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128032
BAILEY, JOHN.

Mr Stuart's Track: The Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 335, (2); illustrated with 8 pages of b/w. photographic plates, 8 maps, selected references, notes on sources, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Mr Stuart's Track is a fascinating study of a loner, an explorer of no fixed abode, who battled alcoholism and ill health to push himself to the limits of endurance in crossing straight through the Red Centre to the northern seas. Click here to Order
AUD$30

127977
BOWEN, JILL.

Kidman: The Forgotten King. The True Story Of The Greatest Pastoral Landholder In Modern History.
Reprint; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 476; portrait frontispiece, family tree, 1 map, numerous b/w photographic plates, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket, a very good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson Publishers; 1989. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128050
BROWNLEE, A. L. A.

The Brownlee Family.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [iv], 154, (8) index; illustrated title page, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, 2 coloured plates, family tree, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on upper board, fine copy.
Melbourne; The Author; 1970. Click here to Order
AUD$65

128017
CALDERWOOD, C.

Captain Moonlite: Bushranger.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (xii), 140; 16 pages b/w plates, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, small top corner of front free endpaper has been excised, name on front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
Adelaide; Rigby; 1971. Click here to Order
AUD$65

128352
CREE, MARY CROWTHER.

Emily Ida (1862-1913) A Victorian Matriarch In Colonial Tasmania.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; (vi), 38; 9 full page b/w photographs, sources, index to personal names, bound in original stiff stapled wrapper, a fine copy.
Hobart; WL Crowther Library; 1993.
Signed by the author on title page. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128139
DE CASTELLA, HUBERT.

Australian Squatters. Translation, with introductions and notes,by C. B. THORNTON-SMITH of Les Squatters australiens (1861).
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xviii, 212; list of illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket faded on spine, very good copy.
Carlton; Melbourne University Press; 1987. Click here to Order
AUD$35

127995
DUNN, E. J; Text. MAHONY, D. J; Bibliography.

Biographical Sketch Of the Founders Of The Geological Survey Of Victoria: Bulletin Of the Geological Survey Of Victoria No. 23: Department of Mines Victoria.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 48; 9 full page plates of b/w. photographic portraits, list of reports and maps for each, bound in full black leather binding, title lettered in gilt on spine, fine copy.
Melbourne; J. Kemp, Government Printer; 1910. Click here to Order
AUD$45

128220
FIDDIAN, MARC.

A Life-Long Innings. The Jack Ryder Story.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 192; text with numerous illustrations, statistics, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Pakenham; Pakenham Gazette; 1995. Click here to Order
AUD$40

128028
GRIFFITH GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Griffith & District Pioneers. A Biographical Register. Series 2.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. x, 468; illustrated endpapers, illustrated frontispiece, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, inscription on front endpaper, a few small marks on page edges, otherwise a very good copy.
Griffith, NSW; Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc.; 1992. Click here to Order
AUD$35

128054
GRIFFITHS-MARSH, ROLAND.

The Sixpenny Soldier.
Reprint; Cr. 8vo; pp. 386; 8 pages of b/w plates, 7 maps, epilogue, glossary, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, good copy.
North Ryde; Angus & Robertson; 1990. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128239
GROWDEN, GREG.

A Wayward Genius: The Fleetwood-Smith Story.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 224; text with several b/w. illustrations, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, small name stamp on several pages, wrapper a little worn, good copy.
Crows Nest, NSW; Australian Broadcasting Corporation; 1991. Click here to Order
AUD$35

128046
GUGLER, ANN.

The Family History: Price, Martin, Crisford, Chapmann, and Others.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 373; illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, family trees, tables, maps, portraits, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Mawson, ACT; A Gugler; 1990. Click here to Order
AUD$95

128097
GUNN, MRS AENEAS.

"My Boys" - A Book Of Remembrance.
Limited Edition of 1000 Copies; Demy 8vo; pp. 221; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, bound in original purple cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, dustjacket, inscription on front endpaper, very good copy.
Monbulk; Monbulk RSL; 2000.
The authors aim was to record the service details of every volunteer from Monbulk who served their country in the Anglo-Boer War, the Boxer Rebellion and the First World War. Click here to Order
AUD$50

128009
HENDERSON, ANNE.

Joseph Lyons. The People's Prime Minister.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. x 469; portrait frontispiece, 16 pages of b/w plates, select bibliography, acknowledgments, index, bound in original beige cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket; a fine copy.
Sydney; New South Publishing; 2011. Click here to Order
AUD$60

128212
HIRD, JAMES.

Reading The Play: On Life and Leadership.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. viii, 342; text illustrated with sixteen pages of coloured photographs, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; Pan Macmillan Australia Pty. Ltd.; 2006. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128157
HUTCHINS, BRETT.

Don Bradman: Challenging The Myth.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. [viii], 216; illustrated with 16 pages of b/w. photographs, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Melbourne; Cambridge University Press; 2002. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128174
KING, HAZEL.

Colonial Expatriates. Edward and John Macarthur Junior.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 112; frontispiece, b/w illustrations, notes, select bibliography, index; original cloth, dustjacket, very good copy.
Kenthurst;. Kangaroo Press; 1989. Click here to Order
AUD$26

128044
KNOX, ERROL G.

Who's Who In Australia. VIIIth Edition 1933-34. Incorporating Johns's Notable Australians And Being A Record Of The Careers Of Prominent And Representative People Of Our Time.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 348; original cloth, faded, free endpapers browned, spine bumped, good copy.
Melbourne; The Herald Press; 1933. Click here to Order
AUD$35

128128
MARTIN, MEGAN.

Settlers and Convicts Of The Bellona 1793. A Biographical Dictionary.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. vii, 125, numerous b/w illustrations throughout, sources, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
(NSW); Bellona Muster Committee; 1992. Click here to Order
AUD$35

128160
SNELL, EDWARD; (Edited by Tom Griffiths).

The Life And Adventures of Edward Snell. The Illustrated Diary of an Artist, Engineer and Adventurer of the Australian Colonies 1849 to 1859. Edited and Introduced by Tom Griffiths with assistance from Alan Platt.
First Edition, Cr. 4to; pp. xliv, 480; portrait frontispiece, 7 maps, 2 double-page colour illustrations, 10 colour illustrations and numerous b/w. drawings by Snell, indices; dustjacket a little worn on edges, very good copy.
North Ryde; Angus and Robertson; 1988. Click here to Order
AUD$40

128170
THOMAS, STAN.

One Hundred and Thirty Years: A Family Story 1838-1968.
Revised; Demy 8vo; pp. 152; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, several maps, family trees, bound in original stiff printed wrappers. two very small library stamps, otherwise a fine copy.
Wollongong, NSW; The Author; February 1969. Click here to Order
AUD$50

128240
THOMSON, PETER; PERKIN, STEVE.

Lessons I have Learned: Inspirations & Insights from Australia's Greatest Golfer.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 208; text illustrated with 48 pages of b/w. photographs, glossary, tournament victories, British open record, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Docklands, Vic.; Geoff Slattery Publishing Pty. Ltd.; 2005. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128117
THWAITES, F. J.

Husky be my Guide.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 271; text with numerous b/w. photographic illustrations, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket worn and chipped, good copy.
Sydney; Harcourt Press; n.d. (1956).
Faithfully recorded day by day account of the Twaites family's long overland journey from London to Sydney in a ten horse-power car! Click here to Order
AUD$30

127973
VINCENT, PHOEBE.

My Darling Mick The Life Of Granville Ryrie. 1865-1937.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. x, 254; numerous b/w illustrations, endnotes, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Canberra; National Library of Australia; 1997. Click here to Order
AUD$35