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100 YEARS OF STRUGGLE AND CHALLENGE. Jones, Claude. AMIEU (Qld Branch), A4 paperback (stiff card), no date, 29 pages, illustrated. Souvenir booklet commemorating the century of the AMIEU (Qld) Branch. Good condition. Keywords: associations unions history workers labour  Cat nr 19674 -  $A17 120 WALKS IN VICTORIA - Including Family Walks (4th Revised Edition). Thomas, Tyrone. Hill of Content, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 4th (Revised) Edition, 1984, 321 pages, illustrated. With maps and extensive descriptive notes to guide the tourist and bushwalker. Very light edge wear, worst feature - front and back endpapers bit age-stained, otherwise the book is a good solid copy. Perusing the contents brings back fond memories of trips I made in my young days - to some wonderful places - Sherbrooke, the Grampians, Mornington Peninsula, and so on. ISBN 0855721421. Keywords: australia tourism travel victoria bush bushwalks walks  Cat nr 18277 -  $A19 20 BEST WALKS IN AUSTRALIA. Thomas, Tyrone T. Hill of Content (Australia), paperback (stiff card), 2nd Edition, 1994, 178 pages, illustrated. A great resource for anyone wishing to explore the byways of Australia's beautiful countryside. With comprehensive notes, sketch maps and some photos. Printed on heavy art paper for long-term use. Some writing inside front, otherwise very good. ISBN 0855721804. Keywords: australia tourism hiking walks recreation travel trails bushwalking backpackers  Cat nr 19388 -  $A22 A BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER 1788 - 1939. Volume 1: A-K, and Volume 2: L-Z. Gibbney, H.J., and Ann G. Smith (compilers). Australian National University, small quarto paperback (stiff card), 2 volumes,  1987, 403 pages + 429 pages. Notes from the name index of the Australian Dictionary of Biography. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0731501047. Keywords: biographies reference australia history people  Cat nr 19331 -  $A42 A CENTURY OF CARING. The Royal North Shore Hospital 1888-1988. Sherington, Geoffrey, with Dr Roger Vanderfield. Sydney, Horwitz Grahame, quarto hardcover, 1988, 189p, illsts, endpaper diagrams. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Some loss of colour lower edge of boards, otherwise good solid copy with good dust-jacket. ISBN 072552104X. Keywords: nursing hospitals medicine health nurses doctors australia history  Cat nr 1967 -  $A25 A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. Woongarra Shire 1885 - 1985. Rackemann, Neville. Woongarra Shire Council, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1985, 105 pages, illustrated. Boards a bit rubbed but otherwise good solid clean copy. ISBN 0958876207. Keywords: australia queensland local history settlers people aborigines society  Cat nr 19970 -  $A37 A CULTURAL TABLE OF ORCHIDACEOUS PLANTS. Cox, J. Murray. Sydney, The Shepherd Press, small quarto hardcover, 1946, 378 pages, illustrated. The book has one tipped-in frontispiece illustration in colour and a section of colour plates and another section of bw plates. The book edges are somewhat worn but the grey cloth and gilt lettering are excellent. The dust-jacket has been retained but is worn and somewhat frayed. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Keywords: australia australian native plants gardens flora ecology environment gardening horticulture  Cat nr 1465 -  $A25 A GREAT TASMANIAN: Frederick Smithies, O.B.E. Explorer, Mountaineer, Photographer. Branagan, J.G. Regal Press (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, circa 1984, 138 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with many historic BW photos, a few by Smithies himself. Has some light insect marks on front endpaper and light wear but is generally a fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0949457035. Keywords: australia tasmania biography people explorers mountaineers photographers history culture society  Cat nr 18694 -  $A27 A HERITAGE OF INNOVATION. Orlando Wines 1847-1997. Baker, Tony. Adelaide, Anvil Press, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1st Edition, 1997, 110 pages, illsts. Attractive history book, with lots of illustrations, some in colour. Near-fine. No dust-jacket - issued without one. ISBN 1876087080. Keywords: australia wines wineries vignerons alcohol beverages drinks brewing farms farming vineyards grapes  Cat nr 4617 -  $A25 A HISTORY OF THE PORTS OF QUEENSLAND: A Study in Economic Nationalism. Lewis, Glen. University of Queensland Press, octavo hardcover, 1973,341 pages, illustrated. An interesting and detailed history of the topic, with some B&W photo plates. Minor wea ro boards including one corner bump but otherwise fairly good. Dust-jacket rubbed and worn but fair. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply for orders outside Australia: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0702208124. Keywords: australia queensland history transport ports harbours waterways trade business economics  Cat nr 18839 -  $A32 A HISTORY OF THE WOOD PANELS GYMPIE MILL. (Formerly Woodland Limited, Gympie Mill). 1975 - 1989. Pechey, Enid, with Peter Pechey and Hugh Milne. Self-published, paperback, 132 pages, illustrated. The front cover of this book is a bit damaged and bent but it is otherwise good. Keywords: australia queensland timber mills history  Cat nr 18772 -  $A22 A HISTORY OF TRADE UNIONISM IN AUSTRALIA. Sutcliffe, J.T., and Ford, G.W. Macmillan Australia Paperback, 1967 reprint, 282p. Orig. issued in 1921. Some edge wear and general sun-fading but fairly good, and quite solid. Keywords: trades unions australia society workers work business employees employers law  Cat nr 1354 -  $A15 A LIVING BEACH. McArthur, Kathleen. McArthur/Wildlife Protection Soc Qld, A4 paperback (stiff card), 1972, 24 pages, illustrated. Dedicated to preserving beach areas on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. An affectionate look at the area, with numerous B&W photos of the flora. Includes a list of scientific names of species referred to in the text. Light wear, a few minor spots to cover, otherwise good copy. Keywords: beaches coast environment ecology  Cat nr 20010 -  $A15 A MAVIS SINGING. Cordner, Cherry. Black Swan/Bantam Books paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 373 pages. A narrative of five generations of the Wauchope family with reference to the changing lifestyle in Australia over a period of 140 years.  Some light edge wear but otherwise good. ISBN 1863590064. Keywords: australia history biography autobiography families settlers local  Cat nr 7512 -  $A15 A MINING HISTORY OF THE CAPE RIVER GOLD FIELD (1867 - 1870). Hansen, Geoff. Self-Published, North Queensland, A4 paperback, no date, 50 pages, illustrated. A duplicated production, bound in folder. Good condition. Keywords: australia history local memoirs mining mines  Cat nr 19362 -  $A37 A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. Booker, Jo (drawings). Katoomba, Blue Mountains City Council, oblong paperback, 4th Edition, 1978. Comprises thirty-on sketches on full pages with text opposite. Very good condition. Keywords: australia nsw blue mountains history landscapes  Cat nr 5135 -  $A15 A PLACE OF SMOKEY PARROTS. James, W. Tammar Publications (WA) Paperback (pictorial card), 1981, 117p, illsts. Chatty first-person book about life as a first-time teacher in the Australian bush. A little wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: australia bush outback country teaching teachers education school biography autobiography  Cat nr 1453 -  $A13 A PORT IS BUILT. Anderson, K.S. Portland Harbor Trust, 1981, 83 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. The book itself is very good, The dust-jacket is fairly good with one short repaired tear and light edge wear. ISBN 072413378X. Keywords: ports harbours towns australia victoria history nautical  Cat nr 7883 -  $A21 A ROYAL OMISSION. A critical summary of the evidence given to the Hindmarsh Bridge Royal Commission with an alternative Report. Mead, Greg. Published by author, paperback, 1995, 202p. Near-fine copy. ISBN 0646269550. Keywords: legal law australia aborigines aboriginals commissions inquiries justice Cat nr 1448 -  $A15 A SEPARATE CREATION. The Discovery of Wild Australia by Explorers and Naturalists. Pizzey, Graham. Currey O'Neil (Australia), quarto hardcover, 1985, 152 pages, illustrated. A handsome book with beautifully printed colour illustrations. Details the discoveries and writings of the various explorers and naturalists as they uncovered the wonders of Australia. very good copy with excellent boards and spine lettering, no previous-owner's name, etc. A couple of tiny edge spots and the dust-jacket is a trifle worn. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0859021866. Keywords: australia wildlife nature natural history explorers  Cat nr 20069 -  $A19 A SHELTERED LAND. Pons, Xavier. Allen & Unwin (Australia), large-format paperback, 1994, 350 pages. 'A sweeping re-assessment of Australia's past - a new vision of Australia's future.' Small crease at front (cover and some early pages) but nothing serious. Also suntanned inside covers. ISBN 1863736395. Keywords: australia society history policy politics  Cat nr 20376 -  $A19 A SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA: Illustrated Edition. Clark, Manning. Macmillan Australia, quarto hardcover, Illustrated 2nd Edition, 1981, 256 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Very good solid copy with excellent cloth and spine lettering, just a touch of age to edges, and with a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0333337352. Keywords: australia history settlers aborigines people  Cat nr 8609 -  $A27 A SKETCH-MAP PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY FOR AUSTRALIA. Armstrong, Patrick. Longman Cheshire, quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 1989, 42 pages, illustrated. Small name inside front and a bit of sun fading on cover card, otherwise very good. ISBN 0582874548. Keywords: australia geography maps reference  Cat nr 20859 -  $A35 A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. O'Byrne, Denis. Gemcraft Publications, paperback (stiff card cover), 1981, 128 pages, illustrated. The author has extensive knowledge and experience of the area covered by this book. It includes detailed information, maps and B&W and colour photos. Minor wear and marks, good solid copy. ISBN 0909223084. Keywords: australia outback bush country north central travel tourism  Cat nr 20973 -  $A15 A TREASURY OF AUSTRALIAN FRONTIER TALES. Wannan, Bill (editor). Melbourne, Lansdowne Press, large octavo hardcover, 1961, 255p, illsts, endpaper maps. Small name in front. Red cloth good and spine lettering likewise. The dust-jacket is due to be thrown away but has been retained. Keywords: austral tales stories anecdotes outback bush country folklore myths mythology  Cat nr 8088 -  $A19 A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO HAWKS NEST AND TEA GARDENS. Patteson, Christian. Ink Inc paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004 reprint, 112 pages, illustrated. A nicely printed book with numerous maps and extensive notes on local flora fauna and other features of the area. Very good copy. Keywords: australia history travel tourism features local waterways coastal parks  Cat nr 6168 -  $A22 A WILDERNESS IN BLOOM. Wildflowers of Tropical Australia. Hinton, Bill and Betty. Bill & Betty Hinton, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1982 reprint, 68 pages, illustrated. With numerous colour illustrations. Fairly good. ISBN 0959520554. Keywords: wilderness outback bush country australia wildflowers flowers plants ecology environment  Cat nr 17773 -  $A15 A.L.P. THE STORY OF THE LABOR PARTY. Healey, George. Brisbane Jacaranda Press, octavo hardcover, 1955, 244p. Red cloth insect-eaten, fair only. Large name inside front. No dust-jacket. Fair only copy but solid. Keywords: labor labor socialism politics government australia parties society history  Cat nr 1251 -  $A22 ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES. Reed, A.W. Reed Books, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992 reprint, 144 pages. Signs of age - somewhat browned paper, etc - but fairly good. ISBN 0730101274. Keywords: aborigines aboriginal places names  Cat nr 17754 -  $A13 ABORIGINES AND THE ISSUES. Information and Resource Catalogue. Mayne, Tom (compiler, editor). Australian Council of Churches, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1986, 276 pages, fold-out map. Name in front, minor wear, good solid clean copy. ISBN 0858210436. Keywords: aborigines aboriginals australia society culture sociology history  Cat nr 17797 -  $A22 ABORIGINES AND THE LAW. Hanks, Peter, and Keon-Cohen, Brian (ed). George Allen & Unwin, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984, 366 pages. Ex-library with usual marks and cancelled stamps, etc. Fair and solid. ISBN 0868615558. Keywords: australia aborigines aboriginals law jurisprudence  Cat nr 17798 -  $A27 AGAINST ALL ODDS. The History of the United Firefighters Union in Queensland 1917-2008. Bowden, Bradley. The Federation Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2008, 156 pages, illustrated. With a good selection B&W photo plates in centre. The book is very good, looks like new. ISBN 9781862876934. Keywords: australia queensland organizations history unions firefighters  Cat nr 19124 -  $A22 AIR TRAINING CORPS AUSTRALIA - The First Fifty Years. Videon, Barry J. Lutheran Publishing House, small quarto hardcover (pictorial boards), With numerous photos and a host of useful historic information. Minor wear & a couple of tiny scratches to boards, but generally good solid copy. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0642158932. Keywords: air trainees forces australia flight pilots aircrew  Cat nr 19910 -  $A19 ALAN MOIR'S - JOH'S PARTY ALBUM. Canberra or Bust. Moir, Alan. Angus and Robertson, approx. quarto Paperback, 1987, 63p, illsts. Humorous, illustrated study of Joh Bjelke-Peterson. Some corner and edge wear but fairly good. Scarce title! ISBN 0207156336. Keywords: australia queensland leaders politicians premiers humour politics campaigns  Cat nr 1373 -  $A15 ALICE AND BEYOND. Paintings of Central Australia by kate Smith. Smith, Kate. Brisbane, Boolarong Publications, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1989, 71 pages, illustrated. Full colour reproductions of the artist's works with some notes. Boards a little rubbed but otherwise the book is good. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0864390890. Keywords: art painting australia  Cat nr 19658 -  $A22 ALL MANNER OF PEOPLE. Debenham, A.E. Syd, Edwards & Shaw, octavo hardcover,  1st ed, 1967, 171p., illsts.  Interesting view of the passing human scene from the bench of a Sydney magistrate. Unusual red-and-black Title Page. dw has small cnr tears, cloth slightly degraded but generally the book is good.Keywords: biography society crime criminals justice law autobiography magistrates  Cat nr 1458 -  $A15 ALONG THE TRACK with CROSBIE MORRISON. Morrison, Crosbie. Whitcombe & Tombs (Aust), octavo hardcover, 1961, 179, index, illustrated. frontispiece colour plate. Boards and edges bit aged and worn. But the book is solid. Keywords: australia nature wildlife animals birds country bush outback Cat nr 5383 -  $A12 ALPHA AND JERICHO. A History 1846-1984. Hoch, Isabel. Self-published, paperback, 1984, 90 pages, illustrated. This copy is well worn and has some damp affectation in first part (although doesn't affect any text or photos). Fair only. Priced according to condition. Keywords: australia history local queensland people bush country  Cat nr 20197 -  $A22 AMERICAN LAKE. Nuclear Peril in the Pacific. Hayes, Zarsky and Bello. Penguin Paperback, 1986, 529p, illsts. Bent at corners and other wear. Fair only but intact. ISBN 0140093966.Keywords: atoms atomic nuclear weapons war warfare environment ecology society pacific  Cat nr 8126 -  $A15 AN ACT OF CORRUPTION? Nick Greiner’s Years in Power & his Unorthodox Demise. Gleeson, Michael; Allan, Toni, & Wilkins, Michael. Sydney, ABC, paperback, 1992, 234p. The Metherell affair in NSW.  But nowhere near as exciting as the Clinton affair. Minor edge wear, fairly good copy. ISBN 0733302637. Keywords: nsw australia politics law politicians parliament government  Cat nr 6247 -  $A15 AN UNSENTIMENTAL UNION. The NSW Nurses Association 1931-1992. Dickenson, Mary. Sydney, Hale & Iremonger, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1993, 352 pages, illsts, pictorial endpapers. Near-fine with great navy cloth and gilt lettering. Dust-jacket  just slightly worn at edges. ISBN 0868065153. Keywords: nurses nursing hospital health healing women females associations groups  Cat nr 4860 -  $A17 ANGLICAN CHURCH SCHOOLS' LEAGUE - Souvenir (Diocese of North Queensland). Various Contributors. Townsville, no date, 1926?, 28 pages, illustrated. Notes of the various Anglican schools, together with some interesting B&W photos. Cover card a bit worn and lightly stained, short section spine area torn and page sin centre tending to come loose. But all there. Keywords: church england anglican australia queensland schools  Cat nr 20688 -  $A25 ANIMALS OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. Roff, Derek, and Woerle, Frank. Alice Springs, Barker Souvenirs, A4 paperback (stiff card), no date, 79 pages, illustrated. A beautiful book with well-printed full colour photos on art paper. We great to show children or for school use. Has some evidence of wear with minor creasing to some pages but is generally fairly good and intact, no pictures missing, etc. ISBN 0959236694. Keywords: animals wildlife nature australia northern territory outback bush country natural history  Cat nr 19811 -  $A22 ANTHOLOGY OF THE ILLAWARRA. Pretty, Ron (editor). Five Islands Press Associates paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 181 pages, illustrated. A group of leading writers and artists create the spirit of the region.  A nice solid copy BUT - has some staining bottom edge and a large greeting on front endpaper. Keywords: australia nsw local history society culture people  Cat nr 6252 -  $A22 ANTHONY TROLLOPE IN AUSTRALIA. Muir, Marcie. Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, octavo hardcover, 1949, 105 pages. Generally somewhat 'aged' in appearance with some light marks to cloth but fairly good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: australia history biography writers authors  Cat nr 19816 -  $A15 ARMED NEUTRALITY FOR AUSTRALIA. Martin, David. Dove Communications, paperback (stiff card), 1984, 294 pages. Ex-library with the usual cancelled stamps, etc, but fairly good and solid. ISBN 0859242757. Keywords: australia pacific war warfare politics philosophy  Cat nr 19918 -  $A17 AROUND MOUNT ISA. A Guide to the Flora and Fauna. Horton, Helen. University of Queensland Press, octavo hardcover, 1976, 181 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. With a good selection line drawings and B&W and colour photos. Light wear to boards but generally fairly good solid copy. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0702212229. Keywords: australia queensland local history flora fauna  Cat nr 19185 -  $A22 AROUND THE CASSOWARY ROCK. Adventures on a Queensland River. Britten, R.J. Adelaide, Rigby, octavo hardcover, 1978, 138 pages. The author writes of a time now gone, the quietness of the riverways now inundated by noisy motorboats.  Adventures a-plenty, e.g. the crocodile that walked on two legs, the taipan (one of the deadliest of all snakes) was in the bunk, encounters with wild pigs, getting lost in almost impenetrable country, and so on. Very good copy with excellent green cloth and spine lettering and a lightly rubbed but otherwise good dust-jacket. ISBN 0727006290. Keywords: australia queensland outback country adventure rivers crocodiles snakes floods Cat nr 8633 -  $A15 ARTIFICIAL REEF (The). Where Nothing Was. Erbacher, John and Sue. John and Sue Erbacher (Queensland), A4 spiral-bound paperback, 38 pages, illustrated. The story of the development of an artificial reef off the coast near Hervey Bay, Queensland. Traces the origins of the idea and the need for the reef, followed by the development. With sketches of various aspects, maps and the ships forming the reef, since known as the Roy Rufus Reef. A most interesting document for anyone involved in marine activities in general and fishing in particular. The spiral binding is a bit faulty (I hate spiral binding!) but otherwise the book is good. ISBN 1876375582. Keywords: waterways ocean sea coast queensland australia local marine reefs  Cat nr 20998 -  $A25 AS I REMEMBER . . . a Pictorial Story of the Early Workers in the Imbil Forest (Author signed). Harris, Lindsay. A4 paperback (stiff card cover), published by Lindsay Harris at Gympie, Queensland. Features reproductions in full colour on quality art paper of original oil paintings by Lindsay Harris. With numerous historic references and an interesting commentary. Signed by the author inside front. Slight tendency for covers to curl, especially at corners, but generally a very good clean copy with no previous-owners' name and all pages intact. ISBN 0646 376993. Keywords: australia queensland art artists society people workers  Cat nr 20325 -  $A39 AUSSIE ENGLISH. An Explanation of the Australian Idiom. O'Grady, John. Lansdowne Press, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1974 reprint, 104 pages, illustrated. By the author of 'They're a Weird Mob' (aka Nino Culotta). Some sun-fading to spine area of dust-jacket and very minor defects and some writing inside front but otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0725402075. Keywords: humour customs culture australia language words  Cat nr 18718 -  $A12 AUSTRALIA AND NUCLEAR WAR. Denborough, Michael (editor). Croom Helm Australia, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1983, 270 pages, illustrated. Very good copy. ISBN 0949614092. Keywords: war warfare nuclear atomic holocausts conflict opinions  Cat nr 17155 -  $A22 AUSTRALIA IN THE RUSSIAN MIRROR. Changing Perceptions 1770 -1919. Govor, Elena. Melbourne University Press, paperback (stiff card), 1997, 275 pages, illsts. The author is a recent immigrant from the former Soviet Union and leading authority on Russian writings in Australia. A couple of turned-down corners and minor wear. Good solid copy. ISBN 0522847765. Keywords: australia russia society culture sociology history  Cat nr 3953 -  $A27 AUSTRALIA ON THE POPULAR STAGE 1829-1929. An historical entertainment in six acts. Williams, Margaret. Melbourne, Oxford University Press, quarto hardcover, 1st Ed, 1983, 310p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders; you will be emailed with details.) Illustrated with numerous old photos, reproductions, etc. in bw. Boards and spine gilt very good. Book edges little fazed. Dust-jacket scored and torn a little but still quite useful. Keywords: australia theatre stage acting actors plays entertainment society culture amusements history  Cat nr 1239 -  $A17 AUSTRALIA'S CAPE YORK PENINSULA. Frith, Clifford and Dawn. Frith & Frith Books (Australia), quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 1991, 70 pages, illustrated. A beautiful book - basically colour photos with information alongside - covering a wide range of the flora and fauna of this area of North Queensland. Quality prnting with clear photos printed on art paper. A great book to send to friends overseas. Has Index of Plants and Animals and a map at the end. Very good condition. ISBN 0958994269. Keywords: australia queensland flora fauns travel tourism  Cat nr 20258 -  $A15 AUSTRALIA'S DAUGHTERS. Auchmuty, Rosemary. Methuen Australia, quarto paperback (linen finish), 1978, 92 pages, illsts. A sourcebook, with some interesting illustrations. Front cover sun-faded and the book is generally a bit worn-looking but is quite intact and good inside. ISBN 0454000936. Keywords: australia girls females women teenagers youth history society education home school  Cat nr 6033 -  $A27 AUSTRALIA'S GREAT BARRIER REEF. Serventy, Vincent. Melbourne, Georgian House, small hardcover, 1st Ed, 1955, 87p, illsts., endpaper map. Has good selection of photos, a few of them in colour. Name in front, small tear to dust-jacket but fairly good copy. Keywords: australia queenland reefs natural history coral corals ecology environment ocean sea  Cat nr 5883 -  $A14 AUSTRALIA'S NATIVE ORCHIDS. Sharp, W. Watson. K. G. Murray Publishing (Australia), A4 hardcover, 1977 reprint, 143 pages, illustrated. A handy reference for the keen student of the Australian bush. Not too technical but giving much interesting detail, together with line drawings, B&W photos and a few colour plates. Includes a handy index of common names. The dust-jacket is a bit rubbed and worn but is fair. The book itself is very good with excellent cream cloth and spine gilt lettering. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 855660082. Keywords: native plants gardens bush orchids  Cat nr 20275 -  $A19 AUSTRALIAN AVIATORS (Southern Cross Series). Barnaby, Jane (editor) and Sollier, Andre (illsts).  Cassell Australia, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards,1980 reprint, 108 pages, illustrated. A coffee-table style book but an attractive one, summarizing Australia's aviation history, both civil and military. Illustrated with line drawings and colour paintings. Light edge and cover wear but fairly good. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0726904805.  Keywords: australia airplanes aeroplane planes pilots aircraft aviation  Cat nr 6963 -  $A19 AUSTRALIAN BEER YARNS. Beer, blokes and bull - the funny side of drinking. Lalor, Peter (editor). HarperCollins/Daily Telegraph, oblong paperback, 2002, 198p, illsts. A little creasing to front, otherwise good copy. ISBN 073227091X. Keywords: australia folklore beer drinks drinking alcohol stories tales  Cat nr 2653 -  $A15 AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY, The. Grainger, Gareth, and Jones, Kerry (editors). ACM Publishing, paperback (pictorial card), 1994, 222 pages, illustrated. Crease on front cover, otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0949203025. Keywords: australia australian government rule monarchs monarchy rulers control constitution  Cat nr 4911 -  $A12 AUSTRALIAN DESERT LIFE. Davey, Keith. Periwinkle paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1969 reprint, 112 pages, illustrated. A useful reference book with numerous illustrations, some in colour. Well worn, especially around spine area, but fair and solid within. Keywords: nature natural history deserts  Cat nr 6708 -  $A13 AUSTRALIAN EXPLORERS' HANDBOOK. Travel, Survival and Bush Cookery. Carter, Jeff. Hodder & Stoughton paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1987, 175 pages, illustrated. An excellent reference book for the outback traveller.  Good condition. ISBN 0340391235. Keywords: travel tourism adventure australia outback bush country survival cooking cookery  Cat nr 5901 -  $A22 AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL LABOUR (labor) PARTY. 1901-1951, The. Crisp, L.F. Lon, Longmans Green, octavo hardcover, 1955, 341p. Book fairly good, except for edge stains, esp. top edge. Some writing inside front. No dust-jacket. Keywords: labour labor party parties politics government australia federal state  Cat nr 5238 -  $A22 AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL DOLL COLLECTION, The (Artist Signed). Busch, Gladys with Tony Dillon. Boolarong Publications, A4+ paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 56 pages, illustrated. A collection of work commissioned by the Australian Bicentennial Authority from noted artist dollmaker Gladys Busch. Enhanced with full-page full-colour photos of the collection, together with details. Almost 30 characters. A beautiful book - quality printing on art paper - that will be loved by anyone who is fond of dolls or works with them. Greeting signed by artist on title page. Good solid clean copy, with the slightest of edge wear.  ISBN 0864390564. Keywords: craft crafts handcrafts handicrafts hobbies dolls history australia  Cat nr 8647 -  $A23 AUSTRALIAN HOMESTEAD, The. Cox, Philip. and Wesley Stacy. Lansdowne Press (Australia), large hardcover (25.5 cm x 29 cm), 1986 reprint, 315 pages, illustrated. Comprises a series of entries with details of the area depicted accompanied by B&W photos. Note: There is a matching volume by the same compilers, 'Historic Towns of Australia'. Good clean copy with good cream-coloured cloth but white lettering on spine hard to read. No previous-owner's name. Dust-jacket a little rubbed and a bit sun-faded but otherwise good. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0701804068. Keywords: australia country towns settlements history local homes houses buildings architecture  Cat nr 20368 -  $A25 AUSTRALIAN INVENTORS. Port, Leo, and Murray, Brian. Cassell Australia, quarto hardcover, 1st Ed, 1978, 205p, illsts. Illustrated with an excellent selection sketches and bw photos. A fascinating book! A little worn on edges and boards but fairly good and solid within. No dust-jacket. ISBN 072696798X. Keywords: australia inventions inventors people biography developments trade business  Cat nr 3576 -  $A19 AUSTRALIAN LABOUR LEADER. The Story of W.A. Holman and the Labour Movement. Evatt, The Right Hon. H.V. Sydney, Angus and Robertson, large octavo hardcover, Abridged Edition, 1954, 450p, illsts. Cloth a little grubby but fairly good. Spine lettering excellent. Dust-jacket little frayed and worn, with some damage, but still useful. Keywords: australia politics government leaders people society history biography labour labour workers socialists Cat nr 1250 -  $A22 AUSTRALIAN MARINE FISHES IN COLOUR [color]. Coleman, Neville. A.H. & A.W. Reed, square small quarto HC, 1974, 108p, illsts. Useful reference, with colour plates detailing 48 species.  Book has a little wrinkling to pages but is fairly good, dust-jacket slightly damaged under plastic overlay. ISBN 0589071416. Keywords: marine fishes aquatic seas oceans estuaries waterways coastal australia  Cat nr 8031 -  $A19 AUSTRALIAN MONETARY POLICY 1950-1975. Rowan, D.C. Sydney, George Allen and Unwin, large Paperback, 1980, 313p. Minor defects, good solid copy. Keywords: australia money finance finances economics politics government  Cat nr 1238 -  $A15 AUSTRALIAN NICKNAMES. Davies, Taffy, illkustrated by Max Foley.  Rigby (Australia), octavo hardcover, 1977, 121 pages, illustrated. Accompanied by humorous illustrations. Blue Omo, The Blob, The Bot, The Buck Jumper, Bearded Dragon . . . a brief sampling for your delectation. Very good copy with excellent boards and a good dust-jacket. Only the slightest signs of previous use. ISBN 0726003453. Keywords: australia names nicknames colloquial people society culture children Cat nr 8089 -  $A12 AUSTRALIAN ODDITIES. Van Oudtshoorn, Nic and Daphne. Adelaide, Rigby, Paperback, 1982, 87p, illsts. A fascinating collection of material in a surprisingly scarce book. Some wear but fairly good. ISBN 072701742X. Keywords: australia oddities curiosities anecdotes trivia history society people  Cat nr 1462 -  $A19 AUSTRALIAN RIPPING YARNS. Cannibal Convicts, Macabre Murders, Wanton Women, & Living Legends. Taylor, Paul. The Five Mile Press, large-format paperback (stiff card cover), 2006 reprint, 272 pages, illustrated. An anthology of tales 'our history teachers wouldn't tell us.' Among the stories: A murderous grandma, a cannibal convict, robbers, con-men, Lola Montez, they're all here. A feast of good fun reading. Blotted-out name in front, otherwise very good copy. ISBN 1865039381. Keywords: australia stories tales yarns mysteries history  Cat nr 20968 -  $A15 AUSTRALIAN SEA SHELLS. A guide to collecting Australian sea shells. Stone, Douglas M, and Bawden, Sharman N. Golden Press, octavo hardcover, 1975, 112 pages, illsts. A nice reference book with colour illustrations throughout, together with descriptive notes. Minor wear, fairly good with fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0855583320. Keywords: australia shells seashore seas oceans nature reference  Cat nr 4743 -  $A22 AUSTRALIAN SEASHORES IN COLOUR. Gillett, Keith, and John Yaldwyn. Reed Books, square hardcover, 1978 reprint, 112 pages, illustrated. Has many beautiful full-colour plates. Perusing this book takes me back to the days when I took my kids 'messing about' on the seashore! Great place to take kids - and with this extremely useful book to help, wow! I'm sorry I didn't have a copy back then. Has large writing inside front, otherwise is good and solid. Dust-jacket has a couple of marks but is otherwise good. ISBN 0589070134. Keywords: australia seas seashores oceans nature  Cat nr 18039 -  $A15 AUSTRALIAN TROPICAL REEF LIFE. Frith, Clifford & Dawn. Tropical Australia Graphics, small quarto paperback, 1987, 70 pages, illustrated. A handsome collection of full colour photos of sea life in the tropics (sorry to disappoint, the fishy kind, not human!). Printed on art paper and accompanied by fairly extensive descriptive notes. With a handy index. Some general wear and minor creasing but basically fairly good. ISBN 0958994242.  