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Skinner Jan
Allura's Australia in Cross-Stitch
Sydney: Off the Shelf Publishing 1993. HEAVY. 192pp references index num bw patterns 65 col ills. Or green cloth boards in pictorial jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket. A collection of the best designs from Allura cross-stitch kits over a 15 year period comprising a survey of Australian flowers animals buildings and scenes. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Off the Shelf Publishing Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020296 ISBN : 0646089846 9780646089843
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Hall Pamela
Springbrook: Where the Clouds Touch the Earth
Springbrook: The Author 1990. 140pp bw ills throughout bibliography three appendices: locality names bird list fauna list. Covers sunned at the spine with laminate lifting at lower front and rear corners. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A history of the Plateau. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Paperback
Référence libraire : 020304 ISBN : 0646022520 9780646022529
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Auckland City Council
Auckland. Old and Recent Views 1852-1910
Auckland: Auckland City Council 1910. Unpaginated 32 pages of b/w photographs plus reproductions of four lithographs from drawings by P J Hogan. End-papers foxed. Full decorative leather with some wear at corners spine head and foot gilt title and decoration on the front board. Auckland's development depicted pictorially. An attractive copy. Hard Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Auckland City Council Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020303
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Maffey I. D
The Mount Somers Tramway 186-1943. Mid Canterbury New Zealand
Christchurch NZ: Canterbury Branch New Zealand railway and Locomotive Society 1971. 114pp index bibliography chronology appendices bw ills plans on endpapers. Or black cloth in jacket. Bery light rubbing to jacket very light edge wear. The story of the rise and fall of the Mount Somers Tramway in New Zealand- a story closely entwined with the course of local history. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Canterbury Branch, New Zealand railway and Locomotive Society Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020336
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Britts M G
The Commandants: The Tyrants Who Ruled Norfolk Island
Brisbane: Herron Publications 1980. 180pp b/w photos bibliography index. Or card covers. Light even toning to page egdes. In this book 'the author describes the impact of a succession of brutal men upon an isolated community. The system lasted until the name of Norfolk Island became so notorious that the authorities were forced to act'. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Herron Publications Paperback
Référence libraire : 020328 ISBN : 0947163069 9780947163068
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Lewis Ian; Stace Peter
Cave Diving in Australia
Adelaide: Ian Lewis & Peter Stace 1982. 174pp index num bw ills maps. Or pictorial card covers. Some minor rubbing to covers small crease to bottom front corner. Revised edition of the extremely scarce title. Present information on safe exploration of sinkhoels and caves of the Mount Gambier area of South Australia covering equipment localities maps of the caves and descriptions of their nature training necessary to obtain permits and more. In addition there is backgorund on the formation of sinkholes the sources of the water therein advanced techniques for different conditions and a history of cave diving in Australia. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Ian Lewis & Peter Stace Paperback
Référence libraire : 020346 ISBN : 0959496300 9780959496307
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Roxburgh Irvine
Jacksons Bay. A Centennial History
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1976. 198pp index bibliography appendices bw ills endpaper maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Jacket spinea bit faded very light edge wear to jacket. History of Jacksons bay from its troubled beginnings in 1874 to the realization of the potential of the Haaast-Jacksons Bay area in the 1960s. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. A. H. & A. W. Reed Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020337 ISBN : 0589009192 9780589009199
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McCarthy P. H
Starlight. The Man and the Myth
Melbourne: Hawthorn Press 1972. 143pp index bibliographical notes. Or burgundy cloth in jacket. Jacket spine somewhat faded price on front flap blacked out some light rubbing to front panel. The story of Captain Starlight a bold bushranger who plundered northern New South Wales and Queensland in the late 19th century. Mystery surrounds his identity and this book examines the lives of the possible contenders. Starlight was immortalised in Boldrewood's Robbery Under Arms. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Hawthorn Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020338
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Grayland Eugene
Coasts of Treachery
