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125 YEARS OF STATE PUBLIC WORKS IN QUEENSLAND: 1859-1984. H/C + D/W   (I. Cameron) 1st Edition, 1989. 340pp. Ex lib. Special.

9.95

A CENTURY OF HOMEMAKING. H/C (Maurice French) 1979. 195pp. A history of the Toowoomba Permanent Building Society: 1875 - 1975.

14.00

A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE. H/C (Rosemary Hayward & Nancy Stratten) 1984. 306pp. The Darling & Hodgson Story 1934 - 1984. A South African construction company.

15.00

A HISTORY OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY IN QUEENSLAND.  Volume 2: 1938 - 1988 only. H/C + D/W   (Malcolm I. Thomis)  Published 1990. 214pp. Ex library copy. Special.

9.50

A MAN OF ACHIEVEMENT. H/C + D/W (Waveney Browne)  2nd Edition, 1976. 154pp. A biography of Sir Manuel Hornibrook and his building achievements in Queensland, around Australia and the around world.  Excellent condition.

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A PLACE OF SPRINGS. (M.R. MacGinley) No date. 292pp. The story of the Queensland Presentation Sisters: 1900 -1960. Reading copy. Special.

5.00

A VERY GOOD BUSINESS. H/C (Brian Carroll) 1987. 256pp. One Hundred Years of James Hardie Industries Limited: 1888 - 1988. Ex lib. Special.

19.50

ADVENTURE IN SERVICE. H/C Rotary International 1967. 120pp.

10.00

ALUMNI DIRECTORY. Foundation Edition. University of Queensland. S/C (Alumni Assoc. Univ of Q) 1969.

2.00

ANZ BANK: An Official History. H/C (David Merrett) 1985. 325pp. A history of the Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and its constituents.

22.00

APEX: The First Twenty-five Years. H/C (R.S. Love & V.M. Branson) 2nd Edition 1980. 121pp.

10.50

BARCALDINE LOCAL AUTHORITY 1893 - 1993. H/C (Isabel Hoch) 1993. 110pp. Barcaldine Shire Council. (New)

22.50

BOB ANSETT: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. H/C (Robert Pullan) 1986. 221pp.

12.00

CHALLENGING HORIZONS: QANTAS 1939 - 1954. (Paperback) (John Gunn) 1990. 479pp.

9.50

CITY FINAL.   1991. 143pp. A Journalist looks back over 65 years. Relates to Brisbane Newspapers. S/C (B. Boyan)

6.00

CORPORATE CANNIBALS: The Taking of Fairfax. H/C (Colleen Ryan & Glen Burge) 1992. 457pp.

15.00

DAIRYFIELDS: The First 50 Years 1947 - 1997. H/C 1997. 59pp.

15.00

DARRA CEMENT JOURNAL. (Queensland Cement & Lime Co. Ltd.) circa 1930. 62pp. A booklet entitled: 'Cement and How to Use it'.   This journal is now an historical item.

15.00

DREAM TO REALITY: The Story of The McLeod Country Golf Club.  S/C (Ethel Gee) 1980. 52pp. The First Womens Golf Club in Australia (Brisbane).

9.50

ELDER, SMITH & CO. LIMITED: The First Hundred Years. H/C 82pp.

40.00

FAMILY BUSINESS: Volume 2.   H/C  (1996. 271pp. The story of successful Family Companies in Australia.  These include: Cenovis Pty Ltd; W.H. Cockram & Sons Pty Ltd; De Bortoli Wines Pty Ltd; Grenda's Bus Services; Henzells Agecy; Percy Marks Fine Gems Pty Ltd; Daniel Robertson; Sheridan's For Badges; Sidgreaves Shopfitters Pty Ltd; Winning Appliances Pty Ltd.

40.00

FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE C.W.A. CHINCHILLA. Circa 1967. 20pp. A history of the Chinchilla Branch of the CWA (Queensland Country Womens Association)

15.00

FREEDOM OF CONTRACT. H/C (Ruth S. Kerr) 1990. 192pp. A history of the United Grazier's Association of Queensland.

