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Mabbett H
The Rock and the Sky. The Story of Rodney County
Auckland: Wilson & Horton 1977. HEAVY. 490pp index bw ills endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Slight rippling at extreme bottom margin of several pages at rear. Light rubbing of jacket with short tear at top of front flap fold. Comprehensive history of New Zealand's Rodney County including the original Maori inhabitants. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Wilson & Horton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032746 ISBN : 0868640182 9780868640181
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Marshall AJ
Darwin & Huxley in Australia
Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton 1970. 142pp bibliography bw ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Slight darking of jacketspineslightest of edge wear. The visits to Australia of Darwin on the Beagle in 1836 and Huxley on the Rattlesnake in 1847. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032744 ISBN : 0340126396 9780340126394
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Kerr John
Only Room for One. A History of Sugar in the Isis District
Childers Qld.: Isis Central Sugar Mill 1996. 160pp index bibliography appendices bw & col ills endpaper plans. Or pictorial laminated boards. Spine very slightly faded else as new. The hisotry of the suger industry in the Isis district along with the Isis Sugar Mill. Includes a list of the locomotives used by the Isis mill. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Isis Central Sugar Mill Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032751 ISBN : 0646286757 9780646286754
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Birsa Irena. Keith Simkin editor
Slovenians in Australia
Melbourne: Birsa Melbourne 1994. xi222pp notes map. For over 100 years Slovenian immigrants have contributed to the economic and social development of Australia. These essays describe how Slovenian Australians have adapted to the challenges of life in a new country while trying to maintain the language and culture of their homeland. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Birsa Melbourne Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032753 ISBN : 0858169452 9780858169456
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Veacock Jan; Jeffrey Dorothy
And a School was Opened at Newmarket Near Brisbane. A History of the Newmarket State School 1904-2004
Newmarket Qld.: Newmarket State schoolP&C Committee 2004. 452ppreferences lists of past students and teachers num bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Near new. Excellent centenary history of Newmarket State School. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Newmarket State schoolP&C Committee Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032775 ISBN : 0646435434 9780646435435
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Gill JCH J. C.
Spicers Peak Road. A New Way to the Downs
Brisbane: Library Board of Queensland. 1991. viii 78pp references bw & col ills map. Or pictorial card. Label on spine slight edge wear. SIGNED by author on half-title page with non-personalised inscription. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Library Board of Queensland. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032783 ISBN : 0724208887 9780724208883
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Ray P.; Thom Grahame
Monumental Inscriptions Monaro
Canberra: The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra 2002. xii 195pp few bw ills. Or cardcovers. Prev ownersname on title page. Tombstone and memoraial inscriptions from the three counties of Beresford Wallace and Wellesley as well as Delicknora and Yaoul. 5100 entries covering 62 sites. Second Edition Second Impression. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032778 ISBN : 187639305x 9781876393052
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Mears Harold Reid Elgin & Thea editors
The First 100 Years of the Kingaroy District
Kingaroy: Kingaroy Shire Council 1995. 80ppappendicesbw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Near new. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Kingaroy Shire Council Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032774
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McMeekin Betty
The Sea the Ships the Settlers. Shaping the Heritage of the Southern Peninsula
Melbourne: Nepean Historical Society 2007. ii 70pp index notes bw ills. Or cardcovers. Near new. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Nepean Historical Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032782 ISBN : 0957967883 9780957967885
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Tyler MJ.; Twidale CR.; Davies M.; Wells CB. editors M. J. C. R. C. B.
