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Craig Smith Stephen J; Pearson Craig J; and Middleton Juliet C
Gatton College Centenary 1897-1997: 100 Years of Science with Practice
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press 1996. vii 220pp illustrated throughout with photographs three appendices index. Illustrated light card cover. The lower corner of the rear cover and the last few pages are creased. The book details the development of Queensland's oldest tertiary institution. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. University of Queensland Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021891 ISBN : 0909816298 9780909816292
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Hendell Distributors
Fossicking Mudmaps in Queensland
Kenmore: Hendell Distributors No date. Safety Hints for Gem Hunters reprinted from Qld Government Mining Journal 1973. Unpaginated c 68pp maps. Prev owner's name on the introductory page. Illustrated stapled light card cover. The maps are diagrammatic sketches not drawn to scale and are arranged in geographical order: Close to Brisbane; North and west from Brisbane with sections on the Opal fields at Yowah and the Sapphire gemfields; and Central and North Queensland. The map of Lowmead has been stamped 'obsolete map'. Revised Third Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Hendell Distributors Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021888
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Tibbits George; Roennfeldt Angela
Port Philip Colonial 1801-1851. Early Government Buildings and Surveys in Victoria
Melbourne: BP Australia sponsored by 1989. 79pp catalogue num bw ills. Or card covers. Light rubing to covers page edges lightly toned. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name held from Feb to April 1989 at the La Trobe Library Melbourne. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. BP Australia (sponsored by) Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021937 ISBN : 0731649079 9780731649075
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Kellett John
A Fighting Union. A History of the Queensland Branch of the Transport Workers' Union 1907-2000
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 2001. 264pp index bibliography bw ills. Or pictorial card. Small bump at top front prev owners name on front free endpaper pencil underlining on 2 pages in section on recruitment. The history of one of Queensland's most successful unions. Documents the foundation of its predecessor- The Brisbane Trolley Draymen and Carters Union- in 1907. Goes on to examine the development of the unions relationship with a national federation of transport unions and traces the energence of the branch's own particular character. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Boolarong Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021943 ISBN : 0646332562 9780646332567
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Harding John; Anderson Tammy; Rigney Tracey; Sam Maryanne; Milroy Jadah; Frankland Richard J
Blak Inside. 6 Indigenous Plays from Victoria
Sydney: Currency Press 2002. 287pp. Or card covers. Prev owners anme on half-title page very slight edge wear to covers. 6 plays from indigenous playwrights in Victoria. Plays include Enuff by John Harding; I Don't Wanna Play House! by Tammy Anderson; Belongng by Tracey Rigney; Casting Doubts by Maryanne Sam; Crow Fire by Jadah Milroy and Conversations with the Dead by Richard J Franklin. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Currency Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021962 ISBN : 0868196622 9780868196626
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Victoria
Report from the Select Committee on Gold Prospectors; Together with Proceedings of the Committee Minutes of Evidence and Appendix
Melbourne: John Ferres Government Printer 1863. x 23pp report 40pp appendix. Or thread bound blue paper. One sheet 4 pages protruding slight at bottom and toned along bottom edge some minor foxing and 1cm hole in title page. Scarce report on claims for discovery of major gold fields in Vicotria and the attendant rewards offered by the governemnt of the day. A particularly clean fresh copy. First Edition. Near Fine. Folio. John Ferres (Government Printer) unknown
Bookseller reference : 021960
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Delamothe Joan; Stevenson Brian
The Delamothe Story. A Lifetime of Dedicated Service to Bowen Queensland and Australia
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1989. xi 202pp map bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. The story of Peter Delamothe a physician who served as mayor of Bowen member of parliament Attorney General and Agent General for Queensland in London. Much information is given on the early years of Bowen and Collinsville when his family originally moved to the area. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021977 ISBN : 0864390866 9780864390868
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Blamey General Sir Thomas by authority
Reconquest. New Guinea 1943-1944
Melbourne: Director General of Public Relations 1945. 160pp bw ills maps. Or card covers. Some foxing/toning to covers and first/last few pages chipped at top and bottom of spine short tear to leading edge of front cover. An offoicial record of the Australian Army's successes in the offensives against Lae Finschhafen Markham and Ramu Valleys Huon Peninsula Finisterre Mountains Rai Coast Bogadjim Madang Alexishafen Karkar Island and Hansa Bay. Overseas Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Director General of Public Relations Paperback
