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Grove Day A.
Jack London in the South Seas.
New York: Four Winds Press 1971. xi 167pp 7pp index bw ills map. Or red cloth in jacket. Some foxing to endpapers and toning to page edges jacket price clipped with several silverfish holes chips and very short tears. Jack London's voyage in the South Seas whic he started in 1907. Over two years the Londons visited Hawaii the Marquesas Bora Bora Samoa the Solomon Islands and other South Sea ports. Includes 3pp on surfing. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Four Winds Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036182
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Crow's Nest & District Tourist & Progress Association.
From Tall Timbers. A Folk History of Crow's Nest Shire -1988.
Crows Nest Qld.: Crow's Nest & District Tourist & Progress Association. 1989. HEAVY. 367pp num bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or pictorial laminated boards. Some bug stains on top edge otherwise very nice. The story of Crows Nest Shire to 1988. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Crow's Nest & District Tourist & Progress Association. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036202 ISBN : 0731634020 9780731634026
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Jolliffe Eric.
Jolliffe's Outback. Cartoons & Australiana. Study to Frame. Number 109.
Sydney: Jolliffe Publications 1979. Unpaginated approx 70pp full page bw cartoons. Or stapled card covers. Light toning to page edges. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Jolliffe Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036235
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Beal Diana J
Rosalie Shire Council: The First One Hundred Years 1879-1979
Toowoomba Qld.: Rosalie Shire Council Qld 1979. Foreword by John Bjelke-Petersen. 91pp illustrated throughout with b/w photos maps references. Slightest of edge wear. Textured pictorial card cover. The final section covers the Oakey-Cooyar railway and the coal mining industry. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Rosalie Shire Council, Qld Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036236
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Australia National Library of
Gundagai album: Early photographs of an Australian country town
National Library of Australia. Hardcover. 0642990581 Fair. Moderate wear to covers/corners. Contains academic or public library markings. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Support Last Word Books & Press and independent booksellers. Book is oversized and/or heavy priority or international orders will require additional shipping funds. . Fair. National Library of Australia hardcover
Bookseller reference : SKU9139891 ISBN : 0642990581 9780642990587
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Talbot Don
History of the Toowoomba Fire Brigade 1877-1997.
Warwick Qld.: Printed by Warwick Daily News 1997. 156ppnum bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Near new no title page AS ISSUED. Very scarce history of a Queensland regional fire service. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. Printed by Warwick Daily News Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036256 ISBN : 0646330128 9780646330129
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Glen Frank.
Bowler of Gallipoli. Witness to the ANZAC Legend.
Sydney: Australian Military History Publications. 2004. xvi 142pp index bibliography bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Slight of edge wear to jacket. Study of the only New Zealander to serve on the Staff Corps at Gallipoli in 1915. As a Beach Landing Officer Corps Provost Marshal and the first Anzac Beach Commander Bowler was in a prime position to fully observe the campaign as it progressed. He paid the price for telling the truth about the shortcomings of High Command and was overlooked for any awards. Bowler was also officer in charge of the Provosts during the infamous and contentious Haret el Wasser riot in Cairo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Australian Military History Publications. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036254 ISBN : 1876439823 9781876439828
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Macdonald Patricia Tryon et al.
Exiles and Emigrants. Epic Journeys to Australia in the Victorian Era.
Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria 2005. 244pp index checklist bibliography num col ills. Or pictorial card covers. Near new. Explores through paintings the poignant and powerful emigrant journeys made by people from England Scotland and Ireland to Australia in the Victorian era. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. National Gallery of Victoria Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036265 ISBN : 0724102639 9780724102631
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Perry N & R.
A Prospector's Guide to Gold in Australia.
Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1982. 96pp index bibliography glossary bw ills maps. Or card covers. Highlighting on 2 pages minor wear to covers. Scarce titlew with state-by-state survey complete with maps of gold producing areas and mines of special interest and present potential. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 4to. A.H. & A.W. Reed Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036269 ISBN : 0589503286 9780589503284
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Quilty Edna Eckford.
Nothing Prepared Me!
Caloundra: Edna Eckford Quilty 2000. ix 281pp glossaary bw & col ills map. Or card covers with integral flaps. Prev owners name at top of half-title page else near new. SIGNED by author on half-title page. During her 31 years on Lansdowne Station a million acre cattle station in the Kimberley Ranges of Western Australia Mrs Quilty traces the development of the cattle industry in Australia's top end from traditional mustering and droving to the use of helicopters and road trains. Signed by Author. Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Edna Eckford Quilty Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036268 ISBN : 0957760809 9780957760806
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Talbot Don; Larkin John.
