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Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Manning Clark, The Puzzles of Childhood : His Early Life, 1989
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketAn invitation to Mrs. R Boyd to a perfume launchmanning clark, australian - historian - autobiography, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Barry Humphries, My Life as Me, 2002
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketChristmas cards slipped into inside cover to Patricia and Johnbarry humphries, australian - comedian - autobiography, walsh st library -
Unions Ballarat
Bob Ansett - An Autobiography, Ansett, Bob et al, 1986
Bob Ansett is a well-known Australian entrepreneur and founded Budget Rent a Car. He is the son of the late Sir Reginald Ansett (Ansett airlines).Autobiographical interest.Paper. Front cover: Colour photograph of Bob Ansett (seated); white text.Front Cover: authors' names and title.ansett, bob, ansett, robert, ansett, reginald, ansett, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, businessmen - autobiography, pullan, robert -
Unions Ballarat
Mudeye: An Australian boyhood and beyond, Dowling, Bary, 1995
Autobiographical and historical book, starting around the time of the Second World War. Explores family history, profiles Ballarat and war time issues. Local (Ballarat) history.Paperback; book; 266 pages. Front cover: green background; old photos and newspaper scraps; title and author in black lettering; sticker - NSW premier's literary awards 1996 shortlisted. Back cover: green background; old photos and newspaper scraps; black lettering; excerpts from reviews.None.ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - ballarat, autobiography - bary dowling, war - world war ii, history - family, ballarat -
Unions Ballarat
Not by myself (Don Woodward Collection), Jones, Fletcher, 1976
Story of the Fletcher Jones men's-ware store that was originally established in Bendigo on 14 August 1895. Autobiographical account.Autobiographical interest. Relevant to the birth of the textile and clothing industry in Victoria.Book; 240 pages. Cover: green/grey; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine. Dust jacket: mottled green-grey background; sepia photographs on the front and back; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, jones, fletcher, textile, clothing and footwear, australian businessmen, businessmen - autobiography, businesses -
Unions Ballarat
So we take comfort (Don Woodward Collection), Lyons, Enid, 1965
First-hand story of Dame Enid Lyons' marriage to JA Lyons. JA Lyons was Australian Prime Minister (United Australia Party) from 1933 to 1939. Biographical and political interest.Book; 283 pages. Dustjacket: purple background; pink and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.In blue pen, "To Margaret. Graduation Day 5-5-66. John [surname illegible].btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, lyons, dame enid, lyons, ja, prime ministers - ja lyons, united australia party, politics and government, biography/autobiography -
Unions Ballarat
Christopher Skase: Beyond the mirage (Don Woodward Collection), Prior, Tom, 1994
Biography of Christopher Skase. Skase was involved in the media, an investor in holiday resorts and even bidded for MGM (Hollywood) at one point. After a financial "crash", Skase retreated to Majorca stating that he was suffering ill health.Media and millionaires. Biographical interest.Book; 247 pages. Cover: brown background; one sepia and one colour photograph of Christopher Skase; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, skase, christopher, biography, corporate directors, businessmen - autobiography -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Book - History/Autobiography, Black Jack Press, Men In Hats And Other Tales, 2000
pp. xii, 175, paperback, 2 maps. Author's childhood memories of Belgrave where his father, Elef Jorgensen, was a local doctor.jorgensen family, belgrave -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Oxford University Press (Australia), Santamaria: A Memoir, 1997
Autobiography of local (Kew) political identityxv, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Autobiography of local (Kew) political identitysantamaria ba, national civic council, political biographies -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Marjorie Lawrence, Interrupted Melody: The story of my life, 1949
Autobiography of opera singer Marjorie Lawrence (1909-79)ix, 307 p. illus., ports. 21 cm. non-fictionAutobiography of opera singer Marjorie Lawrence (1909-79)marjorie lawrence -- 1909-1979, opera singers -- biography -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, R.M. Wingfield, The Only Way Out, 1955
An Infantryman's Autobiography of the North-West Europe Campaign August 1944-February 1945.Booknon-fictionAn Infantryman's Autobiography of the North-West Europe Campaign August 1944-February 1945. -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, F Kingsley Norris, No Memory for Pain, 1970
