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1. Adams, Jeanie; Campbell, David (1995). Made with Meaning: Crafts of Aboriginal Far North Queensland: The Yalga - Binbi Collection (1st ed). Queensland: Yalga-Binbi Institute for Community Development, Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Corporation. 48 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, card covers, stapled, black & white & colour text-photos, minor edgewear, top corner front cover & some pages little worn, spine ends lightly scuffed, faint foxing title page. This book was published in conjunction with an exhibition "Made With Meaning: Crafts of Far North Queensland", curated by Jeanie Adams, and presented as an opening exhibition of the Cairns Regional Gallery in 1995, and thereafter travelled to galleries in other states. Photos by David Campbell. ISBN/ASIN: 1863340041. Our Book No: 26726. $35 AUD.

2. Anonymous (1945). The Story of New Norcia: Its Foundation and Development. [New Norcia, WA]: [Benedictine Mission]. 16 pp. Paperback small, good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. The remarkable story of the Benedictine Monastery, 80 miles north of Perth (Western Australia). The founder, Bishop Salvado, had a mission to educate Aboriginal Australians.(No author, publisher and date, but 1940s, Trove.). Our Book No: 18251. $12 AUD.

3. Arbib, Helen; Phillips, Tish (illustrator) (1985). The Terrace Times Cook Book: Perth Fremantle Edition (The Terrace Times minimum effort maximum effect cook book) (Reprint ed) [Terrace Times Cook Book Series: No 9]. Sydney: Terrace Times. 64 pp. Hardback narrow octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pale green pictorial cover, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Helen Arbib provides a light-hearted look at cooking. Numerous recipes are interleaved with local history and terrace territory. This edition is based on Perth and Fremantle (Western Australia). Historical drawings by Tish Phillips. One of the Terrace Times Minimum Effort Maximum Effect Cook Book series. The history and the early recipes would make this book an ideal gift. Reprint edition. (No 9 in the Terrace Times Cook Book Series. This Perth Fremantle edition is SCARCE.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959848681. Our Book No: 10133. $25 AUD.

4. Astley, Thea (1997). The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Penguin Books. 296 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. This novel by Thea Astley is based loosely on an incident in Palm Island, Queensland, over sixty years ago, but the characters are fictional. In 1930 the superintendent of a mission, driven mad by his wife's death, goes on a murderous rampage. Fearing for their lives, the other whites arm a young Indigenous man and order him to shoot Uncle Boss dead. The novel traces the lead-up to this bloody showdown and the repercussions in the years after for both Aborigines and their colonial overseers. This novel won the 1996 Age Book of the Year Award, and was shortlisted for the 1997 Miles Franklin Award. ISBN/ASIN: 0140267557. Our Book No: 24685. $12 AUD.

5. Baker, Lynn (2005). Mingkiri: A Natural History of Uluru by the Mutitjulu Community (Reprint ed). Alice Springs, NT: IAD Press. 64 pp. Paperback small oblong, very good condition, colour text-photos (some full-page), black & white drawings, map, edges lightly foxed, laminate coating bottom corner tip rear cover lifting slightly, minor edgewear. In this very special book compiled by Lynn Baker, the Anangu (Aboriginal people) guide the reader through the park, describing the diverse wildlife and complex natural history found there. This is a fascinating look into a little known side of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park: the habits of animals and plants, the seasons, and how the country is burned and looked after according to the Tjukurpa, or Anangu Law, that governs all. Based on a recent fauna survey of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park conducted by the Mutitjulu Community and CSIRO scientists. Also includes a comphensive list of Anangu names and a pronunciation guide. ISBN/ASIN: 0949659843. Our Book No: 41667. $15 AUD.

6. Bartley, Nehemiah (1892). Opals and Agates, or Scenes under the Southern Cross and the Magelhans: Being Memories of Fifty Years of Australia and Polynesia (1st ed). Brisbane: Gordon & Gotch. 312 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, black cloth cover (embossed pattern, gilt lettering front cover & spine), black & white plates (including portrait frontispiece), new endpapers, endpapers & title page notably foxed, pages lightly toned (some toned spots), edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, autograph (author's printed name frontispiece). Nehemiah Bartley (1830 - 1894) presents his extensive travel throughout eastern Australia and Polynesia, but mostly Queensland, based on his diaries. A valuable social document of people and events in Colonial Australia of the mid-1800s. Nehamiah Bartley has been described as the 'first commercial traveller' in Queensland, and he worked for Tooth's Brewery and the Colonial Sugar Company. First edition (hardback, 1892). (Frontispiece portrait of the author, with printed autograph below. All 9 plates present. The black cloth state, rather than red cloth state of the true first edition.). ISBN/ASIN: B000WFMCOK. Our Book No: 18108. $220 AUD.

7. Beale, Edgar (1983). Kennedy: The Barcoo and Beyond 1847: The Journals of Edmund Besley Court Kennedy and Alfred Allatson Turner, with New Information on Kennedy's Life. Hobart: Blubber Head Press. 292 pp. Hardback large octavo, glassine dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial transparent jacket with blurb), black & white text-photos, maps (includes foldout & endpapers), sepia (brown-tinted) text, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Edgar Beale describes an expedition lead by explorer Edmund Kennedy in 1847 - 1848 to the Maranoa, Barcoo and Warrego Rivers, Queensland. The 'Introduction' records Kennedy's life. The journals of Kennedy and Turner include references to Aboriginal guide Harry, and brief encounters with Aborigines. A postscript includes the account by Jackey-Jackey of Kennedy's death. Includes a bibliography and index. The author, a lawyer, is a descendent of Alfred Turner. (No 148 of a limited edition of 750 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908528116. Our Book No: 17366. $50 AUD.

8. Beattie, Peter; Loukakis, Angelo (with) (2002). Making a Difference: Reflections on Life, Leadership and Politics. Sydney: HarperCollins. 310 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour photos centre spread, minor edgewear, owner's written name. Autobiography of Peter Beattie, the prominent Australian Labor Party politician, and former Premier of Queensland. ISBN/ASIN: 0732273994. Our Book No: 16365. $26 AUD.

9. Behrendt, Larissa (2016). Finding Eliza: Power and Colonial Storytelling (1st ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 211 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white text photos, minor edgewear. Larissa Behrendt writes about Eliza Fraser who was captured by the Butchulla people after she was shipwrecked on Fraser Island in 1836. The author uses this story as a starting point to interrogate how Aboriginal people - and indigenous people of other countries - have been portrayed in coloniser stories. She shows how these stories not only reflect the values of their storytellers but also reinforce those values - and how, in Australia, this has contributed to a complex racial divide. The author is professor of indigenous research at the University of Technology Sydney. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780702253904. Our Book No: 29726. $25 AUD.

10. Bennett, Eleanor M.; Dundas, Patricia J. (illustrator) (1988). The Cullity Timbers Kings Park Collection. Perth: Westralian Forest Industries Ltd (WESFI). 176 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, flexible cover, full-page colour drawings (paintings), base spine little bumped, minimal foxing edges, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . A reference catalogue by Eleanor Bennett of 408 plant species (including trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses) thatr are preserved in Kings Park, a 400-acre reserve overlooking the city of Perth. The book is illustrated by 78 beautiful full-page watercolour paintings by Patricia Dundas of these species. The paintings form 'The Cullity Timbers Kings Park Collection', presented by Westralian Forest Industries Limited (WESFI) to the people of Western Australia to mark the 60th anniversary of its subsidiary, Cullity Timbers. ISBN/ASIN: 0731667921. Our Book No: 24625. $35 AUD.

11. Berndt, Ronald M. (1976). Love Songs of Arnhem Land. Melbourne: Thomas Nelson. 244 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos centre spread, figures, pages lightly toned, minimal foxing edges, minor edgewear, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (Brodart). An anthropological study by R. M. Bedrndt of traditional Aboriginal erotic activity and beliefs in Aboriginal communities in north-eastern Arnhem Land. The first detailed study of sexuality through the medium of traditional songs and poetry. Three song-cycles were recorded in detail during field studies in 1946 - 1947. ISBN/ASIN: 0170051072. Our Book No: 13426. $50 AUD.

12. Berzins, Baiba (2007). Australia's Northern Secret: Tourism in the Northern Territory, 1920s to 1980s. Sydney, Glebe: Self-Published: Baiba Berzins. 276 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos, maps, glossy paper, minor edgewear, sticker front cover. Baiba Berzins examines the history of tourism in the Northern Territory from the early years of the colony to the present day, concentrating from the 1920s (when tours started) to the 1980s (when self-government arrived). Indigenous cultural experience and the incredible landscapes are two of the most significant tourist attractions. (The author is a resident of Glebe. She was a former Mitchel Librarian, Sydney, and later, Archivist, Northern Territory. Sticker: Shortlisted for Northern Territory award, 2008.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780958024310. Our Book No: 24005. $30 AUD.

13. Beudel, Saskia (2013). A Country in Mind: Memoir with Landscape (1st ed). Perth, Crawley: UWA Publishing. 362 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, minor edgewear. After a period of loss and much change, Saskia Beudel began walking. Within 18 months she had walked the Snowy Mountains, the southwest coast of Tasmania, the MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs, the Arnhem Land plateau in Kakadu, the Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, and in Ladakh in the Himalayas, and Central Australia. She also discovers the stories from Australia's desert heart, examines the entanglement of Aboriginal and European cultures, remembers POW camps in Indonesia during World War 2, and relives childhood epiphanies in a haunting collection of landscapes while tracing family secrets across the globe. The author captures the enigmas of displacement, belonging and the intricacies, often at odds with one another, of Aboriginal and settler understandings of the desert environment. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781742584942. Our Book No: 27136. $25 AUD.

14. Bingley, A. N. (1988). Back to the Goldfields: Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie 1892 - 1940 (1st ed). Perth / Perth, Victoria Park: Mobil Oil Australia / Hesperian Press. 154 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, few black & white sketches, black & white text-photos, some pages lightly toned, spine minimally faded as common, autograph (author's written name title page). (This copy; Hardback edition, Mobile Oil / Hesparian Press.) This fascinating book by A. N. Bingley attempts to live some of the early pioneering history of the Western Australian Eastern Goldfields through the memories of his father, other old Eastern goldfielders, and his own research. ISBN/ASIN: 0859051218. Our Book No: 40977. $40 AUD.

15. Blackwell, Doris; Lockwood, Douglas (2021). Alice on the Line (The Overland Telegraph: One Family's story) (New, recent reprint ed) [Alice Springs]. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 238 pp. Paperback large trade, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Doris Blackwell and Douglas Lockwood relate the story of Alice Springs (Northern Territory) from 1899 to 1908, when it was a station on the Overland Telegraph line. The father of Doris was officer-in-charge of the station. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741108033. Our Book No: 14802. $25 AUD.

16. Bolam, A.G.; Crawford, I. M. (introduction) (1978). The Trans-Australian Wonderland (Facsimile ed) [Historical Reprint Series]. Perth, Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press. 134 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), maroon faux-leather boards, black & white photos, fold-out map inside rear cover, minor edgewear jacket (reverse side little toned), pages lightly toned, few foxed spots top edge. A. G. Bolam describes working on the Victorian Railways, and then the Commonwealth Railways when the Trans-Australian Line was opened. This is the Nulllabor Plain lying between eastern and western Australia. He served at various points along the line and moved to Ooldea in 1918. He developed a keen interest in nature studies, and read the literate on geology and exploration. He was a keen observer of his surrounds, and when this book was published, scientists became interested to learn more about this remote area. In his preface he states that he took the photos himself, and while the Aboriginals liked their picture taken, he could not say the same for the little animals he had seen. This is an important book and tells us much of the earlier history of this remote location. (Originally published, 1929. This copy is the 1978 facsimile, University of Western Australia Press. The dustjacket is reproduced from the sixth edition, 1927.). ISBN/ASIN: 0855641398. Our Book No: 41723. $35 AUD.

17. Bonser, Phil; City Properties Limited, Australian; Woldendorp, Richard (photographer) (1988). Broome and the Pearl Coast (1 ed). Broome, WA: Phil Bonser Research and Presentation Pty Ltd. 40 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos (some full-page), few small scratches covers, minor edgewear. Phil Bonser (Australian City Properties Limited) provides a guide to the town of Broome, Western Australia, on the shores of Roebuck Bay, about 2200km north of Perth, and famous for its pearling industry, a major source for pearls worldwide as a fashion accessory. Photographs by Richard Woldendorp. ISBN/ASIN: 0731635388. Our Book No: 28760. $20 AUD.

18. Boothby, Guy; Wood, Stanley L. (illustrator); Sanctuary, Luke (introduction) (1900). In Strange Company: A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas. London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited. 300 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, red boards (cover & spine embossed with gilt title), four black & white illustrations (includes frontispiece with tissue guard), pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed (few small spots), minimal foxing endpapers, spine ends little bumped, spine little faded, few light stains covers, owner's printed name label inside front cover. This historical crime fiction novel by Guy Boothby is set in North Queensland with a pearler as the hero. The novel travels to the Isle of Wight, London, Argentine Republic (Argentina), Chili (Chile), Tahiti, Batavia, and back to London. The story centres on Marmaduke Plowden who has embezzled 200,000 pounds from his clients in London, and fled to Chile. The first novel by the Australian writer, copyright 1896. This copy is a later edition that has four illustrations including the frontispiece, not six as mentioned in the earliest copies. (No date, but about 1900: Latest Ethel Turner book in Ward list, Three Little Maids, 1900. This copy has an embossed red cloth cover with gilt title. 12p Ward Lock booklist at rear.). ISBN/ASIN: B000NIA612. Our Book No: 40535. $50 AUD.

19. Borschmann, Gregg (1984). Greater Daintree World Heritage Tropical Rainforest at Risk (1st ed). Melbourne, Hawthorn: Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). 56 pp. Paperback quarto, good condition, colour & black & white text-photos, maps, crease across spine, spine edges & black background covers little rubbed, light foxing edges & inside covers, some edgewear, embossed owner name title page. Gregg Borschmann provides the inspiring pictorial book that shows the variety of life in the Greater Daintree rainforest, Queensland. The life-like photos will interest anyone wanting to learn about this fascinating rainforest. A very special book showing how important it is to protect these natural environment. ISBN/ASIN: 0858020793. Our Book No: 31051. $18 AUD.

20. Bowering, Margaret (2011). The Uncles: The Story of the Heyde Brothers: German Migrants to Western Australia in the Early 1900s. Sydney, Cremorne: Cremorne1.Com. 113 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, colour frontispiece, laminate lightly lifting rear cover near spine, cover corners little creased, minor edgewear, correction slip loosely inserted. This biography by Margaret Bowering of the five Heyde brothers emerged after her frequent visits to the beautiful farm that they pioneered near Manjimup in Western Australia. She researched their lives, obtaining interviews, information and photos from many of the Heyde descendants in Germany, as well as descendants of former neighbours in Manjimup. Excerpts from the brothers' letters home and the photos provided by the Heyde family bring their story to life. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987152800. Our Book No: 28806. $35 AUD.

21. Bradbury, Ruth M. (2000). And One from England: The Story of an Early Wesleyan Minister. Canberra, Campbell: Ruth M. Bradbury. 240 pp. Paperback large quarto, good plus condition, black & white text-photos (including frontispiece portrait), minimal ex-library (spine label), cover & few pages corner tips little creased, minor edgewear, rubber stamps. This life of Reverend James Robert Bradbury is the culmination of several years of research by the author Ruth Bradbury. She became interested after reading Reverend Bradbury's shipboard diary and his writings on Palmerston in the Northern Territory. He was born in Manchester, England in 1859. He came to Australia in 1882. He had a strenuous and demanding life which was common with our early ministers after arriving from England in a strange and sometimes unfriendly country. He served frequently around Australia, but mostly in Victoria. ISBN/ASIN: 0957799608. Our Book No: 27061. $40 AUD.

22. Bradford, John; Cowen, Sir Zelman (foreword) (2000). In the Highest Traditions: RAN Heroism Darwin 19 February 1942 (1st ed). Adelaide, Henley Beach: Seaview Press. 224 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white photos, figures, tables, minor edgewear. This book lists all names and citations for Australian military personnel recommended for gallantry awards in the first air raid on Darwin - some are published for the first time. If the Japanese had included torpedo bombers in their strike force, 1000 RAN, Merchant Navy and US Army personnel could have been killed. The absence of torpedo bombers and dive bombers in subsequent raids on Darwin was a factor in the loss of HMAS Armidale in December 1942. The author located other records relating to the Darwin air raid while researching for this book. These records do not relate to gallantry per se, as they do not appear in other texts covering the raid. However, they are of important historical value. ISBN/ASIN: 1740080750. Our Book No: 40929. $30 AUD.

23. Brady, Veronica (1994). Shall These Bones Live? The Callaway Lecture (1st ed) [CIRCME Series]. Perth, Nedlands: School of Music, University of Western Australia. 12 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, two black & white text-photos, few light marks rear cover, staples slightly rusted, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name inside front cover). From front cover: Explores the crisis facing contemporary culture and considers the ways in which the arts have a peculiar contribution to make in the University and the community. (No 6 in this series.). Our Book No: 40690. $15 AUD.

24. Breckwoldt, Roland (2022). The New Ringer (1st ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 264 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. This book is about the adventures and misadventures of Roland Breckwoldt when he left his home on the semi-agricultural fringes of Sydney to work as a stockman on the vast cattle station of the Gulf Country of North Queensland. He was born in an internment camp in central Victoria. His family had come to Australia from Germany via Shanghai. He learnt about the world and his place in it by mustering on horseback and living in remote bush camps. This story is beautifully written and an evocative reminder of a disappearing way of life. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761067839. Our Book No: 31107. $30 AUD.

25. Breiter, Matthias (1996). Kakadu and the Top End. Sydney, Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. 166 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, black & white text-photos & drawings, few maps, minor foxing & toning edges, minor edgewear. Kakadu, a wilderness conservation park in the top end of Australia's Northern Territory, is managed jointly with the traditional Aboriginal owners. This book by Matthais Breiter is a comprehensive pictorial guide to the park and the Top End. The information includes accomodation and road guide, natural history (with description of each type of animal and bird species), Aboriginal heritage, and the history of the park. In addition to Kakadu, this guide also includes Katherine Gorge and Litchfield National Park. ISBN/ASIN: 0864176473. Our Book No: 24489. $20 AUD.

26. Breslin, Bruce; Reynolds, Henry (foreword) (2023). Exterminate with Pride: Aboriginal - European Relations in the Townsville-Bowen Region to 1869 (Updated ed). Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 149 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, map, minor edgewear. Bruce Breslin comprehensively re-assesses established views of Aboriginal-European relations in the Townsville-Bowen region of north Queensland to 1869. Originally published in 1992, this new edition includes a timely update. It links the experiences of the Aboriginal people on the North Queensland frontier in the 1860s to the present-day initiatives of the 'Uluru Statement from the Heart' and the 'Queensland Government Path to Treaty'. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922952493. Our Book No: 41550. $35 AUD.

27. Bryan, Harrison (1994). No Gray Profession: Reminiscences of a Career in Australian Libraries. Adelaide: Auslib Press. 233 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, covers creased, edges lightly foxed, library marks (small scuffs label removed spine & title page, rubber stamps, tape inside covers, label removal in two places title page, cancelled stamp), some edgewear. This is the memoir of Harrison Bryan, a distinguished Australian academic librarian (University of Queensland, University of Sydney, National Library of Australia). He writes candidly about his life and career, his achievements and disappointments, and assesses many of the colleagues with whom he worked during four decades. ISBN/ASIN: 1875145303. Our Book No: 31166. $18 AUD.

28. Buchanan, Maris E. (1975). Responses to Agricultural Change: A Study of Tobacco Growing in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales: [Research Series in Applied Geography: New England Monographs in Geography No. 3]. Armidale, NSW: Department of Geography, University of New England. 156 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, thin card cover (cloth spine, concealed staples), tables, figures, green cloth spine, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamp & large written details title page. A detailed information source about the tobacco industry in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The conclusions drawn from the study fall into three groups: observations about the tobacco industry itself, the methodological approach was critically assessed, and the behavioural aspects of the study. The threefold perception-reaction-decision process was a central theme in terms of which the behavioural patterns of the tobacco growers could be systematised. The study was from 1955 to 1971. This monograph is part of a doctoral thesis submitted to the University of New England in February 1973. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0858341050. Our Book No: 31171. $50 AUD.

29. Bull, Margaret (1987). White Feather: The Story of Kanowna (New ed). Perth, Carlisle: Hesperian Press. 111 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, map, minor edgewear, light sticker mark front cover. Margaret Bull records the story of the old Goldfields town of Kanowna, from the finding of gold there by Jerry McAuliffe in October 1895, through to the present day. Kanowna, originally known as White Feather, was in its heyday one of the richest goldfields in Western Australia outside of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Golden Mile. This book is a social history concerned with the discovery of gold and the early years on the find, life and conditions at Kanowna during its rapid growth, the steady decline of the field after the end of the 1890s, and some of the more important people involved in the town's story. (Originally published, 1981. This copy is the new edition, Hesparian Press, 1987, amended and with additional illustrations.). ISBN/ASIN: 0859051110. Our Book No: 41649. $25 AUD.

30. Burbidge, John; Dessaix, Robert (foreword) (2014). Dare Me! The Life and Work of Gerald Glaskin. Melbourne: Monash University Publishing. 329 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour photos, some faint scratching front cover, minor edgewear. John Burbidge has written a long overdue biography of Gerald Glaskin, a neglected Western Australian novelist. He bravely tackled taboo subjects such as homosexuality and parapsychology (The Christos Experience). He is far better known overseas than in Australia. Foreword by Robert Dessaix. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921867743. Our Book No: 18180. $30 AUD.

31. Burke, Robert O'Hara; Wills, William John (1971). The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: An Account of the Crossing the Continent of Australia, from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria, Reprinted from "The Argus" (Facsimile, reprint ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions]. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 36 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, blue leatherette boards, gilt title spine, frontispiece portrait drawing, card cover bound in, fold-out map inside rear cover, small owner's written name & date. The anonymous writer in the Argus newspaper describes the successful but fatal feat of crossing the continent of Australia to the Gulf of Carpentaria, by Burke, Wills, Gray, and King. They left Royal Park, Melbourne, on the 20th of August, 1860. There are biographical sketches of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills. (Originally published by Wilson and Mackinnon, 1861, reprinted from the Argus newspaper. Facsimile edition,1963. This copy is the 1971 reprint in blue covers. No 10 in Libraries Board of South Australia facsimile series.). Our Book No: 28611A. $45 AUD.

32. Butler, Sally (2007). Our Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River (1st ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 136 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), colour text-reproductions, minimal edgewear. Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book introduces the unique art of a group of young Aboriginal artists from far north Queensland's Lockhart River community. Their art is about 'Sandbeach' culture and community and its spectacular wilderness environment in Cape York Peninsula. This is the first time this art is brought together in the one place. ISBN/ASIN: 9780702236341. Our Book No: 28286. $50 AUD.

33. Byerley, Frederick J. (editor) (1995). Jardine's Journal: Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Jardine Brothers from Rockhampton to Cape York (2nd, facsimile ed). Brisbane: Corkwood Press. 88 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece, fold-out map attached inside rear cover, faint foxing top edge, pages lightly toned, rubber stamp owner's name front pastedown. The story of the Jardine Expedition is that of two extraordinary men, Frank and Alexander Jardine. This account, edited by Frederick J. Byerley, is written mainly from their journal and diary notes. In May 1864 the Jardine's set off on a 1200 mile expedition from Rockhampton to Cape York with 8 men, 42 horses and 250 head of cattle. They hacked through jungles, crossed eight rivers, and battled through swamps, they lost 30 horses, and 200 cattle along the way, but survived despite the odds. This is one of the most amazing achievements in Australia's history. ISBN/ASIN: 0646171119. Our Book No: 41248. $40 AUD.

34. Calvert, Albert F. (1973). The Aborigines of Western Australia (Facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions, No. 194]. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 47 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good condition, dark green boards (gilt author, title front cover), foldout map at front, owner's bookplate front pastedown. Albert F. Calvert, an English engineer and explorer, describes the Aborigines as known up to 1892, and their revealing nomadic way of life. He has included some of English navigator William Dampier's descriptions. Facsimile edition of a book first published in London in 1892. Reproduced by the Libraries Board of South Australia from a copy held in the State Library of South Australia. No 194 in the 'Australiana Facsimile Editions' series. (Ex-libris Australiana bookplate of P. J. & E. A. Phelps, with sailing ship vignette,). ISBN/ASIN: 0724300406. Our Book No: 41388. $50 AUD.

35. Carter, Jennifer M. T.; Cross, Roger (2013). Ginger for Pluck: The Life and Times of Miss Georgina King. Adelaide, Kent Town: Wakefield Press. 271 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear, faint remainder stripe. Jennifer Carter and Roger Cross provide an overdue biography of Miss Georgina King who was born in 1845 at Fremantle, Western Australia, and died in 1932 in Sydney. She was a talented amateur geologist and anthropologist who fought hard against prejudice, and for fair play and scientific recognition for professional women. An account of a courageous and principled woman who felt persecution where possibly it did not always exist. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743051719. Our Book No: 27426. $22 AUD.

36. Chalarimeri, Ambrose Mungala (2001). The Man from the Sunrise Side. Broome, WA: Magabala Books. 226 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour photos, minor edgewear. Autobiography of Ambrose, an Aboriginal man from Drysdale River Mission in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. A wonderful story told with candour and in his own classic words. A tale of monumental change for Aborigines within 'this other Eden'. He tells of the lives and customs of his people and the clash of two cultures. Born more than 60 years ago in his traditional country Oomarri on the King George River, Chalarimeri was raised under the strict influence of the Spanish Benedictine monks at Kalumburu Mission. Shortlisted book for the 2001 W.A. Premier's Book Award, and winner 2002 NSW Premier's Literary Award. (No date, but 2001, Trove.). ISBN/ASIN: 1875641025. Our Book No: 24110. $20 AUD.

37. Chaseling, Rev. W. S. (1939). Children of Arnhem Land (North Australia) (1st ed) [The Children Series]. Melbourne / Sydney: Department of Overseas Missions of the Methodist Church of Australasia / Spectator Publishing (Printers). 62 pp. Paperback trade, good condition reading copy, stapled pamphlet, black & white photos (few full-page), frontispiece, map, cover slightly split at staples (pages firm), staples rusted, slight loss spine ends, bottom corner missing rear cover, some edge tears & light foxing covers, pages lightly toned, inside covers lightly foxed, covers lightly creased (few creases pages), minor edgewear. This small booklet by Rev. W. S. Chaseling is about the Aboriginal children of North Australia. Some of the chapters are: Arnhem Land, Australia's greatest Aboriginal Reserve - Travelling through Arnhem Land - Food gathering - Aboriginal arts and Crafts - Aboriginal girls and boys, in school and play - Early days amongst the Aborigines - The work of our church in Arnhem Land. The many photos help to tell this fascinating story. A good way to learn about some of the early history of this part of Australia. SCARCE. Our Book No: 41004. $30 AUD.

38. Church, Uniting (1988). Study Document on Deliverance Ministry (2 pamphlets). Brisbane: Uniting Church of Australia, Queensland Synod. 31 + 6 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, large format pamphlets, stapled top corner (rusted), minor edgewear. First pamphlet produced by the 12th Synod, 1988. Second pamphlet produced by the 13th Synod, 1989 (titled: 1989 Report of the Committee on Deliverance Ministry). A Christian response and recommendations for dealing with cases of spirit possession and occult practices (1 of 2 available copies.). Our Book No: 17480. $20 AUD.

39. Ciccotosto, Emma; Bosworth, Michal (1990). Emma: A Translated Life [Emma Ciccotosto] (1st ed). Perth, Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 191 pp. Paperback large trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear, old price sticker, award sticker front cover. Autobiography of Emma Ciccotosto, a poor Italian migrant who migrated to Western Australia at age 13 in 1939. She married and had four children, and lived in Waroona and Fremantle. First edition, 1990 [scarce]. (Award sticker states: 1990 Western Australia Week Literary Award.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949206636. Our Book No: 2488. $30 AUD.

40. Clark, Cate (2013). The Black Soil Plains and Beyond: Recollections of the 1st Australian Armoured Division. Gunnedah, NSW: Write Right Media. 366 pp. Hardback small folio, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, maps, endpaper photos, black & white sketches & text-photos, part front cover & small strip near spine lightly faded, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This is the story of, from their own voices as recorded by Cate Clark, the men of one of the most highly regarded and trained Australian formations of World War 2. The cartoons, poems, drawings, photos and intimate recollections of veterans and the communities that they visited are a valuable part of Australian history. This book traces the 1st Australian Armoured Division from its inception in 1941, through manoeuvres in northwest New South Wales and subsequent reorganisation, to its occupancy of the midwest of Western Australia, concluding with its disbandment, in September 1943. The book then follows the stories of some of the men and units of the Division until the end of the war. From Western Australia to Queensland, New Guinea, Bougainville and Borneo, the members of the ex-1 AAD showed the skill, spirit and determination of a formation that never had the opportunity to fight as a collective force and never had their story told. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646905976. Our Book No: 40934. $120 AUD.