Toowoomba. More Strange and . Unusual Tales. Volume 2
Toowoomba Qld.: The Authors 2003. vi 102 pages b/w ills. Near new. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Authors Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036286 ISBN : 1920855149 9781920855147
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Ross Hutchinson and Associates.
Going for Gold. The Rush to be Rich in Old Australia. The Centenary Collection.
Melbourne: Five Mile Press 2000. 96pp approx 45 sepia photographs full page. Or pictorial laminated boards. Near new. Approx 45 evocative photographs of Australia's gold rushes. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Oblong 4to. Five Mile Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036295 ISBN : 1865033936 9781865033938
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Hall Jones John.
Early Fiordland.
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1968. 199pp index appendices bw ills maps endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some rubbing and short tear to jacket. Pre-European and 18th/19th century New Zealand Fjiordland South Island. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036023
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Trudgen Richard.
Why Warriors Lie Down and Die. Towards an Understanding of why the Aboriginal People of Arnhem Land Face the Greatest Crisis in Health and Education Since European Impact. Mala Djambatj.
Darwin: Aboriginal Resource and Developemnt Services 2001. vi 270pp references bibliography glossary maps. Or card covers. Minor crease top rear corner. An analysis of the health and education crisis facing the Yolnu Matha people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory with corrections from earlier editions. Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Aboriginal Resource and Developemnt Services Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036032 ISBN : 0646395874 9780646395876
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Jones Alan.
Tatiara. The First 140 Years. 1845-1985.
Bordertown SA: District Council of Tatiara 1985. HEAVY. xii 815pp; index num maps bw ills endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards hard cover. Slight bump to corner. Exceptionally detailed local history of Tatiara in South Australia. Includes details on all of the towns and townships in the district as well as the individual hundreds. Much on wheat and wool growing as well as colonial history coming of the rails and much more. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. District Council of Tatiara Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036031 ISBN : 0959864733 9780959864731
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Stocks SN. S. N.
Cradled in the Ranges. A History of Blackbutt Benarkin Tarameo and Surrounding Districts Within the Nanango Shire 1842-1988.
Blackbutt Qld.: Blackbutt-Benarkin Bicentenary and Centenary Committee 1988. vi 150pp maps appendices bw ills some col ills. Or pictorial card covers. Light edge wear prev owners name etc at top of title page. Excellent local history of the Blackbutt District in southern Queensland from the first survey and settlement in 1842. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Blackbutt-Benarkin Bicentenary and Centenary Committee Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036041 ISBN : 0731641698 9780731641697
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Sinclair James
To Find a Path. The Life and Times of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment. Volume 1 - Yesterday's Heroes 1885-1950.
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1990. viii310pp appendices index num bw ills endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Very light edgewear to jacket slight fading to spine as usual light foxing to fore-edge. SIGNED by author on title page. History of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment from inception in 1885 to 1950. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036045 ISBN : 0731691202 9780731691203
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Hobson Eliza; Locke Elsie; Paul Janet; Tremewan Christine.
Mrs. Hobson's Album Given to Eliza Hobson By Her Friends When She Returned to England in June 1843 as a Remembrance of Her Time as Wife of New Zealand's First Governor.
Auckland: Auckland University Press 1990. vii 168pp bibliography glossary num bw & col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. Reproduces in full colour the fascinating album given to the wife of New Zealand's first Governor on her return to England in 1843. Includes 50 watercolours and drawings by at least 8 known artists among which are early scenes of Auckland and other NZ locations important scenes of Maori life and customs. Preceded by 2 essays. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Auckland University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036063 ISBN : 1869400356 9781869400354
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de la Rue Kathy.
Pearl Shell and Pastures. The Story of Cossack and Roebourne and Their Place in the History of the North West from Earliest Explorations to 1910.
Cossack WA: Cossack Project Committee 1979. v 134pp index bw ills maps. Or card covers. Gift note on title page. Early history of Western Australia's Cossack and Roebourne regions including the pearl shell industry and pastoral pursuits as well as aborigines etc. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Cossack Project Committee Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036071
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Dawson James.
Australian Aborigines. The Language and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria Australia.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. 1981. viii 112 civ pages notes 2 monochrome portraits large folding facsimile document. Or green cloth with gilt vignette of aborigine holding spear to front in original clear plastic jacket. Slight toning to page edges/margins. Slight rubbing to plastic jacket. Facsimile of the original edition of 1881. Extensive information on the customs and lives of the Victorian aborigines with an extensive 100 vocabulary from the languages of 3 tribes. Folding facsimile of the conveyance of 100000 acres of land to John Batman by various principle chiefs. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036080 ISBN : 0391022202 9780391022201
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Chatterton Percy.
