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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, G. Bell & Sons, By flood and field : adventures ashore and afloat in North Australia, 1912
... By flood and field : adventures ashore and afloat in North ...Factual account of life in the Northern Territory in the late 19th century; - 1st section - Authors adventures as a shipwrecked mariner at Wark Aboriginal Settlement and Port Essington; 2nd section - Detailed narrative of the authors work & explorations as a customs official and as a patrol police officer, stationed at Port Darwin; Description of Malays and their trading ventures by proas; Relations between Malays and Aborigines employment of latter in collecting, trepangs, pearls, tortoise-shells - physical and cultural influences (e.g. intermixture, and language) feuds and murders; Notes on food gathering and hunting (use of wommera) - tracking - corroborrees settling of disputes by simulated fighting - group murder and guilt rites (Malays and Chinese), canoes decorated - Maria Is. sacred burial ground qualities of Aborigines; noted; Intertribal fighting - Woolna tribe against local Darwin Aborigines; Cannibalism at Limba Luchumbo - King River; Contact between Aborigines and settlers, ranging from extreme cruelty to great friendships; Aboriginal girls stolen for domestic work causing trouble; Further accounts of Chinese - opium & gold smuggling; Search for Dylompo - Groote Eylandt unsuccessful.Ill, p.327.non-fictionFactual account of life in the Northern Territory in the late 19th century; - 1st section - Authors adventures as a shipwrecked mariner at Wark Aboriginal Settlement and Port Essington; 2nd section - Detailed narrative of the authors work & explorations as a customs official and as a patrol police officer, stationed at Port Darwin; Description of Malays and their trading ventures by proas; Relations between Malays and Aborigines employment of latter in collecting, trepangs, pearls, tortoise-shells - physical and cultural influences (e.g. intermixture, and language) feuds and murders; Notes on food gathering and hunting (use of wommera) - tracking - corroborrees settling of disputes by simulated fighting - group murder and guilt rites (Malays and Chinese), canoes decorated - Maria Is. sacred burial ground qualities of Aborigines; noted; Intertribal fighting - Woolna tribe against local Darwin Aborigines; Cannibalism at Limba Luchumbo - King River; Contact between Aborigines and settlers, ranging from extreme cruelty to great friendships; Aboriginal girls stolen for domestic work causing trouble; Further accounts of Chinese - opium & gold smuggling; Search for Dylompo - Groote Eylandt unsuccessful. northern australia - description and travel, northern australia - economic relations -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, John Murray, Raggle-taggle : adventures with a fiddle in Hungary and Roumania, 1935
... Raggle-taggle : adventures with a fiddle in Hungary and ...The travels of a music lover in Hungary and Roumaniap.399.non-fictionThe travels of a music lover in Hungary and Roumaniahungary - music, roumania - music -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Lewis Carroll, Alice's adventures in wonderland, ????
... Alice's adventures in wonderland ...Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll.Ill, p.320.fictionCommemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. childrens literature, fictional literature -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The heirloom library, The adventures of Tom Sawyer, ????
... The adventures of Tom Sawyer ...The classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.Ill, p.285.fictionThe classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave. adventure fiction, juvenile fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Sands and Co, The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 1902
... The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe ...The timeless tale of survival and adventure that set the standard for the English novelRobinson Crusoe is the only man still alive when his ship is destroyed in a terrible storm. Washing up on a deserted island, he realizes that he is stranded, with no immediate hope of rescue. Displaying remarkable ingenuity, Crusoe builds a crude home, raises crops, and keeps track of the passing days with a rudimentary calendar. Loneliness is his greatest adversary until a tribe of cannibals arrives with their intended victims. When one of the prisoners escapes, Crusoe rescues him.Ill, p.378.fictionThe timeless tale of survival and adventure that set the standard for the English novelRobinson Crusoe is the only man still alive when his ship is destroyed in a terrible storm. Washing up on a deserted island, he realizes that he is stranded, with no immediate hope of rescue. Displaying remarkable ingenuity, Crusoe builds a crude home, raises crops, and keeps track of the passing days with a rudimentary calendar. Loneliness is his greatest adversary until a tribe of cannibals arrives with their intended victims. When one of the prisoners escapes, Crusoe rescues him. juvenile fiction, adventure fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Keegan Paul Trench Trubner, Tents in Mongolia (Yabonah) adventures and experiences among the normads of Central Asia, 1934
... Tents in Mongolia (Yabonah) adventures and experiences ...This book describes his adventures and experiences among the Nomads of Central Asia.Index, ill, maps, p.335.non-fictionThis book describes his adventures and experiences among the Nomads of Central Asia. mongolia - description, mongolia - travel -