Keywords: tropics tropical fish underwater undersea ocean wildlife natural history  Cat nr 20750 -  $A12 AUSTRALIAN WINE: Regions and Rituals.McMahon, Jim. Tafe Publications, quarto paperback (stiff card), 1995, 176 pages, illustrated with B&W photos and maps. Good condition except for a piece cut from corner of front endpaper (previous owner's name?). ISBN 0730674673. Keywords: wine alcohol drinks beverages vingerons vines wineries  Cat nr 2958 -  $A17 AUSTRALIANS IN WAR (Southern Cross Series). Barnaby, Jane (editor) and Sollier, Andre (illsts).  Cassell Australia, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards,1980 reprint, 122 pages, illustrated. A coffee-table style book but an attractive one, summarizing Australia's aviation history, both civil and military. Illustrated with line drawings and colour paintings. Some edge staining and grubbiness and front endpaper shows finger mnakrs, boards marked at back but fair. Overall fair. ISBN 0726904538.  Keywords: australia war warfare soldiers battles history   Cat nr 6964 -  $A15 AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS SCRAPBOOK (The). Featuring 24 Creators of Australian Children's Books. Various Contributors. Omnibus Books (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff card), 103 pages, illustrated. Ex-Library with the usual cancelled stamps, etc. and permanent clear plastic over covers but generally in good condition. An interesting collection of potted biographies, with numerous photos and other illustrations. ISBN 1862910685. Keywords: australia writers authors illustrators artists literature children books  Cat nr 19484 -  $A27 BACK TO BASICS: Proceedings of the H.R. Nicholls Society (Vol.4). Various Contributors. H.R. Nicholls Society, foolscap paperback (stiff card), 1988, 70 pages. Proceedings of a conference held at Newcastle, NSW, 19-21 February 1988. Very good copy. Keywords: society politics unions australia  Cat nr 1261 -  $A15 BACK TO SOUTHBROOK CELEBRATIONS 1980 - A Brief History of the Southbrook District. Cornford, Laurel (editor). Paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1980, 44 pages, illustrated. Comprises advertising and a potted history of the area, with several B&W photos. Good clean copy except for blacked out name in front and tiny area damage front cover. Keywords: history australia queensland settlers dairying cattle farms farming  Cat nr 18704 -  $A15 BALLS OF BOB MENZIES (The). Australian Political Songs 1900-1980. Fahey, Warren. Angus & Robertson, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 351 pages, illustrated. A big collection incorporating humour, verse, politics, etc. Illustrated with numerous photos, drawings, etc. Minor wear, good solid copy. ISBN 0207162042. Keywords: songs verse poems poetry australia politics humour humor  Cat nr 17578 -  $A22 BAROSSA JOURNEYS into the Valley of Tradition. Ionnou, Noris. New Holland (Australia), large-format paperback (stiff card), Revised 2nd Edition, 2000, 240 pages, illustrated. An excellent chatty book about the region. Has a couple of small spots on one edge, but is otherwise a good solid copy. ISBN 1864366125. Keywords: south australia travel tourist places customs culture  Cat nr 20146 -  $A19 BAT AND PAD. Writings on Australian Cricket 1804-1984. Mullins, Pat, and Derriman, Philip. Melbourne, Oxford University Press, octavo hardcover, 1984, 256p. Nice clean copy with plastic over cloth. No dust-jacket. Keywords: sport sports cricket games competitions batsmen bowlers cricketers anecdotes stories essays  Cat nr 1470 -  $A17 BATTLE FOR THE BUSH. The Blue Mountains, the Australian Alps and the Origins of the Wilderness Movement. Mosley, Geoff. Colong Foundation/Envirobook, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 174 pages, illustrated with B&W photos, maps. Near-fine copy. ISBN 0858811642. Keywords: bush country environment ecology australia vegetation politics  Cat nr 4419 -  $A27 BEAUTY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. Morcombe, M.K. & I.M. Adelaide, Rigby, A4, 64p, illst. with colour photos. A nice book of colour photos with descriptive text. Slight edge wear, otherwise good with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0727008331. Keywords: northern territory australia travel outback country bush Cat nr 7209 -  $A19 BEAZLEY. A Biography. Fitzsimons, Peter. HarperCollins Publishers Australia, oversize Paperback (pictorial card), 1999, 468p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Biography of the one-time leader of the Australian Labor Party. Minor wear, good to very good copy. Keywords: australia politics leaders biography government labor politicians  Cat nr 8073 -  $A22 BEHIND BROULEE - History of Eurobodalla Shire - Central South Coast of New South Wales. Bayley, William A. Eurobodalla Shire Council (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1973, 142 pages, illustrated. A very detailed history (in smallish print!) with numerous interesting illustrations. Front cover and early pages a little 'wavy' but otherwise the book is fairly good. Keywords: australia nsw towns history people culture settlers aborigines local  Cat nr 18681 -  $A22 BENDIGO AND ITS VINTAGE TRAMS. Mackinnon, Sue. The Bendigo Trust (Vic), paperback (oblong), 1981, 100 pages, illustrated. A written history, well illustrated with many B&W photos, many of historic interest, and a smalls ection colour photos. Signs of use and a little creased on front cover but generally fairly good. ISBN 0869330047. Keywords: australia travel local history transport  Cat nr 20607 -  $A19 BESS THE BLACK ORPINGTION SWAGGIE. Rush, Philip R. ABC Australia, paperback, 1993, 178 pages. The story of the amazing Bess the Black Orpington - her life in the bush and her decision to join the laconic Possum Jack, working on properties in the Outback. A story for lovers of the bush, adults and children alike. Very good clean copy. ISBN 0733303250. Keywords: humour humor australia bush animals tales  Cat nr 20718 -  $A12 BILL WANNAN'S FOLK MEDICINE. Wannan, Bill. Sun paperback, 1977, 191 pages, illustrated. Taken from old books - no guarantee they work! Lots of humour. Some wear, grubbiness at back, but fairly good. ISBN 0725102497. Keywords: health healing folk medicine medicinal medical folklore remedies mythology humour humor  Cat nr 5280 -  $A14 BIRDSVILLE TRACK and Other Poems (The). Stewart, Douglas. Angus & Robertson, octavo hardcover, First Edition, 1955, 46 pages. Title page artwork and dust-jacket artwork by Norman Lindsay. Showing some signs of age and a certain damp effect inside back cover - externally the cover board is fine; looks like glue in the original binding has swollen a little with damp. Otherwise fairly good copy. Dust-jacket bit jaded but intact. Has an Ex-Libris ('Noel and Marie Hickey') inside front. Keywords: poetry verse  Cat nr 19872 -  $A35 BIRDSVILLE. McGinn, Frances Gage. Wayne Cantell (Australia), oblong hardcover, approx. quarto, 1977, no pagination, illustrated, pictorial endpapera. Boards fairly good and spine lettering likewise, however there is a tiny loss of colour at a couple of points on bottom edge. The book is also tending to be loose and there are occasional minor marks. No dustjacket. Small writing inside front. As there is no pagination or index it is difficult to check the pages but they all appear to be there. Priced according to condition. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Keywords: australia local history travel tourism northern territory towns  Cat nr 20254 -  $A25 BITTER YEARS (The). Wollongong During the Great Depression. Richardson, Len. Hale & Iremonger (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984, 256 pages, illustrated. Age-stained inside front and back and a little worn on edges but fair and intact. ISBN 0908094957. Keywords: australia nsw cities history trade business thirties depression crisis  Cat nr 17097 -  $A13 BLACK CHICKS TALKING. Purcell, Leah. Hodder Australia, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 360 pages, illustrated.  Interesting conversations between Leah Purcell and a number of other young Aboriginal women. Includes numerous personal photo snapshots which add greatly to the book's interest. Slight corner wear, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0733610706. Keywords: australia aborigines views society culture people opinions  Cat nr 8747 -  $A22 BLACK-FELLER, WHITE-FELLER. Robinson, Roland. Angus & Robertson, octavo hardcover, 1958, 151 pages. Stories and memories. Other than a corner bump the book is good although the dust-jacket is grubby. Keywords: australia aborigines aboriginals outback stories tales anecdotes  Cat nr 17799 -  $A27 BLAIR ATHOL. The Life and Death of a Town. Menghetti, Diane. Blair Athol Coal Project, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 254 pages, illustrated. Greeting signed by author inside front. The story of the rise and history of the town in central Queensland and its eventual decline. With a great selection B&W photos. Very good copy with only minor defects. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0646269097. Keywords: australia queensland history towns coal mining industry  Cat nr 19103 -  $A67 BLUE MOUNTAINS, The. Rolfe, Patricia. Jacaranda Travel Guides (Aust), small hardcover, 1964, 156p, illsts. With numerous maps, bw and colour plates. Some stains on top edge otherwise fairly good copy. Dust-jacket worn, especially at back, but fair and useful. Keywords: mountains nsw travel tourism country australia   Cat nr 5876 -  $A14 BLUEY. An Autobiography. Lewis, Harold. Angus and Robertson, octavo hardcover, 1st Ed, 1985, 196p, illsts. The author wrote 'Crow on a Barbed Wire Fence'. Except for minor wear is good copy with like dust-jacket. ISBN 0207149631. Keywords: biography autobiography writers authors australia  Cat nr 8077 -  $A15 BOOK OF MEMORIES - 1901 - 1999. Harrigan, Garth, and Karen E. Newman (editors). Townsville Region Committee on the Ageing, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 108 pages, illustrated. Introduced by Professor Janet Greeley. A collection of memoirs collected for the International Year of Older Persons. Includes some poetry and photographic illustrations. Printed on art paper. Slight marks, indents to cover, otherwise very good clean copy. Keywords: australia queensland history bush country people memoirs biography autobiography anecdotes photographs poetry local  Cat nr 19243 -  $A47 BOOM AND GLOOM - Who's doing what to Australia? Browning, Bob. Canonbury Press, paperback, 1997, 201 pages plus index. The author says: 'Economic and cultural elites are changing Australia radically. Corner bit bumped, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0958742103. Keywords: australia opinion views history society  Cat nr 4033 -  $A12 BOY AND THE SHARK, The. Brown, Theo W. Aturaka Publishing Australia, 1st Edition, 1979, 182p, illustrated with photos. A curious book which seems to be about the adventures of not one boy but several boys on boats in the Pacific region.  Includes about 50 or so B&W and colour photos including photos of the youngsters, the sharks, and the sea creatures. Cloth a little jaded at edges but fairly good and book generally good with intact dust-jacket. ISBN 0959943668. Keywords: boys children teenagers youths sea oceans sharks swimming pacific adventure biography Cat nr 19172 -  $A22 BOY FROM BOREE CREEK (The). The Tim Fischer Story. Rees, Peter. Allen and Unwin Australia, large octavo hardcover, 2001, 354p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Biography of the popular Australian politician and leader of the National Party. Near-fine in like dust-jacket. ISBN 1865085340. Keywords: biography australia country outback bush farms farming politics politicians government  Cat nr 4704 -  $A17 BRICKMASTERS (The) - 1788 - 2008. Ringer, Ron. Dry Press Publishing (Australia), quarto hardcover in slipcase, 2008, 434 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. MInt (new) copy which came to me in original sealed package, only opened by me to ascertain details. Complete - fine with fine dust-jacket and fine pictorial slipcase. A beautiful production, tracing the history of the Austral Brick company. With over 450 colour and B&W plates, tables, diagrams, maps and hand-drawn illustrations. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 9780646488257. Keywords: manufacturers industry trade bricks building history australia  Cat nr 20105 -  $A85 BRISBANE ABLAZE. A History of Fire-Fighting 1921-1990. Calthorpe, K.D., and K. Capell. Brisbane, Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority, large hardcover (A4-plus), 2001, 252 pages, illustrated. A well-printed book with a wealth of photographs accompanying the extensive text history. Near-fine with excellent red (appropriately!) cloth and spine lettering. Dust-jacket is very good except for a tiny tear at back. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0957807805. Keywords: australia queensland local history fire fire-fighting disasters firefighting  Cat nr 19980 -  $A49 BRISBANE RIVER, The. Steele, John Gladstone. Adelaide, Rigby, small quarto hardcover, 1976, 63 pages, illustrated. The book itself is good with just a small stain on front endpaper, with excellent cloth, etc. but dust-jacket is a bit damaged with small tears. ISBN 0851799124. Keywords: australia queensland brisbane rivers local history people  Cat nr 20009 -  $A17 BROKEN HILL. Volume 1 - 1883-1893, Discovery and Development.  Kearns, R.H.B. Broken Hill Historical Society (Australia), small quarto paperback (stiffpictorial card), 2nd Edition, 1975. 65 pages, illustrated. The cover card is somewhat insect-eaten and stained but internally the bok is fairly good with many interesting B&W photos, diagrams, etc. ISBN 0959949550. Keywords: australia nsw bush country cities history settlers aborigines society culture  Cat nr 18433 -  $A17 BROOMTIME (Revised Edition (broome time). Coombs, Anne, and Susan Varga. Sceptre, large format paperback (stiff card), 2001 reprint of Revised Edition, 294 pages, illustrated. The adventures of two women in the amazing town of Broome, Western Australia. Part journal, part documentary, part biographical. Minor wear, good. ISBN 0733614493. Keywords: australia western bush country coast towns people society biography autobiography adventure travel  Cat nr 19846 -  $A20 BROTHERS IN THE SUN. A History of the Bush Brotherhood Movement in the Outback of Australia. Webb, R.A.E  (Brother Paul). Adelaide, Rigby, octavo hardcover, 1978, 199 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. Boards a little degraded at edges but fairly good, spine lettering good. Dust-jacket tiny some fraying but fair. A couple of edge spots. Keywords: australia missions missionaries biography autobiography religion church outback bush australia  Cat nr 17758 -  $A19 BUILDING A HISTORY. BHP Newcastle Works 1913 - 1999. Leonard, Dunne and Melville (compilers). Newcastle, BHP, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 198 pages, illustrated. 'An anecdotal history of capital development (and other engineering).' printed on quality art paper with numerous B&W illustrations - interesting historic photos, etc. Very good condition. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 1876634049. Keywords: australia business steel steelworks manufacturing industry history  Cat nr 18949 -  $A52 BUILDING QUEENSLAND'S HERITAGE. Hogan, Janet. Richmond Hill Press/The National Trust of Queensland, quarto hardcover, 1978, 158 pages, illustrated. Some small damage to corners at a couple of points. Literally looks like chewed by cat or dog perhaps. Otherwise good. Has a stack of B&W photos. Priced accordingly. At least my cat doesn't chew books (probably because he's overfed)! ISBN 0908157029. Keywords: australia buildings architecture history culture people  Cat nr 20217 -  $A19 BULL FROM THE BUSH. Australian Outback Yarns. Flatt, Bob. New Holland (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1998, 192 pages, illustrated. The author left his comfortable life in Sydney and became a jackaroo and station assistant in Queensland's Gulf Country. This is his hilarious account of life in the bush, with some interesting photos and some excellent drawings to illustrate the text. This copy of the book was used as a presentation to a high school student and has his name and photo inside front; also a bit of minor edge wear, but generally fairly good copy. ISBN 1864363258. Keywords: humour australian outback bush country yarns tales anecdotes stories  Cat nr 18529 -  $A19 BULLOCK TEAMS: The Building of a Nation. Ruhen, Olaf. Cassell Australia, oblong hardcover, approx. quarto, 1980, 240 pages, illustrated. A bit loose at spine, showing signs of wear and a lot of use. Fair. Apart from one small corner bump the bloth is good and spine lettering excellent. Dust-jacket has some wear but is fairly good.  (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.)  ISBN 0726973777. Keywords: australia history transport travel bullock animals  Cat nr 18989 -  $A27 BUNDABERG HISTORY AND PEOPLE. Nolan, Janette. University of Queensland Press, octavo hardcover, 1978, 266 pages, illustrated. This is a below-average copy of the book. The dust-jacket has been taped over the boards which are a bit chipped on edges. There are also light insect edge stains and a small name stamp inside front. Fair only but otherwise intact and is certainly a good 'reading only' copy with much interesting history and B&W photos. ISBN 0702212687. Keywords: australia history local queensland people settlers aborigines culture  Cat nr 18266 -  $A17 BURRA IN COLOUR. Finch, Peter (photos), and Ian Auhl (text). Investigator Press, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, Enlarged Edition, 1979, 64 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Published for the Burra Tourist Bureau. Interesting text telling the history of the area, with colour photos throughout. The book has a blotted-out name inside front and has brief inked-in notes throughout about the various places, e.g. 'This is a really pretty part.' The book is otherwise good. Priced to reflect the condition. ISBN 0858640326. Keywords: australia south travel toiurism local history  Cat nr 20917 -  $A15 BUSH BROTHER (The): 7th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BROTHERHOOD MOVEMENT. Bush Brotherhood. September 1972 issue of magazine, paperback (light card), 50 pages, illustrated. An issue of the magazine devoted to the 75th anniversary of the Bush Brotherhood Movement of the Anglican Church. With numerous interesting photos. Small name on back, otherwise good clean copy. Keywords: bush country outback missions missionaries history  Cat nr 19229 -  $A27 BUSH CAPITAL (The). How Australia Chose Canberra as its Federal Capital. Pegrum, Roger. Sydney, Hale & Iremonger, A4 hardcover, 1983 reprint, 192 pages, illustrated. A very attractive book with a wealth of illustrations - maps, photos, artwork, etc. The author is Senior Lecturer in the Dept of Architecture, University of Sydney. Very good with excellent black boards and spine lettering, good dust-jacket. Slight signs of use at edges. ISBN 0868060666. Keywords: australia federal capital cities politics government history  Cat nr 20847 -  $A23 BUSH TOYS - Aboriginal Children at Play. Haagen, Claudia. Canberra, Aboriginal Studies Press. A4 paperback (stiff card), 1994, 165 pages, illustrated. A handsome book packed with material and illustrations, many of the latter in colour. Minor marks, good solid clean copy. ISBN 0855752459. Keywords: australia aborigines aboriginals children play culture society customs  Cat nr 20088 -  $A29 BUSHRANGER BALLADS. Hart, Pro (art). Ure Smith (Australia), quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1976, 64 pages, illustrated. Basically this book is a collection of paintings (in full colour) by noted Australian artist Pro Hart, printed on quality art paper, with some commentary, poetry and general text. There is an odd damp-type effect inside both covers but nothing serious. May be from the original binding process. Otyherwise the book is very good with a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0725402962. Keywords: australia outback bushrangers history society paintings art  Cat nr 20637 -  $A17 BUSHWALKING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT (Victoria). Learmonth, Mark, and John Embury. Author Published, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 114 pages, illustrated. With numerous maps and B&W photos. A clever idea! Prbably some of the details are now out of date but the books is still a very useful guide. Light wear, covers bit marked, but fairly good. ISBN 0731667263. Keywords: victoria australia bushwalking tourism travel transport trains buses trams  Cat nr 18481 -  $A17 BUSHWALKING IN AUSTRALIA (Lonely Planet Guide). Chapman, John, and Chapman, Monica. Lonely Planet, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 196 pages, illustrated. With maps, and many colour plates. Some edge and general wear but fair and solid. ISBN 0864420072. Keywords: australia bush outback country bushwalking hiking recreation  Cat nr 18043 -  $A13 CALLIOPE SHIRE CENTENARY 1879 - 1979.Loveday, A.B. (editor). Calliope Shire Council (Queensland, Australia), A4 hardcover, 164 pages, illustrated. The dust-jacket is marked and somewhat insect-damaged but the book itself is good with good boards and only minor defects, etc.  Has a good selection historic photos and other artwork, and the illustrations are reproduced to a better standard than often occurs in such books. Keywords: australia queensland local history settlers people aborigines society culture  Cat nr 19530 -  $A52 CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM OR BARBARISM? The Australian Predicament. Wheelwright, E.L. Sydney, ANZ Book Company, oversize Paperback (card), 1978, 207p. 'Essays in contemporary political economy.' Some edge wear and grubbiness, especially top edge, but fairly good. Keywords: australia government politics  Cat nr 1471 -  $A13 CAPTAIN SWEET'S ADELAIDE. Pike, Philip, and Julian Moore. Adelaide, Longwood Media, A4 hardcover, 1983, 103 pages, illustrated, frontispiece photograph. Captain Samuel White Sweet turned from the life of a soldier in the 1870s and 1880s, taking up his great love - photography. This book reproduces many of the views taken by the Captain and in some cases places photos of the same area alongside the historic view. There is wonderful photo of the business premises used by the Captain forming the book's frontispiece. The cloth has two or three minor spots of colour loss but the book is otherwise good. The dust-jacket is a little  worn at edges but not serious. ISBN 0959248803. Keywords: australia south history society culture photographs  Cat nr 20918 -  $A30 CARDBOARD CANTATA. Montesini, Lorenzo. Sydney, 1986, octavo, stiff card, 251p. The high life of Sydney as seen by one of its practitioners. Described as a 'Boswellian Chronicle of Sydney Society'.  Factional fiction, or fictional fact? You choose! There is a photo of the Count/Prince on the back. Very good copy except for blotted out name inside front.  Scarce. Keywords: biography anecdotes tales stories sydney nsw australia society culture  Cat nr 1422 -  $A15 CARNARVON GORGE. McDermant, Duncan. Melbourne, Rigby, quarto hardcover, 1978, 55 pages, illustrated. Basically a series of full-colour plates, well printed, with descriptive notes opposite each. Minor wear, good, with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0727005650. Keywords: australia western country bush travel tourism local  Cat nr 20150 -  $A17 CARRIERS, MAILMEN AND BUSH TELEGRAPH. Glass, Gloria. Rosalie Shire Historical Society, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2001 reprint, 51 pages, illustrated. The story of the cream carters of Goombungee, Queensland. Illustrated with photos and maps. Some light creasing front cover, otherwise good copy. ISBN 0957701306. Keywords: australia queensland history transport communication mail  Cat nr 18408 -  $A17 CATTLE DROVERS. Anon. Bay Books, small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1982, 43 pages, illustrated. In The Making of Australia series.  Includes some colour illustrations. Lightest of wear, very good solid copy. ISBN 0858355485. Keywords: australia outback bush country cattle drovers  Cat nr 6420 -  $A17 CHARTERS TOWERS - The Town They Called the World! Roderick, Don. Boolarong Publications, A4 hardcover, 1984, 63 pages, illustrated. Basically a series of paintings - in full colour on art paper - by Denis Hardy and Peter Lawson, of buildings in Charters Towers, Queensland. Range from 1897 through to 1983. One painting per page with descriptive text opposite. The front endpaper has been removed (evidently carried previous-owner's name?) but otyherwise the book is good with good boards and a fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0908175944. Keywords: australia queensland history art towns  Cat nr 20889 -  $A20 CHIMBU, The. A study of change in the New Guinea highlands. Brown, Paula. Cambridge (Mass), Schenkman Publishing, pictorial card, 1972, 151p, illsts. Some wear and general grubbiness (light covers) but fairly good. Keywords: new guinea people culture society anthropology history  Cat nr 10801 -  $A15 CHRISTENDOM AND THE COMING PEACE (After the War). Henley, T. Lon, Hodder and Stoughton, 1917, 12mo, decorated boards, 50p. The author was an MP in the NSW Parliament. Subtitled, 'The Christian Church’s Opportunity'. A little foxing and slight marks but generally very good. Keywords: christianity war church philosophy australia Cat nr 12807 -  $A22 CHRISTOPHER SKASE. Beyond the Mirage. Prior, Tom. Wilkinson Books, Australia, Paperback, 1994, 247p, illsts. The story of one of Australia's fugitive business high fliers, since departed this scene. He started out as a financial journalist and at one time aspired to take over MGM. Some edge and corner wear, minor cover creases, but fairly good.    Keywords: business corporations corporates law resorts fugitives crime australia Cat nr 5881 -  $A14 CHURCH IN THE SQUARE (The). A History of the Albert Street Church (Brisbane). Smith, F.R. Uniting Church Centre, paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, 188 pages, illustrated. An extensive history of the church, with numerous B&W photos and other illustrations. Unfortunately the original binding is weak and the book has loosened at spine - reglued - and is just a little messy but is otherwise good. ISBN 0731672526. Keywords: history australia queensland churches buildings culture people  Cat nr 17660 -  $A27 CITY IN FOCUS. Fischer, Peter, and Fryer, David. Fryer & Fischer (Australia) oblong quarto hardcover, 1982, 88 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. A photographic study of the city of Brisbane, Queensland. Both B&W and colour photos used. Some loss of colour edge of blue boards, but otherwise good with clean lettering and fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0959327517. Keywords: australia cities photography travel  Cat nr 8719 -  $A22 CITY OF SYDNEY DIRECTORY MDCCCXLIV-V (1844-45) (The). Low, Francis. Sydney, Library of Australian History, octavo hardcover, facsimile ed, 1978, approx. 200 pages, illustrated. Limited Numbered Edition - this copy is Number 869 of 1,000 copies. Issued in original cloth, without dust-jacket. Detailed directory of Sydney merchants of the day. Near-fine with excellent tan cloth and spine gilt lettering. ISBN 0908120095. Keywords: history australia sydney nsw merchants directories facsimiles business trade traders  Cat nr 8666 -  $A45 CIVIC THEATER - TOWNSVILLE:  Official Opening Ceremony. Anon. Brochure, quarto paperback (card covers), 1978, 24 pages, illustrated. Brochure published to mark the Official Opening Ceremony, on Friday 31 March, 1978, of the Civic Theatre, Townsville (Qld). Opened by His Excellency the Governor Queensland, Sir James Ramsay KCMG, CBE, DSC. A Gala Opening Concert was performed by Brian May and the Melbourne Show Band. Includes some colour photos. The covers are rubbed and show signs of wear and the edges are a little worn. No names or writing; fairly good. Keywords: movies theatres buildings ceremonies australia queensland  Cat nr 20029 -  $A15 CLASSICS OF AUSTRALIAN HUMOUR. Wannan, Bill. Currey O'Neil octavo hardcover, 1982, 132p, illsts. Very slight marks, name in front, otherwise very good with excellent cloth, etc. Dust-jacket fairly good. ISBN 0859022323. Keywords: humour humor fun comedy folklore myths mythology australia cartoons  Cat nr 2654 -  $A15 COACHES, RIVERBOATS and RAILWAYS. Howard, Ann. Bay Books (Australia), small quarto, pictorial boards, 1982, 43 pages, illustrated. In series 'The Making of Australia'. Features direct quotations from early historical records and reproductions of many early illustrations. Some light wear to cover boards but otherwise good clean copy. ISBN 0858355469. Keywords: australia transport coaches boats rivers waterways rail railways history  Cat nr 20547 -  $A12 COLONIAL ERA CEMETERY of NORFOLK ISLAND. Dalkin, R. Nixon. Pictorial Press, approx. A4 paperback (stiff card cover), 2001, 91 pages, illustrated, fold-out map. A detailed record, grave-by-grave, with such information as is available about the people involved, with B&W photos. There is a fold-out map of the area pinpointing the various graves. The front cover card has a long crease and there are minor defects but otherwise the book is good. ISBN 1876561273. Keywords: pacific islands history graves archeology culture society  Cat nr 20916 -  $A12 COMPULSIVE VIEWING. The Inside Story of Packer's Nine Network. Stone, Gerald. Viking Australia, large octavo hardcover, 2000, 536p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply; you will be emailed with details.) Some minor defects but generally good solid copy with good dust-jacket. Keywords: broadcasting television tv networks media australia business biography publishing  Cat nr 1474 -  $A17 CONTINENT IN CRISIS. A Passionate Argument for Rational Conservation Through a Better Understanding of Australia's Living Heritage. Smith, David. Penguin Paperback, 1990, 201p, illsts. Some light pencil underlining in places. Otherwise good copy. Keywords: science geography biology ecology environment flora fauna australia  Cat nr 11563 -  $A15 CONVICT KINGSTON (Norfolk Island) - a Guide. Smith, Nan. Nan Smith, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, 120 pages, illustrated. An interesting guidebook to the history and buildings of the convict settlement of Norfolk Island. Has a good selection B&W photos Very good clean copy. ISBN 0646320270. Keywords: australia local history norfolk island islands pacific convicts jails gaols prisons prisoners settlers  Cat nr 8488 -  $A15 COOLOOLA - Queensland's Unique Coastal Wilderness. Miller, Gregory, and Coster, Judith. Milcoss Associates, approx. square, approx. A4, paperback (stiff card cover), 1979, 68 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. A very attractive book detailing some of the history of this beautiful area, with many B&W and colour photos of the flora and fauna and the geography of the area.  Light wear, good. ISBN 095911504. Keywords: australia queensland coastlands local history travel  Cat nr 20328 -  $A19 COP THIS LOT. Culotta, Nino. Ure Smith (Australia), octavo hardcover, 1974 reprint, 221 pages, illustrated. By the author of 'They're a Weird Mob'.  Tendency to crack at spine (original binding poor), otherwise o.k. with good cloth, spine lettering and dust-jacket. ISBN 0725402008. Keywords: humour humor australia australiana  Cat nr 17218 -  $A13 CORALS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Deas, Walter (photos) and Domm, Steve (text). Sydney, Ure Smith, A4 hardcover, 1976, 127 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Illustrated with many B&W and coloured photos. A little wear to boards but fairly good with fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0725402652. Keywords: australia queensland great barrier reef oceans seas coasts nature natural history  Cat nr 6890 -  $A21 CORALS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Grant, Ern. E.M. Grant Pty Ltd (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff card), 1991, 88 pages, illustrated. A beautiful collection of full-colour photos, printed on art paper. Tiny bit of corner bumping but otherwise good. ISBN 0646058134. Keywords: australia queensland great barrier reef oceans corals nature   Cat nr 20282 -  $A17 COUNTRY CRISIS. Russell, Charles W. Brisbane, W.R. Smith and Paterson, octavo hardcover, 1976, 390 pages, illustrated. Tells the story of the author's lifelong effort to improve conditions in Australia's country areas. The author warns against the dangers of what he calls 'centralized socialism.' The book has a couple of advertising stickers pasted inside front (endpaper) but is otherwise a very good clean copy with a good dust-jacket. Keywords: australia country bush politics economics trade farming  Cat nr 18042 -  $A19 COUNTRY WOMEN. History of the First Seventy-Five Years. Qld CWA. Pagliano, Muriel (AM). Country Women's Association (Qld), small quarto paperback (stiff card), no date, 1979?, 467 pages, illustrated. An extensive and detailed history with many photos. Very good condition. