Search Results: Australian Local History from Diversity Books, IOBA

Adelaide, South Australia: Board of Botanic Gardens, 1988. 51pp. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples clean and tight. Art-illustrated card wrapper has a small round price-sticker ghost to upper front panel, nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. B/white halftone plate illustrations throughout (including a double-page centre-spread, and a line-drawn plan of the Gardens c. 1855). This booklet is a sparsely-texted, pictorial history of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, with most of the photographs taken from the Botanic Gardens Archives - the majority of which have never been previously published . . . Contents include: Introduction, The Photographs. Included loose: A folded A4 'Adelaide Botanic Gardens Visitor Map' with legend, c. 2011. Item weight approx. 260g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Very Good +. 4to - (approx. 29.5cm x 21cm).

Poowong, Victoria, Australia: Poowong Historical Group Inc. , 2003. vi, + 158pp. Intext, b/white illustrations throughout (mostly from Poowong Historical Group via "Henry" Collection donation). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Monochrome illustrated card wrapper mildly edge, and shelfworn, blind indentations. Textblock unmarked. Poowong (Victoria, Australia) pioneer Arthur Thomas Henry (1871-1956) wrote his memoirs in twelve exercise books which he entrusted to his grandson, Malcolm George Luckman,shortly before he died in 1956 at Yarram, Victoria. As part of the 125th Anniversary celebration of the Poowong Pioneer Chapel (where Arthur Henry began his schooling), the Poowong Historical Group published his most interesting memoirs. Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Author's Note. 2nd Foreword. Introduction to Early Days at Poowong. 9 'Books'. Pictorial Reflections. Poowong Historical Group. Pioneer Chapel. Biographical Index. Book weight approx. 595g. . First Edition.… Read More

Victoria, Australia: Shire of Bacchus Marsh in Conjunction with Hargreen Publishing Company , 1986. xv, 392pp. Two b/white maps, plus b/white contributor illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards very good+. Colour illustrated (Avenue of Honour, Bacchus Marsh) dustjacket negligibly edgeworn and softly edge-creased. From the jacket flap: "This book is an anecdotal history that looks at the Bacchus Marsh Shire and town in the twentieth century. It is a collection of the memories of forty-nine residents who recall their experiences of life and people in the Marsh, and describe the Shire's ongoing development and change . . . " Contents include: Preface. Prologue. 46 chapters. Index of Names. Book weight approx. 1.1KG. (Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote).. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - (approx. 24.5cm x 17.25cm).

Victoria, Australia: "Back to Box Hill" Executive, 1935. Unpaginated (32pp.), sepia/b/white illustrations. Saddle-stitched, staplebound booklet. Staples firm, with some rust. Leaves clean and unmarked. Soft card wrapper very good. Contents include: Box Hill City Council 1935. Photos of the Mayor and Mayoress, and present councillors. Brief History. Past Presidents and Mayors of Box Hill. Centre page 'Official Programme', April 15-29, 1935. Plus full page ads for local businesses, including F. Cheshire, Manufacturing and Dispensing Chemist. White Horse Scotch Whisky. H. Rigby, Estate Agent. J.R. Ellingworth, Licensed Government Real Estate Agent and Sworn Valuer. Ron. R. Watkins Men's and Boys' Wear Specialist. Hudson & Keen, Plumbing and Builder's Supplies, etc.The Box Hill Dairy, Sawyer Bros. E. Lloyd, Butcher. Payne Bros., Grocers and General Provision Merchants. Booklet weight approx. 60g. (This booklet will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be… Read More

Brighton, VIC, Australia: Wrightbooks, 1992. 200pp., b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, minor foxing flecks to textblock edges. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. Included loose: Printed generic shareholder letter accompanying complimentary copy. The story of the Bendigo, the building society floated on gold. Contents include 10 chapters, Appendix I-IV, Selected Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 270g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Mt Eliza, Victoria, Australia: Football & Cricket Books, 2010. xv, + 252p. 16 page b/white plate section, plus 16 page colour plate section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short inscription, "Best wishes", signed by author Ken Piesse on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "From struggling park club into the top four in the VFA's Premier Division, Caulfield consistently punched above its weight, registering some of the genuine upsets of the '70s and early 80s. And if premierships were awarded for being social, Caulfield would have won every second year, the Bears Cave famous for being Melbourne's No 1 Sunday night party spot." Contents include: Acks., Foreword (Tony Jewell). Author's Introduction. 10 chapters. Postscript (Mick Robinson). They Came Before Us. Year by Year Statistics. Who's Who. Club Theme Song. Book weight approx. 655g. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.… Read More

Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Viking (Penguin Group), 1992. xi, + 353pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Very minor foxing to text-block edges, else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has a small area of loss to head of spine, very small edge stain to reverse. From the jacket flap: "Beginning with a startling and unsettling set of facts, Jeremy Rifkin interweaves anthropology, history, sociology, economics, and ecology in a brilliant and devastating examination and indictment of the cattle culture that has come to shape and warp our world . . . " Includes Notes, Selected Bibliography and Index. Book weight approx. 720g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mooroolbark, Victoria, Australia: Billanook College, 1990. 256pp., b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain blue boards mildly bumped on upper edge. Short personal inscription, ' x, with best wishes for your VCE', signed by author on ffep., else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "The successful establishment and development of Billanook College by a community of determined, highly motivated families and teachers, into a thriving, dynamic co-educational school of over 1,000 students, in less than ten years, is a story worth telling . . . " Includes comprehensive Appendix listing formation committee, councils, office bearers, staff, students, captains, award recipients, musical productions, cast members, etc. Book weight approx. 890g. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for… Read More

Victoria, Australia: Algona Publications, 1986. 152pp., b/white photographic illustrations, and maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated (Cope Hut, Bogong High Plains, Walk No. 9) card wrapper nominally scuffed, small, soft crease to rear. "Bogong National Park contains the most extensive area of alpine scenery in Victoria . . . within this comprehensive guide will be found detailed road and track notes, together with general and historical information. Bushwalker, ski tourer or casual visitor will find a wealth of experiences - be they seeking adventure in the wilderness or intent upon discovering the unique region from the comfort of the sheltered valley towns . . . " Book weight approx. 240g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition (Stated).. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Collingwood, VIC, Australia: Friends of the Earth, 1984. iv, + 108pp., intext illustrations throughout: b/white halftone plates, and sketch-drawings. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated wrapper bumped and mildly edgeworn. Textblock bumped on upper foredge corner, else several (formerly) dog-eared leaves and light tanning. This interesting book of oral histories (interviews by Chris Verso and Catherine Watson) consists of the stories of 24 Victorian farmers - settlers, squatters, pioneers, cockies, farmworkers, shearers, rabbiters, fencers, horse-breakers, drovers, harvesters - all told in their own words . . . Focusing on their lives up to 1950, contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Introduction. the stories. Book weight approx. 200g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - (approx. 27cm x 20cm).

Busselton, Western Australia : The Shire of Busselton / Busselton Oral History Group, 2012. xii, + 336pp. B/white plates, fold-out map. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated card wrapper has minor surface indentations. Numerous contents include: Introduction. Foreword to the 2012 Edition. 29 chapters. Appendices A to H. Notes & Abbreviations. References. Bibliography. Index. List of Photographs. Book weight approx. 675g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Reprint. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 15.25cm).

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Queensberry Hill Press, 1984. 232pp. B/white frontis plus unpaginated b/white plates. Book clean. Spine firm. Previous owner's name and a date to head of title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Gilt illustration to front panel of cloth boards, light bump to lower foredge corner of same. Edition limited to 1000 copies. Contents include: Foreword. Acks. Illustrations. Chronology. 17 chapters. Appendices A to F. Index. Book weight approx. 670g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 18cm). Limited Edition.

Caulfield, Victoria, Australia: The City of Caulfield, 1989. xi, + 147pp., one b/white map, b/white photographic and art illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper very mildly surface indented. Volume 2 of a four volume study of Caulfield's (Victoria, Australia) heritage. Foreword by Emil Braun. This volume " . . . looks at the way of life of people in Caulfield, including religious traditions and practices, beliefs and value systems, symbols and institutions; the group history, geographic base and perceptions of itself; language, oral and written literature and artefacts; the pattern of shared ideas, norms, motives and expectations, all of which go to develop this way of life." Includes Bibliography and Index. Book weight approx. 365g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Waaia, Victoria, Australia: Committee for the Waaia School Centenary Celebrations, 1990. 80pp., illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plates (candid and class photographs), allotment maps, and facsimile documents. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound (3 staples) format. Book clean, and 'square'. Staples holding firmly. Monochrome, art-illustrated [Jeanette Graham (Cleary)] card wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn only. Hand-written references of (leading) local citizens on title-page, else text-block unmarked. Produced to commemorate the centenary celebration of Waaia Primary School No. 2986, Northern Victoria, held on January 27th, 1990. In this thoroughly enjoyable local history, contents include: Prelims., List of Head Teachers, Pioneer Family, Pioneer Days, Hard Times, Soldier Settlement Era, Latter Years, Family Histories, Pupils of The Early Days. Book weight approx. 370g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" -… Read More

Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia: Victorian Employers' Federation, 1985. xi, + 264pp., intext b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed gilt title card wrapper edgeworn. Published in the centenary year, this book tells of the history of the V.E.F. (Victorian Employers' Federation) from the "well-attended gathering of gentlemen" who met at the Athenaeum Hall on 13 March, 1885 . . . Contents include: 25 chapters, Presidents, Index. Book weight approx. 700g. . First Edition.. Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Victoria, Australia: The University of Melbourne, 1993. 176pp., b/white and colour illustrations throughout. Book clean, square, Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated (etching by Victor Cobb, 'The Cloister', Melbourne University) dustjacket very good+. "The writers in Change and Tradition discuss many of the areas of operation that make the University work, but also dwell on the sights and sounds of the University and the human factors that are at the centre of its academic, student and corporate life . . . The University began in 1855 as a cluster of buildings set in a large park on the fringe of Melbourne . . . Its influence has remained fixed in the lives of hundreds and thousands of students. They have their memories, and Change and Tradition, with its evocative essays and illustrations, may stir those memories while it casts light on the University of Melbourne today." Book weight approx. 1.25 KG. * Buyers outside Australia -… Read More

Briar Hill, Victoria, Australia: Coastal Guide Books, 2015. 168pp. Colour and b/white photographic illustrations, facsimiles,and maps, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good. "This book will enrich your appreciation of what you see. Local history, common coastal animal and plants - with lots of photos, landforms - how they are influenced by geology, and how to get to lesser-known spots." Contents include: Introduction, Walking the Coastline (advice for the coast walker; safety and the tides). Early History (Aboriginal life and European discovery and settlement). Point Nepean to Flinders. Western Port. Phillip Island. French Island. Coastal animals and plants. Coastal Landforms. Coastal Management. Acks. Author. References and Further Reading. Index. Book weight approx. 440g. This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly. Reprint with Updates. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo -… Read More

Great Western, Victoria, Australia : Thompson Family, 1966. 28pp. Intext, b/white halftone plates throughout. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples tight, slightly rusted. Monochrome, illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and soiled. Textblock unmarked. Still in existence in the second decade of the twenty-first century, this booklet briefly tells the story of Concongella Great Western Winery in its first 100 years . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. Thanks. Beginnings. The Bests. The Thomson Family. Difficulties and Decline. Sparkling Wines. Wine Title, 'Great Western'. Concongella Today (1966). The Future. Booklet weight approx. 80g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 14cm).

Norfolk Island, Australia : Author (Nan Smith), Printed by Photopress International , 1997. vi, + 120pp. One, unpaginated, colour-plate leaf. A line-drawn town map (with legend), plus intext b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, slightly colour-faded. Colour, photographically-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. The author, a leading Norfolk Island historian, and (at time of publication) President of the Norfolk Island Historical Society, has explained the history of human settlement of the island's colonial history of the first and second settlements which consisted of soldiers, sailors, free settlers and their families - and the transported convicts - all thrown together under the harshest of conditions . . . This is the story. Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Preface. Map of Kingston. Foreword. First Settlement. Second Settlement. The Pier Group. After the Flood. Hill Group. Old Gaol, much more. Index. Book weight approx. 235g.… Read More

Australia: Desmond S. Williams, 1984. viii, 100pp. B/white photographic illustrations, and maps. Fold-out b/white T.S.S. Coramba general arrangement plan. Book clean, square. Spine firm, light bump to head. Author signature to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has minor edgewear, soft reading crease. This edition limited to 1000 copies. The history and disappearance of the twin screw steamer 'Coramba', which disappeared on an overnght passage from Warrnambool to Melbourne in November 1934, taking all 17 hands. Her remains were discovered a month later in deep water near Phillip Island . . . Contents include: Foreword. Preface. 8 chapters. Appendices: A. Official Marine Board Enquiry. B. Details and Specifications of T.S.S. Coramba. C. General Arrangement Plan of T.S.S. Coramba. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 190g. (This book will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover.… Read More