A Primer of Police Motu.
Sydney: Pacific Publications. 1960. 32pp errata. Or gray card. Small hole in front cover along with staple mark-nice copy. Primer for the Police Motu language of Papua and New Guinea mainly comprising of word lists for use in Territory of Paua and New Guinea. Not Stated. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo. Pacific Publications. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036087
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Short Andrew D.
Beaches of the Queensland Coast: Cooktown to Collangatta. A Guide to Their Nature Characteristics Surf and Safety.
Sydney: Sydney University Press 2005. x 360pp index glossary bw ills maps. Or card covers. Large piece torn from top corner of title page rear cover creased. Description of all Queensland beaches between Coolangatta and Cooktown including beaches on 18 islands an in several large bays. Each beach is given a hazard rating from 1-10. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 4to. Sydney University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036100 ISBN : 0958650411 9780958650410
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Stewart Koster Ian; et al
More Than a Century of the Clydesdale Horse in Queensland. A Chronicle of the Breeding Showing and Working of This Wonderful Horse. Volume 2.
Toowoomba Qld.: Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society Queensland Branch 2009. 288pp tables charts lists num bw ills. Or card covers. Near new. Volume 2 only- the first volume was published in 2001. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society, Queensland Branch Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036112 ISBN : 0646517694 9780646517698
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Bonaccorso Ian.
Addio Italia - Hello Australia. Stanthorpe Italian Pioneers.
Brisbane: CopyRight Publishing 2008. x 372pp appendices index bibliography num bw ills.Or laminated boards. Lacks front free endpaper and 5 cm tear at top of spine edge of title page otherwise a nice copy. Italian migrant pioneers in Stanthorpe in Queensland's Granite Belt. Includes individual sections of the following familes: Bonaccorso Calvisi Cavallaro Costanzo Giacosa Leotta Marino Minasi Patane Musico Solano Stabile Torresan and Zanatta. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to. CopyRight Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036108 ISBN : 1876344571 9781876344573
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Charles Michael.
Pictorial Memories Old Parramatta.
Sydney: Atrand Pty. Lyd. 1995. 104pp chronology num bw ills bibliography. Or card covers. Nice mainly pictorial local history of Parramatta in Sydney's west. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Atrand Pty. Lyd. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036129 ISBN : 090827209x 9780908272099
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Cannon Joe.
Storm & Silence. Tempestuos Southern Mistress & Peaceful Faraway Place. A Portrait of the Tasman Sea.
Howrah Tasmania: Deep Sea Press 2003. xvi 409pp index appendices num bw & col ills maps. Or card covers. Bottom front corner creased. A unique portrait of the Tasman Sea- its history adventure storms and silence. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Deep Sea Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036130 ISBN : 0975057308 9780975057308
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Gassan Kay F.
Where the Eagle Nested. A Tribute to Our German Pioneers.
Brisbane: Wise Owl Reseach Publishers 1994. 47pp bw ills map. Or card covers. Minor foxing at edges. German immigrants to Maryborough Queensland in the 19th century. Includes Hamburg Shipping Lists for the vessels which brought German immigrants into the Port of Maryborough to 1878. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Wise Owl Reseach Publishers Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036167 ISBN : 0646206397 9780646206394
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Gassan Kay F.
Haggis Halloween and Hogmanay. A Tribute to Our Scottish Pioneers.
Brisbane: Wise Owl Reseach Publishers 1996. 63pp index bibliography appendices bw ills map. Or card covers. Minor foxing at edges. Scottish immigrants to Maryborough Queensland in the 19th century. Includes list of immigrant ships people born in Scotland and buried in Maryborough early Scots in Australia and their settlement in Queensland and much more including a recipe for haggis. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Wise Owl Reseach Publishers Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036168 ISBN : 0646274473 9780646274478
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Lawrence Joan.
Pictorial Memories St. George Rockdale Kogarah Hurstville.
Sydney: Kingsclear Books 1998. 121pp chronology num bw ills bibliography. Light edge wear. Or card covers. Nice mainly pictorial local history of Sydney's suburbs of St George Rockdale Kogarah and Hurstville. Replica. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Kingsclear Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036009 ISBN : 0908272456 9780908272457
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Forrester Rex
Trout Fishing in New Zealand
Christchurch NZ: Whitcoulls 1979. 205pp illustrated throughout with b/w photos four full-page maps: North and South Island trout fishing locations Acclimatisation societies for each Island. Or cloth boards in jacket. Front panel of jacket creased gift note on front free endpaper. The book covers trout species fly fishing trolling spinning and baitcasting myth and fact about NZ fishing when where and how to fish and a chapter on cooking and smoking trout. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Whitcoulls Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035959 ISBN : 0723306125 9780723306122
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Ingham Anne Marie.