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0646334727. Keywords: australia queensland history women females associations country bush outback  Cat nr 19700 -  $A32 CROSSING THE BAR. A History of Harrington, Gateway to the Manning Valley. Linton, Rebecca. Focus Publishing (Australia), small quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 2004, 256 pages, illustrated. The village of Harrington was an early coastal settlement that became a notable shipbuilding centre and station. This is an extensive and detailed history of the area with numerous photos, etc. Ths book shows a very slight damp effect as if it was stored poorly at some stage but there is no damage and it is generally fairly solid and clean. There are also some small spots on back cover and some minor staining at front. No previous-owner's name. ISBN 1920683445. Keywords: australia nsw bush country history society culture aborigines settlers local  Cat nr 20293 -  $A45 DAINTREE CAPE TRIBULATION. Lik, Peter. Wilderness Press, octavo hardcover, oblong style, pictorial boards, 1999, about 60 pages, illustrated. A book of beautiful panoscapes of this part of North Queensland. Full colour plates. There is a slight wrinkling of pages (dampness) but no damage whatever. Otherwise good. ISBN 1876585021. Keywords: australia queensland travel tourism scenery  Cat nr 19854 -  $A17 DARK EDUCATION. Growing up in the Rainforests of Far North Queensland. McElligott, Ned. Budola (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990, 240 pages, illustrated. A biographical portrait of life among the early timber-getters of the Great Green Belt, with a good admixture of interesting history and humour. Illustrated with many interesting historic and personal photos and drawings done by the author himself. Light edge and corner wear but generally good copy. ISBN 0646021125. Keywords: australia queensland bush country biography autobiography local  Cat nr 8779 -  $A35 DARK MAN WHITE WORLD. A Portrait of Tenor Harold Blair. Harrison, Kenneth. Melbourne, Novalit, octavo hardcover, 1975, 285p, illsts. The biography of a man who rose from life on a Queensland mission, separated from both parents by age 2, to become a singer who travelled the world. Greeting inside front but navy cloth and gilt spine lettering excellent. Dust-jacket fairly good. Keywords: music musicians singers tenors australia aborigines aboriginals biography  Cat nr 14912 -  $A17 DAUGHTER OF TWO WORLDS. Oldfield, Audrey. Hutchinson of Australia, octavo hardcover, 1979, 143 pages. Light wear, fairly good with fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0091354102. Keywords: australia biography people aborigines aboriginals  Cat nr 5215 -  $A13 DEATH STRUGGLE. How Political Malice and Boardroom Powerplays are Killing the ABC. Dempster, Quentin. Allen and Unwin paperback, 2000, 382 pages, illustrated. The author worked with the ABC for 16 years and has written several books. This copy is near-fine. ISBN 1865080373. Keywords: australia tv television radio broadcasting broadcasters government politics business  Cat nr 4142 -  $A22 DEMOCRACY AND TREASON IN AUSTRALIA. Gourley, Alan. First & Last Christian Publishing, paperback, 1987, 95p. An alarming look at Australian society, politics, et al. Some scratches on front but othewise good. ISBN 0958865124. Keywords: politics australia society democracy government people Cat nr 4295 -  $A13 DESERT CRAFTS. ANANGU MARUKU PUNU. Isaacs, Jennifer. Doubleday (Australia), large hardcover (approx. A4),1992, 149 pages, illustrated. The book tells the story of the traditional and contemporary craft and carvings of the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjara people of outback Australia. Fully illustrated in colour throughout, a beautiful book. There is a little sun-fading to the spine area of the dust-jacket but otherwise the book is in excellent condition with excellent black cloth and spine lettering. There is also one tiny spot on the bottom edge. No previous-owner's name. ISBN 0868244740. Keywords: australia outback bush craft crafts handicrafts handcrafts art aborigines aboriginals  Cat nr 17480 -  $A20 DICKABRAM BRIDGE CENTENARY 1886-1986. A Brief History of the District. Lipsett-Nahrung, Jennifer, and Dakin, Kathy. A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1986, 69 pages, illustrated. A historical survey of the area north of Gympie, Queensland. The bridge stands 23 meters above the Mary River at Miva. The bridge is a very interesting old structure, with some good photos in this book. There is also informaiton various district organizations and the Miva school. Minor signs of use but good. Keywords: australia queensland centenaries history people local  Cat nr 20586 -  $A35 DIGEST OF THE LAND LAWS OF QUEENSLAND. Fletcher, Hon. A.R. (M.L.A.) Brisbane, Govt Printer, 1963, quarto paperback, 30 pages. Light wear, fairly good. Keywords: land law legislation australia queensland  Cat nr 20039 -  $A17 DINKUM AUSSIE MAIL BOXES. Rural Art Treasures of Australia. Eager, Alan. Child & Henry, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1986. A fascinating collection of B&W photos of mailboxes around the country. Minor wear, fairly good. ISBN 0867772581. Keywords: mail boxes mailboxes outback bush country australia artefacts culture  Cat nr 8729 -  $A13 DINKUM DUNNIES. Baglin, Douglass, and Mullins, Barbara. Ure Smith, octavo hardcover, 1985 reprint, no pagination, approx. 64 pages, illustrated. A curious collection of B&W and colour photos. Mmmm - oh, well, whatever turns one one, I say! Paper tending to be wavy, possibly due to damp, but the book is quite intact. ISBN 0725403772. Keywords: australia country outback bush suburbs artefacts artifacts toilets latrines architecture building buildings outbuildings  Cat nr 19954 -  $A11 DINOSAURS OF AUSTRALIA. And Other Animals of the Mesozoic Age. Long, John A. Reed Books, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, no date, 87 pages, illustrated. A fascinating compendium of material about an aspect of Australia's long history not always well known (I confess my own ignorance). Well illustrated with a wealth of line drawings and B&W photos of sites, etc (sorry, no photos of the dinosaurs; alas, no cameras back then!). Small name inside front and a bit of general wear to the boards but the book is overall fairly good. ISBN 01730103331. Keywords: history prehistory evolution creatures australia  Cat nr 20261 -  $A22 DIRE STRAIT. A History of Bass Strait. Bateson, Charles. A.H. and A>W> Reed, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1973, 112 pages, illustrated. An interesting book telling the story of Bass Strait and its history, its dangers, its victims and more. With numerous B&W illustrations and full-colour plates. Except for s small previous-owner's name inside front, the book is in very good clean condition with a slightly worn but good dust-jacket. The dust-jacket repeats the illustration on the cover board so could be discarded if desired.  ISBN 0589071165. Keywords: australia straits history nautical sailing travel shipping  Cat nr 20326 -  $A25 DISCOVER AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY AND SURROUNDS. Anon. Random House paperback with plastic overlay, 1998, 286 pages, illsts, maps. Terrific guidebook, packed with colour photos, descriptive information, maps, etc. Near-fine copy. ISBN 0091836026. Keywords: sydney nsw australia travel tourism streets maps directory guidebook  Cat nr 4739 -  $A25 DISCOVER SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S MINING HERITAGE TRAILS. Anon. Primary Industries & Resources (SA), A4 paperback (stiff card), 1998, 24 pages, illustrated. Brochure with maps and colour photos. Good. Keywords: south australia mines mining minerals history  Cat nr 19673 -  $A13 DISCOVERING THE WILDFLOWERS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Paintings by Margaret Pieroni. Pieroni, Margaret. QPA Quality Publishing (WA), A4 paperback (stiff card cover with clear plastic overlay), no date, 46 pages, illustrated. A beautiful collection of painting in colour printed on high quality art paper. With botanical information and descriptive notes. The artist also lists the location where each plant was discovered. Very good copy. ISBN 1875737723. Keywords: art paintings illustrations flowers wildflowers western australia  Cat nr 20670 -  $A17 DISCOVERY. WITHIN 3 HOURS OF BRISBANE. Attwood, Paul (photographer). Panara Publishers (Australia) oblong paperback (stiff pictorial card), approx. A4, 1990, 79 pages, illustrated. A very attractive book with full-colour photos printed on art paper, descriptive text opposite each. [Note if your purchase this book: The cover is not marked; it is a rather peculiar patterned card!] Very good. ISBN 064601062X. Keywords: australia queensland brisbane photos scenery travel country bush  Cat nr 7140 -  $A17 DOCTOR WHO DARED, The. The Story of Henry Price, MD Berlin, MB, BS Brisbane. Clarke, Joan. Sydney, Tully Press, large octavo hardcover, 1st Ed, 1982, 240p, frontispiece portrait. Dr Henry Price was the centre of a major controversy in 1953 when he took to court eleven doctors on charges of defamation, conspiracy and libel. Very good with very good dust-jacket. ISBN 0959355901. Keywords: doctors australia medical law legal courts jurisprudence litigation libel defamation conspiracy  Cat nr 4756 -  $A17 DOWN UNDER ALL OVER. A Love Affair With Australia. Brewster, Barbara Marie. Four Winds Publications (USA), paperback, 1991, 225 pages, illustrated. Foreword by Rolf Harris. An American-born Australiaphile writes with affection about Australia and its people. She is not blind to the idiosyncratic aspects of our country but throughout shows a remarkable sense of love and affection. With a good selection B&W photos. Very good copy. ISBN 0962860808. Keywords: biography autobiography australia memoirs travel observations  Cat nr 20451 -  $A15 DOWNUNDER (Revised Edition). Lines, Barry. North Sydney, Horwitz Publications, quart hardcover, Revised Edition, 1971, 144p, illsts. New edition, with revisions. Life in the seas off Australia's coast. Information on photographic methods, habitats, etc, and numerous bw and colour photos. Dust-jacket a little worn and frayed and front endpaper stained, but otherwise the book is very good. ISBN 0725501464. Keywords: seas oceans australia aquatic marine life flora fauna underwater undersea diving coastal habitat environment Cat nr 1244 -  $A13 DRIVING FORCE. 200 Years of Australian Success Stories. McLaughlin, Shirley. Angus & Robertson paperback (stiff pictorial card), The rise and rise of such luminaries as Sir Arvi Parvo, Prue Acton, Maina Gielgud, Slim Dusty, Victor Chang, and many more. Business success, artistic achievement, medical and much more. Minor edge wear. Good copy. ISBN 0207187428. Keywords: business self help success achievement trading traders biography  Cat nr 6223 -  $A17 EARLY SETTLERS HISTORICAL CLUB OF TEA TREE GULLY Inc. Cooke, Ken. Starburst Publishing (South Australia), large A4 hardcover, decorated boards, 2002, 328 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) A beautifully-produced book, well printed on quality paper with a wealth of information and a huge selection of B&W historical photos. Scarce book. In near-fine state with beautiful maroon cloth and gilt decoration on front cover. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0958013926. Keywords: south australia settlers history people local country bush culture society  Cat nr 18105 -  $A82 EARTH FIRST. The struggle to save Australia's rainforest. Kendell, Jeni, and Buivids, Eddie. ABC Australia, square hardcover, approx. quarto, 1987, 167 pages, illustrated. Slight wear, good solid copy with fairly good dust-jacket. 0642527326. Keywords: australia forests rainforests ecology environment endangered species wilderness bush outback history  Cat nr 4475 -  $A22 ELIZABETH THE GARDEN CITY. Galbreath, Margaret, and Gillian Pearson. Investigator Press (Australia), quarto hardcover, 1982, 120 pages, illustrated. An interesting history of the city and its past, illustrations with numerous photos, etc, including some full colour plates. The book is in generally very good condition with a good dust-jacket, except that the front board has some slight poatchy loss of colour - nothing serious though. ISBN 0959941525. Keywords: australia south history settlers aborigines culture people local  Cat nr 20263 -  $A19 EMILY'S JOURNAL - The Welch Letters. Roberts, Pat. T.A. & P.R. Roberts. Quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1986, 264 pages, illsts, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Stories of the 'old days' told to the author by her grandfather. NOTE: Ex-LIBRARY, with the usual cancelled stamps, plastic over d-j, etc. Some wear but fairly good. Keywords: journals recollections biography autobiography letters  Cat nr 3669 -  $A17 ESSAYS IN THE HISTORY OF RURAL EDUCATION in AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND. Petersen, R.C., and Rodwell, G.W. (editors). Darwin, William Michael Press, Paperback (stiff card), 1993, 255p. Thirteen essays. Scarce! very good copy. Keywords: australia new zealand education school schooling country outback aborigines aboriginals missions  Cat nr 1457 -  $A27 EUMUNDI MARKET. Mangold, Michael. Tandem Productions (Australia), square paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, 64 pages, illustrated. An affectionate look at one of Australia's best-known regular markets - established in 1979. The author/phoograher collected material over a period of months, with some interesting B&W photos of market activities and characters. Has some light finger marks on the white board and minor marks but is generally fairly good.  ISBN 0646067176. Keywords: queensland makets trade society culture people  Cat nr 19045 -  $A27 EUREKA REMINISCENCES. Ballarat Heritage Services. Ballarat Heritage Services (Australia), paperback, 1998, 84 pages, illustrated. A collection of reminiscences from survivors of the Eureka fracas. Collected by Ballarat (Vic) Heritage Services.  Includes numerous interesting photos, a map of the area and is fully indexed with references to various names, etc. Slight marks to cover, otherwise good copy. ISBN 0646352385. Keywords: australia victoria revolts riots history  Cat nr 20632 -  $A22 EXPLODING THE MYTHS: The Political Memoirs of John Kane. Kane, John. Angus & Robertson (Australia) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 292 pages, illustrated. Former Catholic Irish Labor parliamentarian who became one of the founders of the breakaway DLP. Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 0207161690. Keywords: biography autobiography memoirs politics politicians government australia  Cat nr 8409 -  $A15 EXPLORATION NORTH. The NATURAL HISTORY OF QUEENSLAND. Lavery, H. J. (editor). Lloyd O'Neil, quarto hardcover, Revised Edition, 1983, 243 pages, illustrated, index. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Good, with good cloth and fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0855504900. Keywords: australia queensland nature natural history ecology environment wildlife   Cat nr 7539 -  $A21 EXPLORE GLENELG.Lyne, Bill (editor). National Trust of SA, small quarto paperback, 1989, 56 pages, illustrations, map. Self-guided walks. History, places of interest, and people, with some B&W photos. Minor wear, tiny damage edge front, but generally good.Keywords: south australia tours tourism travel  Cat nr 5424 -  $A14 EXPLORE TASMANIA. Pringle-Jones, Jennifer. Publishing House of Tasmania, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1983, 96 pages, illustrated. Well illustrated with numerous colour photos, maps, etc. Minor wear, fairly good. ISBN 1875210016. Keywords: australia tasmania tours tourism travel  Cat nr 7521 -  $A13 EXPLORING THE A.C.T. AND SOUTHEAST N.S.W. Donald, J. Kay. Kangaroo Press paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1987 reprint, 192 pages, illustrated. With photos, maps and descriptive notes. Very good copy. ISBN 0864170491. Keywords: australia nsw maps travel tourism  Cat nr 5141 -  $A17 FAIRFIELD. A HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT. George, Vance, with Brenda Pittard.  Council of the City of Fairfield (NSW), A4 hardcover, 1982, 264 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) At extensive history of the area west of Sydney, with a wealth of old photographs and other reference material. Jacket illustration in colour by Conrad Martens. Very good copy with excellent brown cloth and clean spine lettering. Dust-jacket shows minor wear and is good. ISBN 0959338004. Keywords: australia history nsw settlers cities local  Cat nr 18150 -  $A27 FAITH LIVES ON. HERVEY BAY UNITING CHURCH. 20 Years of History. Christensen, Roy & Betty. Uniting Church of Hervey Bay, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1996, 110 pages, illustrated. Has a great selection B&W photos, reproductions of historic artefacts, line drawings, and more. An impressive book! Very good, near-new copy. ISBN 0646288261. Keywords: churches history australia queensland local congregations religion  Cat nr 7443 -  $A27 FARWELL COUNTRY.  Selected Writings. Farwell, George. Melb, Nelson, octavo hardcover, 1st ed, 1977, 296p. Some marks on edges deface an otherwise good copy w. dj.Keywords: literature biography country outback Cat nr 8023 -  $A19 FATAL SHORE (The). A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia 1787-1868. Hughes, Robert. London, Collins Harvill, octavo hardcover, 1987 reprint, 688 pages, illustrated. Minor wear, with fairly good red boards and gilt spine lettering. Dust-jacket slightly loose and slightly worn but fairly good. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.)  ISBN 0002173611. Keywords: australia convicts transportation crime criminals england britain punishment colonies sailing sociology Cat nr 18177 -  $A19 FATAL STORM. The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Mundle, Rob. HarperCollins. paperback stiff pictorial card), 2003 reprint, 338 pages, illustrated. The story of the disastrous 1998 Sydney-Hobart yacht race, which saw six sailors die. Minor defects, very good solid copy. ISBN 0732269237. Keywords: yachts yachting races competitions sail sailing oceans seas storms disasters  Cat nr 18358 -  $A15 FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN BUSH SONGS. Long, Lionel, and Jenkin, Graham (compilers). Rigby large Paperback (pictorial card), 1981 reprint, 152p. Light edge staining but fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0727014269. Keywords: music songs verse poems poetry australia outback bush country traditional culture  Cat nr 8080 -  $A12 FAVOURITE CANBERRA TREES. Boden, Robert (text) and Hills, Gillian (illsts). Kangaroo Press, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1993, 112 pages, illustrated. Features colour sketches of thirty trees grown in the streets, parks and gardens of Australia's national capital, together with descriptive notes. Gillian Hills is well known for her beautifully illustrated greetings cards and stationery and Robert Boden was the Director of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Near-fine copy. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). ISBN 0864175302. Keywords: australia act canberra trees vegetation drawings sketches  Cat nr 17745 -  $A32 FIELD GUIDE TO THE COMMON PLANTS OF THE COOPER BASIN. South Australia & Queensland. Santos. Santos Ltd (Australia), paperback, 3rd Edition, 1997, 122 pages, illustrated. A useful reference work with colour plates of each plant variety and, opposite, detailed information - description, habitat, etc. Also includes useful information as to the legality/usefulness or otherwise of removing particular plants. One corner of back cover and one corner of front cover have creases. Otherwise the book is good. ISBN 1875568042. Keywords: australia south queensland cooper basin plants identification flora bush  Cat nr 20732 -  $A13 FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN QUEENSLAND. Anon. Qld Dept of Housing, square paperback (stiff card), 32 pages, illustrated. 'Developing Better Communities - 1945 to 1995'.' Very good copy. Keywords: housing building government residential  Cat nr 19670 -  $A13 FIGHTING UNION. A History of the Queensland Branch of the Transport Workers' Union, 1907-2000. Kellett, John. Boolarong Press (Australia), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2001, 264 pages, illustrated. A very good clean and solid copy of this scarce book. No previous-owner's name or other defects. ISBN 0646332562. Keywords: australia queensland transport workers unions employees employers history politics  Cat nr 7881 -  $A47 FIRST AUSTRALIANS (The) - OUR HERITAGE IN STAMPS. Australian Bicentennial Collection (with stamps). Australia Post. Australia Post, approx. square paperback (stiff pictorial card), about A4 size, 36 pages, illustrated. Attractive book dealing with Aboriginal history. Complete with 8 different mint stamps untouched in pocket. Minor marks to book, good condition. ISBN 0642869634. Keywords: australia australian history aborigines aboriginals bicentennial stamps postage collectibles collectables  Cat nr 7860 -  $A21 FIVE DAYS AT CLAREMONT. Buchanan, Robyn (text), with Nanette Dingle (artist). Boolarong Publications (Australia), small quarto paperback 9stiff pictorial card), 1981, 58 pages, illustrated. Study of the historic house 'Claremont' in Ipswich, Queensland, with sketches, photos, etc. Signs of use but fairly good. ISBN 0908175221. Keywords: australia queensland history buildings houses  Cat nr 18844 -  $A22 FIXING THE GOVERNMENT. Everybody's Guide to Lobbying in Australia. Beauchamp, Katherine. Penguin paperback, 1986, 241 pages. A most important reference book. Paper bit browned, otherwise fairly good copy. ISBN 014008018X. Keywords: politics government lobbying opinion influence australia  Cat nr 2904 -  $A27 FLINDERS RANGES WALKS (Corrected edition). Beer, Peter (editor). Conservation Council of Sth Australia, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1982 reprint of 1st edition (with corrections), 63 pages, illustrated. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0959386211. Keywords: south australia bush country walks hills recreation tourism travel  Cat nr 17853 -  $A15 FLORAL EMBLEMS OF AUSTRALIA. Boden, Anne. Australian Govt Publishing Service, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1985, 30 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with colour photos. Detailed history of the development of each emblem for the various states and territories. With an additional section 'Uses of Floral Emblems'. Light wear, short crease front, good copy. ISBN 0644028955. Keywords: gardens plants flowers australia emblems symbols crafts  Cat nr 17482 -  $A12 FLOWERS AND PLANTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND. Rotherham, Blaxell, Briggs and Carolin. A.H. & A.W. Reed (Australia), A4 hardcover, 1st Edition, 1975, 191 pages, illustrared, endpaper maps. A beautiful - and useful - reference book with a huge number of colour plates printed on art paper, together with descriptive notes. Good clean copy with just slight fading of colour on bottom of boards. Good spine lettering. Fairly good dust-jacket. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0589071718. Keywords: flowers plants reference nsw queensland australia  Cat nr 20298 -  $A25 FLYING SCOTSMAN ON TOUR AUSTRALIA. Dudley, John (text). Chapmans 1990. Large hardcover (approx. A4+), no pagination - about 64 pages, illsts. The train visited Australia for the Bicentenary celebrations and spent one year here.  A great memorial of the event for the train aficionado. The pictorial boards repeat the dust-jacket illustration showing the handsome beast in full flight (well, still attached to the rails, of course). Book itself is in very good condition and the dust-jacket a trifle wrinkled on edges but good. ISBN 1855925044. Keywords: rail railways trains locomotives engines travel transport celebrations anniversaries  Cat nr 1859 -  $A19 FLYING THE FLAG IN QUEENSLAND. Small quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 9 pages, illustrated. Very good copy. [No ISBN] Keywords: australia queensland flags  Cat nr 20719 -  $A8 FOOTNOTE PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. Ann Atkinson (editor). The Fairfax Library, octavo hardcover, 1987, 240 pages, illustrated. An interesting collection of mini-biographies dealing with a number of interesting characters on the fringes of Australian history, one might say. People like the amazing sex-obsessed William Chidley But also many more serious characters! Has a previous owner's name and name rubber stamp inside front but is otherwise good with good boards and clean spine lettering and a fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0949707120. Keywords: australia history people society culture eccentrics biography  Cat nr 20203 -  $A19 FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. A Guide to Collecting in Australia. Maslen, Geoffrey. Brooks Waterloo paperback, 1988, 136p, illsts. Little bent and some pages browned but fairly good. ISBN 0864400853. Keywords: antiques collectibles collectables collections old wares business Cat nr 1526 -  $A14 FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH. The Hunter District Water Board, 1892-1992. Lloyd, Troy and Schreiner. Longmans Cheshire, large paperback (stiff card), 1992, 364 pages, illsts. Some corner and edge wear, light creasing to cover, etc. Fair only but solid and intact. ISBN 0582876869. Keywords: history australia nsw hunter newcastle water reticulation  Cat nr 3927 -  $A17 FOR THE RECORD. 160 Years of Aboriginal Print Journalism. Rose, Michael (editor). Allen & Unwin, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 219 pages, illustrated. Very good copy with just tiny wear an a small name in front. ISBN 1864480580. Keywords: australia aborigines aboriginals journals journals newspapers publishing society  Cat nr 17800 -  $A22 FOREST GIANTS. Timbergetting in the New South Wales Forests 1800 - 1950. Hannah, Helen. Forestry Commission of NSW, large paperback (stiff card cover), 1986, 120 pages, illustrated. Extensive text accompanied by many B&W historic photographs. Nicely printed book. There is a greeting inside front and the front cover card is lightly creased across one corner, otherwise the book is very good. ISBN 0730516466. Keywords: australia nsw history timber industry enterprises  Cat nr 20931 -  $A25 FRANKLIN (The). NOT JUST A RIVER. McQueen, James. Penguin Books, square paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1983, 85 pages, illustrated. Introduction by David Bellamy. Story of an Australian grassroots movement. This is a somewhat degraded copy, clear plastic pasted down, blotted-out names on edge and inside. Otherwise fair and intact. ISBN 0140068473. Keywords: environment ecology rivers wilderness  Cat nr 18460 -  $A15 FRED & OLIVE'S BLESSED LINO. Lunn, Hugh. University of Qld Press. paperback (stiff card), 1993, 173 pages, illustrated. 'More over-the-top stories from Annerley Junction.' Signs of wear but fairly good. ISBN 070222574. Keywords: humour comedy folklore australiana humor  Cat nr 19636 -  $A13 FRED HOLLOWS. Autobiography. Hollows, Fred, with Corris, Peter. Kerr Australia, octavo hardcover, 1991, 239p, illst. with photos. Story of the man who did so much to aid people with vision defects, including thousands in Third World countries.  Except for small name in front and a little wear to board edges is a very good copy with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0958800464. Keywords: eyes ocular medicine health healing biography autobiography  Cat nr 4633 -  $A17 FROM SPEAR AND MUSKET 1879 -1979 - CABOOLTURE CENTENARY. Caboolture Shire Council. Caboolture Shire Council, A4 paperback (stiff card), 1979, 320 pages, illustrated. Warning: The book has some staining on front cover that has penetrated to the first two pages and some light edge staining. The basic text is, however, quite o.k. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0959564403. Keywords: australia history local queensland society settlers  Cat nr 19332 -  $A22 FROM WYANGARIE TO RICHMOND. An Historic Record of the Richmond District of North West Queensland. Authurs, Julie Ann. Richmond Shire Council (Qld), A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1995, 345 pages, illustrated.A gigantic collection of historic material, text and photos, etc. A fascinating record of the passing years in this district. (Weighs over 1.5 kg.) This book is now scarce! This copy has a very slight 'damp' effect to some of the early pages but nothing serious. No damage to anything. Otherwise very good copy. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 064625362X. Keywords: australia queensland local history settlers aborigines people  Cat nr 20366 -  $A45 FUELLED BY PASSION. A History of St Luke's Nursing Service 1904-2004. Longhurst, Robert. Brisbane, St Luke's Nursing Service, A4 hardcover, decorated boards, 2004, 108 pages, illustrated. A handsome, well-printed book with the history enhanced by B&W and colour photos. The book is very good with excellent clean boards. The dust-jacket has a tiny corner tear and a couple of light creased but is otherwise good. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0646438204. Keywords: australia queensland nursing medical services history  Cat nr 20806 -  $A30 FUN, FRIENDSHIP AND VIOLET FARM. A Brief History of the Port Milang Shacks. Rovansky, J.A. Pt Milang Shackowners' Assn (South Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card cover), 1998, 63 pages, illustrated. South Australian local history. Has a couple of photo illustrations but reproduction quality is not good. Covers bit finger-marked, otherwise the book is fairly good. Keywords: south australia history local buildings houses housing people  Cat nr 8491 -  $A12 FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN FEDERALISM, The. Greenwood, Gordon. University of Queensland Press, octavo hardcover, 2nd Edition, 1976. First published in 1946. Slight edge marks, very good copy, with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0702206059. Keywords: australia federal politics government society people history co-operation  Cat nr 5230 -  $A17 FUTURE OF OUR HISTORIC CHURCHES (The). Conflict and Reconciliation. Henwood, John, and Tom Hazell. The National Trust (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff card), 1988, 132 pages, illustrated. Slight marking of shiny cover card but otherwise very good clean copy.  ISBN 0909710716. Keywords: australia history churches buildings architecture preservation  Cat nr 19353 -  $A32 G'DAY! TEACH YOURSELF AUSTRALIAN. In 20 Easy Lessons. Bowles, Colin. Angus & Robertson paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992 reprint, 118 pages, illustrated. An entertaining look at the Aussie lingo.  I'm an intellectual snob so had better refrain from comment about the argot of my fellow-Australians. Illustrated with cartoons. Very good. ISBN 0207154317. Keywords: language australia australian words  Cat nr 7116 -  $A22 GATTON COLLEGE. 100 Years of Science with Practice. Craig-Smith, Pearson and Middleton. University of Queensland, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 220 pages, illustrated. The story of the oldest tertiary institution in Queensland (Australia) and its relationship to the history of agricultural development in the country. Illustrated with many photos from the past. Light wear, good solid copy. ISBN 0909816298. Keywords: australia queensland colleges history education  Cat nr 17478 -  $A47 G'DAY! TEACH YOURSELF AUSTRALIAN. In 20 Easy Lessons. Bowles, Colin. Angus & Robertson paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992 reprint, 118 pages, illustrated. An entertaining look at the Aussie lingo.  I'm an intellectual snob so had better refrain from comment about the argot of my fellow-Australians. Illustrated with cartoons. Very good copy. ISBN 0207154317. Keywords: language australia australian words  Cat nr 7116 -  $A10 GEOLOGY AND RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE WIANAMATTA GROUP, The. Herbert, Chris. Dept of Mineral resources & Development, small quarto paperback (stiff card), 1979, 203 pages, illsts. Minor wear, very good copy. Keywords: australia new south wales nsw geology resources earth minerals  Cat nr 4826 -  $A32 GHAN (The). The Story of the Alice Springs Railway. Fuller, Basil. Lansdowne, paperback stiff pictorial card), 1996, 274 pages, illustrated. The story of Australia's great north-south railway line and its trains. Very good, clean, like-new copy. ISBN 1863025251. Keywords: australia travel tourism railways transport  Cat nr 18874 -  $A22 GOD UNDER HOWARD, The Rise of the Religious Right in Australian Politics. Maddox, Marion. Allen & Unwin, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 386 pages. The leading authority on the intersection of religion and politics in Australia writes about the Howard years, a period when Australia began emulating the attitudes of the American fundamentalist Right. Except for a couple of page creases and light creasing to back cover this is a very good copy. ISBN 1741145686. Keywords: religion beliefs christianity politics australia society  Cat nr 17738 -  $A27 GOLDEN AGE (The). THROUGH THE MAGIC DOOR: A Collection of Australia's Classic Fantasy Writing. Volume TWO (2) only . Holden, Robert. Angus and Robertson, large hardcover, 1992, 456 pages, illustrated.(Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply, especially for foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) WARNING: This book is in excellent shape internally only but externally the cloth is grubby and marked. Great if you are only interested in the stories and/or illustrations. Has some beautiful colour plates, suitable for framing (dare I suggest it?). Priced accordingly. ISBN 0207177236. Keywords: fantasy art writing fiction artists  Cat nr 18654 -  $A32 GRAND HOUSE AT SWAN HILL, The. Harris, Fahey. Ninderry Press, paperback (stiff card), 2002, 156 pages. A sort of folksy history and social commentary. Good clean copy. ISBN 0958079935. Keywords: australia history biography people queensland  Cat nr 19788 -  $A19 GREAT AUSSIE JOKES. Plowman, Sonya (compiler). The Five Mile Press paperback, 1999, 287 pages, illustrated. Creased front cover and a few marks but otherwise fairly good. ISBN 1864631651. Keywords: australia aussie jokes humour humor cartoons  Cat nr 4246 -  $A15 GREAT AUSSIE STUFF-UPPS. (stuff-ups) Andrews, Malcolm (text) and Mitchell, Bill (illsts). Horwitz Grahame, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1984, 124 pages, illustrated. Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 0725517824. Keywords: humour humor cartoons fun australia australiana  Cat nr 17768 -  $A22 GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIKE RIDES. Touring Down Under the Easy Way. Hemmings, Leigh. Simon & Schuster, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 176 pages, illustrated. With a wealth of charts, maps and photos, including colour plates. A little bent and marked on edges but nothing serious and generally fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0731804082. Keywords: australia travel tourism transport bicycles cycling bikes recreations  Cat nr 19276 -  $A27 GREAT AUSTRALIAN PUB CRAWL. Osborne, G.L. (compiler). Penguin (Australia), paperback, 1997, 140 pages. Details on many pubs with interesting sidelights and chit-chat but some now gone! Pubs with beer-drinkling pigs (as a non-drinker I could comment on that but will refrain), with racing frogs (think my cat would like to see those), wild pubs, posh pubs, and so on. With some maps to guide you on your way. Very light wear, good copy. ISBN 1854718789. Keywords: hotels eateries pubs public houses  Cat nr 20512 -  $A14 GREAT AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY JOURNEYS. Marsh, Bill 'Swampy'. ABC (Australia) Books, paperback, 2009 reprint, 274 pages, illustrated. With Foreword by Tim Fischer. A wide range of tales, serious and humorous, with numerous illustrations. Front cover and first pages curling but otherwise fairly good. ISBN 9780733317392. Keywords: rail railways railroads train journeys travel  Cat nr 20747 -  $A13 GREAT BARRIER REEF (The Australian Geographic Book of). With loose map. McCoy, Mike, Australian Geographic, oblong A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 160 pages, illustrated. The world's largest coral reef system - 2,000 km, 2900 reefs and 1000 islands. A beautiful book, text and photos by Mr McCoy. Well printed with a wealth of full-colour plates, together with maps and descriptive text. With a loose map of the area. Small bump top corner back but not serious. Otherwise very good condition. ISBN 1876276282. Keywords: australia queensland barrier reef travel tourism pacific coral reefs  Cat nr 18637 -  $A32 GREAT BARRIER REEF AUSTRALIA. Panoscapes. Lik, Peter. Wilderness Press (Aust) oblong octavo hardcover pictorial boards, 2001, no pagination, approx. 70p, illustrated. Near-new condition, packed with beautiful full-colour photos printed on quality art paper. ISBN 0646282484. Keywords: australia queensland barrier reef photographs photography travel tourism nature seascapes  Cat nr 6260 -  $A17 GREEN POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA. Hutton, Drew (editor). Angus & Robertson, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1987, 245 pages. Paper bit browned and edges bit age-stained, general wear, but fairly good. ISBN 0207156247. Keywords: society politics australia government green  Cat nr 19557 -  $A15 GREAT TOP ROAD (The). Travellers Guide to the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland and Northern Territory. Fraser, Lynn and Yvonne. Boolarong Publications, small quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 1994, 159 poages, illustrated. Packed with information, maps and colour photos. A couple of turned-down page corners, otherwise very good clean copy. ISBN 0864391722. Keywords: australian northern territory travel tourism adventure queensland  Cat nr 20851 -  $A23 GREENHOUSE EFFECT, The. Living in a Warmer Australia. Henderson-Sellers, Ann, and Blong, Russell. NSW University Press paperback (stiff card), 1989, 211 pages, illsts. Well worn copy, bit grubby on edges, etc, priced accordingly. ISBN 0868402672. Keywords: environment ecology greenhouse australia  Cat nr 4803 -  $A13 GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS AND MUSEUMS. McKillop, Robert (compiler). Australian Railway Historical Society, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 6th Edition, 1997, 143 pages, illustrated. A wealth of information, together with some photos and maps. Bit worn at edges and corners but fairly good. ISBN 0909650403. Keywords: railways railroads history transport australia museums  Cat nr 18351 -  $A17 GUILTY SECRETS. FREE SPEECH IN AUSTRALIA. Pullan, Robert. Methuen paperback (stiff card), 1984, 232p. The author is a journalist who has worked in Australia and the USA who also wrote 'Bob Hawke: A Portrait' (1980). The book has an Introduction by the late Donald Horne. A little wear but fairly good. ISBN 0454004990. Keywords: society australia freedom free speech law  Cat nr 1074 -  $A12 GYMPIE AMBULANCE 1902-2002. The First Hundred Years. Sachs, Wayne. Wayne Sachs, foolscap paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 286 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) An extensive history with a great many interesting B&W photos. The book is in very good clean condition except that the cover is tending to curl (that type of card). Keywords: ambulance history health australia queensland  Cat nr 8583 -  $A47 GYMPIE SOUTH & DISTRICT SCHOOLS. 75th ANNIVERSARY 1910-1985. Scougall, Jean. Foolscap paperback (stiff pictorial card), 139 pages, illustrated. Very good copy of this history, which includes Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek and Greendale. Keywords: australia queensland local history schools education settlers  Cat nr 7483 -  $A37 HAY, HELL AND BOOLIGAL. Australian Bush Humour. Wannan, Bill. Currey O'Neil octavo hardcover, 1982, 132p, illsts. Very slight marks, name in front, otherwise very good with excellent cloth, etc. Dust-jacket fairly good. ISBN 0859020320. Keywords: humour humor fun comedy folklore myths mythology australia cartoons  Cat nr 2655 -  $A15 HEALTH OF ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA, The. Reid, Janice, and Trompf, Peggy (editors). Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, small quarto paperback, 1991, 436 pages. Some light edge staining and cover bit bent but fairly good. ISBN 0729503652. Keywords: australia aboriginals aborigines health  Cat nr 4772 -  $A19 HEART OF PARADISE (The). The HISTORY of BURLEIGH HEADS. Longhurst, Robert. Gold Coast City Council (Australia), A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1991, 96 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with numerous B&W photographs. Minor marks, otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0646067109. Keywords: australia queensland local history society culture people settlers  Cat nr 17071 -  $A30 HELL AND PARADISE - The Norfolk Bounty Pitcairn Saga. Clarke, Peter. Shearwater Press (Australia), large hardcover, approx. A4 size, square format, 1995 reprint, 189 pages, illustrated endpaper maps. A handsome production, well printed, with a wealth of colour illustrations, detailing the history (at times very grim) of Pitcairn, Norfolk islands, along with the story of the Bounty and the history surrounding the ship and the invasion of the Pacific by the Europeans. Book itself in very good condition with the slightest of wear, with a dust-jacket that is a little rubbed, especially on back, but fairly good. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0670815217. Keywords: pacific islands australia britain history ships exploration adventure  Cat nr 20331 -  $A19 HER SELECTION. Writings by Nineteenth Century Australian Women. Spender, Lynne (editor). Penguin paperback (stiff card), 1988, 259 pages. Minor marks, good copy. ISBN 0140112391. Keywords: literature history writings women females writers authors australia australian  Cat nr 5657 -  $A19 HERALDS AND ANGELS. The House of Fairfax 1841-1990. Souter, Gavin. Melbourne University Press, large octavo hardcover, 1991, 380 pages, illsts. The story of a great Australian institution - publishers of the key journals The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (Melbourne). In spite of the misguided management of part of the family at one point in its history the business has survived and is flourishing today. Has a Fairfax presentation label in front, otherwise is near-fine with like dust-jacket (slightly sun-faded at back). ISBN 0522844499. Keywords: newspapers journals publishing history australia sydney nsw enterprises businesses trade  Cat nr 3738 -  $A17 HIDDEN GARDENS OF SYDNEY, The. Malnic, Jutta (photos). Garden Committee of The National Trust of Aust (NSW), square, light card, 1977. Twenty-six full-colour full-page photos with accompanying text. Covers somewhat worn. Fair to fairly good. ISBN 909723508. Keywords: gardens gardening plants australia sydney nsw  Cat nr 5878 -  $A15 HIGH TIDES AND HARD RIDES. A rollicking account of a last-frontier adventure in the 1990s. Winn, Rhyllie. Boolarong Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 262 pages, illustrated. Memoir of a three-year period on Curtis Island in the area of Queensland near the Great Barrier Reef. Minor marks, good solid clean copy. ISBN 064633266X. Keywords: biography autobiography country bush outback memoirs humour australiana  Cat nr 19225 -  $A27 HISTORIC BUILDINGS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Rowney, Barry (text). Axiom Heritage Collection, oblong paperback, approx. A4, 1995, 52 pages, illustrated. A mix of photos and sketches illustrates this book. Light wear, good copy. ISBN 094733873X. Keywords: australia south buildings architecture history culture  Cat nr 19239 -  $A37 HISTORIC TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA. Cox, Philip. and Wesley Stacy. Lansdowne Press (Australia), large hardcover (25.5 cm x 29 cm), 1983 reprint, 247 pages, illustrated. Comprises a series of entries with details of the area depicted accompanied by B&W photos. Note: There is a matching volume by the same compilers, 'The Australian Homestead'. Good clean copy with excellent black cloth and gilt spine lettering. No previous-owner's name. Dust-jacket a little rubbed but otherwise good. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.)  ISBN 0701801840. Keywords: australia country towns settlements history local  Cat nr 20367 -  $A25 HISTORICAL WORKS OF ART HELD BY THE LIBRARY - James Cook University. Store, R., and D. Gibson-Wilde. Townsville, 1987, roneod booklet, 11 pages. Good condition. Keywords: art artworks reference  Cat nr 19541 -  $A11 HISTORY OF GATESHEAD & REDHEAD PARISH 1963-1988. And the Golden Anniversary of St John Vianney's Church, Redhead. Kennedy, Monsignor R. R. Kennedy, paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, 117 pages, illustrated. Light wear, good. Keywords: australia religion church history nsw local catholic  Cat nr 6150 -  $A27 HISTORY OF PORT NELLIGEN - Part 1. Reynolds, G.T. (Snr). Clyde River and Bateman's Bay Historical Society, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1985, 113 pages, illustrated. The light coloured cover is a little bent and has some marking but nothing serious. Generally fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0959460829. Keywords: australia nsw local history people settlers aborigines society  Cat nr 18670 -  $A25 HISTORY OF THE PARISH OF THE SACRED HEART BARCALDINE. Hoch, Isabel. Isabel Hock, 1988, paperback (stiff card), 37 pages, illustrated. Includes Alpha, Jericho, Aramac and Muttaburra. Good condition. ISBN 0731642872. Keywords: australia queensland catholic church history  Cat nr 19669 -  $A15 HOLD HISTORY IN YOUR HANDS. The story of Australia's currency. Westpac Banking Corporation. Westpac Banking Corp, 1992, A4 paperback (stiff card), 20 pages, illustrated. Published to mark the 175th anniversary of Australia's first bank. With numerous interesting illustrations of coins, etc. Light wear, minor marks, fairly good clean copy. Scarce! Keywords: australia money coins banknotes currency history souvenirs   Cat nr 20100 -  $A25 HORSEWHIP THE DOCTOR. Tales From Our Medical Past. Patrick, Ross. University of Qld Press, octavo hardcover, 1985, 239 pages, illustrated. An anecdotal history of doctors through 150 years of Australian history - sometimes reviled, sometime praised. From the period of the early settlers through to our times and eccentrics like Milan Brych. An entertaining history. A couple of spots on bottom edge, otherwise the book is good although the dust-jacket is a little wrinkled on top edge and has a repaired tear. ISBN 0702218677. Keywords: doctor medicine physicians history society australia surgeons  Cat nr 17953 -  $A29 HOTTING UP. How the greenhouse effect and ozone depletion will change Australia during the next 40 years. Crowley, Mathew. Magistra Paperback (card), 1989, 138p. Very good copy. Keywords: environment ecology climate health weather  Cat nr 9862 -  $A22 HOW TO KILL A COUNTRY. Australia's Devastating Trade Deal with the United States. Weiss, Thurbon and Mathews. Allen & Unwin, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 190 pages. Three of Australia's leading policy analysts have examined the fine print of the Free Trade Agreement with the US and found it seriously wanting - effectively turning Australia into an appendage of the United States, they claim. Minor defects, very good solid copy. ISBN 1741145856. Keywords: australia united states usa trade business agreements deals finance law patents  Cat nr 18894 -  $A19 HOW TO TRACE YOUR FAMILY TREE (and not get struck on a branch). Guide for Australia and New Zealand. Reakes, Janet. Sydney, Hale & Iremonger, A4 hardcover, Revised Edition, 1992, 72 pages, illustrated. The complete guide for anyone wishing to try to trace their family tree. Very good with excellent cloth and spine lettering and very good dust-jacket. ISBN 0868064629. Keywords: australia families ancestors family history genealogy  Cat nr 6050 -  $A22 HOW TO TRACE YOUR MILITARY ANCESTORS in Australia and New Zealand. Montague, R.H. The Family History Series, published by Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, octavo hardcover, 1989, 157 pages, illustrated. The author is an active military historian and he explains here how to trace information back to the earliest days of British settlement. Includes complete listings of regiments and corps stationed in Australasia between 1788 and 1870, and much more. with numerous charts, diagrams and interesting B&W photos. Some light staining on edge and a tendency to being a little bent from bad storage but solid and fairly good with excellent red cloth and spine gilt lettering. Slightly worn but good dust-jacket. ISBN 086806341X. Keywords: australia new zealand ancestors family history genealogy military warfare soldiers  Cat nr 4847 -  $A22 HOW Y' GOING MATE? Smith, Clive H. Mt Gambier (SA), Woolshed Publications, octavo hardcover, 1963,159 pages. Australian dolklore. The yellow boards are lightly marked but the book is fairly good but has some writing inside front. No dust-jacket. Keywords: australia folklore literature  Cat nr 8099 -  $A12 HUNGRY HEART, The. Griffiths, Max. Sydney, Kangaroo Press, octavo hardcover, 1992, 176 pages, illustrated. 'A compelling account of life in one of the most scattered and isolated populations on the face of the earth.' The author worked with the Australian Inland Mission from 1964 to 1984 - among Aborigines. Illustrated with colour photos. This is a near-fine copy with a near-fine dust-jacket. ISBN 0864174861. Keywords: australia outback bush country northern territory aborigines aboriginals indigenous history missions missionaries biography autobiography  Cat nr 4124 -  $A19 HUNTER VALLEY, The (Regional heritage Series). Cox, Tanner & Walker. Macmillan, oblong hardcover, pictorial boards, 1978, 73p, illsts. Fairly good condition. ISBN 0333251679. Keywords: australia country regions travel tourism  Cat nr 5430 -  $A17 I LOVE A SUNBURNT TORSO and other country musings. Hindhaugh, Christina. Lothian Books, paperback (stiff card), `997 reprint, 107 pages, illustrated. Minor wear, fairly good. ISBN 0850913012. Keywords: humour fun folklore australia anecdotes country outback bush  Cat nr 19711 -  $A14 I'LL HAVE CHIPS - THE WEELABARABAK BALLADS. Featuring Dipso Dan. Haynes, Jim. Singabout Australia, paperback (card), 1997, 80 pages, illustrated. Small crease front cover, otherwise good clean copy. ISBN 0646224476. Keywords: australiana humour humor poems poetry verse  Cat nr 20110 -  $A15 IN FOOTSTEPS OF THE MERCIES. A History of Nursing at the Mater Misericordiae Public Hospitals, Brisbane. Longhurst, Robert. Mater Misericordiae Hospitals (South Brisbane), Large hardcover (21.5 cm x 30.5 cm), 1992, 146 pages, illustrated. The history is illustrated with an excellent collection of historic photographs.  Except fort blacked-out name on front endpaper this book is in very good clean condition. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0646098616. Keywords: hospitals medicine healing religion  Cat nr 20369 -  $A32 IN SEARCH OF THE MAGIC PUDDING: Proceedings of the H.R. Nicholls Society (Vol.5). Various Contributors. H.R. Nicholls Society, foolscap paperback (stiff card), 1989, 94 pages. Proceedings of a conference held at Lorne, 5-7 August 1988. Very good copy. Keywords: society politics unions australia  Cat nr 1262 -  $A15 INNOVATORS (The). The Sydney Alternatives in the Rise of Modern Art, Literature and Ideas. Dutton, Geoffrey. Macmillan Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1986, 266 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Ex-Library with the usual cancelled stamps, plastic over dust-wrapper, etc. Quite solid and clean. ISBN 033341473X. Keywords: art artists literature society culture australia nsw sydney enclaves sociology philosophy ideas  Cat nr 4173 -  $A15 INSIDE SYDNEY. Bourbon, Fabio (text), Balocco, Patrizia (design), & Veggi, Giulio (photos). London, Tiger Books, oblong A4 hardcover, 1991, 96 pages, illustrated with colour photos. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A glossy snapshot of Sydney city, with full colour photos throughout, & brief text, printed on quality art paper. However, a surprising number of the photos are, as seems to be the fashion today, rather dark and gloomy. Some compensation is provided by a very fine photo of a young female lifesaver on p.69. The pictorial boards are lightly marked but the book is generally good. ISBN 18555011077. Keywords: sydney australia nsw cities society culture people beaches waterways harbours bridges building harbors architecture Cat nr 7210 -  $A31 INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISM AND AUSTRALIAN LABOUR. The Left in Australia. Farrell, Frank. Sydney, Hale and Iremonger Paperback, 1981, 284p., illsts. Small name in front, paper somewhat browned and lightly marked with age. Looks good outside, solid.  Keywords: socialism society labor labour politics  Cat nr 1472 -  $A17 IRRESISTIBLE TEMPTATION (The). The true story of Jane New and a colonial scandal. Baxter, Carol. Allen & Unwin (Australia), large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2006, 422 pages. The fascinating story of early Australian 'justice'. Jane was sentenced to death for stealing a bolt of French silk. A legal technicality saw the sentence quashed by Governor Darling refused to set her free. The resulting ruckus involved many prominent citizens of the colony. Very good copy. ISBN 174114924X. Keywords: australian sydney nsw history scandals crime justice injustice  Cat nr 8909 -  $A27 ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AUSTRALIA'S WATER RESOURCES. Pigram, J.J. Longmans Cheshire (Aust), paperback (card), 1986, 331 pages, illustrated. 'Intended as a comprehensive study of the critical water-related issues facing Australia'  Minor wear, good solid copy. ISBN 0582711398. Keywords: water environment australia ecology resources  Cat nr 5002 -  $A19 JAMES CRAIG, The. Her history, recovery and restoration. Toghill, Jeff. Reed Books, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1978, 33 pages, illustrated.  Has some good illuystrations, in B&W and colour. Permanent clear plastic over cover, otherwise good. Keywords: nautical ships history sail sailing  Cat nr 7091 -  $A17 JENOLAN CAVES. New South Wales, Australia. Anon. Bartel (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1985, 20 pages, illustrated. Mostly photographic illustrations of the various caves with a few notes and a map. Minor bumps, generally fairly good clean copy. Keywords: australia nsw mountains caves tourism travel  Cat nr 19419 -  $A14 JIMBOUR. Its History and Development 1840 - 1953. Charles, Russell, and Russell, Hilary Maude. Dalby Herald (Queensland), small quarto hardcover, 1982 reprint, 95 pages, illustrated. Very good copy with excellent red boards and gilt lettering, good dust-jacket. Keywords: australia queensland history local people settlers bush country  Cat nr 19482 -  $A22 JINDALEE FACTOR (The). Insights on Western Australian Entrepreneurs. Smith, Dr Roger, and Urquhart, Barry. Marketing Focus (Australia), octavo hardcover, 1988, 231 pages. A study of a number of business people in Western Australia, chiefly in the 1980s. As this book was published in 1988 I imagine some revisions might be in order! The book is good except that a big metal clip had been left holding some pages and a section of pages show creasing from this. Good dust-jacket. ISBN 0731639081. Keywords: business leaders people entrepreneurs western australia  Cat nr 20361 -  $A19 JOHN BULL & Co. The Great Australian Branch of the Firm. O'Rell, Max. London, Frederick Warne & Co, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1894, 322 pages, illustrated. An interesting old book in relatively good condition for its age. Hinges tending to be loose, some general age-staining, but front black decoration good, although spine lettering a bit weak. A couple of edge spots. No dust-jacket. Keywords: australia history people travel  Cat nr 18393 -  $A22 JOHSPEAK. A last hurrah from Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Price, Alan. with Elizabeth Hancock and Erik Scholz. Macmillan, paperback, 1988, 75 pages. Barbs, homilies and humbug from the one-time - and very controversial - Queensland Premier. Light wear, good copy. ISBN 0725105615. Keywords: australia queensland quotes quotations anecdotes  Cat nr 20537 -  $A12 JONDARYAN WOOLSHED. Historical Museum and Park, Its History and Achievements. Eggleston, John (compiler). Jondaryan Woolshed Assn (Qld), small quarto paperback (stiff card), 1985, 22 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with a number of B&W photos and sketches. Light wear, good condition. Keywords: australia bush outback country history settlers people museums local  Cat nr 19529 -  $A17 JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT. Fricke, Graham. Hutchinson Australia, octavo hardcover, 1986, 239 pages, illustrated. A study of a number of judges. The book is good and solid but has been defaced somewhat by previous-owner's name and sticker. There is name stamp right on the title page as well as name inside front. Clear plastic protecting dust-jacket. ISBN 0091571502. Keywords: judges justice law courts trials biography  Cat nr 6321 -  $A17 KAKADU. Our Land, Our Heritage. Allen, Lyn, and Chris Harris. Weldons/Fairfax, A4 paperback (stiff card cover), 1987, 96 pages, illustrated. A tribute tio this beautiful area in the Northern Territory of Australia, featuring something of the history, together with the flora and fauna, illustrated with many full-colour photographs. Light wear and minor marks, good. ISBN 0947H6478. Keywords: australia northern territory national parks flora fauna aborigines  Cat nr 20259 -  $A15 KAKADU NATIONAL PARK. Northern Territory Australia. Barker Souvenirs (NT), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 52 pages, illustrated. A magnificent book with full colour photos printed on art paper. Has a small amount of descriptive text and some maps. Except for a minor corner bump this is a very good clean copy. ISBN 0959236635. Keywords: australia northern territory national parks flora fauna aborigines  Cat nr 20721 -  $A10 KATHLEEN. North Queensland Family Story. Neal, Kath E. K.E. Neal (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1982, 309 pages, illustrated. Personal story of the author's family - struggles in the early days in NSW and later growing tobacco in North Queensland. The author herself eventually pursued a nursing career with her sisters. Signed by author on title page. Light wear, fairly good.  ISBN 0959288708. Keywords: australia outback bush country society culture people biography autobiography tobacco dairying local  Cat nr 8294 -  $A20 KIAMA IN THE MOUNTAINS. The story of an alpine club. Keys, Chas. Kiama Alpine Club Co-Op. quarto Paperback (card), 1997, 166p, illsts., endpaper map. Extensive history from Australia's snow country. Well printed on quality paper. With many photos, some in colour. Very good copy. Scarce! ISBN 0646309048. Keywords: australia nsw alpine snow country travel adventure tourism skiing holidays sport sports games  Cat nr 1351 -  $A19 KIA ORA STATE SCHOOL 75th JUBILEE. The District and its Pioneers. Borchert, Marion, with Norm and Barbara Luhrs. Gympie (Qld), A4 paperback (stif card covers), 1996, 110 pages, illustrated. A huge amount of interesting district history packed into the space, with many historic B&W photos. The book has been well read and the front cver is creased, with a bit of corner wear, but it is generally fairly good. ISBN 0646286773. Keywords: schools education pioneers history australia queensland  Cat nr 20616 -  $A35 KIAP - Australia's Patrol Officers in Papua New Guinea. Sinclair, James. Robert Brown and Associates (Bathurst, Australia), large-format hardcover, 1984, 294 pages, illustrated, decorated endpapers.This is a reprint of a book originally published by Pacific Publications (Australia) in 1978. Traces the period from the end of World War 2 and the work of Australian patrol officers when the Trust Territory of New Guinea and the Australian Territory of Papua came under joint administration of Australia. The era ended in 1975 when the new nation of Papua New Guinea was born. Illustrated with a large number of B&W photos. The book shows some signs of wear. It is basically quite solid but there is a tiny loss of colour on board edges and embossed decoration on front cover is badly worn (evidently the book was stored flat with weight on it). There is also a greeting inside front. The dust-jacket has light staining on inner surface (from the book's boards) but is otherwise good. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.)  ISBN 0909197156. Keywords: new guinea papua pacific history patrols officials  Cat nr 20225 -  $A49 KILL OR CURE. Lotions, Potions, Characters and Quacks of Early Australia. Phillips, Peter J. Greenhouse Publications, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984, 156 pages, illustrated. Has a wealth of illustrations - reproductions of old engravings, photos, advertising, etc.  Some light edge and corner wear but fairly good and quite solid. ISBN 0909104662. Keywords: australia history cures medicines quacks society  Cat nr 17841 -  $A22 KIMBERLEY. An Adventurer's Guide. Moon, Ron & Viv. Kakirra Adventure Publications, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 208 pages, illustrated. Designed with comprehensive information, maps and photos, to help 4-wheel drivers, canoeists, walkers, history buffs, Aboriginal art lovers, fishermen and women, gold-seekers, and more. Has a little edge and corner wear but is generally fairly good. ISBN 0958826412. Keywords: western australia travel tourism trips outback bush four-wheel drives hiking fishing  Cat nr 17860 -  $A22 KURRI KURRI 1904 - 1979. Smith, Graham (editor). Kurri Kurri Civic Committee, 1979, Paperback (stiff card), 61 pages, illustrated. History of the NSW area with photos and advertisements. Covers (white) are definitely grubby and have some minor damage but internally it is good. 'Reading only' copy. Keywords: australia local history hunter nsw  Cat nr 1827 -  $A19 KURRI KURRI DISTRICT. Visions of Yesteryear. Anon. 1998, quarto paperback (stiff card), 32p, illsts. An interesting pictorial record of the area. Chiefly comprises reproductions of bw photos. Very good copy. Keywords: australia nsw towns country society people history settlers photos photographs local  Cat nr 5407 -  $A14 LAKES AND RIVERS OF AUSTRALIA. Serventy, Vincent, and Robert Raymond. Summit Books, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1980, 160 pages, illustrated. A beautiful book, packed with B&W and colour photos and a wealth of useful information. Light edge and corner wear, but fairly good copy. ISBN 0727105051. Keywords: australia travel tourism rivers lakes waterways bush  Cat nr 19286 -  $A19 LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK. Anon. Rigby, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1973, unpaginated (about 30 pages), illustrated. A compilation of full-colour photographs of this beautiful region, with brief notes. Signed by author on title page but the signature is weak). The book is good, the dust-jacket just a little worn. ISBN 0851794718. Keywords: australia queensland parks tourism travel bushland bush country mountains nature  Cat nr 20585 -  $A13 LAND DIVERS OF PENTECOST, The. And Other Fascinating Tales of South Seas Customs. Anon. Aro Publishing, small quarto harcover, pictorial boards, 1981, 47p, illsts. Brief chapters on - fire walkers, hermits, snake killers, land divers, and more. Illustrated with B&W photos. Except for some scoring on back board, is very good copy. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). ISBN 089868112X.Keywords: pacific islands oceania customs culture society history  Cat nr 5344 -  $A22 LAND DOWNUNDER, The. Egan, Ted. Evergreen Media Publishing, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2003, 240 pages, illsts. An affectionate look at Australia, its history and people. With an Introduction by Rolf Harris. A couple of pages creased, but otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 0975087509. Keywords: australia history people  Cat nr 3737 -  $A19 LASSETER IN QUEST OF GOLD. Marshall-Stoneking, Billy. Hodder & Stoughton, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 252 pages, illustrated. Lasseter's Reef - a fabulous vein of gold over 10 km in length - or, an elaborate hoax? The story of Lewis Herbert Bell Lasseter's reef of gold and his mysterious disappearance in 1930. With a map and numerous B&W photo plates, together with reproductions of the pages of Lasseter's diary. Some of the pages are tending to come loose from the binding but the copy is otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0340516682. Keywords: australia biography gold mining treasure mysteries  Cat nr 19175 -  $A22 LAUGHING AUSTRALIAN (The). A Celebration of Australia's Kookaburras. Hooper, Toby and Juliana. Nelson Australia, A4 paperback (stiff card cover), 1982, 128 pages, illustrated, decorated endpapers. A celebration of Australia's kookaburras. With a heap of B&W and colour illustrations, including interesting old adverts, posters, etc. featuring kookaburras. Very good copy. ISBN 0170061728. Keywords: birds wildlife natural history australia  Cat nr 20759 -  $A20 LAVA TUBES OF THE UNDARA VOLCANO (The). Far North Queensland, Australia. Atkinson, Anne. Queensland (Australia), 1991, A4 paperback, 26 pages, illustrated. Monograph, appears to be a photocopy of the original but properly bound. Minor marks, good. With loose inserted tourism leaflet about the area. Keywords: australia queensland caves caving  Cat nr 18961 -  $A22 LEGENDS AND MYTHS OF HAWAII, The. Kalakaua, King David. Mutual Publishing, paperback (stiff card), 1990 reprint,  530 pages, illustrated. First published in 1888. Inside covers sun-tanned, small writing inside front, but otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0935180869. Keywords: myths mythology legends folklore stories tales history pacific hawaii polynesia  Cat nr 20058 -  $A13 LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE. A History of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society in Queensland. Stevenson, Brian. Brisbane, Boolarong Press, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1994, 183 pages, illustrated. Warning: This book shows the signs of damp affecting bottom of the pages, leaving light wrinkling effect. However, no text for illustrations (there are bioth B&W and colour illustrations) damaged. All quite readable. Name sticker inside front. Otherwise good boards, etc. ISBN 0646203924. Keywords: australia queensland societies organizations history  Cat nr 20897 -  $A30 LIFE AT THE CROSS.Slessor, Kenneth (text), and Robert Walker (illsts). Adelaide, Rigby, A4 hardcover, 1965, 120 pages, illustrated. A fascinating excursion into the life of Kings Cross, an area of Sydney city that embraces an amazing range of lifestyles. A great collection of photographic images captures the spirit of this intriguing corner of Sydney which is now, alas, rapidly being transformed by the march of 'progress'. The black cloth is slightly faded on one edge but only slightly and is otherwise good with excellent lettering. No dust-jacket. Keywords: australia nsw cities people culture  Cat nr 19566 -  $A25 LIFE COMES TO NEWNESS. Mount Olivet Hospital, Brisbane. Skewes, Edna M> Mt Olivet Hospital/Boolarong Publications, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1982, 206 pages, illustrated. Greeting signed by author on title page. The book is a little skewed from poor storage but is otherwise good. ISBN 0959363106. Keywords: australia queensland history local hospitals religion medicine  Cat nr 18241 -  $A17 LIFE ON THE WATERFRONT. An Autobiography. Bull, Tas.  