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1963. 207pp index bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some foxing to endpapers and rear panel of jacket. A collection of true stories about the Bad Old days when fear and ignorance bred suspicion and hatred between European and Maori. From convict crews mutiny to white skippers helping Maoris take bloody vengeance against other tribes and Bully Hayes' kidnapping of white women and brown. The stories range from 1642 when 4 of Tasman's men were murdered by the Maoris to the WWI exploits of von Luckner. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. A. H. & A. W. Reed Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020360
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Mander Jane
The Story of a New Zealand River
Auckland: Vintage 1999. 345pp Or card covers. Very light edge wear to covers. Reprint of the first NZ novel to confront convincingly many of the 20th century's major political religious moral and social issues- including women's rights. First published in 1920 it is the most celebrated of Jane Mander's 6 novels. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Vintage Paperback
Référence libraire : 020359 ISBN : 186941389x 9781869413897
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Scragg Walter
Kukukuku Walkabout and Other Stories
Washington DC: Review and Herald Publishing Association 1965. 160pp bw ills pictorial endpaper. Or pictorial cloth. Some rubbing and light wear to covers old price blacked out on front free endpaper occasional minor foxing. Stories about a 9 day walkabout in the Kukukuku country of Papaua New Guinea and other stories from the New Guinea Highlands collected and related by a missionary in the area. The kukukuku were known as some of the fiercest and most bloodthirsty in New Guinea. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Review and Herald Publishing Association Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020362
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Holthouse Hector
Illustrated History of the Gold Coast
Sydney: A H & A W Reed 1982. 64 pages illustrated throughout with photos index. Illustrated light card cover with rubbed section by trace of old price by the upper corner of the front cover. The turbulent and exciting past of Australia's leading resort from its beginnings as an Aboriginal feasting ground to the building and development boom of the 1970s. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. A H & A W Reed Paperback
Référence libraire : 020384 ISBN : 0589503278 9780589503277
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Brawley SEan
The Bondi Lifesaver: A History of an Australian Icon
Sydney: AbC Books 2007. HEAVY. 336 pages colour and b/w photos bibliography Australian and World Champions index. Papered boards in dust-jacket which has some sticker residue by its upper corner. An account of the surf lifesaving movement in Australia and the rise of Bondi Beach from its early days as a humble seaside resort to its iconic status as a symbol of Australia. The book's publication coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to. AbC Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020401 ISBN : 0733317634 9780733317637
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Dangerfield J A and Emerson G W
Over the Garden Wall: Story of the Otago Central Railway
Dunedin New Zealand: The Otago Railway & Locomotive Society 1995. 180 pages full-page map colour plates b/w illustrations photos and diagrams throughout. Illustrated laminated boards. Following the Introduction the book's sections cover: building the line: the routes; operating the line: passenger services railcars excursions control of trains communications; in retrospect tract reclamation; and along the line: bridges and tunnels openings and closures gradient diagrams. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. The Otago Railway & Locomotive Society Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020387 ISBN : 0473035693 9780473035693
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Voller Lois
Rails to Nowhere: The history of the Nelson Railway
Nelson New Zealand: Nikau Press 1991. 344 pages profusely illustrated six appendices index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The story of the line that was meant to connect with the West Coast and Canterbury but which remained an isolated stretch of just 100 km. The book explains how this situation arose covering the hopes and disappointments of a community in the region's push for the vital link with the South Island rail network. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Nikau Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020386 ISBN : 0959797416 9780959797411
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Stanbury Myra
HMS Sirius 1790: An Illustrated Catalogue of Artefacts Recovered from the Wreck Site at Norfolk Island. Special Publication No. 7
Adelaide: The Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 1994. xiii 109 pages 165 figures 22 tables appendices bibliography. Illustrated light card cover. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Paperback
Référence libraire : 020407 ISBN : 0958849617 9780958849616
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Lloyd W G
Register of New Zealand Railways Steam Locomotives 1863-1971
