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O'Connor, Lily: Dreams of hope : the remarkable memoir of an Irish woman's life, from the tenements of Dublin to Luton and Australia
Book Number: 51053
Prahran, Vic. Hardie Grant 2006 8vo softcover 281pp very good. A sequal to Can Lily O'Shea Come Out To Play, this sparkling memoir is a remarkable personal account of the emigrant lives of one Irish couple amongst the hundreds upon thousands forced to emigrate in the 1950's.
Keywords: Dreams of hope the remarkable memoir of an Irish woman's life from the tenements of Dublin to Luton and Australia O'Connor Lily
Price: $12.00 |
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Wilson, S. C. And Brrow, K. T.: The Bridge over the Ocean. Thomas Wilson (1787-1863), Art Collector and Mayor of Adelaide.
Book Number: 51056
Adelaide Published by the Authors 1973 8vo. hardcover. 348pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, pastedown on fep. / Very good d/w. Limited edition, signed by authors.
Keywords: Thomas Wilson Art Collector Mayor Adelaide australian history
Price: $18.00 |
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Silver, Lynette Ramsay: A fool's gold?: William Tipple Smith's challenge to the Hargraves myth
Book Number: 51063
Milton, Qld. Jacaranda Press 1986 Small 4to hardcover 170pp index, b/w illus. very good+ / very good+ d/w. Injscribed & signed by author
Keywords: Engineering Petroleum Mining Geological A fool's gold? William Tipple Smith's challenge to the Hargraves myth Silver Lynette Ramsay
Price: $30.00 |
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Pallotta-Chiarolli, Maria: Tapestry
Book Number: 51125
Random House Australia January 1999 8vo softcover 267pp near fine. Tapestry is the exploration of five generations of women and men in the authors family, from the turn of the twentieth century to its final years, from the poor villages of Italy to the cities of Australia and back to a nineties Italy that is both alien and home.
Keywords: Tapestry Pallotta Chiarolli Maria
Price: $12.00 |
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various: Australian Etiquette or the Rules and Usages of the Best Society
Book Number: 51159
Melbourne: J M Dent, 1980 8vo. hardcover. Facsimile edition of the 1885 edition. 642pp. b/w illus. Very Good. / Very good d/w.
Keywords: Australian Etiquette social behavior
Price: $25.00 |
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Heard, Barry: The View from Connor's Hill: A Memoir
Book Number: 51172
Scribe Publications Pty Ltd. October 1, 2008 8vo softcover 272pp very good. Capturing the traits of a bygone era, this colorful and poignant memoir portrays a world of faithful dogs, headstrong horses, matinees, country dances, and manual toilets. Presented with an unwavering blend of honesty, humor, and social detail, this immensely entertaining collection of memories paints a clear picture of 1950s and 1960s rural Australian life.
Keywords: The View from Connor's Hill A Memoir Heard Barry
Price: $16.00 |
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Robson, the late Lloyd: A Short History of Tasmania
Book Number: 51194
Oxford University Press, Melbourne 1998 8vo softcover 196pp index. very good. This is a concise and lively history of Tasmania from its earliest times to the late 1990s. It is also a case study of British colonization in Australia, tracing the rocky path from invasion to modernity, from the rigors of Van Dieman's Land to the Franklin Dam controversy. For this new edition, Michael Roe has added two new chapters which provide a history up to 1996.nnAbout the AuthornnMichael Roe is Emeritus Professor in the Department of History at the University of Tasmania.
Keywords: A Short History of Tasmania Robson the late Lloyd
Price: $12.00 |
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Molomby, Tom.: WHO KILLED HANNAH JANE.
Book Number: 51292
Potoroo Press Australia 1981 8vo. hardcover. 151pp. b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w. Signed by author. The puzzling story of an unusual Australian legal case involving the death of Hannah Jane Peden in 1921. Her husband was found guilty of the crime but was later released as a result of a Royal Commission.
Keywords: crime criminals death murder police detection trials law justice prisons gaols jails society women females injustice royal commissions
Price: $25.00 |
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Bunbury, Bill: Timber for Gold: Life on the Goldfields Woodlines
Book Number: 51305
Fremantle Arts Centre Press November 1997 8vo softcover 210pp very good. The woodlines are among the untold stories in the history of gold discovery and mining in Australia. The goldfields had a prodigius appetite for timber to support mine shafts, for fuel for machinery and to operate the condensers which produced freshwater. The story of the woodlines is a sample history of Austrlia, it is a pioneer story of hard work and living rough in remote and difficult conditions. A story of improvisation and bush know-how, migrant families struggling to establish thmeselves in a new land and a story of the ecological impact on a fragile environment.
Keywords: Timber for Gold Life on the Goldfields Woodlines Bunbury Bill
Price: $18.00 |
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Sherman, Ray: Shearing Life in Australia
Book Number: 51323
Kangaroo Press 1997 4to hardcover 166pp near fine.
Keywords: Shearing Life in Australia Sherman Ray
Price: $65.00 |
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