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Two brothers, a camera and the War to End All Wars. This exhibition catalogue was published to accompany a selection of photographs and ephemera from the Grinton Collection. The fascinating First World War photographs were taken by Bendigo Brothers, Jack and Bert Grinton. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the softcover 64-page book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. It is in good condition throughout. 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. -
SCARCE publication. This small, informative softcover, 148-page book tells the story of the gold pioneering town of Kingower, Victoria and the history of the few families who still remained there (in 1975) and their descendants. It is not, as the author herself stated 'intended to be a complete history of Kingower'. Please refer to all the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. This 187-page softcover/paperback book has been signed and dated by the author. Note a previous owner's name on this page also. The book is in good condition throughout. The price includes packing and postage Australia wide. -
This is a biographical novel detailing the life of Alice O'Dowd, an Irish-Australian matriarch who married Thomas Tobin and raised a family in Melbourne. Her sons went on to establish Tobin Brothers Funerals, one of the most well-known and prominent funeral directing businesses in Australia. This softcover/paperback book of 231 pages is written by Alice's granddaughter, Denise Tobin Shine. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The price includes packing and postage Australia wide. -
This is the 296-page 1996 second edition in hardback with dust jacket, 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 photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Please note some small brown marks on the bottom of the first four pages. Apart from these, mentioned for accuracy, the book is in good condition throughout. The price includes packing and postage Australia wide. -
Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the item you will receive. The CD contains hundreds of biographies of Aboriginal people from all walks of life. There are some 2000 entries, 1000 photographs, 230 sound bytes (music and oral history) and 50 video clips. The price includes postage Australia wide. -
This book was released in 2013. Bonegilla was the largest migrant camp in Australia's history. It was the first home for Displaced Persons (DPs) after World War Two, many Poles, Czechs, Latvians, Lithuanians, Estonians and Ukrainians among them. Please refer to the photos provided and note the mark along the top edge. The book is in good, clean condition throughout. The price includes packing and postage Australia wide. -
This is the story of the politicians, media magnates, ad men, cartoon characters, feminists, community stirrers, and bank clerks who saved Australian banking from a radical plan to replace Australia's century-old banking system with a singular national bank. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The price includes the cost of postage Australia wide. -
Jan Bassett was a prominent Australian historian and academic as well as being a published author. She was an Associate professor of History at the University of Melbourne. She completed 'The Facing Island' before she died in 1999 from breast cancer, at the age of 46. She was unable to see her imaginative memoir through to publication. This was done for her posthumously by her friend Peter Rose and her husband Andrew Demetriou with Melbourne University Press. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The price includes packaging and postage Australia wide. -
The year 2007 shaped as being a watershed in the club's history. This book provides the first-hand account of how a club acknowledged its deficiencies and failings, overcame them, and through that resolve made history. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The book is in good condition throughout. The price includes packaging and postage Australia wide. -
The author was born in 1927. He writes "It is my sincere desire to dedicate my book to the memory of the previous generations, especially to those who came to Australia in the 1840 to 1860 era. These folk were the real nation builders who sought new lives and fortunes in a new and sometimes inhospitable land." This edition is the 1996 reprint of 164 pages. It is soft cover/paperback in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The price includes packaging and postage Australia wide. -
This is the story of Australia's most successful soldier settlement scheme. The settler families pioneered their properties, many of them living in tin sheds for months or even years, without hot water, electricity or even a proper access road. Please refer to all photos provided and note reinforcement to top of inner side of dust jacket and a circular mark on the opening page which goes through to the other side. Please get in touch prior to purchase if you have any questions. The price includes postage Australia wide. -
Kim Storey's aim in producing this book was to show people exactly who farmers are and what they really look like. From veggie growers to wool producers, cattle graziers and oyster farmers the term 'farmer' is expansive. Kim travelled around Australia to give snapshots of different farmers and their families. Please refer to all photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. The price includes postage Australia wide. -
Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. This listing is for one book, a 2008 paperback/softcover edition of Volume 6, almost 400 pages in total. It is a Limited Edition being number 356. The book has been signed by both authors. Please get in touch prior to purchase if you have any questions. -
Eva Cassidy's story is as astonishing as her voice. In 1996 she died of cancer at the age of 33. Four years after her death her talent was recognised and her records began to sell in the millions. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The price includes postage Australia wide. Please get in touch if you have any questions. -
Please refer to the photos provided of this scarce 239-page softcover/paperback book. The price includes postage Australia wide. Please get in touch if you have any questions. -
Known as the 'heel king' Roger Vivier was always one step ahead of fashion. He designed the stiletto heel to complement the collection of Christian Dior and his inspired innovations radicalised traditional techniques. This is a fabulous book in great condition which has been covered in plastic (it could be removed if desired). Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Postage Australia wide is included in the price. Please get in touch if you have any questions.
