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Saddle in the Kitchen      by Enga Smith.  

(ISBN 0 85905 191 9), 1993 reprint of 1979 edition, Soft Cover, 87pp, illustrated, 150grams. 

The popular story of the author's childhood in country Western Australia .  New

22.00

 

Sailor and Commando     by A.E. (Ted) Jones. 

(ISBN 0 85905 253 2), 1998, Soft Cover, 128pp, illustrated, 245grams. 

A R.A.N. Special Service Commando’s WWII experiences in training and on service in the East Indies and Borneo.   New

22.00

 

Sailors in Slouch Hats     edited by W.W. Rice.  

(ISBN 0 85905 299 0), 2001, Soft Cover, 168pp, illustrated, 230grams. 

Wartime reminiscences of the men of 42 Australian Landing Craft Company, RAE.  New

22.00

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Scarlet Stain, The  - Harlots, Harridans and Hellholes of Old Kalgoorlie    Edited by Sheryl Milentis and P. J. Bridge . 

(ISBN 085905 350 4), 2004, Soft Cover, 188 pages, illustrated, 270 grams. 

By the late 1890s, the Kalgoorlie brothels had become a byword for degradation and the most flagrant in the English-speaking world. The Sun newspaper campaigned against the outrageous displays by the prostitutes, the activities of their bludgers and the vested interests of the landlords and sly grog traders. This book details that campaign and shows a vastly different old Kalgoorlie to that usually depicted.   New

28.00

 

Shark Bay Days   by G.W. Fry. 

(ISBN 0 85905 127 7), 1995 reprint of 1988 edition with new material, Soft Cover, 80pp, illustrated, 125grams.

Shark Bay from the pearling days to the present.  Jack Fry’s life as a pearler and fisherman in an area now the centre of tourism. Tales of men and boats.   New

12.00

 

She’s No Milkmaid  by Rica Erickson & Rona Haywood.

(ISBN 0 85905 152 8), 1991, Soft Cover, 96pp, illustrated, 178grams. 

The biography of Dame Raigh Roe, President of the Country Womens' Association and the story of her fight for the rural women of Australia and the World.   New

10.00

 

Signaller at the Front     by Arthur G. Howell, MM.  Edited by John Coe.

(ISBN 0 85905 305 9), 2001, A4 Spiral Bound, 82 pages, 250grams. 

The war diary of Gunner Howell, 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade and his impressions of the Great War 1915-1918.    New

20.00

 

Small Scale Underground Mining     by Frank Bojesen. 

(ISBN 0 85905 292 3), 2003, Soft Cover, Wire spiral A4, 480+grams

Bojesen describes step by step how to develop and run a small underground mine cheaply, safely and profitably.    New

40.00

 

Spanish Settlers of Yoongarilup     by Alejandro Torrent.

(ISBN 0 646 16939 4), 1993, Soft Cover, 74pp, illustrated, 105grams. 

A little-known migrant group near Busselton in the south west of Western Australia who arrived between 1906 and 1909.    New

10.00

   

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Spinifex and Sand by David W. Carnegie. (ISBN 0 85905 139 0), 1989 reprint of 1898 edition, Soft Cover, 275pp, illustrated, 500grams. A first hand account of the Coolgardie gold rush, the suffering of the prospectors, great gold discoveries, his own long march with typhoid fever, desert tribes, the constant search for water, the death of one of his men, and the vastness of the surrounding desert.  All are woven together in one of the most readable accounts of exploration in Australia .
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Spinifex and Sand Maps    .....  1989 reprint of 1898 edition, 280grams.

Set of four (4) large maps illustrating Carnegie’s journey. (Folded or rolled – postage extra on rolled  ..... Price On Application

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Steadfast Endeavour by Graham Wilson. 

(ISBN 0 85905 208 7), 1995, Soft Cover and Hard Cover, 216pp, illustrated, Soft Cover 220grams, Hard Cover, 320grams.  

A chronicle of church interaction with Pilbara Aboriginal society, 1945-1995.  New

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Tales of the Overland   by G.H. Lamond. 

(ISBN 0 85905 083 1), 1986, Soft Cover, 142pp, illustrated, 220grams. 

Barney Lamond rode overland from Queensland to Western Australia in 1885.  His story of the cattle, the gold rushes at Halls Creek and the men who undertook the long and dangerous journeys.  New

25.00

 

Tall Trees and Tall Tales   by J. Morris and R. Underwood.