An Autobiography - Major General Sir Kingsley Norris KBE, CB, CBE, DSO. Honorary Physician to HM Queen Elizabeth 11.non-fictionAn Autobiography - Major General Sir Kingsley Norris KBE, CB, CBE, DSO. Honorary Physician to HM Queen Elizabeth 11. -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Francis Yeats-Brown, Bengal lancer, 1936
Autobiography of a British cavalry officer in pre-war India and on the western front, who later became a member of the Royal flying corps in Mesopotamia. The closing chapters concern his subsequent travels in India and give his interpretation of the Hindu philosophy through the medium of his own personal experience.p.278.non-fictionAutobiography of a British cavalry officer in pre-war India and on the western front, who later became a member of the Royal flying corps in Mesopotamia. The closing chapters concern his subsequent travels in India and give his interpretation of the Hindu philosophy through the medium of his own personal experience. india - social life and customs, india - description and travel -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Henry M Collins, From pigeon post to wireless, 1925
An autobiography of British journalist Henry CollinsIll, p.312.An autobiography of British journalist Henry Collinsjournalists - great britain - biography, reuters - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Georgian House, Two at Daly Waters, 1946
A verbal autobiography as told to E. George about an English couples life in N. Territory - Tin Mining in Marranboy - storekeeping in Daly Waters; Results of the growth of Airways and the 2nd World War; Appreciation of the Aborigines.Ill, p.144.A verbal autobiography as told to E. George about an English couples life in N. Territory - Tin Mining in Marranboy - storekeeping in Daly Waters; Results of the growth of Airways and the 2nd World War; Appreciation of the Aborigines. northern territory - description and travel, frontier and pioneer life - daly waters - northern territory -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Bernard Law Montgomery, The memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G, 1958
Autobiography of Field Marshall MontgomeryIndex, ill, p.574.non-fictionAutobiography of Field Marshall Montgomeryworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - history -
The Celtic Club
Book, Risteard Mulcahy, Memoirs of a medical maverick, 2010
Biography by Professor Mulcahy, son of General Richard Mulcahy. He was head of the cardiology department and heart disease research at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin. He was also Past President of the Irish Medical Association.Plates, p.237.non-fictionBiography by Professor Mulcahy, son of General Richard Mulcahy. He was head of the cardiology department and heart disease research at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin. He was also Past President of the Irish Medical Association.risteard mulcahy - autobiography, cardiologists - ireland -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Chops for Breakfast: A Lucky Generation in a Time of Accelerating Change, Bob Whan, 2014
An autobiography of Bob Whan, born in Wodonga on 5 January 1933, into the fourth generation of the Whan family in Wodonga. As part of a varied career, he became a member of the Australian Labor Party and represented the Division of Eden-Monaro in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1975. He died on 4 October 2015. This book describes his childhood and student years, his impact on the wool market in Australia with the introduction of objective measurement, the social and political changes he witnessed, his philosophies on life (which may surprise some) and the highs and lows of a varied career. There is serious thought, plenty of humour, particularly with the characters described, and above all the memories and recollections of someone intimately involved in many aspects of Australian life.non-fictionAn autobiography of Bob Whan, born in Wodonga on 5 January 1933, into the fourth generation of the Whan family in Wodonga. As part of a varied career, he became a member of the Australian Labor Party and represented the Division of Eden-Monaro in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1975. He died on 4 October 2015. This book describes his childhood and student years, his impact on the wool market in Australia with the introduction of objective measurement, the social and political changes he witnessed, his philosophies on life (which may surprise some) and the highs and lows of a varied career. There is serious thought, plenty of humour, particularly with the characters described, and above all the memories and recollections of someone intimately involved in many aspects of Australian life. bob whan, robert whan politician, whan family wodonga -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, McMillan and Co, My Early Life : A Roving Commission, 1943