The Boss Drover and His Mates.
Sydney: Halstead Press 1997. 208pp appendices endpaper maps num bw ills. Or dark blue cloth in jacket. Minor wear to edge of jacket very slight fading to spine. The story of Clarrie Pankhurst a drover who left home at 12 in 1933 to lead a life along the stock routes of the Northern Territory. The drover is a vanishing breed with the advent of huge road trains and he is a major part of the Australian bush mythos. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Halstead Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035957 ISBN : 1875684131 9781875684137
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Gillett Alex; Perry Jane.
Taupo Fishing Diary.
Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton 1981. 158pp col ills map. Or black cloth in jacket. Some fading to jacket particularly at spine. A record of day-to-day observations of an angler together with practical advice recipes fishing secrets and comments on Taupo's history. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035968 ISBN : 0340269510 9780340269510
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Stacpiile John.
Colonial Architecture in New Zealand.
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1976. 224pp index bibliography glossary appendix bw ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Very slight fading of spine. Some foxing to edges. Plots the course of European building in NZ from 1809 when Te Pahi's little frame house was set up at the Bay of Islands until the early 1880s when a slump brought building to a halt. When the slump ended it bacame increasingly difficult to distinguish between NZ building and their counterparts in other countries. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035970 ISBN : 0589009303 9780589009304
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Pearce GL. G. L.
The Story of New Zealand Volcanoes.
Auckland: Collins 1977. 208pp index bibliography maps bw ills endpaper maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Gift note on half-title page slight fading to spine short tear at top of front flap fold. New Zealand volcanoes earthquake zones and thermal activity zones. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035972 ISBN : 0002169258 9780002169257
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Davidson Jim; Spearritt Peter.
Holiday Business. Tourism in Australia Since 1870.
Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press 2000. xxxi 416pp index bibliography notes bw & col ills endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Small bump to top rear corner of jacket otherwise near new. 130 years history of tourism in Australia drawing together its hisotry and geography; and its environmental socialogical and cultural aspects. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. The Miegunyah Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035981 ISBN : 0522848842 9780522848847
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Tyrrell AR. A. R.
Catlins Pioneering.
Dunedin New Zealand: Otago Heritage Books 1989. 164pp index bibliography appendices num bw ills maps pictorial endpapers. Or boards in jacket. Near new. Catlins is now viewed as one of NZ's last areas of natural beauty and spiritual retreat. This book is about a different Catlins which in the 19th century drew people in the hope of making a living from forestry and farming. It became one of the last frontiers of developemnt with many small village communities. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fi/Fine. 4to. Otago Heritage Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035984 ISBN : 0908774168 9780908774166
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Taylor RB. R. B.
The History of Roma and District 1846-1885.
Roma Qld.: Rotary Club of Roma 1975. 202pp index 10 sketch maps. Or tan cloth in jacket. Small tear/chip at head of spine light even toning to page edges. History of the early years of Roma in Queensland's Maranoa. First Hardcover Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Rotary Club of Roma Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035987
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Reed AH. A. H.
The Story of New Zealand.
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1945. 535pp index quiz bibliography bw ills endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Several chip and short tears to jacket which is darkened on spine. Light even toning to page edges. History of New Zealand. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035990
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Jardine RG. R. G.
Shadows on the Hill. The Remarkables Station Queenstown.
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1978. 190pp folding aerial photo at rear appendices maps bw ills endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. Tells the story of the Remarkables sheep station in the 'impossible' country near Queenstown describing the cycle of the high-country year in a narrative with yarns of high comedy and moments of danger. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036002 ISBN : 0589010093 9780589010096
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Laffin John
Digger. The Legend of the Australian Soldier.
Sydney: Macmillan 1986. viii 296pp index bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Sliught edge wear to jacket front flap creased. First written/published in 1959 the author states that this edition is a complete re-writing of the earlier work with the addition of material on Indonesia and Vietnam. He brings together a wealth of anecdotes to illustrate the Digger experience and show why the Australian soldier is unique. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036005 ISBN : 0333414705 9780333414705
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Hauff Bill & Carolyn.
Da Best Little Town in the West Blackall.