(ISBN 0 85905 168 4), 1992, Soft Cover, 94pp, illustrated, 150grams. 

Stories of old Pemberton.  A marvellous reminiscence of the characters and places of the big timber country, in the South West of Western Australia.  New

22.00

 

Ten Thousand (10,000) Hours    by Harry Moss. 

(ISBN 0 85905 122 6), 1988, Soft Cover & Hard Cover C, 131pp, illustrated, Soft Cover 185grams, Hard Cover 330grams. 

The autobiography of a flying doctor pilot and his adventures in aircraft from the 1930s to the present in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Victoria, Queensland, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.  New

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28.00

Hard Cover

30.00

 

Then They Called Me Norma    by Norma King.  

(ISBN 0 85905 124 2), 2003, Soft Cover, 278pp, illustrated, 385grams. 

The autobiography of Goldfields author/historian and artist, Norma King.  New

30.00

 

They Called Me Tjampu-Tjilpi     by Bob Verburgt. 

(ISBN 0 85905 248 6), 1999 Soft Cover, 144pp, illustrated, 225grams 

The author's bush experiences as a patrol officer in the Western Desert in the 1950s & 1960s.  New

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They Kept This State Afloat    by Rod Dickson. 

(ISBN 0 85905 2 141), 1998, Hard Cover, 344pp, illustrated, 640grams. 

Details the life and work of all Western Australian boat builders from 1829 to 1929. New

50.00

They’re Racing at Landor     by P.R. Heydon. 

(ISBN 0 85905 169 2), 1992, Soft Cover, 272pp, illustrated, 350grams. 

The history of the people, horses and place of the fabled Landor bush races of the North West of Western Australia.  A racing classic.   New

28.00

 

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Thomas Edwards of Beverley: Emigrant, Policeman, Settler   by Mollie Bentley. 

(ISBN 0 85905 076 9), 1985, Soft Cover and Hard Cover, 115pp, illustrated, Soft Cover 180grams, Hard Cover 290grams. 

The biography of an early colonial policeman, with much detail of the Police Force from 1850 to 1868.  Details of explorations with E.H. Hargraves for gold and C.C. Hunt for land, Aboriginal contacts, and the development of the areas to the east of the Colony’s capital.   New

Soft Cover

22.00

 Hard Cover

28.00

Toodyay - the good old days     by Wally Chitty, edited by Chris Martin.

(ISBN 0 85905 342 3), Soft Cover, 248 pages, 240x160mm, 150+ photos, maps.415grams.  

A magnificent new book on Toodyay - an anecdotal snapshot of life in times gone by. Features more than 1000 people.  Illustrated with over 150 photographs. Includes reference maps.  Easy to read and of great interest. The author is a fourth generation member of a well known local pioneering family.   New

35.00

 

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Those Were The Days     by Arthur Reid. 

(ISBN 0 85905 101 3), 1986 reprint of the 1933 edition with new material, Hard Cover, 418pp, illustrated, quarto, l.5kg.

An important reminiscing history of Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie .  Biographical details of more than 400 early goldfielders.  Fully indexed.  New

85.00

 

To Call Our Own    by M.R.H. Southcombe. 

(ISBN 0 85905 119 6), 1998, Soft Cover, 87pp, illustrated, 140grams. 

The pioneering of the Group Settlements, Kalgoorlie in the depression, riots on the goldfields, and timber milling.   New

16.50

 

To the Bar Bonded     by Kath Mallett. 

(ISBN 0 85905 178 1), 1992, Hard Cover, 330pp, illustrated, 550grams. 

A history of Marble Bar by Mrs Mallett, ex Limestone Station.  A fascinating look at this quintessential Western Australian outback town from its beginnings.   New

35.00

 

To The Savage Land - The Life of John Costello     by J. Costello.

(ISBN 085905 287 7), 2002 Reprint of 1930, Soft Cover, 161pp, illustrated, 245grams.  

In the 1880s John Costello, a pastoralist from Yass who has settled on Coopers Creek, purchased Lake Nash Station. New

26.00

 

Trackmaster, The - Sig Schlam      by Bill Elkes.  

(ISBN 0 85905 112 9), 1987, Soft Cover, 29pp, illustrated, 100grams. 