41. Clark, Paul (editor) (2008). Ten Shipwrecks of the Northern Territory. Darwin: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. 74 pp. Paperback large trade, good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, figures, light foxing edges, small spot fore-edge creased (light stain first few pages, not affecting text), minor edgewear. This book draws upon the work of several writers and researchers who have each had a long-standing interest in the maritime heritage of the Northern Texrritory. It is a collection of short histories of nine ships and a Catalina flying boat wrecked in the waterways and off the coast of the Northern Territory. Each wreck is an historic archaeological site in its own right, and, as such, has a lot to tell us of the maritime history unique to this region. Edited by Paul Clark. ISBN/ASIN: 9780977502226. Our Book No: 41604. $25 AUD.

42. Coffin, Lorrae; Houston, Bronwyn (illustrator) (2017). Free Diving (Reprint ed). Broome, WA: Magabala Books. 28 pp. Paperback small wide quarto, very good plus condition, full-page colour drawings, minor edgewear. A children's Indigenous picture story illustrated by Bronwyn Houston, based on a lyrical narrative of a celebrated song by Lorrae Coffin. This is a fictional story of a young man lost at sea. But actually a poignant tribute to the Indigenous men and women who worked in the pearling industry as dangerous ’free divers' in the late 19th century in Western Australia, in a practice known as 'blackbirding' (forced unpaid labour). The stories of the song, the author and the illustrator are at the rear. Suggested as 7 to 10 year age range. . ISBN/ASIN: 9781925360738. Our Book No: 41819. $25 AUD.

43. Coleiro, Anthony (2019). Transcontinental Centenary Flight March 8-22 2020 Participant Handbook. Sydney, Pyrmont: Aviation Historical Society of Australia (NSW) Inc. 54 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white & colour text-photos & drawings, flight plans, light crease rear cover & bottom edge, bottom corner front cover tip little creased, minor edgewear. This booklet by Anthony Coleiro is in celebration of the flight of a Vickers Vimy from Britain to Australia by Australian aviators Ross and Keith Smith, Jim Bennett and Wally Shiers, who took off from Hounslow airfield on 12 November 1919 and 28 days later landed in Darwin. They won the air race sponsored by the Australian Government. One hundred years later in 2019 the aviator and explorer Michael Smith embarked on the same journey flying as much of the original route as possible. He landed in Darwin the same date, thus achieving another milestone in aviation history. In 2020 Michael Smith will follow Ross and Keith Smith's victory flights in Australia (Darwin to Sydney to Adelaide) to complete this epic flight. This booklet (pamphlet) celebrates this Centenary flight in 2020. ISBN/ASIN: 9781642042740. Our Book No: 31104. $25 AUD.

44. Committee, Centenary Celebrations (1928). Western Australia Centenary 1929 Celebrations: A Golden Land of Golden Opportunities. Perth: Fred Wm Simpson, Government Printer. 16 pp. Paperback very small, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, colour cover, internal faint single-colour background drawings, staples rusted, minimal annotation & faint rubber stamp front cover. The is little pamphlet promotes the benefits of investing in Western Australia as it celebrates its centenary. (Estimated date, 1928, printers code.). Our Book No: 17528. $60 AUD.

45. Community, Lockhart River; Thompson, Liz (2012). Miiku and Tinta: A Story from Umpila Country [Sharing Our Stories]. Melbourne, Port Melbourne: Pearson Australia. 24 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled, colour text-photos & drawings, slight colour loss top corner title page, cover corners & spine little creased, minor edgewear, old price marks. The Lockhart River Community is situated north of Cairns in Queensland. Residents of the Umpila community in Lockhart River have chosen to share one of their traditional stories. This is a Creation story that tells of Miiku (the black-headed python) and Tinta (two parrot sisters). The story is traditionally told in Umpila language and has been presented in English for this series. The book is illustrated with original artwork by school children from the community, and concludes with interviews with children and elders. ISBN/ASIN: 9781442562905. Our Book No: 17723. $15 AUD.

46. Community School, Yiyili; Mudeling, Penny (Gooniyandi words) (1998). Yarrangi Gooni: Our Dreaming. Halls Creek, WA: Yiyili Community School. 21 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, stapled, black & white drawings, covers little scratched, spine little creased, minor edgewear. The Aboriginal stories for children come from the East Kimberley region of northern Western Australia situated on what is now known as Louisa Downs Station near the Margaret River. This area is known to the local Gooniyandi people as Marrara. The stories have been handed down orally from one Aboriginal generation to the next. Includes text in the local Aboriginal language. By the Yiyili Community School, Halls Creek. ISBN/ASIN: 1875617248. Our Book No: 28283. $30 AUD.

47. Condon, Matthew (2014). Jacks and Jokers (The Extraordinary True Story Continues) (1st p//b ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 466 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. Matthew Condon exposes corruption in the Queensland police and government. "The message was powerfully clear. If you threatened the harmony of the Joke, you didn't last long." This book continues on from the bestselling 'Three Crooked Kings', this sequel opening in 1976. Terry Lewis, exiled in western Queensland, is soon to be controversially appointed Police Commissioner. As for the other two original crooked kings, Tony Murphy is set to ruthlessly take control of the workings of 'The Joke', while Glen Hallahan, retired from the force, shows a keen interest in the illicit drug trade. Meanwhile, ex-cop and bagman Jack Herbert collects the payments and efficiently takes police graft to a whole new level. The Joke heralds an era of hard drugs, illegal gambling and prostitution, and leave in its wake a string of unsolved murders and a trail of dirty money. With the highest levels of police and government turning a blind eye, the careers of honest police officers and the lives of innocent civilians are threatened and often lost as corruption escalates out of control. Award-winning journalist and novelist Matthew Condon once again exposes the shocking behaviour outside the law by the law. (First edition paperback, first printing.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780702249969. Our Book No: 15823. $25 AUD.

48. Connolly, R. R. (1959). Iron Ores in Western Australia [Geological Survey Mineral Resources of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 7]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 103 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (black cloth spine), tables, glossy paper, figures, foldout map at front, minor edgewear. The first comprehensive report on the iron ore deposits of the whole of Western Australia, each of which is briefly described (all reserved by the Crown at that time, and could not be pegged). The focus is on the best-known deposits at that date (1959): Koolan Island and Cockatoo Island (West Kimberley Goldfield), and Koolyanobbing (Yilgarn Goldfield, near Southern Cross). The huge limonite-hematitie-magnetite deposits of the Pilbara south of Port Hedland (Hamersley) are mentioned in the preliminary note but not in the main text, as they had not yet been explored in any detail, presumably. Our Book No: 17524. $50 AUD.

49. Conway, Dan; Hasluck, Sir Paul (foreword) (1990). The Palace in The Alice and the Capital of the Outback, Being Some Memories of the Residency and a Short History of Alice Springs Along With Notes on Its Environment. Darwin: Museums and Art Galleries Board of the Northern Territory. 83 pp. Paperback large trade, good condition, few black & white text-photos, covers little creased & scratched, bottom edge rear cover creased (tiny tear), faint foxing covers, minor edgewear, faint sticker scuff front cover. A delightful personal perspective of Alice Springs, its people, its surrounds and its flora and fauna. Dan Conway spent 13 years as District Officer, and presided over the 1963 Royal Visit to the Alice as well as many other visits, both official and unofficial. Foreword by former Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck. ISBN/ASIN: 0724525297. Our Book No: 26105. $15 AUD.

50. Cook, Julie; Lowth, Sharyn; Williamson, Marilyn (illustrator) (2012). Oh Dear, That's My Rear: Featuring the Fitzroy River Turtle. Rockhampton: Fitzroy Basin Association Incorporated (FBA). 32 pp. Hardback small square quarto, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, base spine & bottom corner rear cover little bumped. A special children's picture book, based on the the Fitzroy River Turtle (Rheodytes Leukops), Queensland. A page of facts about the turtles is at the rear. The story is about Rheo the turtle who wants to help her species because they are endangered. Rheo comes up with some very clever ways to help. This very funny story and the illustrations will appeal to any age. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987390806. Our Book No: 30672. $30 AUD.

51. Cooks Business, Directories (1933). Cooks Interstate Business Directory of Victoria - Tasmania - New South Wales - Queensland (1st ed). Melbourne: Cooks Business Directories. 481 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, red paper-covered boards (including spine, bottom corners tip worn), black & white text-photos, boards possibly little faded (spine most notable), minor foxing endpapers & few pages, light toning pages, front hinge slightly split (pages firm), front cover little scuffed (eg, part black border missing), some edgewear, rubber stamp title page (roughly crossed out with with biro), otherwise internally very good. This combined Interstate Business Directory for 1933 has been published to comply with the many requests for a combined directory. The order is: Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland. The start of the Victorian section has a grey title page & general index. The other states have a light blue title page & general index. There is one page of South Australian border towns after Victoria and before Tasmania. A fascinating way to explore some Australian business history. Our Book No: 40555. $200 AUD.

52. Craig, Bruce; Hartz, Greg Studio (illustrator); Fraser, Margaret (editor) (2001). Bogged! The Bruce Craig Story (Reprint ed). Toowoomba: Bruce Craig / Printed by The Education Centre. 96 pp. Paperback small oblong, very good condition, few black & white cartoons, few tiny scuffs front cover, covers little faded, front hinge split (pages firm), minor edgewear, sticker mark rear cover, autograph (author’s written name). This is the memoir of Bruce Craig who works as a cab driver in Queensland. He recounts many incidents, both in and out of his work. His natural good humour and dogged determination take him through the events both funny and sometimes tragic, and account for his philosophy on life. ISBN/ASIN: 0646392085. Our Book No: 29924. $25 AUD.

53. Croft, Brenda L (curator); Hargreaves, Lynne (with) (2001). Indigenous Culture from Australia (1st ed). Perth: Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA). 6 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, thick card (foldout to 6 pages), beige with black background illustration on cover, one colour photo, three colour reproductions, small scuff front cover, minor edgewear. This brochure has been produced to accompany Indigenous works of art on display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Included is a list of Common Terms in Indigenous Art and Culture in Australia. The art work in the brochure is: Front Cover: Joyce Winsley, Baby, 1999, Guildford grasses and cordiline vine. Inside: Mervin Bishop, Gough Whitlam Pours Sand Into Hand of Traditional Land Owner Vincent Lingiari, NT 1975, Colour Print. Aboriginal Flag designed by Luritja/Wombai artist, Harold Thomas, 1971. Torres Strait Islander flag designed by the late Bernard Namok. Rear cover: Sally Morgan, Taken Away, 1988. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Our Book No: 40681. $15 AUD.

54. Crosby, E. B. V.; Hodge, J. C.; McKenzie, M. E. (illustrator) (1968). The Aborigines of Queensland (Revised ed) [Queensland Museum Booklet Series]. Brisbane: Queensland Museum. 24 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white drawings (single photo), maps, spine little rubbed, staples little rusted, rear cover little marked, covers & title page & last page lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, sticker mark front cover. This booklet is about the Aborigines way of life in the days before European contact. This account is based mainly on cultural material. The maps used and the divisions given are adapted from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS) Tribal index. (No 3 in this series.). Our Book No: 40698. $15 AUD.

55. Cross, Stan (1945). Wally and the Major: A Courier-Mail Feature (Unstated 5th Edition) (Unstated 5th ed). Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd / Lawrence Kay (Printer). 50 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, good plus condition, stapled pamphlet (staples little rusted), cartoons, white cloth spine repair, pages toned as usual, small piece missing top edge rear cover (repaired), covers & some page margins little foxed, some edgewear (corner tips). Unstated fifth edition. A collectible cartoon books by Stan Cross, as published for the Courier Mail newspaper, Brisbane. Cover: Wally and the Major supervising dark-skinned canecutters. Editorial states: "The war-time trio of funsters, Wally, Pudden and the Major, have been honorably relieved of their military duties - a relief no doubt - and have transferred their disconcerting efforts to Industry .. they lost no time .. heading for the wide open spaces of the North." Seppelts wine advert rear cover. Sixpence price. (Undated, but 1945. 6d price stated. This annual cartoon book was produced by Herald and Weekly Times newspapers from 1940 to 1960.). Our Book No: 17760. $95 AUD.

56. Cross, Stan (1948). Wally and the Major: A Courier Mail Feature (8th Edition) (8th ed). Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd / Edgar H. Baillie (Printer). 50 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples rusted), cartoons, pages toned as usual, archival tape along spine, edge tear rear cover repaired, tiny patch insect damage near base spine front cover, minor edgewear. Eighth edition. A collectible cartoon books by Stan Cross, as published for the Courier Mail newspaper, Brisbane. Cover: Visitors day - Wally and the Major and their party visit a machinery factory. Cadbury's milk chocolate advert rear cover. (Excellent condition for age. Undated, but 1948. 6d price stated. This annual cartoon book was produced by Herald and Weekly Times newspapers from 1940 to 1960.). Our Book No: 17759. $95 AUD.

57. Cuppaidge, Judy (1988). The Balloon Flyers: Tales of an Australian Childhood. Sydney, McMahons Point: Chapter & Verse / Wellington Lane Press. 152 pp. Paperback large trade (with flaps), very good condition, full-page black & white drawings, illustrated endpapers, minimal edgewear. Autobiography of Judy Cuppaidge that recreates the extraordinary but special people of her childhood in Southern Queensland between the wars (1920s and 1930s). Judy was a daughter of a Queensland country doctor and an opera-singing mother. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 094732206X. Our Book No: 14908. $20 AUD.

58. Davis, Jack; Morgan, Sally (foreword) (1993). A Boy's Life (Reprint ed). Broome, WA: Magabala Books. 145 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, card cover, spine lightly faded, minor edgewear. Jack Davis, the noted Aboriginal activist, playwright and poet, describes his tough and eventful childhood in a large family in the southwest of Western Australia in the 1920s and 1930s. He writes in clear language, but told with compassion and humour. "On this important day at school I was not to know that I would be knocked down by a large dog, have my first fight, have my ear lugged by an angry motorist and be galloped over by a horse." Notable is a short unhappy stay at the Moore River Native Settlement. Foreword by Sally Morgan: she states that Jack Davis positively encouraged her writing career. (Originally published, 1991. This copy is the 1st reprint in 1993.). ISBN/ASIN: 0958810176. Our Book No: 8236. $20 AUD.

59. de Bernieres, Louis; Baker, Alan (illustrator) (2001). Red Dog: An Australian Story (1st Australian ed). Sydney: Alfred A. Knopf / Random House Australia. 119 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), single-colour drawings, some edgewear bottom edge cloth cover, jacket cover photo differs from stock photo. Australian novel by Louis de Bernieres, based on a famous red kelpie who lived in Dampier, Western Australia. 'Red Dog' has now become a star in a major motion picture. The author states that the stories are based upon what really happened to Red Dog, but the characters are invented, except John. The real Red Dog was born in 1971, and died in 1979. His bronze statue is just outside the town of Dampier. First Australian edition. ISBN/ASIN: 1740510852. Our Book No: 17443. $18 AUD.

60. De Groen, Francis (1998). Xavier Herbert: A Biography (1st ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 349 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket, pages little toned as common. This is the first biography of Queensland novelist Xavier Herbert (1901 - 1984), author of the award-winning "Capricornia". Examines the contradictions at the core of his turbulent life and career. It charts his lifelong quest to discover the reality of his existence and to forge a larger-than-life identity. The book highlights his compulsion to write and shows his abiding themes, including those relating to sex and women. There are many photos, some of which have never been published before. ISBN/ASIN: 0702230219. Our Book No: 29760. $25 AUD.

61. de la Hunty, L. E. (1963). The Geology of the Manganese Deposits of Western Australia [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin no. 116]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 122 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition, thick card covers (brown cloth spine), black & white photos, tables, glossy paper, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, library marks (rubber stamps, pocket, stickers including spine, texta marks including front cover), some edgewear. A first bulletin by the GSWA that describes in detail the manganese deposits of Western Australia, mainly in the Pilbara Goldfield, and the Peak Hill Goldfield. Because of the scarcity of manganese at the time, the government had initiated a quota for exports, and thus the economic potential of these deposits needed to be assessed. (A separate atlas of 15 plates is MISSING.). Our Book No: 17481. $40 AUD.

62. De Pierres, Paul (compiler) (1987). Wyalkatchem and Districts War Service 1899 - 1976 (Including Benjaberring, Korrelocking, Minnivale, Nalkain, Nembudding and Yorkrakine). Wyalkatchem, WA: Paul de Pierres. 102 pp. Hardback wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, dark green cloth cover (gilt lettering & decorative borders), glossy paper, black & white text-photos, small mark fore-edge, cover corners lightly bumped. Paul de Pierres has compiled a very special tribute to the war service personnel of Wyalkatchem and surrounding districts in the Western Australia wheatbelt. The book covers the Boer War, World War 1, World War 2, Korea, Vietnam, South East Asia and the Middle East, and consists largely of photos of servicemen and women. Limited edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 0731601874. Our Book No: 25596. $45 AUD.

63. De Pierres, Paul (compiler) (1990). War Service Personnel of the Yilgarn 1900 - 1972. Perth, Swanbourne: Southern Cross and Yilgarn District Historical Society / John Burridge Military Antiques. 91 pp. Hardback wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover (gilt lettering & decorative borders), black & white text-photos, few small marks free flyleaf & title page. Paul De Pierres has compiled a very special tribute to the military veterans of the Yilgarn District in Western Australia. The late Mr Doug Davey compiled a large collection of photos of former service personnel who have lived in the Yilgarn. Paul De Pierres with the help of the Southern Cross and Yilgarn District Historical Society collated them into this book, which consists largely of photos of servicemen and women. Limited edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 0731687515. Our Book No: 25595. $45 AUD.

64. Dennison, William; Abal, Eva G. (1999). Moreton Bay Study: A Scientific Basis for the Healthy Waterways Campaign (1st ed). Brisbane: Brisbane City Council, South East Queensland Regional Water Quality Management Strategy Team. 245 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, maps, graphs, colour text-photos, small mark top edge, minor edgewear, erratum sheet loosely inserted. William Dennison and Eva Abal describe the highlights of the scientific data, interpretation of results, and rationale for the water quality strategy obtained in the Moreton Bay Study, Brisbane (Queensland). Over 100 scientists from Australia and overseas intensively studied Moreton Bay and its river estuaries, and this book gives an overview of the results in an easy-to-read communication-based format. (First edition stated.). ISBN/ASIN: 0958636818. Our Book No: 29287. $40 AUD.

65. Dillon, Colin; Gilling, Tom (with) (2016). Code of Silence: How One Honest Police Officer Took on Australia's Most Corrupt Police Force (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 232 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition. Colin Dillon is an extraordinary man. He was the first Indigenous policeman in Australia. But that is actually a very small part of his story. He was also the first serving police officer to voluntarily appear before the Fitzgerald Commission of Inquiry in 1987 and give first-hand evidence of police corruption. His evidence was instrumental in eventually sending some police, including Police Commissioner Terry Lewis, and politicians to prison. Revealing, powerful and uncompromising, this is the story of Colin Dillon's nearly 40 years in a police force rotten to the core. It describes the extraordinary range of criminal activities - drugs, gaming, SP bookmaking, brothels, vehicle theft - that were allowed to operate with impunity in return for bribes. It also tells of the high price an honest man and his family paid for his decision to break the code of silence. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760290580. Our Book No: 17002. $18 AUD.

66. Dow, D. B.; Gemuts, I. (1969). Geology of the Kimberley Region, Western Australian: The East Kimberley [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 135 pp. Hardback wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover, frontispiece photo, figures (maps, tables), black & white text-photos (plates), large colour map and smaller table foldout inside rear cover pocket, bottom edge little marked, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear corners, rubber stamps front cover. A report on the regional geology and ore deposits of the East Kimberley region, northern tip of Western Australia. Published jointly with the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra. (No 120 in this series.). Our Book No: 17429. $40 AUD.

67. Doyle, Fiona (2004). Whispers of this Wik Woman [Black Australian Writing series]. Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press. 141 pp. Paperback trade, as new condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. This absorbing personal biography of Wik activist Jean George Awumpun offers a rare understanding of Aboriginal identity and traditional land. To illustrate her proud beginnings, Awumpun's early history is here told via family member and Alngith grand-daughter Fiona Doyle. ISBN/ASIN: 0702234613. Our Book No: 20851. $18 AUD.

68. Durack, Mary (1998). Sons in the Saddle (Reprint ed). Sydney: Bantam. 448 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos centre spread. A sequel to "Kings in Grass Castles", about the pioneering Durack family in the Kimberleys, Western Australia (written by the novelist family member). ISBN/ASIN: 0733801579. Our Book No: 10214. $15 AUD.

69. Durack, Mary; Millett, Patsy (editor); Millett, Naomi (editor) (2000). Pilgrimage: A Journey Through the Life and Writings of Mary Durack. Sydney: Bantam Books. 310 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos centre spread, minimal edgewear. A selection of the works of the Australian writer Mary Durack from the 1930s to 1980s. Includes short stories, poems, and extracts from her books (both fiction and family history). Her grandfather was an Irish immigrant who set up a cattle empire in the Kimberleys, far north Western Australia. This long-awaited collection of her favourite works, including some never before published, provides a rare glimpse into Mary's extraordinary experiences, from her Kimberley days on the family properties, her time with her own family in Broome, to her city home in Perth. Introduction by Mary Durack. Selected and edited by her daughters Patsy and Naomi Millett. ISBN/ASIN: 1863252436. Our Book No: 1115. $25 AUD.

70. Dutton, Geoffrey (1974). Australia's Last Explorer: Ernest Giles (1st p//b ed). Adelaide: Rigby Limited. 175 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, maps, few black & white photos, minor creasing corner tips few pages, tiny tear fore-edge of first few pages, minor edgewear. Geoffrey Dutton reveals the story of Ernest Giles who in the 1870s tried again and again to find out if rich country or desert lay in the 2000 miles west of the newly installed Overland Telegraph Line, which ran north and south across Australia. He travelled across the enormous, searing distances of Central and Western Australia. He succeeded and despite the harsh difficulties he faced, went right back east again by another route to the Telegraph Line. Giles was a poetic and humorous man, and his own observations of both humans and animals were always original. He was never afraid of adversity, and capable of responding to the wonders of the world he discovered. ISBN/ASIN: 0851797091. Our Book No: 41277. $15 AUD.

71. Dwyer, Monte (2023). Struberville: Consequences of Isolation: Red in the Centre (Reprint ed). Australia: Monyer Pty Ltd. 230 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, colour photos, maps rear cover, minor edgewear. The true story of Bruce Schuler’s murder at Palmerville Station on the 9th of July, 2012. Four gold prospectors push their luck on a remote cattle station in Far North Queensland. They go to close to the homestead, and attract the attention of the landholders, but only three come away alive. Bruce’s murderers, Stephen Struber and his wife Dianne Wilson, had for decades been a law unto themselves, terrorising all who dared cross ‘their’ land. This book is a look at the darker side of isolation, and what happens to the civilising influence of society when nobody is watching out there. (Originally published, 2017. This copy: Reprint copy, 2023.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780987256867. Our Book No: 41738. $25 AUD.

72. Easterby, Harry T.; Gibson, William G. (foreword) (1929). The Queensland Sugar Industry: An Historical Review. Brisbane: Frederick Phillips, Government Printer. 226 pp. Paperback tall octavo, very good condition, decorative cover, marble pattern on thin card covers, black & white photos, tables, top corner front cover tips & few pages little creased, spine little creased (during manufacture), minor edgewear, tiny annotation title page, rubber stamp. A special book written by the late Harry Easterby, who was involved in the sugar industry for many years, and was the Director of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations at the time this book was written. He provides an outline of the Sugar Industry in Queensland which at the time supplied 96% of the sugar in Australia. He also writes that the Industry in the later years has been bound up with politics, both Federal and State. A great book for anyone interested in this part of Australia's history. (No date, but 1929, Trove.). Our Book No: 29910. $90 AUD.

73. Edwards, Captain Edward; Hamilton, George; Thomson, Basil (introduction) (1914). Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora, Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the Bounty in the South Seas, 1790 - 91 (1st ed). London: Francis Edwards. 177 pp. Hardback octavo, good plus condition, burgundy cloth cover (lightly flecked), top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, large fold-out map at rear, endpapers & some pages foxed, pages faintly toned, inner hinge little split (pages form), minor edgewear corners, owner's written name. First edition (dated 1914). A description of the voyage of H.M.S. Pandora, as told by the Captain Edward Edwards, which was sent from Britain in 1790 to the Pacific in search of the mutineers of H.M.S. Bounty. Also includes a report by ship surgeon George Hamilton. The Pandora was shipwrecked on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, in 1791. (Owner's name: Harold W. Brooks, and dated 1934.). ISBN/ASIN: B00140XJBW. Our Book No: 17089. $185 AUD.

74. Edwards, Hugh (1989). The Remarkable Dolphins of Monkey Mia (Wild Dolphins Meet People at the Shark Bay Shore). Perth, Swanbourne: Hugh Edwards. 110 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stiffened cover, colour text-photos, black & white drawings, map, minor foxing edges, minor edgewear, sticker mark front cover. Monkey Mia in Shark Bay, north of Perth in Western Australia, is unique - the only place in the world where wild dolphins and people come together in peace and goodwill. Hugh Edwards has written a beautiful self-published book a unique experience of communication with dolphins. ISBN/ASIN: 0731679822. Our Book No: 6776A. $14 AUD.

75. Edwards, Hugh (1994). Pearls of Broome and Northern Australia. Perth, Swanbourne: Hugh Edwards. 84 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, black & white photos endpapers & frontispiece, top corner rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. Hugh Edwards relates the story of the famous pearling industry that is a major part of Broome's history. The Western Australian author is also a marine photographer, and this book also includes photos of the pearl divers equipment, and the finished pearls in their beautiful settings. A wonderful book for anyone wanting to learn about Broome's history. ISBN/ASIN: 0646193090. Our Book No: 29184. $20 AUD.

76. Edwards, Ron (1996). Sailing Ships of Cairns: Past and Present. Kuranda, QLD: Rams Skull Press. 44 pp. Paperback trade, card covers, stapled pamphlet, very good condition, black & white drawings, staples rusted, light creasing along spine, faint foxing front cover, small rubbed spot front cover, minor edgewear. Ron Edwards has written and illustrated this small book about sailing ships of Cairns, Queensland. It has information on more than 200 vessels that played some part in the history of the Australian tropical east coast. Where possible, the drawings have been based on old photos or written descriptions. (No date, but 1996, Trove.) ISBN/ASIN: 187587223X. Our Book No: 25702. $20 AUD.

77. Eklund, Erik (2012). Mining Towns: Making a Living, Making a Life (1st ed). Sydney: NewSouth Publishing. 298 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, maps, top corner tip rear cover creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Erik Eklund has written a history of the iconic Australian towns that arose with the mining booms over a century: Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie and Kambalda. He has written a rich cultural and historical legacy that the townspeople helped create - those working below the ground and those above - as they sought to make their lives in these remote towns. The prizewinning author is a professor of history at Monash University Gippsland campus. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742233529. Our Book No: 27440. $30 AUD.

78. Ellis, H. A. (1950). Some Economic Aspects of the Principal Tantalum-bearing Deposits of the Pilbara Goldfield, North-western Division [etc] [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 104]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 93 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition, thick card covers (tan cloth spine), tables, glossy paper, figures, large foldout colour maps at rear, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, library marks (texta marks, pocket, labels, rubber stamps), covers toned, written title on spine, corners covers & few pages bumped, some edgewear. This detailed report was mainly written in 1944 in support of the wartime needs for tantalum concentrates from an American company. The Pilbara was the prewar supplier of 90% of the world production of this strategic metal. (Contains 8 large colour foldout maps at the rear.). Our Book No: 17488. $50 AUD.

79. Endicott, Michael A. (1979). Coorparoo Stones Corner Retrospect. Sydney, Manly Vale: Augustinian Historical Commission. 91 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card covers, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos & sketches, maps, spine little rubbed, light creases rear cover, spine ends little scuffed, faint toning inside covers, spine little creased, minor edgewear. A small illustrated book about historical places of interest in Coorparoo and Stones Corner in Queensland. This book is a collection of historical facts rather than a complete history. Some chapters: The earliest years; Land sold in 1856 and 1857; Education; Coorparoo Shire, Worship; Sport. A good way to learn a little about these fascinating places in Queensland. ISBN/ASIN: 0959899766. Our Book No: 41036. $35 AUD.

