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Boosting Brisbane: Imprinting the Colonial Capital of Queensland
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRod Fisher
Brisbane: Boolarong Press & Brisbane History Group, 2009.The limited hardcover edition of 100 signed and numbered copies.
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For the Love of the Game: Ten Legends of Queensland Rugby League
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMurray Barnett
Brisbane: Boolarong Press, 2015.“Queensland State of Origin legends are indelibly printed on the minds of rugby league supporters – Lewis, Meninga, Lockyer. They are lauded for their contributions to the greatest game of all and rightfully so. But what about all the great players who played for Queensland before Origin? They are not so easily remembered, but this does not mean their status should be in any way diminished. This book is a tribute to their courage, dedication and spirit – and to their love of the game.” (publisher’s blurb)
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I Know Who Killed Betty Shanks
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartTed Duhs
Brisbane: Boolarong Press, 2022.Queensland’s oldest cold case. The third edition reveals Betty’s secret life as documented in an ASIO file.
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Joe’s Book: Facts and Theories on the Bunya Mountains
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJoe Walker
[Dalby]: Joe Walker, 1978. -
Fretwork Pediments in Queensland
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRichard Stringer
Brisbane: University Art Museum, University of Queensland, 1982.Catalogue for an exhibition of architectural photographs showing fretwork pediment designs adorning the front of Queensland homes by Richard Stringer. Short essay and biographies of notable fret-cutters by Dianne Byrne.
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Gregory’s Street Directory, Gold Coast
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGregory’s Publishing Company
Brisbane: Gregory’s Publishing Company, 1988.Collector’s First Edition.
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The Mapoon People demand their land back!
AU$250.00 Read MoreAdd to cartInternational Development Action
Melbourne: International Development Action, 1975.Early aboriginal land rights poster published alongside the story of Mapoon, in northern Queensland, as told by the Mapoon People in 1974/5: their forceable removal to make way for COMALCO and other mining leases, the burning of their houses by the Queensland police, and the fight for land rights.
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La Boite: The Story of an Australian Theatre Company
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartChristine Comans
Brisbane: Playlab Press, 2009. -
Davida Allen: In the Moment
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDavida Allen; Angela Goddard
Brisbane: Griffith University Art Museum, 2018.Catalogue of an exhibition held 3 May-30 June 2018.
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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
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cart9 Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
Brisbane: Neta, 1969.Program for a Ceremonial Parade.
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The New Queensland House
AU$70.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCameron 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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Revidirte Statuten fur den Deutschen Kranken=Verein in Brisbane
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDeutschen 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
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartQueensland 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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Additional Notes on the Palaeontology of Queensland (Part 2)
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartR. 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)
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. 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
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Shirley
Brisbane: George Arthur Vaughan, Government Printer, 1902.Queensland Department of Mines Geological Survey Bulletin No. 18.
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Capturing Brisbane: The City’s First Photographers, 1855 to 1901
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBrian G. Rough
Brisbane: Brian Rough, 2022.“Photographers have made a significant contribution towards our understanding and interpretation of the Citys past by recording the people and places around them. Capturing Brisbane provides the stories of 158 commercial photographers and 54 photographic studios operating in the City between 1855 and 1901. By accurately identifying the people who created the images, and from when and where they were operating, it provides a very useful tool to assist in dating Brisbane photographs.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Ipswich Grammar School, 1863-1913
AU$150.00 Read MoreAdd to cartB. G. Lawrence
Maitland: T. Dimmock, 1914. -
Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886. Queensland: Its Resources and Institutions
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPrice Fletcher
London: William Clowes and Sons, 1886.Essays; prepared by the authority of the executive commissioners in Queensland for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1866, being 1. Queensland: An Introductory Essay by A. J. Boyd; 2. Education in Queensland by the Rev. William Poole; 3. The Commerce and Industries of Queensland by Horace Earle; 4. The Mineral Industries of Queensland by K. T. Staiger; 5. Agriculture in Queensland by Price Fletcher; 6. The Sugar Industry in Queensland by Price Fletcher; 7. The Pastoral Industry by P. R. Gordon; 8. Horticulture by Theodore Wright; 9. Hints to Immigrants: A Practical Essay upon Bush Life in Queensland by Price Fletcher; 10. The Flora of Queensland by Fredk. Manson Bailey; 11. The Geology of Queensland by Robert L. Jack; 12. A Contribution to Pharmacy from Queensland by Joseph Bancroft; 13. A Popular Sketch of the Natural History of Queensland by Price Fletcher; 14. Emigration to Queensland: or, How to Get to that Colony; 15. How to Settle on the Land in the Colony of Queensland. Edited by Price Fletcher, with a frontispiece map of Queensland. This copy bearing the bookplate of the John M. Chapman Collection and with Compliments card of Sir James Garick, Executive Commissioner for Queensland, tipped in, and Royal Society of Edinburgh stamps.
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A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora; Containing both the Phaenogamous and Cryptogamous Plants
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartFredk. Manson Bailey
Brisbane: James C. Beal, Government Printer, 1883.A thorough catalogue of short descriptions for the identification of plants found in the colony of Queensland. FERGUSON 6498a.