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The Australian Economy during War. The Joseph Fisher Lecture in Commerce given in Adelaide on July 6, 1942
Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1942. A biennial series of lectures presented under the auspices of the University of Adelaide; the first lecture took place in 1904 and the series continues to this day. More about The Australian Economy during War. The Joseph Fisher Lecture in Commerce given in Adelaide on...
The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island, compiled from Authentic Papers .. To which are added, the Journals of Lieuts. Shortland, Watts, Ball, & Capt. Marshall; with an Account of their New Discoveries .
London, John Stockdale, 1790 (second edition)/ 1789. The superior second edition, with the substantially expanded appendix, which includes 'The History of New Holland ... and a Discourse on Banishment' and its accompanying hand-coloured map. Ferguson 90; Wantrup 5 (and pages 59-64). More about The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the Establishment of the...
The History of Prostitution, its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World. Being an Official Report to the Board of Alms-House Governors of the City of New York
New York, Harper and Brothers, 1858. More about The History of Prostitution, its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World. Being an...
Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1914. With the armorial bookplate of Sir Edward Wheewall Holden (1885-1947), the influential motor-body builder whose business became a household name. An excess of glue was applied to the bookplate when it was first mounted on the pastedown. The flyleaf adhered to it and was... More about Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia
The Arunta. A Study of a Stone Age People
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1927. More about The Arunta. A Study of a Stone Age People
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia .. during the years 1844, 5 and 6
London, 1849. An obituary for Lady Sturt ('The Times', 9 June 1887) is mounted on the first flyleaf (cockling it a little). With the 1902 ownership signatures of Robert Kyffin Thomas (of the pioneering SA family), and the earlier name-stamps of J. Metcalf. More about Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia .. during the years 1844, 5 and 6
Convicts. Two Reports of John Henry Capper Esq., Superintendent of Ships and Vessels employed for the Confinement of Offenders under Sentence of Transportation; relating to the Convict Establishments at Portsmouth, Chatham, Woolwich; and at Bermuda
[London], 'Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed', 2 March 1837. The reports are dated 30 July 1836 and 2 February 1837. Interesting observations abound, such as 'The Convicts have continued healthy; although many are brought to the Hulk in a very diseased and emaciated condition, who are... More about Convicts. Two Reports of John Henry Capper Esq., Superintendent of Ships and Vessels employed for...
Pearls from the Deep. The Story of Colebrook Home for Aboriginal Children, Quorn, SA
Adelaide, United Aborigines' Mission, [first edition, 1936?]. More about Pearls from the Deep. The Story of Colebrook Home for Aboriginal Children, Quorn, SA
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Oesapa-Besar and Other Remnants [cover title]
Launceston, The Examiner Press [for the Author], 1947. Geoff Tyson was a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese from 23 February 1942, when the survivors of Sparrow Force were made captive in Timor. He 'had quite a varied experience in Timor, Java, Singapore and Japan. He was one of the few survivors... More about Oesapa-Besar and Other Remnants [cover title
Medusa. A Story of Mystery and Ecstasy and Strange Horror
London, Victor Gollancz Limited, 1946/ 1929. Number 3 in the publisher's Connoisseur's Library of Strange Fiction. This edition features a preface by Professor Denis Saurat. More about Medusa. A Story of Mystery and Ecstasy and Strange Horror
The Collected Works .. Edited by A.K. Thomson. Volume 1: Introduction; Schnappering; Early Moreton Bay. Volume 2: The Discoverers of the Brisbane River; Memories of Amity; Sport and Pastime in Moreton Bay; Bribie, the Basket Maker
Brisbane, Jacaranda Press, 1967. More about The Collected Works .. Edited by A.K. Thomson. Volume 1: Introduction; Schnappering; Early...
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Australian Maids. [50 Camera Studies of the Nude (cover sub-title)]
Austral, H. & S. Publications, [circa 1949]. 'Album Number One' of a proposed series that apparently went no further. More about Australian Maids. [50 Camera Studies of the Nude (cover sub-title
The Working Man's Handbook to South Australia. With Advice to the Farmer, and Detailed Information for the Several Classes of Labourers and Artizans
London, John Murray, 1849. Provenance: Reverend Dr Leslie Bernhard Grope (1920-2018), Lutheran Church of Australia President Emeritus, 'who served in the role now known as LCA bishop from 1972 until his retirement in 1987' (LCA obituary); his signature in pencil appears on the front flyleaf. Ferguson 5248 (not noting that... More about The Working Man's Handbook to South Australia. With Advice to the Farmer, and Detailed...