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This listing is for a pair of brass opposing collar badges for the 23rd Light Horse (Barossa) 1930-42. Their motto was 'Swift and Sure' and they received battle honours for ANZAC, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915. The lugs on the reverse are intact. Please refer to both photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This listing is for a pair of opposing collar badges for the 11th Light Horse Q.M.I. Queensland Mounted Infantry, Darling Downs Regiment based in Toowoomba Qld. 1930-42. The lugs on the reverse are intact. Please refer to both photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
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. -
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 beautiful book of verse for children dates to around 1946. The illustrations are delightfully presented. Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Please note the presence of red pencil on the rear dustjacket. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This scarce hardbook tells the story and history of the North Old Boys Football Club, stories as told from those involved with the Club over five decades. The book holds a host of photos of teams, premierships and memorabilia over the 50 year period. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Please note the small section inside the back cover where the paper has torn. This could be glued down if desired. There are also two scuffs on the rear external cover. Any questions? Please ask prior to purchase. -
Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 118-page hardback book with dustjacket that you will receive. This is a scarce 1981 edition of this title and is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Kodak introduced a service called "real photo postcards" in 1907 which enabled customers to make a postcard from any photo they took. Please refer to both photos provided. Handwritten on the back of this postcard is 'Choir - Congregational Church Lennox Street Richmond.' I am assuming the suburb Richmond is the inner city suburb of Melbourne Victoria. -
In May 1934 Ola Cohn's task was completed when she dedicated the fairy tree to the children of Melbourne. Ola Cohn died in 1964. The tree is a memorial to her skill and artistry. This book is now over 50 years old. It is a 1972 first edition hardback with dustjacket. The text is written by Sonja Delander and the photography is provided by Rick Buckingham. It was published by Mullaya Publications in Canterbury Victoria. Please refer to all photos provided. The knife in some photos is not included in the sale but to allow the pages to be propped open for a photo to be taken. Please note some marks present on the rear dustjacket and some foxing on the inside of dustjacket. The book is in good overall condition for its age. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This is the story of one Australian family, how it survived the odds of a relentlessly varied climate including bushfire and climate change, bushrangers, dingoes, rabbits, salinity etc and became a major contributor to the farming industry and wider community. This 347-page softcover/paperback book is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
From the back cover of this softcover book from author Nicholas Thomas and publisher Thames and Hudson, 'The colours and patterns of the art of the Pacific Islands - spears and shields, carved canoe prows, feather capes or tortoiseshell ornaments - have interested Western audiences since the voyages of Captain Cook and Bougainville. Oceanic art in particular, had an influence on the development of the European modernist movement, influencing artists such as Gauguin, Picasso, Giacometti and Kirchner.' The 216 page book has 182 illustrations, 26 of which are in colour. The knife shown in photos is not included in the sale but used to prop open the pages. For a 30 year old book it is in good overall condition. Please refer to all photos provided, Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Normie Rowe's career saw periods of success, including a stint as a television actor and an acclaimed performance in Les Miserables. In the 1960s he experienced immense popularity and was crowned Australia's king of Pop in 1968. He then faced challenges during and after his Vietnan War Service. Please refer to the photos provided and note that the book has been signed by Normie Rowe 'To Donna'. Any questions? Please ask prior to purchase. -
Myrtle Rose White, the author, lived in the Australian outback from the age of sixteen. She lived on Lake Elder Station for seven years raising her children while her station manager husband battled to maintain the five thousand head of cattle under his command. From these experiences one of the classics of the Australian outback was written. This edition was reprinted by New Edition Rigby Limited in 1962. It is a 196 page hardback edition with dustjacket. It is in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This is an account of how Nick Cave rose out of the suburbs of Melbourne to become one of the world's most inscrutable rock stars. This softcover/paperback book has a crease and a scuff to the front cover, some dog-eared pages and some marks in various places, including the back cover. Please refer to the photos provided to ascertain condition as these photos are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Taniwha is an iconic Australian name in the world of aprons. This company has been making aprons since the late 1930s. The waistband is approximately 52 cm long (across the waist) and each tie is approximately 40 cm long. There is one pocket. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the apron you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
I imagine this may have been a student's atlas. It is covered in plastic which could be removed. On the rear of the book the retail sticker from Brown Study in Ringwood remains. My mother, funnily enough, bought many of our school books there and I remember once purchased the covering process in either brown paper or plastic and labelling would begin. This book is in good, clean condition for its age. Please refer to the photographs provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
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. -
The majority of these stories were written in the 1960s when Mirritji was living at Maningrida. A variety of people encouraged him in this and assisted by editing the stories only so far as to make them comprehensible to a European reader. Please refer to the photos provided of this softcover/paperback 72-page book as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
