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Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[George] Essex Evans; Alek Sass [Alexander Phillip Sass]
Brisbane: H. J. Diddams & Co., 1909.Queensland poetry by George Essex Evans illustrated by Alexander Phillip Sass in a mythological medieval style with numerous nude female figures. Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode has previously been misattributed as a posthumous publication, Evans having died in November of 1909, however this has been proven incorrect, and is actually the final published work. This copy in the superior leather binding with a photographic portrait of Evans which is not present in the standard edition.
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Men of Queensland: Representative of the Public, Professional, Ecclesiastical and Business Life of Queensland as Existant in the Year 1928 A.D.
AU$850.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWill. H. Millar
Brisbane: The Read Press, 1929.Printed and Published by The Read Press, Engravings by S. A. Best, Photographs by Poulsen Studios, Caricatures by Will. H. Millar. Chiefly caricatures by Will. H. Millar with accompanying biographical text of 211 notable men of early 20th century Queensland. This copy with the preliminary plate of John Oxley looking down over Brisbane printed in colour and with the armorial bookplate of Brian Leask to the front pastedown.
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The History of Queensland: Its People and Industries (3 Volumes)
AU$3,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMatt. J. Fox; Phillip Champion de Crespigny; Ernest Sando Emerson; Andrew Grant; G. G. Swann
Brisbane: States Publishing Company, 1919-23.A full set of the monumental Fox’s History of Queensland: An Historical and Commercial Review, Descriptive and Biographical Facts, Figures and Illustrations: An Epitome of Progress. Published in 3 volumes in 1919, 1921, and 1923, it is the largest historical work on Queensland and its colonial settler families ever produced. Despite known colloquially as Fox’s History of Queensland, and with the second and third volumes crediting him as the compiler, the first volume was edited by Phillip Champion de Crespigny and Ernest Sando Emerson, the second by Andrew Grant, and the third by G. G. Swann, together with countless unnamed writers and with contributions from various photographers. Rare as a complete set and with the original leather almost always worn and cracked, this set rebacked preserving the original boards and spinebacks.
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Early Shipping in Moreton Bay, 1846 – 1863 (2 Volumes)
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWinifred Davenport; Betty Mottram
Brisbane: Winifred Davenport and Betty Mottram, 1998-2002.Volume 1: June 1846 – December 1859. Volume 2: January 1860 – December 1863 (Second Edition). A history of the ships that came and went from Moreton Bay taken from The Moreton Bay Courier and includes all named passengers and many other interesting details.
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Round the World
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. P. Thomson
Brisbane: Outridge Printing Co., 1904.Account of the round the world voyage of James Park Thomson (1854-1941), decorated Scottish born-Queensland geographer and public servant. Includes descriptions of New Zealand, Samao, Fanning Island, Hawaii, North America from California to New York including San Francisco, Salt Lake City and the Mormons, the Rockies, Canada, Niagara, the United Kingdom including London, Westminster Abbey, Scotland, Aberdeen, The Crofters, Edinburgh, Belgium, Cologne, Switzerland, Paris, Rouen, Naples, Pompeii, The Suez Canal, Colombo, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, home to Brisbane, and more in between. Thomson recounts much of Australia and in particular Queensland to those he meets as well as participating in numerous Geographical Society meetings and the twenty-fourth National Congress of the French Geographical Societies at Rouen. The telling of his meeting with Prince Roland Bonaparte was responsible for putting in motion a series of events leading to the State Library of New South Wales’ eventual acquisition of the prized Tasman Map of Abel Tasman’s 1642 and 1644 voyages.
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Where Strange Paths Go Down
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartA. M. Duncan-Kemp
Brisbane: W. R. Smith & Paterson, 1964.Description of aboriginal social life and customs by Alice Monkton Duncan-Kemp (1901-1988), who grew up on a cattle station in remote South-West Queensland. This being the second edition which includes large portions of Our Sandhill Country, her memoir published in 1933, providing insight into life on the cattle runs of the Channel country. Numerous photographs. This copy signed by Alice on the dedication page.
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A Woman’s Place: 100 Years of Queensland Women Lawyers
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartSusan Purdon; Aladin Rahemtula
Brisbane: Supreme Court of Queensland Library, 2005.Published to coincide with the centenary of the Legal Practitioners Act 1905, which first enabled women to practise law in Queensland. Foreword by Mary Gaudron, former Justice of the High Court of Australia. This copy with a lengthy inscription by Aladin Rahemtula to the title page
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Athletic Queensland: A History of Amateur Rowing, Boxing and Physical Development, Pedestrianism and Cycling, in Queensland
AU$1,200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartW. B. Carmichael; H. C. Perry
Brisbane: H. J. Diddams & Co., 1900.Under the official patronage of the Queensland Rowing Association, Queensland Amateur Athletic Association, Brisbane Gymnasium, Queensland Cyclists’ Union. 4 works in 1 comprising the most detailed history of 19th century sport in early Queensland recorded by . Not only a detailed guide for physical fitness it is an invaluable record of local history. The four works are: 1. Amateur Rowing: By W. B. Carmichael with contributions by R. H. Roe, C. B. P. Bell, and F. W. de Little: Comprising a history of rowing Brisbane, Maryborough, Rockhampton, &c., crew discipline, how to row (with poses), training, &c.; 2. The Art of Boxing: Hints on Its Acquirement – How to Train – History of Amateur Boxing in Queensland by Harry C. Perry. With which is interwoven a detailed History of the Brisbane Gymnasium, the leading institution of its kind in the colony; and A Special Illustrated Article on Physical Culture, by T. Wilkinson, Together with a concise account of every Athletic Display and Boxing Tournament held under its auspices.; 3. Amateur Pedestrianism by W. B. Carmichael. Also an article on Best Methods of Starting, How to Train, &c. by C. Campbell. A Complete Record of All Intercolonial and Pedestrian Events in the Colony since the Year 1873.; 4. Amateur Cycling by Harry C. Perry. Including an Article on Best Methods of Training and Riding by J. A. Smith, also Recollections of the Pioneers by Geo. Tombuco. A Complete Record of All Principal Events, Both Local and Intercolonial. FERGUSON 7958.
