Joseph Foveaux by Anne-Maree Whitaker - 2000: Power and Patronage in Early New South Wales

Kingsclear Books. N.D. 4to. 200pp. black and white and colour illustrations. A near fine hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Kingsclear Books, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Alexandria, NSW, Australia: Kingsclear Books, 2012 The cover has a little wear, with a small scuff on the top spine. The page edges are lightly foxed. The title page has an inscirption with a personal address which appears to be written by Anne-Maree Whitaker herself. 123 pages with b&w photographs. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Inscribed By Author (?). Paperback. Very Good.

Sydney, Alexandria: Kingsclear Books, 2006. Paperback oblong large quarto, very good plus condition, black & white photos, minimal edgewear. 140 pp. Anne-Maree Whitaker provides a richly illustrated history of Marrickville, this diverse multicultural inner western municipality in Sydney. Thomas Chalder, who was born in Marrick, Yorkshire in 1813 and arrived in Sydney in 1842, purchased land from the late Robert Wardell. In 1855, his 6-acre Marrick estate was subdivided for sale and auctioneer and local publican William Dean is credited for adding the French "ville" to the name to attract capitalists, market gardeners and speculators to the sale. By the middle of the 19th century wealthy settlers established nurseries, orchards, dairies and market gardens to supply Sydney's needs. Brickworks were established to build stylish houses along the railway lines. Businessmen such as Thomas Holt and the Hordern family settled in this convenient locality close to busy Newtown and the city but… Read More

Alexandria, NSW, Australia: Kingsclear Books, 2002. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 280mm x 210mm. Moderate wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 139pp.

Alexandria, NSW, Australia: Kingsclear Books, 2006 139 pages. The cover has a little wear. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Very Good.

Kingsclear Books, Sydney, 2005. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Signed by Author. Appin lies on the road between Campbelltown, in south-western Sydney, & Bulli in the Illawarra. The road was built in 1815, but before European settlement the only reference points were the natural ones. Appin is bounded by the Georges River..., the Nepean River & the Cataract river...The Appin District sits on shale-based soils which support a Cumberland Plains Woodlend...The running waters deposited alluvial strips of fertile soil along the valley floors. Below ground lay extensive deposits of rich black coal. Geography determined that Appin would be a district based firstly on farming, secondly on water supply & thirdly on mining, & so these three industries have formed its history & its present." Card Covers. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 117 pages. Covers have some shelf wear and bumping to corners. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local… Read More

Melbourne; The Miegunyah Press; 1998.. First Limited Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xxxi, 150; 8 b/w illustrations, 2 maps, notes, note on conversion, index, bound in original quarter brown cloth with marbled boards, title and decoration in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a fine copy. Limited edition of 750 copies.