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Colours of Kangaroo Island: 100 Stories of the People and Places That Make Up Its History

By: Dudley Writers Group (compiled by)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia, Dudley Writers Group KI Inc.: 1996

Seller ID: AUST152

ISBN: 0959936726

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover, first edition, 234gms, 135 pages. The 100 stories in this book are presented under a symbolic number, to indicate a good-sized collection. Book is in very good condition with mild general wear and tear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Highest, Most and Best Australian Cricket Statistics 1850-1990

By: Dundas, Ross; and Pollard, Jack

Price: $26.00

Publisher: North Ryde, NSW, Australia, Angus & Robertson Publishers: 1990

Seller ID: SPOCRI124

ISBN: 0207164606

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with green boards and pictorial dust jacket, reprint, 1060gms, 395pgs, green endpapers. The most comprehensive collection of Australian first class and limited over cricket statistics. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket are also in good condition with moderate shelf wear and scuffing. Dust jacket shows some minor sun fading. There is a small pen inscription from a previous owner on the inside front page, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Port Kembla 1770-1992: A Brief Story of the Port from the Earliest Days and a History of the Work Amongst Seafarers in the Port- Through the Missions to Seamen 1942-1992

By: Dykes, Rev. Owen

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Port Kembla, Australia, Port Kembla Mission Committee: 1992

Seller ID: HISAUS122

ISBN: 0646100505

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Paperback, First Edition, 375gms, 160 pages. Part of the purpose of this book is to emphasise the importance of the Merchant Navy in the discovery, development and survival by the English colony in Australia and particularly in the survival and expansion of the English colony in New South Wales. Book is in good condition with no to very little general wear and tear, several creases on the front cover, signed by the author, otherwise no other pre-loved marks. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title you'r...
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Boolaroo Bulletin: A Centenary Publication 1898-1998 - Past and Present

By: Editors of the Boolaroo Bulletin

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Boolaroo, Australia, Boolaroo Bulletin: 1998

Seller ID: HISAUS528

Binding: Stapled Booklet

Condition: Good

Stapled booklet, first edition, 82gms, 20 pages. This special edition of the Boolaroo Bulletin produced to celebrate 100 years of business in the town, features history, stories from past and present, local characters and legends, and a vision for the future economic growth of the area. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Port of Pearls: A History of Broome

By: Edwards, Hugh

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Swanbourne, WA, Australia, Hugh Edwards: 1988

Seller ID: HISAUS664

ISBN: 072701885X

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with brown/tan boards and pictorial dust jacket, self published, second edition, 198pp, weighs 482gms, cream endpapers. Hugh Edwards' historical and contemporary insights into Broome make a fitting centenary tribute to this resilient Australian town, which has so often been reprieved from the sentence of death. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards are in good condition with only light shelf wear. Dust jacket is in good condition with only mild shelf wear, some minor chipping and sun fading to the spine...
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Cardiff: Early Photographs

By: Edwards, Lorraine (compiled by)

Price: $70.00

Seller ID: HISAUS637

ISBN: 09590815OX

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first edition, 278gms, 64 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Justice All Their Own: The Caledon Bay and Woodah Island Killings 1932- 1933

By: Egan, Ted

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Carlton South, Australia, Melbourne University Press: 1996

Seller ID: ABO4

ISBN: 0522846939

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: As New

Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 600gms, 244 pages, blank endpapers. Ted Egan's close association with Aboriginal People enabled him to interview the participants in the horrendous events - he sat down in the country where the incidents took place. Book is in as new condition with no visible general wear and tear. Dust Jacket is in as new condition with no visible shelf wear, book signed by author, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Justice All Their Own: The Caledon Bay and Woodah Island Killings 1932- 1933

By: Egan, Ted

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Carlton South, Australia, Melbourne University Press: 1996

Seller ID: INDAUS4

ISBN: 0522846939

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: As New

Lachlan Macquarie: His Life, Adventures and Times

By: Ellis, M. H.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Sydney, Australia, Angus & Robertson Publishers: 1978

Seller ID: BIOAUS178

ISBN: 0207137560

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Paperback, Famous Australian Lives Edition, 700gms, 614pages. Lachlan Macquarie is one of the greatest figures in Australian history, the Scottish soldier who ruled the continent from 1810 to 1821, and who endowed it with its first organized finance and commerce, its first inland explored and settlement, its first highways and paved streets, its first fine architecture, and its first official patronage of the arts and literature. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and minor page discolouration throughout. There is a small sticker mark on the front cover, otherwise no oth...
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Lachlan Macquarie: His Life, Adventures and Times

By: Ellis, M. H.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Sydney, Australia, Angus & Robertson Publishers: 2010

Seller ID: BIOAUS2980

ISBN: 0732291488

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Large softcover, reissue, 870gms, 614pages. Lachlan Macquarie is one of the greatest figures in Australian history, the Scottish soldier who ruled the continent from 1810 to 1821, and who endowed it with its first organized finance and commerce, its first inland explored and settlement, its first highways and paved streets, its first fine architecture, and its first official patronage of the arts and literature. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and minor page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Sydney Harbour

