We of the Never-Never
Melbourne, Robertson & Mullens, 1954/ 1907. Number 603 of 1000 copies signed by the author (as 'Jeannie Gunn'). More
Melbourne, Robertson & Mullens, 1954/ 1907. Number 603 of 1000 copies signed by the author (as 'Jeannie Gunn'). More
Melbourne, F.W. Cheshire, 1954. More
[Perth, Western Australian Department of Lands & Surveys], 1955. The author was the leader of the North Kimberley Survey and Mapping Expedition, 1954; his report has some interesting Aboriginal content. Not in McLaren; not in Greenway. More
[Perth, Western Australian Department of Lands & Surveys], 1955. The head of the title page is signed in ink by the author, the leader of this North Kimberley Survey and Mapping Expedition, 1954. The report has some interesting Aboriginal content. Not in McLaren; not in Greenway. More
[Perth, Western Australian Department of Lands & Surveys], 1955. The author was the leader of the North Kimberley Survey and Mapping Expedition, 1954; his report has some interesting Indigenous Australian content. Not in McLaren; not in Greenway. More
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1955 (first UK edition)/ 1954. The nineteenth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel, first published in the USA under the title 'Sinister Stones'. Burnet 24.2. More
Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 1956, 1960, 1958 and 1964 (all first - and only - editions). Charles Mountford was the leader of the expedition; he was also the author of the first volume, the editor of the second, and co-editor of the third with R.L. Specht (who edited the fourth..... More
Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 1956. The first (and most important) of the four volumes in the series, published between 1956 and 1964. This copy is inscribed on the front free endpaper 'To Mr and Mrs W. McCaffrey with all good wishes from Charles P. Mountford 1960'. The standard binding is..... More
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1956 (first edition). The twentieth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel. Dustwrapper by Cuthbertson. Burnet 25.1. More
Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 1956, 1960, 1958 and 1964 (all first - and only - editions). Charles Mountford was the leader of the expedition; he was also the author of the first volume, the editor of the second, and co-editor of the third with R.L. Specht (who edited the fourth..... More
Adelaide, RSSA, 1957. This issue also contains TINDALE, N.B.: A Dated Tartangan Implement Site from Cape Martin, South-East of South Australia (15 pages with a map and 8 illustrations). More
Adelaide, RSSA, 1957. This issue also contains FRY, H.K.: Concerning Aboriginal Marriage and Kinship (15 pages plus a folding genealogical chart). More
London, Robert Hale, 1957. Inscribed by the author 'All the best from your Northern Territory friend, Bill Harney, Ayes [sic] Rock NT Ranger, 59'. With a Foreword by Professor A.P. Elkin. More
Sydney, The Anglican Truth Society, 1957. More
Melbourne, Colorgravure Publications, 1957. Number 162 of a limited edition (upper limit not known). The superb illustrations include many from original photographs by Spencer, Basedow, Love and Poignant. More
London, Heinemann, 1957 [first UK edition]/ 1957. The twenty-second Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel, first published in the USA under the title 'The Bushman Who Came Back'. Burnet 27.2. More
Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 1957. The book is based on the author's fieldwork carried out on Cape York Peninsula in 1927-31 and 1934. More
Adelaide, The Author, 1958. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author to T.G.H. Strehlow on the last page; one of 4000 copies. More
Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 1958. One of four volumes in the series, published between 1956 and 1964. More
Sydney, University of Sydney, 1958. Includes contributions from W.E.H. Stanner (on cargo cults) and Ronald M. Berndt (on Aboriginal art) among others. More
[Colonel Light Gardens], Printed by Webb & Son for The Author, March 1958. One of 4000 copies; the front cover depicts the RFDSA Radio Network bases and outposts. More
London, Heinemann, 1958 (first UK edition)/ 1950. The fourteenth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1958 (first Australian edition)/ 1931. The second Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel, the writing of which required Upfield to give evidence to the 'Snowy' Rowles/ J.J. Smith murder trial in 1932. More
Ditchling, The Institute, 1959. Not least, S.R. Mitchell: 'The Woodworking Tools of the Australian Aborigines' (pp191-199). More
London, Heinemann, 1959 (first edition). The twenty-third Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel. Burnet 29.1. More
London, Heinemann, 1959 (first UK edition)/ 1959. The twenty-fourth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel, first published in the USA under the title 'Journey to the Hangman'. Burnet 28.2. More
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