Bookseller reference : 022035
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Bittleston Adam and Westphal Jonathan editors
The Golden Blade. Thirty-Second 1980 Issue
London: Rudolf Steiner Press 1980. 151pp colour plates. Wrappers. Includes The Australian Aborigines pp116-128 by Crosbie Wilson. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Rudolf Steiner Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 022081
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Henderson Beryl editor
Monuments and Memorials
Sydney: The Royal Australian Historical Society Register 1988. Foreword by Joan Kerr. 284pp illustrated throughout with b/w photos register index illustrated end-papers. Paperback. 'A fascinating ramble through 5000 monuments and memorials to the people and events that helped make New South Wales great.'. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. The Royal Australian Historical Society Register Paperback
Bookseller reference : 022097 ISBN : 0909954240 9780909954246
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Longhurst Robert research
Brisbane's Inner City: Our Heritage in Focus
Brisbane: State Library of Queensland 1995. 96pp illustrated throughout with b/w photos. Paperback. An illustrated history of inner Brisbane from 1915 to the early 1960s. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. State Library of Queensland Paperback
Bookseller reference : 022094 ISBN : 0724264264 9780724264261
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Gesnr Peter
Pandora: An Archaeological Perspective
Brisbane: Queensland Museum 1991. xii 59pp illustrated throughout in colour and b/w photographs and line drawings maps chronology. The half title has been removed. Decorative cloth boards gilt. The story of the archaeological excavation of the Pandora which foundered on 29 August 1791 off the coast of North Queensland after having run aground on a submerged reef. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Square 8vo. Queensland Museum Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 022093 ISBN : 0724244824 9780724244829
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Inglis K S
The Rehearsal: Australians at War in the Sudan 1885
Adelaide: Rigby 1985. 176pp colour and b/w illustrations index illustrated end-papers. Prelims and endpages foxed by the lower edges with occasional light foxing throughout. Illustrated laminated boards in dust-jacket which has a slightly faded spine as usual. The book tells of how the Sudan contingent was formed how its members fared at the war and how their experience was interpreted by politicians writers photograhers and artists. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 022164 ISBN : 0727020811 9780727020819
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Petrie Constance Campbell
Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland Dating from 1837.
Brisbane: Watson Ferguson & Co 1904. xvi 319 pp. with errata slip frontis portrait 15 bw plates folding plan at rear. Original green pictorial cloth. A few tiny white flecks to cloth some toning to endpapers and light toning to page edges and some margins. Clippings relating to Tom Petrie's death tipped in on front endpapers prev owners bookplate on verso of front free endpaper prev owners name on front free endpaper. Important early source book for Queensland history with much on aborigines and vividly describing life in the Moreton Bay penal colony from the 1830s. Petrie 1831-1910 arrived in Queensland in 1837. Later he accompanied or acted as messenger for many early explorations and was intimately acquainted with the local aborigines on whom he was considered an expert. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Watson, Ferguson & Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021566
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Muyt Adam
Maroon & Blue. Recollections and Tales of the Fitzroy Football Club
Melbourne: The Vulgar Press 2006. 312pp bibliography endnotes bw ills. Or card covers. Covers creased and slight edge wear to pages. Scarce volume on the Fitzroy Football Club which played their final game in 1996 after 110 years in the competition. The Roys were amalgamated with the Brisbane Bears to form the current Brisbane Lions. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Vulgar Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021599 ISBN : 0958079595 9780958079594
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Talbot Don
Toowoomba. More Strange and . Unusual Tales. Volume 4
Toowoomba Qld.: The Author 2007. vi 150 pages illustrated throughout with colour and b/w photos. Author's 'enjoy the read' plate laid down on the inside front cover not signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021615 ISBN : 0980332907 9780980332902
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Turnbull Clive
These Tears of Fire: The Story of Francis Adams
Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press LIMITED edition of 500 copies. 55pp bibliography. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. Includes The Sirens: A Dream of Coogee published here for the first time. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Hawthorn Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021636
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Leggett Susan and Grant Roslyn
Toowong: a Community's History
