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The Fatal Shore
by Robert Hughes
An extraordinary vivid yet authentic account of the birthpangs of a nation. A work of real distinction' Philip ZieglerIn 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonize Australia-An epic description of the brutal transportation of men, women and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was the origin of Australia. The Fatal Shore is the prize-winning, scholarly, brilliantly...
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Jewish History Books & Ephemera
A Yankee Merchant in Goldrush Australia. The Letters of George Francis Train 1853-55
by Train, George Francis
Melbourne: Heinemann. 1970. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm].Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. With an introductory sketch of his life, and notes by E. Daniel and Annette Potts. 204 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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SGD 13.52
Clare a District History
by Noye, Robert J
Adelaide: Lynton Publications. 1980. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Laminated pictorial boards. Illustrated with Black and White plates. 231 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.
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SGD 19.82
Farmtrees for the Mount Lofty Ranges. A Regional Agroforestry Handbook
by Bulman, Peter
Adelaide: Primary industries SA. 1995. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Covered in clear contact by previous owner. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs as well as black and white drawings, diagrams and maps. Signed by the author on the title page. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. ix, 177 pages. . 1st thus. Softcover.
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SGD 31.54
Records of the South Australian Museum Volume IV No 3, June 30th, 1931
by Hale, Herbert H. [Edited by]
Adelaide: South Australia Museum. 1931. Small Quarto Size. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs and Diagrams. Original contents in facsimile covers. 133 pages. Contains articles on Beaked Whales from South Australia, the Goose-beaked Whale in New Ireland, the Pigmy Right Whale in South Australian Waters, the Australian Xanthid Crab, Pelecypoda from the "Flindersian" Region, South Australia, Staphylinidae in the South Australian Museum and Australian Coleoptera....
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SGD 18.02
Romulus, My father
by Raimond Gaita
Text Publishing, Australia, 2021. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Romulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia with his young wife Christine and their four-year-old son soon after the end of World War II. Tragic events were to overtake them. Raimond Gaita has an extraordinary story to tell about growing up with his father amid the stony paddocks and flowing grasses of country Australia. Written simply and movingly, Romulus, My Father is...
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SGD 9.01
Shotgun and Standover: The Story of the Painters and Dockers
by Morton, James and Robinson, Russell
Sydney; Pan Macmillan; 2010. paperback in very good condition. 358 pages, b/w photos
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SGD 27.03
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The Return of the First Fleet [Official Souvenir Edition]
by Jonathan King
Fairfax Magazines, 1987. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage. 128 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Australian::Australian History; Australian History; Inventory No: 260144. .
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SGD 12.62
Australia's Patrol Officers in Papua New Guinea: KIAP
by James Sinclair
Austarlia: Robert Brown and Associates, 1984 The dust jacket is a little worn and foxed. The page edges are lightly tanned. The half-title page has a gift inscription from a previous owner. 295 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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SGD 41.45
Petersburg to Peterborough: A journey from 1875 to 1986
by Woods, Anita
Adelaide: Peterborough and Local Districts History Club. 1986. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good copy. Laminated pictorial boards. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's name to preliminary pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 264 pages. A well illustrated and lively local history of Peterborough, South Australia - its name was changed from Petersburg during World War I. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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SGD 63.08
Life and Death in the Age of Sail. The passage to Australia
by Haines, Robin
Sydney: University of NSW Press. 2006. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Nice copy. Black & white illustrations. 365 pages. A landmark volume about emigration to Australia in the 19th century. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint Edition. Softcover.
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SGD 19.82
Lachlan Macquarie
by Ellis, M. H
Penrith: The Discovery Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1972). Hardcover. Ex-libris label on front endpaper, Frank G. Glen. ; xvii, [3], 614], [2 (blank)] pages + 8 black and white plates (including frontispiece) + 1 full page map. The map is titled "Macquarie's India". Faux leather boards with gilt decoration on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 197 x 129mm. Bookmark ribbon. 1972 reprint edition of a biography first published in 1947. Bibliography on pages 531-540. Series:...