19.50

FROM SGIO TO SUNCORP. H/C (Malcolm I. Thomis & Murdoch Wales) 1986. 272pp. Traces the history of this organisation from 1915 - 1986.

20.00

GADSDEN: The First 100 Years. H/C (Jules Feldmann) 1980. 169pp.

16.50

GOING WITH THE GRAIN: A History of Queensland's State Wheat Board. H/C  (R.S. (Dick) Marriott & Gus McLean) 1991.  264pp. Signed by authors and many others. Photograph loosely inserted of some members of the board.

25.00

GOLD & PAPER. H/C (Geoffrey Blainey & Geoffrey Hutton) 1958. 354pp. A history of the National Bank of Australasia Ltd. Special.

15.00

GOLD & PAPER. H/C (Geoffrey Blainey & Geoffrey Hutton) Revised Edition 1983. 354pp. A history of the National Bank of Australasia Ltd.

27.50

GOODWILL HARVEST. (Edited: Lindsay Clitch) 1979. 160pp. A history of Lions in Australia.

15.00

GRAZIERS' ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EASTERN QUEENSLAND 1889 - 1989: A History.  S/C (Compiled & Written by: W.E. & B.J. Meynick) 1989. 112pp. This is an excellent review of past and present events (up to 1989) of this important association during the good and bad times. A salute must be made to those who endured those pioneering times. Illustrated with many black and white photographs.

25.00

HIGH CORRIDORS: QANTAS 1954 - 1970. H/C (J. Gunn) 1988. 468pp. (New)

49.95

HIGH CORRIDORS: QANTAS 1954 - 1970. (Paperback) (J. Gunn) 1990. 534pp.

9.50

HISTORY OF THE FARMERS AND SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES.  H/C + D/W  (William A. Bayley) 1957. 176pp. This scarce book provides a history of this organisation.

40.00

HIT FOR A CENTURY: One hundred hard-hitting years.  S/C   1988.   56pp. A history of the Maryborough District Cricket Association 1888 - 1988.

15.00

HURRY BACK. (S/C) (Brian Carroll) 1986. 172pp. An Illustrated Centenary history of Mayne Nickless.

18.50

IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THE YEARS. H/C (Ralph Fones) 1992. 226pp. A history of scouting in Queensland.

20.00

KELLY and LEWIS: Fifty Years of Engineering, Melbourne 1899 - 1949.  H/C  1949. 93pp. Illustrated. This book is a short record and development of the Kelly & Lewis organisation.  Cover and spine chipped.  Ex lib copy. Special !

25.00

LEGACY: THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS. H/C (Mark Lyons) 1978. 283pp.

15.00

LIFE COMES TO NEWNESS. (Edna M. Skewes) 1982. 206pp. A history of Mt. Olivet Hospital, Brisbane.

10.95

LYSAGHT VENTURE. H/C (Stewart Howard & Associates Pty. Ltd.) Reprint 1955. 96pp. A survey of the activities in Australia of the John Lysaght organisation.

27.50

OUT OF THE BLUE. H/C + D/W (J. Edwards) 1982. 112pp. A history of Reckitt & Colman in Australia. Ex lib.

19.50

PARTNER IN PROGRESS. (Christine Doran) 1990. 209pp. A history of Electricity Supply in North Queensland from 1897 - 1987. Ex lib.

6.50

POTLINES & PEOPLE.  H/C + D/W (Flyleaf cut)   (B. Carroll) 1980.  80pp. A history of the Bell Bay Aluminium industry at Bell Bay, Tasmania.

17.50

PROUD STORY. H/C (C.O. Badham Jackson) 1949. 336pp. The official history of the Australian Comforts Fund.

25.00

ROYAL LIFE SAVING QUEENSLAND: 100 Year History Book. H/C  (Co-authored by: Robert Longhurst & Leslie J. Mole) 2005.  302pp. This massive book is most sought after as it covers the whole history of life saving in Queensland. Well illustrated. Near mint condition.

49.50

SERVANT OF A CENTURY. H/C (H. Mayfield) 1978. 228pp. The first 100 years of the Mercantile Mutual Insurance.

