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Bevege Margaret.
Behind Barbed Wire. Internment in Australia During World War II.
St. Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press 1994. xxi 314pp index bibliography notes appendices bw ills. Or card covers. Light even toning to page edges tiny corner creases to covers. During WWII more than 7000 residents were interned and another 7500 sent from overseas to Australian internment camps. Censorship ensured that internment was always shrouded in secrecy and fear. The author describes life in the camps and eventual return of most internees to the community. Also discusses methods of selection for internment- NAzi PArty members criminals newly arrived immigrants those of Japanese German or Italian descent and active communists. A comprehensive picture of Australian internment not only explring the nationalities chosen but also arresting and holding procedures security services police media and general public. SCARCE. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. University of Queensland Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033799 ISBN : 0702224928 9780702224928
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Harkness Chris with Harkness Louise. Camos Norm editor
New Guinea. The Wahgi Impact.
Brisbane: Robert Brown & Associates 1994. 383pp index bibliographybw ills. Or cardcovers. Foxing to page edges and first/lastfewpages minor edge wear and spine creasing. Factual account of life in Mount Hagen Western Highlands District of the Territory of Papua & New Guinea as derived from memories extracts from the author's letters and experiences while living in the Wahgi- a valley in the clouds. Set in the 1960s with references 20 years back and 25 years forward to show the different lifestyles in Papua New Guinea. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Robert Brown & Associates Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033809 ISBN : 1862730792 9781862730793
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Nicks Rowan.
Surgeons All. The Story of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Australia and New Zealand.
Sydney: Hale & Iremonger 1984. 256pp indexnotes bibliographyappendices bw ills.Or black cloth in jacket. Quite heavy foxing to page edges and first/last few pages. Traces development of surgery from the first white settlements in Australasia showing the impact of medical advances overseas and of surgical experience gained on the battlefields. Against this background exciting advances in modern cardiac surgery emerge. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Hale & Iremonger Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033803 ISBN : 0868061204 9780868061207
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Hall Timothy.
New Guinea 1942-44.
Sydney: Methuen Australia 1981. 224pp index bibliography bw ills endpaper maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Prev owners name Sgt in 11 Squadron RAAF Catalinas on half-title page. Foxing to jacket and page edges. From the landing of the Japanese at Rabaul in January 1942 through Kokoda and on to the retreat of the Japanese in 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Methuen Australia Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033802 ISBN : 0454003218 9780454003215
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Burrows Robyn
Bush Schools and Golden Rules: The Spirit of Mudgeeraba State School Incorporating a History of Bonogin Creek Austinville and Mudgeeraba Upper State Schools and Neranwood Provisional School
Brisbane: Boolarong Publications 1992. iv 108pp bw ills throughout index bibliography. Or card covers. Near new. The school story 1892 to 1992. Nice addition to SE Queensland local history. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Boolarong Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033806 ISBN : 064608626X 9780646086262
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Edited By Hislop; Booth; Howlett; Myers
Sweet Settlement. The Making of Mackay and the Pioneer Valley 1860-1918
Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press 1995. xii 195pp index num bw ills map. Or pictorial laminated boards in matching dust jacket. Some edge wear to jacket. Foxing to endpapers and top edge- heavy foxing to last page of index and 2 blanks at rear. Superb and important local history covering the early years of Mackay and the Pioneer Valley in North Queensland. Contents include: White Discovery of the pioneer valley-1860 The Journals of Captain Jhn Mackay and Andrew Murray; Abijou Sails for Queensland in 1863; The parlaimentary Debate. Refusing a Land Grant to John Mackay-1967; The Views of White Settlers on the War with Aborigines- 1860-1880s; Daily Lifestyle in the Period 1870s-1900s; Malays Javanese and South Sea Islanders in Mackay 1885-1900; The First Railway Mackay-Mirani 1883; Opening Up the Eungella Range-1908; Call to Arms 1899-1914; and the Cyclone and Tidal Wave of 1918. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Central Queensland University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033815 ISBN : 0908140983 9780908140985
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Walsh Verdun.