Here, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century. In his autobiography, Churchill recalls his childhood, his schooling, his years as a war correspondent in South Africa during the Boer War, and his first forays into politics as a member of Parliament. Historians have established that Churchill took certain liberties with episodes in the book; he was not, for example, an academic under-achiever as he suggests. Of course this does not detract from the book's insights into the history of "a vanished age", nor his very personal struggles and achievements, which contrast starkly with the public focus of the majority of his writings.Index, ill, maps, p.385.non-fictionHere, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century. In his autobiography, Churchill recalls his childhood, his schooling, his years as a war correspondent in South Africa during the Boer War, and his first forays into politics as a member of Parliament. Historians have established that Churchill took certain liberties with episodes in the book; he was not, for example, an academic under-achiever as he suggests. Of course this does not detract from the book's insights into the history of "a vanished age", nor his very personal struggles and achievements, which contrast starkly with the public focus of the majority of his writings.south african wars, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, William Blackwood and Sons, Henry Dundas, Scots Guards a memoir, 1921
The autobiography of Henry Dundas in the Great Warp.252.non-fictionThe autobiography of Henry Dundas in the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - personal recollections, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, John Murray et al, My picture gallery, 1886-1901, 1951
An autobiography of the Viscountess MilnerIndex, ill, p.242.non-fictionAn autobiography of the Viscountess Milnerauthors - english - 20th century - biography, intellectual life - england -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Robertson and Mullens, Adamson of Wesley : the story of a great headmaster, 1932
A biography of L.A. Adamson a former Headmaster of Wesley. The book has three main parts: Adamson and Wesley, Adamson the man and Adamson in Public Life. The book also contains an autobiography of his early life.Ill, p.218.non-fictionA biography of L.A. Adamson a former Headmaster of Wesley. The book has three main parts: Adamson and Wesley, Adamson the man and Adamson in Public Life. The book also contains an autobiography of his early life. educators - victoria - biography, wesley college -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, McMillan and Co, The life of Benvenuto Cellini, 1908
You should know that men like Benvenuto, unique in their profession, need not be subject to the law.'" "Thus spoke Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist, so great was Cellini's reputation in Renaissance Italy. A renowned sculptor and goldsmith, whose works include the famous salt-cellar made for the King of France, and the statue of Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Cellini's life was as vivid and enthralling as his creations. A man of action as well as an artist, he took part in the Sack of Rome in 1527; he was temperamental, passionate, and conceited, capable of committing criminal acts ranging from brawling and sodomy to theft and murder. He numbered among his patrons popes and kings and members of the Medici family, and his autobiography is a fascinating account of sixteenth-century Italy and France written with all the verve of a novelIndex, p.450.non-fictionYou should know that men like Benvenuto, unique in their profession, need not be subject to the law.'" "Thus spoke Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist, so great was Cellini's reputation in Renaissance Italy. A renowned sculptor and goldsmith, whose works include the famous salt-cellar made for the King of France, and the statue of Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Cellini's life was as vivid and enthralling as his creations. A man of action as well as an artist, he took part in the Sack of Rome in 1527; he was temperamental, passionate, and conceited, capable of committing criminal acts ranging from brawling and sodomy to theft and murder. He numbered among his patrons popes and kings and members of the Medici family, and his autobiography is a fascinating account of sixteenth-century Italy and France written with all the verve of a novelart - italy - history, artists - florence - biography -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Adam-Smith, Patsy, Hear The Train Blow, 1971
Autobiography of Patsy Adam Smith whose family worked on the railways in various parts of Australia.p.222.non-fictionAutobiography of Patsy Adam Smith whose family worked on the railways in various parts of Australia.autobiography - patsy adam smith, australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections. -
Clunes Museum
Book - BIOGRAPHY, LES HUGHES, A YOUNG AUSTRALIAN PIONEER HENRY MUNDY, 2003
