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New South Wales Local History

124269
BERRIMA DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY.: Abridged Transcripts from Monuments in Cemeteries and Churchyards of the Berrima District.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 50, (226) unpaginated; 18 locality maps, 6400 transcriptions, index of surnames, supplement with another 400 transcriptions, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Berrima District Historical Society Inc.; 1991. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124031
BERRY, ALEXANDER.: Reminiscences Of Alexander Berry.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 194; portrait frontispiece, folding panorama of Sydney Cove in about 1820, one other full-page illustration, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, minor insect damage to edge of last page and rear endpaper no loss of text, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson, Ltd.; 1912.
Alexander Berry (30 November 1781 - 17 September 1873) was a Scottish-born surgeon, merchant, and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km2) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. This settlement became known as the Coolangatta Estate and later developed into what is now the town of Berry, named in honour of Alexander and his brother David. Click here to Order

AUD$175

124280
BETTINGTON, HELEN MARY.: The Lure Of The Land. Historic Merriwa.
Revised Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. vi, 147; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, 1 full page map, references, appendix, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, inscription from shire council president on front endpaper, good copy.
Merriwa; The Merriwa Historical Society; 1974. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124193
BIRT, HENRY NORBERT.: Benedictine Pioneers In Australia, Two Volumes.
Facsimile Edition; Demy 8vo; Vol. I. pp. xiv, 504; portrait frontispiece, 4 portrait illustrations, Vol. II. pp. (viii), 516; portrait frontispiece, 3 portrait illustrations, index; both volumes have original maroon cloth title lettered in gilt on spine; index; both volumes; very good copies.
Polding Press; (1970). (Facsimile Edition of London, Herbert & Daniel, 1911 edition).
Portraits include Dr. Davis, Most reverend John Bede Polding, Doctor Polding, Father McEnroe and Abbott Gregory. Subjects include Convict treatment and life including Norfolk Island and a clergy list for 1857, in Australia. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124220
BOLDREWOOD, ROLF.: A Sydney-Side Saxon.
First Colonial Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 237; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, endpapers a little browned, good copy.
London; Macmillan and Co., 1891.
Scarce. Click here to Order

AUD$60

123911
CONVINE, BILL.: The Boys from 'Snatch Holla' - and the 'Afterlife' : A Story of Early Canberra.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [iv], 92; 1 full page map, text with numerous b/w. photographs, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Nerang, Qld.; The Author; 2012. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124051
COX, WILLIAM.: Memoirs Of William Cox, J.P. Lieutenant and Paymaster of N.S.W. or 102nd Regiment. Late of Clarendon, Windsor.
Facsimile; Cr. 8vo; pp. 150; portrait frontispiece, 4 b/w plates, index; dark green boards with decorative blind stamping on front, gilt title on spine, fine copy.
North Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1979.
Reprint limited to 1000 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$80

123975
EGLOFF, BRIAN; PETERSON, NICOLAS; WESSON, SUE.: Biamanga and Gulaga Aboriginal Cultural Association with Biamanga and Gulaga National Parks.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. vi, 114; illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, several tables and maps, bibliography, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Canberra, ACT; Cultural Heritage Research Centre/University of Canberra; 2005. Click here to Order

AUD$60

123953
FENNELL, M; GREY, A.: Nucoorilma.
First Limited Edition; Oblong Demy 4to; pp. [xii], 323; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, several maps, references, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, illustration laid down on upper board, inscribed and dated by the author on the title page, very good copy.
Sydney; Van leer Foundation project, Department of Adult Education, University of Sydney; 1974.
Limited numbered edition this copy being number 469. Click here to Order

