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This is a hardback edition with dustjacket in good condition throughout. The author, Brendan Monks, came to the Shire of Gordon in 1980 to teach History at Boort High School and began to research local history for student use. The book grew from this research. There are plenty of black and white photographs provided. Refer to the photo showing the Contents page for more information. -
Dennis O'Hoy worked in education from 1959 until his retirement in 1996. He was head of the School of Art and Design at the La Trobe University Bendigo campus. In 2016 he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia Award for significant service to the community of Bendigo, particularly through heritage preservation organisations and his commitment to tertiary education. This hardback book of 376 pages is heavy ((1364 gr) and contains both colour and black & white photographs as well as black & white diagrams. It was edited by Mike Butcher and published in 2015. Please refer to all the photographs provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
In this softcover/paperback book forty-six 'stories' tell the history of Brunswick, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne. Hundreds of Brunswick people contributed their voices. There are translations provided in Italian, Greek, Turkish and Arabic to the introductions to each chapter and to the stories about those particular communities. An appendix shows the history of each street name in Brunswick. Please refer to the photographs as they are of the book you shall receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
'Emily's Journal - The Welch Letters' by Pat Roberts. Signed by the author (refer photo). This book details the letters and journals and history of a South Australian family from pioneer days to 1986. The book has 264 pages and measures approximately 19 cm by 25 cm. The front and back covers consist of laminated pictorial boards. The book is in very good condition overall however there is one small scuff along the edge of the back cover. -
This is a 316 page hard back edition with a dust jacket and has black and white plus colour illustrations throughout. It tells the story of Lithgow's iron and steel industry from 1874 until 1932 .The Publisher is Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Victoria, Australia, 2006 The book is in good condition with clean and crisp pages. Please note the crease to the dustjacket front cover on the lower right hand side. The book tells the story of Lithgow through the eyes of the men who worked in the iron and steel industry to support their families. -
This is a fabulous book of 168 pages which I really love! It tells of life back in the 1920s and 1930 when teenager, Bill Boyd purchased a vest pocket Kodak camera so that he could record life around him in the Victorian Mallee. Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the actual book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Published by the Blue Mountains City Council. The beautiful paintings of Pichard Smolicz are accompanied by John Low's text, which outlines the historic relationship of these structures (eg. Lennox Bridge, Knapsack Viaduct) to their environment. The book is in good condition throughout but noted for accuracy, the edges of the dustjacket turn up slightly. -
This is one of the first 500 copies of this biography sold by the Presbyterian Bookroom, Melbourne. It is signed by both the author and Mrs. Flynn. The author, William Scott Mc Pheat, was born in Brisbane Qld in 1929. Please refer to all the photos provided. It is the true story of the man who transformed the face of inland Australia, a man who was instrumental to the flying doctors and the famous pedal radios. The Australian Inland Mission gave new security to settlers and home makers. For its age this hardback book is in good condition. There is some wear to the dustjacket which is to be expected. Please note that a previous owner's name is present and there is some damage to the right vertical page edge (as shown in photo). -
This soft cover book contains 390+ pages of history and information about Falmouth on the north-east coast of Tasmania, Australia and the people who called it home. The book was wholly set up and produced in Launceston, Tasmania. The book is in good condition throughout. Please check the photos provided and note slightly dog-eared corners on the front cover. Nothing major but mentioned for accuracy. -
Hardcover publication still in original shrink wrap. Written and illustrated in Gallipoli by the men of ANZAC. Foreword by Les Carlyon. Publisher: University of New South Wales, 2010. 240 pages. Third edition edited by the Australian War Memorial. Please refer to the photos provided. -
This 174-page softcover/paperback book has been printed in Australia by the author, Annette Hepburn. It talks about the author's life and times as seen through her eyes and is based on true facts and events which unfolded in a wilderness section of New South Wales from the early 1940s. Please refer to both photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This 192-page softcover/paperback book looks at the extent and manner in which religion influences lives in the significant provincial city of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia. Learn about for instance, the range of churches available and the kind of theology they presented. Please refer to the photos provided. The book is in good condition. Note the semi-circular imprint on the front cover above the horizontal edge. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