80. English, Peter (2004). Chundarunda Rural School. Brisbane: Self Published: Peter English. 178 pp. Paperback tall octavo, very good condition, black & white illustrations, top corner tip front cover & first four pages little creased, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). This book is set in Chundarunda Rural School in Far North Queensland during early World War 2. It is the personal illustrated narrative of Peter English, and centres around the lasting effect on residents of being evacuated because of an anticipated Japanese invasion. It impacted on children who feared for their future. The School provided a solid educational system which showed great respect to the three Rs, and that helped to guarantee a successful education. ISBN/ASIN: 0646433504. Our Book No: 31181. $30 AUD.

81. Erickson, Rica (2005). A Naturalist's Life. Perth, Crawley: University of Western Australia Press. 144 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white photos & drawings, colour photos spread, minor edgewear. In an inspiring book, Rica Erickson, the Western Australian botanical artist, writes about how she became interested in natural history, her guides, mentors and associates, and how she did her research. Her book is interspersed with reproductions of some of her writings, drawings and paintings from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ISBN/ASIN: 1920694277. Our Book No: 17633. $30 AUD.

82. Eyre, Edward John (1964). Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia, and Overland from Port Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the Years 1840 - 1 [etc] (2 volumes) (1st facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions, no. 7]. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 448 + 512 pp. Each volume: Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, good plus condition, brown leatherette cover (spine lettering, little faded), black & white plates (including frontispiece), tables, folded map in rear pocket, minor toning & foxing edges, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamp. Very heavy (1.8 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Facsimile edition, originally published London, 1845. First facsimile printing, unstated limited edition, about 500 copies. Contains all 23 plates (some full-page including frontispiece, some within-text linocuts). In 1839, Eyre made two expeditions from Adelaide to Lake Torrens, and from Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay. In June 1840 he set out on his most notable expedition, westward from Adelaide along the Great Australian Bight, with one white companion (Baxter) and three Aborigines. Baxter was murdered by two of the Aborigines, and Eyre and the remaining Aborigine reached Albany after a desperate journey. Eyre includes much valuable material on the Aborigines and their habits. Our Book No: 4024. $150 AUD.

83. Falkenberg, Aslaug; Fakenberg, Johannes (1981). The Affinal Relationship System: A New Approach to Kinship and Marriage among the Australian Aborigines at Port Keats [Oslo Studies in Social Anthropology]. Oslo: Universitetetsforlaget, Oslo. 206 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, tables, edgewear jacket (spine jacket faintly faded), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. A Norwegian anthropological study of marriage and kinship among the Aboriginal people of Port Keats (now Wadeye), Northern Territory. This book follows up on a previous study "Kin and Totem" (1962). ISBN/ASIN: 8200055639. Our Book No: 15622. $100 AUD.

84. Fenner, Charles (1956). A Geography of South Australia and the Northern Territory (9th, revised ed). Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs. 184 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, light blue boards (navy writing), frontispiece, illustrated endpapers, black & white photos, maps, tables, spine ends chipped, covers little marked, pages lightly toned (edges toned,), some edgewear & rubbing, owner's written name & details reverse side front free flyleaf. Ninth edition, extensively revised. Consists of certain chapters of the larger book South Australia: A Geographical Study, re-arranged and re-written for the use of candidates for the Intermediate Examination in Geography. It has been considerably revised and extended by staff of the Geography Department of the University of Adelaide and the original author. A great book for students and anyone with an interest in geography in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Our Book No: 29917. $30 AUD.

85. Fetherstonhaugh, Cuthbert (1917). After Many Days: Being the Reminiscences of Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh (1st ed). Melbourne: E. W. Cole. 416 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, dark green cloth cover, 19 black & white plates (including frontispiece portrait, tissue guard missing), EX-LIBRARY (gilt library stamp front cover, rubber stamp front free flyleaf, scuff marks inside rear cover, small round hole with metal ring top edge near spine rear cover), top edge foxed, cover fore-edge bumped (corner bumped rear cover), gilt spine lettering faded, endpapers toned, pages lightly toned, spine ends little chipped, minor edgewear, bookshop sticker, bookshop rubber stamp. The memoirs of Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh, an Irish-born pastoralist from the Rockhampton region, Queensland, and later from a number of farms in New South Wales. First edition, 1917. (Ex-company library: A. J. Soutar Library, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. Plus Angus & Robertson sticker, and Tyrrells Book Shop rubber stamp.). Our Book No: 17336. $80 AUD.

86. Fisher, Joe (1998). Battlers in the Bush: The Batavia Goldfield of Cape York. Darwin: Self Published: W.J. Fisher & E. E. Fisher. 142 pp. Hardback large wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, many black & white photos, endpaper map, spine minimally faded, tiny bump base spine, minor edgewear. Joe Fisher has written this very special family history to help to preserve his large collection of photos, and give a readable book for his grandchildren. This book is based on family history and his early working life in the isolated Batavia River / Wenlock Goldfield in far north Cape York in Queensland. The book concludes in mid-1950s when he started a new career searching for uranium in the Northern Territory. The many photos bring his important story to life. ISBN/ASIN: 0646358162. Our Book No: 41774. $90 AUD.

87. Ford, Margaret; Mckay, Fred (foreword) (1977). End of a Beginning (New ed). Adelaide: Seal / Rigby Limited. 191 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white photos, light foxing edges, small faint scuff top corner flyleaf (sticker removed), minor edgewear. This is an unique autobiography by Margaret Ford. This is her story of seven years of patrolling as a couple with one of the Australian Inland Mission padres. Their only home was the vehicle in which they travelled, and their parish was the northern third of Queensland - the 'forgotten top end of Australia’. It is a warm and a human story, and the author has a delightful sense of humour and a love for her country, a story that provides an interesting and informative aspect of Australian Inland Mission work. (Originally published, 1963.). ISBN/ASIN: 0727004905. Our Book No: 31238. $20 AUD.

88. Forrest, Alex; Peasley, W. J. (1996). North-West Exploration : Journal of Expedition from DeGrey to Port Darwin by Alex. Forrest, Esq., F.R.G.S. (Facsimile ed). Bundaberg, QLD: Corkwood Press. 43 pp. Hardback small folio, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, red boards (gilt lettering spine & front cover), glossy paper, full-page colour plates at rear, large colour foldout map with notes bound inside rear cover, minimal edgewear This is the facsimile reprint edition of Alex Forrest’s expedition into the unknown country of the Kimberley district of Western Australia. From February to September 1879 he and his men travelled from the DeGrey River on the northwest coast of Western Australia to the Overland Telegraph line in Central Australia, which opened up a very large area of pastoral country for future settlers. In 1979 the Alexander Forrest Centenary Expedition followed the route taken in 1879 and the two most significant discoveries were the finding of the F69 tree near King Sound and the F197 tree at the Depot Camp 100 miles west of the Overland Telegraph Line. On the 31st of August 1979, exactly one hundred years after Forrest and Hicks reached the telegraph line, a plaque was placed on a cairn at that point approximately 32 miles north of Daly Waters. This edition, published by Corkwood Press in 1990, makes his journal (originally published in 1880) available to all interested in the exploration of Australia. (No 166 of a limited edition of 400 copies, the first 75 of which are bound in half leather. 43 pages + 16 pages of 8 plates at rear. No ISBN printed in book.). Our Book No: 41336. $100 AUD.

89. Forrest, Peter (1995). The Tiwi Meet the Dutch: The First European Contacts. Darwin: Tiwi Land Council / Peter Forrest. 24 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, maps, spine creased, covers & corner tips little creased (few light marks, little rubbed), fore-edge crease (possible bookmark), small mark title page, some edgewear, rubber stamp reverse side title page, . Peter Forrest gives an outline of the history of Tiwi Islander contact with European navigators, with a special reference to the Tiwi encounter with Dutch seafarers in 1705. This booklet describes the circumstances which brought together Tiwi and the Dutch. The contact had profound effects on Australian history, but has been largely neglected in Australian historical and Indigenous studies. ISBN/ASIN: 0646235605. Our Book No: 41061. $30 AUD.

90. Frame, Tom (2010). HMAS Sydney (Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy) (Updated, reprint ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia. 412 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, corner front cover little creased, minor edgewear. A detailed re-examination by Tom Frame of Australia's greatest naval tragedy. In November 1941 the HMAS Sydney fought a close-quarters naval battle with the German armed raider Kormoran off Carnarvon on the West Australian coast. Both ships suffered fatal damage and sank. Although more than 300 German sailors were recovered or captured, none of the 645 men aboard Sydney survived. The wreck of HMAS Sydney has only recently been discovered. (Updated edition, 2008, reprinted in 2010.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780733623639. Our Book No: 15320. $25 AUD.

91. French, Maurice (1979). A Century of Homemaking: A History of the Toowoomba Permanent Building Society 1875 - 1975. Toowoomba, QLD: Darling Downs Institute Press. 195 pp. Hardback large wide octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), tables, black & white text-photos, maps, jacket little rubbed (minor edgewear, tiny hole fore-edge, small mark front cover), pages lightly toned, protected by brown paper backed semiarchival plastic sleeve Maurice French provides the first full-length study of an Australian building society. The book outlines the self-help philosophy of the Toowoomba Society, explores its inner workings, and portrays it key personalities. The story is supported by historical and architectural illustrations. The book will interest historians, economists, building society personnel, and anyone interested in the economic and social development of a major Queensland provincial city. ISBN/ASIN: 0909306192. Our Book No: 30940. $30 AUD.

92. Frylink Anderson, Linda (2016). Sailing in my Sarong: Around the World - a 30 Year Dream. Maroochydore, QLD: Linda Frylink Anderson / Express Print and Mail. 388 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white photos, minimal edgewear. The Queensland author and her husband set sail on a voyage around the world that took two years to complete. She suffered from sea sickness, was terrified of storms and had limited sailing experience. They made the trip in their home-built yacht. This 30,000-nautical-mile voyage was about achieving their dream. They gained a lot from their travels and gave a lot to the people they met on the journey. This is a story of overcoming a massive challenge and leaving a small part of themselves in every one of the 30 countries they visited in their swift yet tough yacht Valiam. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980875300. Our Book No: 30509. $35 AUD.

93. Funnell, Paul (2007). In Spite of My Eyes: The Paul Funnell Autobiography. [Brisbane]: Antelope Publishing. 307 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, top edge minimally foxed, minor edgewear. The self-published autobiography of Paul Funnell, born with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a degenerative disorder of the retina which has rendered him legally blind. But he managed to develop successful engineering design and software businesses in Queensland. Paul's story will inspire people with disabilities, motivate those climbing the corporate ladder and offers valuable insights for parents and other carers of disabled children. ISBN/ASIN: 9780958690737. Our Book No: 24884. $20 AUD.

94. Furlong, Monica (1996). Flight of the Kingfisher: A Journey Among the Kukatja Aborigines (1st ed). London: HarperCollinsPublishers. 178 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge lightly foxed, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear, remainder stripe. Monica Furlong describes her spiritual sojourn among Aborigines in Western Australia. She spent six months living with the Kukatja people of the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. They live traditionally virtually untouched by white influence. They believe the land does not belong to them but that they belong to the land. This book is an exploration of their feelings, hopes, fears - and most importantly, their spiritual beliefs - once scorned by Christian missionaries but now viewed as a sense of the sacredness of their land. The author is a biographer and writer of children's stories. First edition (HarperCollins hardback, not Flamingo paperback). ISBN/ASIN: 0002553317. Our Book No: 2713. $15 AUD.

95. Gallop, Geoff; Blair, Tony (foreword) (1998). A State of Reform: Essays for a Better Future. Perth, Wembley: Helm Wood Publishers. 124 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tables, minor edgewear. Geoff Gallop, the Labor Opposition Leader (and later Premier) of Western Australia outlines a new vision for Western Australia that is inclusive and democratic. He proposes ways and means by which the power of government can be used to promote social, economic and environmental improvement whilst at the same time subject to a range of checks and balances that protect our rights and interests. Foreword by Tony Blair, U.K. Prime Minister.First edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 0646337300. Our Book No: 28395. $25 AUD.

96. Gannon, Bill (2013). Looking into Leichhardt: New Works Following Scientist and Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, Focusing on His 1844 - 1845 Expedition and the Landscapes of North-eastern Australia. City Not Stated: Bill and Vicki Gannon. 32 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good plus condition, card covers (stapled), colour text-photos (including paintings), maps, glossy paper, minimal edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). This booklet by Bill Gannon celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of German-Australian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. Gannon retraced the pioneering footsteps of Leichhardt during his expedition of 1844 - 1845 from southeast Queensland to Port Essington (near modern Darwin). He, and three colleagues who accompanied him part of the way, produced a series of paintings to illustrate the landscape traversed. (Loosely inserted: Two brochures about the exhibition 'Looking for Leichhardt', including talks and workshops, at Leichhardt Town Hall, Sydney Inner West, 16 - 27 October, 2013.). Our Book No: 18390. $25 AUD.

97. Garden Designers, Maleny's; Mclean, Glenys (typesetter); Spencer, Stuart (illustrator) (1987). A Garden Tour around Maleny and District. Maleny, QLD: Maleny Printers. 19 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, card cover, stapled pamphlet (rusted staples), black & white illustrations, map, few creases in front cover, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This special little booklet is a guide to the many beautiful gardens, both old and new, small and large, in and around the township of Maleny, Queensland. The gardens are all private home gardens and not show gardens, and the gardens chosen can be seen in part or wholly from the road. There are also places to eat, have a picnic or stay, listed in the booklet. (No date, but late 1980s. There is a mention of Daylily Nursery relocating during 1988.) Our Book No: 29809. $18 AUD.

98. Gardiner (Piralko the Brolga), S. (1975). Bush Ballads by 'Piralko the Brolga'. Sydney, Darlinghurst: S. Gardiner. 20 pp. Paperback trade, card covers, stapled pamphlet, very good condition, black & white drawings, staples rusted, minor edgewear. This small booklet of 16 bush ballads by S. Gardiner (writing as Piralko the Brolga) reflects the varied nature of life in the Australian outback areas, past and present. Many were collected in Queensland as folklore, and published in 'The North Queensland Register', writing as 'Piralko the Brolga'. Two were published by the Winton Tourist Promotion Association. There is a glossary of words at the rear. (Unnumbered pages.). Our Book No: 24998. $15 AUD.

99. Giese, Diana (2009). A Better Place To Live: Making the Top End a New Kind of Community. Perth, Claremont / Adelaide: Freshwater Bay Press / Seaview Press. 117 pp. Paperback large trade, very good plus condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. This book by Diana Giese is about the Giese family arriving in Darwin in 1954. Darwin was an outpost, ruined by bombing raids during WW2, in a country that was itself searching for a role in the post-war world. In this portrayal of her family's involvement in the process of reconstruction that led eventually to self-government, the author - daughter of Harry and Nancy, both post-war pioneers - shows how the people of the Top End, of many different backgrounds, created a new kind of community. Assisted by a Northern Territory Archives Service History Grant. Lengthy discussion of indigenous communities. ISBN/ASIN: 9781740085212. Our Book No: 26532. $30 AUD.

100. Glaskin, G. M. (1989). A Door to Infinity: Proving the Christos Experience (Revised ed) [Proving the Christos Technique of Mind Travel]. Bridport, Dorset / Garden City Park, N.Y. / Sydney, Lindfield: Prism Press / Avery Publishing / Unity Press. 183 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Gerald (G. M.) Glaskin, the Western Australian novelist, explores an easy method of achieving trance states and out-of-body experiences (OBEs) by using the Christos technique involving mental exercise and foot massage. Originally published as 'A Door to Eternity', 1979. This is the revised edition, 1989, simultaneously published in Britain, United States and Australia. (Incorrectly printed as 'A Door to Eternity' on the front prelim page.). ISBN/ASIN: 1853270334. Our Book No: 13628. $30 AUD.

101. Goodale, Jane C. (1980). Tiwi Wives: A Study of the Women of Melville Island, North Australia (Reprint ed) [American Ethnological Society Monograph]. Seattle: University of Washington Press. 368 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, black & white text-photos, figures, tables, covers little creased, small light stain rear cover (corner tips creased), pages lightly toned, two small ridges spine (edges rubbed), top corners last few pages cresed, some edgewear, black texta covers owner's name title page. Jave Goodale studies an Aboriginal culture (Tiwi people, Melville Island, Norhern Territory) through the role of its women, who play an important part in Indigenous society both economically and ceremonial. Documents the life cycle of a Tiwi woman from birth through death, tracing the pattern of her everyday life as she grows up and takes on various ceremonial rites and responsibilities. No 51 in the 'American Ethnological Society Monograph' series. This book will interest all wanting to learn about the innovative Tiwi people, noted for their distinctive culture and art. ISBN/ASIN: 0295953543. Our Book No: 31123. $20 AUD.

102. Gray, Garrick; Steinward, Uwe (photographer) (1970). Perth and Fremantle in Pictures. Melbourne: Garrick Gray / Australian Tourist Publications and Postcards. 22 pp. Paperback oblong, good condition, stapled pamphlet, colour text-photos, spinewear, staples rusted, biro old price mark top edge near spine. A pictorial pamphlet published and edited by Garrick Gray. The pamphlet depicts places to visit in Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia. Each photo has a short description of the main parts of interest. (No date, but about 1970. Unnumbered pages.) Our Book No: 40775. $18 AUD.

103. Green, Sissel; Christie, Stan (1994). The Deprivation of Cili Duman: A Memorable Superbly Moving True Life Story [An Epic Adventure of Human Endeavour and Tragic History]. Sydney, Frenchs Forest / Toowoomba: Alan Green / Downs Printing Co. 268 pp. Paperback small octavo (with flaps), very good condition, black & white text-photos, minimal foxing top edge, minor edgewear. A privately published story of a Jewish-Polish woman, Cili Duman, mother of the author Sissel Green, who was aided in writing by Stan Christie. Cili escaped the Nazis in 1939 to Tadzikistan in Central Asia. After the war, she was a refugee in Germany, then sailed to Palestine in the ill-fated 'Exodus 1947’, but these illegal refugees were sent by the British (in Mandate Palestine) back to Germany. Finally, she settled in Israel. A profoundly inspirational narrative which, in dealing with the heartbreak of familial separation and the horrors of war and the Holocaust, soars above its sombre subject matter. (An edition of 5000 copies. The author lives in Buderim, Queensland. Printed in Queensland.). ISBN/ASIN: 0646174118. Our Book No: 14530. $22 AUD.

104. Greene, Gracie; Tramacchi, Joe; Gill, Lucille (1999). Roughtail the Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja: Tjarany Tjaranykura Tjukurrpa Ngaanpa Kalkinpa Wangka Tjukurrtjanu (Reprint ed). Broome, WA: Magabala Books. 53 pp. Paperback square quarto, very good condition, red & black drawings, colour illustrations, tiny closed tears spine ends, minor edgewear corners, sticker mark rear cover. This is a very special book with the stories from the Kukatja (Gugadja) people, who have given permission for Gracie, Lucy and Joe to tell their stories, which are written in English and Kukatja. The stories were told to Gracie in Kukatja and English, while she was visiting Lucy and Joe at Noonkanbah, about halfway between Wirrumanu (Balgo) and Broome,at Christmas 1987. This children’s picture book for older children is also suitable as an art book for adults. The main story is called: The Roughtail Lizard Dreaming. The other stories are: The Crow and the Eagle, The Emu and the Turkey, The Black Goanna, The Witchetty Grub Man Dreaming, Kalpartu the Dreamtime Snake, How the Emu got Short Wings, and The Seven Sisters. Chosen for the Children's Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Award for Information Books. ISBN/ASIN: 1875641300. Our Book No: 40069. $20 AUD.

105. Gregory, Augustus Charles; Gregory, Francis Thomas (1981). Journals of Australian Explorations (1846 - 1858) (Facsimile ed). Perth, Victoria Park: Hesperian Press. 210 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, a few black & white photos, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, owner's written name & date. A facsimile edition of the four exploration journals of explorers Augustus Charles Gregory and his brother Francis Thomas Gregory from 1846 to 1858, first published in Brisbane in 1884. The journals detail their two expeditions in Western Australia, and two in northern Australia, Queensland and NSW (the latter two in part to search for the missing explorer Leichhardt). The journals have been reproduced exactly as originally compiled. . ISBN/ASIN: 0859050327. Our Book No: 22205. $50 AUD.

106. Griffiths, Owen (1947). Dhidgerry Dhoo: A Tale Woven Around Fact. Sydney: P. & S. Press. 60 pp. Paperback small, dustjacket (fixed to spine), very good condition, card cover, yapp edges (cover extends beyond page margins, small edge tears), autograph (author's extensive written dedication front free flyleaf). A fictional folk story which tells of the good deeds done by Aborigines during 1942, when a Japanese invasion of northern Australia seemed imminent. Aborigines were widely employed as coastal pilots, bush-runners, scouts, trackers and plane-spotters. The tale is about Dhidgerry Dhoo, and Aboriginal man who lived near Bynoe Harbour, west of Darwin. The author previously wrote 'Darwin Drama'. The written dedication reads: "Donated by the author to the State Public Library of Alabama, USA, in the hope that it may, in some small measure, help to bind our two great countries closer together. 25/12/1947". (No date, but 1947, Trove & written dedication.) Our Book No: 14493. $30 AUD.

107. Grose, Peter (2011). An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin February 1942 (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 258 pp. Paperback trade, good condition only, black & white photos centre spread, maps, top corner front cover creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, old price marks. The Japanese bombing raid on Darwin, on 19 February 1942, was the first wartime assault on Australian soil. The Japanese struck with the same carrier-borne force that devastated Pearl Harbor ten weeks earlier. There was a difference: more bombs fell on Darwin, more civilians were killed, and more ships were sunk. The people of Darwin abandoned their town, leaving it to looters, a few anti-aircraft batteries, and a handful of dogged defenders with single-shot rifles. Yet the story has remained shadowy. Drawing on long-hidden documents and first-person accounts, Peter Grose reveals what really happened. There was much to be proud of in Darwin that day: courage, mateship, determination and improvisation. But the dark side of the story involves looting, desertion and a calamitous failed leadership. The author of this bestselling book is a former publisher and literary agent who previously wrote a similar book on the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour. (This copy: Trade paperback edition, 2011, reprint.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781742376073. Our Book No: 18634. $15 AUD.

108. Guinness, Clare (1983). All and About Dunsborough (Revised ed). Perth: J. & C. Guinness / Printed By Jubilee Printing. 60 pp. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, pictorial card covers, stapled (lightly rusted), sepia (brown-tinted) drawings & text & maps, few light creases rear cover, some foxing first page, top corner front cover & few pages little creased, minor edgewear. About a small town in the southwestern corner of Western Australia and the surrounding region, including the natural highlights. An updated edition of 'Round and about Dunsborough', including parts of 'From Quedjinup to Dunsborough'. The authors have covered: Early settlement, places of interest, wildlife park, Yallingup caves, driving around Dunsborough, Cape Naturaliste, Curtis Bay, Castle Bay and Castle Rock, Cape Farm and Bunkers Bay, Quindalup, Busselton, and the vineyards. (No title page, no ISBN, as issued.). Our Book No: 26629. $12 AUD.

109. Guinness, Rupert (2018). Overlander: One Man's Epic Race to Cross Australia (Reprint ed). Sydney, Cammeray: Simon & Schuster. 315 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good plus condition, colour photos, colour route map inside covers, minor edgewear. This is a memoir about an epic bike race across one of the most challenging parts of Australia. The author set out to race from Fremantle in Western Australia to the Opera House in Sydney, a gruelling distance of 5000 kilometres that would test both physical endurance and psychological resilience. The riders competed unassisted across one of the most beautiful and inhospitable places on earth. A terrible tragedy stopped competitors in their tracks, and Rupert had to make one of the toughest decisions of his life, and he discovered the incredible power of the human spirit. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925640090. Our Book No: 40630. $30 AUD.

110. Gunn, Mrs Aeneas (1987). We of the Never-Never and The Little Black Princess (Reprint ed) [Collector's Library of Australia's Great Books]. Sydney, Kensington: Times House. 229 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover (decorative gilt & black), top edge gilt, black & white photos centre spread, string bookmark. Mrs Aeneas (Jeannie) Gunn lucidly describes her time spent briefly at the remote Elsey cattle station, Northern Territory from 1902 until the death of her husband in 1903. The bestselling ’The Little Black Princess' (about an Aboriginal girl on the station) was published in 1905 and 'We of the Never-Never' in 1908 (about life on the station, written as a novel). The latter book has been placed first in this combined collector's edition (except the last chapter which is now the Afterword), because it tells of the trek to Elsey Station and of the many incidents that occurred during that journey and their stay at the station. ISBN/ASIN: 0858357097. Our Book No: 25176. $20 AUD.

111. Gunn, R. H.; Galloway, R. W.; Pedley, L.; Fitzpatrick, E. A. (1967). Lands of the Nogoa-Belyando Area, Queensland [Land Research Series]. Melbourne: CSIRO. 190 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, figures, tables, glossy paper, black & white plates, minor edgewear. Plus four large colour folding maps. All within paper envelope (edge torn). A CSIRO report on the geology, geomorphology, land systems, climate, soils, vegetation and land use patterns in the Central Highlands region, east-central Queensland. (This book and four separate colour maps and enclosed in a paper envelope that is worn and slightly foxed). Our Book No: 13350. $20 AUD.

112. Hamilton, Hugh; Thomas, Pete (1971). They Dig Queensland: Development, Who For? (Reprint (revised) ed). Brisbane: Building Worker's Industrial Union, Queensland Branch. 64 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card cover, black & white text-photos, staples rusted, faint foxing covers, spine faintly faded, minor edgewear. This pamphlet critically examines the character and purpose of Queensland development. Based on a fact-finding tour by a union concerned that the foreign owners of mines are ripping off the Queensland government regarding royalties and other matters. Our Book No: 21042. $12 AUD.

113. Harker, Cecily (2000). Libby and his Bush Friends. Brisbane: Southland Institute Press. 138 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, corner tips covers little scuffed, base spine little rubbed, light crease rear cover, minor edgewear. The delightful story of Libby, the orphaned Brushtail possum, and his bush friends. Cecily Harker and her husband enjoyed the friendship of Libby and other native animals around their home in rural North Queensland. The book is suitable for older children and young adults, the stories are rich with photographs, illustrations and Bible texts. The book is designed to help children reflect on the importance of caring for and protecting all creatures. ISBN/ASIN: 0646402579. Our Book No: 30677. $20 AUD.

114. Harris, Michele (editor) (2012). A Decision to Discriminate: Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory. Melbourne, East Melbourne: Concerned Australians. 116 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial covers, illustrated endpapers & fore-edges, colour photos, map, minor edgewear. This book, edited by Michele Harris, has been written with the aim to record the words of many Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory in regard to the Federal Stronger Futures legislation that became law in June 2012. While evidence has already been recorded through the official process of a Senate inquiry, the opinions that were expressed do not remain easily accessible to most people. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646588483. Our Book No: 41716. $25 AUD.

115. Hay, John C. (2006). Images of Wolfram Camp. Mareeba, QLD: Mareeba Historic Society Inc. / Co-sponsored by Queensland Ores Limited. 120 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, maps, top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear. John C. Hay provides the story about historic photos of Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, near Mareeba - captured moments brought to life through the lens of a camera. The author put many hours into assembling the lasting memories of this mining camp that appear in this book. ISBN/ASIN: 0957812418. Our Book No: 41661. $35 AUD.

116. Hearne, D. A.; Rance, S. J. (photographer) (1975). Trees for Darwin and Northern Australia. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS). 130 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & colour photos (some at rear), minor edgewear jacket (top spine chipped, minor rubbing). The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Timber Bureau has produced a guidebook to help people living in the monsoon and tropical areas of Northern Australia to choose trees for their gardens wisely, with an eye for provision of shade and shelter. Lavishly illustrated, with 36 black & white and 8 colour plates at rear on extra unnumbered pages. (ISBN not printed in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0642006962. Our Book No: 14515. $30 AUD.

117. Heath, Joanne; Russell, Virginia (2019). Brisbane Bricks (1st ed). Brisbane: Mistry Press. 215 pp. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, black & white frontispiece, colour text-photos, minimal edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This fascinating book by Joanne Heath and Virginia Russell is a celebration of brick buildings, both old and new, in and around Brisbane. The authors have created their own distinctive and eclectic photographic narrative. The rear of the book has building history notes, including details such as the name of the architect and the builder, and some human stories behind the buildings. ISBN/ASIN: 9780648129141. Our Book No: 40935. $120 AUD.

118. Henderson, James A.; Perrigo, Tom (1989). Rottnest: Links in History. Perth, Rottnest Island: Rottnest Island Authority. 28 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled booklet, many colour text-photos, minor edgewear. A pictorial tourist booklet with glossy photos about the history and buildings of iconic Rottnest Island, 18kms off West Australian coast. Rottnest is noted as the only home of the quokka, a small marsupial that early Dutch explorers in 1696 mistook for a rat (thus 'Rat's Nest'). (No ISBN printed in the book. 28 pages including covers.). Our Book No: 41263. $18 AUD.