Dunedin New Zealand: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Otago Branch 1974. Foreword by T A Blyth. vi 129 pages coloured frontispiece illustrated throughout with b/w photos list of locomotive types illustrated illustrated end-papers. With errata slip loosely inserted. Blue cloth boards in lightly rubbed and edge-worn dust-jacket which has a short tear at the spine head. The book tells the fascinating story of the methods of identification used by New Zealand Railways from the days before Josephine to the end of steam and beyond. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society (Otago Branch) Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020385
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Cox Harry
The Australians: a Candid View from Down Under
Philadelphia: Chilton Books 1966. 193 pages full-page map of Australia 16 pages of b/w plates index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The story of the big continent down under as seen through the eyes of one of its freelance writers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Chilton Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020417
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Vance William
High Endeavour: The Story of the Mackenzie Country
Wellington: A H & A W Reed 1980. xi 275 pages b/w plates bibliography index. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The history of the South Canterbury runs and the men and women who pioneered them. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. A H & A W Reed Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020392 ISBN : 0589012770 9780589012779
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Sydney Grahame & Collaborators
The Art of Grahame Sydney
Dunedin New Zealand: Longacre Press 2000. 191pp biographical notes exhibitions 143 bw & col ills 9 photographs list of artworks. Or blue cloth boards in jacket. Bottom corner of first few pages creased due to slightly miscut pages. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Comprehensive survey of the wrok of one of New Zealand's major artists. Famed for his landscapes of Central Otago this volume alos shows rarely seen early studies figure paintings pencil drawings portraits etchings of pregnant women painting of disquieting night light and very fine lithographs. Images complimented by a brief autobiographical outline essays from art surators Michael Findlay and Belinda Jones and extended interview with the artist by photographer Reg Graham. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Longacre Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020431 ISBN : 1877135313 9781877135316
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Holcroft M H
Carapace. The Motor Car in New Zealand: A Roadside View
Dunedin New Zealand: John McIndoe 1979. 136 pages 16 pages of b/w photos. Or cl boards in rubbed and unevenly faded dust-jacket. A look at New Zealand in what the author sees as the climax of the motoring age. He studies its effects looking also at life in New Zealand in the 20th century. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. Illus. by Line Drawings by Barbara Guthrie. 8vo. John McIndoe Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020459 ISBN : 0908565917 9780908565917
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Dutton Geoffrey
S.T. Gill's Australia
Sydney: Mead & Beckett Publishing 1981. 160 pages more than 100 illustrations in colour and b/w notes bibliography index illustrated end-papers. Decorated papered boards with a few small chips and faint stain by the upper front corner. The author records the life and the works of the great characters of 19th century Australian art. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Mead & Beckett Publishing Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020453 ISBN : 0333337344 9780333337349
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Baucke Wm WB.. WB. Otorohanga W. B. W. B.
Where the White Man Treads: Across the Pathway of the Maori
Auckland: Wilson & Horton 1928. 313 pages portrait frontis. Prelims endpages and edges foxed. Green cloth boards slightly sunned spine cloth silverfished in places. Selected articles from The New Zealand Herald and The Auckland Weekly News together with others published here for the first time. Second Edition Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Wilson & Horton Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020441
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Kirkpatrick Rod
Sworn to No Master: a History of the Provincial Press in Queensland
Toowoomba Qld.: Darling Downs Institute Press 1984. 334 pages b/w ills appendices Queensland provincial newspaper listings by decade 1860-1930 bibliography. Prev owner's details by the upper corner of the tinted front flyleaf. Illustrated boards. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Darling Downs Institute Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020451 ISBN : 0909306605 9780909306601
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Healy J J
Literature and the Aborigine in Australia
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press 1989. xxi 314 pages bibliography index. Paperback. This new edition is prefaced with a personal introduction that places the volume in context and includes a revised and extended bibliography. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. University of Queensland Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 020473 ISBN : 0702221503 9780702221507
