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Mining & Geology, Australia 16 and Other Countries 2

128055
BLAINEY, GEOFFREY.: The Peaks Of Lyell.
Third Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 341; colour frontispiece, 26 b/w. plates, map illustrations, appendix, bibliography, index, dustjacket, bound in original brown cloth with title in gilt on spine, dustjacket, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, top corner of front free endpaper excised, good copy.
Carlton; Melbourne University Press; 1967. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128241
"BONANZA'S" (JONNES, S. W.): Goldfields Reminiscences. Castlemaine's Golden Era.
Limited Deluxe Facsimile Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. xi, 168; numerous b/w illustrations, 2 fold-out plans, bound in quarter brown leather with blue cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on upper board, housed in original slipcase, fine copy.
Castlemaine, Vic.; S. J. Tingay; 1977.
Deluxe limited edition of 100 numbered copies. This copy is no. 1. Signed and date by the publisher Stan Tingay. Click here to Order

AUD$135

128348
BROWN, GEO; HOGAN, HON. E. J.: List of Maps Plans Reports and other Publications of the Mines Department of Victoria.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 16; 1 map; original stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, spine browned, light writing in pencil to last page, edges lightly chipped, a good copy.
Melbourne; Mines Department; 1938. Click here to Order

AUD$75

128134
CANNON, MICHAEL.: Old Melbourne Town Before The Gold Rush [Vol. I.] Melbourne After The Gold Rush. [Vol. II.] Complete in 2 volumes.
First Editions; Med. 8vo; Vol. I pp. [vi], 490; Vol. II. pp. [vi], 473; illustrated with numerous b/w. and coloured plates, maps, and line drawings, sources, bibliography, index, bound in original matching cream cloth, titles lettered in gilt on spine, dustjackets, signed by author on title page of volume one, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, fine set.
Main Ridge; Loch Haven Books; 1991-1993. Click here to Order

AUD$170

128256
CHRISTIE, ROB.: Dargo Crooked River. A Pictorial History.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 56; map endpapers, profusely illustrated; stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, a very good copy.
Sale; Riviera Publishing Company; n.d.
The Dargo-Crooked gold field made an important contribution to gold production in the 1860s. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128193
CLUNE, FRANK.: The Fortune Hunters. An Atomic Odyssey in Australia's Wild West, and Things Seen and Heard by the Way in a Jeep.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 250; endpaper maps, 8 pages of plates, bound in original orange cloth, dustjacket chipped on edges and a little worn, good copy.
Sydney; Angus And Robertson; 1957. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128351
DEPARTMENT OF MINES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.: Handbook on Uranium Prospecting in South Australia.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 51; 9 pages of colour plates, 4 tables, appendix; original string bound cloth wrapper; faded spine, price stamp on title page, very good copy.
Adelaide; K. M. Stevenson, Government Printer; 1954. Click here to Order

AUD$30

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

128052
HOCKING, GEOFF.: Castlemaine. From Camp To City. A Pictorial History of Forest Creek & the Mount Alexander Goldfields 1835-1900.
Second Edition; Oblong Demy 4to; pp. 230; illustrated endpapers, illustrated frontispiece and title page, profusely illustrated throughout, bibliography, acknowledgements, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Knoxfield, Vic.; The Five Mile Press; 2007. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128259
HOWITT, A. W.: The Geology and Gold Mines of Swifts Creek (Original Published as The Diorites and Granites of Swift's Creek, and their Contact Zones, with Notes on the Auriferous Deposits (1880)). With an introduction by P.D. Gardner and an index by Margaret Gardner.
Facsimile Edition; F'cap Folio; pp. [ii], 88; portrait frontispiece, 1 full page illustration, text with numerous diagrams and tables, 3 b/w. plates at rear one being folding, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Ensay, Vic.; Ngarak Press; 1996. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127946
IDRIESS, ION.: My Mate Dick.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 244; frontispiece, 27 b/w plates, bound in original red cloth, title on spine in gilt, dustjacket worn and chipped, good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Roberston; 1962. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127994
IDRIESS, ION.: The Tin Scratchers.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 260; endpaper maps, frontispiece, 14 pages of plates; bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket with minor chips on the edges, good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Robertson; 1959. Click here to Order

AUD$45

128169
IDRIESS, ION.: The Tin Scratchers.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 260; endpaper maps, frontispiece, 14 pages of plates; bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Robertson; 1959. Click here to Order

AUD$75

128253
MACKAY, RICHARD.: Recollections of Early Gippsland Goldfields.
Facsimile Reprint; Demy 8vo; pp. (ii), 93, (vi); 6 plates, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, very good copy.
Ringwood, Vic.; Graham Publications; 1977. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128354
MALDON.: Unissued Share Certificate in the South German Reef Gold Company Maldon.
Certificate for 100 shares at 1 pound each; green background, red writing and decoration. Size 150mm. x 220mm.
Maldon, Vic.; A.R.W. Dabb, Manager. Registered Office, Main St. Maldon; n.d. (1890's).
The Maldon Quartz Reefing Field, although relatively small compared to others in the State, was extraordinary rich in gold. The hardness and heavy mineralisation of the rock containing the gold placed Maldon's mining companies in the vanguard for the installation and use of new technology. The South German Company began its mining career in the mid 1870s with the installation of steam-powered pumping and hauling plant. In 1886, its confidence increasing, the company erected a 20-head stamp battery, which was later increased to 30-head. In 1887, the company constructed pyrites ovens for burning the battery sand, preparatory to gold extraction. In the 1890s, the South German mine became one of the largest producers of gold in Victoria and was of great importance to the social and economic condition of Maldon. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127996
WITHERS, WILLIAM BRAMWELL.: The History of Ballarat. From the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time.
Facsimile of the Second Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xx, 395; 2, fold-out plans, list illustrations, bound in original green cloth, title and decoration in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little creased, very good copy.
Carlton; Queensberry Hill Press; 1980. Click here to Order

AUD$55

Other Countries 2

128286
GITTINS, JEAN.: The Diggers from China. The Story of the Chinese on the Goldfields.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. x, 148; profusely illustrated; map endpapers, appendix, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, good copy.
Melbourne; Quartet Books; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128094
ROSEENHAL, ERIC.: Shovel and Sieve.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [xii], 199; endpaper illustrated with share certificates, illustrated frontispiece, text with 21 b/w. photographic illustrations, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in dark blue on spine and upper board, dustjacket damaged and chipped, very good copy in a poor dustjacket.
London; George Allen and Unwin, Ltd.; n.d.
The story of the old time prospectors of the Rand, Rhodesia, and the Kimberley diggings. Click here to Order

AUD$40