HarperCollins paperback (stiff card), 1998, 268 pages. Bit grubby on edges, front cover creased, name in front. Fair only but solid. ISBN 0732267927. Keywords: docks dockers waterfront unions unionism industry leaders biography autobiography politics labor labour workers employees  Cat nr 5011 -  $A15 LINKLETTER DOWN UNDER. Linkletter, Art (text) and Rigby, Paul (illustrations). London, Kaye Ward, octavo hardcover, 1970, 222 pages. American radio and TV broadcaster visits Australia, the land 'down under'. Enhanced with views sketched by famous Australian cartoonist Paul Rigby. Very good with excellent cloth and spine lettering, and good dust-jacket. ISBN 0718208137. Keywords: australia travel people society culture  Cat nr 8634 -  $A17 LITCHFIELD CARRON. A Century of Settlement 1874-1974. Falla, Ron and Honor. Back to Litchfield Committee, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1974, 72 pages, illustrated. With numerous historical B&W photos and a most interesting colour-coded Land Selection plan in the centre of the book. Unfortunately the white cover card is grubby from use, otherwise the book is good. Keywords: australia victoria history settlers people society culture local  Cat nr 17756 -  $A27 LIVING ON NORFOLK ISLAND. Wiseman, Bill (text) and Treloar, Bruce (illustrations). Self-published, quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 1977, no pagination, approx. 48 pages, illustrated. A chatty introduction to life on Norfolk with sections including: The Friendly Ghosts, Practical Jokers, Stories Behind the Names, Hunting, Shooting and Fishing, and How 'muddas' were invented. Illustrated with sketches.  Slightly bent from poor sotrage but otherwise good clean copy. Keywords: islands pacific people travel tourism  Cat nr 20257 -  $A17 LONELY PLANET OUTBACK AUSTRALIA - Kakadu, Uluru & Kangaroos. Various Contributors. Lonely Planet Publications, paperback (stiff card), 3rd Edition, 2002, 496 pages, illustrated. Another fabulous Lonely Planet guidebook. Minor edge wear, fairly good and solid. ISBN 1864501871. Keywords: australia outback bush country travel tourism adventure backpacking guides guidebooks  Cat nr 20108 -  $A19 LOOK WHAT YOU STARTED HENRY!  A History of the Australian Red Cross 1914-1991. Stubbings, Leon. Australian Red Cross Society, quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 1992, 315 pages, illustrated. Traces the history of Red Cross from its beginnings in 1859 when a young Swiss banker, Henry Dunant, had a vision of the value of such a movement. Thus the title! After laying a foundation in the early history of the movement, the book goes on to tell the story of Red Cross in Australia and its manifold activities. Very good, like new copy. ISBN 0989896453. Keywords: organizations societies health healing medicine  Cat nr 20850 -  $A20 LONELY PLANET SYDNEY CITY GUIDE. Anon. Lonely Planet (Aust), vertical paperback (stiff pictorial card), 3rd Ed, 1997, 300-plus pages, illsts. Good copy of useful guide, with street maps, photos, and heaps of notes. ISBN 0864425104. Keywords: sydney nsw australia cities guides  Cat nr 4693 -  $A15 LOST PLANTATION (The). A History of the Australian Tea Industry. Taylor, R.J. G.K. Bolton (Cairns), paperback, 1982, 64 pages, illustrated. An interesting aspect of Australia's agricultural story, from Dr Alan Maruff's tea bushes in Innisfail in 1959, the formation of Tea Estates of Australia in 1969, and the Nerada Tea Plantations. With a good sprinkling of historic B&W photographs. This copy is well-used and has minor defects, e.g. tiny hole front cover, but is intact and fair. The back cover card is somewhat grubby. ISBN 0909920168. Keywords: farming agriculture tea cultivation plants  Cat nr 20804 -  $A20 MADE IN MARYBOROUGH. A Pictorial Record of the Railway Rollingstock Produced by Walkers Ltd.  West, A.M. Australian Railways Historial Society (Queensland Div), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 57 pages, illustrated. Printed on art paper with a good selection of photos and detailed information. One corner bit bumped and other minor defects but generally fairly good solid copy. ISBN 090993729X. Keywords: railways railroads rollingstock history transport australia rolling stock  Cat nr 18352 -  $A19 MAGIC MILLIONS (Bunyips, Phantoms and). The Gold Coast Turf Club Story. Galton, Barry. Central Queensland University Press, small quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 2001, 202 pages, illustrated. An extensive history, with a good selection illustrations, some in colour. Minor corner bumps, otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 1876780096. Keywords: australia queensland racing clubs turf horses organizations  Cat nr 20970 -  $A35 MAKING OF THE AUSTRALIAN LITERARY IMAGINATION, The. Nile, Richard. University of Queensland Press, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 315 pages. 'In this controversial and engrossing study Richard Nile debunks some of the powerful myths of cultural nationalism and observes its passing in favour of the celebrity author.' Minor bump top edge, otherwise very good copy. No obvious underlining or marginal notes, etc. ISBN 0702231657. Keywords: literature writing imagination australia  Cat nr 18219 -  $A22 MALANDA, In the Shadow of Bartle Frere. Eacham Historical Society. Eacham Historical Society, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date (1995?), 100 pages, illustrated. With many interesting historical photos, well reproduced on quality art paper. Near-new very good clean copy. Keywords: australia queensland local history people settlers society culture  Cat nr 18848 -  $A47 MAN WHO COULDN'T WAIT, The. Warwick Fairfax's Folly and the Bankers who Back him.Carroll, V.J. Heinemann Australia, paperback, 1991, 451 pages, illustrated. A detailed account of the abortive takeover attempt mounted in 1987 on the venerable Australian publishing firm, John Fairfax and Sons, by one of their own. All the gory details and the many players - the bankers and financiers, the ANZ Bank, Laurie Connell, Rupert Murdoch, Kerry Packer, Alan Bond, Holmes a Court, Conrad Black, and a roll-call of journalists, editors and managers. The author is a former chief executive and chief editor in the Fairfax organization. This copy is well used and has a few bumps, turned-down page corners, etc, but is quite readable and intact. ISBN 0855614315. Keywords: business publishing finance companies corporates australia media families  Cat nr 20690 -  $A11 MANGROVES OF AUSTRALIA. Lear, Richard, and Tom Turner. University of Qld Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1977, 84 pages, illustrated. Somewhat 'aged' appearance but quite o.k. Small name in front, one creased page corner (faulty in original). ISBN 0702214205. Keywords: plants vegetation mangroves nature  Cat nr 18374 -  $A17 MANLY-WARINGAH - STORIES OF THE PENINSULA. McDonald, Charles. Sydney, Murray Child, Paperback (card), 1st Ed, 1979, 160p, illsts. A local history, with some photos. This copy has suffered the ravages of wear and time, with some water-affectation as well (but the text is unaffected).  It is, however, intact. ISBN 908048262. Keywords: australia nsw local history people beaches towns coast coastal  Cat nr 5239 -  $A12 MAPOOON STORY ACCORDING TO THE INVADERS (The) - Book Two (2). Roberts, Parsons and Rusell. International Development Action (Victoria), A4 paperback (stiff card), 1975, 112 pages, illustrated. Tiny bit of bumping one corner and bit of pen marking on front cover, otherwise good. Keywords: australia history aborigines aboriginals invasion invaders settlers europeans  Cat nr 19245 -  $A32 MARANI IN AUSTRALIA. Bandler, Faith, and Fox, Len. Adelaide, Rigby Opal Books, octavo hardcover, 1980, 112p, illsts. The story of an islander boy whose father was taken away by 'blackbirders' - slavers - to work in Queensland. The book itself is good, but has a small ink mark inside back. The dust-jacket is, however, somewhat damaged (plastic-coated), and badly creased on one flap. Overall fair to fairly good. Keywords: stories tales island blackbirders slavers queensland australia pacific boys children fathers families abuse  Cat nr 8065 -  $A15 MARANOA MURRIES. Foster, Alfred. Toowoomba Education Centre, A4 paperback (stiff card cover), 1991, 83 pages, illustrated. Background history and potted biographies of various people from among the Aboriginal people who lived in the Mitchell district. Has an excellent selection of B&W photos. Light wear but fairly good. ISBN 0908217331. Keywords: australia history aborigines yumba mitchell society culture  Cat nr 20685 -  $A20 MARCH OF PROGRESS, Part 1: A History of the Eight Hours' Demonstration in Brisbane (Beginnings to 1900). Moran, John. Preferential Publication, 1989, 136 pages, illustrated. With numerous interesting photos and other illustrations. Covers bit worn but otherwise the book is very good. Scarce! ISBN 1875211012. Keywords: australia queensland labour labor workers rights employees employment jobs politics disputes  Cat nr 19090 -  $A47 MASTER PRINTERS OF SYDNEY, The. 1887-1971. Hunt, Harold. Sydney, The Printing & Allied Trade Employers’ Association of NSW, 1976, 4to HC, 205p, illsts., pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Includes index of persons, a general index and a list of members. Gilt on leatherette covered boards (apparently no original dust-jacket). Couple of tiny spots on edge, else very good.   Keywords: australia sydney nsw printers industry business trades books publications stationery newspapers journals Cat nr 1447 -  $A19 MEROOGAL Nowra. A History and a Guide. Walker, Hugh and Meredith. Historic Houses Trust (NSW), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 80 pages, illsts. An attractive guidebook detailing the features of this historic house on the NSW south coast. Quality printing with illustrations in B&W and colour. Near-fine. 0949753394. Keywords: australia nsw local history buildings houses architecture  Cat nr 3970 -  $A15 MILINGIMBI. Ten Years in the Crocodile Islands of Arnhem Land. Wells, Ann E. Sydney, Angus & Robertson, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1963, 231 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. The author was a missionary in Northern Australia. Has a good selection B&W photo plates. Some edge wear but brown cloth and gilt spine lettering good. Dust-jacket worn but useful. Keywords: australia history biography autobiography northern territory crocodiles arnhem land missions missionaries aborigines aboriginals  Cat nr 7626 -  $A20 MIN MIN FESTIVAL - Celebrating the Centenary of Boulia (Qld). Robinson, Charles (compiler). Boulia Shire Council, 1976, quarto paperback (stiff card), 88 pages, illustrated. A souvenir book produced for the Min Min festival, held 14-22 August 1976. Boulia is capital of the Channel Country of Queensland. Has a great selection of photos and a fold-out map of the town in 1883. Light wear, good. ISBN 0724264698. Keywords: australia queensland bush country towns shires history settlers aborigines society culture  Cat nr 19984 -  $A49 MISS AUSTRALIA. A Retrospective 1908 - 2000. Beard, Katherine. Adelaide, Crawford House Publishing, A4 hardcover, 2001, 251 pages, illustrated. A fabulous book, well printed with a huge number of photos, B&W and colour, tracing the history of the Miss Australia quest through the years. Includes lists of all participant and titleholders, sponsors, etc. The book has been carefully checked and no photos have been cut out (which sometimes happens with books like this). Very good with excellent cloth and spine lettering. Fairly good dust-jacket. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 186333193X. Keywords: miss australia women females contestants photos photography competitions  Cat nr 18995 -  $A37 MONTSALVAT (guide). Anon. Brochure, 12 pages, illustrated, no date. Brochure describing the historic home in Eltham, Victoria. Includes several B&W photos. A little worn but fair. Keywords: australia victoria homes history  Cat nr 20095 -  $A10 MOOLOOLABA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB. OUR CLUB OUR STORY, 1922-1997. Longhurst, Robert. Mooloolaba Surf Life Savings Club, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1997, 225 pages, illustrated. A handsome book, beautifully produced with smart brown boards and gilt lettering, fully illustrated with a wealth of B&W photos. The book is in very good condition except that the heavy stock has caused it to split a little at the spine. This has been repaired and looks o.k. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0646316591. Keywords: surf life saving lifesaving clubs beaches ocean sea history society local  Cat nr 17075 -  $A50 MORE GREAT AUSSIE TRIVIA. Andrews, Malcolm, and Mitchell, Bill. Lilyfield Publishers, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1987, 111 pages, illsts. Good clean copy. ISBN 0730102319. Keywords: australia trivia humour humor cartoons anecdotes  Cat nr 6037 -  $A17 MORE THAN MILK. DAIRY FARMERS and the Co-operative response to industry deregulation. Todd, Jan. Sydney, Hale & Iremonger, 4 hardcover, 2001, 270 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Extensive coverage of the subject, with numerous B&W and colour photos. Very good with good dust-jacket. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 08680670785. Keywords: australia milk trade industry agriculture deregulation  Cat nr 20807 -  $A20 MORETON BAY COURIER TO THE COURIER-MAIL 1846-1992 (The). Gaylard, Geoff (editor). Portside Editions (Australia) large hardcover (A4-plus), 1992, 401 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A vast history of an important part of journalism in Queensland, from the establishment of The Moreton bay Courier through to its evolution into today's Courier-Mail (with Sunday Mail), Queensland flagship of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Has reproductions of pages from the journals through the years, complete with the original illustrations, making this a fascinating view of journalistic history.  Worth the money for the pictures alone! Very good copy with excellent green cloth embossed in gilt. Complete with original good dust-jacket. ISBN 0949155187. Keywords: newspapers journals press publications publishers history australia queensland  Cat nr 18471 -  $A42 MORETON BAY LETTERS, The (Author Signed). Ludlow, Peter. Peter Ludlow (Queensland), small quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 1st Edition, 2003, 151 pages, illustrated. A sequel to the author's popular book, 'Moreton Bay People'. The new book supplies us with eyewitness accounts of Moreton Bay events from Aboriginal times to the present day. A great selection of material with a most useful index of names at the back. Also has many interesting historical photos (B&W). Has tiniest wear to edges but insignificant, otherwise a very good clean solid copy. Has a tiny greeting inside top area of front cover and author's signed greeting in middle of same. There is also a short shallow crease to back cover. ISBN 095772604X. Keywords: australia queensland people history settlers biography society  Cat nr 20449 -  $A45 MORETON BAY PEOPLE. The Complete Collection. Ludlow, Peter. Peter Ludlow, small quarto paperback (stiff card), 2000, 273 pages, illustrated. The author interviewed 80 of the area's personalities and recorded their recollections, which provide an amazing amount of material describing people and events of the past. Very good condition; greeting signed by author inside front. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 09577726031. Keywords: australia queensland brisbane people biography history society culture  Cat nr 19857 -  $A40 MORNINGTON IN THE WAKE OF FLINDERS. Historical Survey. Moorhead, Leslie M. Shire of Mornington (Australia), octavo hardcover, 2nd Edition, 1980, 206 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. Packed with a wealth of information, lists and B&W photos. Good copy with fairly good blue cloth and spine lettering. Dust-jacket a bit worn but fairly good. Keywords: australia victoria history  Cat nr 17099 -  $A20 MOUNTAIN MALLEE HEATH OF THE McPHERSON RANGES, The. Jones, Richard. University of Queensland Press, quarto paperback (stiff card), 1964, 66 pages, illustrated. Discusses in detail the vegetation of the area known as Dave's Creek. With numerous charts, sketches and B&W photos. University of Queensland Papers Vol. 4, Number 12 (Dept of Botany). Light wear, good. Keywords: nature bush vegetation australia reference  Cat nr 19071 -  $A25 MURDER BY MEDIA. Death of Democracy in Australia. Balson, Scott. Interactive Presentations (Australia), large-format paperback (stiff card), 1999, 249 pages, illustrated. The book lacks a title page; not sure if there ever was one, but it appears be otherwise intact and in good condition. The author was webmaster for Pauline Hanson.  Keywords: australia media publications crime politics government  Cat nr 19732 -  $A47 MURDER OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, The. Hough, Richard. Lon, Macmillan 1979, 271p, illsts., pictorial endpapers. A little edge wear to boards and dust-jacket is worn and torn. But the book is basically quite solid. However, the worst feature is a large greeting inside front. What a pity people deface books in this manner. Priced according to condition. Keywords: australia pacific explorers exploration oceania nautical seafarers captains sailors biography murder  Cat nr 1464 -  $A17 MURRAY RIVER PILOT. Goolwa to Renmark South Australia. Baker and Reschke. Fullers Services, small quarto paperback (stiff card), 1976, 56 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with numerous sketch maps and B&W photos. Light wear and small name in front but otherwise fairly good. Keywords: travel rivers boats transport waterways  Cat nr 19662 -  $A13 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, 1789-1989. An International Exhibition to Mark the 200th Anniversary. Manorial Research. Manorial Research with National Maritime Museum (Australia), A4 paperback, 160 pages, illustrated. Packed with photos, articles, maps, etc. Very good. Includes a strip of 4 x 1¢ mint Norfolk island stamps, one of which is slightly creased. ISBN 0951312820. Keywords: ships sailing history pacific mutinies  Cat nr 18861 -  $A27 MY DEAR, DEAR BETSY. A Treasury of Australian Letters. Hirst, Warwick (compiled by). Hale & Iremonger, small quarto paperback, 1993, 160 pages, illsts. Light edge wear, fairly good. ISBN 0868065072. Keywords: australia letters history biography people correspondence  Cat nr 4650 -  $A17 MY WIFE, MY DAUGHTER AND POOR MARY ANN. Women and Work in Australia. Kingston, Beverley. Nelson Australia, stiff card, 1979, 158p, illsts., pictorial endpapers. The story of the movement of women into the workplace from the 1860s to the 1930s.  Has numerous interesting illustrations. Minor edge wear, crease front cover, looks a bit 'aged' but is in generally in good condition. ISBN 0170052125. Keywords: history sociology women work business employment females society  Cat nr 20829 -  $A10 NANBAREE. Isobel. Isobel, square paperback (stiff pictorial card with foldover flaps), Second Edition, 1995, 168 pages, illustrated. An attractive book, well printed on quality paper with numerous colour illustrations. The story of the 5-year-old Aboriginal boy who saw the First Fleet arrive in Australia in 1788 and who was adopted by Surgeon White. Illustrative art comes from The Watling Collection housed in the British Museum of Natural History. There is a light crease right down the front cover. From the front is it not particularly obvious, more so when viewing the reverse side. There is also a small corner crease of the back cover and there is slightest of wear obvious on the card edges. Otherwise the book is in very good condition. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0646207091. Keywords: australian aboriginals aborigines history people settlers boys children adoptees biography  Cat nr 6672 -  $A20 NATIONAL PARK EXPLORER AROUND SYDNEY. Fairley, Alan. Child and Associates, paperback (stiff pictorial; card), 1989, 157 pages, illustrated with maps and B&W photos. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Blue Mountains National Park and Royal National Park. Mild wear, good solid copy. Exceedingly scarce! ISBN 0867770546, Keywords: travel tourism parks national australia nsw sydney y Cat nr 5113 -  $A50 NATIONAL PARKS OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND. Mackness, Brian. Reed Books (Australia) oblong hardcover, approx. quarto size, 1981, 80 pages, illustrated. Slight wear to lower edge green boards, otherwise they are good and spine gilt lettering is excellent. Dust-jacket has light wear but is fairly good. ISBN 0589502840. Keywords: australia queensland national parks tourism travel  Cat nr 7615 -  $A19 NATURAL HISTORY OF TOODYAY, The. Toodyay Naturalists' Club. Toodyay Naturalists' Club (WA), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1979, 36 pages, illustrated. Well-used copy with somewhat grubby covers and a little damage top edge of cover at back, but contents quite intact, etc. And scarce! ISBN 0959556907. Keywords: australia west western natural history ecology vegetation environment wildlife animals conservation  Cat nr 17757 -  $A22 NAVAL CAREER. REPORTS OF PROCEEDINGS. 1921 - 1964 (Australian Navy). Gatacre, Rear-Admiral G.G.O. Manly (Australia), Nautical Press & Publications, quarto hardcover, 1982, 379 pages, illustrations. A personal account of an Australian naval officer's life from cadet through over 40 years at sea, etc. Seems to be a custom to produce such a book in the form of 'Proceedings'. Has a stack of photos and other illustrations. Blue cloth and gilt lettering excellent, dust-jacket fairly good, but there are some noticeable insect stains on one edge and a crossed-out name inside front. ISBN 0949756024. Keywords: navy naval sailors memoirs history australia  Cat nr 2915 -  $A22 NED KELLY. Osborne, Charles. Lon, Anthony Blond, octavo hardcover, 1970, 201p, illsts, endpaper maps. This book poses the question, gangster or folk hero? Has some interesting illustrations and a chart of reported appearances of Ned. Boards a little sun-affected at edges but fair. Small spots on book edges. The dust-jacket is badly frayed at edges but has been retained for the illustration. Keywords: australia bushrangers crime criminals justice trials settlers robbers folklore mythology history society  Cat nr 1226 -  $A15 NEW ENGLAND EXPERIENCE (The). Inside Stories of the U.N.E. 1938-1988. Franklin, Margaret Ann (editor). U.N.E. Alumni Association paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 243 pages. Numerous contributors write about the 50 years since the University was established. Except for slight edge mark the book is near-new. ISBN 0731616316. Keywords: literature memoirs articles papers autobiography sociology history  Cat nr 6215 -  $A22 NEW MACHINE MEN, The. Polls and persuasion in Australian Politics. Mills, Stephen. Penguin Paperback, 1986, 216p. 'How the Opinion Polls became the vote that really counts.' Some edge grubbiness but fairly good. Keywords: australia society politics government  Cat nr 8075 -  $A12 NEWS FROM NULLA. Correspondence of Rebecca and George Cain 1866-1877. Dalton, B.J. (editor). James Cook University, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 86 pages, illustrated. Records of North Queensland History No.6. Very good clean copy. ISBN 0864433891. Keywords: australia history queensland letters correspondence  Cat nr 19059 -  $A32 NO PICNIC. An Autobiography. Lovell, Patricia. Macmillan Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1995, 321p, illsts. The title is a play on the name of one of the movies - Picnic At Hanging Rock - produced by the author. She also produced numerous other well-known movies. Near-fine copy with like dust-jacket. ISBN 073290823X. Keywords: biography autobiography movie movies cinema film films producers production australia  Cat nr 1203 -  $A17 NO TRIBESMAN. Smith, Patsy Adam. Adelaide, Rigby, octavo hardcover, 1971, 168p, illsts, endpaper maps. A view of Aboriginal life by one of Australia's foremost writers. Cloth and lettering very good, book edges little fazed, dust-jacket solid but worn and grubby at back. Keywords: australia outback country bush aborigines aboriginals society culture  Cat nr 1451 -  $A15 NO! NO! TO JOH - The Battle for Queensland Civil Rights. Thomas, Pete. Hugh R. Hamilton/Building Workers Industrial Union, oblong, A4 paperback (stiff card), 2nd (revised) printing,. May 1979, 62 pages, illustrated. A historical record of the struggle for human rights in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland. The author is a well-known journalist who has written extensively on Australian political issues. Good condition. Scarce! Keywords: australia queensland government politics civil rights abuse history society  Cat nr 19678 -  $A37 NOOSA NATURE Part 1: The WATERS. Fearnley, Cecily. Cecily Fearnley (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990, 112 pages, illustrated. The author, a well-known naturalist, conservationist and activist gives us a detailed account of the natural wonders of the area around Noosa, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. With a host of B&W sketches and some colour plates well printed. Small area damage front cover (sticker), otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0646001558. Keywords: australia queensland nature travel  Cat nr 18724 -  $A27 NOOSA NATURE Part 2: The LOWLANDS. Fearnley, Cecily. Cecily Fearnley (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 112 pages, illustrated. The author is a well-known naturalist, conservationist and activist. The book provides an affectionate and detailed account of the natural wonders of the area around Noosa, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.  With a host of B&W sketches and some colour plates well printed. Greeting signed by author inside front. Small area damage back cover (sticker), otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0646001566. Keywords: australia queensland nature travel  Cat nr 18723 -  $A27 NORFOLK ISLAND BOOK, The. Hillier, R.S. Anson Publications, large hardcover (A4-plus), 1984, 80p, illsts., decorated endpapers.  Attractive book with full-colour photos well printed on art paper. Small name inside front, otherwise very good clean copy with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0959133200. Keywords: travel islands pacific oceania norfolk tourism people  Cat nr 18859 -  $A21 NORMANTON CENTENARY 1868 - 1968. Various Contributors. Normanton (Queensland), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 48 pages, illustrated. One page towards back a bit wrinkled and there are a couple of very tiny stains on front, otherwise the book is very good. Keywords: australia queensland local history celebrations culture  Cat nr 19233 -  $A37 NORTH AUSTRALIA RESEARCH BULLETIN No. 3 - November 1978. Various contributors. Darwin, Australian National University, Nth Aust Research Unit, quarto paperback (stiff card), 1978, 175 pages. Covers: '1977 'NT Legislative Assembly Election - And Then There Were Two.' And: 'The North Chillagoe Mines Scandal.' Very good copy. ISBN 0708113583. Keywords: australia politics government history mining  Cat nr 19334 -  $A37 NORTH AUSTRALIA RESEARCH BULLETIN No. 8 - September 1982. Various contributors. Darwin, Australian National University, Nth Aust Research Unit, quarto paperback (stiff card), 1982, 101 pages. Covers: 'Extraction Practices & Technology Charters Towers Goldfields', 'Trees to Burn - Atherton-Evelyn Rainforest', and 'Culture Contact and Changes to Land Occupation on the Coburg Peninsula.' Minor defects, good solid clean copy. ISBN 0867841540. Keywords: australia gold extraction rainforests coburg  Cat nr 18879 -  $A37  NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND. Durbridge, Ellie, and Jeanette Covacevich. Stradbroke Island Management, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1981, 168 pages, illustrated. With a wealth of information about the island off Queensland's coast and a great selection of illustrations including many B&W photos. Light wear and a little damage to edge of back cover, front cover lightly creased, but otherwise good. ISBN 0959398309. Keywords: australia queensland islands tourism travel nature  Cat nr 21001 -  $A17 OFF THE ROAD AGAIN. Bachman, Bill. Lothian Publishing (Australia), small quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 1989, 80 pages, illustrated. Photo-journalist Bill Bachman heads into the Australian outback and captures many wonderful photos. Printed on art paper. With a short commentary. Light edge and corner wear, nothing serious, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0850913918. Keywords: australia travelk outback bush country tourism photography  Cat nr 20664 -  $A17 OLD COLONIAL BY-WAYS. Bertie, Charles H (text) and Smith, Sydney Ure (illsts). Sydney, Ure Smith, small quarto paperback (card covers), 1974 reprint, 55 pages, illustrated. Reprint of book first published in 1928. Has a coloured frontispiece, the balance of illustrations are in B&W. With some interesting history. Some signs of wear and a couple of light edge marks. Fair only but intact. ISBN 0725401842. Keywords: australia colonists colonial architecture history culture society settlers  Cat nr 1372 -  $A12 OLD NORFOLK TOWN. The Past in Pictures. Davies, K. & K.A. Self-published, small quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 77 pages, illustrated. Bascially a photo book featuring Norfolk island history. From the Bounty Folk Museum collection. Also has a map of the island. Top corner of front cover and first half dozen pages creased, and there is a messily blotted-out name inside front, also small marked area front cover, otherwise the book is fairly good. Keywords: pacific islands tourism travel history people culture photographs  Cat nr 20580 -  $A12 ON THE ROAD. The NRMA's First Seventy-Five Years. Broomham, Rosemary. Allen & Unwin Australia, small quarto hardcover, 1996, 254p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) History of the National Roads and Motorists' Association. The book is near-fine, the dust-jacket has very slight tears but is otherwise good. Keywords: australia transport cars vehicles motors motoring organizations organisations nsw roads Cat nr 1353 -  $A17 ON THE WALLABY. Murphy, Ashton. Boolarong Publications (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 60 pages, illustrated. Ashton Murphy was a well-known artist who was famous for his sketches published in the old 'Bulletin' magazine. A memoir, together with articles and many of his drawings. Apart from bookseller's rubber stamp on title page this is a very good copy. ISBN 0864391080. Keywords: australia publications biography art artists drawings cartoons  Cat nr 17755 -  $A27 ON WITH THE SHOW. Tweed River Agricultural Society Since 1890. McKerrow, Tony. Tweed River Agricultural Society, large paperback (approx. A4-plus), undated (about 2000), 264 pages, illustrated. An extensive record of the show over the years with many B&W photos. Cover card tending to bend and very slight marks but otherwise good solid clean copy. Keywords: australia agriculture bush shows exhibitions history local nsw  Cat nr 19277 -  $A67 ONE CROWDED HOUR. Neil Davis Combat Cameraman 1934-1985.  