Brisbane: Suzanne Wickenden Toowong Community Association Inc No date 2003. viii 112 pages b/w illustrations map index of people general index. Illustrated light card cover. Sixteen essays on Toowong to mark 100 years since its proclamation as a town in 1903. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Suzanne Wickenden, Toowong Community Association Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021629 ISBN : 0646422898 9780646422893
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Phillips John H
Poet of the Colours: The Life of John Shaw Neilson
Sydney: Susan Haynes / Allen & Unwin 1988. ix 131 pages bibliography index. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The story of the poet's life and artistic development. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Susan Haynes / Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021637 ISBN : 0043202136 9780043202135
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Sommerlad E. C. & Cameron Eve St. Clair
The Beardies Heritage: A History of Glen Innes and District
Glen Innes: Glen Innes Municipal Council 1972. 396pp index num bw ills appendices maps. Or red cloth gilt titles in dust-jacket which has a 45 mm tear from the spine head a closed tear from the top of the rear panel and loss of a section by the upper rear corner. A publication in 2 parts-the first being a facsimile of The Land of the Beardies by EC Sommerlad first published in 1922 and the second being Their Heritage by Eve St Clair Cameron which continues and develops that history over the next 50 years from 1922-1972. An excellent Australian local history issued for the centenary of the municipality in 1972. Also a useful reference for genealogists and family historians. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to. Glen Innes Municipal Council Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021618 ISBN : 0959945806 9780959945805
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Australian National Commission for Unesco
Progress in Australian Hydrology 1965-1974
Canberra: AGPS 1974. 103 pages figures maps. Illustrated light card cover. The book supplements reports on Australian participation in the International Hydrological Decade. It is intended as a reference and not as a source book. Following a brief description of the Australian physical and human environment and of the assessment and dvelopment of water resources are 21 chapters covering topics from evaporation water-soil-plant relationships experimental catchments stochastic hydrology river morphology to biological treatment and water pollution control. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. AGPS Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021633 ISBN : 0642008671 9780642008671
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Clark Louis H
Rouseabout Reflections: A New Selection of Bush Ballads series three and Other Poems
Melbourne: The National Press 1975. 152 pages. Signed by the poet on the title page. Cloth boards flecked at the lower edge in lightly edge-worn dust-jacket which has a closed tear with minor loss of the surface of the rear panel. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The National Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021640 ISBN : 0909470146 9780909470142
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Longhurst Robert
Preserving Lives Preserving Values: A History of Surf Life Saving in Queensland
Brisbane: Surf Life Saving Queensland 2000. HEAVY. vii 272 pages illustrated throughout with b/w photos colour photos in the final chapter bibliography life members SLSQ presidents decorated end-papers. Illustrated laminated boards. From the turn of the 20th century to the year 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Surf Life Saving Queensland Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021625 ISBN : 0646407708 9780646407708
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Grocott Allan M
Gleanings from Glen Innes
Wee Waa NSW: The Author 1985. 115 pages. There are several small stains on the fore-edge. Illustrated stapled paper wrapper. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A collectin of editorials research articles reminiscences and addresses. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021630 ISBN : 0959679715 9780959679717
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Edwards Hugh
A Skeptic's Casebook
Sydney: Australian Skeptics. 1997. iv 321 pages. Paperback with lightly creased front cover. Australia's foremost investigator of paranormal claims exposes the charlatans frauds and quacks. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Australian Skeptics. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021632
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Parkes Don editor
Northern Australia: The Arenas of Life and Ecosystems on Half a Continent
Sydney: Academic Press 1984. xii 429 pages b/w illustrations maps appendix index. Prev owner's four-line note neatly written by the upper corner on the front flyleaf. Green cloth boards gilt titles. The book is in three sections: arena extensive ecosystems and intensive ecosystems. From the Foreword by J A Mabbutt contributions from 26 authors in this 'geographical study of the interplay of environmental challenge and human endeavour in Northern Australia consider issues such as lands rights mining impacts national parks and political developments among the Aboriginal and European communities'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Academic Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021616
