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Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Pru Sanderson Design Pty Ltd, City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 2, 1988
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...non-fictionconservation reports -- kew (vic.) -- 1988 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Pru Sanderson Design Pty Ltd, City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 4, 1988
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...non-fictionconservation reports -- kew (vic.) -- 1988 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Mrs Dickins' Horrible Children: Anecdotes in the Life of a Growing Family, 2004
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Mrs Dickins' Horible Children: Anecdotes in the Life of a Growing Family / by Joy Stewart. Whitfield, 2004. Qld. : Marie-Claire Nemel, 2004. 91 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 29 cm. non-fictionjoy stewart, dickins family -- kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Civvy Symphony, December, 1946 : the world since V.P. day / cartooned by Armstrong of the Argus, 1946, 1946
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.Important social document illustrating Australian views of the world in the immediate postwar periodMont Albert [Vic.] : Edgar J.K. Thompson for the Argus and Australasian Ltd., 1946 48 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. "australian wit and humour -- pictorial, australia -- social life and customs -- 1945-1965 -- caricatures and cartoons. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Album - WW1 Picture Collection, Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd, The "Singer" Collection of War Celebrities, 1914-1918
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this album is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.The "Singer" Collection of War Celebrities: 10 beautiful photogravures size 11 x 8 1/4. With book containing biographies. 9d net. Published by Singer Sewing Machine Co. Ld. 16 p. : ports. ; 29 cm.first world war (1914-18), singer sewing machines pty ld. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Booklet, Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Divsion), Guide to Knitting Standard Socks Scarf Balaclava Cap for Active Service, 1939
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.Booklet advising on standards for knitting items for soldiersaustralian comforts fund (victoria), second world war 1939-1945 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, 150 Years: Australia 1888-1938, 1938
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Large format book published for the 150th Anniversary of the birth of British settlement in Australia. Introduction by His Majesty King George VI. Foreword by J.A. Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia. Produced by Oswald L. Ziegler under the authority of Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council. Published by Simmons Ltd Sydney, 1938. Contributors Frank Hurley 1885-1962.; Oswald L Ziegler (Oswald Leopold), 1900-1984.; Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council. non-fictioncommemorative publications (1788-1938), frank hurley (photographer) -
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Book, T M Donaldson & Co, Pluckings from medical and other works and handy book of reference for the preservation of health and management of children, 1890-99
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...A booklet produced for families advising about simple remedies and useful hints referring to the Sick Room, also Horses, Dogs, Birds etc. Included in the book is the Melbourne Economic Cookery Book. Amongst cures is advice on the treatment of Diphtheria which is to drink olive oil freely.non-fictionpluckings, cookery book -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Dorothy Rogers, Lovely Old Homes of Kew, 1961
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...History of "Fairyland" Cottage. A personalised, signed copy of the History of Fairyland Cottage wrapped as a birthday gift.[Melbourne, 1961] 44 p. illus. 22 cm. non-fictionHistory of "Fairyland" Cottage. A personalised, signed copy of the History of Fairyland Cottage wrapped as a birthday gift. lovely old homes of kew, dorothy rogers -
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Book, Her Majesty's Glorious Jubilee 1897: the record number of a record reign, 1897
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Part of rare book collection.London : Proprietors of the Illustrated London News, [1897] 54 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 41 cm. non-fictionPart of rare book collection.victoria queen of great britain 1819-1901, great britain -- history -- victoria 1837-1901. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, J B Were & Son, A voyage from Plymouth to Melbourne in 1839: The shipboard and early diary of Jonathan Binns Were, 1964
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...[Melbourne] : J.B. Were & Son, 1964 xv, 309 p. : ill., facsims., maps, port. ; 20 cm. non-fictionwere, jonathan binns, victoria - history -
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Book, Longmans et al, After the First Hundred Years, 1961
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...London : Longmans, Green, 1961 203 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. non-fictionchildren's history, australia -- history -- 20th century. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Libraries Board of South Australia, Narrative of a Survey of the Coasts of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia performed between the Years 1818 and 1822 in two volumes (Vol.2), 1969
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...This two-volume work by Captain Phillip Parker King (1791–1856) was published in 1827, and describes the Royal Navy's 1817–22 surveying expedition to chart the coastal regions of Australia. King carried out the surveys in two successive ships, the Mermaid, which was declared unseaworthy in 1820, and the newly commissioned Bathurst. He worked on the charts, which were published by the Hydrographic Office, for two years after his return to England. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society, and later undertook a similar surveying voyage, in which he was accompanied by Captain Fitzroy on the Beagle, around the coast of South America. The book is derived from the author's journal, and describes not only the voyages but also the towns and settlements of the region. Volume 2 continues the survey along the north and west coasts of Australia, and contains an appendix describing winds, currents, ports and islands.Australian Facsimile Editions No.30. 2 v. : illus., fold. charts, tables. non-fictionThis two-volume work by Captain Phillip Parker King (1791–1856) was published in 1827, and describes the Royal Navy's 1817–22 surveying expedition to chart the coastal regions of Australia. King carried out the surveys in two successive ships, the Mermaid, which was declared unseaworthy in 1820, and the newly commissioned Bathurst. He worked on the charts, which were published by the Hydrographic Office, for two years after his return to England. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society, and later undertook a similar surveying voyage, in which he was accompanied by Captain Fitzroy on the Beagle, around the coast of South America. The book is derived from the author's journal, and describes not only the voyages but also the towns and settlements of the region. Volume 2 continues the survey along the north and west coasts of Australia, and contains an appendix describing winds, currents, ports and islands.philip parker king, natural history -- australia., australia -- description and travel -- to 1850. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Sydney University Press, Experiences of a Convict: Transported for 21 years, 1968