Cry Crucify. 8th Div. P.O.W. J
Sydney: Val Walsh & Associates 1991. vi 390pp bw ills. Or laminated boards. Some foxing to page edges but internally clean. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Top of front board faded. The stories of some 190 POWs from AIF 8th Division held by the Japanese during WWII. Includes Singapore Malaya Changi Havelock Road and River ValleyRoad POW camps. Much on G Force including at Osaka Iron Workss and Takefu in Japan. To date the first and only book to tell the story of G Force and their experiences in Changi Osaka Takefu and Akenobi. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Val Walsh & Associates Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033817 ISBN : 0731656806 9780731656806
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Ferguson Hector M.; Fitzgerald James revision & addendum
Tara Shire History 1840-1988.
Tara: Tara & District Historical Society. 1988. viii 260pp num bw ills maps. Or pictorial card covers. Slight edge wear narrow scuffed strip at top of front cover. An excellent history of Tara Shire with much of genealogical interest as well as material on the original aboriginal inhabitants timber and wool industries and all aspects of social activity in the region. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Fitzgerald Geraldine cover art. 4to. Tara & District Historical Society. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033825 ISBN : 0959424717 9780959424713
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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. History of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment from inception in 1885 to 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033844 ISBN : 0731691202 9780731691203
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Trigellis Smith S.
The Purple Devils. The 2/6 Australian Commando Squadron.
Melbourne: 2/6 Commando squadron Association 1992. xvii 305pp index bibliography nominal roll appendices bw ills maps. Or purple cloth in jacket. Large tear to jacket from bottom of spine with associated crease bottom of boards rubbed. The 2/6 Commando Squadron saw numerous actions taking part in four major campaigns between 1942 and 1945. Patrols operated on the flanks of the Kokoda Track at Buna with the Americans in the Markham-Ramu Valleys with 7 Division and finally at Balikpapan in Borneo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo. 2/6 Commando squadron Association Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033863
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Trigellis Smith S.
The Purple Devils. The 2/6 Australian Commando Squadron.
Melbourne: 2/6 Commando squadron Association 1992. xvii 305pp index bibliography nominal roll appendices bw ills maps.Or purple cloth in jacket. Spine faded. Front endpapers SIGNED by numerous surviving members of 2/6 Independent Company; 3 names with service numbers written on half-title page. The 2/6 Commando Squadron saw numerous actions taking part in four major campaigns between 1942 and 1945. Patrols operated on the flanks of the Kokoda Track at Buna with the Americans in the Markham-Ramu Valleys with 7 Division and finally at Balikpapan in Borneo. Signed by Unit Members. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 2/6 Commando squadron Association Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033862
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Morley LJ. L. J.
Tasmania's Bygone Years of Road Transport 1900-1929.
Franklin Tasmania.: The Franklin Press 2012. HEAVY. 258pp num bw photographs vintage ads. Or card covers. Near new. A superb history of early Tasmanian motoring. Before 1910 the motor car was considered a millionaire's plaything. About that time the Tasmanian public accepted the car. In 1910 the average motorist travelled about 20 miles from home but by the 1920s he travelled as far as he could go for the motor carhad improved. The only thing that plagued him was the condition of the roads but as time went on these also improved and this was the real beginning of motoring in Tasmania. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Franklin Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033859 ISBN : 1921767081 9781921767081
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Fenton Paul compiled/edited by
James Fenton of Forth. A Tasmanian Pioneer 1820-1901. Acollection of Essays By and About James Fenton 1820-1901 His Family and Friends.
Melbourne: Educare 2001. HEAVY. xviii 454pp index appendices family trees bw ills maps pictorial endpapers.Or green cloth in jacket. 5mm tear at top left of front jacket panel. One of a limited edition of 800 copies- this one unnumbered.A tribute to James Fenton Tasmanian pioneer and author published to coincide with the centenary of his death. Includes not only writings by and about James but also his family friends and significant associates including TW Monds Charles Price and James 'Philosopher' Smith. An account of 19th century Tasmania particulary the north west coast with themes including migration agriculture religion mineral exploration colonial writing and publishing and family life. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. Educare Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033864
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Pawson Eric; Brooking Tom editors
Making a New Land. Environmental Histories of New Zealand.