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Williams Bridget and Parsons Roy
The Summer Book: A New Zealand Miscellany
Wellington: The Port Nicholson Press 1982. 152 pages 12 full-colour paintings 40 b/w illustrations. Red boards in dust-jacket. Includes Katherine Mansfield's A Pic-Nic; A Miscellany of Ornithologists and Illustrators by John Andrews; A Young Bookseller by J C Beaglehole; and Six Ways to Cook a Rabbit by Tony Simpson. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. The Port Nicholson Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021639 ISBN : 0908635052 9780908635054
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Johnston W R compiler
A Bibliography of Quensland History
Brisbane: Library Board of Queensland. 1981. i 149 pages author-title index subject index. Illustrated light card cover. The book's sections cover Reference and general; Aborigines and early settlement; Economic history; Political history; Social history; and Local history. Published for the John Oxley Library as a Robert and Esmee Veitch Bequest Publication. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Library Board of Queensland. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021627 ISBN : 072420735X 9780724207350
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Davis Richard
Open to Talent: The Centenary History of the University of Tasmania 1890-1990
Hobart: University of Tasmania 1990. xiii 256pp 32pp of b/w illustrations bibliography index. Decorative blue cloth boards gilt in dust-jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. University of Tasmania Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021674 ISBN : 0908528183 9780908528189
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Phillips Peter J.
Red Gum & Paddlewheels: Australia's Inland River Trade
Collingwood VIC: Greenhouse Publications 1980. Foreword by Bill Peach. 167 pages illustrated throughout with b/w photos plans bibliography list of boats restored or operating on the river in 1980 end-paper maps: The Murray-Darling River System. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The main focus of the book is the period between the 1850s and the 1890s when more than 300 paddle steamers plied their way up and down the great Murray Darling and Murrumbidgee Rivers the steamers covering the boats the people and the transport industry. A concluding chapter looks at river revival and the future as it appeared in the 1980s . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Greenhouse Publications Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021662
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Whitehead Georgina editor
Planting the Nation
Melbourne: Australian Garden History Society 2001. x 196pp illustrated throughout with colour and b/w photos paintings drawings and garden plans index textured end-papers. Cloth boards upper front corner lightly bumped in dust-jacket. The book explores Australia's gardens and landscapes between 1890 and 1914 offering perspectives on garden design horticultural developments city planning and architectural and social history during the remarkable period leading up to and following the federation of the Australian colonies. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Australian Garden History Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021668 ISBN : 1876473444 9781876473440
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Chan Frances
Hervey Bay and the Fraser Coast
Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press 1999. viii 151pp index bibliographic notes num bw ills map. There is a light crease by the lower front corner of the front cover. Combines the indigenous and European histories of Hervey Bay and Fraser Island with a survey of the local flora and fauna. Also covers geology and ecotourism. First Edition. Pictorial Card. Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Central Queensland University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021664 ISBN : 1875998780 9781875998784
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Edwards Hugh
Port of Pearls: A History of Broome
Swanbourne WA: The Author 1988. 199pp illustrated throughout with colour and b/w photos. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The book covers Broome's first one hundred years 1883-1983 with for this reprinted edition a concluding chapter 'Broome's Second Century'. In addition to the story of pearling including the introduction of pearl farming in the 1960s the author adds historical and contemporary insights into the colourful port of pearls. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Author Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021667 ISBN : 072701885X 9780727018854
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Howatson Ronald John
They'll Always Be Back: a Chronicle of Events Relating to Industrial Relations Tribunals in Queensland
Brisbane: Industrial Registrar 1998. x 435pp bibliography index. Illustrated light card cover. The Contents: Employers and employees to the 1890s; Prelude to industrial arbitration 1890s-1912; Industrial conciliation and arbitration first steps 1912-1917; The shaping of an Arbitration Court 1917-1920; The progress of arbitration falters 1921-1925; The years of confusion 1925-1932; Depression and war 1932-1945; Recovery and wage increases 1945-1960; and the Epilogue 1961-1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Industrial Registrar Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021670 ISBN : 0646366610 9780646366616