Burleigh Heads Qld.: Zeus Publications 2011. 126pp bw ills. Or card covers. Very slight edge wear. SIGNED and inscribed to Peter by both authors on title page. The authors recount one of many journey they have made to Blackall in central Queensland. Along the way they visit the country towns of Mitchell Winton Longreach and Charters Towers among others. Helps city dwellers to a better understanding of the reality of country life and the difficulties faced every day. Signed & Inscribed by the Authors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Zeus Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 035651 ISBN : 1921731346 9781921731341
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Hoch Isabel.
Barcaldine 1846-1986.
Barcaldine Qld.: Barcaldine Shire Council. 1990. x 135pp index bibliography num bw ills. Or red faux-leather covers titled and decorated in gilt. Moderate foxing to endpapers. Excellent local history of Barcaldine in western Queensland. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Barcaldine Shire Council. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035689 ISBN : 1862522952 9781862522954
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Jones Michael.
Country of Five Rivers. Albert Shire 1788-1988
Sydney: Allen & Unwin 1988. x 299pp index appendix num bw & col ills. Or green leather in jacket.Slightest of edge wear to jacket. An excellent comprehensive local history of Albert Shire bordered by the Gold Coast Great Dividing Range NSW border and Brisbane. Includes aborigines early settlement cotton sugar kanakas railways dairy local government and the modern era. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sml 4to. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035837 ISBN : 0043370063 9780043370063
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Pearn John
Auchenflower: The Suburb and the Name
Brisbane: Amphion Press Department of Child Health Publishing Unit 1997. xiv 298pp b/w photos line drawings map chronology street names and their history index. Illustrated laminated boards in dust-jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket no tears light foxing to top edge. The book records the early history of the Brisbane suburb of Auchenflower and traces its development from primeval bush to the inner high rise suburb of the 1990s. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Amphion Press (Department of Child Health Publishing Unit) Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035838 ISBN : 0867766816 9780867766813
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Steele J. G.
Brisbane Town in Convict Days. 1824-1842.
St. Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press 1985. HEAVY. xxii 403pp index bibliography appendices bw ills maps endpaper map. Or green cloth in jacket. Minimal edge wear to jacket. A thoroughly researched collection of eye-witness reports official documents and illustrations describing life at the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement from 1824-1942. Depicts important events as well as every day happenings. Excellent reading. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Sml 4to. University of Queensland Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035881 ISBN : 0702209252 9780702209253
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Townsville Harbour Board
The Port of Townsville. The Townsville Harbour Board.
Sydney: The Townsville Harbour Board 1959. xii 319pp 23 appendices maps bw ills. Or cream cloth with title in gold on maroon label to front and spine in jacket. Toning to page edges. Jacket heavily worn with numerous chips creases and short tears rear flap detached but loosely inserted red line on bottom edge. Covers the beginning development and use of the Port of Townsville. Covers major events uranium and copper shipping livestock the WWII bombing by the Japanese sugar and more. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo. The Townsville Harbour Board Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 035871
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Medlama Marthen Yadlogon; O'neall Loyd editor
Welcome to Baliem Valley Regency Papua The Heart of Papua.
Jakarta: Agamua Science 2009. xvii 111pp maps appendix glossary bibliography num col ills. Or pictorial card. Near new. Published for the tourist who would like to visit Wamena in the Baliem Valley of west Papua. Much on the culture of the Dani tribes. Written by native Dani. Qutie nicely produced though the English is a bit broken. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by O'neal Loyd & Joanie photography. 8vo. Agamua Science Paperback
Bookseller reference : 035472 ISBN : 6028174335 9786028174336
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Melbourne A. C. V.
William Charles Wentworth. The John Murtagh MacRossan Lectures 1932.
Brisbane: Biggs & Company 1934. 114pp frontis portrait. Or gray wraps. Prev owners name at top of front cover covers creased and book with vertical fold crease spine torn at top and bottom. Scarce. Charles William Wentworth ad the role he played in constitutional developemnt in New South Wales and Australia. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair to Good. 8vo. Biggs & Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 035596
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Morgan Red.
Warragamba Dam. Thank God There Were No Greenies!
Wallacia NSW: The Author 2008. vii 407pp bw ills maps. Or card covers. SIGNED with non-personalised inscription on half-title page. Reminiscences of working on the Warragamba Dam construction site in the late 1940s through the 1950s. . Signed by Author. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 035256 ISBN : 0646371568 9780646371566
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Dickins Barry.
Guts and Pity. The Hanging That Ended Capital Punishment in Australia.
Sydney: Currency Press 1996. 100pp notes appendices bw ills. Or card covers. Near new. The story of the hanging of Ronald Ryan the last man to be hanged in Australia. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Small 4to. Currency Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 035260 ISBN : 0868194247 9780868194240
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