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School Histories (17)
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A Tale of Two Teams: In Bonalbo League, 1964-1972
Margaret Marshall
[Brisbane]: Margaret Marshall, 2008. -
Kyogle: Ninety Five Years of Commerce, 1902 to 1997: A History of the Kyogle Commercial Precinct
Monty Hasthorpe
Kyogle: Kyogle & District Historical Society, 2007. -
If The Walls Could Speak: A Social History of the Mechanics Institutes of Victoria
Pam Baragwanath
Melbourne: Mechanics Institute Inc., 2000. -
The Brisbane River Story: Meanders through Time
Helen Gregory
Brisbane: Australian Marine Conservation Society, 1996. -
The Collected Works of Thomas Welsby
A. K. Thomson; Thomas Welsby
Brisbane: The Jacaranda Press, 1967. -
Street Seen: A History of Oxford Street
Clive Faro; Garry Wotherspoon
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000. -
Out There: A Potted History of a Revolution Called Nimbin
Goffin Marion; Quentin Merlaud
Nimbin: Out There Publishing, 2024.39 Spoken Stories Told by Locals: An Antidote to Conventional Thinking.
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Finding Your Family Photographs: Major Photographic Collections of Aboriginal People in Western Australia
The Centre for Indigenous History and the Arts
Perth: The Centre for Indigenous History and the Arts, The University of Western Australia, 1999. -
Early Shipping in Moreton Bay, 1846 – 1863 (2 Volumes)
Winifred 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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Denmark: River, Town, Shire and Community, Western Australia
Bev McGuinness
[Denmark]: Cinnamon Coloureds, 2011. -
Groom’s Darling Downs Book Almanac and Local Business Directory for 1907
W. 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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Terra Australis: An English Teenage Migrant’s Experiences in Australia, 1926-1929
P. 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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Westminster School: Past and Present
Frederic H. Forshall
London: Wyman & Sons, 1884.A history of the Westminster School in London, though also a recording of its past customs and a lengthy biographical recording of headmasters and numerous distinguished students, and personal reminiscences. Frederic H. Forshall was a Queen’s Scholar at Westminster and won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, but left after a year, moving to Sydney. He was part of the first cohort at The University of Sydney in 1852, and while still a student was appointed the University Librarian. In 1853 he was the first prizewinner for Greek verse composition which are printed here (pp. 358-360). Plates illustrating various interiors, Westminster beating Eton at rowing in 1845, and others.
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Beyond Gold: 150 Year of Memories, 1848-1998
Ken Treacy
Bright: The Catholic Parish of Bright and Mt. Beauty, No date.Incorporating a History of the Parish of Bright, Part 1 – The First Hundred Years, 1848-1948.
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Prime Sources of California and Nevada Local History: 151 Rare and Important City, County and State Directories, 1850 – 1906
Richard Quebedeaux
Spokane: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1992. -
The Making of Women: The History of Mac Robertson Girls’ High School
Pauline F. Parker
Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006. -
Ipswich Grammar School, 1863-1913
B. G. Lawrence
Maitland: T. Dimmock, 1914. -
Family Tree: Old Friends, Rich Relations
Edwin Wilson
Sydney: Woodbine Press, 2020.An idiosyncratic family history of Edwin James (Peter) Wilson: poet, painter and botanist from East Wardell / Mullumbimby / Crows Nest.
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Wollun One: The Story of the Blanch Family
Berice Blanch; Arthur Blanch
Gold Coast: Tamworth Music, 2004.“This is a book of many firsts which will keep you interested from beginning to end. This is a riveting story about the first Australian Country Music Family Arthur, Berice and Jewel Blanch. This book will strike a chord with music lovers of all ages, it features over 900 photos of artists like Keith Urban, Alan Jackson, Slim Dusty, Glen Campbell, Anne Murray and Johnny Cash.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Gentlemen of the Flashing Blade
Bianka 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.