119. Hepworth, T. S. (1948). Castaways of the Monoboola. Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade. 213 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in fair dustjacket), pages toned, small edge tears jacket (small piece missing top spine, base spine chipped, corners missing, edgewear, spine marked), inner hinge split (pages firm), corners little bumped, covers little rubbed, light stain fore-edge & bottom edge few pages, bookshop label inside front cover, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. This Australian adventure story for boys, by T. S. Hepworth, about two boys who were transported early last century, to the penal colony at Brisbane, but are wrecked on the voyage, cast ashore on the coast and fall into the hands of the Aborigines. They learn to live as natives do. They are rescued and pardoned. A story full of adventure and action and a strong educational value because it has some history of how Aborigines lived. The age range stated is 10 to 15 years. Our Book No: 30892. $25 AUD.

120. Herald, Morning (1979). North Eastern Goldfields from Kookynie to Laverton: Western Australia 150 years (Facsimile ed) [Morning Herald Series of West Australian Guide Books]. Perth: Strickland Publications. 42 pp. Paperback oblong octavo, good condition, stapled pamphlet, gilt covers (little marked), red & black drawings front cover, second card cover sepia (brown tinted) drawings on blue paper, large foldout map, black & white text-photos, corners covers little creased, staples slightly rusted, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This booklet brings to life the small bush outposts to the north of Kalgoorlie: Kookyine, Malcolmn, Leonora, Anaconda, Murrin Murrin, Yundamindera, Mount Morgans, Laverton and Tampa. These are mostly forgotten as playing a big part in gold searches. Their memory is revived and the story told of the greatest engineering feat of the day: the Perth-Coolgardie water supply pipeline. It was a time of setting the scene for Western Australia's future progress. (Facsimile edition of a booklet originally published in 1903. No 2 in the Morning Herald Series of West Australian Guide Books.). Our Book No: 41000. $30 AUD.

121. Herbert, Xavier; Mudrooroo, introduction (2000). Capricornia [A. & R. classics]. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 510 pp. Paperback large thick trade, very good condition, map, corner tip front cover & spine creased, minor edgewear. Australian historical novel by Xavier Herbert, set in northern Queensland, originally published in 1938. In this edition, Aboriginal critic and writer Mudrooroo reassesses Xavier Herbert's first novel: a classic and tragic novel of dispossession of Aboriginal Australians in colonial Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0207189730. Our Book No: 3881. $25 AUD.

122. Hewett, Dorothy (1993). The Toucher (1st ed). Melbourne: McPhee Gribble. 300 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (bottom corner rear flap creased), spine ends little rubbed, pages lightly toned. This novel by Dorothy Hewett set in a small seaside town on the south coast of Western Australia. This narrative of sexual intrigue, memory and death is her first novel in 34 years. ISBN/ASIN: 0869142771. Our Book No: 29598. $20 AUD.

123. Higgins, Fiona (2009). Love in the Age of Drought: A Career Girl, a Cotton Farmer and an Unlikely Romance. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 279 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, edges & internal pages lightly toned. Fiona Higgins tells her true story of a Sydney-based career girl who met a cotton farmer from southeast Queensland at a conference in Melbourne. Written with heart and humour, it's also a moving picture of the capacity of country Australia to survive and renew amid a drought that won't be broken. ISBN/ASIN: 9781405039093. Our Book No: 26982. $20 AUD.

124. Hill, Dorothy; Jell, John S. (1970). Devonian Corals from the Canning Basin, Western Australia [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 121]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 158 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, red flexible cover, appendices (tables & black & white plates), minor edgewear, rubber stamp front cover. The GSWA recently surveyed the Devonian reef complexes, Lennard Shelf, northern margin Canning Basin (Bulletin 118). Two geologists from the University of Queensland here provide a detailed photographic catalogue of the rugose and tabulate Devonian fauna of the Lennard Shelf. Our Book No: 17402. $40 AUD.

125. Hirst, J. B.; Facey, A. B. (Albert) (1992). The World of Albert Facey. Sydney: Allen & Unwin / History Institute of Victoria. 167 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, spine faintly faded, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. A. B. (Albert) Facey wrote the bestselling 'A Fortunate Life'. J. B. (John) Hirst discusses Facey's world, starting from what he tells us in his book. He uncovers the (unrevealed) Facey family history. The world in which Facey grew up - among farmers, workers and miners in Victoria, the Kalgoorlie Goldfields and West Australian wheatbelt - is the same world described in Henry Lawson's stories. This book brings these two famous authors together in a novel way. After each chapter on Facey and his times there is a Lawson story on the same theme. It is an evocative exploration of Australia's social history. ISBN/ASIN: 186373161X. Our Book No: 23746. $20 AUD.

126. History Project Committee, Heatley (1975). Our Heritage [Heatley High School, Townsville]. Townsville: Heatley State High School. 64 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card cover, black & white text-photos (including frontispiece portrait), small scuff front cover, minor edgewear. This pamphlet is a history of the pioneer Heatley family, after which the Townsville suburb of Heatley is named. Compiled by the Heatley History Project Committee at the Heatley State High School. Includes the history of the high school. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 13317. $20 AUD.

127. Holmes a Court, Ethnee; Tansley, Tangea (with) (2003). Heytesbury Stud: An Affair of the Heart. Sydney, Smithfield: Gary Allen. 205 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, sepia & colour & black & white photos, spine little creased, edges minimally foxed, minor edgewear. Ethnee Holmes a Court provides a compelling and very personal account of family life at the Holmes a Court stud, as well as the work that goes in to creating successful horses from scratch, and the many successes and heartbreaks along the way. ISBN/ASIN: 1877082317. Our Book No: 26364. $18 AUD.

128. Holthouse, Hector (1974). Up Rode the Squatter. Adelaide: Seal Books / Rigby Limited. 206 pp. Paperback small, good condition, black & white drawings, orange colour faded front cover & spine as common, minor edgewear, owner's written name & sticker mark front free flyleaf. This powerful story by Hector Holthouse is about the savage rural early settlement of western Queensland. The author writes with vivid accuracy, and with all the pathos, humour and savagery surrounding the people who struggled to make a living from a harsh and hard-to-tame land. (Originally published, 1970. This copy is the 1974 Seal paperback edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0851797156. Our Book No: 18306. $15 AUD.

129. Holthouse, Hector (1987). River of Gold (The Wild days of the Palmer River Gold Rush) (1st Eden ed). Sydney: Eden / Angus & Robertson. 217 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, top edge horizontally mis-cut near spine (text not affected), pages notably toned as usual, minor edgewear. Hector Holthouse reports on the wild days of the Palmer River gold rush, Cape York, Queensland. This gold rush lasted seven years during the 1870s, but with 35,000 diggers attending, it was the wildest and dangerous scene in Australia while it lasted: cannibal blacks, pig-tailed Chinamen in their thousands, lynch-law hangings, gambling dens, shanty towns, murders, grog-shops - and not to forget, the Italian opera singers. (Originally published in 1967. This copy is the 1st Eden paperback edition. SCARCE.). ISBN/ASIN: 0207158215. Our Book No: 14139. $18 AUD.

130. Hooper, Chloe (2009). The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island (New ed). Melbourne: Penguin Books. 277 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. In this remarkable award winning book, Chloe Hooper reports on the death in custody of an Indigenous person, Cameron Doomadgee, in 2004 on Palm Island, Queensland, one of Australia's largest Aboriginal communities. One morning on this tropical paradise, Doomadgee swore at a policeman and forty minutes later lay dead in a watch-house cell. This lead to a riot and a coronial inquest. The author reveals the tragedy and social context of this highly dysfunctional community in which there is social justice for neither Indigenous residents and police alike. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143010661. Our Book No: 26524. $15 AUD.

131. Hughes, Annette (2008). Art Life Chooks: Learning to Leave the City and Love the Country (1st ed). Sydney: Fourth Estate. 291 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. The author gave up her life as a literary agent and headed back to the state of her birth, Queensland, and a farm in the hinterland with her partner, Geoffrey. This book is refreshing, funny, opinionated and surprising. ISBN/ASIN: 9780732286897. Our Book No: 25695. $16 AUD.

132. Hughes, Helen (2007). Lands of Shame: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Homelands in Transition. Sydney, St Leonards: Centre for Independent Studies (CIS). 237 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tables, figures, minor edgewear. Helen Hughes analyses why the Aboriginal 'homelands' experiment has led to Third World living conditions in the midst of Australia's prosperity. It reviews the evidence on demographic trends, law and order, land rights, joblessness and welfare, education, health, housing and governance, and assesses Commonwealth, State and Territory policies. The author also discusses empowerment policies that would give Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in remote Australia the same opportunities and choices that other Australians expect. The author is a senior economist and senior fellow of the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS). ISBN/ASIN: 9781864321357. Our Book No: 29676. $28 AUD.

133. Hughes, Sydney G. (1965). CALENDAR: Beautiful CALENDAR Queensland. Brisbane, New Farm: Sydney G. Hughes. 12 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, colour photos, hole near centre top edge (for hanging), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. A scarce self-published pictorial calendar for Queensland. January to June are turned over, then the calendar is reversed, and the other six months are turned over. The photos (Jan to Dec) are: Double poinsettia - Aerial view of Brisbane from New Farm - Surfing area, Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta - The cloisters of the University of Queensland - Aerial view of Surfers paradise - Mena Falls, Innisfail - Aerial view of Rockhampton - Illuminated city fountain, Townsville - Prize winning home garden in Toowoomba - Fossicking on the Great Barrier Reef at Heron Island - Cane train at the Moreton sugar mill, Nambour - Waltzing matilda memorial, Winton. Our Book No: 17349. $40 AUD.

134. Idriess, Ion (1947). Forty Fathoms Deep: Pearl Divers and Sea Rovers in Australian Seas (14th printing ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 343 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), good condition, board cover (little marked & scuffed), grey cloth spine, black & white photos, map front endpaper, papered board cover (cloth spine), spine little slack, pages lightly toned, edges toned & lightly foxed, owner's written name. A classic tale of Western Australia - the story and romance of the pearling industry in the northwestern town of Broome, and which had a strong Japanese influence. (Originally published, 1937.). Our Book No: 3610. $20 AUD.

135. Idriess, Ion (2016). Nemarluk (2nd ETT ed) [Imprint Lives]. Sydney, Exile Bay: ETT Imprint. 171 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, black & white drawings, corner tip rear cover lightly creased, minor edgewear. Nemarluk, one of the most feared Aboriginal renegades in northern Australia, vowed to rid his land of all intruders, both white and Japanese. Ion Idriess tells the story of the last years of Nemarluk's life, and his extraordinary battle with the Aboriginal tracker Bul-Bul, who was employed by the Northern Territory police to put an end to Nemarluk's reign of terror. Idriess knew Namarluk personally, and wanted to immortalise the man he called 'King of the Wilds'. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925416565. Our Book No: 16794. $35 AUD.

136. Idriess, Ion L. (1956). Flynn of the Inland: Memorial Edition (Memorial ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 244 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), good plus condition, black & white photos (including frontispiece portrait), endpaper maps, last plate LOOSE at rear, minor edgewear, autograph. Biography of John Flynn, the missionary founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Memorial edition to mark the opening of the Flynn Church in Alice Springs in 1956. Contains the autograph of Jean B. [Baird] Flynn, secretary and wife of John Flynn. Our Book No: 16716. $25 AUD.

137. Idriess, Ion L. (1958). Back o' Cairns [Back o'Cairns] (1st ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 310 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, maps, small edge tears jacket (flap not price-clipped), small edge tears top edge, light toning pages as usual (notably front free flyleaf), minor edgewear, previous pencil annotation title page erased (light impression marks). Ion Idriess relates many anecdotes of his prospecting adventures from the 1930s onwards 'back o'Cairns', the undeveloped mineral-rich hinterland between Townsville and Cape York peninsula, but mainly near Cairns. The author, known as Jack Idriess in those days, captures the colour, excitement and hard courageous historical struggle in these locations. He also provides insights into Aboriginal rights and ceremonies. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: B0007J8BPK. Our Book No: 18153. $60 AUD.

138. Injalak, Arts & Crafts Association (2018). Injalak Hill Rock Art: Our Rock Art:, Our Story, Shared Our Way. Gunbalanya, NT: Injalak Arts. 37 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white & colour photos, few single-colour drawings, map, minor edgewear. This very special book is about the Aboriginal rock art at Injalak Hill, a sandstone outcrop that rises majestically above the floodplains surrounding the small community of Gunbalanya in western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Injalak Arts, the Aboriginal owned artists association, was given the role of Djunkay (custodian) for the safekeeping and sharing of the rock art sites on Injalak Hill. This is their story. ISBN/ASIN: 9780994625625. Our Book No: 41668. $25 AUD.

139. Jacobson, Edith (1982). Tinctures and Tact: A Remedy for Success - the Story of an Australian Pioneer Woman Pharmacist. Perth, St Georges Terrace: St George Books. 103 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card covers (with flaps), few black & white drawings & photos, covers lightly scratched, minor rubbing spine ends, light stain bottom edge last few pages, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name & date). In this very special story, Edith Jacobson writes about her life as a pharmacist in Perth, Western Australia. During her time as a pharmacist, she has meet some interesting people, and recounts their strange and wonderful stories. ISBN/ASIN: 0867780126. Our Book No: 27086. $20 AUD.

140. Jenkins, Tom; Jenkins, Richard (1995). Capes West: Margaret River Images. Cowaramup, WA: Capes West Publishing. 108 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, colour photos centre spread, minor edgewear. This book describes a precious place - the land and sea between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin in the south-west of Western Australia. Here, in words and pictures, are its people, surf, wine, beauty, beaches, forests, wildlife, caves, food, farming, history and art. Words and drawings by Tom Jenkins, photos by Richard Jenkins. ISBN/ASIN: 0646224905. Our Book No: 22648. $12 AUD.

141. Jenner, Margaret (1987). Yungaba 1887 - 1987: A Century of Service to Migrants. Brisbane: Boolarong Publications. 44 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos, spine little faded, minor edgewear, owner's written name inside front cover. Brief study of Yungaba's history (Queensland migrant centre). During its 100 years, this Brisbane building known until 1947 simply as the Immigration Depot has seen far-reaching social and economic changes. Because of the loss or destruction of files that significant events have gone unrecorded, which made the gathering of information about Yungaba's history difficult. For the Department of Family and Youth Services - Ethnic Affairs. ISBN/ASIN: 0724215239. Our Book No: 40074. $30 AUD.

142. Johnson, Colin; Narogin, Mudrooroo; Brady, Veronica (editor); Miller, Susan (associate editor); Hearn, Karin (illustrator) (1988). Dalwurra: The Black Bittern: A Poem Cycle. Perth, Nedlands: Centre for Studies in Australian Literature, University of Western Australia. 77 pp. Paperback large trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), card covers, full-page black & white drawings, spine little creased & bumped, autograph (author's written name & date on flyleaf). In his second collection of poems, based on the Aboriginal form of the manikay or song cycle, Colin Johnson (Mudrooroo Narogin) adapts the story of Dalwurra, the black bittern (a small bird sacred to Aborigines), to his own experience. He tells the story of his journey that leads from Perth in Western Australia to Singapore, then to India and finally to Scotland and England, to the Commonwealth Writer's Conference in Edinburgh - and then to London at the time of the Brixton riots. The return to Western Australia is not only a return to his own country but to full possession of his Aboriginal inheritance, a return which this poem celebrates. (1 of 2 available copies. Autographed copy.). ISBN/ASIN: 0864220685. Our Book No: 25784. $20 AUD.

143. Johnson, Colin; Narogin, Mudrooroo; Brady, Veronica (editor); Miller, Susan (associate editor); Hearn, Karin (illustrator) (1988). Dalwurra: The Black Bittern: A Poem Cycle. Perth, Nedlands: Centre for Studies in Australian Literature, University of Western Australia. 77 pp. Paperback large trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), card covers, full-page black & white drawings, minor edgewear, copy 2. In his second collection of poems, based on the Aboriginal form of the manikay or song cycle, Colin Johnson (Mudrooroo Narogin) adapts the story of Dalwurra, the black bittern (a small bird sacred to Aborigines), to his own experience. He tells the story of his journey that leads from Perth in Western Australia to Singapore, then to India and finally to Scotland and England, to the Commonwealth Writer's Conference in Edinburgh - and then to London at the time of the Brixton riots. The return to Western Australia is not only a return to his own country but to full possession of his Aboriginal inheritance, a return which this poem celebrates. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0864220685. Our Book No: 25784A. $15 AUD.

144. Johnston, W. Ross (1982). The Call of the Land: A History of Queensland to the Present Day (1st ed). Brisbane, Milton: Jacaranda Press. 229 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos, map, slight edgewear jacket (reverse side foxed, spine little faded, price sticker front flap), endpapers & title page & last two pages lightly foxed, board edges & top half spine little faded, owner's written name in biro free flyleaf. This fascinating book by W. Ross Johnston traces the the rise of mainstream attitudes in Queensland from the time of the first white explorers who explored the different potentials of the land. This book sets an intellectual and social framework within which those who have wielded power (political and economic) have been able to operate, and it shows how those outside the mainstream have had to cope. It is not just a story of the pioneers and their attitudes or a textbook about Queensland. It is a consistent interpretation without denying that there are aspects of Queensland's history that cannot be easily explained. ISBN/ASIN: 0701616555. Our Book No: 30891. $25 AUD.

145. Jones, Jilpia; Buzzacott, Trevor; Briscoe, Gordon; Murray, Reg; Murray, Rose; Hollows, Gabi (foreword) (2008). Beyond Sandy Blight: Five Aboriginal Experiences as Staff on the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program. Darwin, Causarina: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 87 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, colour text-photos (few black & white), map, minor edgewear corner tips covers, tiny staple holes top front cover & title page. This book reports the personal perspectives of Jilpia Jones and four other Aboriginal persons who worked tirelessly with Fred Hollows and the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program on providing eye health care services to remote and rural indigenous communities throughout Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. All of the team experienced racism, saw the extreme deprivation of quality health and housing services of their people, and for some, the emotion of finding family and being in their Country for the first time. ISBN/ASIN: 9780855756659. Our Book No: 41501. $35 AUD.

146. Jones, Stephen; Langton, Robert (cover) (1997). Four Bunya Seasons in Baroon 1842 - 1845 (1st ed). Maleny, QLD: Vagabond Ventures. 41 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, spine ends slightly rubbed, spine creased, tiny tear bottom edge rear cover, rear cover rubbed & little marked, some edgewear, owner's written name title page This booklet is a history of a place, Baroon, located on the Blackall Range which rises above the Sunshine Coastal plains in south-east Queensland. This place was formed by awesome volcanic eruptions. The booklet has accounts of the Kilcoy massacre in 1842, Ludwig Leichhardt's attendance at a Bunya feast at Baroon, Tom Petrie's attendance at a Bunya gathering in the Blackall Range in the Summer of 1945-6 Our Book No: 40705. $30 AUD.

147. Jordan, Mary Ellen (2005). Balanda: My Year in Arnhem Land. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 224 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. Mary Jordan left her Melbourne city life to spend 14 months at Maningrida, a coastal community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. She expected to work alongside the local Aboriginal people, with good intentions and thinking she would be of some use. Staring across the sharp social and cultural divide between the two races, Mary Ellen struggled to learn what it was to be a Balanda in Maningrida-a place, challenging her understanding of race, culture, political correctness, art, language, and whiteness. ISBN/ASIN: 1741142806. Our Book No: 30540. $20 AUD.

148. Judd, Chris (2016). Inside: The Autobiography (Reprint ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 394 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, top edge faintly toned, minimal edgewear. The author is one of Australian Rules football champions, having captained two of the greatest clubs in the league - the West Coast Eagles and Carlton. In this autobiography he gives a unique journey into the game, describing what's it like to get to the highest levels, to achieve the ultimate goal of your sport, and to experience heartache and failure that accompanies more than a decade of playing at the elite level. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760294106. Our Book No: 29347. $20 AUD.

149. Jutson, J. T. (1950). The Physiography (Geomorphology) of Western Australia (3rd ed) [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 95]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 366 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card cover (black cloth spine), figures (includes black & white text-photos, maps), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. Third edition. This is largely a reprint of the second edition of 1934, with the figures and maps updated and redrawn, but no new main text. There are 16 comprehensive parts, mainly by geographic region (eg, Pilbaraland), but some chapters are by topographic feature (eg, rock weathering effects). The five plates (large maps) in a separate envelope are MISSING. Our Book No: 17664. $30 AUD.

150. Kay, J. R. (1977). The Geological Story of the Cedar Creek Thunder Egg Deposit at Thunderbird Park Tambourine Mountain, Qld. [Brisbane?]: J. R. Kay. 14 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, black & white drawings & figures, map, sepia (brown-tinted) photo inside front cover, pages lightly toned, base spine little bumped, few marks covers, light stain top edge last few pages, minor edgewear. Describes the discovery of thunder eggs, containing the silica gemstone varieties; agate, amethyst, smoky quartz, jasper, moss agate and common opal. The thunder eggs were found at Thunderbird Park on Cedar Creek, Tambourine Mountain, 50 km south of Brisbane. There is a glossary of geological terms used at the rear of the pamphlet. (No date, but about 1977, Trove.) Our Book No: 28427. $15 AUD.

151. Kellet, P. ; Lodge, N. (1975). A Historical Souvenir Booklet of Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia. Queensland: P. Kellet. 45 pp. Paperback small oblong, good condition, black & white photos, staples rusted (little broken, pages firm), spine little rubbed, rear cover little marked & foxed, tiny dent front cover, pages & inside rear cover lightly toned, some edgewear. This booklet has photos of places around Port Douglas. The text describes the history of Port Douglas, and includes Carstens Memorial, Central Hotel, Court House Hotel, Shell Jewellery, Soldiers Memorial, Steam Locomotive, and wharves. Our Book No: 40040. $25 AUD.

152. Kerr, John (1982). Mt Morgan: Gold Copper and Oil. Brisbane, St Lucia: J. D. & R. S. Kerr. 248 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos (many full-page), maps, frontispiece, glossy paper, bottom corner tip rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. In this self-published book in 1982, John Kerr records the history of the Mt Morgan mine in Queensland. The mine was discovered 100 years ago, and it is one of the world's greatest copper gold mines. The many photos in this book help to detail the history of this mine, and pay tribute to the people who lived and worked in this area. ISBN/ASIN: 095950723X. Our Book No: 29315. $35 AUD.

153. Kersh, Norah (1999). Outback Alphabet (Reprint ed). Maxwelton, QLD: Self-Published: Norah Kersh (Bora). 27 pp. Paperback oblong large quarto, very good condition, large colour drawings, small strip bottom edge front cover little faded, minor edgewear. This children's picture book by Norah Kersh is uniquely Australian. Many outback children will associate many of the images with their first understanding of and writing of actual words and sentences. The soft colourful illustrations range from 'A is for Ant' to 'Z is for Zig-zag', and includes 'G is for Gate' and 'L is for Lamb'. Each is captioned by a short rhyme. The author and illustrator is from Bora Station, Maxwelton, Queensland. ISBN/ASIN: 0646332473. Our Book No: 27912. $20 AUD.

154. Krajums, Kora Dziesmu (1993). Kora Dziesmu Krajums: Dziesmas Tinu Kamola: AL43.KD, Brisbane 1993. City Not Stated: Publisher Not Stated. 56 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, musical scores, brochure loosely enclosed, minor scratches, owner's name (texta), some pencil annotation. This booklet of sheet music (with text in Latvian language) presents Latvian folk songs presented at the 43rd Latvian Cultural Festival, Brisbane, 1993. Loosely inserted: stapled pamphlet (28 pages, large quarto), being mainly transcripts of the Latvian folk songs. Our Book No: 15059. $25 AUD.

155. Kreczmanski, Janusz B.; Stanislawska-Birnberg, Margo (2002). 'The Tjulkurra' Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri. Adelaide, Marleston: J. B. Books. 41 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, colour illustrations, minimal edgewear. A biography by Janusz Kreczmanski and Margo Stanislawska-Birnberg of one of Australia's great Aboriginal artists: 'The Tjulkurra' Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri. He survived as a baby because his mother put him under a bush at the time of the Coniston Massacre. Billy was looked after by the family of One Pound Jimmy Tjungurrayi and Long Rose Nangala (the sister of Billy's mother). He worked as a stockman which he liked, and carved sculptures. The new laws that the government brought in stating that the Aboriginal workers be paid wages like the white workers spelled the end for most of the Aboriginal stockmen including Billy; they had to then stay in camps. One of the camps was Papunya, a desert settlement school, designated for the Warlpiri and Anmatyerre tribal Aborigines. Geoffrey Bardon helped a group of Aboriginal men to paint their stories. In 1972 the Papunya Tula Artists Company was inaugurated, and the it looked after the Indigenous artists. Billy visited Europe, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and South Africa. This wonderful small book has many illustrations of Billy's art. ISBN/ASIN: 1876622377. Our Book No: 41430. $35 AUD.

156. Kuypers, Fernande (photographer); Bloemen, Anne; Mason, Bonita (2002). Broome: Through the Lens of Master Photographer Fernande Kuypers. Broome, WA: Broome Historical Society. 112 pp. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos (some full-page), glossy paper, minimal edgewear. Fernande Kuypers, of Belgium's Studio Leyssen, printed and mounted nearly 200 of the superb photographs that she took in Broome during a three week visit in 2001. These photos formed an exhibition, on the theme of Broome's festival of the pearl: Shinju Matsuri: Many People - One Community. She then donated the collection to the people of Broome in appreciation of their warmth and welcome. The Broome campus of the University of Notre Dame Australia accepted the gift, on behalf of the community, and is looking after and exhibiting the collection. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0957993110. Our Book No: 25189. $20 AUD.

157. Kyme, Brian; Carroll, Jan (2013). Grit and Grace: The Story of the Anglican Board of Mission Australia. Perth: John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School. 213 pp. Paperback trade (with flaps), very good plus condition, black & white text-photos, minimal edgewear. This is the story of the Anglican Board of Mission - Australia which was founded in 1850. The focus is on the important work with the Indigenous people of Australia and the near neighbours in Papua New Guinea. Our Book No: 28206. $35 AUD.

158. Lack, Clem (1969). A Bookman's Essays. Brisbane, Fortitude Valley: W. R. Smith & Paterson. 388 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), edges faintly foxed, minor edgewear jacket (all flap corners clipped), old price marks. Clem Lack fulfils a lifetime ambition to collect in book form the legends and sagas of the Celtic and English peoples. He includes biographical essays on famous Celts, including many famous Australians of Irish, Scottish and Welsh descent. The author is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, and a well-known Queensland journalist, historian and biographer. (No 491 of a limited edition of 500 copies.). Our Book No: 15120. $30 AUD.

159. Lalara, Rhoda; Lalara, Alfred (illustrator) (2020). Yirruwa Yirrilikenuma-langwa: When We Go Walkabout (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 32 pp. Paperback small quarto, as new condition, colour drawings, minimal edgewear. Full title: 'Yirruwa Yirrilikenuma-langwa: When We Go Walkabout'. This Aboriginal children's picture book by Rhoda Lalara tells the story about the beautiful creatures to be found on walkabout. The author has written the book in both English and the Anindilyakwa language, an ancient Indigenous language that is still spoken today on Groote Eylandt and nearby Bickerton Island by the Warnindilyakwa people. This beautiful story for the very young brings to vivid life the unique world of Groote Eylandt and its Indigenous people. The illustrations by Alfred Lalara will delight children and adults alike. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781760631277. Our Book No: 30607. $16 AUD.

160. Lands, Department of (1974). MAP: Queensland Four Mile Series (3 maps: Cooktown, Atherton, Mossman) (New, provisional ed). Brisbane: Department of Lands, Survey Office. N/a pp. Each map: Ephemera, large format folded map, very good condition, black & white drawing, minor edgewear. These three topographical maps are of the Cooktown, Atherton and Mossman regions of northern Queensland (nos 14, 25 and 19 in this series). Our Book No: 4490. $35 AUD.

161. Latter, Bill (1995). Blacklegs: The Scottish Colliery Strike of 1911 [Staples South West Region Publications]. Perth, Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press / Charles & Joy Staples South West Region Publications Fund. 104 pp. Paperback small square octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, rear cover bottom corner tip little creased, few faint toned spots prelim page, minor edgewear. Bill Latter writes about the little-known but significant strike in 1911 at the Scottish Colliery, near the isolated coal settlement of Collie Burn, southwestern Western Australia. At the heart of the dispute was the issue of solidarity: the struggle between the striking miners and their adversaries, the 'blacklegs'. The 18-week strike, the longest in Western Australian history at the time, saw picket lines, assaults, the firing of revolvers, police informers, an explosion, court cases, miners fined for striking, and the union sued for damages. ISBN/ASIN: 1875560521. Our Book No: 28563. $20 AUD.