A true classic of Australian literature, his simply written autobiography is an inspiration. If you haven't read this book you are missing out on a story of enduring hardships that we can barely fathom today. It is a story of a life lived to the full, the extraordinary story of an ordinary man. This is a PENGUIN paperback book of 422-pages. It is a revised edition published in 2005. Please refer to the photographs provided as these are of the item you shall receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
The book about a bush legend of the 2oth century, a man who shunned society and chose to live alone with nature and the Murray River as his lifeline. He survived using the resources that nature provided with a hint of support from other means. This hardback book of 112 pages is in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photographs provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
A scarce copy of this excellent softcover/paperback book of 245 pages which explores the early years of the Tarrengower Diggings, focusing on Maldon's north, especially the area once known as Eagle Hawk. Please refer to the photos provided. The book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This report was prepared by the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne for the Shire of Maldon Victoria. The book is a softcover/paperback of 99 pages and has no date of printing. Please refer to the photos provided. The book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Ion Idriess was born in 1889 in Sydney and was a prolific Australian writer having written more than 50 books over 43 years (1927-1969). Please refer to all photos provided. Note that the dustjacket is present but has damage. The book itself is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Taken from the inside front dustjacket is "The Grace Park Lawn Tennis Club has numbered among its members some of the all-time greats of Australian tennis - men such as Australasia's first Davis Cup captain Alf Dunlop, Harry Hopman, Frank Sedgman, Merve Rose, Paul McNamee and Pat Cash; women such as Lorna Gyton, Esna Boyd, Grand Slam winner Margaret Court and Kerry Reid. Grace Park members have won a total of 132 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles. But this history is not just concerned with the champions. Joseph Johnson has set the story of the club against a background of the growth and development of Australian tennis over the past 100 years. He investigates the historical factors which culminated in the golden age of Grace Park and Australian tennis in the 1950s and 1960s. The history is rich in anecdotal material, which the author relates to the social, cultural and economic life of Melbourne, and in particular that of the Hawthorn area. AMAZING GRACE is not only an invaluable contribution to the history of sport in this country, but also sheds light on the social and recreational habits of the Australian people.' This 210 page hardback book with dustjacket was published by Grace Park Lawn Tennis Club, Hawthorn in 1989. It is in good overall condition. Please refer to the photos provided. Please note there is a small mark on the top of the rear dustjacket which goes through to the other side of the dustjacket. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
In 1861 the founding citizens of Bendigo saw the upcoming 1862 London International Exhibition as an opportunity to showcase Bendigo 'so that a proper idea may more readily be formed at home of the importance of this great mining portion of Victoria.' The series of views included in this book was commissioned by the Sandhurst Town Council for this Exhibition. The photographs were taken by Augustus Baker Peirce for his employer Benjamin Pierce Batchelder. Gus Peirce was told to photograph 'all the places of interest' so there are photos of where the people of Bendigo worked, banked, shopped, recreated, worshipped, drank, were punished, healed or buried. Please refer to all the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This informative 184 page paperback book was published in 2012 by Australian Scholarly Publishing. Northern Victoria is a place of fluctuating rainfall and this book tells the water history of this area. It is in good condition throughout. Please refer to both photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Rosemary Bellair compiled the information in this 75 page soft cover book but stated that it was not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of Apollo Bay. It is simply as much of the documented history as could be gathered and presented in a logical format. Published by Apollo Bay and District Historical Society, Apollo Bay, 2001. The book is in good condition throughout. Please refer to all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This is a heavy, soft cover publication with 504 pages from the Ararat 150th Anniversary Committee, Ararat 2007, edited by Danny & Judy Barry.
It has 150 short biographies on the people, events and places who figured in Ararat's history. This would be a great reference book or a welcome gift for those with ties to Ararat, Victoria. It is in good condition overall. Please refer to all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch.