Bowden, Tim. Imprint paperback, 1990, 436p, illsts. Biography of a noted Australian cameraman who worked at his profession for 20 years and was ultimately killed while filming an attempted coup in Bangkok.  The book shows definite signs of wear with light edge staining, etc, but is solid. ISBN 0207159470. Keywords: biography photographers photography journalists journalism asia thailand australian far east war combat battles Cat nr 8087 -  $A19 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF PROGRESS. Port of Townsville 1896-1996. Mortimore, Nanette (compiler). Townsville Port Authority, paperback, 1996, 31 pages, illustrated. A brochure outlining the history of the port and some interesting historical photographs. Light wear but generally good clean copy. Keywords: australia queensland ports history local  Cat nr 20618 -  $A15 ONE MORE NAIL. Kelly, The Hon C.R. 'Bert' (Author Signed).  Adelaide, Brolga Press, octavo hardcover, 1978, 218 pages. 'The Modest Member' is one of Australia's strongest political opponents of tariff barriers.  Some light edge stains, otherwise good with excellent gilt spine lettering. Dust-jacket bit frayed and has small tear but is fair. Signed by author on title page. ISBN 0909912076. Keywords: trade australia international barriers tariffs  Cat nr 5006 -  $A23 ONE MOUNTAIN AFTER ANOTHER. Groom, Arthur. Environbook, 3rd Edition, 1992, 202 pages. The wild territory of Lamingto National Park in northern NSW and southern Queensland. Good solid clean copy. ISBN 0858810611. Keywords: australia bush country queensland nsw wilderness ecology environment trees mountains  Cat nr 18585 -  $A12 ONLY THE WIND WAS FREE. (60 Years in Wave Rock Country). Mouritz, M. Author Published, paperback (stiff card cover), Revised Edition, 1990, 186 pages, illustrated. A lifetime of experiences described. An autobiographical and historical account. Very good condition. ISBN 186252818787. Keywords: australia history people biography society  Cat nr 20569 -  $A15 OPAL BOOK, The. A Complete Guide to the Famous Gemstone. Leechman, Frank. Walkabout paperback, 1973 reprint, 255 pages, illustrated. An extensive book about Australia’s opals. With good selection photographic plates, some in colour. Light wear, but fairly good. ISBN 0725401591. Keywords: opals mining gemstones underground industry australia jewellery jewelry exploration extraction minerals mineralogy miners Cat nr 18065 -  $A13 ORIGINS OF POLITICAL SURVEILLANCE IN AUSTRALIA, The. Cain, Frank. Angus & Robertson Publishers, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1983, 306 pages, illustrated. A disturbing analysis of the growth of Australia's security and surveillance organizations. Minor wear, slight loss colour board edges, otherwise good with worn but useful dust-jacket. ISBN 020714818X. Keywords: australia politics government crime law  Cat nr 4270 -  $A25 OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY. The Complete Story of the Extraordinary Collapse of HIH.  Main, Andrew. Publisher: Harper Collins. Paperback, 2003, 305 pages, illustrated. 'A chronicle of arrogance, ignorance and self-delusion.' The author is a noted Australian financial journalist. Note: The corners of this book have been bent a bit from careless handling. It is fair only but quite solid. ISBN 0732276659. Keywords: australia business companies corporates insurance insurers finance shares stock  Cat nr 3076 -  $A22 OUR BIOSPHERE UNDER THREAT. Ecological Realities and Australia's Opportunities. Boyden, Dovers and Shirlow. Oxford Paperback, 1990, 347p., illsts. Very good copy. ISBN 0195531817. Keywords: australia ecology environment nature  Cat nr 5241 -  $A27 OUR HOME IN AUSTRALIA. A Description of Cottage Life in 1860. Elliott, Joseph. Sydney, The Flannel Flower Press, small quarto hardcover, 1984, 112 pages, illustrated. An affectionate look at a slice of Australian history. This is a very attractive book, with excellent brown cloth and gilt decorative lettering on spine and front.  Beautifully done printing on toned paper with many illustrations. A treasure to keep and pass on down the family.  ISBN 0959492348. Keywords: homes houses architecture living people australia history society culture  Cat nr 6131 -  $A27 OUR ISLAND CONTINENT. A Naturalist's Holiday in Australia. Taylor, Dr J.E. London, SPCK, small octavo hardcover, 1886, 256 pages. Warning: A decidedly poor copy of this interesting book. Front endpaper missing, very grubby and stained title page with a rubber date stamp thereon, writing on reverse of same, spine coming away from body of book, some pages at back heavily stained and other small stains here and there. The cover boards are grubby and worn but the decoration is evident, if weak. I think there should be a folding map but this is missing. Very definitely a 'reading only' copy. Priced accordingly.Keywords: australia history people settlers nature natural history   Cat nr 6693 -  $A27 OUR SHARED HERITAGE. Mackay Maltese Festival, 30 April to 9 May 1996. Caruana, Mark, and others. Foolscap, spiral-bound paperback, 34 pages, illustrated. Includes a paper, 'Maltese Heritage' by Mark Caruana, a profile of Fr James Cassar, and 'The Busuttin's' - a biography by Valda Winsor-Holt. Good condition. Keywords: australia malta maltese queensland settlers culture society  Cat nr 20020 -  $A19 OUTBACK TOURING. McLelland, Ross. Revised and Updated edition, paperback, 1986, 192 pages, illustrated. Survival, handy hints, routes to take, driving techniques, choosing a vehicle, mechanics, maintenance, together with photos, maps and diagrams. Light corner wear, fairly good. ISBN 0725519606. Keywords: australia outback bush country travel tourism vehicles  Cat nr 4990 -  $A12 OUTBACK WITH JACK - Australian Bush Remedies & Yarns. Edition 1 (Author Signed). Moore, Jack. Meredith Publishing, paperback (stiff card cover), undated, 88 pages, illustrated. AUTHOR SIGNED. The author spent 40 years of his life in the bush. It includes many old bush remedies, handed down from the pioneers, along with numerous anecdotes and other interesting material. Lightest of wear, good. (No ISBN.)Keywords: outback australia bush remedies anecdotes stories yarns  Cat nr 20734 -  $A11 OXFORD COMPANION TO AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE, The. Davey, Gwenda Beed, and Seal, Graham (editors). Melbourne, Oxford University Press, octavo hardcover, 1993, 381 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Has extensive coverage and a useful feature not always found in such a reference book - illustrations. Very good with excellent green cloth and spine lettering and a good dust-jacket (tiny area lifting coating on dust-jacket). ISBN 0195530578. Keywords: australia folklore myths mythology tales stories anecdotes  Cat nr 18250 -  $A22 OXFORD LITERARY GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA, The. Pierce, Peter (Editor). Melbourne, Oxford University Press, A4 hardcover, 1st Edition, 1987, 344 pages, illsts, maps. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A comprehensive guide to where writers lived, places they wrote about, and other associations. This book has but one tiny defect - a couple of pinholes on the front dust-jacket flap (an irrelevant newspaper clipping pinned there), otherwise is near-fine. No name in front or other defects. Maroon cloth and gilt lettering absolutely tops. Dust-jacket near-perfect (except for noted defect). A beautiful copy of this reference work. ISBN 0195545923. Keywords: literature australia writers authors reference geography places people biography  Cat nr 5714 -  $A32 PACIFIC ISLAND, The (Revised Edition). Oliver, Douglas L. Doubleday Anchor, paperback (stiff pictorial card), Revised Edition, 1961, 456 pages, illustrated with maps. The American Museum of Natural History. Light wear, fairly good solid clean copy. Keywords: pacific islands history people culture society  Cat nr 18510 -  $A17 PACIFIC RIM IN THE 21st CENTURY, The. Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute. Pelanduk Publications (Malaysia), octavo hardcover, 1995, 110 pages. Introduction by Mohamad, Dr Mahathir, Prime Minister of Malaysia. Very good with very good dust-jacket. ISBN 9679784339. Keywords: pacific politics history asia far east strategy tactics  Cat nr 6020 -  $A27 PACK MANUAL OF EXPLORATION. For Modern-day Australian Adventurers. Frauca, Harry. Reed Books, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1980, 136p, illsts. The book brings together the virtual guidelines for anyone exploring the wilderness areas of Australia on foot. With numerous sketches and black and white photos. The boards are a bit worn with a couple of small areas of damage but the book is basically fairly good. Scarce! Keywords: outback bush country walking hiking adventure travel bushwalking  Cat nr 1468 -  $A15 PAPUA-NEW GUINEA. The GOLDEN YEARS. Buxton, Keith. Self-published, paperback (stiff card), undated, 2002?, 295 pages, illustrated. The author spent many years in Papua-New Guinea working in various roles. The book includes a large number of photos, some in colour, taken between 1956 and 1988. Greeting signed by author on title page. There is also a blacked-out patch on the same page. Some light general wear to edges, cover crease, etc, but generally fairly good solid copy of this scarce book. ISBN 0958186103. Keywords: travel tourism pacific papua new guinea biography autobiography history  Cat nr 20056 -  $A37 PARK WALKS NEAR MELBOURNE (The Age Special). Bardwell, Sandra. The Victorian National Parks Association and The Age newspaper. Paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, 158 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with maps & photos. A couple of tiny edge marks, otherwise good. ISBN 09599428X. Keywords: travel tourism australia victoria melbourne guides parks outdoors recreations  Cat nr 5993 -  $A27 PARTNER IN PROGRESS. A history of electricity supply in North Queensland from 1897 to 1987. Doran, Christine. James Cook University, small quarto paperback (stiff card), 1990, 209 pages, illustrated. No.14 in series - Studies in North Queensland History. Very good, like new copy. ISBN 0864433638. Keywords: australia history local queensland society utilities electricity bush country  Cat nr 19325 -  $A62 PEACEFUL ISLE. Story of Magnetic Island From 1860s. Barnes, Tom. Author published, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, 125 pages, illustrated. A history with an excellent selection B&W photos, printed on art paper. Very good - near new - except for rubber stamp (author's) inside back cover. ISBN 0646315331. Keywords: australia queensland travel tourism islands history local people  Cat nr 19089 -  $A35 PENINSULA PLANTS. A Field Guide to Indigenous Plants of the Mornington Peninsula suitable for cultivation. Strickland, Kathie and Peter. Kareelah Bush Nursery, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 199 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with full-page line drawings. Small name inside front, small stain top edge, some minor corner damage, otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 0646083961. Keywords: plants native bush identification australia victoria  Cat nr 18123 -  $A22 PEOPLE AND PLACES - WESTERN VICTORIA 1854-1865. From Diary of Augustus Bostock. Matthew & Thelma Birrell. Self-published, paperback, 1990, 257 pages, illustrated. Comprises brief diary entries, with references to many people, indexed. Typewriter-style printing. Light edge wear, good solid copy. Scarce. ISBN 0646016202. Keywords: australia victoria people history biography society  Cat nr 20190 -  $A40 PERIPHERAL VISIONS. Essays on Australian Regional and Local History. Dalton, B.J. (editor). James Cook University, small quarto paperback (stiff card), 1991, 270 pages. Except for small name in front, this is a very good clean solid copy. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0864433999. Keywords: australia history local queensland society settlers bush country essays  Cat nr 19328 -  $A87 PETTICOAT PARADE. Prout and Feely. Adelaide, Rigby, octavo hardcover, 1965, 252p, illsts. A look at some of Australia's early women - famous and infamous. A little edge marking, name in front, but fairly good solid copy. Dust-jacket frayed at edges. Keywords: women females australia settlers history society people migrants immigrants  Cat nr 5880 -  $A17 PHAR LAP. Based on the Film Script by David Williamson. Townsend, Helen, and David Williamson. Sydney, Lansdowne Press, octavo pictorial boards, 1983, 208 pages, illustrated. Story of the famous Australian racehorse, based on the David Williamson play. Includes numerous full-colour plates. Some light edge wear but otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0701817283. Keywords: horses racing thoroughbreds australia turf racehorses usa america television tv film movies  Cat nr 5288 -  $A22 PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO TREES OF AUSTRALIA. Greig, Denise. New Holland, paperback, 2002 reprint, 144 pages, illustrated. Colour photos and descriptions. Warning: The book has been poorly stored and is 'wavy' - seems like the effect of damp, but nothing is affected. No pages stuck together or anything like that.Also front cover bit creased.  Everything readable. Priced to reflect condition. ISBN 1864363266. Keywords: australia trees reference  Cat nr 20510 -  $A12 PIG BITES BABY. Stories From Australia's First Newspaper - Volume 1: 1803-1810. Connor, Michael (editor). Duffy & Snellgrove, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 363 pages. A nice idea - collecting together a selection of interesting news reports from an early newspapers, The Sydney Gazette. ISBN 1876631880. Keywords: australia history newspapers journals press society people  Cat nr 19261 -  $A22 PINNACLE DESERT (THE). Nambung National Park (WA). Coate, Yvonne & kevin. Australian Souvenirs, oblong paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1980, 24 pages, illustrated. An attractive illustrated brochure with numerous colour photos, and descriptive notes, map on back cover. Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 0908148089. Keywords: australia bush outback western country travel tourism  Cat nr 17861 -  $A17 PIONEER HEADSTONES 1869 - 1886. Tozer Park and Gympie Cemetaries. Gympie Family History Society. Gympie Family History Society, stapled A4 paperback, 70 pages, illustrated. Light wear, good copy. Keywords: headstones graves history australia queensland  Cat nr 19657 -  $A22 PIONEER SCHOOLS OF AUSTRALIA. Blake, L.J. Adelaide, Rigby, quarto hardcover, 1977, 63 pages, illustrated. Bottom edge boards slightly worn, otherwise the book is good with a fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0727001558. Keywords: australia schools pioneer outback bush country children education  Cat nr 5999 -  $A17 PIONEER WOMEN of the BUSH and OUTBACK. Isaacs, Jennifer. Lansdowne Press, A4 paperback (stiff card), 1998, 256 pages, illustrated. Tiny bit of corner wear but generally good solid clean copy of this wide-ranging and detailed book. Main defect: Blotted out name inside front. With a stack of historical photos. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 1863026428. Keywords: australia outback bush country pioneers settlers women females biography history  Cat nr 19915 -  $A29 PIONEERS' CHILDREN. A Story of the Simpsons of St Helena. Wales, Pearle. Cairns (Qld), quarto paperback (stiff card cover), circa 1997, 96 pages, illustrated. Following the author's name on the book is the note '(who was one of them)'. The book is signed in front by 'E.P. Wales'. There may be a title page missing, hard to determine. Has numerous topical sections, e.g. The great hailstorm, The Peace Medal, Visit of the Prince of Wales, Silkworms, Fairy Fireflies, Bert Hinkler, Aerial Pageants and Hatching Chicks, the Star of Cairns disaster, and many more. Has an excellent selection of B&W photos. There is some grubbiness to the light-coloured cover card and a name inside front cover but the book is otherwise fairly good. Keywords: australia queensland outback bush country families settlers people history society  Cat nr 20819 -  $A35 PLACE OF WATERS (The). A story of Glenelg's first fifty years. Perry, Dulcie M. Author published, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1985, 150 pages, illustrated. Published in association with the Corporation of the City of Glenelg and the National Trust of Australia. With numerous B&W photos and street plans, etc. This book is near-new,  ISBN 095895030X. Keywords: australia south local history settlers society culture  Cat nr 19098 -  $A22 PLANTATION PARADISE (The). The Only True and Authentic Record of the Most Tragic and Incredible Episode in the History of the South Seas. Niau, J. H. Angus and Robertson, octavo hardcover, 1980, 189 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. The blurb does not exaggerate! Truly an incredible story. Breton aristocrat entices hundreds of Europeans to emigrate to 'New France' - a land flowing with milk and honey. In four separate expeditions in four ships the optimists are dumped in a fever-stricken area  at New Ireland, there to die from fever, or be eaten by cannibals or to starve to death. The book is written by the daughter of one of the subscribers to La Nouvelle France, originally published in 1936. Brown boards and spine lettering very good. Dust-jacket fairly good. ISBN 0207140111. Keywords: history oceania pacific south seas  Cat nr 17759 -  $A52 POISONOUS AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS - TAKE CARE! Sutherland, Dr Struan. Hyland House (Australia), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1983 reprint, 48 pages, illustrated. Looks as if it has been well use but is quite intact. Has coloured plates throughout, covering various snakes, spiders, fish and various other creatures. Doesn't seem to cover certain poisonous human animals - that would need a much larger volume!  ISBN 090809065X. Keywords: animals poisonous venomous creatures australia australian reptiles fish spiders  Cat nr 18693 -  $A37 POLICING IN AUSTRALIA HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES. Finnane, Mark (editor). NSW University Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1987, 238 pages. The social history of crime and policing since the convict era. Apart from small name in front this is a good copy. ISBN 086840330X. Keywords: australia history society police justice crime  Cat nr 17804 -  $A22 POLICY FOR GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF RURAL ROADS. Anon. Nat. Assn. of Aust. State Road Authorities, octavo hardcover, 1976, 92p, illsts. A few small marks but fairly good copy. Keywords: roads transport travel engineering  Cat nr 1242 -  $A15 POLITICS AND THE QUEENSLAND SUGAR INDUSTRY (T.W. CRAWFORD). Pagani, Marjorie. James Cook University (Qld), paperback (stiff card), 1989, 186 pages, illustrated. No.,11 in the series, North Queensland History. Very good solid clean copy. Looks like new.  ISBN 0864433301. Keywords: australia queensland industry sugar politics government trade history  Cat nr 19651 -  $A47 POMMIES AND PATRIOTS. For 200 Years 1788-1988. Burke, Alex James. Brisbane, Boolarong Publications, quarto hardcover, 1981, 112 pages, illustrated. The author is a well-known journalist contributor to the Queensland 'Courier-Mail' newspaper and other pubclications. Boards and spine lettering good. Small writing inside front. Dust-jacket a little grubby but fair. ISBN 0908175191. Keywords:  Cat nr 20896 -  $A20 POMONA, The Historical Centre of Noosa Shire (7 volumes). Gillespie, Aline. Cooroora Historical Society (Qld), paperback (stiff card cover), 2000 to 2003, each 30 to 40 pages with one 54 pages, illustrated. The author, descended from pioneer families in NSW and Victoria, moved into the Sunshine Coast region in 1993. She has a Master of Arts degree in local History from the University of Qld. This series of books covers topics such as: The New Town 1900, the New Shire 1910, the Pages of Pomona, Trees and Sawmills, and more. A few minor marks and signs of use but generally good condition. Inside of front of each book is a greeting signed by the author. (No ISBNs.) Keywords: australia queensland local history settlers people  Cat nr 20825 -  $A35 POPULATION, IMMIGRATION AND THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY. Brain, Smith and Schuyers. London, Groom Helm, octavo hardcover, 1979, 404p. Has a small bump on front cover which has slightly damaged the dust-jacket but otherwise the book is near-fine. ISBN 0856649864. Keywords: australia population society economy immigration migrants immigrants  Cat nr 1429 -  $A19 PORT ARTHUR GUIDE, The. Radcliffe, W. Old Curiosity Shop (Port Arthur) paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, 48 pages, illustrated. Interesting historical details culled from records held at the Old Curiosity Shop at Port Athur. Some wear but fairly good. Keywords: history tasmania australia convicts jails gaols prisons  Cat nr 6777 -  $A13 PORT ARTHUR. Photographic Essays. Bolt, Frank. Action Agencies (Tasmania), small quarto paperback (stiff card cover), 1972. Basically a photo book featuring historical buildings, etc. Some wear, some grubbines to light card covers. Small rubber stamp inside front, but fair, intact. Keywords: tourism travel history people culture photographs  Cat nr 20581 -  $A12 PORT PHILLIP GENTLEMEN. Paul de Seville. Melbourne, Oxford University Press, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1980, 256 pages, illustrated. The author deals with what he describes as a neglected class and neglec ted period in Australian history - the gentlemen colonists of Port Phillip and the society they created in Melbourne before the gold rushes, a society based on blood but one which eventually failed. This copy of the book is a little less than good. The marbled boards are excellent, as is the spine lettering but there is a bit of light staining here and there on page edges. The dust-jacket is rubbed, especially at back, and has a small area of paper missing at base of spine. Perfectly readable copy but certainly not pre-owned by a gentleman! ISBN 0195542126. Keywords: australia victoria society class settlers melbourne colonists  Cat nr 20881 -  $A25 POST-WAR HOMES (The Sun) - Architects' Competition Designs. Anon. Published by the Sun-News Pictorial (Melbourne), paper-covered, 98 pages. Warning: This book has been poorly stored and is bent, The paper is rather browned and  there is a little damage to corner of the back cover.  But it is all there, with a host of interesting information about the designs of the day with many sketch plans and line drawings. I cannot find a date but the 2/6 price certainly indicated some time back! Possibly about 1950? Keywords: homes houses buildings architecture post-war postwar  Cat nr 6042 -  $A37 POWERING THE FUTURE. The Electricity Industry and Australia's Energy Future. Johnson, Michael, and Rix, Stephen (editors). Pluto Press, small quarto paperback, 1991, 220 pages, index. Some edge and corner wear. Fairly good. ISBN 0949138673. Keywords: electricity energy power future australia  Cat nr 2917 -  $A22 PREMIERS OF QUEENSLAND, The. Murphy, Denis; Roger Joyce, and Margaret Cribb. University of Queensland Press, paperback (stiff card), 1990, 595 pages, illustrated. Binding bit weak with tendency to possible cracking in future. Otherwise very good. ISBN 0702222496. Keywords: australia queensland biography history politics government  Cat nr 19330 -  $A19 PRESENT DAY ART IN AUSTRALIA - Volume 2 (only). Smith, Sydney Ure (editor). Sydney, Ure Smith, 1945, 112p, illsts. This is a rather degraded copy of the book, skewed sideways with well worn grubby boards, some foxing, etc. An inexpensive reference copy if the information is wanted. Keywords: art australia artists pictures paintings sketches  Cat nr 1320 -  $A15 PRESS IN COLONIAL QUEENSLAND (The). A Social and Political History 1845-1875. Cryle, Denis. University of Queenland Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card cover), 1989, 191 pages, illustrated. Rather odd typeface - may have been done on an IBM Selectric typewriter. Very good clean copy. ISBN 0702221813. Keywords: australia publishing press newspapers journalism politics queensland  Cat nr 21041 -  $A25 PRIVILEGED FEW, The. (Signed copy)Jeff Hill. Self-published, quarto paperback (stiff card), 2008, 282 pages, illustrated. A series of pen portraits of a number of men who were involved in the development of the pastoral industry in Australia. Sequel to the author's book, 'Horsebells and Hobblechains'. Signed by author on half-title page. Has a tiny bit of corner bending and also has a greeting note on same page as author's signature, otherwise it is a good solid clean copy. Excellent printing quality. Scarce! ISBN 9780646468004. Keywords: australia outback bush country farming  Cat nr 20189 -  $A45 PRO HART'S WALTZING MATILDA. Jenkins, Graham (Intro). Adelaide, Rigby, quarto hardcover, 1980 reprint, 56p, illsts. Hart's painting printed in full colour on art paper. Nice book. Very good with good cloth & lettering. Dust-jacket very slightly worn. Keywords: art painters paintings australia verse poems poetry Cat nr 2150 -  $A19 PROTEST AND DISSENT IN THE COLONIAL PACIFIC. Hempenstall, Peter, and Rutherford, Noel. University of the South Pacific, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1964, 200 pages, illustrated. Co-ops, utopias, religious cults, armed rebellion, all part of the story of dissent. Bit bent and has a few spots on covers, but is otherwise fairly good. Keywords: pacific history colonies  Cat nr 17806 -  $A27 QUEEN ELIZABETH Commemoratve Brochure - TOWNSVILLE 1954. Townsville (Qld), quarto paperback, 20 pages, illustrated, inside gold-finish folder. A brochure to mark the visit to Townsville of HM Queen Elizabeth 2nd, packed with B&W photos of Townsville and some of the Royal family. The outer gold card cover is a little degraded but otherwise the book is good. Keywords: australia queensland royalty  Cat nr 20689 -  $A15 QUEENSLAND AND GREAT BARRIER REEF SHELLS. Rippingale and McMichael. Brisbane, The Jacaranda Press, A4 hardcover, 1961, 210 pages, illustrated. A well worn copy of this interesting book. Dust-jacket pasted down and shows external signs of much use with an area of damage to back of dust-jacket, but is quite intact and solid. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Keywords: australia queensland great barrier reef seashells shells crustaceans reference  Cat nr 20101 -  $A29 QUEENSLAND ARCHITECTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY. A Biographical Dictionary. Watson, Donald, and Judith McKay. Queensland Museum (Brisbane), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 225 pages, illustrated.; A well-printed book with a huge amount of information compressed into the space. Information on almost 800 architects and firms working in the Colony during that period. Very good copy, looks like new. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.)  ISBN 0724256571. Keywords: australia architects designers queensland biography history buildings  Cat nr 19246 -  $A67 QUEENSLAND DESPERADOES (2nd edition). Grabs, Cyril. Central Qld University Press, large-format paperback, 2nd Edition, 2000, 217 pages, illustrated. The stories of six Queensland bushrangers. Said to be 'based on fact and told in a thrilling way.' This copy has been well used, the front cover creased and general signs of use. Name inside front, stain bottom edge. Fair only but intact and quite readable. ISBN 1875998589. Keywords: australia local history queensland bushrangers criminals  Cat nr 20894 -  $A12 QUEENSLAND EXPERIENCE (The) - Where to go & what to do and enjoy in the Sunshine State. Jan BowenSimon & Schuster, paperback, 1992, 270 pages, illustrated. A comprehensive guide to what to do and how to enjoy the Sunshine State. Extensive detailed articles, accompanied by maps and colour photographic plates. Good clean solid copy. ISBN 0731801466. Keywords: australia queensland travel tourism people history places  Cat nr 20400 -  $A22 QUEENSLAND'S GRANITE BELT. In Colour. Walker, Errol, with David and Peter Lee.  Walklee Publications (Australia), oblong hardcover, approx. small quarto, 1975 reprint, 56 pages, illustrated. With a great selection colour photos dealing with the area around Stanthorpe on the border of NSW. The book was the result of a joint effort between three young men from the Stanthorpe area who joined forces to produce, photograph, print and publish this book. The boards show signs of age and the dust-jacket is a bit worn and has minor damage; there is a name inside front. Otherwise the book is fairly good and is quite solid. Keywords: australia queensland travel tourism country bush local  Cat nr 19146 -  $A27 RAINFOREST. A Journey Into Nature's Richest Garden. Clyne, Densey. Reed Books (Australia) A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1989, 97 pages, illustrated. Minor defects, good copy of this beautiful book featuring the wonders of Australia's rainforest areas. ISBN 0730102769. Keywords: forests rainforests plants ecology environment animals nature natural history  Cat nr 7371 -  $A21 RAINFORESTS OF AUSTRALIA. Meier, Leo, and Figgis, Penny. Ure Smith (Australia), large hardcover, pictorial boards, (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A beautiful book packed with colour illustrations throughout, printed on quality art paper. Very good copy except for blotted-out name in front. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). ISBN 0725408030. Keywords: forests trees rainforests tropical vegetation australia  Cat nr 18209 -  $A25 REBEL WID' OUT A QUID. Scullin, Sean. Biddunga Book Publishers (Mt Isa), octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1989, 209 pages, illustrated. An earthy and humorous biography, together with some verse and a good selection of photos (B&W and colour). Boards a bit rubbed but the book is generally good. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). ISBN 0731666658. Keywords: biography autobiography memoir anecdotes verse humour observations australiana bush outback tales  Cat nr 20221 -  $A20 REDLANDS. THE STORY OF AN AUSTRALIAN SHIRE. Townsend, Derek. Derek Townsend Productions (Australia), octavo hardcover, 1986, 244 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with a good selection colour plates. Very good copy with excellent cloth and gilt lettering and very good dust-jacket. ISBN 0947074007. Keywords: australia queensland local history people settlers society culture  Cat nr 17211 -  $A27 REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN QUEENSLAND 1859 to 1981 with Particular Emphasis on North Queensland. Harris, C.P. Australian National University, small quarto paperback (stiff card), 1984, 225 pages, illustrated. Produced by the Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations. Cover boards sun-faded in part  with a couple of minor spots of damage, nothing serious. ISBN 0867844043. Keywords: australia queensland economics finance development politics government  Cat nr 19321 -  $A57 REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN HERBAGE PLANT CULTIVARS. Barnard, C. (compiler). Div.Plant Industry, CSIRO, quarto Paperback, 1972, 260p. Compiled for the Australian Herbage Plant Registration Authority. This copy is rather worn and stained all round but quite intact. And scarce! ISBN 0643000356. Keywords: australia plants gardens gardening horticulture agriculturee botany flora  Cat nr 1368 -  $A27 REINVENTING AUSTRALIA. The mind and mood of Australia in the 90s (Updated Edition). Mackay, Hugh. Angus & Robertson, paperback (stiff pictorial card), Updated Edition, 1993, 326 pages. Bestseller. Slight wear top edge, small name inside front, otherwise good clean copy. ISBN 0207183147. Keywords: australia history society sociology people customs philosophy  Cat nr 6919 -  $A15 RELUCTANT HARBOUR. The Romance of Pirie. Robinson, Nancy. Nadjuri Australia, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1976, 327p, illsts, endpaper maps. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) An extensive history of Port Pirie (South Australia) with a large selection of illustrations.  Minor defects, light edge wear, good solid copy. No dust-jacket not issued with one?). Keywords: australia south towns cities harbours history society settlers culture  Cat nr 1477 -  $A22 RELUCTANT MISSION. The Anglican Church in Papua New Guinea 1891-1942. Wetherell, David. University of Queensland Press, octavo hardcover, 1977, 430p, illst. with photos. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) An extensive history. The reproduction of the photos is acceptable but could have been better!  