THE BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY MUNDY ABOUT HIS LIFE IN AUSTRALIA DURING THE GOLDRUSHDARK BLUE HARDCOVER BOOK WITH GOLD EMBOSSING ON SPINE: "HENRY MUNDY A YOUNG AUSTRALIAN PIONEER". BLUE PAPER DUST COVER WITH SUNSET PICTURE ON FRONT. 279 PAGES non-fictionTHE BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY MUNDY ABOUT HIS LIFE IN AUSTRALIA DURING THE GOLDRUSHhenry mundy, les hughes, historical autobiography -
Box Hill Historical Society
Book, John L. Sheridan, I Had So Little . . . And Yet So Much, 2014
Memories of John Sheridan's childhood in Box Hill from moving to 15 Harrow Street in 1945 and 66 Nelson Roadnon-fictionMemories of John Sheridan's childhood in Box Hill from moving to 15 Harrow Street in 1945 and 66 Nelson Roadsheridan> john, sheridan family, reminiscences, nelson road> 66, autobiographies, harrow street -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Plaque - Opus sectile tablet, In grateful Memory of Alfred Michael Nicholas Esq, (1881-1937), 1937
This plaque was made to commemorate the generous funds donated Mr A.M Nicholas in 1936 almost entirely funding the building of the new Mission to Seamen at Port Melbourne opened in 1937. Mr Nicholas died in Feb 1937. The new building was opened on the 4th of December 1937 by Lord Huntingfield, the plaque was dedicated and unveiled the same by his nephew Mr Nicholas Lightfoot. The plaque was removed from the building which ws demolished in 1995. The plaque is really similar to the memorial plaque made in memory of Ethel Godfrey (see item 2053).Mr Nicholas together with Mr HW Shmith organised rights to produce Aspirin aka ASPRO in Australia in 1915 during WW1. The Nicholas Family were significant philanthropists in Melbourne and Victoria and this plaque commemorates his gift to the Mission for visiting seamen between 1937 and late 20th C. The story of the donation is told in an unpublished autobiography by the then Rev'd Frank Oliver, based at 717 Flinders st. as senior Mission Chaplain 1930-1960.A heavy ceramic plaque with moulded metal alloy frame, polychrome glazed irregular ceramic tesserae design and memorial text in Gothic script in central lozenge set into a rectangular clay base.in each corner design features initials: "ihs" / IN central lozenge of design text reads: " To the Glory of God/ and in grateful memory of/ ALFRED MICHAEL NICHOLAS Esq / through whose generous gift/ the whole of this Institute / and Chapel were built./ Died February 26th 1937"1908, plaque, alfred m. nicholas, memorial, alfred michael nicholas, port melbourne, 1937, aspro -
Box Hill Historical Society
Book, William Hugh Sawyer, A life of science, c2018
Autobiography of early family life and life in biochemistry. Includes some family history and record of Harry Sawyer's World War II service. Index with entries for Victoria, Australia only155 pages; colour, black & white and sepia photos. Includes appendices of listing of publications and diaries. Partial index insertnon-fictionAutobiography of early family life and life in biochemistry. Includes some family history and record of Harry Sawyer's World War II service. Index with entries for Victoria, Australia only science, dairying, family history, sawyer> harry, world war 1914-1918 -
Narre Warren and District Family History Group
Book, Norman Moralee, The life and times of Norman Moralee, 2011
Autobiography of Norman Moralee92 p.; 30 cmnon-fictionAutobiography of Norman Moraleewar years, friends and neighbours, narre warren north scouts -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated Book, Kirsty Harris, More than bombs and bandages: Australian Army nurses at work in World War 1, 2011
The author draws on personal diaries, interviews, service records, hospital diaries and autobiographies to create an absorbing and meticulously constructed book showcasing the breadth and significance of the contributions Army nurses made during World War I. In becoming part of the AIF these women fashioned the role of the Australian military nurseIllustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a black cover with title, author's name and Australian Army badge embossed in gold on spine. Front of dustjacket has a black and white photo 'Westen Australian night nurses in 14 AGH, Abbassia, Egypt in 1918. Under this part of tile is printed in dark grey and red brown on a cream background. Rest of title is printed in white on a dark grey band. Authors name is printed in white on a red brown background. Title and authors name are printed in white on a red brown background along with Australian Army Badge (gold) and publisher's mark. On the back of the dustjacket is a summary of the book printed on a cream background, below which is a black and white photo 'No 2 Australian General Hospital, Mena, Egypt, January 1915non-fictionThe author draws on personal diaries, interviews, service records, hospital diaries and autobiographies to create an absorbing and meticulously constructed book showcasing the breadth and significance of the contributions Army nurses made during World War I. In becoming part of the AIF these women fashioned the role of the Australian military nurseaustralian army nurses, military nursing-australia-history, nurses-australia-history, world war 1914-1918 - medical care, alfred nurses