AUD$300

123922
FIDLON, PAUL G; RYAN R.J; Editors.: The First Fleeters. A comprehensive listing of convicts, marines, seamen, officers, wives, children and ships.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 86; index, bound in original illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Sydney; Australian Documents Library; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124166
FORD, W.F.: Sydney Commercial Directory, For The Year 1851. Compiled with the Greatest Care, up to 31st December, 1850.
Facsimile Edition; Demy 12mo; pp. xlvi, 52, 156, 62 (unpaginated advertisements); b/w. frontispiece, many of the advertisements in last section illustrated with b/w. line drawings bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, very good copy.
Sydney; The Library of Australian History; 1978. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124125
FRASER, JOHN.: The Aborigines Of New South Wales.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. (iv), 102; colour fold-out map frontispiece, 2 b/w illustrations, 1 fold-out diagram; appendix, index, bound in contemporay black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, small closed tear on folding map, cloth worn on top and bottom of spine, good copy.
Sydney; Charles Potter, Government Printer; 1892.
Ferguson 9741. Scarce. Click here to Order

AUD$500

123947
GEEVES, PHILIP.: A Place of Pioneers: The Centenary History of the Municipality of Ryde.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xvi, 206; illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, select bibliography, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, very good copy.
Ryde Municipal Council; 1970. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124258
GLEDHILL, P. W.: A Stroll Through the Historic Camperdown Cemetery N.S.W.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 79, (6); illustrated with 36 b/w. photographs, 2 plans, list of historic graves, list of trustees, index, bound in original stiff stapled printed wrappers, some staining around hinges, spine reinforced with tape, inscribed and signed by author on front endpaper, good copy. SCARCE.
Sydney; Robert Dey, Son & Co.; 1946. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124074
GLEESON, DAMIAN JOHN.: Carlon's Town: A History of the Carlon Family of the Burragorang Valley to Commemorate the Centenary of the Death of Patrick Carlon 1807 -1883.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. iv, 68; text illustrated with 11 b/w. photographs, 1 full page map, 9 family trees, bound in original stiff stapled printed wrapper, inscribed and signed by author on front endpaper, very good copy.
Concord, NSW; D. J. Gleeson; 1998. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124109
GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.: Under The Southern Cross - Glimpses Of Australia.
First Edition; Oblong F'cap 4to; pp. (160) unpaginated; frontispiece coloured map, 26 full page b/w. photographs on each of the six states, bound in original illustrated papered boards with cloth spine, boards worn, binding a little weak, good copy.
Melbourne; Department of External Affairs; 1908.
Most likely issued in August 1908 for the visit of the American Great White Fleet. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124137
GREENWOOD, ERNEST.: St. Paul's, Canterbury. The Story of a Parish.
First Limited Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. (viii), 120; 26 illustrations on 12 pages, chronology from the service books, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and front, dustjacket a little chipped on edges, very good copy.
Sydney; St. Paul's NSW; 1960.
Limited edition of 500 numbered copies this being number 185. Click here to Order

AUD$45

124272
HAINSWORTH, D. R.: The Sydney Traders. Simeon Lord And His Contemporaries 1788-1821.
First Limited Numbered Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 264; map endpapers, 6 pages of b/w. plates, 4 text illustrations, 3 maps, appendices, bibliography, index, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a very good copy.
North Melbourne, Vic.; Cassell Australia; 1972.
Limited to 1000 numbered copies. `Australia's commerce, industry and even banking were founded in large measure by the Sydney traders - that odd, raffish, unorthodox community of entrepreneurs which grew in the unlikely environment of the New South Wales penal settlement at the turn of the 19th century.' Click here to Order

AUD$120

123908
HASSALL, REVEREND JAMES.: In Old Australia. Records and Reminiscences from 1794.
Limited Edition Reprint; Cr. 8vo; pp. xv, 215; frontispiece, 4 f/p. b/w. plates, list of subscribers, index, bound in original red cloth with gilt title on spine, a very good copy.
Sydney; Library Of Australian History; 1977.
Limited editions of 1000 numbered copies. Click here to Order