Dunedin New Zealand: Otago University Press 2013. 391pp index glossary notes bw ills maps. Or card covers. Crease to top rear corner tiny bump to top front corner. An interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most rapid and extensive transformations in human history- that which followed the Maori and European colonization of New Zealand. Originally publkished in 2002 this new edition has a lot of new content and fresh insights into the causes and nature of this transformation and the new landscapes and places that it produced. New Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Otago University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033874 ISBN : 1877578525 9781877578526
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Armstrong RM. Bob R. M.
Wheel Tracks 4 Eternity. The Fourth Wheel Tracks Album of Australian Gospel Vans and Waggons.
Mumbil NSW: RM & EL Armstrong 2003. 101pp references num bw ills. Or stapledcardcovers. Near new. Motor cans caravans and horsedrawn vehicles used in Australia by travelling evangelical preachers of many denominations. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. RM & EL Armstrong Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033866 ISBN : 0958162921 9780958162920
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Burguez Gwen.
Yow-ay Bungee.
Brisbane: CopyRight Publishing 2006. 282pp glossaary bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Near new. The first 24 years of Roy Shelton's life from 1901 from a depleted farm at Milora to a rich Merlwood farm in the Murgon district of the South Burnett and to Rewan Remount Station near the Carnarvon Gorge in the Central Queensland Highlands. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. CopyRight Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033865 ISBN : 1876344385 9781876344382
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Roberts Tom compiled by; Gaylard Geoff editor
Australian Impressionist & Realist Artists. 210 Works By 70 Living Australian Artists.
Southbank: Graphic Management Services 1990. 228pp col ills. Or b;ue cloth in jacket. Near new. No date-c1990. Each artist has provided both a published and unpublished work selecting the works that they feel to be among their finest. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Graphic Management Services Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033884 ISBN : 0949318051 9780949318053
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Van Delden AJW.; Tolley Dorine translator A. J.
A Voyage to Australia. A Diary Written By A.J.W. Van Delden in 1866 While on a Mission to establish a Steam Ship Line Between Java and Australia.
Melbourne: Arcadia Publications 2014. xiv 231pp appendix. Or card covers. Very slight edge wear. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Arcadia Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033883 ISBN : 1925003310 9781925003314
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Taylor Assheton F.
One Way Flight to Munich. Memoirs of a 460 Squadron RAAF Navigator.
Sydney: Australian Military History Publications. 2000. 274ppindex bw ills.Or card covers.Near new. The author's personal memoirs of his experiences in WWII including service with the Sydney University Regiment and the RAAF from 1941 to 1945. He was posted to 460 Lancaster Squadron as a navigator in an essentially Australian crew. Graphically describes his capture interrogation and life as aPOW in StalagIVb followed by his escape from Russian custody and crossing the Elbe to the safety of the American zone. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Australian Military History Publications. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033893
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Christie RW.; Christie Robert editors R. W.
A History of the 2/29 Battalion - 8th Australian Division AIF. Its Formative Years. Malaya and Singapore and the years as Prisoners of War of the Japanese.
Sale Vic.: 2/29 Battalion AIF Association 1983. 224pproll appendix bw ills map. Or black boards in jacket. Light foxing to edges and endpapers prev owners name on front free endpaper light edge wear to jacket. From its formation through battle in Malaya and Singapore and years as POWs of the Japanese in Thailand/Burma. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 2/29 Battalion AIF Association Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033890 ISBN : 0959246509 9780959246506
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Not Stated
150 Years of Queensland Freemasonry 1859-2009
Brisbane: United Grand Lodge of Queensland 2009. 184pp appendix num bw & col ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Near new. The history of Freemasonry in Queensland from 1859-2009. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 4to. United Grand Lodge of Queensland Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033888 ISBN : 0980698502 9780980698503
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Donati Laura.
Northcote Pottery. A Story of Survival and Prosperity Over 110 Years.
Melbourne: Northcote Pots 2008. xiv 150pp index bibliography notes num bw & col ills. Or pictorial boards. Near new. For over a century Northcote Pottery has maintained both a constant and paradoxically an ever-changing presence in the wholesaledistribution of pots for th garden. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. Northcote Pots Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033898 ISBN : 1921488026 9781921488023
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Hast Michael.