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Twenty-eight year old Ben Hall was shot dead by police in 1865 after a short career as a notorious bushranger in country New South Wales. This hardcover book with dustjacket of 231 pages delves into his life and how it came to that unfortunate end. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you shall receive. It is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
A great reference book documented by Bendigo historian and Medal of the Order of Australia recipient James A. Lerk, for his contribution to preserving the history of Bendigo. In addition he was a founding member of the Bendigo Trust. This is a softcover/paperback edition, a first edition published in 1991 with print run of 4,000 copies. The book is in good condition overall. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The author's focus in this 199-page softcover/paperback book is the people, politics, colour and atmosphere which have been fundamental to the creation of modern Broome. She looks for the heart of Broome in the lives of the thousands of Asian, Aboriginal and mixed-race men and women in the corrugated iron world beyond the lattice. The book is in good condition. Note that a previous owner's name and date is present. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Note that the lower corner on the front cover is slightly upturned and note the creases on the rear cover. Apart from that this paperback book of 281 pages is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please ask prior to purchase. -
Written by Judith Jacklin (John Belushi's wife) and Tino Insana this collector's item softcover/paperback publication is full of memorabilia and will be of great interest to Blues Brothers' fans. Please refer to the photographs provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This scarce 126-page book has been signed by the author on the title page. It is the revised 2003 edition and is a paperback with glossy covers. It is in good condition and contains a range of fabulous photos, maps and information. Please refer to the photographs provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This is a paperback book of 274 pages. The author presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of circus in Australia. Mark St Leon shows how circus in Australia today is the outcome of a continuum extending back to its London, medieval and ancient roots. The book is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The author John Wells, himself a Gippslander, through his research and oral history endeavours has written a book crammed full of fascinating information about the area's history and its people. The 181 page paperback book is in good condition throughout. Note please some indentations on the back cover. The knife shown in some photos is not included in the sale but as a prop to hold pages open. Please check all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The stories of 33 fascinating women are told in this softcover/paperback book of 189 pages. The stories will provide insight into Tasmanian and female convict history set against historical context for the critical events in these women's lives. The book is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This sale is for one volume (Number 102) in this series. Each volume captures incidents of Western Australian life and the exploration and development of this large state in Australia, a third of the Continent. This softcover/paperback book of 150 pages is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The author, Dorothy Owen, spent her childhood surrounded by the beautiful forested mountains of Warburton, Victoria. Her father Harry Matheson was a timber man, a steam engine driver of those pioneering bush days. From Harry's notes, typed on a large old fashioned typewriter, Dorothy tells his life story which encountered the Depression and WW1. This 175-page softcover/paperback is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Thomas Eyres was born in Ballarat in 1870 and found his way to the Western Australian goldfields in 1894. After travelling by steamer and train he and a mate walked the last 180 miles to Coolgardie. The rest, as they say, is history! Please refer to all the photos provided as they are taken of the actual book you will receive. Note the circular stain inside on the front upper cover. The rest of the book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
'First Footprints' tells the story of ancient life on the driest continent on Earth throughout the greatest environmental changes experienced in human history. Australia's first inhabitants created new technologies, designed ornamentation, engaged in trade and developed a sustainable society based on shared religious tradition and far-reaching social networks across Australia. Please refer to the photos provided. This 316-page softcover/paperback book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. The author tells the first-hand story of European settlement in the northern half of the Whycheproof Shire (Castle Donnington) including Sea Lake (Tyrrell) and Nandaly (Bimbourie). He describes the developments, hardship, fun, and frugal times commencing from 1890 until post war Australia. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a 168 page hardback edition with dustjacket which has been signed by the author, Suzanne Falkiner and published by Valadon Publishing, Australia, 1981. Founded in 1882 as a Merino stud, Haddon Rig is managed by George Falkiner, his daughter Olivia and their management team. In 2016, the Falkiner family celebrated 100 years of ownership of one of Australia’s premier Merino studs. Please refer to all photos provided. Note that some marks are present on the first couple of pages. Overall though the book is in good condition for its age. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
A fabulous book! Please refer to the three photos provided as these are of the book you shall receive. This 199-page 2011 hardback book with dustjacket is in good condition throughout. If you have any questions please get in touch. -
Please refer to all photos provided as these are of the book you shall receive. This 272-page hardback book with dustjacket is in good condition throughout. If you have any questions please get in touch. -