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Flesh: The Gold Coast in the 1960s, 70s and 80s
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGraham Burstow
Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 2014.Photography of Queensland’s Gold Coast in the second half of the 20th century. Lots of beach and bums.
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One Hour More Daylight: A Historical Overview of Aboriginal Dispossession in Southern and Southwest Queensland
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMark Copland; Jonathan Richards; Andrew Walker
Toowoomba: The Social Justice Commission, Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba, 2023.Processes of Aboriginal dispossession in Southern and Southwest Queensland. Methods of dispossession. Colonial history. Racism in Queensland/Australia. Aboriginal adaptation to the new economic and social structures. The second edition with nearly 100 more pages.
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Groom’s Darling Downs Book Almanac and Local Business Directory for 1907
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartW. H. Groom & Sons
Toowoomba: W. H. Groom & Sons, 1907.Rare Queensland almanac and directory produced annually between 1877 and 1910 covering the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland including Toowoomba, Pittsworth, Allora, Warwick, Millmerran, Leyburn, Stanthorpe, Oakey, Jondaryan, Dalby, Roma, Clifton, Crow’s Nest, Meringandan, Goombungee, Goondiwindi, Turallin, and Drayton.
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The Queensland Bank Officer: The Official Organ of the United Bank Officers Association, Queensland (Vol. V., No. 9. November 15th, 1924)
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartThe United Bank Officers’ Association of Queensland
[Brisbane]: The United Bank Officers’ Association of Queensland, 1924. -
Terra Australis: An English Teenage Migrant’s Experiences in Australia, 1926-1929
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartP. Prideaux
Mackay: Nindaroo Publishing Australia, 2022.A snapshot of daily life on outback properties in New South Wales and Queensland, 1925-29 told through a young man’s letters to his mother.
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The Queensland Illustrated Guide; for the use of Farmers, Fruit-Growers, Vignerons, and Others
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[Alfred Midgley]
Brisbane: James C. Beal, Government Printer, 1888.Distributed in Great Britain to promote emigration to Queensland in the late 19th century. The 9 original photographs by prominent studio Poul C. Poulson. Includes folding Map of Queensland Shewing Land Agents Districts in rear pocket. FERGUSON 12573. This copy signed by the Under Secretary for Agriculture and with the stamp of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane.
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A Visit to Queensland and Her Goldfields
AU$1,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartChas. H. Allen
London: Chapman and Hall, 1870.A memoir of the Queensland goldfields by English painter and traveller Charles H. Allen (1824-1904) during his time in in Queensland in 1868. This copy inscribed by the author to his son, Charles Mansfield Allen, additionally autographed with his name and address to the front endpaper.
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1987 Field Conference: Gympie District
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartC. G. Murray; J. B. Waterhouse
Brisbane: Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, 1987. -
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The Wonder of Australia by The White Car Service [Time Table]
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartThe White Car Service
Cairns: The Prompt Printery, No date.Promotional booklet and time table for early 20th century North Queensland cab company White Cars.
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Installation Masonic Temple, Neil Street, Toowoomba, Thursday. 23rd, Oct, 1930
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDarling Downs Royal Arch Chapter, No. 194
Toowoomba: McD, & R., 1930.Rare Queensland Freemasonry ephemera.
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An Account of the Mine and Works of Mount Morgan Limited at Mount Morgan
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMount Morgan Limited
Brisbane: Jackson & O’Sullivan, 1953.Includes a folding plate showing an aerial view of surface plant and open cut.
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Kirrenderri: Heart of the Channel Country
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMichael C. Westaway; Mandana Mapar; Tracey Hough; Shawnee Gorringe; Geoff Ginn
Brisbane: The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, 2022.“The project was developed in partnership between the Anthropology Museum, Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation and researchers from The University of Queensland. This publication contains 14 essays by 22 contributors and explores the pre-colonial history of the Channel Country, to the early years of European settlement and through to the more recent history, now being shaped by the academic researchers that have come to study the distant past of the land and the people who have always been part of this story. But this is not just about the past – it continues into the present. Central to this story is the involvement of the Aboriginal people who have never ceased their connection to the Channel Country.” (publisher’s blurb)