Gems, Minerals And Mining from Lawrence Jones

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1973. xii, 209 pages, two maps, illustrated with photos and with photographs and drawings of the period, bibliography, index. Maroon in jacket. Jack with several small chips and very short tears, rubbed at folds. Light foxing to page edges. Gold was discovered in 1867 at the spot on the Mary River where Gympie now stands and… Read more about this item

Indooroopilly, Qld: Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, 2014. 52pp, bw & col ills. Picorial card. As new. The discovery and exploitation of a silver-lead lode at Brisbane's Indooroopilly. The site was later used as a learning centre for minining engineering students and the mine head continues as the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo.

Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1988. 176pp, 16pp of colour photos (Joadja Creek today [1988]), illustrated throughout with b/w photos, two sketch maps, three appendices, index. Black cloth in jacket. Light edgewear to jacket, with compliments slip of an engineering company taped in at front, light foxing to top edge. The Australian Kerosene Oil and Mineral Company prospered for 30 years,… Read more about this item

Sydney: The Author, 1987. vi, 90pp, bw ills, map. Pictorial card. Light wear, light foxing to page edges. Local history of the small town of Drake (pop400) located approx 40km from Tenterfield in the Tenterfield Shire ofthe New England region of NSW.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Adelaide: Rigby, 1977. x, 165pp, index, bw ills. Seal Books paperback. Light toning/foxing to page edges. Opal lore and legend of Australia, from the days of discoverer Johann Menge to the battling pioneers of Coober Pedy and Andamooka. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Rockhampton: The Author, 1986. 56pp, bw ills, maps. Pictorial card. Ex-government department library with stamps/labels/card pocket. Local history of the central Queensland sapphire fields.. Third Edition, Revised. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Ex-Library.

St. Lucia, Qld: J. D. & R. S. Kerr., 1982. 248pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Pictorial card covers. Very light edge wear and very light foxing. History of mining at Mt Morgan in Queensland.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Kangaroo Press, 1995. 127pp, index, glossary, num bw & col ills. Pictorial card. Slight bumps to front corners. More valuable than gold, Coober Pedy's quality opal can be worth as much as $5000 per ounce, in its rough state. Coober Pedy produces the bulk of Australia's opal supply to the world. Here is the story of Coober Pedy and… Read more about this item

Sydney: Currawong Press, 1988. 112pp, index, further reading, glossary, maps, bw ills. Pictorial card. Near new. A state by state guide to finding Australian gemstones.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.

Salisbury, Zimbabwe: Pioneer Head, 1977. 143pp, bw ills. Pictorial card with integral flaps. Cover rubbed at folds. Skipper Hoste was Captain of B Troop of the Pioneer Corps and in charge of the flag raising ceremony at Fort Salisbury (Rhodesia) in 1890. This book is a personal account of the occupation and settlement of Rhodesia, including the search for… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1995. 129pp, notes, few bw ills. Dark green cloth in jacket. Very light foxing to top edge. Emily Skinner not only kept a shipboard journal on her voyage to Australia in 1854, but later recorded her reminiscences of a colourful life as a gold miner's wife. Her impressions of a young Melbourne are follwoed by her… Read more about this item

Launceston, Tasmania: Regal Press (printers), 1980. v, 49pp, bw ills, map. Green pictorial card. Near new. Local history of St Patricks River in Tasmania including the Lisle Gold Mine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: The Author, 2007. xiv, 338pp, index, num bw & col ills, endpaper maps, page marker ribbon. Pictorial glossy boards. Ex-library with withdrawn stamp on front free endpaper, label to spine-otherwise a very nice copy. Pearling in north-western Western Australia (Cossack and Broome) along with experiences in WWI at Gallipoli, Sinai and France. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Good/None, as… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Book Generation, 1992. xix, 172pp, index, bibliography, appendices, map, bw & col ills, endpaper maps. Or tan boards in jacket. Protective plastic cover taped to reverse of jacket-this has been attached too tightly causing rippling of the jacket. The story of the search for oil in PNG from an insider's perspective, culminating in the dicovery at Kutubu in 1986..… Read more about this item

Sydney: Department of Mines., 1962. 8pp + large folding map in rear pocket. Buff card. Damp stain at top, crease to top corner. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1936. Foreword by Herbert Basedow. x, 251pp, index, frontis and b/w plates, endpaper maps. Orange cloth, no jacket. Very slight fading to spine, very light foxing to page edges, prev owner name and note on half-title page. Nice fresh copy of an early (ish) edition. Forst published 1931. The story of the Central Australian… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1937. 343pp, endpaper map, 19pp bw photographs, 10pp adverts for other Idriess titles. Or green cloth titled in black, no jacket. Light foxing to page edges otherwise a very nice copy. Fictional portrayal of Broome's deep sea diving and pearling industry in the early 1900s.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Melbourne: Great Southern Press / Pipeline Publications, 2008. 192pp, num bw & col ills, ads. Glossy white pictorial boards. Near new. The Australian Pipeline Industry Association has played a major role in developing the infrastructure in the oil, gas and water sectors.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Christchurch, NZ: The Author, 1962. 158pp, bw ills. White & pale green wraps titled in maroon. Wraps creased with several small chips and short tears, prev owner name on title page, minor tanning & foxing. New Zealand and Tasmania.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1934. x, 285pp + 7pp publisher ads, glossary, bw ills, endpaper maps. Orange cloth titled in black, in jacket. Jacket with short tear and small chip at head of spine and bottom of rear panel, several short tears at top of front flap fold), small scuff to front panel; but bright and fresh in appearance. Some… Read more about this item