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1939025388Brisbane: W R Smith & Paterson 1939. Foreword by F A Cooper. viii 157pp 7 maps index bibliographia. Page edges lightly soiled. Or brown cloth boards heavily flecked at the spine and at the edges. Limited edition of 500 copies of which this is number 267 signed by the author. The history of Cairns and district. Signed Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. W R Smith & Paterson Hardcover
1946041123Brisbane: W R Smith & Paterson 1946. 84ppappendices. Or brown cloth boards. Tiny bump to top front right corner. Limited edition of 500 copies of which this is number 408 signed by the author. The history of Cairns and district. Signed Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. W R Smith & Paterson Hardcover
1971050847Bentley WA: Sands & McDougall 1971. 162pp bibliography appendices bw ills. Blue cloth in jacket. Foxing to endpapers and top edge small bookseller label on front pastedown. Local history of the largely pastoral shire of Williams usually referred to as The Williams in Western Australia. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Sands & McDougall Hardcover
1984038131Maitland NSW: Mailtland Girls High School 1984. 272pp num bw ills. Or black faux-leather in jacket. Some wrinkling/smudging to front of jacket light edge wear and a couple of tiny knick at edges. Prev owners name on front free endpaper. Centenary of Maitland Girls High School. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Mailtland Girls High School Hardcover
2003053731Ilfracombe/Darwin/Brisbane.: Murranji Press / Ilfracombe Shire Council / Pictorial Press 2003. 283pp illustrated throughout with b/w ills maps appendices: Ilfracombe State School roll 1893-1970; summary of extracts from annual reports of District Land Commissioner responsible for Ilfracombe area 1888-1936; sources and references. Gilt titled black cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket presentation inscription from Ilfracombe shire CEO. The book records the realities of settlement of one of Australia's great wool growing districts in Western Queensland. It gives insights into how the wool industry developed in Australia 'when some of the biggest and most successful sheep stations in the country developed when pioneers rushed to claim the rich grasslands described by the explorers'. Second Edition Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Murranji Press / Ilfracombe Shire Council / Pictorial Press Hardcover
2004056087Nambour: Genealogy Sunshine Coast 2004. 138pp index bw ills map. Pictorial card. Light edge wear to cover. Page 51 loosely inserted as a correction with letter explaining the later insertion. Birth/death/marriage information for hundreds of sunshine Coast pioneers. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Genealogy Sunshine Coast Paperback
1993045304Griffith: Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. 1993. xv 450pp index num bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or green cloth in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. This volume documents the story of many of the selectors in the pre-irrigation days and many of the early Italian families who helped establish this irrigation area especially from the mid 1920s onwards. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. Hardcover
1993056460Australia: Heritage Research Publishing 1993. viii 116pp addendum endnotes appendices bw ills map. Pictorial blue card. Light edge wear to cover. SIGNED by both authors on title page. An account of the voyage and settlement of the passengers of the David McIver in 1863 and the Montmorency which arrived 2 weeks later. Second in a series highlighting the importance of immigrant ships to the history of Maryborough Queensland district. Includes passenger and descendant lists. Signed by the Authors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Heritage Research Publishing Paperback
1986056503Sydney: The Author 1986. viii 168 pp b&w illustrations appendix references index end-paper maps. Textured papered boards gilt titles in jacket. Light foxing to page edges and prelims.This is the story of the men and women of the 19th century who by choice or circumstance crossed the Great Dividing Range to build their lives in the new inland. It tells of the towns founded through their endeavours the pastoral empires penal settlements gold and mining towns each of which played a vital role in the history of Australia. The story unfolds through the buildings that have survived. Each building has been selected to reflect as aspect of Australia's early history to tell of a typical pioneer or to feature an outstanding event. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. The Author
1994054109Ipswich Qld: Ipswich Genealogical Society 1994. Forewords by Bill Hayden and Dave Underwood. xi 511 vii pp b&w illustrations index. Illustrated card cover. Covers creased and yellowed at edges minor foxing to page edges. The area covered includes the Shires of Esk Gatton Laidley Boonah Moreton and Ipswich as far as Goodna. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Folio. Ipswich Genealogical Society Paperback
1984051133Murwillumbah: The Author 1984. 159pp bw ills maps. Pictorial card. Some rubbing and light edge wear to covers crease to top front corner. Local history of Chillingham in northern NSW with the nearby towns of Hopkins Creek Numinbah and Limpinwood. Material on cedar getters local families and the original Aboriginal inhabitants. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Paperback
2015038330Alstonville: APHS 2015. HEAVY. viii 316pp index bw ills. Or pictorial card. As new. Those who performed military service from Tintenbar Shire. Includes Alstonville Dalwood Empire Vale Fernleigh Knockrow McLeans Ridge Meerschaum Newrybar Brooklet North Creek Pearces CreekPimlico Rous Mill Teven Tintenbar Tuckombil Uralba Wardell Wollongbar. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. APHS Paperback
