal town of Streaky Bay on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula 303 km north west of Port Lincoln and 727 km by road from Adelaide. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Maps on endpapers. Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket. Pictorial covers showing an aerial view of Streaky Bay. 276 pages. (Published under the direction of The Streaky Bay District Council. October 1988) Light foxing on endpapers. Else in very good condition. Weight 800 grams.
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The Twofold Bay Story -by- J A S McKenzie. ISBN 0646067796. Twofold Bay History. Australian Local History. Australian Whaling History. Interesting, factual and historical accounts of the past events of Twofold Bay on the south coast of New South Wales and the country immediately surrounding it. Used second hand softcover book. 120 pages. (Eden Killer Whale Museum & Historical Society, Eden, NSW. Undated) Covers are lightly scuffed. Pages are in fine condition. Weight 250 grams.
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The Voyage Of Their Life The Story Of The SS Derna And Its Passengers -by- Diane Armstrong (2002). ISBN 0732268680. Australian Immigration. Australian History. In August 1948 the SS Derna left Marseilles overcrowded with people from displaced persons camps in Germany, death camps in Poland, labour camps in Hungary, gulags in Siberia and stony Aegean Islands, en route to an uncertain future in Australia and New Zealand. The author herself was one of these passengers, and has located over 100 of her fellow passengers, and through their recollections and memorabilia as well as archival documents, she has recreated the voyage; this is a unique portrayal of a migrant ship and its passengers. Used second hand paperback book. 484 pages. (Flamingo/HarperCollinsPublishers, Sydney, reprint 2002) Corners of covers are creased, pages have tanned, else very good condition. Weight 780 grams.
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The Water Supply Sewerage and Drainage of Sydney An Account of the Development and History of the Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage System of Sydney and the Near South Coast From Their Beginnings with the First Settlement to 1960 - Some 70 Years After Their control was Vested in a Board Especially Constituted For The Purpose -compiled by- W V Aird (1961). Forward -by- S Haviland, C.B.E. President of the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board Sydney. Sydney History. 347 pages. Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. (Halstead Press Pty Ltd. Sydney. 1961) Some marks on the covers. Name and date written on front free endpaper. Light soiling and foxing on edges of pages. Else pages are very good. Weight 1.120 kg
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The Way We Were: Australian Popular Magazines 1856-1969 -by- Vane Lindesay (1983). ISBN 0195544099. Australian Publishing. Vane Lindesay's extensive collection of magazines published in Australia from the mid nineteenth century shows how many Australians lived their lives, from 'Melbourne Punch' to the irreverent 'Oz'; not many prospered and few survive; Australian writers, humorists and cartoonists were first published in their pages; production figures for each magazine and information on their founders make this a valuable historical study in early Australian publishing. Used second hand large hardcover book in dust jacket. 164 pages. (Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1983) A little foxing on first few pages, else in very good condition. Weight 900 grams.
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The Wired Nation Continent The Communication Revolution and Federating Australia -by- K T Livingston (1996). ISBN 0195536339. Australian Telecommunications. Australian History. Australian Constitutional History. This book highlights the theme of the federation of the Australian colonies and the place of telegraphic, postal, and press communication in that process; reveals how widely communication issues were debated in the nineteenth century and provides a historical perspective on how the Australian Government acquired its constitutional powers over telecommunications and the electronic media. (Oxford University Press. Melbourne. 1996) Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 218 pages. Book and dust jacket have been knocked at rear of top of spine: small tear in top of spine and dust jacket. Else in excellent condition. Weight 400 grams.
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The Wreck Of The Barque Stefano Off The North West Cape Of Australia in 1875 -by- Gustave Rathe (1999). ISBN 0859051447. Australian Shipwrecks. The author is the grandson of the principal character, Michael Baccich, in this true adventure story of the wreck of the newly-constructed 160-foot barque 'Stefano'; after weeks of storms the barque ran aground about 9 miles off the northwest coast of Australia and sinks; of the 10 survivors, only 2 finally escape death. Used second hand paperback book. 124 pages. (Hesperian Press, Victoria Park, W.A. Reprint, 1999) In very good condition.
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This Whispering In Our Hearts -by- Henry Reynolds (1998). ISBN 1864485817. Australian History. A different history of Australia, seen through the eyes of those with troubled consciences in relation to the rights of Australia's original inhabitants; the story begins with Australia's first punitive expedition in December 1790 and the first clash of conscience about the use of violence between Governor Arthur Phillip and Lieutenant William Dawes, and ends on the eve of World War Two with humanitarian reformers like Mary Bennett still expressing deep anger about the condition of the Aborigines and the attitudes of white Australia. Used second hand paperback book. 284 pages. (Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, 1998) Foxing and some staining on edges of pages, else very good. Weight 330 grams.
