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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY BOARD FACSIMILE EDITIONS:

NUMBER 6 -   Plan of a company to be established for the purpose of founding A Colony in Southern Australia' purchasing land therein, and preparing the land so purchased for the reception of immigrants.   H/C  1962.   74pp plus map.  Ex lib. Excellent condition. Normally catalogued at $150.00.

95.00

NUMBER 9 - Outline of the plan of a proposed colony to be founded on the South Coast of Australia. South Australian Association. 1834.  80pp. H/C  1962.  Ex lib. Excellent condition.     Normally catalogued at $150.00.

95.00

NUMBER 23 - The Colony of South Australia. (Handasyde Duncan) 1850.  64pp. H/C 1962.    Ex lib. Excellent condition.     Normally catalogued at $100.00.

75.00

NUMBER 32 -  Instructions for Interior Survey of South Australia.  (E.C. Frome) 1840. 22pp. H/C  1962.  Ex lib. Excellent condition.     Normally catalogued at $50.00.

30.00

NUMBER 47 -  A guide to South Australia being a descriptive account of the Colony addressed to emigrants and containing the latest authentic information. (W. Snell Chaucy)   H/C Ex lib. Excellent condition. Normally catalogued at $80.00.

35.00

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GENERAL LOCAL HISTORY TITLES:

1870 - 1970: COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY OF GLENSIDE HOSPITAL.  S/C  The Griffin Press, S.A., 1970.,  68pp, Black and white plates. A history of this establishment from its beginnings.

30.00

A RIBBON OF STEEL: Whyalla Surges Ahead.  H/C  (Sue Scheiffers) 1985.  160pp.  A history of this town on Eyre Peninsula.

22.00

A RICHNESS OF PEOPLE. H/C (Dudley Coleman & John Miles) 1969. 179pp. The Chronicle of 100 Years: What the people, The Colony and the State of South Australia endured and achieved.

27.50

A RICHNESS OF PEOPLE. H/C (Dudley Coleman & John Miles) 1969. 179pp. 'Details as above'   Ex lib - Reading copy.  Special.

15.00

ALEXANDRINA'S SHORE: A History of the Milang District. (Jim Faull) 1981. 294pp.

25.00

BEAUTIFUL VALLEY: A History of Wilmington & District 1876 - 1976 .  H/C  (Wilmington Book Committee) 1st Edition, 1976. 208pp. An excellent account of the history of this area near Port Augusta. Numerous illustrations, photos and some maps. Excellent conditon.

30.00

BELTANA: The Town That will Not Die.  S/C  (Graham Aurd & Nic Klaassen.)  Reprint, 1985. 200pp.  The history of a country town north of Port Augusta.

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BLEASDALE 1850 - 1986. H/C + D/W  (Written by: Wilson Berry Smith & Drawings by: Max Ragless) 1986. 84pp. This book relates to the Bleasdale Winery at Langhorne Creek, incorporating the Bleasdale family history and a continuation of the Bleasdale story from 1950. Many illustrations. Scarce.

75.00

BORDER'S LAND: KANGAROO ISLAND 1802 - 1836. S/C  (Wynnis J. Ruediger)  1980. 103pp. An interesting account of the early days on this well known island situated just off the southern coastline, south of Adelaide. 

19.50

BURRA: A Glimpse of the Past.   S/C   32pp. This booklet is a reprint of the article which appeared in "Hemisphere" an Asian - Australian Monthly published by the Department of Education and Science, Canberra. Volume 15, Number 7, July 1971.

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BURRA - Glimpses of the Past. Card Covers  (Ian Auhl) 1979. 32pp. A local history of the copper mining district. Black & white illustrations. Very good condition.  Scarce.

20.00

CENTENARY HISTORY OF PORT ADELAIDE: 1856 - 1956.  H/C + Damaged D/W  (Eugene Lumbers)  1956. 103pp.  An excellent account of the history of this old area west of Adelaide city.  Includes the Errata sheet and the additional sheet being page 62a.  Very hard to find.  Special.

