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1888 Report on the Oyster Fisheries of Moreton Bay
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCecil S. Fison
Brisbane: James C. Beal, Government Printer, 1888.The most detailed of the reports to the Queensland Parliament on the oyster fisheries of Moreton Bay, stretching from Caloundra in the north to Point Danger in the south. The 1888 report came 2 years after The Oyster Act of 1886 which outlined transferrable leases for the bank and dredge collection and cultivation of oysters in Moreton Bay and attempted to make the industry more sustainable by introducing measures to stop the naked exploitation and then abandonment which earlier leases suffered from by less forward thinking license holders. The bay was divided into numerous dredge sections and portions of bank, and now having been in place since the Oyster Act of 1874 and with Fison settled into his role he largely reports on various developments related to the leases. The report is further extended with detailed reports on Queensland fisheries and oysters more broadly throughout the state including a more detailed report on oysters and fisheries in Maryborough, as well as with lengthy tables detailing leases and returns of oysters and fish. Includes 3 plates with 6 figures illustrating the development of oyster cultivation in Moreton Bay, a dugong, a Moreton Bay crustacea, and a clam from Barron River Cairns, as well as a map of the fishing area around Stradbroke, and 3 large fold out maps illustrating allotments in the central, northern and southern parts of the bay, and of the Maryborough region.
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A Queenly Colony: Pen Sketches and Camera Glimpses
AU$350.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[William Henry Traill]
Brisbane: Edmund Gregory, Government Printer, 1901.Photographs of early Queensland collected from various government departments depicting the state in the late 19th century with accompanying descriptive text by William Henry Traill. Depicts farming, industry, Brisbane, regional townships and farmlands, and notable individuals. An excellent copy in the original cloth.
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Pearls and Pearling Life
AU$135.00 Read MoreAdd to cartEdwin W. Streeter
Perth: Hesperian Press, 2006.Early Western Australian pearling. First published in 1886.
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Retrac Series Postcard 33: Memorial Hall and School of Arts, Woody Point. Q.
AU$15.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRetrac
Germany: Retrac, No date.One of the early 20th century Retrac series of postcards depicting scenes around Brisbane, Queensland. Printed in Germany.
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Plenty: Women Artists of Townsville
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartSylvia Ditchburn
Townsville: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, 1996.Catalogue of works with short biographies on Barbara Cheshire, Sylvia Ditchburn, Jackie Elmore, Marion Gaemers, Jane Hawkins, Connie Hoedt, Anne Lord, Karla Pincott, Trudi Prideaux, Anneke Silver, and Margaret Masse Wilson.
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All Civic Group How To Vote Card (Cairns Election)
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAll Civic Group
Cairns: Authorised by W. C. Balzer, and printed by The Cairns Post, No date.How to vote card for the losing mayor in a 1950s Cairns local election. The All Civic Group with John Reid Warner for mayor wanted your vote “For Progress Without Politics”. He lost out to William John Fulton [Bill Fulton] who served as mayor from 1952-59 before being elected to the Australian House of Representatives.
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Glory Days: Brisbane’s Art World to 1970
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJudith Hamilton
Brisbane: Boolarong Press, 2020.“This book recounts the glory days when Brisbane was seen as the art capital of Australia. Great artists such as renowned, award winning artist, Margaret Olley and two time Archibald winner, William Robinson, were developing and exposing their skills. Brisbane had many prestigious art galleries, art organisations and groups. These times inspired great art teachers such as Wendy Allen and Mervyn Moriarty who made such a big impact on the education of students in primary and secondary schools and tertiary colleges in the city and country areas of Queensland.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Baptised Among Crocodiles: A History of the Daintree Aboriginal Mission, 1940-1962
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRussell Guy
Brisbane: Boolarong Press, 2015.“Sometime around 1930, an Irish pentecostal missionary, Isobella Hetherington arrived at Mossman in Far North Queensland. She was accompanied by an Aboriginal woman named Nellie who was a talented vocalist. Together they began ministering to the Kuku Yulanji Aboriginal people who had been forced to gather in small groups throughout the Daintree Rainforest. Ten years later, a Mission was built on land purchased by the Assembly of God (Qld) beside the Daintree River and 50 to 70 people moved there. For the next 20 years, they grew bananas and pineapples, built homes and struggled with a government policy that controlled most aspects of their lives. This is the story of how, in a rapidly changing world, the Kuku Yulanji and the Missionaries sought to understand each other at a time before Reconciliation became a national objective.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Architecture in Brisbane (Volume 1)
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGraham de Gruchy
Brisbane: Boolarong Publications, 2012. -
Gentlemen of the Flashing Blade
AU$25.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBianka Vidonja Balanzategui
Brisbane: Boolarong Press, 2015.Studies in North Queensland History, Number 12. Foreword by Henry Reynolds. First published in 1990 by James Cook University.
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A People’s Movement: Reconciliation in Queensland
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCharmaine Foley; Ian Watson
Gold Coast: Keeaira Press, 2001. -
This Is My Heritage
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMichael Aird; Mandana Mapar
Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 2015.Photographs and stories from a 2015 exhibition at the Queensland Museum, celebrating twelve indigenous artists and educators.
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Not Just A School: St Peters Lutheran College
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartClarrie Burke; Nicky Boynton-Bricknell; Jan Hurwood
Brisbane: CopyRight, 2012.