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Davis Corey; Mahoney David Shirlie PHillips; and Ravenscroft Glen photographs
Four Peasants Digging
Hallidays Point NSW: The Black and White Enthusiast 1997. Introduction by David Bigwood. 61 pages b/w photos. Illustrated light card cover. The photographers have written about their style and approach to picture making at the start of the section in which their photographs are displayed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Black and White Enthusiast Paperback
Référence libraire : 020478 ISBN : 0958675716 9780958675710
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Currie George and Graham John
The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government 1901-1926
Melbourne: CSIRO 1966. Foreword by Frederick White. xi 203 pages portrait frontis: W M Hughes and b/w ports appendices. Presentation card on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the official entury of the Commonwealth Government into the field of scientific research lightly attached to the front paste-down. Red cloth boards lightly flecked in dust-jacket which is a little soiled with wear at its upper edge. From the Foreword 'The book covers the period in the history of Australia when scientists and men of vision convinced the political leaders of their day that scientific discovery could render valuable service to their developing country'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo. CSIRO Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020480
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Wicksteed M R compiled by
The New Zealand Army: A History from the 1840s to the 1980s
Wellington: RNZA 1982. x 101 pages illustrated throughout with b/w photos maps chronology. Prev owner's name by the upper edge of the first otherwise blank page. Paperback with lightly worn edges. A short history covering some of the more important events that have had a bearing on the New Zealand Army. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. RNZA Paperback
Référence libraire : 020472
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Campbell Ian B and Neazor D P
Workers' Compensation Law in New Zealand
Wellington: Sweet & Maxwell Limited. 1964. xlii 346 pages index. Cloth boards lightly flecked in rubbed dust-jacket which has a few spots on the front panel. This second edition of the Handbook to the Workers' Compensation Act 1956 was made necessary by the numerous amendments to the Act. These included Dependants' allowances; The six-year limit; Dependants' claims; Schedule and quasi-schedule claims; Disease claims; Medical fees; Limitation of actions; and Artificial limbs and aids. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Sweet & Maxwell Limited. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019766
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Hansen Cliff
Fishing the Cape Guide By Cliff Hansen
Wheelers Hill: Marlin Publications 1989. Foreword by Max Walker. 148 pages colour photos maps. Illustrated laminated boards. The book gives the author's 'combined knowledge of one of the world's most exciting and challenging fishing areas as well as some of his favourite fishing yarns'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Marlin Publications Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019787 ISBN : 1875165088 9781875165087
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Roberts Michael and James Alfred
Crosscurents: Sri Lanka and Australia at Cricket
Petersham: Walla Walla Press 1999. 168 pages b/w ills scores appendices. Paperback. The anthology explores Sri Lanka's cricketing relationship with Australia. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Walla Walla Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 019781 ISBN : 0958707944 9780958707947
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Ragless Margaret Editor
Oliver's Diary - an 'andkichef of eirth Signed
Adelaide: Investigator Press. 1986. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy with a very slightly faded DJ spine. Black & white illustrations and maps 2 double page. Signed by the author. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 96 pages. Oliver Ragless the editors great-great Uncle was one of the early pioneers and his diaries reflect the thousands of colonists who came here in search of gold. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Investigator Press hardcover
Référence libraire : BIB219694 ISBN : 0858640961 9780858640962
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Le Brun Holmes Sandra
Yirawala: Painter of the Dreaming
Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton 1992. 160 pages illustreated in colour and b/w full-page map tinted end-papers. Prev owner's name on the front flyleaf. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. This is the 'biography of a great traditional painter and elder of the Gunwinggu tribe. The book contains colour plates and explanations of the entire ceremonial series of Yirawala's 139 paintings collected by the author'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019807
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Thomas J E and Stewart Alex
Imprisonment in Western Australia: Evolution Theory and Practice