162. Lawrence, Carmen (2006). Fear and Politics [Scribe Short Books]. Melbourne: Scribe Publications. 136 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, covers little creased, pages lightly toned as common, extensive pencil annotations, autograph (prominent person written name). Dr Carmen Lawrence (academic psychologist and former Labor premier, Western Australia, and Federal minister) argues that fear has been a crucial factor in shaping Australian public policy in recent years, and in this book she charts its consequences on the Australian body politic. She discusses how xenophobia has shaped policies toward refugees, indigenous Australians, and Islamic fundamentalists, and examines the effects of being constantly warned about the risk of terrorism. She also looks at the sustained campaigns on law and order, and the exaggerated anxieties people now have of the risks of assault, murder, child abuse, and robbery. The author argues that fear can never provide a foundation of moral and political argument, and that the necessary antidote to the toxin of fear is a wholehearted embrace of the principles of freedom, equality, and co-operation. (Autograph of Geoff Gallop, former premier of Western Australia, plus his extensive pencil annotations to the text.). ISBN/ASIN: 1920769870. Our Book No: 16633. $15 AUD.

163. le Gouvello, Alienor; (translator), de Saint Phalle; Vinton, Cat (photographer) (2021). Wild at Heart: One Woman, Three Wild Horses and 5330 Km through the Australian Bush. Melbourne, South Melbourne: Affirm Press. 239 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour (few black & white) photos, map, minor edgewear. This memoir follows French-born Alienor le Gouvello and her horses on an extraordinary journey stretching 5330 Km from Healesville in Victoria to Cooktown in tropical Far North Queensland. Alienor travelled across some of Australia's most spectacular terrain, battling isolation and the elements. She build a profound bond with her tamed brumbies named Roxanne, Cooper and River. Her dog Fox also came with them. The beautiful photos make this Australian story of amazing beauty and indomitable spirit very lifelike. (Translated from the French language.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781922419200. Our Book No: 40955. $24 AUD.

164. Legal Service, Aboriginal (1995). Telling our Story: A Report by the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc) on the Removal of Aboriginal Children from their Families in Western Australia. Perth: Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia. 247 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, typewritten text, edges foxed, minor edgewear. A report by the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc) on the removal of Aboriginal children from their families in Western Australia, issued July 1995. Our Book No: 13512. $25 AUD.

165. Leske, Everard (editor); Lohe, M (contributing author); Albrecht, F. W. (contributing author); Leske, L. H. (contributing author) (1977). Hermannsburg: A Vision and a Mission. Adelaide: Lutheran Publishing House. 119 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, spine little faded, cover tips & few pages little creased, minor edgewear, owner's written name title page. A history of the Hermannsburg Mission, Northern Territory, established in 1877. The editor, Everard Leske, states in his preface that this book is a warm recounting of the struggles and the victories, the shame and the glory, of the 100 years of German Lutheran mission work at Hermannsburg. ISBN/ASIN: 0859100448. Our Book No: 41495. $30 AUD.

166. Leys, Simon (2010). The Wreck of the Batavia and Prosper. Melbourne: Black Inc. / Schwartz Publishing. 111 pp. Paperback small, good condition, pages toned as common, rear cover creased, minor edgewear. Two maritime essays by Simon Leys (a pen-name), a literary critic and sinologist. The first essay relates the tale of the wreck of the Dutch East India Company ship 'Batavia' on the Abrolhos Islands off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. This includes the horror of a surviving mutineer attempting to murder the other survivors. The second essay, 'Prosper', is a small reminiscence of sailing as a young man from Brittany on a tuna fishing boat - one of the last boats to do so under sail. ISBN/ASIN: 9781863953269. Our Book No: 31053. $12 AUD.

167. Lindall, Edward (1961). The Killers of Karawala (1st ed). London: Hutchinson & Co. 205 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), pages lightly toned, light foxing edges, reverse side & endpapers jacket lightly foxed (flap price-clipped, spine ends little worn, few tiny holes rear fore-edge, minor edgewear), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Australian crime fiction novel about a small group of scientists digging for pre-historic skeletons in Central Australia. The dry forbidding, hostile land plays harshly on the emotions of the four men, and tensions soon erupt into violence. Our Book No: 30030. $18 AUD.

168. Lindall, Edward (1972). A Lively Form of Death (1st ed). London: Constable. 183 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages lightly toned, light foxing top edge, small mark top edge, small mark front free flyleaf, minor edgewear jacket (flap price-clipped), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Crime fiction novel by Australian writer (Edward Lindall), about a man named Gregory Lander, a happy drop-out who camps on the shores of a large billabong in the hunting plains of Northern Australia. A car with a girl and two men breaks down near him which is 125 miles and four days walk to get help. Lander is a threat to the men because he has seen their crime syndicate's plane land and take off at nights at a nearby abandoned airstrip. The tension cracks and Lander's future confronts him in a scene of savagery at the water's edge. Who will survive? ISBN/ASIN: 0094586004. Our Book No: 30032. $25 AUD.

169. Lindsay, Bruce (editor) (1985). Kings Park Native Plant Annual. Perth: Sunday Times. 56 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, colour text-photos, black & white drawings, small maps, minor rubbing covers, minor edgewear, non-author written & dated dedication. This richly illustrated native plant annual, edited by Bruce Lindsay, brings together a series of Native Plant Notes prepared by the Research Staff of the Kings Park Board, Perth, Western Australia. Includes: Scented Boronia, Blue Leschenaultia; Swan River Myrtle; Mottlecah; Albany Pitcher Plant; Blackboys; Sandplain Woody Pear; Western Australian Christmas Tree; Rainbow Plant; Kangaroo Paw; Scarlet & Firewood Banksia; Western Australian Underground Orchid. (No date, but 1985 internal date.). ISBN/ASIN: 095908231X. Our Book No: 22963. $20 AUD.

170. Lindsay, David; Elder, Sir Thomas (1999). Journal of the Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1891-2: Under Command of D. Lindsay (4 volumes) (Facsimile ed). Adelaide, North Adelaide: Corkwood Press. Various pp. Each book: Hardback small octavo to oblong quarto, no jacket, as new condition, black cloth cover (gilt lettering front cover & spine), sepia (brown-tinted) photos (v2), foldout maps (v4). Very heavy set (2.6 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. The Elder expedition to Central Australia was placed under the control of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch. Volume 1: [title continues] 'Under Command of D. Lindsay, equipped Solely at the Cost of Sir Thomas Elder GCMG for the Purpose of Completing the Exploration of Australia.' Small octavo (207p). Volume 2: Photographs. Oblong quarto (Unnum p.). Full-page sepia photos, with facing blank page. Volume 3: Confidential Report. Small octavo (131p). Volume 4: Maps. Octavo, with flap and pocket, containing two very large foldout maps (one coloured). Limited facsimile edition of 400 copies (Corkwood Press, 1999). The copy number differs as each volume was published at different times, 1999 to 2003. Facsimile of a book set originally published in Adelaide by C. E. Bristow in 1893. Ferguson no. 9409a. ISBN/ASIN: B000W2TDZE. Our Book No: 17535A. $250 AUD.

171. Lockwood, Douglas (1974). Fair dinkum (Reprint ed). Adelaide: Seal Books / Rigby Limited. 188 pp. Paperback mass market, very good condition, black & white text-photos, map, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Douglas Lockwood, a journalist, relates stories about dinkum Aussies that he has met over 18 years in the Northern Territory. Includes the Japanese bombing of Darwin and the Petrov affair. (Originally published, 1960. This is the 1974 reprint of the Seal edition of 1969.). ISBN/ASIN: 0851790437. Our Book No: 4655. $15 AUD.

172. Long, John A.; Ruse, Jill (illustrator); Long, John A. (illustrator) (2004). Gogo Fish! The Story of the Western Australian State Fossil Emblem. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 40 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, laminated board cover, black & white & colour text-photos & drawings, glossy paper, minor edgewear. In 1986, John Long of the Western Australian Museum discovered an unknown 375 million-year old fossil fish in the Gogo Devonian limestone formations in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The campaign of a Perth primary school helped make this fish the Western Australian State fossil emblem. Dr John Long describes his discovery of the Gogo fish, the campaign, and a glimpse into the fascinating world of a Devonian reef. This book is for primary to secondary school students and anyone interested in this fascinating discovery of a new fossil fish species. ISBN/ASIN: 1920843086. Our Book No: 24946. $18 AUD.

173. Longhurst, Robert (1994). Nerang Shire: A History to 1949. Nerang, QLD: Albert Shire Council. 246 pp. Hardback folio, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white photos, few maps, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Robert Longhurst (State Library of Queensland) presents a comprehensive history of Nerang Shire in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland. Beginning with the Kombumerri Aboriginal people, the book explores the cedar timbergetters, cattle grazing, failed attempts to grow cotton, and the successful sugar farming. The settlement and development of Nerang town was ultimately compromised by the negative effect of the development of nearby Coolangatta. The author also covers the impact of the war, and the rivalry of country versus beaches. Nerang Shire ceased to exist in 1949 as it was merged into the Albert Shire, which published this history to preserve the local history. ISBN/ASIN: 0646202871. Our Book No: 18556. $65 AUD.

174. Lowry, D. C. (1970). Geology of the Western Australian Part of the Eucla Basin [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 122]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 201 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, red flexible cover, frontispiece photo, figures (maps & black & white text-photos), large colour map foldout inside rear cover, tables (includes foldout plates), minor edgewear, rubber stamp front cover. The first regional geological survey of the Eucla Basin, known more popularly as the Nullarbor Plain. This arid limestone plateau forms a barrier between southwestern Western Australian and the eastern part of the continent. There is groundwater potential. Part of a thesis submitted to the University of Western Australia. Our Book No: 17428. $40 AUD.

175. Lucas, Diane; Tyler, Ben; Long, Emma (illustrator) (2024). Walking The Rock Country In Kakadu (Karrire Kundege Karribolknan Kunwarddehwardde) (1st ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 32 pp. Hardback large oblong quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial covers, colour drawings, illustrated endpapers, minor edgewear. This First Nations children's picture book tells the story about Kakadu country, Northern Territory. Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas walk through one of Australia’s ancient and beautiful ecosystems. They educate us with some Kundjeyhmi language as they share stories, knowledge and their love of the land. Emma Long's detailed and life-like illustrations show the rich and varied plant and animal life of this unique place where Aboriginal people have lived and walked Country for thousands of years. This beautiful book will delight children and adults alike. (Glossary of local Aboriginal words at rear.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781761067860. Our Book No: 41724. $30 AUD.

176. Lucke, Alec; Mitchell, Claire (contributor) (2013). Road to Exploitation: Political Capture by Mining in Queensland. Bingara, NSW: Self-published: Alec Lucke. 392 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). Alec Lucke recounts his personal experience exposing and campaigning against the environmental degradation and pollution of mining activities in the heavily industrialised Gladstone region of Central Queensland. Specifically, he describes the activities of the East End Mine Action Group. Alec and wife Heather are enviromental activists from Bingara, NSW. Alec previously was involved with intensive farming of pigs and poultry in Central Queensland. He now passionately advocates for the preservation of farm land, its aquifers, and the rural lifestyle that contributes so much to society. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987373106. Our Book No: 18535. $50 AUD.

177. Macintyre, Ella; Smith, J. Warren (illustrator) (1936). Pin Money (1st ed). Sydney: Shakespeare Head Press. 104 pp. Paperback wide square octavo, dustjacket, card covers, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white drawings, jacket chipped (tiny hole spine, lightly toned, minor foxing, edge tears), pages & edges lightly toned & foxed, inner hinge little split (all pages firm), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. An Australian story book for older children. Billy and Valerie are two children in the Queensland sheep country. Their adventures with men, women, sheep, and horses, and the happy story of how their temporary troubles were solved as a result of their adventures make this a fun-filled adventure story. Our Book No: 27735. $35 AUD.

178. Macknight, C. C. (Campbell) (editor) (1969). The Farthest Coast: A Selection of Writings Relating to the History of the Northern Coast of Australia. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP). 218 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), maps, black & white plates, minor edgewear jacket (flap unclipped, few tiny tears, red background rear cover little rubbed & sticker mark), minor foxing edges. In this fascinating edited book Campbell Macknight outlines the history of the exploration and settlement of the coast from the Gulf of Carpentaria west to the Kimberleys. He has selected from the writings of early visitors which makes this book an invaluable guide to a region of growing economic and strategic importance. It is a geographical unit very different from the rest of Australia. (Flap price: $4.50.). ISBN/ASIN: 0522839169. Our Book No: 31180. $25 AUD.

179. Macleod, W. N. (1966). The Geology and Iron Deposits of the Hamersley Range Area, Western Australia (2 volumes) [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 117]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 170 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (brown cloth spine), black & white photos, map, foldout colour maps in separate volume, tables, glossy paper, minor edgewear, owner's written name. The first comprehensive survey of the vast Hamersley region iron ore deposits of north-western Australia. This survey was necessary after the government lifted the embargo on iron exports in 1960. Huge economic potential is documented, over 15,000 million tons, one of the largest in the world. A separate supplementary volume consists of an atlas of 10 foldout colour maps, labelled Maps 2 to 11. (Written name of Alan Ives, Canberra book collector.). Our Book No: 17482. $70 AUD.

180. Maddern, Eric; Kennaway, Adrienne (illustrator) (1996). Rainbow Bird: An Aboriginal Folk Tale from Northern Australia (Reprint ed). London: Frances Lincoln. Unnum 28 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour full-page illustrations, corners lightly creased, minor edgewear. An Aboriginal folk tale from Northern Australia by Eric Maddern, told as a picture book for children. This story is based on a fire legend of the Dalabon people of Beswick Reserve, Northern Territory. The large full-colour drawings by Adrienne Kennaway make this a delightful book for any child.g. ISBN/ASIN: 0711208980. Our Book No: 23845. $12 AUD.

181. Mager, Stefan; McLeish, Julie (illustrator) (1985). Quokka Tale (1st ed). Melbourne: Dynamo Press. 13 pp. Paperback wide octavo, thick card covers, stapled, very good condition, colour drawings, faint foxing inside covers. Australian children's picture story about a quokka's travels from Rottnest Island (the home of this small Australian wallaby) near Perth Western Australia, to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, then back to Rottnest Island. Text by Stefan Mager, and illustrated by Julie McLeish. The text is more suitable for older children. ISBN/ASIN: 0949266094. Our Book No: 27868. $20 AUD.

182. Magoffin, Richard (1998). The Swagman's Story of Waltzing Matilda: A Centenary Tribute. Kynuna, QLD: Matilda Expo Publishers. 72 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, white card rear cover & spine, glassine front cover, stencilled text, black & white cover drawing, few light creases spine, minor edgewear. (This copy; Large quarto, stencilled pages, card & glassine cover.) Richard Magoffin relates the story behind Australia's favourite song 'Waltzing Matilda', which originated near Winton, Queensland. He asserts the Jolly Swagman image is a myth. Rather, 'Waltzing Matilda' is a powerful political allegory based on the 1894 Shearer's Strike in Queensland. The Queensland bushman, author, historian and teacher has devoted 20 years to researching the story behind the legend. Published by Matilda Expo Publishers to mark the centenary year. ISBN/ASIN: 0947200088. Our Book No: 30393. $35 AUD.

183. Magro, Mandy (2021). Jacaranda (2nd ed). London: Mira Books. 279 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Australian novel by Mandy Magro set on beautiful Jacaranda Farm in Far North Queensland. Molly has a happy life but hankers for love. Is it Mark, the long lost father of her child? A moving rural romance about finding out that what you need has been under your nose all the time. Is it their hunky stockman Heath? Second edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781867221760. Our Book No: 30856. $20 AUD.

184. Mairou, Naomi (2005). Brindlebat. Machans Beach, QLD: Trapdoor Press. 28 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, full-page colour drawings, minor edgewear. A children's picture story by Naomi Mairou about a fruit bat who cannot sleep this morning, no matter what she does! Then she meets an owl with a problem that seems even worse than hers. Can a very tired, very annoyed fruit bat find a way to solve both problems? The full-page bright illustrations and easy-to-read text will enchant children of all ages. This is her second children's book, following the award-winning 'The Dugong Meadow'. She is passionate about animals and the environment, and lives in northern Queensland. ISBN/ASIN: 0958098212. Our Book No: 25920. $20 AUD.

185. Maitland, A. Gibb (1979). The Gold Deposits of Western Australia: Extract from The Mining Handbook. Geological Survey Memoir No. 1 (Facsimile ed). Perth, Victoria Park & Bentley: Hesperian Press / Fleetwood Camping Stores. 92 pp. Paperback folio, very good condition, stapled, black & white photos, maps (listed as figures), diagrams, graphs, figures, faint toning edges, spine faded, spine ends scuffed, corner tip front cover slightly scuffed, minor edgewear, light foxing covers & edges, small mark front cover. An account of the goldfields in Western Australia in 1919, by A. Gibb Maitland. Contents: General statement. Geographical Distribution of the Deposits - Kimberley - Pilbara - West Pilbara - Ashburton - Gascoyne - Peak Hill - Murchison - Yilgarn - Yalgoo - Phillips River - East Murchison - Mount Margaret - North Coolgardie - Broad Arrow - East Coolgardie - North-East Coolgardie - Coolgardie - Dundas. Minor districts. A fascinating book about goldfields history. (Extracted from The Mining Handbook, Geol. Surv. Memoir No. 1, Chapter II: Economic Geology. Part III., Section I, 1919. Printed by Hesparian Press, 1979, on behalf of Fleetwood Camping Services, distributors of electronic equipment and metal detectors. ISBN not printed in book, assigned later.). ISBN/ASIN: 0859050114. Our Book No: 40989. $60 AUD.

186. Malbunka, Mary (2004). When I Was Little, Like You (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 32 pp. Paperback large oblong quarto, very good plus condition, colour drawings. An Aboriginal children's picture book. The author shares her stories of playing with friends, building cubby houses climbing trees, collecting sugarbags, digging for honey ants, hunting for lizards and learning about the seasons, animals and plants. Mary has created a vivid picture of an Australian childhood in which country - ngurra - is life itself. This book will delight children and adults alike. Shortlisted for NSW Premier's History Award 2003 and 2004. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741142563. Our Book No: 30609. $16 AUD.

187. Malouf, David (1984). Fly Away Peter (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Penguin Books. 134 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minimal edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. Australian novel about three very different people brought together on the Queensland coast by their love of birds. Both sanctuary owner and employee are drawn to the war and the horrors of the trenches of Armentieres. ISBN/ASIN: 014007015X. Our Book No: 9837. $12 AUD.

188. Malouf, David (1984). Harland's Half Acre (1st U.S. ed). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 230 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), cloth spine (edge front boards minimally faded), spine jacket minimally faded, untrimmed fore-edges, minor edgewear, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. A novel by David Malouf about Frank Harland, a budding artist bought up on a poverty-stricken dairy farm in Queensland. A portrait of the influences that make Harland into a painter. Also a moving study of the mysteries of childhood, family ties, and of the random events that shape lives.This novel is rich in passion and incident, with obsessive and sometimes violent demands of family life. First U.S. edition. . ISBN/ASIN: 0394539192. Our Book No: 29588. $25 AUD.

189. Malouf, David (1987). Harland's Half Acre (New, reprint ed). London: Penguin Books. 230 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, edge rear cover & bottom edge minimally foxed, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. A novel by David Malouf about Frank Harland, a budding artist bought up on a poverty-striken dairy farm in Queensland. A portrait of the influences that make Harland into a painter. Also a moving study of the mysteries of childhood, family ties, and of the random events that shape lives.This novel is rich in passion and incident, with obsessive and sometimes violent demands of family life. Penguin edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0140074694. Our Book No: 24690. $12 AUD.

190. Malouf, David (1994). Remembering Babylon (Reprint ed). London: Vintage / Random House. 200 pp. Paperback trade, good condition only, light toning pages as usual, minimal scratches front cover, minor edgewear. A colonial Australian novel by David Malouf, about the tragic story of a white man trying to adjust to life after living 16 years among Aborigines in Queensland. Short-listed for 1993 Booker Prize and 1994 Miles Franklin Award. ISBN/ASIN: 009930242X. Our Book No: 18559. $12 AUD.

191. Manbulloo, Karen; Angelo, Denise (illustrator); Haysom, Julie (illustrator); Binjari, Buk Mob (illustrator) (2019). Molly the Pig (Moli det Bigibigi) (Reprint ed). Sydney: Indigenous Literacy Foundation. 23 pp. Paperback oblong, very good plus condition, colour drawings, minimal edgewear. Australian children's picture book about a pig named Molly who was found in the bush by Karen’s brother (location: Katherine, Northern Territory). This is a true story from Karen Manbulloo. Molly loves eating weetbix and soon grows into a large pig who scares away the dogs that used to chase her when she was tiny. This is a beautiful positive Indigenous story that will make children and adults happy to read it. (Written in Kriol and English. Originally published 2017, and later reprinted in 2019 for the Australian Reading Hour.) This is the 2019 edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780648155430. Our Book No: 40371. $20 AUD.

192. Manning, Paddy (2013). What the Frack? Everything You Need to Know About Coal Seam Gas. Sydney, Kensington: New South QuickEs. 188 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Australia's coal seam gas industry in rural New South Wales and Queensland carries unprecedented toxic environmental risks, but it could be the path to energy salvation by being cleaner than coal, safer than nuclear energy, and a complement to renewables. Business journalist Paddy Manning provides a balanced examination of both sides of the argument. While big oil and gas companies believe Australia could be the biggest liquid natural gas (LNG) exporter in the world, farmers and environmentalists are united in their opposition to coal seam gas extraction from Australia's most fertile agricultural lands. Do coal seam gas wells poison our food resources? Does coal seam gas really aid in tackling climate change? Visiting drill sites, boardrooms, pipelines, parliamentary offices, and farm gate protests, the author demonstrates how coal seam gas extraction may be one boom that is happening too fast. (From the NewSouth QuickEs series of short, sharp essays of topics of public interest.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781742233659. Our Book No: 16539. $20 AUD.

193. Mapping and Surveying, Department of (1979). MAP: Town of Chiilagoe, County of Lynd, Land Agents District of Cairns. Brisbane: Department of Mapping and Surveying [Queensland]. N/a pp. Ephemera, very large format folded map, very good condition, black & white drawing, some toning & edgewear. A map of real estate lots and subdivisions in the town of Chillagoe, Cairns region, north Queensland. Stated as within the Chillagoe Mining Field, though specific mining tenements are not shown. (Chillagoe is the site of retired heritage-listed mineral smelters, the subject of the Mungana corruption scandal.). Our Book No: 4484. $15 AUD.

194. Mapping and Surveying, Department of (1980). MAP: Queensland 1:250,000 Series Cadastral Maps (2 Maps: Walsh, Hann River). Brisbane: Department of Mapping and Surveying. N/a pp. Each map: Ephemera, large format folded map, very good condition, black & white drawing, toned (1 map), minor edgewear. Two cadastral maps, which show all the cadastral (survey) plans for two north Queensland regions. Map 1 (1980) is the Walsh region. Map 2 (1978) is the Hann River region (largely toned orange-brown). Our Book No: 4492. $20 AUD.

195. Marks, Bill (1991). The Fall of the Dice. Perth, South Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 186 pp. Paperback trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), thick card covers, frontispiece map, black & white text-photos, fore-edge lightly foxed, minor creasing base front cover jacket, slight bump top spine, minor edgewear. This is the story of a generation of Australians whose childhood and adolescence was affected by the Great Depression, and whose early adulthood was marred by war. Bill Marks was born and raised in the rough and tumble working-class town of South Fremantle, a Perth seaside suburb. He grew up in the racing industry, ran two-up games in the army during World War 2 in the Middle East, and had a short disastrous career as a bookmaker. He also ran a butcher shop. He relates his story with warmth and humour, with an eye for detail. He thinks he is a lucky man, the dice having come up nine times out of ten. ISBN/ASIN: 0949206903. Our Book No: 41227. $20 AUD.

196. Marshall, Debi (2012). The House of Hancock: The Rise and Rise of Gina Rinehart (1st ed). Sydney: Random House. 367 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner tips few pages little creased, minor edgewear, light pencil mark top edge. An unauthorised biography by Debi Marshall of Gina Rinehart, the richest person in Australian history. She is the daughter of Lang Hancock: mining millionaire and discoverer of the world's largest iron ore deposit in the Pilbara. Informed by sources close to the Hancock family and other business associates, and including exclusive materials never before seen, the author poses the question what comes next for the woman who has more wealth than the Queen? ISBN/ASIN: 9781742756745. Our Book No: 30086. $18 AUD.

197. Marshall, Paul (1988). Raparapa: Stories from the Fitzroy River Drovers. Broome: Magabala Books. 288 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour & black & white photos, maps, single-colour illustrated endpapers, minor edgewear jacket (faint foxing reverse side), minor edgewear cover edges, light foxing some pages, some foxing inside covers. Full title: 'Raparapa: Stories from the Fitzroy River Drovers'. The nine Aboriginal men who have contributed to this book come from different language tribes and different parts of the Fitzroy / West Kimberley region in far north Western Australia, but share a common background. They speak for whole generations of Aboriginal drovers who have endured injustices. Paul Marshall agreed to edit this book after a suggestion by John Watson in 1985. The nine men all had the final say on the content of his story. This book is an important contribution to Aboriginal culture. Note: The Aboriginal words used in this book are from several different languages. When the established English spelling is known, this has been used. All other words are spelt using the South Kimberley Language Orthography by Joyce Hudson and William McGregor. ISBN/ASIN: 0731633288. Our Book No: 41312. $25 AUD.

198. Martin, Mandy; Robin, Libby; Smith, Mike (2005). Strata: Deserts Past, Present and Future: An Environmental Art Project about a Significant Cultural Place. Mandurama, NSW: Mandy Martin. 54 pp. Paperback narrow oblong large quarto, very good condition, colour drawings & fold-out colour paintings, small mark front cover, minor edgewear. Mandy Martin and two colleagues explain the diverse kinds of knowledge and ways of knowing place in Indigenous cultures, which incorporates artistic and environmental aspects. The specific place discussed is Puritjarra, a rock shelter in the Cleland Hills in Western Central Australia (Northern Territory). It is part of the country of the Aboriginal people of the Ikuntji/Haasts Bluff community. An exhibition of the art works associated with the 'Strata' project, curated by Tim Rollason, was scheduled for the Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, in June-July 2005. ISBN/ASIN: 0957748140. Our Book No: 23173. $30 AUD.

199. Matthews, Tony (2001). Blackguards and Scoundrels of Colonial Queensland: True Stories of Crime, Passion and Punishment [Black Guards]. Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press (CQUP). 238 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, minor edgewear. Tony Matthews describes the early rough and tough days in Colonial Queensland. He writes about daring gold robberies, whippings, unholy prisons, murderers, hangmen, long-forgotten mysteries, lost gold, and brutal masters and mistresses. ISBN/ASIN: 1876780002. Our Book No: 30670. $28 AUD.

200. Maye, Anne (2015). The Global Adventures of John Paterson: Son of a Handloom Weaver 1824 - 1885. Armidale, NSW: Self-Published: Anne Maye. 189 pp. Paperback large quarto, as new condition, few black & white text-photos, minimal edgewear. A comprehensive self-published genealogical study by Anne Maye of John Paterson, the son of a handloom weaver from Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He served in the Army for 24 years (Nova Scotia, Crimea, Falkland Islands). He next migrated to Moreton Bay with his family in 1865 in the ship 'Melmerby'. He worked on the railways and as a publican under difficult circumstances (caring for five children), and then moved to Tenterfield in northern New South Wales, where he died in 1885. Some descendants lived in the Roma region, Queensland. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980622621. Our Book No: 18481. $80 AUD.

201. Mayne, Alan (2014). Alternative Interventions: Aboriginal Homelands, Outback Australia and the Centre for Appropriate Technology. Adelaide, Kent Town: Wakefield Press. 172 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, colour photos, one sepia (brown-tinted) photo, minimal edgewear. This book is about an Aboriginal-owned science and technology organisation (CAT). In 2010, thirty years after an initial start-up grant of $40,000 the group was operating with an annual turnover in excess of $20 million and a staff of 130 providing technical services to over 500 remote Aboriginal communities spread across the northern half of Australia. The author is an historian who has unraveled a story of people, place and relationships. This is a personal and political journey of ideas into action, intervention through innovation. This is a very readable book that helps broaden our understanding of Indigenous Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743052723. Our Book No: 40377. $30 AUD.