By: Emanuel, Cedric; and Van Sommers, Tess

Price: $12.00

Publisher: North Ryde, NSW, Australia, Cassell Australia Limited: 1981

Seller ID: HISAUS578

ISBN: 0726926728

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first edition, landscape format, 212gms, 64 pages. This book features black and white sketches by Cedric Emanuel of different locations around Sydney Harbour accompanied by text from Tess Van Sommers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Louth Park Mob, The: Memories Come Flooding Back

By: Fairleigh, Mick; and Doherty, Paul

Price: $80.00

Publisher: 2007

Seller ID: HISAUS556

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Large softcover, first edition, 108pp, weighs 414 gms. A written and pictorial history of Louth Park, Maitland. Includes almost 200 black and white photographs. Book is in very good, near new condition with only very minor general wear. There is a small mark on the front cover from where a sticker has been removed otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Australia's Wilderness Heritage: Volume 1: World Heritage Areas

By: Figgis, Penelope; Mosley, Geoff

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Willoughby, Australia, Weldon Publishing: 1989

Seller ID: HISNAT25

ISBN: 0947116532

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with orange boards and pictorial dust jacket, reprint, 2,300gms, 400 pages, illustrated pictorial endpapers. Australia's Wilderness Heritage explores the Australian environment in a way never before attempted in this country. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust Jacket is in good condition with minor shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual book. Book weighs over 2kg and may incur additional postage. Please see the listing for Volume II in the series.
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Australia's Wilderness Heritage: Volume 1: World Heritage Areas

By: Figgis, Penelope; Mosley, Geoff

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Willoughby, Australia, Weldon Publishing: 1989

Seller ID: HISNAT16

ISBN: 0947116532

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with orange boards and pictorial dust jacket, reprint, 2,300gms, 400 pages, illustrated pictorial endpapers. Australia's Wilderness Heritage explores the Australian environment in a way never before attempted in this country. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Boards are also in good condition with only light shelf wear. Dust Jacket is in good condition with only minor shelf wear. Dust jacket shows some moderate fading to spine and wraps, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 2kg and may incur additional postage.
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Australians, The: From 1788 to Modern Times

By: Fisher, John

Price: $6.50

Publisher: London, Great Britain, Robert Hale Limited: 1968

Seller ID: HISAUS32

ISBN: 0709101228

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with grey boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 400gms, 255 pages, blank endpapers. This book is a lively attempt to put Australia's chequered progress into perspective in preparation for the undeclared future of the world's last discovered continent. Book, although old, is in good condition with no to very little general wear and tear, mild page discoloration particularly to the endpapers and tops of the pages, some very mild staining to pages. Dust jacket is in fair condition with mild shelf wear, inside flaps are slightly curled, bent and creased, dust jacket is price c...
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Australian War Diary: Australian Armed Forces In a Changing World - 1870-2010

By: Fisher, Victoria (ed)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: North Sydney, Australia, Random House Australia: 2011

Seller ID: HISAUS905

ISBN: 1742752357

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very

Hardcover with laminated pictorial boards, not issued with dust jacket, second edition, revised, 1208gms, 303 pages, coloured endpapers. This riveting book reflects a rich and unique view of Australian history. Illustrated with over 350 photographs and illustrations from publications of the time, the Australian War Diary will you back to the past to remind you that although war frequently dominates the news, alongside it our everyday lives continue. Book is in very good condition with only very mild general wear and tear. Boards are also in very good condition with only very light shelf wear, ...
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Gallipoli

By: Fitzsimons, Peter

Price: $20.00

Publisher: North Sydney, Australia, Random House Australia: 2014

Seller ID: WARONE34

ISBN: 1741666597

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1100g, 824pgs, maroon endpapers. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket are also in good condition with only light shelf wear, otherwise no other preloved markings.
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Ballad of Les Darcy, The

By: Fitzsimons, Peter

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Pymble, Sydney, Australia, Harper Collins Publishers: 2007

Seller ID: BIOAUS431

ISBN: 0732286360

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover, reprint, 224gms, 221 pages. This is the story of Les Darcy, a man torn between his love of a sport, boxing, and the patriotic call of his country. What unfolds is a ballad of love, war, betrayal, mystery, patriotism and heroism; a ballad of a champion whose story still has the power to move the stoniest heart. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Explorers, The

By: Flannery, Tim (ed.)

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Melbourne, Australia, The Text Publishing Company: 2000

Seller ID: HISAUS400

ISBN: 1876485221

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover, reprint, 308gms, 385 pages. Tim Flannery's utterly compelling anthology, documenting almost four centuries of exploration, takes us beyond the frontier into a world of danger, compassion, humour, brutality and death. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear and mild page discolouration throughout. There is a small pen mark from a previous owner on the inside front page, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Australia's Wilderness Heritage: Volume 2: Flora and Fauna

By: Flannery, Tim; Rodd, Tony (eds)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Willoughby, Australia, Weldon Publishing: 1989

Seller ID: HISNAT17

ISBN: 0947116540

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with orange boards and pictorial dust jacket, reprint, 2,300gms, 400 pages, illustrated pictorial endpapers. Australia's Wilderness Heritage explores the Australian environment in a way never before attempted in this country. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Boards are in good condition with only light shelf wear. Dust Jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear and one small tear at the top of the spine. Dust jacket also shows some mild fading to spine and edges, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 2kg and may incur additional post...
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Category: Australian History