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COUNTRY BOYHOOD 1908 - 1926. S/C
(E. S. {Ted} Stuckey)
1990. 133pp. Recollections of a happy childhood and
youth, spent in and around Inverell, New South Wales in the
early years of the century with a short interlude on a sheep
station in Queensland. Very, very interesting ..... Oh ... to be
young again !!!
Good condition. |
12.00 |
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A TALE OF OLD
FASSIFERN. S/C (Steve Johns)
1st Edition 1992. 160pp. Signed by author. Good condition. |
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| A
TALE OF OLD FASSIFERN. S/C (Steve Johns)
Reprint 1993. 160pp. This is the story of Robert Dix
and his family who ran the "Bush
Inn" which was situated between the foot of range (near Cunningham's
Gap) and present day Aratula near Reynold's Creek. This book
provides the reader with many events most of which took place at
this location. Many illustrations, sketches and map are
included. Mint condition. |
10.00 |
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| A
TALE OF OLD FASSIFERN. S/C (Steve Johns)
Reprint 1994. 160pp. (Details as above) Mint condition. |
10.00 |
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| LIZARD
ISLAND: A Reconstruction of the Life of Mrs Watson. H/C
+ D/W (Jillian Robertson) This book reconstructs the life of
Mary Watson and her 3 month old son who escaped Lizard Island in
a tank with a Chinaman (after the other Chinamen who looked
after her was killed by the Aborigines) whilst her husband was
away. They arrived on a lonely coral atoll in the Great Barrier
Reef where she died. Her diary of the sea voyage was found
beside her skeleton. This story also relates to her childhood in
Cornwall and the days of the Queensland gold rush. A fascinating
chronicle of courage and tragedy in the early days of Australia.
Good condition. |
20.00 |
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| MITCHELL
HISTORY: 1808 - 1988. S/C (Compiled by:
J. L. "Laurie" Mitchell. Edited by: Allen Mitchell)
1994. 302pp. This family history traces the Mitchell
family originating from Cornwall thence to Queensland. It also
includes the Murphy families related by marriage. Good
condition. |
25.00 |
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| ORDINARY
PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY LIVES: A history of the Maudsley Family.
S/C (Peter Collins, Pam Cooper, Donna Kenny & Heidi Kneipp)
1988. 485pp.
This large oblong book relates the ancestry of Richard &
Agnes Maudsley and their family who came to Australia from
England and came to Brisbane, then Pimpama then lived at Wolston
near Ipswich and Coulson near Boonah.
Everything more or less started from there and now the
"Mitchell" families and their descendants are now far
and wide ! Near new
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30.00 |
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| RIGMAROLE
REVIEWED: Baralaba, Birdsville & Beyond.
S/C (A. Schick) 1986. 50pp. A history of the Schick
family. Signed by author. Good condition. |
10.00 |
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| SCHOLARS
AND GENTLEMEN: A Biography of the Mackerras Family. H/C
+ D/W (Joan
Priest) 1st Edition
1986. 328pp. This
book traces 4 generations bound together by a brilliant, dynamic
Sydney woman, Catherine Mackerras (MacLaurin), born at the turn
of the 20th century. It ranges over a wide field, from life in Macquarie
Street, Sydney during the Edwardian era, to student days at
Sydney University, medical and literary careers in the 1920's,
European journeys, and Australia's musical, cultural and
educational development over the following decades revealed
through the diverse careers of engineer and yachtsman husband,
Alan, and their extraordinary gifted family who take us from
Sydney Grammar School to Cambridge University, the Sydney Bar,
the concert platforms of Europe, the People's Republic of China
and the Australian political scene. Mint condition. |
19.50 |
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| STAND
UP AND BE COUNTED.
S/C (Gene Makim)
1996. 108pp. The author being a seventh generation
Australian, descending from pure convict stock, wrote this book
as she traced the path taken through New South Wales by her
forbears through to the present moment in her life. Very good
condition. |
15.00 |
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| STOCKMEN.
S/C (J. Barry Anderson) 1st Edition 1991.
96pp. This book is a collection of portraits and personal
history celebrating the lives of the Stockmen and Drovers in the
Australian outback. The names included are as follows: John E.
Alford, Henry Bauer, Lin Beadle, Lukki Blackman, Ken Boggs, John
Booth, Bill Cowan, Jack Cunningham, Richard J. Easton, Ted
Fisher, Jack Goldsmith, Bow Gostelow, Reg Hart, Bill Hay, Bob
Kelly, Jim Kennedy, Jim Laffin, Eric Leslie, Bob Lewis, Lenny
Mailman, Jack Makim, Bert Manning, Theo Metzger, Tex Moar, Jim
Nolan, Clarrie Pankhurst, Emily Pankhurst, Les Rourke, Des
Samuels, Bruce Simpson, Jeff Simpson, Kelly Smith, Ronald
Strofield, Bill Warren, Herb Wharton, John Wheeler, Frank
Willmington. Good condition. |
14.00 |
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| THE
DURACK LEGACY AND OTHER OTHER RAMBLERS FROM CLARE.
S/C (Monsignor
J.T. McMahon) No
date - circa 1980 (?) The story of the early Durack family and
their descendants. Good condition. |
8.50 |
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| THE
LITTLE BYRON: The Life of Alfred Midgley 1849 - 1930. H/C
+ D/W (Zoė
O'Leary) 1st Edition
1982. 163pp. This
book reflects the life of this well known Queensland
Parliamentarian and his work with the Methodist Church of
Queensland. He was known for his gift of oratory as well as for
his flowing tie. He
contributed much to Queensland and to Australia apart from his
verse and prose to leading Queensland publications of his day.
He also published 2 volumes of his poems. Very good condition. |
20.00 |
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