16.50

SHOW ME A MOUNTAIN.  H/C + D/W   (C. Simpson) 1961.  253pp.The rise of an Australian Company - AMPOL: 1936 - 1961. Ex lib.

8.00

THE BELL-WETHER. H/C (William Adams & Co. Ltd.) 1984. 209pp. William Adams - an Australian company from foundation to takeover - 1884 to 1984.

22.50

THE BRISBANE CLUB. H/C (Malcolm I Thomis) 1980. 56pp. One of Brisbane's exclusive clubs.

20.00

THE CENTENARY HISTORY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF QUEENSLAND: 1849 - 1949. H/C (Richard Bardon) 1949. 279pp + many pages of photographs.

16.50

THE CENTENNIAL STORY. H/C (United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland) 1959. 320pp. The History of Freemasonry in Queensland, over the first 100 years: 1859 - 1959.  Excellent condition. Scarce. 

40.00

THE CITY MUTUAL STORY. H/C (P.C. Wickens) 1978. 197pp. A Century of Service to Australians: 1878 - 1978.

15.00

THE COAL MINERS OF NEW SOUTH WALES.  H/C + D/W  (R. Gollan) 1st Edition, 1963. A history of the Union 1860 - 1960.  Near mint condition.

25.00

THE COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA. H/C (Robin Gollan) 1968. 179pp. Origins and early history.

17.50

THE ELDERS EXPLOSION. H/C (Tim Hewat) 1988. 168pp. One hundred and fifty years of progress from Elder to Elliott.

19.50

THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS: MERCANTILE CREDITS. H/C (J. Kent) 1985. 233pp.

17.50

THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY IN QUEENSLAND. (C. Dunn) 1985. 184pp. An outline of the history of Electricity and its progress in Queensland: 1882 - 1984. (New)

15.50

THE LUCK OF THE DRAW. H/C (Trevor Wilson) 1980. 212pp. A Centenary of Tattersall's Sweeps: 1881 - 1981.

15.00

THE ORAW MANAWDYE 'The Fair Society'. (Ron Douglas) 1986. 116pp. A history of the Toowoomba Caledonian Society & Burns Club: 75th Anniversary.  Mint condition.

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THE PENFOLD STORY.  H/C + D/W  (Penfold Wines)  1st Edition, 1975. 95pp. A history of the wine makers. Includes coloured and B/W photographs.

17.50

THE QUEENSLAND COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION: 50 YEARS  1922 - 1972.  S/C  (QCWA)  1972. 48pp.  

20.00

THE STORY OF ROTARY IN AUSTRALIA 1921-1971. No author. 1971. 224pp. The first fifty years. Ex lib. Special.

17.50

THE STORY OF THE MARIST BROTHERS IN AUSTRALIA 1872 - 1972.  H/C + D/W (Brother Alban Doyle) 1st Edition, 1972. 642pp. The definitive  history of this Catholic teaching order in the Australian colonies and states. Very good condition.

40.00

THE TIMBER PEOPLE - A History of Bunnings Limited. H/C & D/W, Large 8vo.  (Jenny Mills, Bunnings, Western Australia) 1986, 1st Edition. 296pp. A history of a company which developed in Western Australia from a timber and sawmilling business into the national hardware company it is today.End paper maps. Black and white photographs. Fine condition.

37.50

THE THIESS STORY. H/C+ D/W (Joan Priest)  2nd Revised Edition.  279 pp.

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THIS IS THE ABC: The Australian Broadcasting Commission 1932-1983. H/C + D/W  (K.S. Inglis) 1st Edition, 1983. 521pp. A history of this Australian icon.

35.00

WHERE THE WATTLE BLOOMS: Twenty-five Years of Interflora in Australia. H/C + Damaged D/W (Text by: Bertram Keith) 1979. 70pp. A history of the Interflora business in Australia. This copy has many signatures in the front which were signed at the 1979 World Interflora Conference. 

17.50

YOURS FOR LIFE. H/C (Shirley Thomas) 1976. 151pp. The history of T & G Mutual Life Society Ltd: 1876 - 1976.

20.00