For 50 years prior to World War 2 most Europeans living along the 400 km of coast in North-Eastern Papua were Anglican (Episcopalian) missionaries. Includes an extensive Bibliography. Near-fine copy in like dust-jacket. Has small name inside front, otherwise is clean and solid. ISBN 0702214116. Keywords: christian missionaries papua new guinea pacific religion australia anglican church  Cat nr 13470 -  $A25 REQUIEM FOR THE REEF. The Crown of Thorns - A Story of Official Distortion. James, Peter. Foundation Press (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1976, 84 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. Has a staple on one page, a short tear to the same page, name stamp, and minor defects, but is generally a fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0959738304. Keywords: australia queensland nature natural resources reefs ecology environment fish  Cat nr 18913 -  $A22 RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF THE WOODCHIP INDUSTRY on WATER RESOURCES IN SOUTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Dept of Conservation and Environment. A4 pictorial card cover, Bulletin No. 81, July 1980, 92p, illsts. Report of the Steering Committee. Minor edge wear. Good copy. Keywords: australia conservation country bush ecology trees water resources woodchips trade  Cat nr 1348 -  $A17 RESORTING TO TOURISM. Cultural Policies for Tourist Development in Australia. Craik, Jennifer. Allen & Unwin (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 281 pages, illustrated. In the series: Australian Cultural Studies. The author is a well-known university lecturer and activist in this area of interest. The book is solid and clean, with just a few light marks and signs of wear on edges. ISBN 1863730400. Keywords: business tourism travel resorts holidays  Cat nr 6496 -  $A52 RETHINKING AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE. Babbage, Ross. University of Queensland Press, octavo hardcover, 1980, 311p. The author is an Associate of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The dust-jacket is a little rubbed & the book has minor defects. Generally good copy. ISBN 0702214868. Keywords: warfare strategy tactics defence australia pacific asia Cat nr 5372 -  $A15 RETURN OF THE FIRST FLEET, The. Official Souvenir Edition. King, Jonathan. Fairfax Magazines/Robertsbridge, A4 paperback, 1987, 128 pages, illustrated. The author is Founder of the First Fleet Re-Enactment. Numerous colour illustrations. Permanent clear plastic over cover, otherwise good. Keywords: sailing ships history settlers convicts transportation england australia  Cat nr 7095 -  $A21 RICE & MEN. Queensland Rice Industry, 1869-1986. Lewis, K.N.S. Lower Burdekin Rice Producers' Coop, paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, 383 pages, illustrated. Paper bit age-browned but otherwise the book is fairly good. ISBN 0702222011. Keywords: australia queensland business agriculture farming rice grains trade  Cat nr 18841 -  $A67 RISE AND RISE OF KERRY PACKER, The. Barry, Paul. Bantam Australia/ABC, large octavo hardcover, 1993, 544 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Story of the head of one of the three big media empires in Australia, a man with extensive television and magazine interests and a man well known for his love of gambling both in business and in casinos. Along the way he shook up the cricket world and has been engaged in more recent times in joint ventures with Rupert Murdoch. Book very good with very good dust-jacket. ISBN 1863590757. Keywords: publishing broadcasting television media business trade gambling gaming people sport cricket football Cat nr 7519 -  $A22 RIVERCHANGE: Six New Histories of the Hunter (Newcastle). Hunter, Cynthia (editor). Newcastle Region Public Library (NSW), large hardcover (approx. A4), 1998, 274 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Featured contributions: Our History Our Valley - by Dr Nancy Cushing; Muloobinbah - by John Heath; Changing the Record - by Dr Bob James; Savannah and Elizabeth - by Drs Glenda Strachan, Hilary Carey and Ellen Jordan; Hear the Song - by Elizabeth Lucas; Waterfront Alice - by Dr Susan Marsden. Has just slight marks but is near-fine. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). ISBN 0909115702. Keywords: australia local history newcastle hunter regional history people society culture biography  Cat nr 4167 -  $A42 ROAD TO MOUNT BUGGERY (The). A Journey Through the Curiously Named Places of Australia. Whittaker, Mark, and Amy Willesee. Pan Macmillan, large-format paperback, 2001, 312 pages, illustrated. A fascinating view of both the present and past - how the various places acquired their sometimes bizarre names, ther stories behind the names, and a generally interesting travel book. The authors covered 53,000 km in pursuit of these unusual places. Minor wear good copy. ISBN 0732911117. Keywords: australia travel tourism bizarre weird places  Cat nr 20684 -  $A17 ROBERTS LEU & NORTH. A Centennial History. Smith, Anne. James Cook University, small quarto paperback (stiff card), 1986, 156 pages, illustrated, fold-out chart. No. 8 in series - Studies in North Queensland History. Apart from small name in front, very good clean solid copy. ISBN 0864431961. Keywords: australia history local queensland society settlers bush country  Cat nr 19327 -  $A52 ROCKHAMPTON CENTENARY. 1855-1955. Various Contributors. Rockhampton (Qld), A4 paperback, 1955, 36 pages, illustrated. Includes a large number of photos, mostly B&W but some in colour. Outer oversize card tending to crease, edges bit worn and marked, but generally the book is fairly good. Keywords: australia queensland celebrations cities centenary  Cat nr 20686 -  $A25 ROMANCE OF AUSTRALIAN LAND INDUSTRIES, The. Watt, Robert D. Sydney, Angus & Robertson, octavo hardcover, 1953, 271 pages, illustrated. Green cloth water-stained bottom edges. Otherwise the book is fair but with a ratty dust-jacket. Keywords: australia rural land industries farms farming bush  Cat nr 6668 -  $A15 ROSALIE SHIRE COUNCIL. The First One Hundred Years. 1879-1979. Phipps, Ross. Cranbrook Press (Australia), A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1979, 91 pages, illustrated. With numerous B&W photos, map, etc. Light wear, a bit of obvious handling back cover, some corner wear, but generally fairly good solid copy. Keywords: australia local history settlers bush country society culture  Cat nr 18355 -  $A35 ROSEWOOD RAILWAY MUSEUM: The Remaking of a Railway. Cash, Greg (editor). Australian Railway Historical Society, (Queensland Div), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 32 pages, illustrated. Commemorating the commissioning of Steam Locomotive 748 on the Rosewood Railway Museum, 18th October 1992. Printed on art paper, with a number of B&W photos, track schematic, etc. Some external signs of handling but otherwise good copy. Keywords: railways railroads museums rolling stock engines history transport australia queensland  Cat nr 18348 -  $A37 ROYAL LIFE SAVING QUEENSLAND. 100 YEAR HISTORY BOOK. Longhurst, Robert, and Mole, Leslie J. Royal Life Saving Society Queensland, large hardcover (A4-plus), pictorial boards, 2005, 302 pages, illustrated, decorated endpapers.A beautifully produced and printed book employing heavy quality art paper and packed with a huge number of historic photographs, many of them in full colour. A wonderful document to pass down to future generations! Near-fine condition. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0646442996. Keywords: australia queensland history lifesaving beaches surf surfing recreations rescues beach  Cat nr 6738 -  $A47 S.S. YONGALA - DIVE TO THE PAST. Gleeson, Max, and Elliott, Mae. Turton & Armstrong (Australia), octavo hardcover, 1987, 80 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. The story of the wreck of the SS Yongala, which foundered off the Queensland coast with the loss of 131 lives. With numerous historic photos and some colour plates. Some foxing on endpapers but otherwise fairly good with fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0908031319. Keywords: ships shipwrecks wrecks history sea ocean vessels  Cat nr 18399 -  $A27 SAFETY IN THE BUSH. Information for Bushwalking in Tasmania. Hobart Walking Club. Hobart Walking Club paperback (stiff pictorial card), 6th Edition, 1976, 88 pages, illustrated. Although originally intended for use in Tasmania the book clearly has a wide range of useful advice and information for any bushwalker, e.g.: Your Party, Food and Equipment, On the Track, Difficulties and Dangers, Weather Lore, First Aid, Snow, If you Get Lost, etc. Light wear, good copy. [No ISBN] Keywords: bush country outback travel safety  Cat nr 6901 -  $A13 SAILOR ON THE TRACK. The Stories of John Nicholes. Nicholes, John. Triple D Books (Australia), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 308 pages, illustrated. The author left the sea in 1935 and for the next twelve years worked around Australia's outback. With many tall tales, hopefully true, and some B&W photos. Light edge wear, otherwise very good solid clean copy. No previous-owner's name, etc. ISBN 0975224107. Keywords: biography autobiography anecdotes stories tales australia austaliana outback bush yarns country  Cat nr 18274 -  $A52 SALISBURY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. A History of Town and District. Lewis, H. John. Investigator Press (Australia), quarto hardcover, 1980, 352 pages, illustrated. A handsome volume, with extensive historical information and a wealth of  historic B&W photos and other illustrations. The dust-jacket is a bit rubbed, especially at the back, but the book itself is in very good clean condition. No previous-owner's name or other defects, with excellent cloth and spine lettering. ISBN 085864049X. Keywords: australia south history settlers aborigines culture people local  Cat nr 20262 -  $A25 SALTBUSH RAINBOW. The Early Days of White Cliffs. Rowe, Gwen. Gwen Rowe, small quarto paperback stiff pictorial card), 1998 reprint, 57 pages, illustrated. Maps inside covers and some B&W photos in text. Front cover tending to curl and covers have minor marks and spots but the book is generally fairly good. ISBN 0959192808. Keywords: australia history local nsw new south wales mining towns settlers miners  Cat nr 18824 -  $A25 SARINA SHIRE IN RETROSPECT. Phillips, Patricia C. Sarina Bicentennial Committee, paperback (stiff pictorial card), illustrated. Taped edge binding. Very good clean solid, like-new, copy. Keywords: australia queensland local history settlers people  Cat nr 18870 -  $A47 SCAMS AND SWINDLERS. Investment disasters and how to avoid them. Brown, Bruce. Centre for Professional Development, oversize Paperback (pictorial card), 1998, 228p. 'True stories from ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission.' A truly fascinating collection of actual case histories of various investment schemes. How they worked their scams and how they came undone, etc. Back cover badly creased, front endpaper missing, otherwise fairly good copy. ISBN 1863392017. Keywords: finance business money australia fraud crime justice injustice  Cat nr 2721 -  $A13 SCANDALS OF AUSTRALIA'S STRANGE PAST. Blaikie, George. Adelaide, Rigby, octavo hardcover, 1963, 300p, illsts. A fun look at Aussie history. Well, it is a very funny place (I should know, I live here!). Top edge a little stained, but otherwise nice solid copy with dust-jacket that is a bit grubby at back but otherwise fairly good. Keywords: australia history society culture scandals crime bizarre trivia mythology folklore people Cat nr 2651 -  $A17 SCENT OF POWER, The. On the trail of women and power in Australian politics. Mitchell, Susan. Sydney, A & R, paperback, 1996, 247p, illst. Has a large greeting written inside front, otherwise it is a very good copy. ISBN 0207186812. Keywords: australia women females politics government sociology Cat nr 8081 -  $A12 SEARCH FOR THE TAIPAN. The Story of Ram Chandra. Jones, Philip. Sydney, Angus & Robertson paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1980, 112 pages, illustrated. The author ran a Pit of Death travelling tent show. He bought an unidentified snake to introduce it to the show & was soon after bitten by it. The snake turned out to be the Taipan, Australia’s largest & deadliest. He was saved by antivenene he made from venon milked from the same snake.  Fairly good copy with minor wear, signed by Ram Chandra. ISBN 0207134405. Keywords: snakes reptiles poison bites treatment fauna australia taipan showmen autobiography antivenene venom  Cat nr 19774 -  $A15 SECONDARY EDUCATION IN QUEENSLAND 1860 -1960. Goodman, Rupert. Canberra, Australian National University Press, octavo hardcover, 1968, 397 pages. The book itself is very good, with excellent clean green cloth and spine gilt lettering. The dust-jacket is a little worn and frayed. ISBN 0708102530. Keywords: australia queensland education schools schooling history politics society   Cat nr 19093 -  $A22 SECRET LIFE OF THE GOLD COAST (The). A Journey Into the Dark Heart of Paradise. Shanahan, Brendan. Penguin Viking, large-format paperback (stiff pictorial card cover), 2004, 290 pages. With a backdrop of marina development for the near-dead, a rampant drug culture, and underground porn industry, and the anarchy of schoolies week, the author, a journalist, describes four amazing months in this tropical (flawed) paradise. A great entertaining read; what a pity it didn't have a few photos as well. Light edge and corner wear, fairly good. ISBN 0670040495. Keywords: australia queensland gold coast tourism entertainment drugs crime holidays beach  Cat nr 17362 -  $A20 SECRET TASMANIA. Blake, Philip, and Blake, Mary. New Holland paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 208 pages. Revealing 77 secrets, this tourist companion uncovers the myths, legends and well-hidden history behind Tasmania's tourist-friendly facade, and is also a souvenir for past visitors. Divided into regions, it includes a map of Tasmania showing towns and reference points mentioned in the text. The smallest state of Australia, Tasmania is a picturesque island perfect for a drive or walk amongst its lush fields and stunning vistas. However, each excursion always presents a new question, such as 'what is the sawdust bridge actually made of?'; 'how did the Tasmanian Aboriginal people come to be using glass before white settlers arrived?' and 'is the Tasmanian tiger really extinct?' This is a different tourist companion for those interested in discovering the myths, legends and well-hidden history behind Tasmania's tourist-friendly facade, or a souvenir for past visitors. Divided into regions, the book includes a map of Tasmania showing the major towns and reference points mentioned in the text. Each entry ends with a brief description of how to reach its location. Scarce book in Australia itself!!! Very good clean copy. ISBN 1864367350. Keywords: australia tasmania tourism travel adventure secrets history people society culture nature Cat nr 4668 -  $A32 SEEING SYDNEY BY BICYCLE. Thorn, Julia. Kangaroo Press paperback, 1990, 191p, illsts. useful guidebook with lots of detail, maps, b&w photos. Creased back cover, minor wear, fairly good. ISBN 0864173067. Keywords: bikes bicycles riders riding recreation tourism travel  Cat nr 2415 -  $A15 SELECT DOCUMENTS IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY 1851-1900 - Volume 2 (II). Clark, Manning. Angus & Robertson paperback, 1979 reprint, 866 pages. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Minor wear, good solid copy. ISBN 020713426X. Keywords: australia history documents  Cat nr 3445 -  $A22 SEPARATISM IN TORNSVILLE. 'We should govern ourselves.' Doran, Christine. Dept of History and Politics, James Cook University, quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1981, 144 pages, illustrated. No. 4 in series - Studies of North Queensland History. Small name inside front and covers a trifle marked but generally good solid copy. ISBN 0864430302. Keywords: australia queensland history people dissent politics government  Cat nr 18876 -  $A37 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SAVING LIVES. Southport Surf Life Saving Club Inc 1924 - 1999. Longhurst, Robert. Southport Surf Life Saving Club, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card cover), 1999, 103 pages, illustrated. Has a big selection B&W photos. Near-new copy. ISBN 064637219X. Keywords: surf life saving lifesaving clubs beaches ocean sea history society local  Cat nr 17072 -  $A35 SHADE AND SHELTER. The Story of Aboriginal Family Resettlement. McLeod, Isabelle (text) & Reid, Billy (Jr) (illsts). Jacaranda Press (Australia), quarto hardcover, 1982, 58 pages, illustrated. Minor marks on cloth, otherwise very good with slightly damaged but fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0701616539. Keywords: australia aborigines aboriginals families society people  Cat nr 4303 -  $A19 SHADOW OVER TASMANIA. The Whole Story of the Convicts. Smith, Coultman. J Walch (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1993 reprint, 150 pages, illustrated. This is the 24th Impression of this popular account of convict days in Tasmania. Signs of wear but fairly good. ISBN 0950093335. Keywords: convicts australia tasmania prisons prisoners jails gaols punishment law crime criminals history  Cat nr 8819 -  $A15 SHADOWS OF OUR DREAMING. A celebration of early Australia. Fairbairn, Anne. Angus and Robertson, octavo hardcover, 1st Ed, 1983, 250p, illsts. Extracts from early settlers' journals. Very good book with fairly good dust-jacket. Keywords: australia history people society culture settlers aboriginals aborigines  Cat nr 1241 -  $A15 SHAPING A CITY. Greater Brisbane 1925-1985. Cole, John R. William Brooks Queensland, large hardcover (approx. A4), pictorial boards, 1984, 416 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to orders from outside Australia: you will be emailed with details.)  Good solid copy with just slight signs of use and a little of the gilt decoration worn away. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0855686197. Keywords: australia queensland brisbane cities history people culture society  Cat nr 8646 -  $A27 SHE'S A FAIR COW. Harrison, Judy (text), and Henshaw, David (illsts). David Bateman (Australia), oblong paperback (card), approx. A4, 1987, 96 pages, illustrated. Australian humour. With text and cartoons. A bit bent at corners. Fair. ISBN 0949135119. Keywords: humour fun cartoons humor  Cat nr 4251 -  $A19 SHELL COLLECTING IN AUSTRALIA. Coleman, Neville. A.H. and A.W. Reed, A4 hardcover, 1976, 176 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Some edges wear and a little loss of colour board edges, but fairly good with a slightly damaged but fair dust-jacket. ISBN 0589071955. Keywords: seas oceans shells seashells beaches collecting hobbies  Cat nr 5727 -  $A25 SHELLS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SEA-SHORE. McMichael, D.F. Jacaranda Pocket Guides, small paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1965 reprint, 127 pages, illustrated. Covers a bit creased but otherwise the book is fairly good. Keywords: shells seas oceans beaches nature seashore  Cat nr 5987 -  $A12 SHORT CUT TO GYMPIE GOLD. Short Stories of Tewantin and the Sunshine Coast. Bull, D.W. Publisher: Mrs F.H. Watson (Yeerongpilly), octavo paperback (stiff card cover), 1982, 76 pages, illustrated. A collection of seventeen stories of life and history on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, contributed by various people, with many interesting illustrations - old photos, reproductions of engravings, etc. Signs of use, with cover card a bit rubbed, but fairly good overall. ISBN 0908175515. Keywords: australia queensland sunshine coast history anecdotes tales stories settlers  Cat nr 20983 -  $A25 SIGNIFICANCE OF AYERS ROCK FOR ABORIGINES, The. Anon.  No publishing information, A4 paper covers, 21p, illsts, fold-out maps. This is a rather grubby copy but all there. Priced according to condition. Keywords: australia northern territory aborigines aboriginals outback country bush mountains  Cat nr 8027 -  $A17 SILENCE KILLS. Events Leading up to the Vietnam Moratorium on 8 May. Cairns, J.F. 1970, quarto hardcover, 104p, illsts. The anti-war movement in Australia. The author was a federal Labor MP. Book somewhat worn but fair with loss colour board edges. Dust-jacket frayed on edges. Keywords: war warfare vietnam asia far east politics dissent dissenters conscientious objectors  Cat nr 4705 -  $A15 SLAVERS OF THE SOUTH SEAS, Dunbabin, Thomas. Sydney, Angus & Robertson, octavo hardcover, 1935, 308 pages. Warning: This book had bad insect staining on edges, one in particular. It is otherwise usable, with text good, etc. Priced according to condition.  The story of yet another chapter in the abuse of humans by their fellows. Keywords: pacific island polynesia melanesia slavery history abuse blackbirders slave traders  Cat nr 20091 -  $A17 SNAKES ALIVE and Other Verses. Bush Verse. (AUTHOR SIGNED) Bob Magor (verse) and Peter Broelman (illustrations).  Self-published by Bob Magor in South Australia, paperback, 1997 reprint, 101 pages, illustrated.Greeting, signed by author, on title page. One very tiny indent on front cover and otherwise lightest wear, good. ISBN 0646225502. Keywords: verse poems poetry australiana bush country outback  Cat nr 20394 -  $A19 SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY. Western, John S. Macmillan paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988 reprint, 385 pages. Name in front, permanent plastic over cover. Some edge wear. Fair only but solid. ISBN 0333338952. Keywords: australia society sociology people inequality  Cat nr 7085 -  $A17 SOTTO LA GROCE DEL SUD. UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS. Galassi, Ferrando. James Cook University, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 307 pages, illustrated. No.16 in series - Studies in North Queensland History. The Jumna immigrants of 1891 and their history. Includes a selection historic B&W photos and some cartoons. Also has a Nominal Roll of the migrants and a Bibliography. Very good clean copy, like new. ISBN 0864434286. Keywords: australia queensland history settlers immigrants people  Cat nr 19061 -  $A82 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILD LIFE RESERVES. Anon. Govt Printer, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1964, 190 pages, illustrated. With a great selections maps, B&W and colour photos. Well used and a bit damage don spine, etc. But intact and still quite useful. Keywords: south australia tourism travel parks outdoors recreation wildlife  Cat nr 7718 -  $A17 SOUTH TOWNSVILLE INNER CITY VILLAGE BUILDING BETTER CITIES PROJECT - ORAL HISTORY.  Hatte, Elizabeth (compiler). Townsville (Qld) City Council, A4 paperback (stiff card), 1996, 84 pages, illustrated. Very good copy. ISBN 1875830197. Keywords: australia queensland history  Cat nr 19351 -  $A37 SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND - A DISCOVERY GUIDE. Parish, Steve. Steve Parish Publishing, small quarto paperback (stiff card), no date, 128 pages, illustrated. A lavish production, printed on art paper, with maps, colour photos and information on topics such as heritage sites, wildlife, parks, gardens, tourist drives, etc. Good condition. ISBN 1740217454. Keywords: travel tourism australia queensland  Cat nr 19861 -  $A25 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS DISCOVERY. The Southern Highlands NSW Australia. Anon. Tim Mooney Publications, oblong large hardcover, approx. A4, 1991, 239p, illsts, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) A beautiful book about this beautiful area. Packed with full-colour photos printed on quality art paper, with historical notes, etc. Very good copy with excellent blue cloth and spine gilt lettering. The dust-jacket has a tiny tear. ISBN 064604463X. Keywords: australia nsw southern highlands travel tourism history people settlers mountains hills country rural local  Cat nr 2664 -  $A37 SPANNERS, EASELS AND MICROCHIPS. A History of Technical and Further Education in NSW 1883-1983. Dept of Technical and Further education. Sydney, oblong Paperback, approx. A4, 1983, 128p, illsts. Copiously illustrated with numerous bw photos, etc. The white card is a little marked and has a tiny area of damage at back but the book is basically fairly good. Keywords: technical education schools nsw australia colleges training vocations   Cat nr 7041 -  $A19 SQUARE-PEG PIONEERS. Memoirs of a 'Pommy' Pioneer in Outback Australia. Eley, Dick. Self-published, paperback, 1994, 192 pages, illustrated. Dick Eley came from a UK industrial town at the age of 13 and lived in the bush about 320 km west of Brisbane. A story of life on the land in an earlier era. Some general wear and a messily crossed-out name inside front but otherwise useful. ISBN 0646207156. Keywords: history outback bush australia country biography autobiography  Cat nr 20269 -  $A15 STEELE RUDD SELECTION - In 4 Complete Volumes. Rudd, Steele. Brisbane, UQP, octavo hardcover, 1984, pictorial boards, illustrated. (Heavy books, weigh 4kg packed - postage additional to standard rate will apply: you will be emailed with details.) Four complete hardcover volumes - On Our Selection (350 pages), The Old Homestead (854 pages), The Rudd Family (758 pages), and A City Selection (826 pages). Illustrated with line drawings, well printed. In near-fine condition with excellent boards and spine lettering and very good dust-jackets (each bearing illustrations on the front. (No slipcases). Keywords: australia australiana folklore stories tales fiction humour cartoons outback bush country people  Cat nr 7880 -  $A52 STEPPIN' OUT AND SPEAKIN' UP. Various Contributors. Older Women's Network (NSW), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2003, 22 pages, with language maps in Appendix. A collection of stories spanning the period from the 1920s to the present time. Brought together by the Aboriginal Support Circle of the Older Women's Network. The book is good but has several signatures and comments on title page including at least two signatures of contributors. ISBN 0958543054. Keywords: australia aborigines aboriginals women females biography stories lives  Cat nr 5529 -  $A22 STILL PLAYING THE GAME. A History of Toowoomba Grammar School. Winn, John Keeble. Sydney, Playright Publishing (Australia), large hardcover, approx. A4 format, 2000, 598 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. What a mammoth task - collecting, sorting and writing up all this fascinating material! Illustrated with a stack of B&W an colour photos and other material. A must-have, must-keep book for anyone who attended this old school. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) The blue cloth and spine lettering are excellent; there are two very minor corner bumps and some minor marks. The dust-jacket has some minor wear. Generally a good solid copy. ISBN 0949853739. Keywords: australia queensland history schools education colleges  Cat nr 19882 -  $A49 STONE THE CROWS. Scott, Jack (text) and Rees Pel (drawings). Mimosa Press, paperback (stiff card), 1986, 103 pages, illustrated. A book of Aussie fun. Scarce! Cover card tending to curl but otherwise a very good copy. ISBN 095901649X. Keywords: humour comedy humor bush country cartoons australiana  Cat nr 19888 -  $A22 STORIES OF AUSTRALIA'S OLD WEST (Bill Wannan selects). Wannan, Bill. Sun Books, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1979, 143 pages. Note: This is a different collection of stories to Bill Wannan's other book ('Old Australia'). Bit age-stained on edges but otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 0725103469. Keywords: australia bush outback country tales stories anecdotes history folklore  Cat nr 17231 -  $A15 STORIES OF OLD AUSTRALIA (Bill Wannan selects). Wannan, Bill. Sun Books, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1979, 143 pages. Note: This is a different collection of stories to Bill Wannan's other book ('Old West'). Twenty-eight tales. Bit age-stained on edges but otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 0725102314. Keywords: australia bush outback country tales stories anecdotes history folklore  Cat nr 17232 -  $A15 STORY OF KANGAROO ISLAND (The). Osterstock, Alan. Self-published, paperback, 1976, 56 pages, illustrated. The South Australian resort island is a popular destination for tourists. This book traces the history of settlement there and includes numerous interesting illustrations. There is also a very useful 'Kangaroo Island's Historical Happenings' map which pinpoints various events and where they occurred on the island. The book shows signs of wear, covers bit marked, but generally it is fairly good. ISBN 0858721368. Keywords: history queensland local australia settlers  Cat nr 20816 -  $A13 STORY OF THE GOLDEN SLIPPER STAKES, The. Hobson, Warwick. Horse-Racing Publishing Co (Australia), octavo hardcover, 400 pages, illustrated. With an excellent selection B&W photos. Minor defects - front flap dust-jacket creased, top edge of book a little age-stained, dust-jacket has minor tear on corner. Generally good solid copy with no previous-owner's name. ISBN 0959040102. Keywords: horses racing turf races jockeys trainers australia  Cat nr 18664 -  $A25 STORY OF THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS  Its History and People.Larkins, John. Reed Books, octavo hardcover, 1980, 80 pages, illustrated. Has an excellent selection (2 groups) of photographic plates - B&W and colour. Blue cloth has slight marks but is good except for a bit of colour loss bottom edge. Good dust-jacket. ISBN 0589502018. Keywords: australia snowy mountains country settlers history water   Cat nr 3455 -  $A19 STRANGE TALES OF AUSTRALIA. Hepburn, Alec. Adelaide, Rigby, quarto hardcover, 1982, 159p, illsts. Rumours, stories, mysteries. Lots of interesting material here. Good copy with fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0727014994. Keywords: australia mysteries tales stories history  Cat nr 2830 -  $A17 STUMP JUMPERS (The). A New Breed of Australians. Lawrence, Neil, and Bunk, Steve, Sydney, Hale & Iremonger, octavo hardcover, 1983 reprint, 442 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The title refers to an Australian term meaning someone who overcome obstacles. Pen-portraits of 16 Australian achievers. At least most were! History has been unkind to one or two of them. Illustrated with numerous B&W photos. Very good with excellent cloth and spine lettering and a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0868062227. Keywords: australia business biography entrepreneurs  Cat nr 18335 -  $A27 SURGEONS ALL. The story of cardiothoracic surgery in Australia and New Zealand. Nicks, Rowan. Sydney, Hale & Iremonger, octavo hardcover, 1984, 256p, illsts. This copy is solid with excellent cloth and spine lettering but is heavily stained on book edges due to poor storage. Priced accordingly. ISBN 0868061204. Keywords: medicine medical surgery doctors surgeons hospitals health healing heart operations Cat nr 1719 -  $A15 SURVIVAL IN THE DOGHOUSE. O'Grady, John. Sydney, Ure Smith, small 8vo HC, reprint 1973, 94p, illst. with sketches. Illsts by Benier. Dust-jacket little worn but blue cloth with white decorations fairly good.  Keywords: humour comedy australiana tales Cat nr 5226 -  $A12 SYDNEY AUSTRALIA THE BEAUTIFUL CITY. Bartel, Suzie, and Thomas O'Flynn. Suzie Thomas Publishing, A4 paperback (stiff card), no date, 32 pages, illustrated. Chiefly comprises full-colour photos, more than 100  of them, well printed, including one fabulous panoramic view of Sydney's fantastic harbour - folds out at centre, double size of pages. Also great shots of the bridge and opera house, etc. Good condition. ISBN 095880356X. Keywords: australia nsw sydney  Cat nr 19675 -  $A15 SYDNEY FROM THE SKY. Hurley, Frank. Sydney, Angus & Robertson, oblong quarto hardcover, 1953, illustrated, endpaper maps. A chance to see what Sydney (Australia) looked like in the days before Google Earth - over 50 years ago - as captured by one of our pre-eminent photographers. No opera house! Many fabulous clear B&W panoramic photographs. The book has been well used and showing signs of its age with some staining and tape marks inside front and back covers; the dust-jacket is grubby at back and a bit frayed but useful still. All plates checked and nothing missing or cut. Keywords: australia sydney nsw terrain geography views air  Cat nr 17479 -  $A47 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, The. Floyd, Carol, and Julia Collingwood. New Holland, oblong, approx. quarto, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 128 pages, illustrated. A beautiful book beautifully printed, providing a great record of this modern wonder. Traces the history and construction and is packed with B&W and colour photos printed on art paper. Tiniest wear, generally very good clean solid copy. ISBN 1864366664. Keywords: australia nsw sydney opera buildings landmarks music theatre theater  Cat nr 19236 -  $A47 SYDNEY'S NURSE CRUSADERS. A Century of Trained Nursing in Sydney. Brodsky, Isadore. Old Sydney Free Press, A4 hardcover, 1st Edition, 1968, 133p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Small name in front, otherwise good with excellent gilt lettering and decoration. Dust-jacket worn and rubbed but fair. Keywords: nurses nursing hospitals medicine health healing history australia sydney nsw  Cat nr 2190 -  $A22 TAKE A WALK IN QUEENSLAND's NATIONAL PARKS - Southern Zone. Daly, John & Lyn. Take a Walk (Brisbane), paperback, 1999 reprint, 216 pages, illustrated. A comprehensive guide to bushwalking in southern Queensland. Covers more than 1,000 km of walk descriptions, with features, history, facilities, access notes and more. Includes some colour photos. Slight damage bottom edge front cover and the book has a tendency to be a bit bent but is generally otherwise a good clean copy. ISBN 0646351052. Keywords: travel tourist walking walks bushwalks hiking hikes backpacking  Cat nr 20823 -  $A12 TALES FROM BACK O’BOURKE. Traditional Australian Humour. Wannan, Bill. Melbourne, Currey O’Neil, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1984, 139 pages, illustrated. The author has penned many books on Australia. Very good copy. ISBN 085902010X. Keywords: folklore stories australian humour comedy tales yarns bush outback country legends mythology Cat nr 7914 -  $A19 TALK BACK: TRASH & TREASURE On the Air - Wit, Wisdom & Wireless. Marsden, Stephanie. R&R Publications Marketing, small quarto paperback, 1999, 176 pages, illustrated. The rather curious and distinctive world of talk back (or talkback) radio. A collection of commentary, extracts from programs, anecdotes and general insights into this world. A little edge and corner wear but fairly good. ISBN 1875655913. Keywords: radio broadcasting humour humor entertainment  Cat nr 20640 -  $A13 TANUNDA, in the HEART OF BAROSSA VALLEY. Anon. Adelaide, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1975, 52 pages, illustrated. Terrific collection of illustrations, many of them in colour. Good copy. Keywords: australia local history wine country bush travel tourism  Cat nr 18341 -  $A17 TASMAN TRACKS. 