Nedlands WA: University of Western Australia Press 1978. xvi 219 pages frontispiece and b/w plates full-page map tables graphs three appendices notes bibliography index. Distributor's sticker laid down on the title page. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The book 'examines how the Western Australian prison system evolved how it relates to a changing and expanding society and analyses the historical forces that created the system as it stands today' 1970s. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. University of Western Australia Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019809 ISBN : 0855641320 9780855641320
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Murtagh James G
Democracy in Australia: An Essay in Organic Reconstruction
Melbourne: Catholic Social Guild 1946. Foreword by Daniel Mannix. 70 pages. Pages a little tanned. Wrappers lightly edge-worn with a tear and some loss by the upper edge of the rear flap fold. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Catholic Social Guild Paperback
Référence libraire : 019825
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Free Renee
Lloyd Rees. Lansdowne Australian Art Library
Melbourne: Lansdown Press 1972. HEAVY. 125 pages 32 colour reproductions of the artist's finest paintings and 52 b/w illustrations notes exhibitions bibliography catalogue. Green cloth boards lightly shelf-worn at the lower edge in dust-jacket. Small stain with an oily appearance affecting margins of several pages. This is 'the first authoritative assessment of Lloyd Rees' long life in art'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to. Lansdown Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019877
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Vickers Joan
Glendon Brook: The Land and Its People
Glendon Brook: The Author 1996. 88 pages b/w photos 1879 map of the area 1912 map of East Glendon Estate permanent residents in May 1996 index. Spiral binding clear plastic cover over paper covers. The book covers one hundred and sixty years of white settlement in the valley. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Paperback
Référence libraire : 019876 ISBN : 0646285874 9780646285870
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Stolte Ruth
Razorback Range Country: A History of Settlement and Development of Mt Bryan District
Mount Bryan: Mount Bryan Book Committee 1985. Foreword by Ian L Auhl. 170 pages illustrated throughout with b/w photos appendix index. Five-line New Year greeting on the tinted front flyleaf. Illustrated laminated boards rubbed and lightly sunned. The book traces the basic history of the district to 1985; the community which was founded in the fertile valleys and the ranges near Mount Bryan in South Australia. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Square 8vo. Mount Bryan Book Committee Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019944 ISBN : 0958876401 9780958876407
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Sutton Margaret
A Shepherd Boy of Australia
New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1941. 191 pages illustrated with b/w photos end-papermaps. Cloth-backed illustrated boards. Fictionalised life in Australia for American chidren. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019955
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Riggs Patricia
A Short History of Kempsey and the Macleay Valley
Kempsey NSW: Kempsey Shire Council Sesqui Centenary Committee 1986. 28 pages b/w drawings. SIGNED on the inside front cover by Patricia Riggs AND Tony Nolan author and artist. The booklet was published in the Macleay Valley's 150th year of settlement. . Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Tony Nolan. 8vo. Kempsey Shire Council Sesqui Centenary Committee Paperback
Référence libraire : 019943
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Annear Judy text
David Moore: The Unseen Images. An Exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney: Chapter & Verse 1997. Introduction by Edmund Capon. Photographer statement. 100 pages b/w photographs throughout with some colour. Prev owner's name on the half title page. Illustrated light card cover with integral flaps. Examples of the photographer's work drawn from an archive of least 200000 pictures produced from 50 years of photography. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Chapter & Verse Paperback
Référence libraire : 019949 ISBN : 0947322183 9780947322182
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Bunny Janet et al editors
Explore Australia By Four-Wheel Drive New Edition. With GPS References
Melbourne: Claremont 1998. HEAVY. 619pp index numerous road maps col photographs. Or stiff card covers. Slightest signs of use. Australia's most comprehensive 4WD guide with over 42000km of touring including caoital city getaways around Australia trek and desert adventures. Includes essential information for your trip detailed route maps and easy to follow route directions. This edition includes GPS references. New Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Claremont Paperback
Référence libraire : 020017 ISBN : 1854719971 9781854719973
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Patrick Ross & Heather
Exiles Undaunted. The Irish Rebels Kevin and Eva O'Doherty
St. Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press 1989. xiii 293pp index references bw ills maps. Or card covers. Spine somewhat faded page edges and margins toned.The story of Irish rebels Kevin and Eva O'Doherty' Kevin was charged with treason after the 1848 uprising and transported to Van Diemen's Land. He stole back to Ireland seven years later to marry Eva. Moving back to Queensland he became famous as a surgeon parliamentarian and leader of the Catholic laity- he introduced Queensland's first health Act in 1867. Kevin returned to Ireland in 1885 and witnessed the Home Rule movement's defeat and returned once more to Australia. Eva whose verse enriches this biography was the acclaimed Irish nationalist poet 'Eva of the Nation'. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8v9. University of Queensland Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 020015 ISBN : 0702222232 9780702222238
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Veno Arthur with Ed Gannon
The Brotherhoods: Inisde the Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs
Sydney: Sue Hines / Allen & Unwin 2002. 277 pages index. Page edges foxed. Paperback. Written by 'Australia's leading expert on the bikie scene'. The author draws on interviews personal stories and meticulous research to explain the rules and rituals of becoming a club member and profiles some famous biker identities. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Sue Hines / Allen & Unwin Paperback
Référence libraire : 020041 ISBN : 1865086983 9781865086989
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Fletcher Alfred Crow
The 'brook the Reformatory for Boys Westbrook. Alfred Crow Fletcher's story as told to Cheryl Jorgensen
Brisbane: Blake Publications 2004. 219 pages. Paperback. Queensland'sfirst boys' reformatory was established on the prison hulk The Proserpine in1871. In 1881 the boys were transferred to some buildings in Lytton. In1900 88 boys and some of the buildings were transferred to Westbrook near Toowoomba. This new institution was called the Reformatory for Boys Westbrook. Crow Fletcher's story of his time at the Reformatory. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Blake Publications Paperback
Référence libraire : 020043 ISBN : 0975134043 9780975134047
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Pocock Tom
Alan Moorehead
London: The Bodley Head 1990. xiii b/w plates index. There is a remainder dot on the lower page edges. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. A biography of the Australian author WWII war correspondent and travel-writer. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Bodley Head Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019594 ISBN : 0370312619 9780370312613
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Murphy Denis
Hayden. A Political Biography
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1980. 182pp index notes bw ills. Or gray cloth in jacket. Generally very light edge wear to jacket but 1cm tear and small chip at top of rear panel. One of 1000 copies hand-numbered and signed by Bill Hayden this #188. Biography of Bill Hayden originally elected to parliament in 1961 becoming a minister under the Whitlam government in 1972. As health minister he was responsible fro bringing Medicare into being. He became Treasurer in 1975. On Whitlam's retirement he took over the leadership of the Labor Party. Later he was made Governor-General of Australia. Signed by Subject. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019585 ISBN : 0207141010 9780207141010
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Smith Dacre
Historic Ships of Australia. A Third book of Paintings Poetry and Prose
Toorak: The Author 1982. Foreword by Admiral Lionel Lockwood. Unpaginated. Eighty-two paintings on page rectos with descriptive text on facing pages index end-paper maps. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. Reproduced here are the artists's 1981 paintings of historic ships. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong 8vo. The Author Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019610 ISBN : 0959519831 9780959519839
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La Nauze J A
The Hopetoun Blunder: The Appointment of the First Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia December 1900
Carlton: Melbourne University Press for Australian Humanities Research Council 1957. 52 pages. Stapled textured wrapper with light edge wear. An account of the events of 19-24 December 1900. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Melbourne University Press for Australian Humanities Research Council Paperback
Référence libraire : 019590
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Gordon Douglas
Mad Dogs & Englishmen Went out in the Queensland Sun: Health Aspects of the Settlement of Tropical Queensland. The Bancroft Oration of 1969
Brisbane: Amphion Press 1990. viii 106 pages bw ills bibliography notes references index. Illustrated light card cover. The author discusses 'why north Europeans were able to settle in tropical Queensland without any great amount of ill health relative to the prevailing disease patterns of those times'. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Amphion Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 019589 ISBN : 0867763590 9780867763591
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