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This publication marks a great milestone in the history of the northern Victoria town, Rochester, on its centenary celebrations. It is a record of its history and progress, with many illustrations and photographs. Please refer to the photographs I have provided as these are of the book you will receive. Note the two small brown marks on the upper side edge of book. For its age this softcover/paperback book is in very good condition. Any questions? Please ask prior to purchase. -
'The Shearers' is a visual celebration of the men and women who work the sheds from images taken across Australia. This copy has been signed. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a short history of the Northern Territory told in the 312 pages of this hardback book with dustjacket. Please refer to the photographs provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
The author tells the first-hand story of European settlement in the northern half of the Wycheproof 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. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
'Springfield - The story of a sheep station'. This book was written in 1986 in anticipation of one hundred and fifty years of stud merino breeding at Springfield in 1988. Note that this is an ex-library copy which has been cancelled by the Box Hill-Doncaster Regional Library Authority. Please refer to all photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
A record of life in the small Victorian Western District town of Dunkeld (population 400) and the surrounding countryside, through the photographs taken by Richard Crawley over a period of 18 months. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 124-page hardback book with dustjacket you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
John Wells, himself a Gippslander, has created a colourful tapestry of human endeavour and achievement which is an absorbing historical study and an enduring tribute to the pioneers of Gippsland. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 181-page hardback book with dustjacket you will receive. Note the scuff on the rear dustjacket. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This hardback book with dustjacket of 192 pages explores a number of major Dreamtime myths as well as the songlines, ceremonies and other spiritual practices which make up Aboriginal life. It contains stunning colour photographs. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
A most informative paperback/softcover book of 313 pages which presents the history of agriculture in the Bendigo district from 1835 to 1985. 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 a most informative book, primarily covering the Parish of Strathfieldsaye, in the valley of the three creeks (Axe, Emu and Sheepwash). Researched and compiled by Barbara Mitchell. 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. The book contains an abundance of photographs with over fifty family histories and stories contributed. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Published in Australia by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Printed in Australia by Hedges and Bell Pty Ltd Maryborough, Victoria. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 280-page paperback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Please refer to the photographs provided as these are of the 256-page softcover book you will receive. This edition was printed in Australia. Cover design by Ian James. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 236-page hardback book with dustjacket you will receive. Note the scuff on the front lower dustjacket. Any questions? Please ask prior to purchase. -
'The Women of Botany Bay' is a history of the European women who came to New South Wales as convicted felons or as the free wives of convicts. It is based on the re-creation of the individual and collective British and Australian lives of every woman convicted in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and transported to NSW between 1787 and 1828, and as many of the 'convict wives' as could be traced. Please refer to the photos provided of the 344-page hardback book with dustjacket as these are of the book you will receive. Note the vertical scuff on the front dustjacket. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is the story of how Judith Durham made front page news in 1968 when she announced that she was leaving The Seekers, a pop/folk group that had stormed the charts in the 1960s. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 384-page softcover/paperback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Mary and Elizabeth Durack spent their childhood in Perth, looking forward to the boat that brought their father home from the northern cattle stations each wet season. The story is of wo sisters, a writer and a painter who were both intensely drawn to the remote northern landscapes and people of the Kimberley. Please refer to the photos provided of this 291-page softcover/paperback book as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
To the author's dedication, his leadership and his intuition we owe the discovery of an antivenom to the bite of the Sydney Funnel-web spider, the development of venom detection kits and the pioneering pressure-immobilisation technique of first aid. Please refer to the photos provided of this 385 page softcover/paperback book as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