AUD$45

124303
HODGKINSON, R.: Eber Bunker of Liverpool. "The Father of Australian Whaling" Roebuck Society Publication, No. 15.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. viii, 64; 3 maps, 12 pages of b/w plates, bibliography, index, errata to front endpaper, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little marked and worn, good copy.
Canberra; Roebuck Publication; 1975. Click here to Order

AUD$55

124050
HORNSBY SHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.: Pioneers of Hornsby Shire 1788-1906. A History Compiled by the Research Committee of the Hornsby Shire Historical Society.
Demy 8vo; pp. 290; frontispiece map, 9 maps and diagrams, 87 illustrations, many within the text, abbreviations, references and source notes, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1980. Click here to Order

AUD$26

124165
HOWE, GEORGE; Printer.: New South Wales Pocket Almanack And Colonial Remembrancer 1806.
Facsimile Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. vi, 58; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; William Dixson Foundation Publication Number 5; 1966. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124259
ISOBEL.: Nanbaree.
Second Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 168; numerous colour illustrations throughout, author's note, extracts from journals, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Perth, WA; The Author; 1995.
In 1788, Nanbaree watched the First Fleet sail into Sydney Harbour. Within a year, this six year old Aboriginal boy would be adopted by Surgeon White and become a key figure in the life of the early colony. Nanbarre acted as interpreter for Governor Phillip and his own countrymen. Click here to Order

AUD$26

123974
JACKSON-NAKANO, ANN.: The Kamberri. A History from the Records Of Aboriginal Families of the Canberra-Queanbeyan district and surrounds 1820-1927, and historical overview 1928-2001. Weereewaa History Series Volume 1. Aboriginal History Monograph 8.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 200; 29 plates some colour and some b/w illustrations, 18 maps; sources, bound in original illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Canberra; Ann Jackson-Nakano/ Aboriginal History Inc., 2001.
Inc Illustrations include 1825 map by Surveyor Dixon. Information includes Monaro district and the Murrumbidgee, Lhotsky, Broadribb, maps date from 1820's and much more. Click here to Order

AUD$80

123924
KING, JONATHAN; KING, JOHN.: Philip Gidley King. A Biography of the Third Governor of New South Wales.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. x, 166; illustrated endpapers, 29 colour illustrations, numerous b/w illustrations, footnotes, index, dustjacket, a fine copy.
Sydney; Methuen Australia; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124139
LINDSAY, RAYMOND; ARNOLD, JOHN.: A Letter From Sydney. Being a long Epistle from Ray Lindsay to his brother Jack relating mainly to their lives in Sydney in the nineteen-twenties.
First Edition; Lge. 8vo; pp. 59; tipped in frontispiece; original stiff wrapper, fine copy.
Melbourne; The Jester Press; 1983.
Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies this being number 257. A letter to Jack Lindsay from his brother. 'Strong and expressive in language, it is a vivid account of literacy, artistic and bohemian life in Sydney.' Click here to Order

AUD$40

124162
LOW, FRANCIS; Compiler.: The City Of Sydney Directory For MDCCCXLIV-V. Containing: Names, Places Of Business, & Residences Of The Principal Inhabitants; The Several Government Offices; Public Institutions And Societies; List Of Vessels Entered At The Port Of Sydney; Rules Of Practise Of The Courts Of Requests; By-Laws Of The City Council; Tables Of Fees, &c.
Facsimile Edition; Sup. Roy. 12mo; pp. (vi), 218; 16 pages of advertisements; original cloth; very good copy.
Sydney; Library Of Australian History; 1978.
Limited edition of 1000 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124044
MCKENNA, MARK.: Looking for Blackfella's Point. An Australian History of Place.
Cr. 4to; pp. xvii, 269; numerous b/w illustrations, b/w maps, notes, select bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Sydney; University of New South Wales Press; 2004. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124276
MARRIOTT, EDWARD WEST.: Thomas West of Barcom Glen. His Life and Times and Family.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiii, 234; colour frontispiece, 32 pages of b/w illustrations, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Bowral, NSW; Barcom Press; 1982.
Thomas West was transported to New South Wales in 1801. As a carpenter and millwright he gained the approval of Governor Macquarie to build what proved to be the first successful watermill in Sydney. The book is a well-researched family history which deals not only with details of the family and the tragic estrangement between the father and elder son but portrays the convict experience, the bitterness of the struggle between emancipists and exclusivists, and life in early 19th century Sydney. Click here to Order