Natural History of the North East Deserts
Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia 1990. ix226pp references diagrams maps bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Very light edge wear prev owners name on title page. 20 papers on the North East Desert region of South Australia- includes Geology; Subsurface Geology and Hydrocarbon Deposits; Dune Fields; Soils; Hydrology; Climate; Salt Lakes: The Limnology of Lake Eyre; Lake Eyre; Mound Springs; Coongie Lakes; Vegetaion; Aboriginal People; Mammals; Birds; Amphibians and Reptiles; Fishes; Vertebrate Fossils; Butterflies; National Parks and Biogeography. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Royal Society of South Australia Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032810
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Harrison Geo. George editor
Jubilee History of Ipswich: A Record of Municipal Industrial and Social Progress
Ipswich Qld: Ipswich City Council 1980. 157pp bw ills. Or textured maroon card covers. A few white speckles on front cover. Lithographic facsimile edition of the 1910 original edition. Excellent early local history of Ipswich in south-east Queensland. Includes businesses social life coal mining cotton and more. Facsimile Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. Ipswich City Council Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032811
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Turner Denise editor
Duaringa Shire. 100 Years of Local Government 1881-1981
Queensland: Duaringa Shire Council 1981. 218pp bw & col ills maps. Or pictorialcardcovers. Ex-government department library with usual labels stamps etc. Spine faded moderate edge wear and creased at bottom rear corner. Centenary history of Duaringa Shire which encompassesthe towns of Duaringa Dingo Blackwater Bluff and the Aboriginal settlement of Woorabinda. Located west of Rockhampton. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to. Ex-Library. Duaringa Shire Council Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032799
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Sweatman John. Allen Jim; Corris Peter editors
The Journals of John Sweatman. A Nineteenth Century Surveying Voyage in North Australia and Torres Strait
St. Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press 1977. xxxiii 208pp index appendix bw ills. Or brown boards in jacket. Slight scuff on rear jacket panel. Personal view of the animosities amusements and tribulations abord a 19th century survying voyage of northern Australia and New Guinea. Gives descriptions of the peoples of Torres Strait New Guinea and Australia as well as comments on Sydney Moreton Bay and Fremantle. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. University of Queensland Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032820 ISBN : 0702214418 9780702214417
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Catterall CP.; Wallace CJ. editors C. P. C. J.
An Island in Suburbia. The Natural and Social History of Toohey Forest
Brisbane: Institute of Applied Environmental Design Griffith University. 1987. viii 210pp appendices folding map maps bw & col ills. Or card covers. Covers foxed prev owners name on title page. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Institute of Applied Environmental Design, Griffith University. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032823 ISBN : 0868573604 9780868573601
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Bryce Rhonda; Ryan Tracy; Van Willigen Gabrielle editors
Going to the Gums. The Lazaret on Peel Island
Brisbane: The Friends of Peel Island Assoc. 2009. 70pp referenceschronology bw & col ills. Or cardcovers. Near new. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at Redland Museum in 2007. The leper colony on Peel Island in Moreton Bay. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Opala Rosemary; Venner Ruth. 4to. The Friends of Peel Island Assoc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032822 ISBN : 0646507702 9780646507705
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Gobbett Don
Gluepot Remembered. From Sheep Paddock to Conservation Reserve
Adelaide: Wakefield Press 2006. xii 138ppappendicesreferencesbw & col ills maps. Or cardcovers. Near new. The history of Gluepot Station in South Australia its purchase by Bird Australia and its current status as a conservation reserve with as many as 18 nationally threatened species of birds calling it home. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Wakefield Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032802 ISBN : 1862547297 9781862547292
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Blainey Geoffrey
The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press 1963. x 369 pages b/w plates maps glossary bibliography index endpaper maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Small bookseller label on front pastedown very slight wear to jacket. First printing of Blainey's classic history of mining in Australia. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Melbourne University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032834
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Cameron Ian
125 Years of State Public Works in Queensland 1859-1984
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1989. xii 340pp index references num bw ills maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Light edge wear light sticker mark on rear panel light foxing to top edge. Covers all forms of public works in all areas of Queensland- includes ports and harbours railways roads bridges electricity supply water supply public buildings sewerage tramways wartime works and more. Among the areas covered are Brisbane Townsville Gladstone Weipa Cairns Lucinda Bowen Mackay Hay Point Rockhampton and Bundaberg. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032828 ISBN : 0864390912 9780864390912
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Alcorn V. Victor G
Kyogle. A Part of Paradise
Lismore: The Author 1993. 254pp index bw ills maps. Or pictorial boards. Excellent example . SIGNED opposite title page- With the Compliments of Victor G Alcorn. Well researched local history of the northern NSW shire and town of Kyogle. Material of aborigines settlers cattle stations dairy farms as well as civic matters. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032835 ISBN : 0646166875 9780646166872
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Opperman Hubert HF. 'Oppy' H. F.