40.00

EARLY EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.  H/C  (J.O. Hawker)  1899. 83pp. An original copy.  Ex Lib in excellent condition.  Normally catalogued up to and over $350.00.

200.00

FLINDERS CHASE, KANGAROO ISLAND. H/C (Mervinia Masterman) 1950. 60pp. A natural history classic on the fauna and flora of this island.

10.00

FOUNDERS & PIONEERS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. H/C  (A. Grenfell Price) 1st Edition, 1929. 1978. 266pp. Life studies of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Charles Sturt, George Fife Angas, Sir John Hindmarsh, William Light, George Gawler, David McLaren, Augustus Kavel and Francis Cadell. This is the original 1929 copy. The cover is rather stained and marked .. however ..  some of the internal pages are a little foxed. All in all - not a bad copy. Special !

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FOUNDERS & PIONEERS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (Paperback copy) (A. Grenfell Price) 2nd Impression, 1978. 266pp. A history as the title suggests.

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GATEWAY TO THE SOUTH EAST: A Story of Robetown and the Guichen Bay District. H/C + D/W (Kathleen Bermingham) Reprint, 1963. 276pp.  End Paper maps, Black & white illustrations.  A well researched regional history. Ex lib - very good condition.

30.00

GOVERNOR FERGUSSON'S LEGACY. H/C  (Rhoda Heinrich)  1972. 269pp.  This is a local history of the early days of the Maitland - Kilkerran districts. An excellent of the early days !  Scarce.

35.00

HISTORIC GLENELG: Birthplace of South Australia.  H/C + D/W  (W.H. Jeanes)  1955 - Revised, 1979.  366pp.  124 years of civic administration and development including a synopsis of events between the foundation of South Australia and the establishment of local government in Glenelg.  A well presented book giving the reader a full history of this now seaside suburb of Adelaide.

40.00

INNAMINCKA: The Town with Two Lives.  S/C  (H.M. Tolcher)  1990. 64pp.  An excellent historical account of this township situated in South Australia near the border of outback Queensland. 

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LOXTON: District and Town.  H/C + D/W  (Marjory R. Casson & W.R.C. Hirst)  1st Edition, 1972. 134pp. An excellent book describing the past and present of this Riverland town.

27.50

OLD STRATHALBYN: And its people. S/C (Compiled by: Nancy Gemmell) No date. A history of this town and surrounding area from 1839 - 1939. Inscription and signed by author.

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OLD WOODCHESTER (TIN POT) and ONAUNGA DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA: 1842 - 1992. H/C (Compiled by: Eric A.  Cross.  Drawings & Editing by Nancy Gemmell)  1992. 128pp. This is an historical account of the ais area near Strathalbyn which include Bletchley, Hartley, Highland Valley and Red Creek.  Signed by Eric Cross.

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PIONEERS & PERSONALITIES OF SUTHERLANDS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.  S/C (A.Inglis)  This tiny 32 page book published 1952 is a companion booklet to the "Brief History" published in 1951. This book was presented to the Public Library of Queensland and signed by the author 17th September, 1952.    Scarce.

20.00

PORT LINCOLN and DISTRICT.  H/C + D/W  (P. J. Baille)  1978. 168pp.  This book provides the reader with a history of the explorers, pioneers and pastoralists. A history of the town is also included together with information on the surrounding districts on Eyre Peninsula as well as a Chronological Table of Events. 

26.00

PORT LINCOLN and DISTRICT.  H/C + D/W  (P. J. Baille)  1978. 168pp.  This book provides the reader with a history of the explorers, pioneers and pastoralists. A history of the town is also included together with information on the surrounding districts on Eyre Peninsula as well as a Chronological Table of Events.  The cover and a few internal pages are very slightly water-stained. Signed by author on 2/1/1979.  Special.

26.00

PUMP IN THE ROADWAY: And Early Days in the Adelaide Hills. (Tom Dyster) 1980. 160pp.

9.50

RE-LIVING THE HISTORY OF MOONTA: 1872 - 1972.  Card covers. 4to. (C.J.G. Ellis, J.R. Harrison,& A.S. Wearing. Centenary Committee, Corporation of Moonta). April 1972. Unpaged c.55pp. The discovery of one of the richest sources of copper in the world and the subsequent mines is related in this centenary booklet of the town of Moonta and its surrounds. Register of residents. Black and white illustrations throughout. Very good condition.