100 Years of Power. The Lawrence & hanson Story.
Melbourne: Lawrence & Hanson 1986. viii 200pp index num bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or blue cloth iun jacket. Nearnew. Centenary history of the well-known Australian electrical supply company. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Lawrence & Hanson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033907 ISBN : 1862525323 9781862525320
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Hutchinson Garrie
Pilgrimage. A Traveller's Guide to Australia's Battlefields.
Melbourne: Black Inc. 2006. vii 432pp index bw & col ills maps. Or card covers with integral French flaps. Spine creased and leaning. Visits the battlefields where Australians have fought and reveals their past and present. Includes both World Wars Vietnam Korea and East Timor and stories of key battles. Includes maps illustrations and tips for travellers. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Black Inc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033910 ISBN : 1863953876 9781863953870
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Weller Helen with Hamilton Roy & Harper Nelson John editors
North of the 26th. A Collection of Writings Paintings Drawings and Photographs from the Kimberley Pilbara and Gascoyne Regions.
Perth: The Nine Club 1979. 366pp bw photographs & line drawings. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Some foxing to page edges and endpapers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. The Nine Club Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033923 ISBN : 0908112327 9780908112326
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Booker John; Craig Russell.
John Croaker. Convict Embezzler.
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press 2000. x 206pp index bibliography notes appendices map. Or card covers. Near new. Transported to NSW for fourteen years for embezzling in 1815 Croaker's arrival coincided with the formation of the Bank of New South Wales and he was granted a ticket of leave and employed to advise on its book-keeping practices. After being grantedan unconditional pardon he developed a strong interest in brewing. In 1823 he departed the colony for England dying in mysterious circumstances in a shipwreck off the coast of Chile. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Melbourne University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033946
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Taylor Angela.
A Forester's Log. The Story of John La Gerche and the Ballarat-Creswick State Forest 1882-1897.
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press 1998. xvii 224pp index bibliography notes appendices inc chronology bw ills maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Boards slightly rubbed at edge front flap slightly creased. A unique story told from the point of view of one of first generation of foresters in Victoria who managed the Ballarat-Creswick State Forest in the late 19th century. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Melbourne University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033945 ISBN : 0522848397 9780522848397
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Pierce peter.
The Country of Lost Children. An Australian Anxiety.
Melbourne: Cambridge University Press 1999. xviii 211pp index bibliography bw ills. Or card covers. Prev owners name on review page. From stories of colonial children lost in the bush to the recent cases of Graeme Thorne Azaria Chamberlain and Jaidyn Leskie the figure of the lost child has haunted the Australian imagination. This volume traces this ambivalent and disturbing history. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Cambridge University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033954 ISBN : 0521594995 9780521594998
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Bleszynski Nick.
You'll never Take Me Alive. The Life and Death of a Bushranger. Ben Hall.
Sydney: Random House Australia 2005. xiii 337pp glosaary. Or card covers. Very slight signs of use. Falsely imprisoned for bushranging by NSW police in 1862 Ben HAll declared that he might as well have the game as the blame. He bailed up more banks stations squatters and towns than any other bushranger and masterminded the Eugowra excort robbery netting the biggest haul in the colony's short history. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Random House Australia Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033936 ISBN : 1740512812 9781740512817
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Rosser Bill.
Return to Palm Island.
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. 1994. viii 147pp addendum. Or card covers. Near new. When the author visited Palm Island in 1976 he was shocked at the restrictions placed on resident Aborigines and Torres Strai Islanders. He returned in the 1980s and here records his experiences and changes that he saw in both the people and the place since his first visit. First Paperback. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Aboriginal Studies Press. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033956
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Perry Warren.
The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat. A History of Its First One Hundred and Twelve Years 1870-1982.
Ballarat Victoria.: The School of Mines and Industies Ballarat Ltd 1984. HEAVY. xxiii 635pp index bibliography appendices bw ills few col plates pictorial endpapers. Or green cloth in jacket. Ballarat Miner souvenir newssheet loosely inserted. Jacket edgeworn with several tears chips and creases. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo. The School of Mines and Industies Ballarat Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033937 ISBN : 0959939350 9780959939354
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Taylor Peter.
Growing Up. Forestry in Queensland.