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SGD 34.47
Strange Tales of Australia
by Hepburn, Alec
Adelaide: Rigby. 1982. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 159 pages. Tales of mystery, intrigue, bravery, greed, cowardice, superstition and all of them true tales from Australia's past. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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SGD 22.53
Celebration Of Australia Day 1788-1988
by No Author Credited
NSW Government, Australia, 1988. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Tuesday January 26, 1988 Forecourt Sydney Opera House Sydney New South Wales Illustrated in colour. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Australian::Australian History; Australian History; Inventory No: 236660. .
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SGD 18.02
One Destiny!: The Federation Story; How Australia Became a Nation
by Chubb, Philip; Russell, Roslyn
Australia: Penguin, 1998 The cover of the book has minor shelf wear. The pages of the book have minor yellowing due to age. Otherwise the book is in excellent condition. The book contains two sets of plates of black and white photographs. 310 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paper Back. Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).
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SGD 22.53
Wongi Wongi
by Judith Drake-Brockman
W.A., Australia: Hesperian Press, 2001 152 pages. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lightly foxed, as are the first and last few pages. 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.
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SGD 31.54
A First Place
by David Malouf
Australia & New Zealand: Randon House, 2014 350 pages. The page edges are lightly tanned. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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SGD 33.79
Life, Death, Genes, and Ethics: 1989 Boyer Lectures
by Max Charlesworth
Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: ABC Books, 1989 The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lightly foxed. The first page has a small name inscription from a previous owner. 145 pages. 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.
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SGD 27.03
Coorong
by Thiele, Colin (Text) and Leslie, Barbra (Painting)
Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 1986. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Colour and black & white illustrations by Barbra Leslie. Black & white map of Coorong. Poem 'The Coorong Song' by Wayne D. Tiver. 63 pages. A celebration of a beautiful and enormous painting of the Coorong by talented SA artist, Barbra Leslie. Colin Thiele has provided a brief history and description of the Coorong. This is an absolutely lovely little book. . 1st Edition. Card Covers.
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SGD 14.42
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Historical Records of Victoria Foundation Series Volumes 1-8 [in 9 books]
by Cannon, Michael [Editor in Chief]
Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office. From1981to 2002. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Volumes 1-8 complete. Volume 1, Beginnings of Permanent Government; Volume 2 is in 2 parts. Volume 2A, The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839; Volume 2B, Aborigines and Protectors 1838-1839; Volume 3, The Early Development of Melbourne 1836-1839; Volume 4, Communications,Trade...
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SGD 450.55
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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia Vol XLV [1921]
by Howchin, Walter [Editor] assisted by Arthur M. Lea
Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia. 1921. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White plates and in-text black and white diagrams. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 316 pages + 16 pages of plates. Contains a number of papers on natural history, geology and anthropology. Of particular note are: ‘On the Occurrence of Aboriginal Stone Implements of Unusual Types in the Tableland Region of Central...
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SGD 40.55
The House That Wool Built
by Nina Valentine
Ballarat Grammar School, Ballarat, VIC. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: John Jones. 32 sketches by John Jones of architecture in Victoria from as early as 1840 with historical text of each building on facing page by Nina Valentine. Oblong.. Illustrator: John Jones. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Australian::Australian History; Australia; Art & Design; Architecture. Inventory No: 266744..
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SGD 22.53
Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore
by Bill Scott [Compiled]
Ure SMith, Sydney, NSW, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. For such a young country, Australia has a strongly developed and unique folk lore heritage. With its origins in an amalgam of the more rebellious elements of British society, the Australian character quickly developed traits that were more than a mere sum of its antecedent parts. Ties with England, Scotland, Ireland and America flavoured the development of much of our folk material: the tunes of our folksongs are...
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SGD 27.03
The Prehistory of Australia
by Mulvaney, D.J
NY: Praeger Publishers, 1969. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket with light edgewear, faded spine. 276 pages, 81 photos, 27 drawings, 11 maps. Volume 65 in the series 'Ancient People and Places', edited by Glyn Daniel. Owner name inked on inside front cover, otherwise clean. Record # 380339
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SGD 20.68
The Strength of a Nation
by Michael McKernan
The story of Australians at war at home and abroad in the years 1939 to 1945. 502 pages with 24 pages of black and white photographs and 7 maps, Book in very good condition.
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SGD 10.81
The Hero as Murderer. The life of Edward John Eyre Australian Explorer and Governor of Jamaica 1815-1901
by Dutton, Geoffrey
Sydney: William Collins. 1967. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 416 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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SGD 16.22