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King Norma
Nickel Country Gold Country
Adelaide: Rigby 1972. 148pp 16pp of b/w photos. Page edges lightly foxed. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The author contrasts the Western Australian gold rush with the spectacular nickel rush at Kambalda that followed it. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021666 ISBN : 0851793894 9780851793894
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Armitage Audrey M
The Katoomba-Leura Story
Katoomba NSW: Rotary Club of Katoomba 1998. 192 pages maps bibliography appendices index illustrated end-papers with a presentation note in black written on the front flyleaf over part of the illustration. Black papered boards in dust-jacket. From Katoomba Dreaming to the 1990s the story of the two Blue Mountains towns. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Rotary Club of Katoomba Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021663 ISBN : 0959341110 9780959341119
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Martin D W
Cyclists Doctors and Others: The Introduction of the Motor Car to Queensland
Brisbane: Church Archivists' Press 2001. 108pp b/w ills 3 appendices index. Two-line personal note by the upper edge of the front flyleaf. There are five words in blue biro added to a caption on p28 and there is a short biro addition to an endnote on p46. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated light card cover. The book covering the period 1895-1910 was produced to mark the centenary of the landing of the first motor car in Brisbane during the Federation celebrations. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Church Archivists' Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021675 ISBN : 0646411454 9780646411453
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Longhurst Robert
Queensland Cotton: Past & Present
Brisbane: Queensland Cotton Holdings Limited 1996. 117pp profusely illustrated throughout with b/w photos some colour and line drawings decorated eps. Illustrated laminated boards. The book was published as part of Queensland Cotton's celebration of 25 years of service to the cotton industry in Queensland. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Small 4to. Queensland Cotton Holdings Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021721 ISBN : 0646315013 9780646315010
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Ludlow Peter
A Century of Moreton Bay People Volume Four. Local History
Brisbane: Peter Ludlow 1996. 80pp index bw ills map. Or stapled card covers. The author's fourth collection of tales of the local history of Moreton Bay and its people. Includes Brisbane River ferries Bribie Island Lamb Island oysters German immigrant community at Beenleigh and much more. Not Stated. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Peter Ludlow Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021719 ISBN : 0646290916 9780646290911
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Wroe Margaret
Paving the Way
Maryborough Qld.: Achievers' Walk Committee 2000. Forewrod by Cr A J Brown. 65pp 32 pages of biography on page versos facing full-page pictures of the subjects. Illustrated light card cover. The book is the profiles of the first group of achievers some of Maryborough's pioneers. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Achievers' Walk Committee Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021726
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Forrest Peter
A Rush for Grass Ilfracombe Region Qld
Ilfracombe Qld and Murranji Press DArwin: Ilfracombe Shire Council 1988. 265pp illustrated throughout with b/w ills maps appendices: Ilfracombe State School roll 1893-1970; summary of extracts from annual reports of District Land Commissioner responsible for Ilfracombe area 1888-1936; sources and references. Prev owner's small four-line stamp on the Title and Contents pages no text affected. Illustrated light card cover. The book records the realities of settlement of one of Australia's great wool growing districts in Western Queensland. It gives insights into how the wool industry developed in Australia 'when some of the biggest and most successful sheep stations in the country developed when pioneers rushed to claim the rich grasslands described by the explorers'. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Ilfracombe Shire Council Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021735
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Barry Danny and Judy editors
Ararat 1857-2007
Ararat Vic: Ararat 150th Committee Ararat Rural City Council 2007. HEAVY. ix 503pp b/w ills. Paperback. From the Foreword this book 'celebrates the people events businesses and organisations that have contributed to making Ararat what it is today'. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Ararat 150th Committee, Ararat Rural City Council Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021734 ISBN : 0646472879 9780646472874
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Stewien Ron; Thompson Malcolm
A History of the South Australian Railways. Volume 1: The Early Years
Melbourne: ARHS Victorian Division 2007. HEAVY. 320pp colour plates illustrated throughout with b/w photos maps diagrams six appendices bibliography index. Illustrated laminated boards. The book's sections cover Early railway history; the Southern Tramway 1854-1885; The Port and Gawler Railways; locomotives and rolling stock; and the electric telegraph and the end ofthe decade. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. ARHS (Victorian Division) Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021733 ISBN : 0858490471 9780858490475