Pedals Politics & People
Sydney: Haldane Publishing 1977. 511pp index bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear 8mm tear at bottom of rear jacket panel very light rubbing to jacket folds. SIGNED 'Best Wishes Hubert Opperman Oppy' on front free endpaper. Scarce autobiography of Australia's great cyclist and Olympian Hubert Opperman known as 'Oppy'. As well as his unparallelled cycling career Oppy served in Federal Government as Member for Corio and as Australian representative to Malta. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Haldane Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032824 ISBN : 0909918090 9780909918095
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Brownson Ron editor
Art Toi. New Zealand Art at Auckland Art Gallery. Toi o Tamaki
Auckland: Auckland Art Gallery 2011. HEAVY. vii 388ppindex bibliography hundreds of bw & col ills. Or black card covers with integral French flaps. Near new. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Auckland Art Gallery Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032837 ISBN : 0864632797 9780864632791
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Newcastle Aero Club
Wings Over the North. The first Ten Years of the Newcastle New South Wales. Aero Club. Founded October 11 1928
Newcastle NSW: Newcastle Aero Club 1938. 120pp ads bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Silver endpapers- front endpaper chipped and stuck to inside of front cover. Covers moderately edgeworn some damp rippling to fore-edge margin 2 stains on top edge. Scarce early account of the first ten years of Newcastle Aero Club with addenda on the history of Austarlian and world aviation an don the Aero Club Movement in the British Empire. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Newcastle Aero Club Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032829
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Fysh Sir Hudson.
Qantas Rising: The Autobiography of the Flying Fysh.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1965. xii 296pp index 9 appendices 42 bw ills frontis. Or gray cloth in jacket. Jacket slightly edgeworn and price clipped with several very short tears. The autobiography of Sir Hudson Fysh which perforce is also the biography of Qantas one of the world's great airlines. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032826
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Ronan Tom
Deep of the Sky
London: Cassell 1962. 224pp. Or blue cloth in jacket. Prev owners name on front free endpaper bookseller label on front pastedown foxing mainly confined to edges and endpapers. Jacket price clipped with 1cm tear at of front panel some darkening of spine but generally bright and fresh . Popular Australian writer Tom Ronan presents a biography of his father a remarkable character of the Australian outback at the turn of the last century. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Cassell Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032850
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Queensland Womens Historical Association
From Kangaroos to Cargo Ships. A Short History of Peninsula Kangaroo Point. 1823-1996
Brisbane: Queensland Womens Historical Association 1996. 110ppbw ills maps.Or card covers with black cloth tape spine. History of Brisbane's Kangaroo Point from pre-European settlement to the 1990s. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Queensland Womens Historical Association Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032855
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Powell JM. J. M.
Plains of Promise Rivers of Destiny. Water Management and the Development of Queensland 1824-1990.
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1991. xviii 395pp index notes maps diagrams bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or pictorial laminated boards in jacket. Ex-government department library with usual impedimentia stamps pocket etc inc cancelled stamp. Front free endpaper and first several pages wrinkled damp. A history of water resources developemnt its bureaucracy and the relationship between land use and water. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. Large 8vo. Ex-Library. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032868 ISBN : 0724244700 9780724244706
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Balakrishnan V.; Sanghvi LD.;kirk RL L. D.
Genetic Diversity Among Australian Aborigines. Research and Regional Studies No. 5
Canada: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. 1975. ix 115pp references tables maps. Or card covers. Discoloured rectangle on front from old price sticker. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032865 ISBN : 085575043x 9780855750435
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Wright Bruce
Between Two Rivers. The Aborigines of the Leichhardt Gilbert Region of North West Queensland. Cultural Resource Management Monograph Series No. 7
Brisbane: Archaeology Branch Department of Community Services 1988. vii 171pp bibliography tables bw ills maps. Or comb-bound card covers with plastic front protector. Traditional cultureof the Aborigines of the Leichhardt Gilbert region of Queensland. Includes organization and personal nomenclature; subsistence and material culture; inter-tribal contact and trade; social ceremonial and spiritual life; welfare crime and punishment; a an introduction to the history of Aboriginal occupation of the region. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Archaeology Branch, Department of Community Services Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032864 ISBN : 0724233145 9780724233144
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Thompson GE
A History of the University of Otago 1869-1919
Dunedin New Zealand: J. Wilkie & Co. 1921. xii 288pp appendices bw ills. Or blue cloth. Endpapers toned minor bump to bottom front corner. No date c1921. Published underthe auspices of the University Council in connection with the Jubilee Celebration. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. J. Wilkie & Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032873
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Ryan JS.; Cady Bruce. editors J. S.
New England Lives II
Armidale: The University of New England with Armidale & District Historical Society. 2001. xx 170pp index bibliography bw ills. Or card covers. Near new. Nine biographical essays and numerous cameos of people with strong connections to the New England area of northern NSW. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Small 4to. The University of New England with Armidale & District Historical Society. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032882 ISBN : 1863897216 9781863897211
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Nicholson Ian
Via Torres Strait. A Maritime History of the Torres Strait Route and the Ships' Post Office at Booby Island
Nambour: Roebuck Society 1996. x 415pp index appendices num bw & few col ills maps folding map at front and rear. Or pictorial card covers. Crease to front cover. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Excellent maritme history of the Torres Strait route and the islands with a history of the ships' postal office on Booby island. Includes information on lighthouses early exploration pearling refugees wartime languages and more. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Large 8vo. Roebuck Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032871 ISBN : 0646250833 9780646250830
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Mijnarends RJ.; Zeissink A. editors R. J.
