Search Results: Australian Local Histories from Good Reading Second Hand Books

Werribee Vic.: Rotary Club of Werribee, 1988. Stapled Card Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Rotary Club of Werribee was officially admitted to Rotary International on 16th August 1968. The sponsor club was Bacchus Marsh. Twenty-nine local business people became the first members of the club. (club web page) Unpaginated, 64 pages, uincluding illustrations. Please ncheck with us for an accurate postage cost.

Violet Town, Victoria: [Violet Town Friends of the Pool], 2003. Spiral Binding. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 36 pages, oblong format, indexed and illustrated. There is a small Dewey label on the tail ofthe front cover and a bar code on its head; a printed library label, with a cancel stamp superimposed, neatly tucked at the head of the Contents' page and another neat allocation label on the back end paper, else immaculate. Title on the front cover: '50 Splashing Summers : Violet Town Swimming Pool 1957-2007'

Wangaratta, Vic: Wangaratta High School, 1984. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 151 pages, illustrated. Includes as a loose insert the 1984 school reunion program. The 75th anniversary history of Wangaratta High was researched by the year 11 1983 history class; teacher Meredith Healey. A clean, unmarked and solid copy.

Adelaide Historic Buildings: Axiom Publishing, 1997. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Todd, Alan. Sketches, with historical annotations, of Adelaide's historic buildings. Unpaginated, but there are 34 illustrations with description on the opposite page. Please check with us for an accurate postage cost,l the book is light.

Albury NSW: Albury S S & A Club, 1994. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 107 pages, illustrated. Please check with us for an accurate postage cost.

Alice Springs: The Author, 1985. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The title Page: Alice Springs as it was in old photographs. Combining 3 collections totalling 135 old photographs enlarged, captioned and faithfully reproduced in sepia to capture the true atmosphere of the early life and development of Alice Srings from the late 1870s as Stuart town, through its transition to Alice Springs in 1932-33 and beyond. Contents: The Guth Collection; The Laver Collection; The Old Time Collection. 147 pages

Ararat, Victoria: Penna Print, 1985. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. There is an ownership signature on the front end paper, else immaculate. iv, 96 pages. The book is light, pleaae check with us for an accurate postage cost. "Begins with a summary of Australian settlement then provides a history of Ararat. Photogrpahs, lists of councillors and executive officers of the shire from 1864 - 1938. Contains poems and stories by the author." (Trove)

[Echuca]: Shire of Campaspe, 1995. Stiff Wrappers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The covers are lightly creased, there's an inscription on the title page and minor highlighting to 4 pages. Overall a very good copy despite its faults. 110 pages, illustrated. "Local Memories of the Second World War" (Front Cover) "A Camwork Production in association with Shire of Campaspe and the 'Australia Remembers' committee" (Back Cover)

Melbourne: The Lady Publishing Company, 1937. Stapled Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. There is a neat ownership inscription on the head of the feont cover; both covers have been reattached at the spine with acid free tape and as the original staples had long vanished, restapled, again along the spine. The booklet id lightly damaged in the central hinge which once held the staples. The booklet has a horizontal crease along the middle, presumably carried thus at the reunion and the blank edge of the pages creased. 10 page pamphlet, includes photographs, advertisment and brief history of the Murchison. Please check with us for an accurate postage cost.

Melbourne: Catherine Gregson, 1942. Stapled Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. There is an ownership inscription in pink pencil on the front end paper and on page 6 a previous owner has underlined 'Boroondara' and marked the beginning and end of that paragraph with a small biro line. It's worst fault is an ugly brown stain towards the head of the page, which increasing severity beginning on page through to the back cover. My guess is either chocolate or coffeee. The back cover also has a small pin hole at the head of the stain. Because of the stain, not quite a good copy. 22 pages, please check with us for an accurate postage cost. "A booklet on the history, establishment and development of the suburb of Balwyn. Includes some photogrpahs and drawings.

Tasmania: Adult Education Board Tasmania, 1968. Card Covers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 138 pages, plus index, vi, illustratted. There is a small sticky tape stain on the head of the half title page, else a clean, umarked and solid copy. Also on the title page: 'Appendices on Anglesea Barracks by E. M. Dollery and W. H. Hudspeth' The book includes loose inserts on Battery Point and a copy of Dollery's 'The Story of Anglesea Barracks', which is already in the in the body of the book. Reprint.

