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

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

London, Royal Society of London, 1868. 'From the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, No. 102, 1868' is printed at the head of the title page. Neumayer here seeks support for an expedition to search for Leichhardt and to complete his ambitious plans; he was unsuccessful in his attempt..... More

Adelaide, printed by Hussey and Gillingham for the South Australian Government, 1902. The full title of the two-part map is 'Geological Map of the Northern Territory of South Australia ... by H.Y.L. Brown FGS, Government Geologist. Physical Geography, compiled by C. Winnecke FRGS, from private and official records. Adelaide, 1898'..... More

Canberra, Government Printer, 1928 and 1929. Commonwealth Parliamentary Papers Number 222 of 1926-27-28 (only 835 copies), and Number 15 of 1929 (Second Session) (only 840 copies). The Commission, empowered to function from the proclamation of the Northern Australia Act of 1926 on 1 February 1927 (resulting in the proclamation of..... More

Canberra, Government Printer, 1928. Commonwealth Parliamentary Paper Number 228 of 1926-27-28; only 875 copies printed. Numerous recommendations on matters within the powers of the Commission (railways, roads, air services, ports and harbours, telegraph and water services ...). More

Canberra, Government Printer, 1930. Commonwealth Parliamentary Paper Number 50 of 1930; only 850 copies printed. The Government Resident for the period was R.H. Weddell. The Northern Australia Act of 1926, resulting in the proclamation of the Territories of Central and North Australia on 1 March 1927, was repealed on 11..... More

Adelaide, Government Printer, 1863. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 127 of 1863. The most important item of correspondence reprinted here is Governor Dominick Daly's long letter of 23 December 1862 to the Duke of Newcastle, informing him of the successful return the previous month of John McDouall Stuart and his..... More

Adelaide, Government Printer, 1869. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 148 of 1869-70. Francis Dutton, the Agent-General for South Australia in London, certainly earned his salary that year; if nothing else, the correspondence is VERY detailed. More

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Adelaide, Government Printer, 1900. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 45 of 1900; only 650 copies printed. An overview of the affairs of the Territory (4 pages, including a page on Aborigines) by the Government Resident Charles Dashwood, plus appendices on mining (4 pages, with numerous comments on Chinese miners), stock..... More

Adelaide, Government Printer, 1887. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 53 of 1887; only 670 copies printed. An overview of the affairs of the Territory (9 pages) by the Government Resident J. Langdon Parsons - with much interesting material on mining, resulting from Tenison Woods' recent report - plus appendices on..... More