Our Story. Experiences of the Dutch in Queensland
Brisbane: The Dutch Australian Coimmunity Action Federation QLD Inc. 2001. 208pp bw ills. Or card covers. Ex-Premiers library with few of the usual impedimentia. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Ex-Library. The Dutch Australian Coimmunity Action Federation QLD Inc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032876 ISBN : 0646412019 9780646412016
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Tolcher H M
Drought or Deluge: Man in the Cooper Creek Region
Sydney: Helen Mary Forbes Tolcher 1996. xi 267pp b/w plates four maps two appendices index.Or cardcovers. Minor wear. The patterns of human settlement in the remote unyielding volatile yet fragile region. Facsimile Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Helen Mary Forbes Tolcher Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032892 ISBN : 0646300946 9780646300948
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Kerr John
Mt. Morgan. Gold Copper & Oil
St. Lucia Qld: J. D. & R. S. Kerr. 1983. 248pp index bibliography bw ills. Or card covers. Covers worn. Ex-university library with more than its fair share of stamps labels etc inc cancelled stamp. Not the greatest example but complete and useful working copy. History of mining at Mt Morgan in Queensland. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fair. 4to. Ex-Library. J. D. & R. S. Kerr. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032912 ISBN : 095950723x 9780959507232
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Holmer Nils M.
An Attempt Towards a Comparative Grammar of Two Australian Languages. Australian Aboriginal Studies No. 5. Linguistic Series No. 3.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. 1966. 114pp notes. Or card covers. Withdrawn from museum library with the usual impedimentia otherwise excellent. A comparison of Kattang and Thangati- two Aboriginal languages of eastern NSW. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Ex-Library. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032957
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Moore Garrick
Mining Towns of Western Australia
Perth: The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia 1997. v 142pp index num bw ills maps graphs. Or card covers. Very slight wear at corners. Histories of 34 WA mining towns as well as much briefer accounts of former mining centres. Apparent First. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032976 ISBN : 1875449345 9781875449347
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Bean C .E. W
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Volume V 5. The Australian Imperial Force in France During the Main German Offensive 1918.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1941. xii 825pp index bw photos line drawings maps. Or maroon cloth. Some toningfoxing to page edges light rubbing to edge of spine bottom corners a little worn. December 1917 to May 1918. A nice example of the fifth volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. . Eighth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032995
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Inglis Amirah
Not a White Women Safe. Sexual Anxiety and Politics in Port Moresby 1920-1934
Canberra: Australian National University 1974. xv 168pp index bibliography notes maps. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Some foxing and light edge wear to jacket. Small bookseller label on front pastedown. Sexual anxiety verging on panic in the Australian colonial town of Port Moresby led to the introduction of the savagely discriminatory White Women's Protection Ordinance which stated that anyone who raped or attempted to rape a white woman or girl would be hanged. Tells the story of two men convicted under the Ordnance which was revoked in 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Australian National University Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032990 ISBN : 0708103065 9780708103067
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Bean C .E. W.
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Volume II 2. The Story of ANZAC: From 4 May 1915 to the Evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1941. xviii 975pp index bw photos line drawings maps. Or maroon cloth. Some foxing to page edges minor rubbing to edges of spine minor wear to corners and minor bump to top edge of front board. The all important ANZAC volume. The second volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. Eleventh Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032996
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Dennerly J.; Irvine IE
Jamberoo. A Happy Valley 1878-1978
Jamberoo NSW: Jamberoo Public School Centenary Committee 1978. 80pp bw ills. Or stapled card covers. Prev owners name on title page. Souvenir publication of Jamberoo and the centenary of Jamberoo Public School. Tiny village located 115 km south of Sydney. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Jamberoo Public School Centenary Committee Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032987
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Parsons Ronald
Where the Mallee Meets the Murray. A Centenary History of the Shire of Mildura
Mildura Vic.: Mildura Shire Council 1990. vii 320pp chronology bw ills endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear. Recall 100 years of municipal endeavour in what was aharsh environment- an environment changed forever by the hard work of pioneer settlers and the persistence of the Chaffey Brothers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Mildura Shire Council Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032494 ISBN : 0731694953 9780731694952
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Earnshaw John
Early Sydney Cabinetmakers. 1804-1870. A Directory with an Introductory Survey
Sydney: Wentworth Books 1971. 55pp directory index bw ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Some minor foxing to title page. Light wear light creasing to jacket. Edition limited to 1000 copies. Invaluable reference to Sydnay cabinetmakers of the first three-quaters of the 19th century. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Wentworth Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032490
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Olver Stuart
The Scenic Rim
Brisbane: Dawn to Dusk Piublishing. 2005. 102pp glossary bibliography; num col photographs. Or pictorial card. Rear cover creased. SIGNED and dated by author on title page. Covers original Aboriginal inhabitants early exploration flora fauna geology tourism and conservation of the scenic rim in south-east Quensland. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Dawn to Dusk Piublishing. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032509 ISBN : 0975762702 9780975762707
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Trustum Helen.