The biography of one of the World’s greatest speedway motorcycle riders.   New

6.00

 

Tragedy Track    by F.E. Baume. 

(ISBN 0 85905 199 4), 1994 reprint of 1933 edition with new material, Soft Cover, 143pp, illustrated, 200grams. 

The story of the Northern Territory Granites’ gold rush of the 1930s.  A bush classic.  The area now has major gold mines.  New

22.00

 

Travels in Western Australia     by May Vivienne. 

(ISBN 0 85905 192 7), 1993 reprint of 1901 edition, Soft Cover, 212pp, illustrated, 275grams. 

The writer sparkled through Western Australia and the goldfields by train, coach and bicycle, charming all.  Always popular, this book is a goldfields’ gem. New

28.00

 

Trenches In The Sky, The     by Dan Conway. 

(ISBN 0 85905 205. 2), 1995, Soft Cover, 264pp, illustrated, 350grams. 

The best Australian book of the Air War in Europe and one of the best on Bomber Command.   New

30.00

 

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Twentieth Century Impressions     by  P.W.H. Thiel & Co.

(ISBN 0 85905 269 9), 2000 reprint of 1901 edition, Hard Cover, 808pp, illustrated, A4+.

Another Western Australian classic.  Richly illustrated.  Copious information on early Western Australia.  New

250.00

 

  

 

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Unbroken Spirit     by Brian Peachey. 

(ISBN 0 85905 275 3), 2000, Soft Cover, 155pp, illustrated, 230grams. 

The biography of William Boxhal a convict transported in 1855.  Covers the English prison system, transportation, the Western Australia penal system, and his life as an expiree, building his farm, marriage, life as a farmer and parishioner of New Norcia.  Contains a detailed list of his descendents in Western Australia New

22.00

 

 

 

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Veterans, The: A History of the Enrolled Pensioner Force in Western Australia, 1850-1880    by F.H. Broomhall.  

(ISBN 0 85905 103 X), 1985 / 1989, Hard Cover, 472pp, illustrated, 720grams. 

Contains a narrative history and extensive biographical data on its members with approximately 1,000 entries.  The Guard garrisoned Western Australia for 30 years. An essential source volume for all involved in Western Australian history and genealogy. New

50.00

 

Voice of the North, The   by Jim Kelly. 

(ISBN 0 85905 154 4), 1993, Soft Cover, 138pp, 190grams. 

The collected bush poems of Jim Kelly are the result of his love of the bush and time in cattle camps of 60 years ago.  A Kimberley classic.  New

16.50

 

 

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Waiting For Rain  by Janet Wells.  

(ISBN 0 85905 155 2), 1991, Soft Cover, 36pp, 70grams. 

Prize-winning poetry of the North.   New

9.00

Waldeck Story, The    by Norma King. 

(ISBN 0 85905 141 2), 1990 reprint of 1980 edition with new material, Soft Cover, 120pp, illustrated, 180grams. 

The story of the Waldeck family of Greenough.   New

22.00

 

Walker in the Wilderness    by J. Anketell. 

(ISBN 0 85905 243 5), 1998, Soft Cover & Hard Cover, 196pp, illustrated, Soft Cover 340grams, Hard Cover 485grams.  

Surveying of the Trans-Australian railway line, the Rabbit Proof Fence and the North.  A biography of R.J. Anketell.    New

Soft Cover

28.00

Hard Cover

40.00

 

Western Australian Burial Locality Index     by Yvonne and Kevin Coate.


(ISBN 0958 6628 27), 1996, Soft Cover, 128pp, 360grams. 

Index to public and private cemeteries and lonely graves, listed by district.   New

20.00

 

We Came Home or Return From the Land of Milk and Honey   by Richard J. Armstrong.  

(ISBN 085905 352 0), 2005, 211pp, A4, Perfect bound, illustrated, 585grams.

The author was in Changi and on the Burma railway and this is his reminiscences of men and murderers, good men and bad, with neither fear nor favour. The author is now 85 and in failing health, but all his old comrades will remember this as vintage Richard.   New

30.00

Wealth and Wildcats by Raymond Radcliffe. 

(ISBN 0 85905 309 1), 2004, reprint of 1898, Soft Cover, 129 pages, Illustrated, 190grams.  

Raymond Radcliffe, journalist for the London Financial Times travelled through the goldfields of Western Australia and New Zealand in the late 1890s.   New

22.00