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Thompson Estate Eastern Suburbs Athletic Club 100 Years 1900-2000 A History Of Thompson Estate Eastern Suburbs Athletic Club 100 Years 1900-2000 -by- Douglas Cave. Brisbane Sporting History. Australian History. Detailed facts and figures for this athletic club located in East Brisbane. Used second hand softcover book. 118 pages. (No publisher. No place. No date) Spine is worn. Else in fine condition. Weight 420 grams.
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Time And Tide Again A History Of Byron Bay -by- Maurice Ryan and Robert Smith. ISBN 0957962207. Byron Bay History. Australian History. Australian Local History. A detailed and well-illustrated history of the northern New South Wales coastal town of Byron Bay. Used second hand large format paperback book. 146 pages. (Northern Rivers Press. Lismore. 2001) A gift inscription written to previous owners in black texta on front free endpaper. Covers are lightly scuffed and rear cover creased in upper outer corner. Some grubby marks on edges of pages. Else in very good condition. Weight 775 grams.
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Tom Hurstbourne or A Squatter's Life -by- John Clavering Wood -edited by- Gerard Benjamin & Gloria Grant (2010). ISBN 9781921555404. A novel written in or about 1865 by 27-year-old Shropshire lad John clavering Wood after only 5 years working in colonial Queensland's outback with graphic descriptions of the landscape, weather, bushfires, plants and birds; the author was the great-great-grandfather of editor Gerard Benjamin. Used second hand paperback book. 306 pages. (Boolarong Press, Salisbury, Qld, 2010) Covers lightly worn on edges, else in very good condition. Weight 600 grams.
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Toowong A Community's History: 16 Essays On Toowong, To Mark 100 Years Since Toowong's Proclamation As A Town -edited by- Susan Leggett & Roslyn Grant (c.2003). ISBN 0646422898. Toowong History. Australian Local History. Queensland History. A collection of essays about Toowong by 16 authors, all from different walks of life but with specific connections to Toowong. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Used second hand tall paperback book. 112 pages. (Published by Suzanne Wickenden, Milton, Qld for West Toowong Community Association Inc, undated but circa 2003) Very good condition. Weight 550 grams.
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Touring Hill End -by- Brian Hodge (1988). ISBN 0959657333. Hill End History. Australian Goldmining. Australian Goldfields. A tour guide of the Hill End goldfields. Used second hand softcover booklet. 24 pages. (Cambaroora Star Publications, Penshurst, 1988) Spine sunned. Lower corner of front cover creased. Else in very good condition.
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Treasures from The 'Vergulde Draeck' -by- Jeremy N Green. Western Australian Museum Information Series No. 5. Australian shipwrecks. Marine Archaeology. The Dutch East Indiaman, the 'Vergulde Draeck', sank on a reef 120 km north of Perth in 1656; the wreck was first discovered in 1963 and in January 1972 a full scale excavation was started; this publication is the preliminary report on the excavation together with its historical background. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Used second hand softcover booklet. 29 pages. (Western Australian Museum) Foxing and marks on rear cover and rear endpaper. Pages are rippled in top corner from exposure to moisture but not stained. Else good.
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Trying To Find A Seafaring Ancestor -by- Ronald Parsons (1988). ISBN 0959544666. Australian Family Research. Tips and leads on finding information about seafaring ancestors. Used second hand softcover booklet. 12 pages. (Gould Books. Gumeracha, South Australia. 1988) In fine condition.
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Two Cultures: Children From The Aboriginal Camps And Reserves In Cairns City: An Autobiography: The Life of Dr George Skeene -by- Dr George Skeene. 2nd Edition 2013. ISBN 1875872841. SIGNED COPY. Australian Aboriginal History. The author is a descendant of the Yirrganydji, Wakaman and Birri Gia Tribes, and lived on two Cairns Aboriginal Reserves from 1948 to 1959; he learnt his tribal culture from his father and from other tribal Elders who visited the Reserves. Illustrated with maps and black & white and colour photographs. Written gift inscription signed by Dr George Skeene on the title page. Used second hand softcover book. 254 pages. (The Rams Skull Press, Esk, Qld. 2nd Edition, 2013) In very good condition. Weight 550 grams.
