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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. -
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. -
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. -
This book tells the story of travelling through north east Australia as one of seven children with two adults, six horses, four dogs and 3000 sheep. This 200-page paperback book offers a fascinating insight into life in the outback. 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. -
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. -
'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 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. -
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. -
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 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 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. -
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. -
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. -
Scarce hardback book of 78 pages, published in 2003 by the Clan MacLeod of Australasia Pipe Band. Please refer to all the photos provided. 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. -
Within this 261 page book a fascinating story is told of growing up in South Australia on the family farm near Mintaro and the twists and turns that life took from there. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Please ignore the black coat hanger in two of the photos which I used to prop the book open to take the photo. The book is in good condition throughout. Being a paperback/softcover there is some wear on each corner of the cover; insignificant but mentioned for accuracy. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
