100 Years of the NSW AAA.

R. P. B. White and Malcolm Harrison

Published by the Fairfax Library, Sydney, 1987.  A celebration of the heritage of the NSW Amateur Athletics Association 1887-1987.  Hard cover book with colour pictorial dust jacket.  Numerous b/w photographs, contents page, organisers names and lists of championship results.  1st Edition. Quarto, 160pp. Excellent condition.  ISBN: 0 949054 43 7.  Weight 800g.

Avondale - Experiment on the Dora

Milton Hook

Published by Avondale Academic Press, Cooranbong, 1998.  The history of St Aloysius College from 1879.  Soft cover book.  Numerous b/w photographs, bibliography, indexed.  1st Edition. Quarto, 344pp. Excellent condition.  ISBN: 0 9599337 4 3.  Weight 600g.

College By the Harbour, The: The History of St. Aloysius' College.

STRONG, David

Published by Hale & Iremonger. Sydney , 1997.  The history of St Aloysius College from 1879.  Hard cover book with pictorial dust jacket.  Colour plate & numerous b/w photographs, contents page, indexed.  1st Edition. Quarto, 272pp. Excellent condition.  ISBN: 0 868 0662 0 6.  Weight 1200g.

Commandant of Newcastle - Capt. Thomas B Skottowe

Nancy Sheather

Published by Nancy Sheather, 1994.  Memoir of the family history of Thomas Skottowe, the Commandant of Newcastle.  Paperback. 98 pages, 2 b/w photographs, bibliography, indexed.  Near new condition. Weight 200g. ISBN: 0 646 20964 7.

Cottonwool Sandwiches

Pamela Cole

Published by Kangaroo Press, 1997.  Memoir of a childhood spent in the northwest slopes and plains of NSW.  Soft cover, trade paperback. 120 pages b/w photographs, indexed.  Near new condition. Weight 220g.        ISBN: 0 86417 890 5

Family History comes to Life

Peter Cuffley

Published by Lothian Books, 1999.  A most valuable handbook for those who wish to trace, record and publicise the history of their family.  Hard cover. 197 pages heavily illustrated with many b/w photographs, family tree charts, bibliography, useful addresses, indexed.  Excellent condition. Weight 800g. 22cm x 29cm. ISBN: 0 7344 0008 X

From Sydney Cove to Duntroon: A Family Album and Early Life in Australia

KERR, Joan & FALKUS, Hugh

Published by London England : Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1982.  .  The history of the Campbell family.  Sophia Palmer came to Australia in 1800 aged 23 and later married Robert Campbell, a wealthy merchant of Sydney .  Sophia was Australia ’s earliest woman artist and some of her beautiful paintings are illustrated in this book.   Hard cover with dust jacket, quarto, colour illustrations,   First Edition. 128 pp., excellent condition.  Weighs 850g.  ISBN: 0 575 0303 9 9

Horse That Calls Australia Home, The

Joan Starr

Published by Equine Educational, 1996.  Stories of the Australian Stock Horse breed and the Australian Stock Horse Society, with profiles of some of the A.S.H. owners and riders, and the horses that shared their work and recreation.  Over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, 213 pages with b/w illustrations., card cover, near new condition.  ISBN: 1 875 3812 0 1  Weight 500g.

Melton - Plains of Promise

Joan Starr

Published by Melton Shire Council, 1985. A history of this important Victorian township. Paper back. 278 pages b/w plates, maps, indexed.  Good condition.  ISBN 0 9589446 0 1X Weight 400g.

Main Line Fleet of Burns Philp

B. A. Wilkinson and R. K. Willson

Published by the Nautical Association of Australia, 1981. The story of the many Burns Philp ships that were the lifeline of the Pacific Ocean before the advent of the jet aircraft. First edition, plastic cover, hard cover. 192 pages, many b/w plates of ships, indexed.  Good condition.  ISBN 0 9599079 2 0 Weight 400g.

Mud, Sweat and Snow

Noel Gough

Published by the Author, Tallangatta, Victoria, 1994. Author's own experiences of construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme 1949-1959. First edition, signed by author, pictorial boards, hard cover, large octavo. 206 pages b/w plates, maps, append.  Excellent condition. Weight 600g. ISBN 0646 184 20 2

NSW Centenarians Index 1788-2003

Compiled by BROWNE, Kay

2004.  List people who reached the age of 100 years or more.  All names listed alphabetically, details taken from headstones, newspapers, BDM’s. 166pp. Weight 400g.

People's Force: A History of the Victoria Police, The

HALDANE, Robert

Published by   Melbourne University Press, Melbourne , 1986. Comprehensive history of the Police Force of the Australian state of Victoria .  Hard cover, 372 pp including index, tinted end papers, b&w photographic illustrations and plates, cartoons, illustrated dust jacket, signed by the author.  Very good condition, small scuff mark on top edge.   ISBN: 0 522 8430 6 9   Weight 950g.

Searching for The Snowy, An Environmental History

Seddon, George

Published by Allen and Unwin, Sydney 1994.  History of the Snowy Mountains, both an environmental and social history .  Hard cover, 336 pp including index, bibliography, numerous b/w illustrations, 30 colour plates, maps. Excellent condition, small marks on bottom of fore edge.   ISBN: 1 86373 559 3  Weight 800g.

Serving the Country (The History of the Country Women's Association of New South Wales)

Helen Townsend

Published by Doubleday, Sydney 1988.  The history of this famous organisation together with biographies of the main players. Hard cover, 248 pp includes index, numerous b/w illustrations. Excellent condition.   ISBN: 0 86824 294 2  Weight 830g.

Spanning the Century (Memories of a Nonagenarian)

E Marjorie Nix-James

Published by E Marjorie Nix-James, 1997.  The authors memoirs of growing up in the beginning of the 20th century. Soft cover, 116 pp unindexed, numerous b/w illustrations. Fine condition.   ISBN: 0 646 34474 9  Weight 300g.

St Kevin's College 1918-1993

Chris McConville

Published by Melbourne University Press 1993.  An interpretive history from St Kevin's beginnings as a college, with many lists of staff and pupils. Hard cover, 300pp includes index, bibliography, many b/w illustrations. Excellent condition.   ISBN: 0 522 84532 0  Weight 750g.

They Came to a Plateau (The Stanthorpe Saga)

Jean Harslett and Mervyn Royle

Published by International Colour Productions, Stanthrope, 1980. 3rd Ed.  Nineteenth century Queensland town and local history.  Hard cover,  sm qto, 214 pp including index, numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. Fine condition.   ISBN: 0 86774 002 7  Weight 650g.

They Passed This Way: The United States of America , the States of Australia and World War II

RALPH, Barry

Published by ( East Roseville ), Kangaroo Press, (2000).  The story of US soldiers in Australia from a number of different perspectives, including the popular reception of their cultural values.  Illustrated covers, 310pp.  Paperback, near new condition, indexed.  Weight 450g. ISBN: 0 864 1795 1