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Official Handbook: The Port of Sydney, N.S.W.
The Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners
Sydney: The Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners, 1919. -
The Strength and Elasticity of New South Wales Timbers of Commercial Value
W. H. Warren
Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer, 1887.“Written to accompany the timber exhibits in the New South Wales Courts at the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition and the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition.” (from preface). Plates show the testing machine, diagrams showing loads and defections in cross breaking and diagrams showing loads and compression. FERGUSON 18203.
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Felton, Grimwade and Duerdins Pty Ltd.: Wholesale Druggists and Manufacturing Chemists: Prices Current
Felton, Grimwade and Duerdins Pty Ltd
Melbourne: Felton, Grimwade and Duerdins Pty Ltd, 1942.Late 1942 price list book for Melbourne pharmacist Felton, Grimwade and Duerdins. Index tabs along fore-edge for Drugs and Chemicals; Patent Medicines and Proprietaries; Perfumery and Toilet Articles; Soaps; Proprietaries, Manufactures and Packed Goods; Druggists and Surgical Sundries; Commonwealth Serum Laboratories.
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Davida Allen: In the Moment
Davida Allen; Angela Goddard
Brisbane: Griffith University Art Museum, 2018.Catalogue of an exhibition held 3 May-30 June 2018.
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Tours in Sunny New South Wales
Edward Lynch
Sydney: Edward Lynch, No date.1920s NSW travel guide. Published in collaboration with the Government Railways’ Publicity Department.
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Encyclopedia of Australian Animals: Mammals, Birds, Frogs, Reptiles (4 Volumes)
Harald Ehmann; Michael J. Tyler; Terence R. Lindsey; Ronald Strahan
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1992. -
The Making of Women: The History of Mac Robertson Girls’ High School
Pauline F. Parker
Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006. -
Souvenir Programme: Crowning Ceremony: Miss Sydney Competition, Anzac House Appeal
Returned Sailors, Soldiers & Airmens Imperial Australia League
Sydney: The Market Print, 1944.Programme for a beauty pageant at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Ground, Saturday, 9th September, 1944, organised by the RSL to raise funds for development of Anzac House, Sydney. Contains a brief pitch for the development, programme of events, and portraits of the competitors, most representing different government departments and ministries.
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Ceremonial Parade: On the occasion of the Laying Up of the Queen’s & Regimental Colours of the 9th Infantry Battalion (The Moreton Regt.) Sunday, 23rd March, 1969
9 Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
Brisbane: Neta, 1969.Program for a Ceremonial Parade.
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The New Queensland House
Cameron Bruhn; Katelin Butler
Melbourne: Thames & Hudson, 2022.“Imagine being in a home designed for a sun-drenched lifestyle – a dwelling so attuned to its setting and occupants that it effortlessly adapts to the climate and allows outdoor living all year round. This richly illustrated book takes the reader on an immersive journey through Queensland’s most exciting, contemporary architect-designed houses. The New Queensland House presents 28 awe-inspiring homes from the past decade, describing the architectural atmosphere in the early 21st century and exemplifying the ideas, teaching and buildings that have shaped the state’s residential architecture. Visit glamorous hilltop villas that are a stage set for a splendid tropical lifestyle; go inside the most hospitable family homes in the relaxed garden suburbs; and revel in the perfect requirements for architectural escapism in pristine, remote locations. This illuminating book showcases Queensland’s adventurous and globally acclaimed residential architecture, exploring the integral part it plays in the rich cultural heritage and exciting future of the state. Not only does it present aspirational homes, it also offers replicable models for regionally and environmentally sensitive architecture across the world.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Narrative of a Voyage Round the World; Comprehending an Account of the Wreck of the Ship “Governor Ready”, in Torres Straits;
T. B. Wilson
London: Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1835.A description of the British Settlements of the Coasts of New Holland, more particularly Raffles Bay, Melville Island, Swan River, and King George’s Sound; also, the manners and customs of the Aboriginal Tribes: with an appendix, containing remarks on transportation, the treatment of convicts during the voyage, and advice to persons intending to emigrate to the Australian Colonies. FERGUSON 2073. This copy without the 10 page catalogue of books and the plates bound in a different order.
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Revidirte Statuten fur den Deutschen Kranken=Verein in Brisbane
Deutschen Kranken-Vereins
Brisbane: A. Cleghorn, 1872.Revised statutes for the German Health Association in Brisbane.
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Constitution and Rules of the Queensland Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia
Queensland Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia
[Brisbane]: Watson, Ferguson, and Co., 1891.Founded, 1885. Amended at the Annual General Meeting, July 6, 1891. FERGUSON 15166a.
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A Collection of Sketches: The Wool Trade
E. Pearce
Brisbane: The Carter-Watson Co., No date.Cartoon portraits of buyers and others connected with the Australian wool industry, mostly from Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, though also featuring a bevy of English characters. ANB 34155 dates [191-?], though a Barcaldine newspaper, The Western Champion Saturday Morning, March 22, 1924, ran a short story on the publication’s issue: “An event of some local interest has been the issue during the week of a collection of sketches by an old and very popular member of the wool trade, Mr. E- Pearce. The book consists of about 100 cartoons of people prominent in the wool trade. Mr. Pearce, whose skill as a cartoonist had hitherto been known only to a select circle of friends, has been prevailed on to publish in book form a series of sketches which had previously only a private circulation amongst friends. As a combination of technical skill and delightful humor the publication is unique.”
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A Census of New South Wales Plants
J. H. Maiden; Ernst Betche
Sydney: W. A. Gullick, Government Printer, 1916.A talented and enthusiastic botanist Joseph Henry Maiden established the colony’s first herbarium, the National Herbarium of New South Wales, together with a museum and library. Among his many studies and achievements he was also responsible for the construction of Sydney’s first playground and worked tirelessly to develop the educational value of the Botanical Gardens for all Australians.
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Snapshot Photograph of Watsons Bay, Sydney
Anonymous
[Sydney]: No publisher, No date.Early 20th century view of Watsons Bay, Sydney.
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Snapshot Photograph of Rocks, Botany Bay
Anonymous
[Sydney]: No publisher, No date.Early 20th century view of a man standing on the rocks at Botany Bay, Sydney.
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Additional Notes on the Palaeontology of Queensland (Part 2)
R. Etheridge
Brisbane: Warwick and Sapsford, 1886.Queensland. Department of Mines. Geological Survey. Bulletin No. 13 by R. Etheridge, Junr., Curator of the Australian Museum, Sydney.
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Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Investigation Under The Land and Water Resources Development Acts, 1943 to 1946 (for the Year 1947)
J. R. Kemp
Brisbane: A. H. Tucker, Government Printer, 1948.Results of surveys and investigations of land and water resources in Queensland. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps.
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Notes on Fossil Plants from Duaringa, Ipswich, Dawson River, and Stanwell and on Fossil Woods from the Ipswich Beds, Boggo Road, Brisbane
John Shirley
Brisbane: George Arthur Vaughan, Government Printer, 1902.Queensland Department of Mines Geological Survey Bulletin No. 18.