Sydney: Allen & Unwin 1994. x 242pp index bibliography appendicesbw & col ills maps. Or green boards in jacket. Prev owners name on front free endpaper otherwise near new. The history and technique of forestry in Queensland from the foundation of the Queensland Forestry Department in 1900. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033960 ISBN : 1863737510 9781863737517
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Punch Simon.
Surfing NSW. The Essential Guide for the Travelling Surfer.
Sydney: Woodslane 2009. xiv 234pp index maps col photos. Or cars covers. Light edge wear. Full colour guide to over 200 breaks across 47 locations. Full state coverage from Fingal Heads to Eden. Detailed wave descriptions where to eat/sleep/party. Road atlas section. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Square 4to. Woodslane Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033963 ISBN : 1921606002 9781921606007
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Bevan Scott.
Battle Lines. Australian Artists at War.
Sydney: Random House Australia 2004. 310pp bibliography col plates pictorial endpapers. Or black boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. Light even toning to page edges. The author speaks with Australian artists who have recorded been affected by and responded to theatres of war including Sir William DArgie Nore Heysen Ray Parkin Wendy Sharpe Bruce Fletcher Ray Beattie and Peter Churcher. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Random House Australia Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033966 ISBN : 1740512588 9781740512589
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Clark C. M. H.
Select Documents in Australian History 1851-1900.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1970. xviii 866pp index sources. Or blue cloth in jacket. Jacket spine toned some minor toning. . Seventh Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033965 ISBN : 0207941440 9780207941443
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Hesp Arthur
A Pictorial History of the Mulgrave Shire 1880-1980
Cairns: G K Bolton Printers 1980. Foreword by Tom Pyne. 64pp incl wrappers illustrated throughout with colour and b/w photos map at the inside front cover. Illustrated stapled light card cover. Ex-Queensland Premier's Library with usual barcode pocket stamps inc withdrawn stamp. A photographic record to celebrate the Shire's centenary in 1980. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 4to. G K Bolton (Printers) Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033980 ISBN : 0959451005 9780959451009
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Ludeke Michael.
Tasmania's Maria Island. Acomprehensive History and Visitor's Guide.
Hobart: Ludeke Publishing 2005. 128pp references chronology bw ills large folding map. Or pictorial card. Folding map creased some fading to spine. Looks at the original Aboriginal inhabitants European exploration convicts industrial eras of wine and cement farming and grazing periods well known families and the current national park and its attractions. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Ludeke Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 034007 ISBN : 0957928416 9780957928411
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Phillips Valmai.
Romance of Australian Lighthouses.
Adelaide: Rigby 1977. 221pp index bibliography num bw & col ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket some fading to spine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 034022 ISBN : 0727004980 9780727004987
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Woodward Jack
Three Times Lucky
Brisbane: Boolarong Publications with J Woodward 1991. vi 230pp b/w ills index. Light blue cloth boards in dust-jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by author on front free endpaper. The book is based on the story of an airman who volunteered in the RAAF during World War II. He was mustered in Air Crew as an Observer and trained in Australia before being sent to Singapore with 27 Squadron. The name of the story is based on lucky escapes from two aircraft crashes and one near crash. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Boolarong Publications with J Woodward Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033387 ISBN : 0646029703 9780646029702
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Taylor Les.
Struck By Lightning.
Ashmore Qld.: Jon the Printer Pty Ltd 1985. 183pp num bw & col photos cartoon drawings. Prev owners name etc on half-title page some edge wear to covers foxing to edges. A factual account of life on the black opal fields of Lightning Ridge Australia full of surprises and loaded with humorous anecdotes. Not Stated. Trade Paperback. Near Very Good. 8vo. Jon the Printer Pty Ltd Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033386 ISBN : 0949192015 9780949192011
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Kalokerinos Archie.
In Search of Opal.
Sydney: Ure Smith Press 1967. 144pp num col ills pictorial endpapers. Or grey cloth in jacket. Slight shelf wear to jacket spine faded. Gift note on half-title page. A doctor who decided to leave his practice and hunt for opal tells the story of his long fruitless search digging and joining with the unkempt and unwashed miners until his hands bled and then the thrilling telling of finding treasure 70 feet below the earth. Wonderful photographs of opals and opal mines/miners. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. Sml 4to. Ure Smith Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033390
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Branagan David F.; Packham Gordon H.