George Mackay's book 'History of Bendigo' was originally published in 1891. It is renowned as one of the definitive works which chronicle the early life of the city, the first forty years of Bendigo's establishment and growth. George Mackay also wrote the first four volumes of the Annals of Bendigo. He died in 1948. For this 213-page reprint a very comprehensive index has been added. Please refer to the photographs provided. The book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This hardback book with dustjacket of 356 pages contains 650 photographs of past and present buildings and 400 short histories of those halls from all over Victoria. Determined to succeed in improving their lives, their community and the new society, men and women in the first 100 years of European occupation worked hard to establish over 1,000 Mechanics' Institutes. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is the 296 page, 1975 hardback first edition with dustjacket written by Brett Freeman. It provides a detailed account of the activities at Lake Boga during World War 2. Lake Boga was chosen as an RAAF facility, it being a secret, southern, inland body of water where flying boats could be concealed and serviced. Please refer to all the photos provided. Please note that the front dustjacket has a couple of bumps along the edges and a section along the spine has been taped. Nothing too noticeable but mentioned for accuracy. The book is in overall good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This scarce 162-page hardback book has black and white photographs and various maps included. Please refer to all the photos provided and note that the dustjacket is imperfect. The book itself is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
When thousands of Chinese landed in South Australia it was a marathon walk, originally from Adelaide, then from Victor Harbour and finally from Robe. This was to avoid paying a capitation tax of ten pounds. The provisions of a Victorian Act of 1855 sought to dramatically limit Chinese immigration by restricting the number of crew and passengers on each ship bringing Chinese into Victoria. This 183-page softcover/paperback book is in good condition. Note some creases on rear cover. Nothing bad but mentioned for accuracy. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Myrtle Rose White, the author, lived in the Australian outback from the age of sixteen. She lived on Lake Elder Station for seven years raising her children while her station manager husband battled to maintain the five thousand head of cattle under his command. From these experiences one of the classics of the Australian outback was written. This edition was reprinted by New Edition Rigby Limited in 1962. It is a 196 page hardback edition with dustjacket. It is in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This is the story of one Australian family, how it survived the odds of a relentlessly varied climate including bushfire and climate change, bushrangers, dingoes, rabbits, salinity etc and became a major contributor to the farming industry and wider community. This 347-page softcover/paperback book is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
In this 80 page softcover/paperback book, Peter Christopher presents a history of the paddlesteamers and riverboats that frequent the Murray River. Some of these beautiful boats are still in use today. Please refer to the photos provided. The book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The opening of the Parkes radio telescope in October 1961 placed Australia at the forefront of international research in radio astronomy. This book presents accounts of the work and life at Parkes and provides a fresh perspective on the growth of Australian science over a period of three decades. Please refer to all photos provided. Note the two black ink stamps at the beginning of this 162 page hardback book. The book is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This 236 page hardback book with dustjacket shares the recollections of pioneers on the central goldfields of Victoria. Written in the pioneers' own words it provides a unique record from the 1880s onwards in the way that men and women, thought, spoke and acted during the golden era. Please check all photos provided. For its age the book is in good condition throughout. Please note there is some fading to the rear dustjacket along the top and the spine and that there is a small tear at the top of the rear dust jacket near spine. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Sandstone, a small town situated in the East Murchinson goldfield of Western Australia was one of the later goldfields to be developed, following on from the first finds at Halls Creek in 1885. This book was published by the Shire of Gladstone for its centenary celebrations in 1995. The author's narrative is informed by extensive local knowledge which has been thoroughly reinforced by research. This is a paperback/softcover 2007 second edition publication. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. The book is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please contact us prior to your purchase. -
In 1949 the Snowy Mountain Scheme was born. It was a massive engineering project to divert the waters of the mountain streams inland to the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers, providing water for irrigation and hydroelectric power. There have been many books about the men involved however this is the first book about the women, young and old, who made the Snowy their lives. This is a paperback consisting of 112 pages which was published in 1998 by Kangaroo Press. The author Kirsty McGoldrick was at the time a working journalist living on the NSW Cental Coast. The book is in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
In this 579 page paperback book Joy E. Rainey relates the tales of yesteryear from a farming family. It was published by Kurrajong Press in Berwick, Victoria and printed by Monash Print Services, Caulfield East Victoria. Please note that the name of a previous owner has been stamped inside. Please refer to the photos provided. Overall it is in good condition but note please a crease to corner of front cover. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
In 1998 Australian designer Stuart Rattle purchased the dilapidated Musk schoolhouse and surrounding grounds and over the following years created a sanctuary inside and out. This book is a tribute to the much-loved designer and is a fitting memento to the talented and extraordinary person he was. The stunning photographs in the book are by Earl Carter and Simon Griffiths. Please refer to all photos provided. The book is in good condition throughout. Any questions please get in touch.