AUD$60

123976
MATTHEWS, MICHAEL R.: Pyrmont & Ultimo. A History.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 112; b/w illustrations throughout, b/w maps, those who served in the great war, sources, photo credits, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Glebe; Southwood Press; 1982. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124202
MELTON, JIM.: Ships' Deserters 1852-1900. including Stragglers, Strays and Absentees from H.M. Ships.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. [viii], 535; bibliography, list ships' deserters, index to names, index to ships, ethnic table, loosely inserted a two-page sheet of errors and omissions, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1986. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124053
MIDDLETON, ALEX; MANING, FRANCIS BERESFORD.: Bathurst and Western District Directory and Tourist's Guide And Gazetteer 1886-7 containing Alphabetical Directory for Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, Blayney, Wellington & Molong, also Classified trade and Professional Directory for Bathurst, Orange, and Dubbo.
Limited Facsimile Reprint Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 145; original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, fine copy.
Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1978.
This first facsimile reprint edition is limited to 600 numbered copies. This copy being numbered 516. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124179
MOLONY, JOHN. N.: An Architect of Freedom. John Hubert Plunkett in New South Wales 1832-1869.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 313; portrait frontispiece, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket a few marks on the back, very good copy.
Canberra; Australian National University Press; 1973. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124201
MOORE, BRUCE.: The Warm Corner. A history of the Moore family and their relatives. Early pioneers of the Queanbeyan/Canberra district.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. v, 223; numerous b/w illustrations, six family trees, bound in original illustrated stiff wrapper, signed by author on title page, very good copy.
Published in Pearce by the Author, 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124047
NUGENT, MARIA.: Captain Cook was Here.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 164; endpaper maps, illustrated frontispiece, 24 pages of coloured plates, sources, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Cambridge University Press; 2009. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124154
O'SULLIVAN, JOHN.: The Bloodiest Bushrangers.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (x), 200; numerous b/w illustrations, map endpapers, list of illustrations, acknowledgements, appendices, bibliography, index; dustjacket; minor flecking to top edge of pages, otherwise a fine copy.
Adelaide; Rigby; 1973. Click here to Order

AUD$55

124143
PIDGEON, NATHANIEL.: The Life, Experience, and Journal of Nathaniel Pidgeon, City Missionary.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo pp. [iv], 223, (1) errata; bound in original plum cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, spine faded, cloth worn, institution bookplate of the Sydney City Mission on front endpaper, light foxing throughout, fair copy.
Sydney; Smith and Gardiner; 1857.
Fergusion. 14160. Click here to Order

AUD$175

124164
RAYMOND, JAMES; Compiler.: The New South Wales Calendar And General Post Office Directory 1832.
Facsimile Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 204; fold out map; fold out colour flag chart; AT REAR: Flag staff signals instructions pp. (4) unpaginated, New South Wales calendar 1832 pp. (16) unpaginated, general post office directory pp. (76) unpaginated, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; The Public Library of New South Wales; 1966.
A facsimile of the original directory published in 1832. With colour foldout of flag signals used in the colony. Click here to Order

AUD$85

124017
ROSE, LYNDON.: Richard Siddins Of Port Jackson.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. x, 152; map endpapers, b/w illustrations, bound in original blue cloth, dustjacket, title lettered in gilt on spine, free endpapers lightly browned, otherwise a very good copy.
Canberra; Roebuck Society; 1984. Click here to Order