25 Walks on the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas. Storey, Shirley and Peter. Koonya Press, paperback (stiff card), 1990, 82 pages, illustrated. A range of bushwalking tracks in Tasmania, fully described, with maps and photos. An essential guide - and scarce! This copy a little grubby from use, with previous-owner sticker inside front. ISBN 0646018701. Keywords: tasmania walks bushwalking travel tourism maps  Cat nr 20062 -  $A35 TASMANIA - A PLACE TO REMEMBER. Dale, MIchelle (text) and Harding, Dennis (photos). Tasmanian Book Co, small octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1996 reprint, 160 pages, illustrated. A very attractive book, with strong pictorial board covers, glossy finish, and spine green cloth with gilt lettering. An extensive full-colour photographic record of the state with short sections of descriptive notes. Good copy. ISBN 0646104470.  Keywords: australia tasmania travel tourism photography guides  Cat nr 17727 -  $A15 TASMANIA (The Islands Series). Jackman, S.W.  David and Charles, octavo hardcover, 1974, 200p, illsts. Light blue cloth and spine lettering excellent. Book solid and clean. Dust-jacket good. ISBN 0715363859.Keywords: islands australia tasmania tourism travel history society people  Cat nr 1258 -  $A19 TASMANIA. THE HISTORY. Collenette, Peter. D & L Book Distributors, paperback (stiff pictorial card with foldover flaps), 1990, 79 pages, illsts, pictorial endpapers. From 1642 until today. Small name inside front, otherwise good neat copy. ISBN 1875240006. Keywords: australia travel transmania islands tourism history settlers convicts  Cat nr 19558 -  $A22 TATTERSALL'S. Friendship Is Life. A History of Tattersall's Club, Brisbane. Longhurst, Robert. Brisbane, Tattersall's Club, quarto hardcover, 1993, 287p, illsts. Handsome book with a stack of interesting illustations. Near-fine with excellent cloth and lettering, very good dust-jacket, etc. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0646143441. Keywords: australia queensland brisbane clubs history society  Cat nr 2185 -  $A26 TELL US ANOTHEREE! More yarns from around Australia. Hayes, Mike. ABC Books (Australia), paperback, 1997, 175 pages, illustrated. The alternative title for this great work of literature is: 'Conversational Gems to Stop People's Eyes Glazing Over During a Mind-numbingly Boring Address .' A bunch of tales from all over Australia. Nice clean solid copy. ISBN 0733303935. Keywords: tales anecdotes stories humour humor  Cat nr 20543 -  $A12 THE 'BROOK (Westbrook Reformatory for Boys). Fletcher, Alfred (Crow), as told to Cheryl Jorgensen. Blake Publications (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card cover), 2004, 219 pages. Westbrook Reformatory, a Queensland institution, is described as 'every boy's nightmare' - a place where thousands of children spent their formative years in fear and misery. Crow Fletcher was one such boy who 'refused to be broken' in a place where boys could be given forty stripes with a heavy leather belt. Greeting signe dby the author on title page. Very light wear, good clean copy. ISBN 0975134043. Keywords: homes institutions australia queensland brisbane boys abuse society  Cat nr 21046 -  $A30 THEN AND NOW. Historic Roads Round Sydney. Valentine, James. Sydney, New Century Press, octavo hardcover, 1939, 217 pages, illustrated. A most interesting collection of historic notes and anecdotes about various roads in the Sydney region, illustrated with numerous sketch maps. Writing inside front, some edge staining and general wear but useful as a good 'reading' copy. Keywords: sydney australia nsw roads history transport travel  Cat nr 18432 -  $A17 THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO THE STORY. John Laws' Favourite Australian Stories. Laws, John, and Stewart, Christopher. Pan Macmillan Australia, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 2004, 401 pages, illustrated. These are great stories well told. As a listener to John Laws' radio show I enjoyed these. They are well told and the book would be a great bedtime read. Original paper rather poor, but otherwise book is good. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). ISBN 1405036281. Keywords: australia history anecdotes stories people  Cat nr 7518 -  $A17 TIMBER AND TIMBERMEN. Cardwell - Kirrama - Kennedy Valley. Healy, E.R. Self-published, A4 paperback, spiral-bound, pagination uncertain - about 150 pages, illustrated. A history of timber-getting in an area of North Queensland. Has some B&W illustrations but the reproduction quality of these is not great.  Very good condition. (No ISBN) Keywords: australia queensland history timber industry bush  Cat nr 19106 -  $A30 TIME AND TIDE AGAIN. A History of Byron Bay. Ryan, Maurice, and Robert Smith. Northern Rivers Press (Lismore), A4 paperback (stiff card cover), 2001, 146 pages, illustrated. Excellent detailed coverage of the history of the area, accompanied by many interesting historic photos and other illustrations. And the printing quality of very good, in fact the photo selection is a particularly worthy feature of this book. So many like it have poor reproduction of the photos which is always a pity when so much effort goes into compiling such histories. Very good copy, like new. ISBN 0957962207. Keywords: australia nsw history settlers people aborigines country  Cat nr 20990 -  $A35 TIMELESS ISLE. An Illustrated History of Thursday island. Foley, Captain John C.H. Torres Strait Historical Society, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 3rd Edition, 1991, 93 pages, illustrated. Has a great collection of illustrations - old photos, etc - but quality of reproduction of photos bit deficient. Front cover has a short crease, otherwise the book is fairly good and solid. ISBN 0959266003. Keywords: australia history people customs culture islands local Cat nr 18680 -  $A22 TOCAL STORY, The. How an agricultural college was born in the Hunter Valley. Hunt, Edward Alan, and Hinde, John.  Wesley Stacey, quarto hardcover, nd, 1972?, 81p, illsts, maps. The story of the C.B. Alexander Agricultural College Valley, known as Tocal from its location on a historic property of that name.  The College has strong links to the Presbyterian Church and appears to have a religious dimension to the training offered there. The white dj is grubby and worn but the book itself is fairly good. Keywords: australia nsw agricultural country farms farming colleges education tertiary church religion christian presbyterian Cat nr 4784 -  $A17 TOOWOOMBA. MORE STRANGE AND UNUSUAL TALES - Volume 4. Talbot, Don. Don Talbot, paperback (stiff card), 2007, 150 pages, illustrated. Well illustrated with numerous photos, some in colour, and well printed. Very good condition. ISBN 9780980332902. Keywords: australia queensland local history tales folklore  Cat nr 19708 -  $A27 TORRES STRAIT People and History, The. Singe, John. University of Queensland Press, small quarto hardcover, 1979, 267 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. An area with a rich history, a playground for headhunters (not the business kind) and pearlers, inhabited by people with many racial backgrounds, a bridge between Australia and Papua New Guinea. The book is basically good with good cloth, etc, but there is a little foxing inside front and some minor edge staining. The dust-jacket has several repaired tears. ISBN 0702214175. Keywords: australia waterways islands people  Cat nr 20468 -  $A19 TOTLEY. A Study of the silver mines at One Mile, Ravenswood District.  Kennedy, Bell and Edmondson. Dept of History, James Cook University, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1981, 61 pages, illustrated. Includes diagrams and B&W photos. Near-new very good copy. ISBN 0864430116. Keywords: australia queensland mining silver minerals history  Cat nr 18847 -  $A37 TOWARDS THE FUTURE. A history of Kincumber Parish and Holy Cross Church. Dawes, John. Kincumber (NSW) paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, 276 pages, illsts. Minor wear, very good copy. ISBN 064610294X. Keywords: history local australia nsw parishes churches people society  Cat nr 4587 -  $A25 TOWNSVILLE 1888. An Early History. Anon. Townsville Museum, A4 paperback, 12 pages, illustrated. A slim account, reproduced from original hand written text - in nice copperplate.  Has a peculiar feature: A piece of card titled 'An Early History' is pasted over the original subtitle 'Historical Exhibition' (peeling away). Fairly good. Keywords: australia queensland history  Cat nr 20022 -  $A11 TOWNSVILLE DAILY BULLETIN - 100 YEARS OF NEWS. Roots, Blair, and Joan Phyland (compilers). North Queensland Newspaper Company, quarto paperback (stiff card), 1981, 80 pages, illustrated. Bit worn, clear plastic taped over cover. Keywords: australia queensland history press journals newspapers news  Cat nr 19359 -  $A22 TOWNSVILLE JEWEL OF THE NORTH. Various Contributors. Townsville (Qld), quarto paperback (card cover), no date, circa 1950?, 40 pages, illustrated. An interesting look into Townsville in the mid 20th century, with some fascinating historical photos including some of the beautiful old buildings and a sprinkling of beautiful young women! Cover card a bit worn but the book is fairly good. Keywords: australia queensland local history  Cat nr 20687 -  $A17 TOWNSVILLE PRESENTS Centenary Year - May 1964 Programme. Various contributors. Magnetic Island - Townsville Annual Swim Committee, paperback, 1964, 56 pages, illustrated. Programs for: The Magnetic Island Swim (3 May), Magnetikhana (16 May) and Tagged Fish Competition (24 May). Has some interesting advertisements from that era and a central section of colour photo plates. Very light wear, minor crease, otherwise good. Keywords: australia queensland townsville celebrations local history  Cat nr 19231 -  $A22 TOWNSVILLE YESTERDAY - In Pen and Picture. Davis, Sonia (illsts), and Jim Manion (text). Nth Queensland Newspaper Co, oblong, quarto hardcover, 1978, 85 pages, illustrated. The boards and gilt lettering on front are very good. The dust-jacket is, however, a bit worn and frayed. ISBN 0959690706. Keywords: queensland australia townsville buildings history culture  Cat nr 19102 -  $A22 TRACING YOUR FAMILY TREE. For Australians and New Zealanders. Puttock, A.G. Melbourne, Lothian, Paperback (card), 1983 reprint, 114p. Useful compact book with lots of helpful advice.  Covers creased and there is a small damaged area on front but otherwise the book is good. ISBN 0850911508. Keywords: australia new zealand families genealogy settlers  Cat nr 19778 -  $A15 TRADE UNION REFORM: Proceedings of the H.R. Nicholls Society. Various Contributors. H.R. Nicholls Society, foolscap paperback (stiff card), no date, 54 pages. Good copy. Keywords: society politics unions australia  Cat nr 1260 -  $A15 TRADITION AND CHANGE IN THE FIJIAN VILLAGE. Nayacakalou, R.R. Sth Pacific Social Sciences Assn, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1986 reprint, 162 pages, illustrated. Originally published in 1978. Cover boards bit rubbed, small name inside front, but otherwise the book is fairly good. Keywords: pacific islands nations fiji oceania history society culture  Cat nr 19148 -  $A17 TRAVAILS OF JIMMY PORTER: A Memoir 1802-1842 (The). Porter, James. The Round Earth Company (Strachan, Tasmania), paperback (stiff card), 2003, 117 pages, illustrated. Attractive production of this early Australian memoir. Has had some turned-down page corners and minor marks, otherwise is a good solid copy. ISBN 0975005111. Keywords: australia tasmania history biography autobiography memoirs  Cat nr 19385 -  $A32 TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO SOVEREIGN HILL, The. Smithers, Helen (editor). Sovereign Hill Museums Association, paperback, 1999, 89 pages, illustrated. A handsome, attractively-produced publication detailing the history of the gold-mining settlement of Sovereign Hill in Victoria. Illustrated with reproductions of many interesting historic photos, together with a diagrammatic map, indexed for easy reference to the various sites. Nicely printed on art paper. Has the tiniest of colour loss on card edges but otherwise the book is very good. ISBN 0909874212. Keywords: australia victoria travel tourism gold mining  Cat nr 20924 -  $A12 TROPIC COAST, The Coastal Playgrounds of Queensland. Toghill, Jeff. Reed Books, quarto hardcover, 1982, 88 pages, illustrated. Covers a wide area, not just the Barrier Reef, with maps, descriptive notes and photos, B&W and colour. A great reference book by Mr Toghill, who is well known for several such publications. The book itself is good with excellent blue cloth and white lettering. The dust-jacket is rubbed at the back and a little worn but fairly good. ISBN 0589503340. Keywords: australia queensland coast coastline travel tourism  Cat nr 7305 -  $A20 TRUE BELIEVER. John Howard, Gerge Bush and the American Alliance. Garran, Robert. Allen & Unwin (Australia), paperback, 2004, 228 pages. Noted journalist who has covered world affairs for various journals examines John Howard's reaction to 7/11 and the momentous decisions that followed.  Mild wear and somewhat jaded cover card, otherwise good solid copy., ISBN 1741144183.  Keywords: australia usa america politics alliances war iraq  Cat nr 20377 -  $A15 ULTIMATE AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE GUIDE, The. Darwin, Chris, and Amy, John. Pan Paperback, 1995, 518p, illsts. How, when, where of adventure sports. With some colour photos. Very good copy. ISBN 0330356097. Keywords: australia country outback travel tourism adventure trips tours outdoors sport sports recreations  Cat nr 1220 -  $A15 ULTIMATE AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE GUIDE, The. Darwin, Chris, and Amy, John. Pan paperback, 1995, 518p, illsts. How, when, where of adventure sports. With some colour photos. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0330356097. Keywords: australia country outback travel tourism adventure trips tours outdoors sport sports recreations  Cat nr 4631 -  $A22 ULURU. An Aboriginal History of Ayers Rock. Layton, Robert. Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, oblong hardcover, approx. A4, 138 pages, illustrated. Green cloth bit sun-faded bottom edge but otherwise good. Book has a couple of minor marks on endpapers. Generally good solid clean copy with a rubbed but useful dust-jacket. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply; you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0855751614. Keywords: australia outback country northern territory aborigines mountains travel  Cat nr 19043 -  $A27 UNCLE HARRY RIDES AGAIN. Garvey, Keith. Hutchinson Australia, paperback, 1981, 132p, illsts. Aussie outback humour. Some edge wear, and a little cover creasing, but fairly good. ISBN 0091376416. Keywords: australia humour comedy tales stories folklore Cat nr 5884 -  $A19 UNEQUAL ALLIES. Australian-American Relations and the Pacific War. Bell, Roger J. Melbourne University Press, octavo hardcover,  1977, 278 pages. Light scratch front board, minor loss edge colour, otherwise boards good with excellent gilt spine lettering. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0522841155. Keywords: australia america usa pacific war warfare relations relationships politics  Cat nr 8492 -  $A37 UNLOCKING THE LAND. The saga of farming in Australia. Bromby, Robin. Lothian Publishing, paperback (stiff card), 1989, 168 pages, illustrated.  The story from settlement on. With some interesting photos and useful appendices. Minor wear, good. ISBN 085091356X. Keywords: australia bush country outback farms farming agriculture  Cat nr 19879 -  $A25 VALLEY OF DREAMS. The Story of Glastonbury (Author signed). Betts, Bev. Author published (Australia), A4 paperback (clear plastic overlay), 2009, 200 pages, illustrated. Greeting signed by author on title page. Extensive history of the region around Glastonbury, Queensland. With a great selection B&W photos, and excellent printing quality. Very good copy. ISBN 97806467517575. Keywords: australia history local people settlers culture  Cat nr 20962 -  $A45 VALLEY OF THE SKY, The. Rament, Tarlton. Whitcomb & Tombs (Aust), small octavo hardcover, 9th Ed, 1945 (reprinted), 328 pages. A little damp staining on endpapers and general wear, but fair and solid. No dust-jacket. Keywords: australia history  Cat nr 8096 -  $A12 VICTOR HARBOR and ENCOUNTER BAY MYSTERIES and TRAGEDIES. (harbour) Hamon, Rod J.Seaview Press, paperback (stiff card cover), 1999, 145 pages, illustrated. A history of the Encounter Bay (Victor Harbor) region of South Australia from the first settlement in the early 1800s. Stories of mysterious death and other tragedies, many garnered by the author through interviews. Signs of having been read, very light wear, but basically a fairly good solid copy. ISBN 187607096X. Keywords: australia south history settlers people society local  Cat nr 20725 -  $A25 VISIONS OF MOWANJUM. Aboriginal Writings from the Kimberleys. Various Contributors. Adelaide, Reed Books, quarto hardcover, 1980, 111 pages, illustrated. Stories collected from six people from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, illustrated with B&W photos, sketches, etc.  Boards have tiny bit of edge wear and book's top edge has some very light staining. The dust-jacket is a bit rubbed and worn at edges but fair. ISBN 0727007963. Keywords: literature writings writers aboriginals aborigines australia collections  Cat nr 19227 -  $A30 VISITORS' GUIDE TO THE GREAT BARRIER REEF (Reader's Digest. Reader's Digest Assn. Reader's Digest Travel Guide, large square paperback (stiff plasticized card cover), approx. A4, no date, 168 pages, illustrated. A beautiful book about a beautiful Australian tourist area. packed with full colour photos of the flora and fauns, with commentary throughout. Minor spots, otherwise very good clean copy. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0064380739. Keywords: travel tourism reefs australia queensland corals coasts marine parks    Cat nr 20696 -  $A23 WAGS IN VERSE (Signed). Thorne, Sandy. Adelaide, Rigby, octavo hardcover, 1984, 91 pages, illustrated. Greeting signed by author on front endpaper. Illustrated by John Draper. Good clean copy with good cloth and spine lettering, good dust-jacket. ISBN  0727020455. Keywords: australiana humour verse poems poetry folklore  Cat nr 19409 -  $A17 WALTZING MATILDA and the Sunshine Harvester Factory. Hamilton, Hon R.S. (editor). Fair Work Australia, large-format paperback (stiff card cover), 2011, 233 pages, illustrated. 'The early history of the Arbjtration Court, the Australian minimum wage, working hours and paid leave.' A very good clean copy. ISBN 9780646548814. Keywords: australia history labour workers factories industry law courts strikes  Cat nr 20480 -  $A35 WAR AT HOME (The). Australia 1939 - 1949. Connell, Daniel. ABC (Australia) small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card cover), 1988, 146 pages, illustrated. A mosaic of life on the Australian home front during the years of World War 2. Includes many interesting illustrations and accounts of the bombing of Darwin and Broome and the Japanese submarines' invasion of Sydney Harbour. Very light wear, occasional tiny marks, but good solid copy. ISBN 0642530548. Keywords: war warfare australia society culture people civilians  Cat nr 8603 -  $A15 WASTELAND TO WORLD HERITAGE. Preserving Australia's Wilderness. Hall, Colin Michael. Melbourne University Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 289 pages. Described as 'the first comprehensive history of wilderness preservation in Australia.' Includes discussion of celebrated controversies, e.g. Lake Pedder, Franklin Dam, Daintree, Kakadu. Very good condition. ISBN 0522844960. Keywords: australia ecology environment wilderness bush country  Cat nr 19054 -  $A22 WATER POLLUTION. Causes and Effects in Australia. Connell, D.W. University of Qld Press, octavo hardcover, 1974, 132 pages, illustrated. A study of environmental pollution, one of the pressing problems of our time. Includes various charts, tables and B&W photos. The book itself is good, clean and solid but the dust-jacket is torn and frayed. ISBN 0702208809. Keywords: water pollution australia environment ecology chemicals  Cat nr 20360 -  $A13 WATER, WIT and WISDOM. The Search for Solutions to the Water Crisis. Austin, Colin. WaterRight (Austral), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 306 pages, illustrated. Reconciling the needs and demands of various sections of the community. Except for name inside front cover this is a near-new looking copy. ISBN 064643814X. Keywords: water irrigation consumption population australia outback bush gardens farms farming gardening  Cat nr 17323 -  $A37 WEARY.  The LIFE OF SIR EDWARD DUNLOP. Ebury, Sue. Penguin paperback, 1995 reprint, 709p, with 6 sections bw photo plates. An extensive and interesting biography of one of Australia’s great men.  He was a surgeon who volunteered on the outbreak of WW2. After serving throughout the Middle East He was taken captive by the Japanese and spent three years as a POW, working on the notorious Burma-Thailand railway. Has an unattractive greeting scrawled on title page, some egde wear, but is otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0140240071. Keywords: biography war australia japan pacific asia medicine doctors prisoners burma thailand death railway cancer surgeons Cat nr 1579 -  $A17 WEILMORINGLE KID, The (author signed). Pettit, R.J. Waratah Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, 204 pages, illustrated. The author was born in Australia. In 1961 he was sent as a teacher to a tiny school in Weilmoringle, almost 1,000 km from Sydney. He was young and inexperienced but persisted in this outback school. This is the story of those struggles. He then went on to a post as a school principal in Canada. Greeting signed by author on title page. Some light edge staining and tape residue on spine area, and signs of wear but fair and quite readable. ISBN 0968127304. Keywords: teachers teaching education schools outback bush country aborigines biography autobiography  Cat nr 17558 -  $A17 WETLANDS FOR WATER QUALITY CONTROL. Conference Papers - James Cook University Townsville 25-20 September 1995. Various contributors. Queensland Artificial Wetlands Coordination and Advisory Committee, A4 paperback, 504 pages. Minor wear, good condition. No obvious pencilling, highlighting or underlining, etc. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Keywords: wetlands environment ecology australia queensland vegetation natural history  Cat nr 4993 -  $A35 WHAT'S GOOD FOR AUSTRALIA...! The STORY OF BHP. Trengrove, A. Cassell Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1975, 263 pages, illustrated. The rise of the steel and oil giant. Minor edge wear, very good copy with excellent cloth and spine lettering and a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0726987212. Keywords: australia business trade manufacturers exploration mining oil steel metals  Cat nr 17212 -  $A32 WHEN THE LUCK RUNS OUT. The Future for Australians at Work. Hilmer, Frederick G. Harper & Row paperback, 1985, 163p. Minor creases to front, paper tending to browning, otherwise good. ISBN 006312064X. Keywords: australia society people work business trade employment employees employers  Cat nr 5888 -  $A14 WHERE NO ROAD GOES. Remote and intriguing places in Australia and PNG. Mossel, Bob. Enterprise Publications (Aust), large hardcover, pictorial boards, 1979 reprint, 104 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Interesting collection of chapters, well illustrated. Good except for small name in front. ISBN 0959130002. Keywords: australia outback bush country new guinea papua travel tourism  Cat nr 5486 -  $A22 WHITSUNDAYS BOOK, The. Colfelt, David. Windward Publications (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 192 pages, illustrated. Printed on art paper with many full-colour illustrations without. With maps and extensive details of wildlife, fishing, etc. This copy shows signs of a fair bit of use but is solid and fairly good. ISBN 0646230395. Keywords: australia queensland islands travel tourism history  Cat nr 18830 -  $A27 WHO BURNED AUSTRALIA? The Ash Wednesday Fires. Baxter, John New English Library, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984, 192 pages, illustrated. The paper is browned with age and the edges somewhat stained with a small remainder black line but the book is intact. ISBN 0450057496. Keywords: australia history bushfires fires disasters people  Cat nr 8590 -  $A22 WILD HEART, BOUNTIFUL LAND. An Historical Overview of the Mary River Valley. Johnson, Murray, and Saunders, Kay. Queensland Government, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2007, 60 pages, illustrated. The white cover board shows minor evidence of handling, otherwise the book is very good. ISBN 0734515306. Keywords: australia queensland mary river country bush settlers people history local  Cat nr 17550 -  $A15 WILD HORSES DON'T SWIM. Keenan. Michael. Bantam Paperback, 2000, 267p, illsts. An Australian farmer's fight to save his farm. Front cover creased a bit, name inside front, otherwise good. ISBN 1863251839. Keywords: australia farms farming drought cattle bush country biography environment ecology aborigines aboriginals  Cat nr 8082 -  $A15 WILD PLACES OF GREATER BRISBANE. Stephen Poole and others. Queensland Museum publication, paperback (stiff pictorial card cover), 1996, 212 pages, illustrated.The area covered by this excellent, well illustrated and printed guidebook, includes beaches, wetlands, forests and mountains. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Very good clean copy - 'like new' condition. ISBN 0724271104. Keywords: nature ecology environment bush brisbane queensland  Cat nr 20426 -  $A19 WILDFLOWERS OF WILSON'S PROMONTORY National Park, The. Garnet, J. Ros. Melbourne, Lothian, octavo hardcover, 1971, 192 pages, illustrated. The author is well known in the field of natural history. This book provides a wonderfully detailed collection of information on the wildflowers and natural vegetation of this area of Victoria. Fully illustrated with many photos and line drawings. Light wear and signs of age but basically a good solid copy with excellent boards, and fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0850911117. Keywords: wildflowers nature bush bushwalking reference  Cat nr 19795 -  $A22 WILSONS PROMONTORY. Marine & National Park Victoria. Wescott, Geoff. University of NSW, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 200 pages, illustrated. Field guide with extensive and detailed information and a host of full-colour illustrations, maps, charts, etc., printed on art paper. Light wear, good copy. ISBN 0868402222. Keywords: travel tourism nature australia victoria bush country wildlife narive plants environment ecology  Cat nr 17934 -  $A25 WINCHESTER SCANDAL, The. Campbell, Roderick; Toohey, Brian, & Pinwill, William. Random House Australia, paperback, 1992, 274p, illst. ‘The Australian Federal Police couldn’t protect him or solve his murder. What happens next?’  Colin Winchester was Assistant Commissioner of the AFP! Not much hope for the rest of us. Three noted Australian journalists examine a still unsolved mystery. Some minor marks and wear and crossed-out name inside front cover, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0091826632. Keywords: police crime murder death justice law legal australia canberra federal unsolved Cat nr 1347 -  $A12 WINDS OF CHANGE. 100 Years in Widgee Shire. Pedley, Ian. The Gympie Times, octavo hardcover, 1979, 304 pages, illustrated. Commissioned by the Widgee Shire Council in its centenary year. The story of an important area in the history of the state of Queensland, at the centre of which lies the goldmining town of Gympie and through which flows the picturesque Mary River. Numerous B&W photos and two pages of colour photos. The light-coloured dust-jacket is a little worn and frayed on the edges but the book within is excellent - solid and clean. ISBN 0959622004. Keywords: australia local history queensland country bush people culture settlers  Cat nr 20740 -  $A17 WINTON JUBILEE SOUVENIR BOOK. 1878-1928. Father Burke (editor). Printed at Townsville (Qld), paperback, 67 pages, illustrated. Various chapters dealing with aspects of the history and life of Winton, with a good selection of historic photographs (B&W) and some very interesting old advertisements. The covers of this book are grubby and a bit marked and there a small tear on the spine area. Inside the book is fairly good. Printed on art paper. Keywords: australian queensland local history towns people culture society  Cat nr 20619 -  $A37 WINTON Queensland (Originally Pelican Water Hole). One Hundred Years of Settlement 1875 - 1975. Corbin, Vincent T. (editor). Self-Published, paperback (stiff card), 1975, 143 pages, illustrated. This is externally a poor copy, damage on front and stained on back but it is all there and text, etc, o.k. Keywords: australia queensland local history  Cat nr 19377 -  $A14 WITH A HAT ABOUT ITS EARS. Recollections of the Bush School. Nelson, Hank. ABC Books (Australia), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990 reprint, 211 pages, illustrated. An extensive history on life in one-teacher schools in Australia's outback. Those were the days of harsh discipline. A whole chapter is devoted to the topic 'Getting the cuts' (i.e. the cane). Light edge wear and a bit browned top edge but basically good solid copy. ISBN 0642129843. Keywords: australia history bush country outback schools education teachers pupils society  Cat nr 18571 -  $A25 WITH ITS HAT ABOUT ITS EARS. Recollections of the Bush School. Nelson, Hank. ABC (Australia) small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1st Edition, 1989, 211 pages, illustrated. Good solid clean copy. ISBN 0642129843. Keywords: school education pupils teachers boys girls children history australia bush outback country  Cat nr 5443 -  $A22 WITHIN LIVING MEMORY. Dalrymple Shire During the Peter Black Years. Kennedy, K.H., and Siriol Giffney. Dalrymple Shire Council, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), undated, circa 2004, 196 pages, illustrated. Very good copy, like new. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0975220004. Keywords: australia queensland local history  Cat nr 18990 -  $A52 WRITTEN IN SAND. A History of Fraser Island. Williams, Fred. The Jacaranda Press (Australia), 1986, 179 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. An excellent coverage of the Fraser Island story, well illustrated with many photos, including some full-colour plates. Very good clean copy. No previous-owner's name, or other defects. ISBN 0701622024. Keywords: australia queensland islands environment ecology history  Cat nr 20224 -  $A25 YARNS & BALLADS of the Australian Bush. Edwards, Ron. Adelaide, Rigby, octavo hardcover,  1981, 188 pages, illustrated. Tiny bit edge sun-fading to cloth but otherwise good solid copy. Dust-jacket bit edge-worn but fair. Keywords: australia folklore bush country outback yarns tales stories  Cat nr 7500 -  $A21 YOU MIGHT AS WELL LAUGH, MATE. Australian Humour in Hard Times. Willey, Keith. Sun quarto paperback (card), 1984, 145 pages, illustrated. Bit worn, with some creases, etc, but fair. ISBN 0725104759. Keywords: australia humour fun anecdotes  Cat nr 2937 -  $A17