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Marshall John
Battling for Gold or Stirring Incidents of Goldfields Life in West Australia
Carlisle WA: Hesperian Press 1984. Additions have been made to the introductory pages in this facsimile edition of the first E W Cole edition of 1903. 206pp b/w photos book list. Illustrated light card cover. The author adventurer journalist public figure and Digger's leader on the Coolgardie-Kalgoorlie goldfield wrote of the early days on the fields in this book of goldfield stories. Facsimile Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Hesperian Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021724 ISBN : 0859050408 9780859050401
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Sorenson Edward S. foreword Geoffrey Blainey
Life in the Australian Backblocks
Melbourne: Currey O'Neil. 1984. v 152pp num bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Spine slightly faded. Some light toning to page edges. Originally published in 1911 this is a collection of vignettes depicting bush life in Australia. Includes stockmen and shearers prospectors and fossickers mail coaching and tent life and much more including Christmas in the Bush. Illustrated Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Currey O'Neil. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021798 ISBN : 0859023850 9780859023856
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Pearn John
A Scottish Chain. Some Australian Kindreds of Highland Ancestry. The Kindreds of Ahern Campbell Cavill Grant MacIntosh Pearn Shaw Tulloch Williams and Young Families and Their Descendants in Australia
Brisbane: Amphion Press 2003. HEAVY. xxii 248pp index notes references num bw ills maps. Or green laminated boards in matching jacket. As new. The 19th century saw much Scottish immigration to Australia. Many highland Scots made the four month voyage to start new lives. This detailed and comprehensive accoutn gives the detail of one such immigration- that of a sole mother Margaret Shaw 1841-1896 who with her 5 children arrived in Townsville in 1883. It describes the adventures she experienced and the dynasty she established in Australia. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Amphion Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021805 ISBN : 1864996579 9781864996579
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Bolland TP
Nudgee 1891-1991. St. Joseph's College Nudgee
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1991. HEAVY. vii 377pp appendices num bw ills col frontis portrait. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Stain on top edge extending approx 1mm into margin on a few pages. Presentation inscription on front free endpaper from Nudgee College students and staff. A massive comprehensive history of one of Queensland's leading private schools. Includes a comprehensive list of Alumni over a 100 year period. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021804 ISBN : 0646067753 9780646067759
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Sturtz JD.; Chapman AL. editors J. D. A. L.
Conservation Farming for the Semi-Arid Tropics. Proceedings of a Workshop at the NT Rural College Katherine 18-20 July 1995
Berrimah NT: Australian Institute of Agricultural Science northern Territory Zone 1995. xiv 305pp appendices references tables. Or pictorial card. Prev owners name on title page. Sections include ley pastures and their use; no-tillage planters and crop performance; constraints- soils weeds pests; and evaluation of ley farming systems in northern Australia. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, northern Territory Zone Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021817 ISBN : 0858561328 9780858561328
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Pavlyshyn Marko editor
Ukrainian Settlement in Australia: Second Conference Melbourne 5-7 April 1985. Shevchenko Scientific Society in Australia Library of Ukrainian Studies No 54
Melbourne: Department of Slavic Languages Monash University 1986. 165pp tables bibliography abstracts of papers in Ukrainian. Illustrated light card cover. The ten essays based on conference papers cover Ukrainian settlement in Australia under the headings: demography and social hsitory; biography; history of churches and institutions; language literature and the arts; and bibliography and research resources. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Department of Slavic Languages, Monash University Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021831 ISBN : 0867464542 9780867464542
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Cook Ford McDermott Standish Stegman and Stegman editors
The Cobar Mineral Field -- a 1996 Perspective. AusIMM Spectrum Series No 3/96
Carlton: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1996. HEAVY. 445pp publications catalogue b/w photos tables figures some colour. Prev owner's signature and date by the upper edge of the front flyleaf. Illustrated laminated boards. This multi-disciplinary book covers' the history of mining in the Field and aspects of exploration geology geochemistry and geophysics mine geology mining operations and metallurgical processes'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021840 ISBN : 1875776397 9781875776399
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