22.00

SAGA OF WANGARALEEDNIE. H/C  (Frank Masters)  Revised Edition, 1974.  233pp.  An interesting historical account of area around Franklin Harbour and the Cleve area on Eyre Peninsula in South-west South Australia. Black and white illustrations and maps.

27.50

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY … Structural, Regional & Human. (Charles Fenner) 1931. 352pp. Repaired copy … underlining and notes throughout. A cheap 'reading copy'. Special.

30.00

SOUTH AUSTRALIA ILLUSTRATED.  S/C     March 1924.   56pp.   Ex lib. Normally catalogued at $50.00.    

25.00

STRATHALBYN CHURCH OF CHRIST CENTENARY: 1869 - 1969. (S/C)  8 page booklet. 

3.00

STONYFELL: 1858 - 1958. (H/C) 1958. 25pp. A history of the Stonyfell Vineyards. Limited Edition (Copy # 675).

30.00

THE CHANGING VALLEY:  FORRESTON 1839 to 1989.  H/C  (Eric Jamieson) 1989. 256pp.  This book relates to the  Forreston community near Gumeracha in the Adelaide Hills and covers the history of events, refecting on the hardships sustained by the first settlers of 1839 through to the changes which have taken place since World War II, plus the genealogy and land transactions of 25 pioneer families of Forrreston.  Scarce.

40.00

THE DISCOVERY OF COOBER PEDY. S/C Booklet (Kath Crilly) 1990. 15pp. This 75th Jubilee Publication for the Coober Pedy Historical Society provides the reader many interesting facts on this now famous opal town. Illustrated with some maps.

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THE FOUNDATION AND SETTLEMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1829 - 1845.  H/C + Damaged D/W (F.W. Preece) 1st Edition, 1924. 260pp. This is a study of the foundation and early settlement of the Province from authoritive sources upon which, in many cases, no previous publication has been based , e.g., the official papers of the South Australian Government; unpublished journals and letters of the founders, first Colonial officers, and early settlers; copies of the records of the British Colonial Office, London.

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THE PADDOCKS BENEATH: A History of Burnside From the Beginning.  H/C + D/W  (Elizabeth Warburton) 1981. 380pp. This massive  book gives a full account of this suburb in Adelaide.  Excellent condition.

55.00

THE PLACE OF WATERS. H/C (Laminated Boards)  (Dulcie M. Perry)  The Corporation of the City of Glenelg and The National Trust of South Australia 1985, 150pp. The phenomenal growth particularly from 1850 to 1886 reflects the calibre of the many people whose influence in Parliament, Local Government and the State. While great advances have been made since in engineering works, the many fine buildings and homes which remain today, and which are part of Glenelg's built heritage, are manifestations of the prosperity achieved. A most interesting book.

27.50

THE SIXTH ELEVEN TALES OF ROBE. (Pro Kathleen Bermingham) 1975. 56pp. This book is the 6th (and final) in a series of small books with the tales and experiences in Robe. 

5.00

THE VANISHING SANDS: A History of a Seaside Town and its People. H/C + D/W  (Averil G. Holt) 1991. 396pp. This book commemorates 150 years of Brighton, Adelaide. Signed by author 18/2/1992.

TO FIND THE WAY: Yankalilla and District 1836 - 1986. H/C (R.F. Williams) 1985. 368pp. A history of this South Australian town. Signed by author. 

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VICTOR HARBOR: From Pioneer Port to Seaside Resort. H/C + D/W (Michael Page) 1st Edition, 1987. 256pp. A very good ex library copy of a comprehensive local history. Many coloured and black & white illustrations and maps.

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WIDE SAILS & WHEAT STACKS. H/C + D/W (R. Heinrich) 1976. 144pp. A history of Port Victoria and the Hundred of Wauraltee situated on Yorke Peninsula. This copy has been signed by the author dated 8/10/1976.

30.00