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Wilde, William H.: Courage a Grace: A Biography of Dame Mary Gilmore
Book Number: 50500
Melbourne Univ Pr April 1989 8vo hardcover 490pp very good, light watermark with no loss. Index. Illustrated with b&w photo's. Official biography of the famous Australian poet, patriot, pioneer radical and social reformer.
Keywords: Courage a Grace A Biography of Dame Mary Gilmore Wilde William H
Price: $16.00 |
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Chris Warr, Joe Kremzer: In Search Of The Holden Piazza
Book Number: 50522
Allen & Unwin Pty LTD 2006 8vo softcover 226pp very good. Chris and Joe take to the road, touring the highways and byways of Australia on a quest to discover what became of the Holden Piazza - possibly the dodgiest car ever to be imported into Australia. A boys' own adventure of cars, cricket commentary, improbable adventures and even more improbable characters.
Keywords: australia travel cars Holden Piazza Chris Warr Joe Kremzer
Price: $18.00 |
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Corbett, Alan: Church Point & McCarr's Creek
Book Number: 50574
self published 4to. stapled softcover. 28pp. b/w illus.Very good.
Keywords: Church Point McCarr's Creek sydney pittwater australia
Price: $35.00 |
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Turnbull, Malcolm: The Reluctant Republic
Book Number: 50589
William Heinemann Ltd May 31, 1994 8vo hardcover 358pp very good. This volume, by the defence barrister in the notorious "Spycatcher" trial of 1986, traces Australia's constitutional relationship with Great Britain from its early days, and concentrates on the 20th century in order to reveal Australia's identity as a nation and to put the case for a republic - or, failing that, for a separate monarchy, possibly using an imported member of the present Royal Family such as Prince Andrew.
Keywords: The Reluctant Republic Turnbull Malcolm
Price: $15.00 |
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Mack, Amy Eleanor: The Wilderness
Book Number: 50614
Angus and Robertson 1922 8vo. wraps with french flaps. colour pastedown on front. Illustrated with b&w line drawings by the author. Copy is clean and bright, there are couple of faults to the bottom of the spine fold. Mack describes the plants, insects, mamals and birds that she sees in a little patch of wilderness at her home, and encourages others to keep such a patch for themselves.
Keywords: Australian plants and insects, mamals, birds
Price: $20.00 |
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Browne, David D.: The Wind and the Book - Memiors of a Country Doctor
Book Number: 50606
Melbourne University Press December 1976 8vo hardcover in d/w. 176pp clean bright pages. This is the story of a GP and his patients. The scene is Victoria in the mid-twentieth century. Many of the changes which revolutionized medicine, anitbiotics, immunization and blood transfusions, were yet to be made. Conditions were hard. Dr. Browne struggled for better health care in three country areas, He built his own hospital at Cobden. He campaigned for the immunization of children against diptheria. Under shocking conditions he carried out one of the earliest blood trnsfusions, in Victoria. For 53 years he worked with imagination, compassion and dedication to improve the health of his patients.
Keywords: The Wind and the Book Browne David D
Price: $14.00 |
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Carroll, Margaret: Ordinary people, extraordinary lives: Inspiring stories from rural Australia
Book Number: 50667
New Holland 2001 8vo softcover 205pp very good. Signed by Author. Illustrated with in-text b&w Photos. This book shows the lives of today's poineers, whose achievements have, until now, eluded public recognition. Their stories, rich in courage, humour, warmth and sometimes tagedy, offer a special view of a fortunate nation as Australia celebrates its Centenary of Federation. Includes John Thompson, Jill Jordan, Pat and Peter Lacy, Margaret Carnegie-Smith, Jack Little, Michael and Steffi Eppler, Cathy McGowan, Stanley Mirindo, Rose Hillman and Joe Ross, Diana Cullen, Ian Dickenson, Hugh Lovesy, Fran Rowe, Carol and John Armstrong, Dr. Rod Mitchell, Sylvia Holder, Abbot Placid Spearritt and Dom Chris Power, Marlene Farrell, Margaret Appleby.
Keywords: Ordinary people extraordinary lives Inspiring stories from rural Australia Carroll Margaret
Price: $10.00 |
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Rees, Sian: The Ship Thieves - The amazing tale and unfortunate life of James Porter - Australian Convict, Pirate and Master Mariner
Book Number: 50681
Hachette Livre Australia January 2005 8vo softcover 231pp very good. Index. Illustrated. The story of James Porter and his fellow ship thieves escaped to Valdivia on the coast of Chile where surely they would evade capture by the British and assume new identities as shipwrecked mariners?
Keywords: The Ship Thieves Rees Sian
Price: $14.00 |
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O'Rielly, Bernard: Green Mountains and Cullenbong
Book Number: 50716
Brisbane. Smith & Patterson 22nd impression 8vo. hardcover.327pp. index, b/w plates. Good,a few spots on bottom edge. / good, d/w with some small tears.
Keywords: australian history kanimbla valley cullenbenbong green mountains queensland national parks
Price: $22.00 |
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Clarke, Peter: Hell and paradise : the Norfolk, Bounty, Pitcairn saga
Book Number: 50740
Ringwood, Vic. Viking 1986 Square 4to hardcover 189pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good. / very good+ d/w. Library Journal: Here is a popular history on a topic of perennial interest the mutiny on the Bounty saga and its aftermath. Norfolk and Pitcairn are two island specks in the South Pacific separated by over 3700 miles but joined in a common heritage. Both have been and still are home to the scattered descendants of the Bounty mutineers. By employing a variety of original sources, including Captain Bligh's diaries, and many handsome illustrations, Clarke has compiled an informative, entertaining account ranging from Norfolk's past as a brutal penal colony (``Hell'') to the allure of Tahiti for Captain Cook and the men who followed him (``Paradise''). Bounty trivia abounds. The story ends with an update of the Norfolk and Pitcairn communities today.
Keywords: Bounty (Ship)Bounty (Ship) Australia Norfolk Island History Pitcairn Island History Hell and paradise the Norfolk Bounty Pitcairn saga Clarke Peter
Price: $25.00 |
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