Australian Local History from Lawrence Jones

Mudgeeraba, Qld.: Robyn Lee Burrows, 2012. viii, 246pp, endnotes, index, bibliography, bw ills. Pictorial card. Very light edge wear to covers. Local history of Mudgeeraba in the Gold Coast hinterland from original Aboriginal inhabitants, exploration and settlement, the timber and dairy industires, plantation and the war years on to the present. Includes separate chapters on Upper Mudgeeraba, Austinville, Bonogin, Neranwood… Saber más sobre este artículo

Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press, 2005. 221pp. Pictorial card. Light edge wear to covers. Two brothers from a pioneering pastoralist family in the Kimberley pioneer the fight against land degradation andthe new struggle for ecologically sustainable development in the 1940s. A though provoking sequel to Mary Durack's Kings in Grass Castles.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Perth: Rigby, 1962. 118pp, chronology, bw ill, map. Cream cloth in jacket. Slight fading to spine, offset toning to endpapers. Local history of the suburb of South Perth.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Goomeri, Qld.: Goomeri Heritage Writers Group, 2000. 334pp, index, references, map, num bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Very slight edge wear, minor foxing to edges and prelims, small crease to bottom rear corner. Stories about a small rural Queensland community's past. Tales about pioneers, settlers, shopkeepers, immigrants, soldiers, school children and sportspeople. Includes sections on the German community and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Wagga Wagga: Triple D Books, 2009. 205pp, bw & col ills, map. Or pictorial card covers. Light edge wear to covers, green mark to foreedge, small mark to bottom edge, light foxing. SIGNED with personlised inscription by author on title page. Ten years of travel, training, tragedy, joy, success, failure and enthusiasm with the Condamine Cods Rugby club. Concentrates on… Saber más sobre este artículo

Nedlands, WA: University of Western Australia, 1972. xiii213pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendices, tables, bw ills. Blue cloth in jacket. Bookseller label on front free endpaper, light foxing to endpapers and page edges, jacket chipped at top of spine. History of the once flourishing port of Rockingham in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia and the building of the states oldest timber-milling town,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Murwillumbah: Murwillumbah C.Y.SS, 1985. Unpaginated (approx 120pp), num monochrome ills. Stapled pictorial olive card. Slight foxing to covers and edges. Foreword by Jade Hurley. Numerous brief biographies of Tweed Valley personalities.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Brisbane: Donald T. Seawright, 2004. v, 277pp, index, bibliography, appendices, chronology, bw ills. Or card covers. Light edge wearto cover. Toowoomba in Queensland's Darling Downs since the end of WWII.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Large 8vo.

Yallourn North, Vic: Gippstar, 2008. HEAVY. 336pp, col ills, maps. Pictorial card. Minor edge wear to cover. This follow up to Images of Gippsland is considerably larger than that first book and includes much information on the wineries of the region.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Stevens, Barry.. 4to.

Toowoomba: USQ Press, 1992. xiv, 102pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, map. Pictorial card covers. As new. History of the dairy industry on Queensland's Darling Downs.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Mareeba, North Queensland.: Pinevale Publications., 1984. viii, 79pp + un-numbered pages with over 100 bw photos, map. Pictorial card. Some foxing to edges and prelims. The building of a railway over the coastal mountains behind Cairns a century ago was one of the great engineering feats in Australia in colonial days, comparable to the better known Zig-Zag over the Blue… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

Palm Beach, Queensland.: Weldons Pty Ltd, 1987. 112pp, member list, bw ills. Pictorial glossy boards. Some foxing and bookseller label on front endpapers. Comprehensive history of the Pacific Surf Life Saving Club, Palm Beach, Queensland with some nice early surfing content too. Membership listing for 1947-87 at rear, though not complete due to missing records for some years.. First… Saber más sobre este artículo

Richmond, Qld: Richmond Shire Council, 1995. HEAVY. x, 346pp, bibliography, num bw ills, maps. Pictorial glossy boards. Slight fading to spine, otherwise excellent. Well produced history of Richmond and district in NW Queensland. Includes sheep farming and wool; gold mining (Woolgar), social history, settlement and much more. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Dalby: Bunya Mountains Natural History Association, 2022. 212pp, bibliography, index, num bw ills, maps. Pictorial card. Light edge wear to covers. Local history of Queensland's Bunya Mountains area.. Fourth Impression. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press, 2003. 107pp, bw ills. Blue card. Near new. No date but 2003. Second book is a series of reminiscences and stories of early days in Central Queensland including Rockhampton, Kanaka Town, Barcaldine, Marlborough, Mt Morgan and more.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Bundaberg: The Author, 1998. 23pp, family tree, bw ills, maps. White wraps with flags of Ireland and Australia. Light edge wear, prev owner details on blank rear cover. The story of an Irish woman immigrant to Australia who sailed on the ship EarlGranville in March, 1887 going on to settle in Bundaberg, Queensland. Small quite cheaply produced booklet.. First Edition.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press, 2004. 126pp, bw ills. Green card. Near new. No date but 2004. Third book in a series of reminiscences and stories of early days in Central Queensland including Rockhampton, Barcaldine, Marlborough, Mt Morgan and more.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Mt MacEdon, Vic.: TSm Publishing, 2006. 127pp, index, bibliography, num col ills, endpaper maps. Pictorial glossy boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. Fifty years of the history of Thredbo and the Thredbo Valley.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Queensland: The Author, 1970. 105pp, bw ills. Light card with black cloth tape spien. Sticker shadow to front, stain to rear cover and light marks to front. Reminiscences of the Burnett District in Queensland. No date but c1970 stencilled publication.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.