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Originally published in 1864-5. 'Mortlock was sentenced in 1843 for a violent attack on a Fellow of Christ's Church, Cambridge. Transported to NSW, he experienced almost every aspect of the penal system between 1844-1864.Sydney : Sydney University Press, 1965 248 paegs ; 24 cm non-fictionOriginally published in 1864-5. 'Mortlock was sentenced in 1843 for a violent attack on a Fellow of Christ's Church, Cambridge. Transported to NSW, he experienced almost every aspect of the penal system between 1844-1864.transportation, convicts -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Herald & Weekly Times, One Hundred Years: the romance of the Victorian people, 1934
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Originally written as series of articles in connection with the Centenary of Victoria.Melbourne : Herald & Weekly Times, 1934 432 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. non-fictionOriginally written as series of articles in connection with the Centenary of Victoria. victoria - history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Melbourne University Press, A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age of Macquarie, 1962
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...[Carlton, Vic.] : Melbourne University Press ; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1962-<1987> v. <1-6> : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. non-fictionaustralia - history, manning clark -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, F W Cheshire, Melbourne: The biography of a city, 1956
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Melbourne : Hill of Content, 1985 xv, 283 p., [24] p. of plates ; 23 cm. non-fictionmelbourne (vic.) -- history. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Oxford University Press, The Narrative of George Russell of Golf Hill with Russelliana and selected papers, 1963
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Account of early pastoral settlement in Tasmania and Port Phillip focusing on the progress of the Russell family; includes observations on relations between settlers and Aborigines; account of the Black War in Tasmania; story of William Buckley, description of Port Phillip Aboriginal shelters, corroborees, missions, rapid extinction.London : Oxford University Press, 1935 469 p. : ill. map, ports., geneal. table ; 25 cm. non-fictionAccount of early pastoral settlement in Tasmania and Port Phillip focusing on the progress of the Russell family; includes observations on relations between settlers and Aborigines; account of the Black War in Tasmania; story of William Buckley, description of Port Phillip Aboriginal shelters, corroborees, missions, rapid extinction.russell family, clyde company, voyages and travels -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, AH Massina & Co, The First Ninety Years: the printing house of Massina Melbourne 1859-1949, 1949
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Melbourne [Vic.] : A.H. Massina, 1949 165 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. non-fictionmassina, alfred henry, australian journal, newspaper publishing - australia -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Agnes P Bell, Melbourne: John Batman’s Village, 1965
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...A history of Melbourne, tracing its development from the riverside village founded by John Batman to the metropolis of the 1960s; includes description of Aboriginal corroborees and other early encounters with the Aboriginal inhabitants of the area.Melbourne, Vic. : Cassell Australia, 1965 xiv, 178p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., map, porto. ; 25cm. non-fictionA history of Melbourne, tracing its development from the riverside village founded by John Batman to the metropolis of the 1960s; includes description of Aboriginal corroborees and other early encounters with the Aboriginal inhabitants of the area.batman, john, 1801-1839, melbourne (vic.) -- history., settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1851- -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Hamish Hamilton, Goodbye Melbourne Town, 1968
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...London, H. Hamilton, 1968 xii, 211 p. map. 23 cm. non-fictionmelbourne - history, graham mcinnes (1912-1970) -
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Booklet, Dorothy Rogers, A Tour of Melbourne en Route to Invergowrie conducted by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Saturday 29 July 1967, 1967
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...[Melbourne : The Society, 1967] 26 p. ; 21 x 17 cm. non-fictionhistoric buildings -- victoria -- melbourne., melbourne (vic.) -- description and travel., melbourne (vic.) -- buildings, structures, etc. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Longmans Green & Co, Collector’s Casebook, 1956
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...London : Constable, 1963 105 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. non-fictionbook collecting. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Longmans Green & Co et al, The First Hundred Years, 1956
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...London : Longmans, Green, 1954 xii, 175 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. non-fictionaustralia - history, history - children's books -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Oxford University Press, Matilda Waltzes with the Tommies, 1944
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1943 176 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. non-fictionkent hughes, mary, world war 1939-1945 -- personal narratives -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Douglas Pike, Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol.1 1788-1850 A-H, 1966
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...v. 1. 1788-1850, A-HMelbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966 v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. non-fictionv. 1. 1788-1850, A-Haustralia - biography -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Melbourne University Press, Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol.2 1877-1850 I-Z, 1967
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...non-fictionaustralia - biographies - 1877-1850 -
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Book, Melbourne University Press, Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 6 1851-1890 R-Z, c.1970
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplementnon-fictionaustralia - biography -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Melbourne University Press, Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 4 1851-1890 D-J, 1969
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. non-fictionaustralia -- history -- biography -
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Book, Melbourne University Press, Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 5 1851-1890 K-Q, 1970
... history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures... and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through ...Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. non-fictionaustralia -- history -- biography