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Was It Yesterday? The Autobiography Of Pixie O'Harris (1983). ISBN 0727018140. Australian Publishing. The autobiography of Australia's best-known and well-loved children's book illustrator Pixie O'Harris, illustrated by examples of her work over the last sixty years with colour reproductions, black & white drawings and photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 120 pages. (Rigby Publishers, Adelaide, 1983) Wear to edges of boards. Dust jacket has some marks and indentations on spine. A few spots on edges of pages and some foxing on endpapers. Else very good condition. Weight 600 grams.
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Wild Colonial Boys Tall Tales And True Australian Bushrangers -by- Geoff Hocking (2012). ISBN 9781743006344. Australian Bushrangers. With over 200 photographs, engravings and items of ephemera, this pictorial history tells the story of Australia's most notorious bushrangers, including Ned Kelly, featuring his complete Jerilderie Letter. Used second hand paperback book. 320 pages. (The Five Mile Press, Scoresby Victoria, 2012) Very good condition. Weight 750 grams.
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Wildflowers, Wilderness And Wine -by- Fay Helwig (2009) SIGNED COPY. ISBN 9780980548938. Stanthorpe History. The story of the establishment of Das Helwig Haus B and B near Stanthorpe, Queensland by Fay and Eberhard Helwig, established in 1993 on the Granite Belt; since 1996 Ray's garden and The Remembrance Field of Red Flanders Poppies, dedicated to the fallen of all wars, is open to the public every year during October and November. Signed by Fay Helwig on the reverse of the front cover. Used second hand softcover book. 474 pages. (Strictly Literary, Brisbane, 2009) Very good condition. Weight 590 grams.
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William Charles Wentworth Australia's Greatest Native Son -by- Andrew Tink (2012). ISBN 9781743313879. Professor Manning Clark described William Charles Wentworth as 'Australia's greatest native son'; Andrew Tink describes him as leading as life of firsts, and as a man of rat cunning, great intelligence and sharp wit. Used second hand softcover book. 330 pages. (Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, 2012) A few marks on the cover. Page edges have tanned with some foxing. Else very good condition. Weight 490 grams.
Product Id: AT28269
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William Henry Corkhill's Negatives Of Glass: Tilba's Pictorial History 1880-1910 -by- Diana Watson (2010). ISBN 9781446162675. Tilba History. Australian NSW South Coast History. Used second hand large softcover book containing the complete collection of the early photographs of William Henry Corkhill from the Tilba District of far south coast New South Wales compiled by local Tilba artist Diana Watson. Packed full of black and white photographs of Tilba early residents and scenes with short captions and a comprehensive index. 518 pages. (Published by Lulu, 2010) Covers are worn and creased. Slight water damage to lower edge of first few pages. Else very good condition. Weight 1.34 kg.
Product Id: AH28251
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With Courage and Devotion A History of Midwifery in New South Wales -by- Adcock, Bayliss, Butler, Hayes, Woolston, Sparrow for the New South Wales Midwives Association (R.A.N.F.) (1984). ISBN 0959590692. Used second hand softcover book. 103 pages. (Anvill Press. Wamberal. 1984) Covers are lightly scuffed. Marks on edges of pages. Else very good. Weight 400 grams.
Product Id: AH23312
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Worlds Apart Life On An Aboriginal Mission -by- Pat Keating (1994). Signed Copy. ISBN 0868065161. Australian Indigenous Peoples. Aboriginal Missions. Aboriginal Resettlement. Australian History. The author's account of the shabby conditions, shameful poverty-prejudice and official neglect on an Australian Aboriginal mission in the 1960s. Gift inscription to previous owner signed by the author on the half title page. (Hale & Iremonger. Sydney. 1994) Used second hand softcover book in a dust jacket. 160 pages. Dust jacket is worn on edges and both ends of spine. Inked stamp of previous owner on half title page. Light foxing on first page and on edges of pages. Else very good.