202. McCarthy, P. H. (1975). The Wild Scotsman: James McPherson: The Queensland Bushranger. Melbourne: Hawthorn Press. 123 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white photos, some edgewear dustjacket (slight loss top corner, chipped edges, fore-edge rubbed with pinhole, white background rear cover rubbed & slightly marked, few tiny dents, some foxing reverese side), light foxing endpapers & top edge, pages lightly toned, sticker mark front free flyleaf. P. H. McCarthy relates the story of James McPherson, the 'Wild Scotsman', reputed to be Queensland's most notorious bushranger. The published material on his bushranging career is sketchy and inaccurate, and very little is known of his childhood in Scotland, and the years after he was jailed, and accepted 'the error of his ways'. This short book gives a concise but fully documented biography of the 'Robin Hood of the Burnett' and gives a brief account of the times in which he lived. ISBN/ASIN: 0725601280. Our Book No: 41327. $30 AUD.

203. McDonald, Fleur (2022). Rising Dust (Detective Dave Burrows Returns in Another Breathtaking Tale of Rural Suspense) (Reprint ed) [Detective Dave Burrows Series]. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 367 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An outback romance crime fiction novel by Fleur McDonald. Detective Dave Burrows returns to solve what seems like a sheep stealing at a station north of Carnarvon, Western Australia, Dave and his partner, Bob Holden, soon realise that this crime is a lot more than just stock theft.The Dave Burrows novels are set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Dave is at the start of his career. (No 5 in the Detective Dave Burrows Series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781760878832. Our Book No: 31381. $20 AUD.

204. McDonald, Fleur (2023). Into the Night (Arson, Suicide Or Worse? Detective Dave Burrows Investigates His Most Mystifying Case) (Reprint ed) [Detective Dave Burrows Series]. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 342 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An outback romance crime fiction novel by Fleur McDonald. Detective Dave Burrows returns to solve a crime, which could be arson, suicide or something else, on Leo Perry’s farm, 60 Kms out of the town of Yorkenup. Leo has the devotion of Coffee his loyal dog. A fire threatens his life. Dave and his partner Detective Bob Holden are called to Leo’s ravaged farm, Leo is not found, his wife Jill is distraught. Leo and his dog appear to have vanished. (No 6 in the Detective Dave Burrows Series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781761066474. Our Book No: 31383. $20 AUD.

205. McGahan, Andrew (2005). The White Earth (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 379 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition. Winner of the 2005 Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2005. In 1992, when William was 8 years old, he looked out from the back verandah and saw the mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion. His father dead by fire and his mother plagued by demons of her own, William is cast upon the charity of his unknown uncle - an embittered old man living in the ruins of a once great station homestead (Kuran House, Queensland), and involved in secretive political work. It's a baffling and sinister new world for the boy, a place of decay and secret histories. A haunting, disturbing tale: part family saga, part history, part gothic thriller. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741146127. Our Book No: 17447. $12 AUD.

206. McGinnis, Kerry (2024). Gathering Storms (Nothing Stays Hidden Forever) (New ed). Melbourne: Michael Joseph / Penguin Random House Australia. 355 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This is a moving and evocative Australian novel of mystery, heartbreak and courage by Kerry McGinnis, set in the Queensland Gulf country during monsoon season. Penny Carter has quiet life in Southbend running a nursery with her ex-father-in-law. Life is turned upside down when Lisa, the young daughter of her late husband, is deposited on her doorstep. A cyclone leads to the discovery of a skeleton buried next to the town cemetery. Penny, supported by her enigmatic neighbour Flint, begins to question everything she thought she knew about her own childhood and her mother's death. What other secrets will be uncovered after the wet season? . ISBN/ASIN: 9781761350474. Our Book No: 31262. $25 AUD.

207. McLean, Bruce; Hurley, Ron (2009). Nurreegoo: The Art and Life of Ron Hurley 1946 - 2002. Brisbane, South Bank: Queensland Art Galley. 76 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos (including frontispiece), minor edgewear, small sticker scuff top corner tip title page. This is the story of Ron Hurley (1946 - 2002) who was born into the Gooreng Gooreng and Mununjali peoples of South East Queensland. He was one of the first Aboriginal artists to have formally studied European art traditions. Ron was an inspiration and role model to many young Indigenous artists. This publication highlights a distinguished career as one of the early leaders of the urban political movement in Aboriginal art. This book accompanies an art exhibition by the Queensland Art Gallery at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 8 August - 25 October, 2009, curated by Bruce McLean.. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921503061. Our Book No: 41678. $40 AUD.

208. Megarrity, Lyndon (2018). Northern Dreams: The Politics of Northern Development in Australia. Melbourne, North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 230 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, map, minimal edgewear. Lyndon Megarrity provides passionate arguments regarding Northern Australia's national significance, and analysis of the political debates that have periodically drawn public attention northwards. The author has also highlighted the roles taken by Gough Whitlam, Ben Chifley, Robert Menzies and Bob Hawke in shaping northern development policies to suit their times. Northern Australia (north of the Tropic of Capricorn) is rediscovered by each new generation of Australian politicians. The region has a long history back to 1901 of nation building initiatives and proposals. This history must be looked at to avoid the mistakes of the past. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925801187. Our Book No: 41481. $35 AUD.

209. Mengel, D. C.; Carr, A. F. (1976). Ipswich Coal-field (2 volumes) [Geological Survey of Queensland Report, no 94]. Brisbane: Queensland Department of Mines. 18 + N/A pp. Volume 1: Paperback small quarto, very good condition, thin card covers, stapled pamphlet, figures, tables, minor edgewear. Volume 2: Diagrams, plans and maps in a slipcase (little creased). From the summary: This report reviews Departmental coal exploration in the Ipswich Coal-field up to the year 1972. This coalfield lies about 35 km west of Brisbane and covers an area of 250 km2 to the south of the Brisbane River. Volume 2 contains Figures 4 to 16 in a slipcase. Our Book No: 29328. $40 AUD.

210. Michael, Linda (editor); Mundine, Djon; Munro, Keith; Macgregor, Elizabeth Ann (foreword) (2008). They Are Meditating: Bark Paintings From the MCA's Arnott's Collection. Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). 271 pp. Paperback small folio, very good plus condition, thick card covers (with flaps), colour text-photos (many full-page), maps, glossy paper, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.7 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This art book was published on the occasion of the exhibition: 'They are Meditating: Bark Paintings from the MCA's Arnott's Collection', Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2008. Assembled by Californian businessman and graphic designer, Jerome Gould from the 1960s to the early 1980s, it was gifted to the Museum by Arnott's Biscuits Ltd in 1993 - coinciding with the Year of the World's Indigenous People. The collection features works from important artists and represents the creative hubs in and around Groote Eylandt, Yirrkala, Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Milingimbi, Ramingining, Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Wadeye (Port Keats), and the Tiwi Islands over time. The bark paintings of Aboriginal artists in Arnhem Land, Port Keats and the Tiwi Islands are the product of a unique legacy of many thousands of years length. Michael, Linda (catalogue editor). Mundine, Djon (guest curator). Munro, Keith (curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs). (This book, ISBN 9781921034237, is a large format paperback.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781921034237. Our Book No: 27736. $65 AUD.

211. Miles, Keith R.; Foxall, J. S. (1942). The Blue Asbestos Bearing Banded Iron Formations of the Hamersley Ranges, Western Australia [and] The Blue Asbestos Deposits of the Hamersley Range and Their Economic Importance [Geological Survey of Western Australia, Bulletin, no. 100]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 61 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (black cloth spine), tables, glossy paper, figures, map, foldout map at front, minor edgewear & bumping, minor annotation front cover. Because of recent increased interest during WW2, these two complementary reports summarise what is known about the petrology, mineralogy and mining potential of the crocidolite (blue asbestos) deposits of the Hamersley Ranges, plus two appendices of previous brief reports. (This historic document was published well before the nasty cancer-causing property of blue asbestos was known.). Our Book No: 17527. $60 AUD.

212. Miller, Alex (2003). Journey to the Stone Country (Modern reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 364 pp. Paperback trade, good plus condition, pages & inside covers lightly toned as common, edges minimally foxed, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name title page). This Australian novel by Alex Miller is about a woman named Annabelle who leaves Melbourne after being betrayed by her husband and goes to her old family home in tropical North Queensland where she meets Bo Rennie, one of the Jangga tribe. Bo claims to have the key to her future. Alex Miller has twice won the Miles Franklin Literary Award, first in 1993 for The Ancestor Game and again in 2003 for this book (Journey to the Stone Country). (Modern 978 reprint. Tim Winton states: The most impressive and satisfying novel of recent years.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781741141467. Our Book No: 28621. $25 AUD.

213. Miller, Debbie S.; Van Zyle, Jon (illustrator) (2013). Survival at 40^oC Above (Reprint ed). London: A. & C. Black. 32 pp. Paperback oblong small quarto, very good plus condition, colour illustrations, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). A beautiful book about a day in the life of the animals of Australia's Simpson Desert as they endure wide temperature swings from the scorching day to the cool of night. From superglue frogs to thorny devils and one-humped camels, these animals are well adapted to this dynamic climate. The text will interest older children and the colourful life-like illustrations will suit any age. A wonderful way to learn about nature and the environment. ISBN/ASIN: 9781408190296. Our Book No: 29569. $20 AUD.

214. Mines, Department of (1978). MAP: Mining Lease Atlas: Mossman 1:250,000 Series. Brisbane: Department of Mines. N/a pp. Ephemera, large format folded map, very good condition, colour drawing, minor edgewear. This colour topographical map of the Mossman region, northern Queensland (dated 1973), has superimposed current mining leases indicated in red (each lease identified by number). Our Book No: 4487. $15 AUD.

215. Mission, Benedictine (1955). Pax: New Norcia, W.A: The Monastic - Missionary Establishment of the Victoria Plains. New Norcia, WA: Abbey Press. 41 pp. Paperback small oblong, good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white photos, bottom edges last three pages chipped, covers faintly rubbed, staples rusted, few tiny edge tears, minor edgewear corner tips front cover. The remarkable story of the Benedictine Monastery, 80 miles north of Perth (Western Australia). The founder, Bishop Salvado, had a mission to educate Aboriginal Australians. His ambition was to build up gradually in the Australian bush a large library. Includes a small chapter titled: When And Why Was New Norcia Founded?. The colour cover has a photo of a monk looking into the distance with the grounds and the mission behind him. The word PAX is in white letters on the front cover. (No date, but 1950s, Trove.). Our Book No: 40679. $15 AUD.

216. Mission, Benedictine (1960). New Norcia, W.A. Perth & New Norcia, WA: Benedictine Community of New Norcia / Printed by Record Print. 36 pp. Paperback small oblong, good plus condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white photos, rear cover little creased, corner tips covers slightly creased, spine little rubbed, some edgewear. The remarkable story of the Benedictine Monastery, 80 miles north of Perth (Western Australia). The founder, Bishop Salvado, had a mission to educate Aboriginal Australians. His ambition was to build up gradually in the Australian bush a large library. The rear cover has a colour photo of Bishop Salvado in 1860 in the library. (No date, but 1960, Trove.). Our Book No: 40678. $15 AUD.

217. Monahan, Sean (2003). A Long and Winding Road: Xavier Herbert's Literary Journey. Perth, Crawley: University of Western Australia Press (UWAP). 322 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear. Sean Monahan provides an engaging, accessible book that makes a substantial and original contribution to the understanding of Xavier Herbert's fiction, while at the same time also telling the human story of a writer's rocky road to creating a masterpiece. The book is part literary criticism, part literary detective story to reveal the true story about the noted Queensland writer. The author is a retired academic (English Literature) who has studied Xavier Herbert for 20 years. ISBN/ASIN: 187626893X. Our Book No: 26876. $20 AUD.

218. Moriarty, John; McHugh, Evan (with) (2000). Saltwater Fella (An Inspiring True Story of Success Against All Odds). Melbourne: Viking / Penguin Books. 285 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour photos centre spread, few black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, owner's written name & details inside front cover. John Moriarty began a search for his family which took him from his Saltwater People on the Gulf of Carpentaria to heading an internationally acclaimed Aboriginal design company. John sets out to find his Aboriginal and Irish families - uncovering some amazing connections, while raising his own children to appreciate their special heritage. ISBN/ASIN: 0670878650. Our Book No: 25339. $20 AUD.

219. Moriarty, Ros (2010). Listening to Country: A Journey to the Heart of What It Means to Belong (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 232 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, pages lightly toned, crease top corner covers, few page corners little worn, minor edgewear. Ros Moriarty is a white woman married to an Aboriginal man. Her book opens a rare window to the voices, humour and strength of the remarkable indigenous Law women of the remote Gulf of Carpentaria. Ros takes an emotional journey across country and culture to the Northern Territory's Tanami Desert with her husband's Aboriginal family to perform ceremony. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741753806. Our Book No: 25328. $20 AUD.

220. Morris, Leon (1996). Yirra: Land Law and Language: Strong and Alive. Broome / Fitzroy Crossing, WA: Magabala Books / Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre. 64 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos, map, inside covers lightly toned, top edge lightly foxed, tiny tear fore-edge single page, minor edgewear. About the Yirra Festival in August 1994, which was organised by the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC). The many different language groups of the Kimberley come together for celebration and cultural exchange. Yirra (pronounced Ir-ray) is a permanent waterhole in Nyikina country on the banks of Raparapa (Fitzroy River) and is part of the Aboriginal owned Mount Anderson pastoral station about 70 kilometres from Derby. The book includes a map of Kimberley languages, and an historical and political overview of the Kimberley. The groups attending the festival include: Nyikina and Mangala, Bardi, Jaru, Ngardi and Kukatja, Wangkajunga and Walmajarri, Kija and Ngarinyin, Kija and Miriwoong, Karanypany Joonba. ISBN/ASIN: 0646267841. Our Book No: 28750. $40 AUD.

221. Mudrooroo; Johnson, Colin (1995). Wildcat Screaming: A Novel (Reprint ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 142 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner tip rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. This Australian novel by Mudrooroo (Colin Johnson) is a sequel to his classic urban Aboriginal novel 'Wild Cat Falling'. Set in the boom years of Perth bankers and entrepreneurs, we see the same wheeling and dealing from inside Fremantle prison. Wildcat has to survive in prison, and understand the new order, set by the Chief Warder and an ex-Indian Army officer. Soon he too is part of their great creation, The Panopticon Prison Reform Society. (Originally published, 1992. This copy: New edition, 1995.). ISBN/ASIN: 0207190089. Our Book No: 3086. $12 AUD.

222. Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, George; Lofts, Pamela (illustrator) (1992). How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails: An Aboriginal Story (Reprint ed). Sydney: Scholastic Press. 32 pp. Paperback oblong, very good condition, full-page colour drawings, base spine little rubbed, corner tips some pages slightly creased, minor edgewear. Australian children's picture book based on an ancient story, and told by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people, to Aboriginal children living in Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia. The illustrations by Pamela Lofts are adapted from their original paintings of the story. (Originally published, 1987, reprinted many times by Scholastic.). ISBN/ASIN: 0868963232. Our Book No: 18412. $15 AUD.

223. Munro, Mike (2019). The Last Bushrangers: When History Becomes Personal - the Story of the Murderous Kenniff Gang. Sydney: HarperCollinsPublishers. 309 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, map, minor edgewear. Mike Munro hosted the 4-part series Lawless on the History Channel, shown on Foxtel, which focused on the descendants of Australian bushrangers. One part was about Patrick and Jimmy Kenniff in Queensland. Patrick was hanged for murdering a police constable and Station manager. The Kenniff brothers were great-uncles of Mike Munro, and Mike's grandfather illegally changed the family name from Kenniff to Munro out of shame. The Kenniffs have fascinated Mike Munro for decades. But who were Mike's relatives? What drove them to their life of crime? And were the brothers really responsible for such terrible murders? This is a story that is both gripping and personal, and an insight into lawless Australian bush life just after Federation, just as the new race and class-conscious nation was coming of age. ISBN/ASIN: 9781460756850. Our Book No: 41728. $25 AUD.

224. Nadesalingam, Priya; Holt, Rebekah (with) (2023). Home to Biloela: The Story of the Tamil Family that Captured Our Hearts. Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 301 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, light foxing edges, minor edgewear,. This is the first time Priya Nadesalingam has shared the story of her childhood in war-torn Sri Lanka and her escape across the Indian Ocean on an overcrowded fishing boat. Alone in a strange country, she was without family and friends. She met and married Nades, another refugee, and settled in Biloela a small Queensland town, where they had two daughters, Kopica and Tharnicaa. In 2018 the Australian Government tried to deport the family as illegal asylum seekers who arrived by boat. The citizens of Biloela built a strong support group with a powerful social media campaign that gathered support from hundreds of thousands of people around Australia. Journalist Rebekah Holt first met the family in detention, and recalls the dramatic behind-the-scenes efforts to prevent the family from being deported. After a change of government, Priya, Nades and their girls were granted permanent visas, and were able to freely return to Biloela. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761069680. Our Book No: 31264. $25 AUD.

225. Nash, Charlotte (2014). Iron Junction: Can the Dusty Roads of the Pilbara Lead to Love? (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette. 359 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An enchanting Australian rural romance by up and coming novelist Charlotte Nash. Dr Beth Harding leaves Sydney behind and takes a locum job in the mining town of Iron Junction. Beth soon decides the move was a big mistake. Then she met Will Walker, who could make the difference between her leaving or staying. Will has left his father's cattle farm and traded a broad-brim for a hard hat and works in the mines at Iron Junction. Finding each other forces Will to confront his past, just as Beth looks at her future. Will they be brave enough to love each other despite everything that stands in their way? ISBN/ASIN: 9780733631658. Our Book No: 31188. $22 AUD.

226. Neidjie, Bill; Davis, Stephen; Fox, Allan (1985). Kakadu Man: Bill Neidjie (1st ed). Sydney: Mybrood P/L. 95 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour photos, endpaper map, minor edgewear. The story of Bill Neidjie, an Aboriginal man of the Gagudju (Kakadu) community, Northern Territory, who was concerned about uranium mining on traditional lands. In the 1970s there were efforts to change Arnhem Land to a national park and then mine for uranium. Bill Neidjie wrote this book to dispute this plan. His reply is along the same lines as Chief Seattle of the Puget Sound tribe, who was asked by George Washington in 1853 to sell their tribal lands. First edition, first printing, 1985 (lacks the word 'Australia’s' on jacket front cover). ISBN/ASIN: 0958945802. Our Book No: 3028. $25 AUD.

227. Niall, Brenda (2012). True North: The Story of Mary and Elizabeth Durack (1st ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 291 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) photos, few black & white & colour photos (few creased bottom edge), minor edgewear, corner tips rear cover little worn, top & bottom corners front cover creased, light creasing covers. Mary and Elizabeth, one a writer and the other a painter, spent their childhood in Perth looking forward to their father coming home with stories of station life. Their grandfather was an Irish immigrant who set up a cattle empire. This joint biography delves into the lives of Mary, author of the Australian classic "Kings in Grass Castles", and Elizabeth, the renowned artist. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921758928. Our Book No: 26686. $16 AUD.

228. Nickerson, N.; Corporation, Karijini Aboriginal (1993). Karijini National Park, Western Australia. Perth: Aboriginal Economic Development Office. 22 pp. Paperback large quarto, card covers, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, maps, spine little creased & rubbed, minor edgewear. This pamphlet is about the Karijini National Park in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Aboriginal people from this area are called the Punjima, Kurrama and Innawonga, and each have their own language. The many color photos bring the Aboriginal history in the National Park to life, and make it a very special place. ISBN/ASIN: 0730955737. Our Book No: 28772. $18 AUD.

229. Nielsen, Peter (2004). North Queensland at War (Day by Day): Volume 1: Naval and Merchant Shipping Movements (1939 - 1942). Townsville: Nielsen Publishing. 330 pp. Paperback thick wide octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). Peter Nielsen has researched and compiled a comprehensive self-published catalogue of all naval shipping movements in North Queensland waters during the specified time period of World War 2, 1939 - 1942. (Volume 1 only : Part 2 was later published in 2007. 306 + 24 pages. No 55 of an unspecified limited edition.) ISBN/ASIN: 0975212702. Our Book No: 14609. $50 AUD.

230. Nisbet, Hume (1997). The Haunted Station (New ed) [Small Tales of Early Australia]. Canberra: Mulini Press. 33 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, card cover, minimal edgewear. Hume Nisbet provides a 'gothic'' novel about an old house in outback Western Australia. The time is the middle of the 19th century. An escaped convict came to the large old station house which was the scene of a murder. His experiences in the house are the basis for this tale. The ghost reappears during a wild storm in true gothic novel style. (No 4 in the 'Small Tales of Early Australia' series from Mulini Press. This story was first published in 'The Haunted Station and Other Stories', London, White, 1893.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949910678. Our Book No: 29757. $25 AUD.

231. Noakes, A. W. (1947). Water for the Inland. Brisbane: A. W. Noakes / Printed by Rallings & Rallings. 56 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, card covers, stapled pamphlet, fold-out map, spine little rubbed, minor edgewear corners, covers & pages little toned, minor insect damage rear cover, light foxing edges, staples rusted, crease across pages near base of spine. A small self-published booklet by A. W. Noakes. About the Reid and Dr Bradfield water schemes to bring water to the dry outback of Queensland. There is no publication date, but there is a mention of the recent rain (January 1947). Our Book No: 40813. $80 AUD.

232. Noyce, John E.; Brook, Kay; Czechura, Greg; Henderson, Barbara; Hill, Robin (photographer); Noyce, John (photographer); Tarrant, Tom (illustrator); Hughes, Bevly (illustrator) (1997). A Birdwatchers Guide to Redcliffe, Pine Rivers and Caboolture [Bird Watchers Guide]. Brisbane, Caboolture: The Wildlife Preservation Society of Caboolture Shire Inc. 121 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, colour plates centre spread, map, spine minimally faded & rubbed, cover slightly faded, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. The editor, John E. Noyce, in his introduction states he is providing a complete, accurate and up-to-date annotated list of all bird species that have been recorded in the city of Redcliffe and the shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture (all in Brisbane). It is allegedly the richest region in Australia (in relation to size) for diverse birdlife. Published by The Wildlife Preservation Society of Caboolture Shire Inc. (Loosely inserted: correction slip for p88.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909971072. Our Book No: 41543. $35 AUD.

233. Nucolorvue; Palmer, Jean (photographer) (1970). Wildflowers of the West: Highlights of Western Australia's Unique Native Flora [Wildflowers of the West in Full Colour]. Perth: Nucolorvue Productions / Gordon and Gotch. Unnum 24 pp. Paperback oblong wide octavo, good plus condition, stapled pamphlet, colour text-photos (some full-page), reverse side covers lightly toned, rear cover corner creased, minor edgewear, owner's written name. A pamphlet published for Gordon and Gotch (Australia) Ltd., Parry Street, Perth (possibly 1970 or 1960s, Trove catalogue). This pamphlet shows some of the highlights of the 6000 or so species in Western Australia. Picture of blue leschenaultia on front cover. Our Book No: 20727. $12 AUD.

234. Nugent, Mary-Lou; Williamson, Inawinytji (foreword); Djerrkura, Gatjil (foreword) (1998). Desert Art: The Desart Directory of Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Centres (2nd ed). Alice Springs: Jukurrpa Books / IAD Press. 81 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good plus condition, colour text-photos including paintings (many full-page), glossy paper, minimal edgewear. This book, compiled by Mary-Lou Nugent (on behalf of the Association of Central Australian Aboriginal Art and Craft Centres), tells the story of Desart, the coordinating body for Aboriginal art and craft centres in Central Australia. This directory brings together 19 communities of artists, ordinarily remote from one another in both place and style. This beautiful book reveals in words and pictures of the artists themselves, the wide range and beauty of the Aboriginal art of Central Australia, including hand-painted pottery, hand-painted silks and canvases. Second edition (1998, reprinted 2000. Originally published 1993.). ISBN/ASIN: 1864650044. Our Book No: 25955. $25 AUD.

235. O'Brien, May L.; Wyatt, Sue (illustrator) (2015). The Legend of the Seven Sisters: A Traditional Aboriginal Story from Western Australia (Reissued (Reprint) ed). Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. 18 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour drawings, minor edgewear. This is a special children’s picture book by May L. O'Brien is about the Wongutha people of the Eastern Goldfields area in Western Australia. They tell stories explaining how the stars came to be where they are. One of these groups of stars is called the Seven Sisters. The Sisters were beautiful women who used to visit the earth and wander the land. This is why they appear in their position in the night sky. (Oringinally published, 1990. Beautiful illustrations by Sue Wyatt. Reissued with same ISBN in 2015.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780855756994. Our Book No: 41541. $20 AUD.

236. O'Reilly, M. J. (Mulga Mick) (1984). Bowyangs and Boomerangs: Reminiscences of 40 years' Prospecting in Australia and Tasmania. Perth: Hesperian Press. 164 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, black & white frontispiece portrait, tiny dent few rear pages, minor edgewear. A fascinating tough life of prospecting in the Western Australian goldfields (Kalgoorlie, Murchison, Pilbara), Central Australia (Alice Springs), the opal fields of South Australia, and finally for osmiridium at Adamsfield, Tasmania. M. J. (Mulga Mick) O'Reilly wrote the book in 1944 while helping to guard Tasmania from invasion. Originally published, 1944, Trove. This copy is the 1984 facsimile edition from Hesperian Press, with added frontispiece portrait, and 3-page publisher catalogue at rear. ISBN/ASIN: 0859050637. Our Book No: 18325. $40 AUD.

237. Oliver, Pam (2017). The Intrepid Hilda Abbott: Author, Designer, Red Cross Officer, Political Wife, 1890 - 1984. Darwin: Historical Society of the Northern Territory. 201 pp. Paperback small quarto, as new condition, black & white text-photos. Hilda Abbott was wife of the Northern Territory Administrator, CLA Abbott. The frequently unfair criticisms regarding Hilda's behaviour during and immediately after the Japanese bombing of Darwin in February 1941 are forensically examined. Also examines her life experience through two world wars and multiple careers as a Sydney Morning Herald correspondent, ABC broadcaster, Red Cross worker, and interior designer. The story of a woman who, while not flawless, showed great determination, kindness and loyalty. Her legacy is far more positive and varied than is portrayed in the historical record. Based on her archives and many published essays. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925167726. Our Book No: 17596. $50 AUD.

238. Palmer, Leonie (1998). Leonie Palmer's Noosa Cookbook (Reprint ed). Noosa Heads, QLD: Noosa Blue Publishing Group. 151 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour photos, small peephole front cover (shows author and title), minor edgewear, spine little faded, light foxing edges, minor edgewear. This cookery book is a celebration of Noosa (Queensland) - its lifestyle and its food. This book is for anyone who loves good food and wine, good company and beautiful places. Leonie Palmer has been a chef and restaurateur in Noosa for most of the past 25 years. Leonie has established Palmer's, which has been long regarded as one the finest restaurants in Australia. Leonie now runs Ricky Ricardo's with husband Steven Fisher. ISBN/ASIN: 0646282581. Our Book No: 41747. $28 AUD.

239. Parker, K. Langloh; Backhaus-Smith, Rex (illustrator); Lang, Andrew (introduction); Marika, Wandjuk (introduction) (1978). Australian Legendary Tales: Being the Two Collections of Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales Collected from Various Tribes (Reissue ed). Sydney: Bodley Head Australia. 188 pp. Hardback tall octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), dark plum boards (little rubbed), black & white drawings, coloured top edge (slightly faded), reverse side jacket lightly foxed, small foxed patches flaps, spine & decorative edge near spine faded, slight edgewear, spine ends creased, tiny tear top edge). A reissue in one volume of two important 19th century folk tale collections by K. Langloh Parker: 'Australian Legendary Tales' and 'More Australian Legendary Tales'. The collections were first published in separate volumes in 1896 and 1898 respectively, appearing simultaneously in London and Melbourne. The first book contains 31 stories, and the second has 23 stories. Both have prefaces by the author and introductions by Andrew Lang and Wandjuk Marika. There is a native text of one story and a glossary. Many of the stories are about animals and birds. The stories in the first book are solely from the Narran tribe (New South Wales), known among themselves as the Noongahburrahs. Those in the second book are from a wider number of tribes, but Mrs Parker used only Noongahburrah names to avoid confusing the reader with different dialects. The chapter-head illustrations in this new edition have been specially commissioned from Rex Backhaus-Smith, the well-known Queensland artist. ISBN/ASIN: 0370108418. Our Book No: 30715. $26 AUD.

240. Parmenter, Ian (2003). Sheer Bottled Bliss: My Margaret River Sea Change. Sydney, Pymble: HarperCollins. 230 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white drawings, tiny mark top edge, minor edgewear. A part-memoir, part-survival manual for those dreaming of their own place in the country or by the sea. Ian Parmenter, a TV chef, shares the adventures and misadventures of his journey from a culture-shocked London journalist arriving in Perth in the 70s, to discovering his beloved weekender at Margaret River. Ian includes some recipes that he and partner Anne enjoy. "After planting 1700 Chardonnay cuttings in three days, it took a further three days to recover some movement in our legs. Then we watered the sticks and waited. Within days we had a young vineyard". ISBN/ASIN: 0732276144. Our Book No: 23080. $16 AUD.

