Australian Local Histories from Good Reading Second Hand Books

Milton, Qld.: The Jacaranda Press for the Longreach and Shire Coubcil, 2014. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 400 pages, illustrated, maps, bibliography. Apart from a neat gift inscription in pencil on the title page, the book is as new. Reprint, first published in 1987. "Longreach Shire, with an area of 23,561 sq km… Read more about this item

Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 198 pages, plus 6 which include Hawkesdale Historical Trail. The book has no publication date, Trove offers 'Hawkesdale and District Development Action Committee', 2011. 'The 150th anniversary of Hawkedale's gazettal was celebrated between the 25-27 February 2011, with a long weekend of celebrations. This book was compiled to… Read more about this item

[Port Fairy, Vic.]: [Moyne Shire Council], 1999. Soft cover. Fine. Large 8vo. 220 pages, indexed, illustrated. Apart from a remnant price sticker at the head of the front cover, the book is as new. McCorkell's Yule's history of Koroit.' offers no publisher which I have taken from Trove.

[Flemington, Vic.]: Pamela M. Marriott, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. XIX 327 pages, plus errata page. Indexed, illustrated, includes reference sources. A clean, unmarked and solid copy which appears unread."An historical record of the public houses, which flourished in Belfast and Western District during the time frame, complete with licensees." The publication data is taken from… Read more about this item

Brighton East Victoria: Histec Publication, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 67 pages, indexed, illustrated with black and white photos. Apart from a small stain at the edge of the back cover, the book is as new. Edited with an introduction by Dr. Brian Lloyd, author of 'Gold at Gaffneys Creek'. Reminiscences… Read more about this item

Maiden Gully Victoria: The Author, 2003. Spiral Binding. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 186 pages. An immaculate copy. Full title: 'Bendigo Independent 1862-1865 inquests : also includes births, deaths, marriages, murders, suicides funerals and obituaries Book 1'

Warrnambool Vic.: Port Fairy Historical Society, 1990. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. P. Frazer Simons (line drawings and flower chapter). 71 pages, indexed, annotated. An immaculate copy. A Port Fairy Childhood "... are the memoirs of Margaret Emily Brown (Youngman), taken from a manuscript held at the La Trobe Collection. Her early days are described with… Read more about this item

Warrnambool Vic.: Warrnambool Institute Press, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ix 201 pages, indexed, illustrated, bibliography. Apart from an ownership label on the front end paper, clean, unmarked and solid. The book offers no publishing date, 1988 was taken from Trove. "Minhamite shire (1871-1994) was in western Victoria, immediately north of… Read more about this item

Mount Waverley, Victoria: Nookadin Press, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 384 pages, indexed, illustrated. The covers are lightly creased. There is a gift inscription on the title page signed Janet, who might or might not be Jane (Crilly) Oliver, acknowledged in the Preface as a "conscientious researcher". Also signed by Patricia… Read more about this item

Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vii 137 pages. The jacket has a triangular tear towards the tail, else the book is pristine. "A history of the Victorian country towns of Heywood, Macarthur, Tyrendarra and Nelson and the Mildura railway survey, compiled from primary sources by Noel F.… Read more about this item

Pascoe Vale Vic.: Allan M. Nixon, 1974. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 136 pages, illustrated with black and white plates. The covers are shelf stained; the edges are bumped and the head and tail of the spine strip lightly damaged. The body of the book is clean, unmarked apart from a neat… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Roebuck Books, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good. Small 4to. xii 158 pages, indexed, illustrated with black and white photos. Title on front cover : "Seeds Of A Settlement: Buildings & Inhabitants Of Belfast, Port Fairy In The Nineteenth Century" Roebuck Society publication ; no. 43. The edges are lightly bumped and the pages tanned, else clean,… Read more about this item

Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 206 pages, indexed, includes black and white plates. The book is ex library and library bound by Apollo Library Binding. The fronte end paper has been neatly cut out and the preliminaries carry cancelled stamps; the copyright page the Library stamp.… Read more about this item

Korumburra Vic.: St. Joseph's Parish Centenary Committee, 2001. Stapled Card Wraps. Very Good. 78 pages, illustrated with black and white photos. Includes a list of Parish priests and school principals who formed part of Korumburra's St. Joseph's Parish - 1901 - 1977 for Parish Priests 1914 - 2001 for Principals. The head of the front cover is… Read more about this item

Mooroopna Vic.: Mooroopna Cricket Club Inc., 1988. Card Covers. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 120 pages, illustrated. A clean, unmarked and solid copy. As the title implies, a history of the Mooroopna Cricket Club.

Orange, NSW: Orange City Council, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 83 pages, illustrated. The back cover is a stiff card wrap, the front, whoch is also the title page, is protected by a stiff plastic wrap. A clean, unmarked and solid copy. Full title: The Way It Used To Be. A… Read more about this item

Brighton East Victoria: Histec Publication, 1992. Stiff Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. viii 157 pages, includes black and white photos plus a bibliography.Towards the end the book's outer edge is lightly bumped, else clean, unmarked and solid. Histec Historical Series No.2. "Thomas Holmes Justice (1836-1928) married Delia Agnes Moroney (1849-1929) in 1871 in… Read more about this item

Bairnsdale, Vic.: L. Barraclough and J. Smith for Kapana Press, 1981. Card Covers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vagg, Pamela. 54 pages, oblong format. The pages are bumped at the head's outer edge and the title page suffers from insect damage, also at the head's outer edge, elese clean, unmarked and solid. " Traces… Read more about this item

Maryborough, Victoria: Hedges & Bell Printer, 1954. Card Covers. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 64 pages, illustrated with black and white photos. The front hinge is cracked and again at page 45, though the binding remains firm page 5, page 12 and pp. 51 to 54 have a very short red… Read more about this item

[Tharwa, A.C.T.]: [Green and Hatcliff Reunion Committee], 1983. Card Covers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 84 pages, plus 13 of facsimiles, bibliography and index. There is minor insect damage to the tail of the spine, else the book is immaculate. Indeed two pages are still uncut. As the title implies, the story of… Read more about this item