It's Showtime. A History of Country Shows on the Far North Coast.
Lismore: The Author 2004. viii 215pp bw ills col frontis. Or pictorial card covers. Rear cover creasedlight edge wear minor damp at bottom edge.Scarce and comprehensive look at country agricultural shows on the north coast of New South Wales. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. Folio. The Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032535 ISBN : 0959381538 9780959381535
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Wrench CM. MC C. M.
Campaigning with the Fighting 9th. In and Out of the Line with the Ninth Battalion A.I.F. 1914-1919
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1985. xxvi 598pp indexglossaryendnotes appendicesmaps bw ills. Or bright blue cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket and very light foxing to top edge. Presentation certificate for Most Improved Cadet from OCTU Training Group 1990 on front free endpaper. The 9th Battalion was one of the 12 battalions of the 1st Australian Division the first to land at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. The battalion also served on the Somme and Western Front including 3rd Ypres Amiens Paschendaele Poziers etc. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032531 ISBN : 0958985502 9780958985505
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Martin D W
Cyclists Doctors and Others: The Introduction of the Motor Car to Queensland
Brisbane: Church Archivists' Press 2001. 108pp b/w ills 3 appendices index. Illustrated light card cover. Near new. The book covering the period 1895-1910 was produced to mark the centenary of the landing of the first motor car in Brisbane during the Federation celebrations. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. Church Archivists' Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032532 ISBN : 0646411454 9780646411453
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Mackenzie Gordon
Warrigal. Brigalow Battlers in Central Queensland
Yeppoon: Gordon Mackenzie. 1984. 120pp map brown/white ills. Or pictorial textured stapled card covers. Some minor foxing to covers and edges. Account of life on brigalow blocks in the Mackenzie River bend. Deals with many aspects of the development of grazing in the brigalow areas of central Queensland. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Gordon Mackenzie. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032533 ISBN : 0959105603 9780959105605
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Navarre Eugenie
The Cane Barracks. The Cane Pioneers and Their Epic Jungle Sagas
Brisbane: Glass House Books 2008. ix 117pp bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Small bump to bottom crner slight edge wear. The cane barracks remain a distinctive feature of North Queensland architecture. The book collects images and stories of the cane barracks and the pioneer cane farmers who lived there. Signed by Author. Second Impression. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Glass House Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032530 ISBN : 064647653x 9780646476537
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Bird Nicholas R
A River of Recollections and Biographies
Place Not Stated: The Author 2009. HEAVY. xii 424pp index references appendices bw & col ills. Or cloth in jacket with placemark ribbon. Front flap of jacket creased. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper with further personalised inscription and signature below. An autobiography which also delves into historical events in which the author'sfamily were involved. Ancestors were involved with the East India Company and the Clapham Sect the driving force behind the abolition of slavery by the British Parliament. Covers time in England Malaysia Cocos Keeling Islands Zanzibar and the Northern Beaches of NSW. Family references include the Thornton Alston Wilberforce Pym Bird Boleyn Bullivant Shepheard and Gambier families. Superbly produced volume. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. The Author Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032549 ISBN : 0975204726 9780975204726
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Carter Jennifer MT
Painting the Islands Vermilion. Archibald Watson and the Brig Carl
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press 1999. xiv279pp index bibliography notes appendices few bw ills.Or maroon cloth in jacket. Neear new. Story of a celebrated nineteenth century Australian surgeon and his involvement in blackbirding- the kidnapping of Pacific Islanders kanakas to work in the Australian sugar fields. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Melbourne University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032545 ISBN : 0522848532 9780522848533
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