241. Partrige, Sydney; [Partridge, Sydney]; Murray, E. H. (illustrator) (1907). Rocky Section: An Australian Romance. Brisbane: Steele Rudd & Co. Ltd / Powell & Co. (Printers). 188 pp. Hardback octavo, very good condition, pictorial tan cloth cover (lightly marked), black & white plates (including frontispiece, with tissue guard), title page little toned, new endpapers, pages lightly toned (notably last page), minor edgewear, rubber bookshop stamp title page. An historical romance by Sydney Partrige set in rural Australia. This novel originally appeared as a serial in "Steele Rudd's Magazine". The author's name is also Sydney Partridge in some other novels, and is a pseudonym for Kate Margaret Partridge (1871 - 1953), who wrote novels jointly with another writer. Contains all four plates (rarely found). Review: "This is an Australian love story pure and simple. A young Queenslander falls in love with a fascinating girl from town but is jilted in favour of a titled man with money. He becomes a misogynist of the deepest dye, and buries himself in a veritable wilderness called Rocky Section — miles from anywhere. One day he discovers a girl near his place who has evidently lost her way and fainted from sheer exhaustion. He takes her to his hut and revives her, only to find that she has lost her memory and cannot tell where she comes from. He hates women with a bitter hatred, but is on the horns of a dilemma. What happens? "The way out" is most interesting, but you must read it for yourself." (Bookseller stamp: J. H. Lundager, My Morgan.). Our Book No: 16426. $150 AUD.

242. Pearse, Emma (2013). Sophie: The Incredible True Story of the Castaway Dog (1st ed). Boston, MA: Da Capo Press / Perseus Books. 307 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, maps, black & white photos, small tear & crease fore-edge, minor edgewear corners. This is the story about a dog named Sophie who fell overboard from her family boat, and became a castaway on an island near Mackay, Queensland. The story of her journey, survival and her reunion with her family will touch dog lovers everywhere. ISBN/ASIN: 9780738216065. Our Book No: 29984. $20 AUD.

243. Performing Arts Trust, Queensland (1995). The Spirit of Christmas Concert Program. [Queensland]: Queensland Performing Arts Trust. 8 pp. Paperback tall trade, single sheet fold-out brochure, very good condition, few minor creases, minor edgewear. Concert program guide that folds out to 8 pages. The concert is presented at the Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Complex on 15 and 16 December 1995, featuring The Queensland Youth Symphony. The program has the songs and the order they appear, with a short biography of the people that are involved in the concert. Our Book No: 40140. $15 AUD.

244. Pilkington, Doris; Garimara, Nugi (2016). Follow the Rabbit-proof Fence (Recent reprint ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 136 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, map, top corners three pages folded, minor edgewear. A true story by Doris Pilkington of three part-Aboriginal girls who escaped from a government settlement to seek out their homeland from which they had been removed by government authorities (the Stolen Generation). Based on the story of the author's mother, aunt and their friend, who escaped from the Moore River Native Settlement in 1931, and trekked along the rabbit-proof fence, two of them the whole 1600 Kms back to to Jigalong, an Aboriginal community in the Pilbara on the edge of the Little Sandy Desert. Now a major film by Phillip Noyce. ISBN/ASIN: 9780702233555. Our Book No: 15837. $14 AUD.

245. Playford, P. E.; Cockbain, A. E.; Low, G. H. (1976). Geology of the Perth Basin, Western Australia [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 124]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 311 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, red flexible cover (sticker mark front cover), frontispiece photo, figures (maps & black & white text-photos), corners covers little creased, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear, rubber stamp title page. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. P. E. Playford and colleagues provide the first detailed study of the regional geology of the Perth Basin, which consists mainly of superficial Quaternary deposits, with Mezozoic and Paleozic strata visible at the northern end. Previous studies were based only on surface geology, but geophysical surveys and drilled wells are now available. The Perth Basin has valuable natural gas, mineral sands and groundwater resources. Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 124. ISBN/ASIN: 0724460438. Our Book No: 17397. $50 AUD.

246. Posse, Victor (2003). Together Up There: Unit History of 549 RAF / RAAF Fighter Squadron In Northern Australia During World War II. Loftus, NSW: Australian Military History Publications (AMHP). 201 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, pictorial boards, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos, documents, maps, appendices, old price marks front free flyleaf. This story is about the cousin of the author (Victor Posse): Ronald Walter Posse, who was killed in a flying accident in the Northern Territory of Australia in WW2. He had been a Spitfire pilot and a member of 549 (Fighter) Squadron RAF from its formation until his untimely death on 16 November 1944 at Truscott, the secret wartime Kimberley airbase. He had flown 205 hours on Spitfires and 1240 hours on all types of planes. Also the story of Fighter Squadron 549. ISBN/ASIN: 1876439920. Our Book No: 27046. $35 AUD.

247. Potter, Catherine (editor); Moles, Sarah, (editor); Connors, Libby (editor); Postle, Pam (editor) (2002). Conversations on the Condamine: An Oral History from the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin. Sydney, Annandale: Envirobook. 128 pp. Paperback large square trade, very good condition, maps, black & white text-photos, corners tips front cover creased, edges lightly foxed, small closed tear spine, minor edgewear. This book. edited by Catherine Potter and three colleagues, examines some of the environmental changes to the Condamine River through the eyes of those who know it best - landholders who have spent a lifetime living alongside working with and enjoying their river. The Condamine River is on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland (Darling Downs, Warwick, Dalby region), and moves through some of the most productive agricultural land in Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0858811898. Our Book No: 41729. $25 AUD.

248. Poulier, Lisa (1997). Queensland State Archives: Pathways Immigration (1st ed). Brisbane: Queensland Government. 82 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled (rusted), covers lightly foxed, minor edgewear. This guide is intended to show researchers to the wide range of sources available about immigration and immigrants for Queensland and Australia generally. Records listed include the frequently used Immigration Department passenger lists, as well as many lesser known records. The guide contains listings of records relating to immigration generally, to passenger and shipping lists, and to immigrants. The immigrants were mainly of European origin, but include people from Asia and the Pacific, and occasionally reference is found to those who came from other parts of the world. The date range of the various records is 1848 to 1986. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 30846. $25 AUD.

249. Pownall, Eve (1964). Mary of Maranoa: Tales of Australian Pioneer Women (3rd, revised & reset ed). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP). 267 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), dark red boards (gilt title spine), black & white photos, toned stripe endpapers, front flap price-clipped jacket (scuffed patch front cover, spine ends little chipped, some edgewear). The fascinating story of over 40 little-appreciated rural women behind early Australian colonial settlement, many accorded a chapter each. Mary McManus of the Maranoa (Roma) region (Darling Downs, Queensland), is Chapter 17. The stories move from state to state, up and down the continent; they are stories of success and failure, tragedy and loneliness, social gatherings and hard work. They range over the pastoral areas, the goldfields and the vast dry inland. Personal recollections, family chronicles and historical records have all helped to tell these tales of the pioneering women of Australia. (Originally published, 1959. This copy is the third edition, slightly revised, 1964.). ISBN/ASIN: B000LXFZU6. Our Book No: 30235. $20 AUD.

250. Project, Literacy; Beck, Jane (illustrator) (1996). Gekardo the Gecko. Darwin: NTUniprint / Northern Territory University. 80 pp. Paperback large oblong quarto, very good condition, black & white drawings, large sticker rear cover. A children's picture story produced by Aboriginal students attending literacy classes at Northern Territory University, Darwin. The gecko is a lizard often found near Darwin. Gekardo the lizard has many adventures related to the student experiences, such as coexisting with dangerous humans and the tropical environment. Illustrated by Jane Beck. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0949070874. Our Book No: 13703. $25 AUD.

251. Pugh, Derek (2018). Darwin 1869: The Second Northern Territory Expedition (1st ed). [Darwin, Rapid Creek]: Derek Pugh. 151 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, slight bump tiny section bottom edge cover & first few pages, small scuff title page (price sticker removal), minor edgewear. Derek Pugh relates the fascinating story of how Darwin grew from humble but tumultuous beginnings. It was the only pre-Federation Australian capital established late enough to be photographed from its first settlement, and it is a survivor of challenges and privations not heard of in more temperate climes. Darwin's story (as originally governed by South Australia) is written on its maps. Street names such as Knuckey, Mclachlan, Daly, Woods, Bennet, Harvey and Smith Streets, recall the surveyors and their teams. Suburbs named Millner, Larrakeyah, Bellamack and Stuart Park are a reminder of the city's earliest days. This is a story of how courage and diligence of a few led to the founding of the city as it is today. ISBN/ASIN: 9780648142126. Our Book No: 30739. $25 AUD.

252. Purcell, Lorraine (2010). The Miners Friend: A Brief Account of the Life of Ludwig Hugo (Louis) Beyers 1840 - 1910 in Hill End, New South Wales and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Sydney, Carlton: Hill End & Tambaroora Gathering Group. 44 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, colour photo rear cover, sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos, maps, minimal edgewear. This brief biography, compiled by Lorraine Purcell, is about Ludwig (Louis) Beyers who was the much loved Mayor of Hill End. He left the eastern states to go to Western Australia to gain his fortune in the gold rushes of 1892. This book has been produced for the centenary of his death. It commemorates the laying of a plaque on his grave in the Mt Morgans cemetery on 30 November 2010. His great granddaughter, Helen Heath has written a dedication on behalf of the Beyer descendants. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980613223. Our Book No: 28873. $25 AUD.

253. Purdie, Robert; Fishburn, Matthew (editor) (2014). Narrative of the Wreck of HMS Porpoise. Sydney, Potts Point: Hordern House Rare Books. 134 pp. Hardback wide octavo, dustjacket (with flaps, nautical chart reverse side), pale blue paper covered boards, beige cloth spine, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), few sepia (brown-tinted) drawings. This is the long over-looked account of the notorious wreck of HMS Porpoise on the southern fringe of the Great Barrier Reef in 1803. This narrative of the wreck is now revealed as written by a junior officer on Matthew Flinders' HMS Investigator, Surgeon's Mate Robert Purdie (1780 - 1815). The narrative was originally published in eight parts in the Naval Chronicle in 1799 - 1818. This book has a new introduction and notes by Matthew Fishburn. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the July 1814 publication of Matthew Flinders' "Voyage to Terra Australis”. ISBN/ASIN: 9781875567737. Our Book No: 29604. $40 AUD.

254. Rackemann, Neville (1985). Neville Rackemann's Historical Note Book: Bundaberg. Bundaberg: Best Books. 107 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, sepia (brown-tinted) photos, five adverts & single photo, light foxing rear endpapers & edges, tiny bump fore-edge front cover. Neville Rackemann's Historical Note Book: Bundaberg (1985). This book is not a chronological history of Bundaberg. It is a selection of his 'historical notes', now in the fifth year of publication by the Bundaberg News-Mail. Topics include: Explorers, sheepmen, cattlemen, the murder of Blaxland, Bundaberg's founders John and Gavin Steuart, sugar and commerce. Where else but in Bundaberg would you find a man refusing to leave his flooded home until he fed the chooks? . ISBN/ASIN: 0958944407. Our Book No: 30664. $40 AUD.

255. Ramage, Jan; Wilson, Mark (illustrator) (2010). Stranded. Melbourne, Fitzroy: Black Dog Books. 31 pp. Hardback oblong quarto, no jacket, good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings (mostly full-page), illustrated endpapers, some colour loss & laminate lifting top corner front cover & bottom corner rear cover (not affecting cover illustration), minor edgewear & rubbing (spine ends little bumped). A wonderful children's picture story by Jan Ramage about a baby whale getting stranded on the beach, and Ben who risked his life to save it. The beautiful artwork by Mark Wilson is very lifelike and makes the story suitable to any age. The story is based on a true story of saving 120 beached whales. There were two rescues at Busselton, Western Australia. One was a world-first because 1500 people turned out to save the 120 stranded whales. It began with one person, culminating in a tidal wave of community support against unsurmountable odds, and remarkably all but one whale survived. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742030975. Our Book No: 41547. $30 AUD.

256. Rayner, E. O.; Nye, P. B. (1940). MAP: Cloncurry Gold and Mineral Field Plan Showing Generalized Geology and Positions of Mines [Cloncurry Plate 1]. Australia: Northern Aerial and Geophysical Survey. N/a pp. Ephemera, large format folded map, very good condition, multicoloured drawing, sheet lightly toned, tiny pinholes along one edge, minor edgewear & foxing, rubber library stamp reverse side. A handsome collectible geological map of the Cloncurry mineral field in Queensland. Plus the facsimile signatures of assistant geologist Rayner and executive officer Nye, dated 1940. Our Book No: 4190. $30 AUD.

257. Regional Tourist Association, North-west Queensland (1983). North-west Queensland. Mt. Isa: North-West Regional Tourist Association. Unnum 20 pp. Paperback oblong, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos, colour illustrations, maps, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This booklet is a tourist guide to this fascinating part of Queensland. Some of the towns that are listed are: Boulia, Camooweal, Cloncurry, The Gulf Country, Julia Creek, Mount Isa, Richmond. There are plenty of photos and illustrations of the main places of interest. (No date, about 1983.). Our Book No: 40773. $15 AUD.

258. Reid, Craig; Marshall, Justin; Logan, Dave; Kleine, Diana (2009). Coral Reefs and Climate Change [The Guide for Education and Awareness]. Brisbane: Coralwatch / University of Queensland Press (UQP). 236 pp. Paperback quarto, very good plus condition, includes CD ROM and coral health chart, colour photos, charts, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book places the focus on coral reefs such as the Great Barrier Reef, the astonishing abundance of life within them, and the impacts of climate change on this beautiful environment. Coral reefs are being lost five times faster than rainforest. It is important to act now to prevent further degradation. For educators, students, reef enthusiasts, professionals and eco-citizens. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646523606. Our Book No: 40223. $60 AUD.

259. Richardson, J. (editor) (1969). Along the Line in Western Australia (Reprint ed) [Railway Series: No 571]. Canberra: Traction Publications. 43 pp. Paperback wide trade, card covers, stapled (rusted), very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, scuff mark front cover, rear cover lightly marked, light creases along spine & top corner rear cover. This pictorial book presents a collection of photos of an era gone forever from the railway scene in Western Australia. Our Book No: 25913. $15 AUD.

260. Roennfeldt, Peter (2015). Madame Mallalieu: An Inspiring Musician and Her Legacy for Queensland. Brisbane: CopyRight Publishing. 302 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white & colour photos, family tree, base spine slightly rubbed, autograph (author's written dedication). The biography of a particularly inspiring musician, the impact she made during her lifetime and the ways in which her presence continues to this day. Henrietta Percival was born in England in 1842, but was known in Australia as Madame Mallalieu, and later as Mrs Willmore until her death in 1938 at the age of 96. She soon became known as the most accomplished female pianist and organist to have resided in colonial Brisbane. This story is also about her widely dispersed family newwork and the nature of her interactions with those she personally knew, and it also shows how character triats, attitudes and motivations can transcend the generations. The author, Professor Peter Roennfeldt, has an interest in Queensland’s musical heritage, as well as being a well-known keyboard performer. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921452253. Our Book No: 41746. $35 AUD.

261. Rose, Deborah Bird; D'Amico, Sharon (photographer); Daiyi, Nancy (with); Deveraux, Kathy (with); Daiyi, Margaret (with); Ford, Linda (with); Bright, April (with) (2002). Country of the Heart: An Indigenous Australian Homeland (1st ed). Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. 204 pp. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, colour photos, few black & white photos, map, faint foxing edges, faint mark title page, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This richly illustrated book is a journey to the floodplains, south-west of Darwin in Australia's Top End. This book is about the country, culture, lives and stories of the MakMak clan (the white-breasted sea-eagle people). In the Deborah Bird Rose text and Sharon D'Amicio's photos, we meet five amazing clan women. They share their world, their family, their laughter and their passion for their country. ISBN/ASIN: 085575396X. Our Book No: 27732. $45 AUD.

262. Roughley, Edna (1947). Ellice of Ainslie (1st ed). Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co. 253 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in fair only dustjacket), frontispiece, pages toned, small edge tears jacket (small pieces missing edges & base spine, edgewear, flap price-clipped, spine faded), corners little bumped boards (spine slightly faded), front hinge split (pages firm), prize certificate pasted after contents page), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (acetate). This Australian story for young adults is about a girl named Ellice Kinnard who is sent from her island home off the coast of Queensland, to school at Ainslie (location not stated). Ellice is afraid of the boarding school as she has never made friends of her own age, and does not want to leave here island home. At Ainslie, Ellice meets the lovely, fascinating Madelon Heriot, Silver, Lola, and Diana. She soon decides to win Madelon for her friend, but is warned that Madelon is cold and very unpopular in the school. The story moves to the island during the holidays, and David and Jeremy come into the picture. As time goes on, Ellice's circle of love and friendship grows wider and wider. Our Book No: 30889. $20 AUD.

263. Rowbotham, David (1975). Selected Poems (1st ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 210 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, flexible covers, top spine little bumped, pages faintly toned, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear & scuffs corners. The author has selected work from an active career of 30 years for this book. He was born at Toowoomba on the Darling Downs, Queensland, in 1924. His poems reflect his life experiences. ISBN/ASIN: 0702210021. Our Book No: 30256. $18 AUD.

264. Roy, Thomas (1994). The Man from the Dreamtime [Onaderra Trilogy]. Montville, QLD: Walter McVitty Books. 170 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. This novel for young adults by Thomas Roy is the final part of the author's Oonaderra trilogy, which started with "The Curse of the Turtle" and "The Vengeance of the Dolphin". The story is complete in itself and can be read without knowledge of the earlier books. This story is set on a cattle station shared with Aborigines in the remote Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. A mysterious tall Aboriginal man suddenly arrives (a man from the Dreamtime). What must Jimmy Brent do now to right past wrongs and restore peace and harmony to the settlement that is shared with the Aborigines who still lived by tribal customs. Both the author (a British boy migrant) and publisher Walter McVitty provide explanatory notes at the rear. ISBN/ASIN: 0949183377. Our Book No: 22317. $15 AUD.

265. Saunders, Denis; de Rebeira, Perry (1993). The Birds of Rottnest Island (2nd (revised) ed). Perth, Guildford: Self-Published: DAS and CPdeR. 118 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card covers, black & white drawings, colour photos, maps, light foxing edges, light toning pages, minor edgewear. This book by Denis Saunders and Perry de Rebeira informs about birds that live on Rottnest Island, about 18 km off the coast of Fremantle in Western Australia. They reveal what is known about the lifestyle of the birds. The major habitats are described, and each of the 49 species of bird most commonly recorded on the island is illustrated (by Perry de Rebeira), and an account of the basic biology provided. Originally published, 1985. This is the second (revised) edition, 1993, published by DAS and CPdeR. ISBN/ASIN: 0959324739. Our Book No: 41590. $35 AUD.

266. Scott, Kim (2000). True Country (New ed). Perth: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 256 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, tiny bump top spine, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark rear cover. An Aboriginal teacher tries to discover his heritage in a northern Australian community. Kim Scott has used details of Kimberley topography, and borrowed from the dialect and past of one community he has lived in. The story is fictional as stated in the author's notes. Kim Scott has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award. . ISBN/ASIN: 1863683232. Our Book No: 41164. $20 AUD.

267. Scoullar, Jennifer (2025). Wild Horses: A Wild Ex-racehorse Brought Them Together - What Could Tear Them Apart? (1st ed). Melbourne: Penguin Group. 356 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This heartwarming rural romance novel by Jennifer Scoullar is by the bestselling author of 'Brumby's Run'. A wild ex-racehorse brought them together - what could tear them apart? This novel is a moving story of second chances and finding love in unexpected places, set against the beautiful backdrop of the Darling Downs countryside, Queensland. A very special story for people who love horses and how they can help people who are troubled and come from difficult backgrounds. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761342479. Our Book No: 31398. $25 AUD.

268. Scrimgeour, David (2022). Remote As Ever: The Aboriginal Struggle for Autonomy in the Western Desert. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 274 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, map, bottom corner tip rear page little scuffed, minor edgewear. David Scrimgeour tells the story of his working as a doctor in isolated communities in Australia's Western Desert in the late 1970s. He became involved in the Homelands movement and the Aboriginal community-controlled health campaign. This story is replete with strong controversies and stronger personalities. He demonstrates that the future of these communities, and indeed the health of its individual members, remain in the balance. ISBN/ASIN: 9780522878974. Our Book No: 41367. $32 AUD.

269. Seal, Graham (2006). These Few Lines: A Convict Story: The Lost Lives of Myra and William Sykes. Sydney: ABC Books. 236 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour & sepia (brown-tinted) & black & white photos, illustrated endpapers, small scuff and faint sticker mark front free flyleaf, minor edgewear. Graham Seal reveals a poignant tale spanning decades and hemispheres: convict William Sykes and his wife Myra Sykes. There exists only meagre sources - some letters from Myra and William, William's shipboard journal, and a few official documents. The author has written a fascinating historical detective story from little pieces of the past. A poaching expedition that lead to murder, William's trials, transportation to Western Australia (Swan River colony) and life as a convict there - but mostly unrecognised, Myra's heartbreaking struggle against poverty raising four children in England - never to see her husband again - are all brought vividly to life. The author is professor of folklore, Curtin University, Perth. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733319488. Our Book No: 31191. $18 AUD.

270. Sheard, Lauri E.; Mountford, Charles P. (introduction) (1964). An Australian Youth Among Desert Aborigines: Journal of an Expedition Among the Aborigines of Central Australia. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 320 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket asissued, very good plus condition, burgundy cloth cover, black & white photos (including frontispiece), foldout map inside rear cover, typewritten text, endpapers minimally toned & foxed, minor edgewear. In 1940, 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. Sheard died shortly afterwards during the war in an aircrash in New Guinea. This book reproduces Sheard's diary of his trip, which is held among the Charles P. Mountford material in the State Library of South Australia. ISBN/ASIN: B0006E7580. Our Book No: 16282. $120 AUD.

271. Simpson, Mary Lou (2014). From Convict to Politician: The Life of William Henry Groom. Brisbane: Boolarong Press. 355 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. This is the story of William Henry Groom who was transported from Britain for stealing money from his employer. Most of the research comes from 19th century newspapers. The 13-year-old boy left Plymouth as a boy prisoner who had a job to survive. It is thought that he hated social injustice and this later helped him to become a powerful person as an adult. He was a journalist who later became involved in politics in Queensland. He spent 38 years in the Queensland parliament, which he believed he could create a just society. He was a man who lived by the pen, and he built a new life in Australia. Short listed 2015 Queensland Literary Awards. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925046779. Our Book No: 29416. $35 AUD.

272. Sinclair, Don; Shay, John (editor) (2005). Cooktown at War: A record of Activities in Cooktown during World War Two (2nd ed). Cooktown, QLD: Don Sinclair / Cooktown and District Historic Society 80 pp. Paperback large quarto, good condition, spiral binding, flexible front cover, card rear cover, many black & white text-photos, rear cover little marked, some edgewear, sticker mark front cover, minor pencil annotation. An illustrated report of military activities in Cooktown, far north Queensland, during World War 2 (WW2). This booklet is the Cooktowm response to the Federal Government 'Australia Remembers' program to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of WW2 in the Pacific in 1995. The 80 pages include an annex of military units in Cooktown in 1939, and a list of named people. Initially published in 1997, this copy is the second edition, 2005, edited by John Shay. Both editions were produced with the co-operation of the Cooktown and District Historic Society. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 18260. $40 AUD.

273. Skelton, Russell (2010). King Brown Country: The Betrayal of Papunya. Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 245 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, edges lightly toned as common, minor edgewear corners. About Papunya, a dysfunctional Northern Territory Aboriginal community, home to noted artists. In 2004, the author received an email about Papunya and the health problems that were happening there. He then spent several years of reporting in the Red Centre of Australia. (Sticker: Winner of the Walkley Book Award.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781741756227. Our Book No: 26035. $20 AUD.

274. Smith, Hazel M.; Biddle, Ellen H. (1975). Look Forward, not Back: Aborigines in Metropolitan Brisbane, 1965 - 1966 [Aborigines in Australian Society Series]. Canberra: Australian National University Press (ANU Press). 163 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), spine background colour faded jacket, minor edgewear. Aborigines who come to Brisbane from settlements and small country towns face the problems of rapid urbanisation - housing, employment, education, morale. They have had previous experience of white Australian society, but little of the social institutions that white Australians take for granted. In Brisbane, these social institutions and their agencies are available, yet Aborigines do not take advantage of them, partly because of their past lack of experience, and partly because they do not always see such institutions as compatible with their life styles. Encourages Aborigines to use the existing social institutions and create new ones to meet their ends ISBN/ASIN: 0708106978. Our Book No: 11452. $12 AUD.

275. Sowden, William J.; Tate, Prof. Ralph (appendix) (1882). The Northern Territory as It Is: A Narrative of the South Australian Parliamentary Party's Trip, and Full Descriptions of the Northern Territory, its Settlements and Industries. With An Appendix, Containing Reports on the General / Resources of the Territory By Professor Tate, F.G.S. Adelaide: W. K. Thomas & Co. 198 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket (as issued), good plus condition, original black cloth cover (gilt lettering, minor marks, corners bumped), adverts at rear, new endpapers, top edge single page little torn (repaired), pages toned as usual, top spine little torn, edges little foxed, minor edgewear, otherwise internally very good. The comprehensive account by William J. Sowden of the Northern Territory after 20 years of South Australian administration. He travelled for two and a half months under difficult conditions with the South Australian Parliamentary Party, which inspected the current state of the Territory. This report contains chapters on Palmerston (later renamed Darwin), the far interior, Government plantations, and the rich riverine country. The 33-page appendix by Ralph Tate details the natural resources and geology of the Northern Territory. Plus 6 pages of adverts at rear. (192 + 6 pages. The author was a journalist who accompanied the parliamentary expedition to inspect the Northern Territory.). Our Book No: 16204. $50 AUD.

276. Sparks, H. J. J. (1938). Queensland's First Free Settlement 1838 - 1938 (1st ed). Brisbane: H. J. J. Sparks / W. R. Smith & Paterson (Printer). 52 pp. Paperback small quarto, thin card covers, yapp edges, concealed staples, good condition, black & white text-photos, frontispiece, edgewear, edge tears, small tear at cover join to spine, loss in two places along bottom edges of covers, spine slightly faded, light foxing title page, light foxing on most pages. The story of the German Lutheran Mission for Aborigines at Moreton Bay, Queensland (Zion's Hill, Nundah). This book presents the history of the work of the "first free, white settlers to win subsistence from the soil of Queensland by their own labour". "An example of immeasurable value to the nascent colony". Our Book No: 40024. $35 AUD.

277. Spencer, Sir Walter Baldwin; Welch, David M. (editor) (2008 ). Kakadu People: Spencer's 1912 Diary Notes and Photographs of Aboriginal Life in the Kakadu Region, Northern Territory of Australia, with Rock Art by Kakadu People and Their Ancestors (1st ed) [Australian Aboriginal Culture Series]. Virginia, NT: David M. Welch. 272 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white text-photos, maps, few tiny dents spine, minor edgewear. This fascinating book combines Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer's diary notes, field notes and photos from different sources to depict his travel and research in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Included are additional photos and rock art images of people and cultural artefacts of the region, and a Baldwin biography at the rear. The additional text and photos are by David M. Welch who compiled, edited and published the book. Includes 204 illustrations with 47 of rock art. (No 3 in the Australian Aboriginal Culture Series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780977503537. Our Book No: 40623. $60 AUD.

278. Sprod, Dan (1990). Proud Intrepid Heart: Leichhardt's First Attempt to the Swan River 1846 - 1847. Hobart: Blubber Head Press. 335 pp. Hardback small thick quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), red brown cloth cover (gilt lettering & vignette), black & white drawings, colour frontispiece drawing, maps, spine little faded jacket as common. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The previously unpublished journal of Leichhardt's second expedition, an unsuccessful attempt to cross the continent from the East coast to the Swan River on the West coast. The party travelled only a few hundred miles through the Darling Downs and to the peak Range in Central Queensland. Edited with extensive commentary by Dan Sprod. Includes the critical journal of expedition member Hovenden Hely, and 42 contemporary drawings by Conrad Martens, George Fairholme and expedition member John Mann. (Out of series copy in a limited edition of 600 autographed copies. Autographed (written dedication): "Presentation for Pat & Vern Whittenburg, for old times sake! Dan Sprod.") ISBN/ASIN: 0908528191. Our Book No: 14639. $60 AUD.