1974052039Fassifern Qld: P & C Association Mutdapilly State School 1974. 72pp bw ills. Or pictorial card. Very slight edge wear and light toning. Local history of Mutdapilly in Queensland's Fassifern district and its school. Includes Normanby Station Coleyville Mount Forbes Churchbank Summerlands the Chauvel family the local RAAF base Warrill Valley and much more. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. P & C Association Mutdapilly State School Paperback
1997038619Forbes: Royal Australian Historical Society 1997. 122pp bibliography bw ills. Or card covers. Very light edgew wear. A continuation of Gateway to the Bogan recording history of the Bogan Gate district in New South Wales. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Royal Australian Historical Society Paperback
1993034612Brisbane: TECprint 1993. x 205pp bw ills maps. Or pictorial cardcovers. Slight edge wear to covers. The story of a pioneering family of the Chatsworth near Gympie in Queensland. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. TECprint Paperback
1979043686Gladstone Qld: Calliope Shire Council 1979. 164pp bw ills map. Or card. Very small silverfished spot on front cover otherwise excellent. A very good local history of Calliope Shire Queensland which encompasses Gladstone. Published on the occasion of the Shire centenary. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Calliope Shire Council Paperback
1988039283Tumut: Wilkie Watson Publications 1988. 104pp map bw ills. Or card covers. Near new. Local history of several small towns in southern NSW compiled from newspapers which have been published in Hermanton Holbrook Albury and Wagga Wagga. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Small 4to. Wilkie Watson Publications Paperback
2008050474Crows Nest Qld.: Progressive Community Crows Nest 2008. vi 178pp num col ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Near new. Completes the story of Crows Nest Shire begun in From Tall Timbers the shire's history to 1988 covering the period from 1988-2008 at which date the Shire ceased to exist having been amalgamated into Toowoomba Shire. Tells of individuals busineses organisations churches and government of the Shire over the period. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. Progressive Community Crows Nest Hardcover
1970053450Queensland: The Author 1970. 105pp bw ills. Light card with black cloth tape spien. Sticker shadow to front stain to rear cover and light marks to front. Reminiscences of the Burnett District in Queensland. No date but c1970 stencilled publication. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Paperback
1960048872Galway Ireland: O'Gorman Ltd. 1960. HEAVY. 320pp addenda index mapsappendices col frontis. Or cloth in jacket. Tear to spine and rear panel of jacket even toning to page edges tape stains to endpapers bookseller label on front pastedown. SIGNED by author on title page.Following on from Irish Famies: Their Names Arms and Origins 1957 this volume includes families without 'sept arms' as well as additional notes on the families in the first volume. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to. O'Gorman Ltd. Hardcover
1988056226Pialba Qld: R. & J. McTaggart & Co. printers 1988. 84pp bw ills map. Green card. Very light edge wear to cover. Local history of Mungar and district in Queensland including Yerra Pilerwa Yengarie Antiqua and Pioneers Rest. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. R. & J. McTaggart & Co. (printers) Paperback
1993050132Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1993. xv 398pp index endnotes bw ills family tree chronology. Pictorial glossy boards with place marker ribbons. PLUS book launch invitation book launch program author's funeral program and letter from his wife. SIGNED by author opposite title page. Occasional foxing ends of palce marker ribbons a bit frayed. Autobiography from birth in 1897 to publication in 1993 including military service. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Small 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
1986054965Sydney: Library of Australian History 1986. viii 535pp table. Or pictorial blue card. Light edge wear to cover prev owner name on front blanks. Approximately 10000 notified desertions and other absences by seamen during the period 1852-1900. Notices taken from the New South Wales Government Gazette and the New South Wales Police Gazette. Most named were straightforward deserters though a small minority were described as stragglers strays and absentees or as being AWOL. Up to 1864 all desertions reported occurred in NSW mainly Port Jackson but from 1864 notices of Victorian desertions began to appear with other colonies and New Zealand and Fiji following. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. Library of Australian History Paperback
1990043651Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1990. xiii 352pp roll of honour/student list bw & col ills. Or pictorial glossy boards. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
1988053814Toowoomba: Mungindi and District Historical Society Book Committee. 1988. viii 278pp chronology bw ills map. Pictorial card covers. Prev owner nam epencilled on front blank small bump to top of spine and tiny crease to edge of front cover. Light tape reinforcement to front interior hinge. Scarce local history of the small town of Mungindi population approx 700 on the Queensland/New South Wales border by the Barwon River. From the original Kamiliroi people through exploration settlement and pioneer years to the present the book looks at local families business government industry and social institutions. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Mungindi and District Historical Society Book Committee. Paperback