[Sydney, Art Gallery of NSW, 1960]. An exhibition catalogue of over 110 items arranged by the State Art Galleries of Australia, 1960-1961; with a foreword by Hal Missingham. More
Adelaide, The Author, [circa 1960?]. Signed and dated (19 October 1996) by the author, who spent over twenty years as patrol padre of the Methodist Inland Mission in the Northern Territory. More
Melbourne, The Southern Cross Hotel, [1960s]. Quite apart from the hotel's boast of being 'Australia's Finest Hotel', this Coolibah Coffee Shop menu makes a special feature of their 'Steak Namatjira', 'a thin minute steak grilled to perfection and smothered in a tantalising Arnhem Land Sauce'. If that were not evidence..... More
Melbourne, The Society, 1960. Bound together with: D.J. MULVANEY, G.H. LAWTON and C.R. TWIDALE (and others): 'Archaeological Excavation of Rock Shelter No. 6, Fromm's Landing, South Australia'. [Reprinted from]: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series, Volume 77, Part 2. Melbourne, The Society, 1964. Quarto, 479-516 pages with..... More
Adelaide, W.L. Hawes, Government Printer [for the South Australian Museum], 1960. More
Adelaide, W.L. Hawes, Government Printer [for the South Australian Museum], 1960. More
London, Heinemann, 1960 [first UK edition]/ 1960. The twenty-fifth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel, first published in the USA under the title 'Valley of the Smugglers'. With the Australian issue dustwrapper, priced 17/ and with a design by Christine Aldor (Loder, page 235). More
Sydney, Legend Press, 1961 (reprint)/ 1956. The half-title is signed and inscribed('Rex Battarbee | "Tmara-mara", | Alice Springs | NT | 2-6-1962'. More
London, Heinemann, 1961 [first UK edition]/ 1961. The twenty-sixth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel, first printed in the USA under the title 'The White Savage'. Burnet 31.2. More
Salisbury, Department of Supply at the Weapons Research Establishment, 1961 (first edition). The first edition, from Tietkens' original manuscript diary. The seven-page biographical introduction by E.L. Cook puts into historical context the relatively minor explorations north and north-west of Ooldea at the behest of a wealthy Scot, Louis Leisler. More
Parkville, 'Aboriginal Affairs', 1962 to 1966. Subjects raised include education, morality and legality, Aborigines and other Australians, and Aborigines compared to Maoris and American Indians. More
Paris, Mouton, 1962. A discussion of attempts by Elcho Islanders to grapple with the problems of social and cultural change. More
London, Public Library of South Australia, 1962 (facsimile edition)/ 1838 (second edition)/ [1838?]. Peade SA17: one of only 48 copies. This was one of the earliest facsimile editions published by the library, 'reproduced ... using the xerographic process', with the text bound from fan-fold paper printed on one side only..... More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1962 [first thus]/ 1945. The ninth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel. More
London, Heinemann, 1962 (first UK edition). The twenty-seventh Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel. Dustwrapper by Renato Fratini. More
Paris, Mouton & Co, 1962. A discussion of attempts by Elcho Islanders to grapple with the problems of social and cultural change. 'This monograph, in an abbreviated form, was awarded the Royal Anthropological Institute Wellcome Medal for 1958)' (dedication page). More
Sydney, The Church Missionary Society, September 1963 (revised edition). Number 2 in the Field Facts series of booklets. More
Melbourne, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. 'This is the tragic story of the talented tribesman whose paintings of Central Australia brought him fame and fortune. Here is told the story of his struggle for recognition and his endeavour to fulful his obligations under tribal laws and to white society' (from the..... More
Melbourne, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. 'This is the tragic story of the talented tribesman whose paintings of Central Australia brought him fame and fortune. Here is told the story of his struggle for recognition and his endeavour to fulful his obligations under tribal laws and to white society' (from the..... More
London, Heinemann, 1963 (first UK edition)/ 1963. The twenty-eighth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel, published the same year by Doubleday/ Crime Club as 'The Body at Madman's Bend'. Dustwrapper by Quinton F. Davis. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1963 (second Australian edition)/ 1940. The eighth Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte detective novel, first published in the USA under the title 'No Footprints in the Bush'. More
Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 1964. More
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 [first and only edition]. Lauri Sheard accompanied Charles Mountford as his assistant on an Adelaide University Field Expedition to Ernabella, the Musgraves, Mann Ranges, Ayers Rock and Mt Olga in June-October 1940. He was eighteen at the time; he died in an air..... More