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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 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. -
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. -
This softcover book of 476 pages is published and distributed by Asia Books Co. Ltd. in Thailand and the quality is lacking. It was originally published in Great Britain by Bantam Press 1988. Some of the pages are creased but still legible. The paper pages are thin. Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
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. -
Waanyarra is a locality in north central Victoria in the Shire of Loddon. Waanyarra has its legends and myths set around the early gold rush days of the 1850s. This softcover/paperback book of 196 pages relates many of these stories and records the events of the time with an abundance of photographs with over fifty family histories and stories contributed. Please note that the previous owner of this book was the author and her contact details are stamped on the inside of the back cover. Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Olegas Truchanas, a Lithuanian born Tasmanian was a master photographer and a champion of the Tasmanian wilderness. He was also a councillor of the Australian Conservation Foundation. He sadly lost his life in the Gordon River Gorge on January 6th, 1972. This book of 144 pages, including both colour and black and white plates, has gathered together his finest works. Please refer to all photographs provided as they are of the actual book you will receive. 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. -
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 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. -
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. -
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 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. -
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. -
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. -
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 powerful memoir of a true Australian legend. Archie Roach was one of the stolen generation who was a talented musician and lyric writer. He was the 2020 Victorian of the Year and passed away in 2022. This book won the 2020 Indie Book of the Year (Non Fiction). This is a hardback edition with dustjacket and in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided. 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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
'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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
If you're a Hawthorn supporter you'll love this book! As the title suggests it shares stories from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, the golden years. This book has been signed by one of Hawthorn's greatest players, Robert DiPierdomenico. This heavy, 279-page hardback book with dustjacket is in good condition overall. Please refer to all photos provided and note the presence of some indentations on the dustjacket, nothing major but noted for accuracy. Any questions? Please get in touch.
