Alexandrina's Shore. A History of the Milang District
Milang, Milang and District Historical Society, 1981. Not least, the Ngarrindjeri tribe. More
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Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. [Volume 1: Introduction, Narrative, Summary of Results, Supplement to Zoological Report, Map. Volume 2: Zoology. Volume 3: Geology and Botany. Volume 4: Anthropology]
Bundaberg, Corkwood Press, 1994 [facsimile edition]/ 1896. The purpose of this scientific expedition, sponsored by mining magnate and philanthropist William Austin Horn, and with Charles Winnecke as commander and surveyor, was to examine the MacDonnell Ranges on the not unreasonable premise that 'when the rest of the Continent was submerged..... More
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Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Australia. [Contained in] Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch, Volume 18, Session 1916-17
Adelaide, RGSSA, 1918. Undertaken initially (in April-June 1916) to explore the mineralogical possibilities of the region; the end result is of considerable anthropological significance. To quote Dr Basedow: 'Realising the rare opportunity for conducting scientific research in a tract of practically unknown country, I resolved that, after the work entrusted..... More
In Australian Tropics
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1907 (first edition). The author was 'Fourteen years Sub-collector of Customs at Port Darwin'. More
Scientific Notes on an Expedition into the Interior of Australia carried out by Captain S.A. White MBOU from July to October, 1913. [Contained in] Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Volume 38, 1914
Adelaide, RSSA, 1914. The purpose of the expedition (1300 miles by camel) was ornithological research, resulting in many additions and corrections to former bird lists and greatly assisting Gregory Mathews in his monumental work, 'The Birds of Australia'. The round trip from Oodnadatta went north by a zig-zag route to..... More
Baptised among Crocodiles. A History of the Daintree Aboriginal Mission 1940 - 1962
Logan City, Triune Press, 1999 (first edition). Loosely inserted is a handwritten letter from the author (on his letterhead, dated 3 December 2002) to Reverend Bill Edwards. More
Giving Away the Grog. Aboriginal accounts of drinking and not drinking
Canberra, Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health (for the National Drug Strategy), 1995 (first edition). Warmly insribed and signed by the author (who also wrote 'Where the Beer Truck Stopped. Drinking in a Northern Australian Town') to Reverend Bill Edwards. More
Naked we are Born
Sydney, Ure Smith, 1960. Signed by the author to 'Ted' [T.G.H.] Strehlow. 'The impact of white civilisation on old ways of life'. More
Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin. A World that is, was and will be
North Melbourne, Spinifex, 1998. With the ownership signature of Christobel Mattingley (1931-2019), award-winning Australian author. Loosely inserted is the publisher's colour postcard (slightly creased) advising of the book's national launches, addressed to Mattingley. More
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