AUD$26

124067
RUSSELL, BRUCE; Editor.: Mongarlowe And The Little River Goldfields. Edited and Designed by Netta Ellis and Penny Kane Ruzicka.
Reprint; Demy 8vo; pp. (ii), 64; numerous b/w illustrations throughout, appendices, bibliography, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Braidwood, NSW; Braidwood and District historical Society; 1989. Click here to Order

AUD$40

123923
RYAN R. J; Editor.: The Second Fleet Convicts. A comprehensive listing of convicts who sailed in HMS Guardian, Lady Juliana, Neptune, Scarborough and Surprise.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 95; index; original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Sydney; Australian Documents Library; (1982). Click here to Order

AUD$35

124161
SHAW, W. H.: The Newcastle Directory and Almanac for the year 1880.
Limited Facsimile Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 143; addenda, 41 pages of advertisements, bound in original brown cloth with title in gilt on spine, fine copy.
North Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1978.
Edition limited to 750 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124203
SMITH, KEITH VINCENT.: King Bungaree: A Sydney Aborigine meets the great South Pacific Explorers, 1799-1830.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 192; endpaper maps, portrait frontispiece, 8 pages of coloured illustrations, text illustrated with numerous b/w, photographs, drawings and maps, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Sydney; Kangaroo Press; 1992. Click here to Order

AUD$100

124210
STEGEMANN, WILLIAM C.: An Ornament to the City: A History of the Cathedral Church of St Saviour, Goulburn, 1874-1988.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 167; text illustrated with 26 b/w. plates, list of bishops and incumbents, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, name on front endpaper otherwise a fine copy.
Canberra, ACT; The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn; 1989. Click here to Order

AUD$26

124052
SWANCOTT, C.: The Brisbane Water Story. parts 1 to 4. Part 1 Gosford; Part 2 Woy Woy & Hawkesbury River; Part 3 Enchanted Waters Terrigal, Wamberal, Kincumber, Erina, Avoca to Wagstaff Point, etc. Part 4 The Rest Of the Story Koolewong to Cooranbong, including The Story of Henry Kendall, T.A. Scott, E.H. Hargreaves, Etc.
First Editions 4 Volumes Bound as One; Demy 8vo; Part 1; pp. 112, 15 illustrations including 1 map, 8 page separate stapled index; Part 2; pp. 144; 31 illustrations, fold-out maps (map front and back), index; Part 3; pp. viii, 187; 19 illustrations, additions, index; Part 4; pp. 144; additions, index. bound in stiff illustrated boards with cloth spine, very good copy.
Woy Woy, NSW; The Author; 1953, 1954, 1961, 1955. Click here to Order

AUD$125

124138
ULLATHORNE, W.: The Catholic Mission In Australasia. By W. Ullathorne, D.D., Vic. Gen. Of The Right Rev. The Vicar Apostolic Of New Holland And Van Diemens Land.
Facsimile Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 57; note, appendix, bound in original red cloth, title in gilt on spine, fine copy.
Adelaide: Libraries Board Of South Australia: 1963.
Originally printed in 1937. Click here to Order

AUD$60

124048
WADE, R. E.: The Methodists of Wagga Wagga and District.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 251; illustrated frontispiece, text illustrated with 56 b/w. photographs, 6 maps and tables, notes, references, bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Wagga Wagga; Wagga Wagga Parish Council; 1980. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124268
WANT, RICHARD.: Footsteps Towards Freedom. New South Wales Between the Years 1828 and 1852.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 144; some b/w illustrations and maps, appendices, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, signed by author on title page, very good copy.
Hawthorn; Swinburn College Press; 1984. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124167
WINDROSS, JOHN; Editor.: The Federal Directory of Newcastle & District for 1901. Comprising Street, Commercial, Trade and Professional Lists, Local, Governmental, Parliamentary and Miscellaneous Information.
Facsimile Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi 205; illustrated endpapers, multiple b/w illustrations, general index, advertisement index, advertisements, bound in original brown boards with title in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Cardiff; Davies and Cannington Pty. Ltd.; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$45