Product Id: AH18335
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Women of Parramatta -by- Ladies Auxiliary Parramatta Trust (1977). Signed Copy. No ISBN. Parramatta History. Sydney History. Short stories of the life and work of women of Parramatta and the surrounding area from its early settlement to the present day; these women were outstanding for their individual achievements or deserved mention for the significant role they had played in institutions or committees. The women whose stories are included in this book are: Martha Betts (Matron of Protestant Orphan School); Jennifer Blackman (Barrister) (signature); Rosslyn Blay (Florist-Soroptimist International Association) (signature); Ila Brown (Singer) (signature); Grace Carter (First Honorary Anaesthetist at Parramatta District Hospital) (signature); Caroline Chisholm (The emigrant's friend); May Crouch (Art Teacher Parramatta High School); Betty Cuthbert M.B.E. (World Champion Sprinter); Eliza Darling (Founder of the School of Industry for Girls); Gwen Davies (World President of International Inner Wheel 1975-76) (signature); Beth Dean (Dancer, Choreographer, Critic, Author); Mother Mary Clare Dunphy (Founder of the Parramatta Convent of Mercy); The Female Factory; Margaret Finnegan (Finance Consultant, Fashion Retailer) (signature); Sybil Fortescue (Musical Director); Elizabeth Fraser M.B.E. (Journalist); Rosemary Goldie (First Woman Appointed to an Official Vatican Post); Gwendolen Granger (Parramatta Hospital Ladies Auxiliary); Lesley Harwin (Historian, Curator of Hambledon Cottage) (signature); Martha Henderson (First Matron, Royal Hospital for Women, Paddington); Elizabeth Hepplewhite (Pharmacist); Sister Mary Paschal Hession (Teacher of the Piano); Gwenda Solling Houison (Red Cross V.A.D. Commandant) (signature); Elizabeth Howell (Pioneer Woman); Elizabeth Hume (Mother of the famous Explorer); The Misses of Hanley Ville School; Rubina Jeffery (Community Worker); Lorna Kennedy (Foundation President of Parramatta Inner Wheel) (signature); Mary Kidd M.B.E. (Inspector of Schools); Gwenyth Logan (Co-ordinator of Parramatta Community Services Centre) (signature); Penelope Lucas (Governess); Elizabeth Macarthur (Pioneer); Linda McBurney (First registered Cub Mistress) (signature); Frances MacKay M.B.E. (Medical Practitioner); Elizabeth Macquarie (Governor's Wife); Beryl Mallinson (Painter); Elizabeth Marsden (Pioneer); Margaret Miller (First President Parramatta Business and Professional Woman's Association); Pamela Page (Concert Pianist); Parramatta Hospital (The second oldest Hospital in Australia); Plaques in St. John's Church Parramatta; Katherine Reid (Aviatrix); Elizabeth Ruse (First Woman emancipated); Doris A Sargeant (Author, Local History) (signature); Betty M Schofield (Matron Parramatta Hospital) (signature); Henrietta Shephard (Community Worker); Shopkeepers and Business Women; Ida Steer (Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer); Valerie Swane (Horticulturalist) (signature); Swann Sisters (Elizabeth Farm); Florence M Taylor (Architect and Engineer); Marguerite Treffone (Lieutenant-Colonel Salvation Army); Kerima-Gae Topp (First Woman Poultry Technologist) (signature); Norma Topp (Director Tall Women's Association); Anne Walker (First Woman Alderman in Parramatta 1971-74) (signature); Jane Watsford (Early Pioneer); Joan Waugh (Founder of Tara School); Sister Mary Stanislaus White (Teacher of the Violin); Lilian G Whiteoak (First Dux of Parramatta High School) (signature); Jemima Wickham (First Postmistress); Women and Early Inns of Parramatta. The signatures of many of these women are written on the front free endpaper and those whose signatures are present is indicated after their name. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Used second hand hardcover book in dust jacket. 121 pages. (Ladies Auxiliary Parramatta Trust. Parramatta NSW. 1977) Dust jacket is worn on edges and corners with small tears at both ends of the spine and some small chips. Foxing on edges of pages, else pages are in fine condition. Weight 460 grams.
Product Id: AH23488
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Wrecks Along The Great Ocean Road Shipwrecks on The West Coast From Point Lonsdale to Portland -by- J K Loney (Jack Loney). 1979 Edition. ISBN 0959985387. Australian Shipwrecks on the Victorian Coastline. Used second hand paperback book. (No publisher. No place. 1979) Covers are creased. Foxing on edges of pages. Remains of stickers on the rear cover. Else very good.
Product Id: AH21879
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Written In Sand A History Of Fraser Island -by- Fred Williams (1986). ISBN 0701622024. Fraser Island History. K'gari History. Australian history. South East Queensland History. Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world and southern anchor of the Great Barrier Reef, is about 120 kilometres long and varies from 22 to 5 kilometres in width; called 'K'gari', or 'paradise' by its original Indigenous inhabitants, the island quickly became 'paradise lost' when a group of shipwrecked survivors from the brig 'Stirling Castle' found their way to its shores. Also described is the flora and fauna of the island. Illustrated with colour and black & white photographs and maps. Used second hand softcover book. 180 pages. (The Jackaranda Press, Brisbane, 1986) Written gift inscription on half title page. Light foxing on edges of pages. Else very good condition. Weight 560 grams.
Product Id: AH29400
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