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Queensland Local History

123918
ARMSTRONG, ROBERT E. M.

The Kalkadoons. A Study of an Aboriginal Tribe on the Queensland Frontier.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 208 (viii); frontispiece, profusely illustrated, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, signed by the author on half title page, very good copy.
Brisbane; Williams Brooks & Co. Pty. Ltd.; n.d. (1979). Click here to Order
AUD$300

124011
CILENTO, RAPHAEL; LACK, CLEM.

"Wild White Men" In Queensland. A Monograph.
Cr. 8vo; pp. 34; several b/w illustrations, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, rubbing to wrapper, otherwise a very good copy.
Brisbane; W. R. Smith & Paterson/ The Royal Historical Society of Queensland; n.d.
Reprinted as a monograph from a paper read before the Royal Historical Society of Queensland on 19th March 1959. Click here to Order
AUD$35

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

123983
LOCKLEY, G. LINDSAY: (Edited by John Wheeler).

Early Congregationalism In Queensland.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 183; text with 4 b/w. illustrations and 3 maps, index, list of presidents of the Queensland congregational union 1861-1888, references, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Brisbane: Queensland Congregational Fellowship; 2004. Click here to Order
AUD$30

124255
MILSON, JENNY.

Pasture Plants of North-West Queensland.
Roy. 8vo; pp. xvi, 348, (4); text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs, locality map, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Queensland; Department of Primary Industries; 2002. Click here to Order
AUD$75

123985
PETRIE, TOM.

Tom Petrie's Reminiscences Of Early Queensland. (Dating from 1837) Recorded by his Daughter Constance Campbell Petrie.
Reprint; Demy 8vo; pp. [xviii], 319; map endpapers, portrait frontispiece, list of places, names, plants, and trees, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Brisbane; Lloyd O'Neil; 1975. Click here to Order
AUD$45

124205
RICHARDS, ARTHUR.

The "Centennial Story". The History of Freemasonry in Queensland Australia over the first One Hundred Years 1859-1959.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (xiv), 320; b/w illustrations, index, bound in original navy cloth, title in gilt on spine, insect damage to cloth (as usual, internally very good), spine and corners bumped, browning to endpapers, good copy.
Brisbane; Hundred Years' History Committee: n.d. (c. 1959). Click here to Order
AUD$100

124200
RISSON, GEOFF; BROWN, CRAIG.

The Church from the Paddock: A History of Churches of Christ in Queensland 1883-2013.
First Edition; Square Med. 4to; pp. ix, 215; illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous photographs many in colour, location map, endnotes, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Churches of Christ in Queensland; 2013. Click here to Order
AUD$95

123930
ROUGHSEY, DICK.

Moon and Rainbow : The Autobiography of an Aboriginal.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 168; endpaper maps, illustrated title page, 16 pages of coloured photographic plates, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, glossary, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; A. H. & A. W. Reed Pty. Ltd.; 1971. Click here to Order
AUD$60

124216
SWAIN, E. H. F.

The Timbers and Forest Products of Queensland.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 500; illustrated with 5 full page photographs, several charts and graphs, one folding, numerous tables, references, index to botanical and vernacular names, bound in plain green cloth, good copy.
Brisbane; Queensland Forest Service; September 1928. Click here to Order
AUD$165

123907
WATSON, PAMELA LUKIN.

Frontier Lands and Pioneer Legends: How Pastoralists Gained Karuwali Land.
First Edition; Med 8vo; pp. xii, 136; b/w illustrations; 6 b/w text maps, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, a very good copy.
Sydney; Allen & Unwin; 1998. Click here to Order
AUD$30