Benalla Victoria: Benalla & District Family History Group, 1998. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A book about Benalla, the place and its people put out by Benalla & District Family History Group. 45 pages, please check with us for an accurate postage cost. A clean, solid and unmarked copy.

Benalla Victoria: Benalla & District Family History Group, 1997. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. There is a neat ownership signature on the first page and a handwritten note on the blank verso of page 16, and there are very slight printer's fault intermittently throughout the book where the print is slightly slurred. Includes a cut out about Benalla's sesquicentennial. A book about Benalla, the place and its people put out by Benalla & District Family History Group. 34 pages, please check with us for an accurate postage cost

Benalla Victoria: Self Published. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oblong format, a near perfect copy apart from a bump on the front cover's lower outer edge. 102 pages. No publishing data offered in the book."Benalla : contemporary social documentary is a self published book containing photographs and text about Benalla. It is a beautiful book printed by willprint in Shepparton and was completed as part of my masters degree. Chapters include, history, heritage listings & premises of Benalla, pubs/hotels, businesses, man's best mate and events, all local captures," ( Madeleine's Caccianiga facebook )

Benalla, Vic.: Friends of the Benalla Art Gallery Inc., 2013. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Benalla is a rural city of just over 9,000 people located just off the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about 40 kilometres southwest of Wangaratta. Its Local Government Area is the Rural City of Benalla. The site was originally taken up as a pastoral run by the Reverend Joseph Docker in 1838 and called Benalta Run, from the Aboriginal word for Musk Duck. A town was laid out on the site in 1846.The ceramic mural is a very special place alongside Lake Benalla, draws on elements of nature and has been called "the largest community artwork in Australia". The structure includes an amphitheatre, viewing platform and two sets of sound pipes ("thongaphones") for performances. The mural project started as a community arts project in 1983 under the auspices of Forum (now The Centre). Funding from the Australia Council Community Arts… Read More

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'

Sydney NSW: University of New South Wales Press, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Small 4to. "Benjamin Short came to Australia in 1860 as an energetic youth determined to take part in the development of a new nation. Soon after arriving in Sydney he began to sell insurance for Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP). ... His compassion and philanthropy were not only the foundations for selling life insurance, but also led him to set up the Sydney City Mission after being appalled by the scenes of destitution in Sydney's Rocks area. He went on to become an active evangelist in Australia and New Zealand, a Bible study leader, an honorary parson of the congregation, and a keen supporter of the YMCA." (Front flap) xiii, 138 pages, illustrated.

Berwick, Victoria: Berwick Mechanic Institute and Free Library, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 198 pages, indexed and illustrated. The front of the jacket is lightly creased at the tail, else in excellent condition, as is the body of the book, which appears unread. Overseas customers please note packed the book weighs over a kilo, thus increasing postage. "What were Mechanics Institutes? Every country town seems to have one and they are often impressive 19th century buildings. Free Library is usually emblazoned across the facade, but nowadays there is probably a gallery, museum or public hall in there. But where are the books? - and more intriguing, where are the mechanics? The answers are here. This book tells the story of one Mechanics Institute that is still operating as a library since its establishment in the 1860s. Along the way we learn much about how many of the other 1300 Institutes established in Victoria operated." (Front flap)

Charters Towers North Queensland: Mimosa Press Publishers, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The cover photo, taken at the Burdekin Falls by David Wilson, accords with the title of this history of the Dalrymple shire. When one reaches this point, everything which one sees beyond the Burdekin lies within the Dalrymple shire. Soon, the waters of this bgreat river will be tamed at this site by the Burdekin Dam, just as the wilderness beyond the Burdekin was once tamed by those pioneers, prospectors and pastoralists (front flap) A solidly bound, immaculate copy.

Sydney: Landsdowne, 1996. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second revised and enlarged edition. "It is located about 102 kilometres (63 mi) south east of Timber Creek and 252 kilometres (157 mi) west of Daly Waters in the Northern Territory. The property abuts the Daguragu Aboriginal Land Trust to the south, Camfield Station, Montejinni and Killarney Stations to the east, Delamere to the north and Humbert River Station and the Bilinarra-Jutpurra Aboriginal Land Trsut to the west. The Auvergne and Wave Hills Stock routes both pass through the station as does the Buntine Highway that passes through the south east corner. Currently Victoria River Downs has an area of 8,900 square kilometres (3,436 sq mi) The property was once the world's largest pastoral property with an area of 41,000 square kilometres (15,830 sq mi), but following much of the land being resumed it is now less than half its former size, and less than half the size of the current… Read More