Field Geology of New South Wales.
Sydney: Science Press 1967. ix 191pp references bw ills num diagrams. Or card covers. Spine faded slight surface damage to rear cover prev owners name etc on title page. . Apparent First. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. Science Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033397
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Haill Robert G.
Opals of the Never Never Revised Edition.
Sydney: Castle Books 1981. 152pp glossary num bw & col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Minor foxing. More valuable than gold Coober Pedy's quality opal can be worth as much as $5000 per ounce in its rough state. Coober Pedy produces the bulk of Australia's opal supply to the world. Here is the story of Coober Pedy and the opals mined there. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Castle Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033404 ISBN : 0725510862 9780725510862
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Longhurst Robert
Nerang Shire. A History to 1949.
Nerang Qld: Albert Shire Council 1994. 246pp index bibliography num bw ills maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Prev owners details on front free endpaper otherwise excellent. Well presented comprehensive history of Nerang in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland. Beginning with the Kombumerri aboriginal people the book explores the cedar timbergetters cattle attempts to grow cotton and sugar farming. Goes on through the settlement and development of Nerang and the negative effect the development of Coolangatta had on the area. Also covers the impact of the war and the country vs beaches rivalry. Nerang Shire ceased to exist in 1949 as it was included in the Albert Shire. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Albert Shire Council Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033401 ISBN : 0646202871 9780646202877
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Dunstan Keith
Saint Ned: The Story of the Near Sanctification of an Australian Outlaw.
Sydney: Methuen 1980. 128pp num bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Endpapers toned some foxing to page edges. . It is a strange facet of the Australian psyche that allows one of our most famous outlaws Ned Kelly to become hero rather than villain. This is the story of Ned Kelly and how Australian's have almost raised him to the level of Sainthood through legend and folklore. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Methuen Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033406 ISBN : 0454001983 9780454001983
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Pearce Barry. Humphries Barry; Smart Jeffrey; France Christine. contributors
Margaret Olley.
Sydney: The Art Gallery of New South Wales 1996. 128pp 77 colour plates bw photographs few col ills other than plates. Or pictorial card covers. Rear cover creased small bump to bottom front cover causing corner crease to cover and approx 30pp. Published to coincide with a retrospective exhibition of Margaret Olley's paintings held in 1996-1997. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Folio. The Art Gallery of New South Wales Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033402 ISBN : 0731088980 9780731088980
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Bruce Gan.
Lightning Ridge. Home of Black Opal Unique to the World.
Lightning Ridge: Gan Bruce 1983. 192pp num bw ills. Or black boards titled in gold in pictorial jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket some foxing 1cm tear to margin of p187. SIGNED and inscribed to previous owner on front free endpaper brief uninteresting letter from author loosely inserted. Scarce local history of Lightning Ridge NSW- home of the world famous black opal. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Gan Bruce Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033403 ISBN : 0959260102 9780959260106
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Hall William & Dorothy.
Carter's Collecting Australiana. Second Edition. A Guide to Collecting Australian Antiques & Collectables.
Sydney: John Furphy 2005. 176pp index num col ills.Or laminated pictorial boards. Near new. Guide to many categories of Australiana. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. John Furphy Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033407 ISBN : 1876079150 9781876079154
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Nashar Beryl.
Geology of the Sydney Basin.
Brisbane: The Jacaranda Press 1967. 119pp index bibliography bw ills diagrams maps. Or decorated cloth-no jacket as issued. Lacks front free endpaper owners details opposite title page. Light rubbing to cloth. Includes sections on Wyong-Gosford; Sydney; Wollongong; Nowra; Milton-Ulladulla-Durras; Moss Vale-Kangaroo Valley; Katoomba-Lithgow. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Jacaranda Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033415
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Perry N & R.
A Prospector's Guide to Gemstones in Australia.
Sydney: Currawong Press 1988. 112pp indexbibliography glossary bw ills maps. Or pictorial card covers.Light foxing to page edges. Gift note inside front cover prev owners name etc on front free endpaper.Includes comprehensive lists of gemstone areas in all states. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Currawong Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 033416 ISBN : 0730102661 9780730102663
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