279. Stanton, John E. (1989). Painting the Country: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from the Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Perth, Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press (UWAP). 48 pp. Paperback small quarto, stapled, very good condition, black & white & colour plates, faint foxing last page, creases along spine, black background little rubbed, minor edgewear. This book is focused, within the constraints imposed, on the images of 'country' depicted by a number of artists from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, including culturally contiguous areas in the Northern Territory. ISBN/ASIN: 0855642890. Our Book No: 28758. $20 AUD.

280. Stewart, Charles (2010). The Rich Man: A Son's Journey to Discover His Real Father. Sydney, North Sydney: Storyboard Pty Ltd. 226 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark top corner front flyleaf. How does a charming educated Scotsman go from being an officer in Her Majesty's forces at Gallipoli (WW1) to masquerading as a Dutch doctor in the French Foreign Legion - then consorting with bootleggers and racketeers in Chicago, and being pursued by the FBI and Scotland Yard on charges of embezzlement, fraud, smuggling, currency rackets and bigamy - until authorities tracked him down to a remote Western Australian mining town (Kalgoorlie)? Charles Stewart, an Australian journalist, tracks his journey as he attempts to pull together the astonishing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle and make sense of his father's secret life. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646513195. Our Book No: 27605. $25 AUD.

281. Stodart, Eleanor (2003). Old River Red Gum (1st ed). Sydney, Annandale: Envirobook. 32 pp. Hardback small oblong quarto, very good condition, pictorial covers, colour illustrations, environmental themed endpapers, minor foxing edges, spine little slack (pages firm), minor edgewear. This beautiful children's picture book by Eleanor Stodart has verses to go with the lifelike pastel illustrations. The author found a particular river red gum on the banks of the Wimmera River in Victoria and she began to wonder about how it came to look as it did. The environment and nature themes will be of interest to any age. ISBN/ASIN: 0858811995. Our Book No: 41792. $30 AUD.

282. Storrie, Ann; Morrison, Sue; Morrison, Peter; Thomson-Dans, Carolyn (editor) (2003). Beneath Busselton Jetty. Kensington, WA: Department of Conservation and Land Management. 145 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good plus condition, colour text-photos (some full-page), minimal edgewear. Ann Storrie and colleagues tell the story of Western Australia's Busselton Jetty which is over 138 years old and over 1.8 kilometres long - the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. Effectively a huge artificial reef, it is a magnet to visitors, divers, and anyone interested in the marine environment. The jetty has been colonised by an amazing diversity of colourful corals, sponges, sea stars, shellfish, fish and other forms of marine life. This beautiful book takes a detailed look at the jetty’s history and its underwater inhabitants. ISBN/ASIN: 0730755312. Our Book No: 30536. $25 AUD.

283. Stuart, John McDouall; Hardman, W. (editor) (1975). Explorations in Australia: The Journals of John McDouall Stuart during the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862, When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Crossed it from Sea to Sea (Facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions]. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 511 pp. Hardback small thick octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, light brown leatherette boards, new endpapers, gilt title spine, sepia frontispiece portrait, maps (including one large foldout at rear), full-page black & white drawings, top corner repaired last three pages (index), edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Hardcover facsimile edition of he journals of John McDouall Stuart for his six expeditions into the interior of Australia from 1858 to 1862, during which he located the centre of Australia and crossed the continent from south to north. (Originally edited by William Hardman, and published in London by Saunders, Otley & Co., 1865. No 198 in the Australiana Facsimile Editions series.). ISBN/ASIN: 072430049X. Our Book No: 18024. $140 AUD.

284. Sugar Experiment Stations, Bureau of; Bell, Arthur F. (foreword) (1950). 50 Years of Scientific Progress: A Historical Review of the Half Century since the Foundation of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations. Brisbane: A. H. Tucker, Government Printer. 92 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples little rusted), decorative marbled card cover, tables, graphs, black & white text-photos, corner tips covers creased, tiny piece missing base spine, pages lightly toned, bottom corner some pages little creased, minor edgewear, small biro mark title page. A great booklet for anyone interested in the history of sugar production in Australia. (No date but 1950, Trove.). Our Book No: 29992. $30 AUD.

285. Survey Corps, Royal Australian (1966). MAP: Australia 1:100,000 Series (4 maps: Helenvale, Jedda Creek, Cooktown, Mount Mulgrave). Canberra: Royal Australian Survey Corps. N/a pp. Each map: Ephemera, large format folded map, very good condition, colour drawing, some light toning, minor edgewear. Topographical maps of four regions, northern Queensland: Helenvale (dated 1966), Jedda Creek (1978), Cooktown (1966), Mount Mulgrave (1979). Our Book No: 4536. $40 AUD.

286. Survey Corps, Royal Australian (1967). MAP: Australia 1:250,000 Series (4 maps: Hann River, Walsh, Cooktown, Mossman). Canberra: Royal Australian Survey Corps. N/a pp. Each map: Ephemera, large format folded map, very good condition, colour drawing, some toning (2 maps), minor edgewear. Topographical maps of four regions, northern Queensland: Hann River (dated 1959), Walsh (1962), Cooktown (1965), Mossman (1967). Our Book No: 4493. $40 AUD.

287. Tapp Coutts, Toni (2016). A Sunburnt Childhood: Growing up in the Territory (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette. 324 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, top edge foxed (other edges slightly), pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Toni Tapp Coutts relates her story of growing up on the massive Killarney Station in the Northern Territory. Her father, Bill Tapp, was living out his dream to be a cattle king. Toni is one of ten children. Her mother June ran the Killarney community while her father ran the cattle. This fascinating book is a memoir depicting the colourful land, the characters and contradictions: a hard life. She now lives in Katherine with her family. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733634499. Our Book No: 30161. $18 AUD.

288. Tapsell, Miranda; Tyler, Joshua ; Fry, Samantha (illustrator) (2022). Aunty's Wedding (Reprint ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 32 pp. Hardback small wide quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, two small bumps top edge rear cover, cover corners slightly bumped, tiny scuff top of spine. This is a warm family story by Miranda Tapsell (Aboriginal actress, with part-Tiwi Islands heritage) and Joshua Taylor that celebrate love and culture on a very special wedding day. Illustrated by Samantha Fry. There is a story and photo on the rear cover of Miranda, Joshua and Samantha. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760524838. Our Book No: 41063. $22 AUD.

289. Taylor, Brian (2006). The Moonlight Stallion and Other Yarns from the Australian Outback (1st ed). Melbourne: Lothian Books. 180 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, cover corner tips slightly bent, minor edgewear, remainder mark bottom edge. A collection of reminiscences about a vanishing way of life in outback Australia, written by the author of "The Brumby Mare". The book is about people, wild and working animals, and country. A collection of outback yarns ranging from the hilarious to the tragic, from the moving to the terrifying. Vividly evokes an era now gone, when bush people struggled in terrible isolation to tame the land and when camaraderie and mateship were everything. ISBN/ASIN: 0734409168. Our Book No: 25836. $15 AUD.

290. Tennant, D. (1945). Marvels of the Great Barrier Reef, North Australia and New Guinea. Sydney: Thomas Tennant / The Market Printery (Printer). 50 pp. Paperback large octavo, good condition, stapled pamphlet (little rusted), thin card covers, black & white photos, corner tips covers & pages slightly creased, faint toning pages, few tiny scuffs front cover, minor edgewear, owner's written name in biro front cover. This booklet is about the natural and manmade wonders of The Great Barrier Reef, as well as wildlife found in North Queensland and New Guinea. The information relating to the flora, fauna and objects has been gathered by enthusiastic observers. A good way to learn a little about this fascinating part of Australia. (No date, but about 1945.). Our Book No: 40815. $18 AUD.

291. Thompson-Gray, John (2015). Love Luck and Larceny: Memoirs from Broome 1942 (1st ed). Toowong, QLD: John Thompson-Gray Pty Ltd. 410 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos, minimal edgewear. Recalls stories of lives deflected by the Battle of Broome, 1942 (Japanese air raids). One of the stories about Jack Palmer becomes a grand larceny 'whodunit' when 30,000 diamonds disappear from a plane shot down during the attack. The author invites readers to sleuth along. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987258526. Our Book No: 29506. $35 AUD.

292. Toyne, Phillip; Vachon, Daniel (1984). Growing Up the Country: The Pitjantjatjara Struggle for their Land (1st ed). Melbourne, Fitzroy: McPhee Gribble / Penguin Books. 157 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, map, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. First edition. Phillip toyne and Daniel Vachon tell the Pitjantjatjara story - an Aboriginal people who believe that their survival rests in protecting their traditional relationship with their lands, located near the South Australian, Western Australian and Northern Territory border area. A passionate defence of Aboriginal land rights in the face a strong opposition. (Loosely inserted: Newspaper cutout about Phillip Toyne. Weekend Australian, August 25-26, 1984.). ISBN/ASIN: 0140076417. Our Book No: 3404. $20 AUD.

293. Trist, Margaret (1970). Morning in Queensland (New ed) [Australian Library]. Sydney: Horwitz Publications. 253 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, brown & orange front cover, minimal foxing edges & front flyleaf, minor edgewear. Margaret Trist has written an exceptional and delicately drawn novel for young adults - the author has captured the feeling of adolescence. Tansy is a delicious product of a colourful environment (Queensland), but she is also a little girl, and her growing up is as universal as it is individual and hilarious. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0725500395. Our Book No: 20410. $12 AUD.

294. Turpin, Myfany (compiler); Kngwarraye Thompson, Tommy; Thornley, Brenda (maps) (2003). Growing up Kaytetye: Stories by Tommy Kngwarraye Thompson Alice Springs, NT: Jukurrpa Books. 98 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, single-colour drawings, frontispiece, spine ends little rubbed, minor edgewear. This book contains the stories of the Kaytetye people (pronounced kat-ditch) of Central Australia, compiled by Myfany Turpin. The Kayetye people live in the Barrow Creek Region near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Renowned storyteller and Aboriginal elder Tommy Kngwarraye Thompson takes us into the world of the Kaytetye people of Central Australia. Presented in the Kaytetye language with English translations, his stories portray the Kaytetye way of life as it was laid out in the Altyerre, or dreamtime, and as it is today. He describes how the Kaytetye language was born, life before the arrival of the Europeans, and the way children were brought up and continue to be brought up today. To help tell the stories which are simple but rich and warm and full of energy, there are drawings, photos and maps to show the true strength and determination of the Kaytetye people. A wonderful book for anyone wanting to learn and understand the culture and what is important to Aboriginal people. ISBN/ASIN: 1864650494. Our Book No: 41444. $45 AUD.

295. Tyler, Robert Emeric IV (editor) (2003). My Dear Emma: A Full and Detailed Account of the Journey of Robert Emeric Tyler and His Son, to Western Australia, and Their Return to England, August 1st 1895 to March 7th 1896. Perth, Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 255 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos & drawings, maps, frontispiece, front cover corner tips little worn, edges lightly foxed, spine little creased, minor edgewear. This book follows Robert Tyler and his son, as they journey from England to Australia in the late 1890s. Their adventures, misadventures and naivety as they journeyed in remote parts of the Western Australian goldfields were recorded faithfully in letters to Robert's wife in England. Part travelogue, part social history, it is a remarkable personal account of an Australia of 100 years ago. ISBN/ASIN: 1863683526. Our Book No: 26825. $20 AUD.

296. Upfield, Arthur (1964). Bony and the White Savage. London: Pan Books. 208 pp. Paperback small, good condition only, small rubber stamp top edge, edges & pages toned, slight ridges along spine (binding error), minor edgewear, faint rubber date stamp last page. This time 'Bony', the part-Aboriginal detective, is at his best on a tense hunt for a murderer in the southwest corner of Western Australia. Our Book No: 27513. $12 AUD.

297. Upfield, Arthur (1964). Bony and the White Savage (Reprint ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 230 pp. Paperback, very good condition, spine little scuffed & toned, pages lightly toned as common. This time Bony, the part-Aboriginal detective, is at his best on a tense hunt for a savage murderer (and former theological student) in the southwest corner of Western Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0207158487. Our Book No: 16260. $15 AUD.

298. Upfield, Arthur (1994). Cake in the Hat Box (An Inspector Bonaparte Mystery). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 186 pp. Paperback, very good condition, minor edgewear, strong remainder stripe. Crime fiction novel in which a police jeep is found on a lonely dirt road in Western Australia. In it is Constable Stenhouse - shot dead, and his Aboriginal tracker has vanished. Will Bony or the local Aborigines find the killer first? ISBN/ASIN: 0207162751. Our Book No: 3638. $12 AUD.

299. Urban, Anne (1993). Wildflowers and Plants of Central Australia (Reprint ed). Fishermans Bend, VIC: Portside Editions. 240 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, many colour text-photos, black & white drawings, map, minor edgewear, faint remainder stripe. This comprehensive guidebook by Anne Urban covers wildflowers and plants in Central Australia within the Northern Territory. The author lives in Central Australia, and spent six years doing intensive research and study. The text has been throughly field-researched and checked with other plant experts, provides both botanical and common names, and virtually every species described has a full-colour photo to help with identification. The diagrams illustrate particular points of interest. A great book for botanists or someone wanting to learn about the unique Australian wildflowers. (Originally published in 1990 as 'Wildflowers and Plants of Central Australia', and reprinted in 1993. Later printings in 1993 had the title changed to 'Wildflowers and Plants of Inland Australia’. ISBN/ASIN: 0949318035. Our Book No: 28500. $30 AUD.

300. Van Loon, Julienne (2008). Beneath the Bloodwood Tree (1st ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 282 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, few dents & scratches covers, minor edgewear. This Australian novel by Julienne Van Loon is set against the vast inhospitable landscape of the Pilbara, Western Australia. This is a powerful, tightly woven desert tale of ghosts, grief and love. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741752304. Our Book No: 27446. $15 AUD.

301. van Loon, Julienne (2013). Harmless (1st ed). Perth, Fremantle: Fremantle Press. 137 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear corners. This Australian novel is set in the outer eastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Using sensual prose, Julienne van Loon presents a gallery of characters whose lives are compelling and grim. The tightly woven story is about 8-year-old Amanda, whose father is in prison, and Rattuwat, a Thai man burying his daughter in a strange land. Abandoning their broken-down car on the way to the prison, they venture into the ethnically diverse and violent trackless scrub of Australia's outer suburbs. Their small acts of resistance and resilience are beautiful and heroic. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922089045. Our Book No: 28243. $13 AUD.

302. Voigt, Johannes H. (editor); Fletcher, John (assisted); Moses, John A. (assisted) (1983). New Beginnings: The Germans in New South Wales and Queensland (Neuanfange Deutshe in New South Wales und Queensland) [Studies in International Cultural Relations]. Stuttgart, Germany: Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations. 290 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, black & white text-photos (few full-page photos), corner tips few pages lightly creased, small mark fore-edge, spine & top edge covers faded, top corner front cover creased, front and rear hinges slightly split (pages firm), spine & free flyleaf little creased, minor edgewear. This book is about the assimilation of Germans into New South Wales and Queensland. Some of the chapters are: The centenarians - 100 years of Concordia Club [Petersham, now Tempe, Sydney Inner West] - Immigration, assimilation, and pioneers - Religious, cultural, and scientific relations. Includes a section at the rear on early German connexions with natural history, geology, and mining in New South Wales and Queensland. (Volume 20 in this series. English text, parallel German translation. No ISBN in book.). ISBN/ASIN: B0000EAZG7. Our Book No: 30621. $25 AUD.

303. von Hugel, Baron Charles; Clark, Dymphna (editor) (1994). Baron Charles von Hugel New Holland Journal, November 1833 - October 1834. Melbourne / Sydney: Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Press / State Library of New South Wales. 539 pp. Hardback large heavy octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & colour photos, minor foxing edges, some foxing reverse side jacket (minor edgewear). Very heavy (1.5 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. This book is the journal of Baron Charles von Hugel, an Austrian diplomat, army officer and courtier. He was celebrated across Europe, during the mid-19th century for his amazing gardens and his cultivation of exotic plants, including 'New Holland plants'. During several years of travelling the world, he spent most of 1834 in the young Australian colonies of Swan River, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Norfolk Island and New South Wales, looking at the flora and collecting the seeds for his gardens. Translated into English for the first time and edited by Dymphna Clark from a 2000-page manuscript, this special book is an insightful record of the flora he found and the interesting people he met. Hugel's botanical influence is still evident in a number of Australian plant names, such as 'Acacia huegelii' and 'Hardenbergia' (named after his sister Countess von Hardenberg). His observations of Australian plants greatly influenced botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. (Number 17 in the lavish Miegunyah Press series.). ISBN/ASIN: 052284474X. Our Book No: 41296. $90 AUD.

304. Wainwright, Norma (1990). With Rhyme and Reason (1st ed). Wyndham, WA: Norma Wainwright. 155 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, autograph (written dedication title page). This book is a diary of events surrounding the lives of the author and her family, spanning 60 years, 40 of them in the Kimberley's. A personal glimpse of their lives from 1930 to 1990. Mud map of Kununurra loosely inserted. ISBN/ASIN: 0646024337. Our Book No: 26706. $20 AUD.

305. Walker, Frank (2014). Maralinga: The Chilling Expose of our Secret Nuclear Shame and Betrayal of our Troops and Country (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette Australia. 340 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white photos centre spread, corner rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. Frank Walker records a shocking and chilling account - with the fallout ongoing - that during the 1950s to 1960s, with the blessing of Prime Minister Robert Menzies, the British government used Australia as its nuclear laboratory. They exploded 12 atomic bombs on Australian soil - at the Monte Bello (Montebello) Islands, Emu Field and Maralinga. About 16,000 Australian servicemen were guinea pigs. RAAF pilots were ordered to fly into nuclear mushroom clouds, soldiers told to walk into radioactive ground zero, sailors retrieved highly contaminated debris - none being aware of the dangers faced. But the betrayal didn't end with our soldiers. Secret monitoring stations were set up around the continent to measure radiation levels and a clandestine decades-long project stole bones from dead babies to see how much fallout had contaminated their small bodies - and their grieving parents were never told. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733631900. Our Book No: 17601. $25 AUD.

306. Wallace, Ivy L. (1958). Pookie's Big Day (First, club ed). London: Collins Publishers for the Children. 26 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket (missing as common), very good condition, colour pictorial boards & endpapers, colour drawings (some full-page), black & white drawings, fore-edge & corners little bumped, small faded patches red spine (ends little chipped & worn), some edgewear. First edition. In this well-loved classic children's story Pookie the rabbit with wings celebrates Belinda's birthday (the woodcutter's daughter he lives with). Pookie wishes for many things too (Christmas and Easter) and learns a lesson about asking for too much. The seventh title in the series of 10 Pookie books. (Very scarce club edition. Printed statement first page of text: "To the members of the 4to A.W.A. Toddlers' Pookie Club, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.") Our Book No: 17185. $130 AUD.

307. Webster, Merv; Heathcote, Doug (illustrator); Head, Dawn (illustrator) (2002). A Muster of Australiana: Biography, Bush Verse and Yarns by the Goondiwindi Grey. Bargara, QLD: Merv Webster / Printed by T. E. C. Print. 289 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings, tiny scuff top spine, base spine lightly bumped, front hinge little split (pages firm), minor edgewear corners. The author writes about his many adventures in Queensland. Merv and his wife Chris take their show Laughter & Tears from the Bush around Australia, and meet many interesting people, and travel to a number of places. This book was a finalist in the Australian Bush Laureate Awards. ISBN/ASIN: 1876245794. Our Book No: 30087. $25 AUD.

308. Western Australia, Government of (1927). Agriculture and Land Settlement in Western Australia (Western Australia no 1: Agriculture) (1927 ed). Perth: Fred Wm Simpson, Government Printer. 16 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (each page folded into three panes), colour cover, black & white text-photos, maps, staples rusted, some edgewear, minimal annotation front cover. The is folded pamphlet promotes the benefits of agriculture in Western Australia. Covers wheat farming, cattle, fruit growing, vineyards, and government assistance for migrants. SCARCE. (No date, but 1927, printers code.). Our Book No: 4457. $50 AUD.

309. Wheatley, Nadia; School, Papunya (2001). Papunya School Book of Country and History (Recent reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 46 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good plus condition, colour drawings, minimal edgewear. This Aboriginal children's picture book tells the story of how Anangu from five different language groups came to live together at Papunya (Northern Territory). From the time of first contacts with explorers, missionaries and pastoralists, to the Papunya art movement, and to the Warumpi Band, this multi-layered text shows us the unique environment that is Papunya School. (1 of 4 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781865085258. Our Book No: 24214. $15 AUD.

310. White, Patrick; Gray, Cornelia (jacket painting) (1977). A Fringe of Leaves (A Novel) (1st U.S, 2nd printing ed). New York: Viking Press. 405 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), cloth spine, rough cut bottom edge & fore-edge, top edge minimally foxed, minor edgewear jacket, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This powerful novel by Patrick White is a compelling adventure story. It is a harrowing tale of shipwreck, capture, and survival. It is set in the 19th century, and told in a series of juxtapositions. Shipwrecked on the Queensland coast, Mrs Roxburgh, other passengers and crew are taken prisoner by Aborigines. During her escape, she is torn by conflicting loyalties - to her dead husband, her rescuer, her own class, or to her adoptive class. Patrick White won the Nobel Prize for Literature. (First U.S. edition by Viking Press, second printing.). ISBN/ASIN: 0670330736. Our Book No: 29620. $30 AUD.

311. Whyte, Duncan; McKinlay, John; M'Kinlay, John (1962). Sketch of Explorations by the Late John McKinlay in the Interior of Australia, 1861 - 2 (Facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions]. Adelaide: Public Library of South Australia. 48 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good condition, brown leatherette covers (gilt spine lettering), map, few black & white drawings (including frontispiece portrait), pages toned as usual, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. A facsimile descriptive report on two expeditions by Scottish explorer John McKinlay to the interior of Australia. Originally published in Glasgow in 1881 by Aird & Coghill. Being a paper read by Dr Duncan Whyte before the Cowal Society, Oct. 28, 1878, and published at the request of the society (from the title page). The talk by Whyte includes extracts from McKinlay's journal. (Australiana Facsimile Editions no 2, published by the Public Library of South Australia, 1962. Not Parliamentary Editions no 1, 1999, which has foldout maps.). ISBN/ASIN: B008BHAZAO. Our Book No: 28682. $25 AUD.

312. Wild, Stephen (editor) (1986). Rom: An Aboriginal Ritual of Diplomacy [AIAS New Series]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS). 102 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & cream text-photos, colour photos, minor edgewear. Rom is a 'ritual of diplomacy' of the Anbarra people, Arnhem Land, being a series of ceremonies when meeting neighbouring communities that includes presenting visitors with a decorated totem. The first Rom ceremony to be performed outside Arnhem Land was held at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in Canberra in November 1982. The songs, dances, and artifacts that are part of Rom are described and accompanied by colour photos. Also involved was an exhibition of bark paintings and craft work that now has been purchased by the National Museum of Australia. All of the paintings reproduced in this book are closely related to the themes of the Rom ritual performed in Canberra. This book is a catalogue of this exhibition in addition to the ethnographic and historical material on the Anbarra people and their country, including meeting with Maccassan fishermen. (Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, New Series, no 59. Edited by Stephen Wild.). ISBN/ASIN: 0855751622. Our Book No: 30414. $18 AUD.

313. Wildey, William Brackley (1876). Australasia and the Oceanic Region: With Some Notice of New Guinea: From Adelaide - Via Torres Straits - to Port Darwin Thence Round West Australia (1st ed) [Wildey's Australasia and the Oceanic Region]. Melbourne: George Robertson. 426 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, good condition, adverts, original burgundy cloth cover (embossed edges, spine little faded), gilt lettering cloth cover (spine lettering faded), new burgundy endpapers, cover corners & spine ends little bumped, edges faintly toned & minimally foxed, minor edgewear. After residence of 22 years in Australia, William Wildey sailed from Melbourne to Adelaide, and then, on the Gothenberg steamer, circumnavigating Australia via the Torres Strait to Port Darwin, and then along the Western Australian coast. Includes side trips to Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian archipelago. A valuable travel guide and description of Australia in 1876. First edition. (Ferguson 18557. Plus six pages of adverts at rear, including Cobb & Co., the famous coach company.). Our Book No: 14280. $40 AUD.

314. Wildflower Guide, Western Australia (1994). A Guide to 101 Wildflowers of Western Australia (Revised ed). [Perth]: Western Australia Wildflower Guide / Printed by Advance Press. Unnum 28 pp. Paperback small quarto, stapled pamphlet, very good condition, colour text-photos, minor edgewear, light creasing along spine. Revised edition (originally published, 1980s.) This pamphlet shows 101 wildflowers which are found in Western Australia. Many of the plants are found over a wide area of the state, and where localities have been given, it is only as a guide to a specific area where they may be found. The best time for the wildflowers is from August to November which this book has concentrated on. Our Book No: 26657. $15 AUD.

315. Williams, Sue (2022). Under Her Skin: The Life and Work of Professor Fiona Wood AM, National Living Treasure. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 376 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & sepia (brown-tinted) & black & white photos, cover corner tips little creased, minor edgewear. This is the story of Fiona Woods, a Western Australian pioneer in the field of burns and reconstructive surgery who used 'spray-on skin' to help minimise scarring. Fiona, the daughter of a fifth-generation coalminer from the north of England, became one of Australia's most innovative, respected and dedicated surgeons and researchers. Sue Williams has written an honest, no-holds-barred account of all aspects of Fiona Wood's remarkable life. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761066917. Our Book No: 41145. $30 AUD.

316. Wilson, Ian (2006). Lost World of the Kimberley: Extraordinary Glimpses of Australia's Ice Age Ancestors. Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 315 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos & drawings, maps, minor edgewear. Ian Wilson provides a wide-ranging and provocative inspection of the unique, and potentially international, mystery of the Bradshaw paintings of the Kimberley region, northwest Australia. These are one of Australia's least known, yet most extraordinary, national rock art treasures. The paintings (rock art) are known as Bradshaws, after pioneer farmer Joseph Bradshaw who chanced upon examples in 1891. The indigenous name 'Gwion Gwion' is now commonly used. The paintings feature lithe, graceful stick figures with tassels and headdresses depicted in a fashion altogether different from traditional Aboriginal rock art, thus providing visual insights into the everyday lives of Ice Age indigenous people. The author is a history graduate and professional writer, best known for his supportive books on the Turin Shroud. ISBN/ASIN: 1741143918. Our Book No: 25847. $70 AUD.

317. Wrangham, Francis; Bryan, Harrison; Donaghey, B.; Shapcott Press, The (1963). George Canning: A Contemporary Tribute to Him (1st ed). Brisbane: The Shapcott Press. 10 pp. Paperback large trade, good plus condition, stapled pamphlet, single black & white vignette, pages lightly toned, edges little foxed, minute foxing pages & covers, top corner covers & pages creased, few marks rear cover, staples rusted, minor edgewear, owner's name inside front cover. This pamphlet is about George Canning who was First Lord of the Treasury and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in March 1827. Francis Wrangham wrote this tribute in 1827. Based on a manuscript now in the Queensland University Library and Archives. This publication was set up by hand by Harrison Bryan and Brian Donaghey with the assistance of English Honours students in the University of Queensland, at the Shapcott Press. The pamphlet includes an envelope addressed to Professor Ian Stubbin at The University of Queensland with a return address to the Library University of North Carolina. Our Book No: 40803. $25 AUD.

318. Wright, Judith (1977). The Coral Battleground (1st ed) [Nelson Paperback: The Great Barrier Reef]. Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Australia) Limited. 203 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stiffened pictorial cover, black endpapers, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear. Judith Wright, the noted Australian poet and environmentalist, describes the battle to save the Great Barrier Reef from limestone mining and oil drilling. A classic Australian study of a serious and longlasting political versus conservation dispute, which lead to permanent protection of the reef by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The reef covers 2000 Km along the Queensland coast. The spectacular coral reefs, sand cays and islands are the most precious Australian marine resource. First edition (Nelson, 1977). ISBN/ASIN: 0170051668. Our Book No: 7399. $30 AUD.

319. Wylie, Anne Meredith (editor) (2004). Dorothy Napangardi and Julie Nangala Robinson: Mina Mina and Pirlinyanu. Perth / Sydney / Alice Springs: Holmes a Court Gallery Perth / Gallery Gondwana Sydney and Alice Springs. 16 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white & colour photos (paintings), creases along spine, minor edgewear & rubbing. This brochure accompanies the Aboriginal art exhibition at the Holmes a Court Gallery, Perth, on 23 October - 5 December 2004, and later in Alice Springs and Sydney. This exhibition brings together Dorothy and her daughter Julie Nangala Robinson, with their individual interpretations of their respective home country, Mina Mina and Pirlinyanu (Warlpiri people, Yuendumu, Central Desert Region, on edge of the Tanami Desert). Edited by Anne Meredith Wylie. (Limited edition, 1000 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0958179220. Our Book No: 40731. $20 AUD.