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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.
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There is no date on this book but I think it would have been published around the 1950s. Peg Maltby (1899-1984) was an English born Australian book illustrator and children's writer. She is best known for 'Peg's Fairy Book' first published in 1944 which sold more than 180,000 copies. Please refer to the photos provided to assess the condition of this book and note the marks on the back cover. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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The author's message in this 223-page hardcover book about creating welcoming interiors is to apply a 'no rules approach'. Use what you love to create rooms that tell your personal story. Every room can become part of that story. Design your rooms and fill them with interest and meaning. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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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.
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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.
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This listing is for a pair of opposing collar badges for the 2nd Light Horse (Moreton Light Horse Queensland Mounted Infantry)1930-42. The lugs on the rear are intact. Please refer to both photos provided as these are of the item you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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This listing is for one badge for the 18th Light Horse Regiment (Adelaide Lancers) which was a citizens' military force formed post WW1 (1921-42). Both lugs on the rear are intact. Please refer to both photos provided as these are of the item you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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The Vintage Sports Car Club of Australia (VSCCA) was founded in 1944 and is dedicated to encouraging the active enjoyment, acquisition, restoration, maintenance and preservation of vintage sports cars. This booklet was published in the 1970s and shows some rare vintage Australian owned vehicles. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Note that pages 129-132 are loose and apart from the book. Note the marks on both the front and back covers. There is no date but the book probably dates to the 1950s. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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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.
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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.
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This small softcover/paperback booklet of 64 pages is not dated but dates to the period when Vernon Wilcox MP was Minister of Transport in Victoria, Australia (1967-1973). It is illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white. The publisher is James Flood Charity Trust, West Footscray. Please refer to the photos provided to ascertain condition as these are of the booklet you will receive. Note the marks present on the back cover. Any questions? Please ask prior to purchase.
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Wendy is a survivor of drug dependence, bitter divorce, the deaths of Brett and their beloved daughter, Arkie. She is an incredible woman with a story to tell, so much more than a story of the cool girl hanging out with the bad boy. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the 288-page hardback book with dustjacket that you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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In 1983 Victoria opened her own cookery school, Victoria's Kitchen, at Mount Hawthorn in Perth, offering comprehensive courses in creative cooking. This is quite a hard book to find these days. It is 160 pages and a softcover/paperback edition. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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NSW Sutherland Shire -based outback expert and explorer, Bert Bolton passed away in 2018 at the age of 95. This softcover/paperback book of 74 pages is a fascinating memoir of his life, beginning with leaving home at the age of sixteen in the early hours of the morning to go dingo shooting with a mate, along the dingo and rabbit proof fence which ran for 1800 kilometres. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Note the scuff to the base of the spine. This is a scarce title and is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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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.
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The author was President of the RSPCA from 1953 to 1959 and a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union and the Bird Observers Club. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 111-page hardback book you will receive. There is a slight smell to the book (cigarette smoke?) Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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Visit the Poldark family mines at Agnes Head or Levant Mine, a World Heritage Site. Gallop along the clifftops of Chapel Porth and learn of famous shipwrecks. Winston Graham describes the Cornwall he loves and knows so well and tells the story of how Poldark came to be written. The photographer, Simon McBride, captures a land of beauty, excitement, romance and imagination. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the 223-page hardback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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The proceeds from the sale of this booklet, at the time, were devoted to the C.W.A. Comforts Fund for our troops. The patterns have been carefully selected in collaboration with the three services and give the colours for each and the garments most needed by the men on active service, in air, on land or at sea. This is a revised edition. The only other copies I have been able to locate are held in museum collections. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the booklet you will receive. The booklet does have marks throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
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James Hillman is one of the leading figures in archetypal psychology. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 323-page softcover/paperback book you will receive. Please note a previous owner's name and year has been written onto one page. Also note a crease to the lower corner of the back cover. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.