Kilmore Historical Society
THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP VOL.1, The adventures of Philip on his way through the world; Showing who robbed him, who helped him, and who passed him by: to which is now prefixed A shabby genteel story Vol. 1, 1869
... The adventures of Philip on his way through the world ...Green cloth bound cover Gold detailing and writing on spine embossed detailing 5 unnumbered pages ; 359 pages ; 22 cm ; ill Handwritten inscription on first unnumbered page '32' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanic's Institute'w. m. thackeray, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP VOL.2, The adventures of Philip on his way through the world; Shewing who robbed him, who helped him, and who passed him by: to which is now prefixed A shabby genteel story Vol. 2, 1869
... The adventures of Philip on his way through the world ...Green cloth bound cover Gold detailing and writing on spine embossed detailing 3 unnumbered pages ; 343 pages ; 22 cm ; ill Handwritten inscription on first unnumbered page '33' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanic's Institute'w. m. thackeray -
Kilmore Historical Society
PELHAM; OR ADVENTURES OF A GENTLEMAN, Pelham; or, Adventures of a Gentleman, 1867
... Pelham; or, Adventures of a Gentleman ...Missing front and back cover with gold detailing on the spine Blue spine label 'Lord Lytton's Novels - Pelham' xvi ; 304 pages ; 19cm Handwritten inscription on front page '92' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'lord lytton -
Kilmore Historical Society
Adventures of Dick Onslow, c1865
... Adventures of Dick Onslow. ...Ochre & tan cloth-bound hardcover book with gilt detailing. Front cover embossed with decorative border. Back cover embossed with decorative wide border.Some fading. Binding a little loose. Some foxing and marks throughout. Evidence of previous repairs to secure cover to body. Illustrated. 319 pp. Good condition.On flyleaf, 'Herbert Chapman/Forbes/Australia'.adult fiction, chapman -
Kilmore Historical Society
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Undated
... The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green. ...Cole's Humerous Books.Paper-covered book with sewn binding behind. Cover yellowed, foxed and torn. Evidence of previous insect infestation. Pages discoloured around edges, generally yellowed, foxing throughout. Black & white illustrations. 309 pp. Fair condition.Nil.comic fiction, whitburgh cottage collection -
The Celtic Club
Book, Patsy Adam-Smith, Heart of exile: Ireland, 1848, and the seven patriots banished; their adventures, loneliness and loves in three continents as they search for refuge, 1986
... banished; their adventures, loneliness and loves in three ...An historical novel which focuses on the seven Irish men who led a nationalist uprising in 1848 to achieve self-rule. The uprising failed and the gentlemen leaders had their sentences commuted to exile in Tasmania, Australia.Index, bib, ill,, plates, p.359.fictionAn historical novel which focuses on the seven Irish men who led a nationalist uprising in 1848 to achieve self-rule. The uprising failed and the gentlemen leaders had their sentences commuted to exile in Tasmania, Australia.convicts - tasmania, transportation - ireland -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Lachlan Macquarie : his life, adventures, and times, 1952
... Lachlan Macquarie : his life, adventures, and times ...Biography of Lachlan Macquarie including references to relations between Aborigines and Europeans, including attacks, murders, proclamations, raids, settlements, attitudes; Aboriginal habits.Index, notes, ill, maps, p.614.non-fictionBiography of Lachlan Macquarie including references to relations between Aborigines and Europeans, including attacks, murders, proclamations, raids, settlements, attitudes; Aboriginal habits. governors - new south wales - biography, new south wales - history - 19th century -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Peter Davies, The adventures of Sajo and her beaver people, 1935
... The adventures of Sajo and her beaver people ...The adventures of two young beavers after they are rescued by an Indian hunter and taken to his village.Ill, p.208.non-fictionThe adventures of two young beavers after they are rescued by an Indian hunter and taken to his village.animals - fiction, american fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Oxford University Press, The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1951
... The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit ...This Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spacious but narrow minds of the U.S. It is a novel that has retains its relevance to today's issues.Ill, p.839.fictionThis Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spacious but narrow minds of the U.S. It is a novel that has retains its relevance to today's issues. england - fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, GP Putnam's Sons, Pearls and savages : adventures in the air, on land and sea--in New Guinea, 1924
... Pearls and savages : adventures in the air, on land and sea ...An anthropological description of native life in New GuinesIll, maps, p.414.non-fictionAn anthropological description of native life in New Guinescultural anthropology, papua new guinea - social life and customs -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, [Beach, Charles], Lost Lenore : or the adventures of a rolling stone, [1872]
... Lost Lenore : or the adventures of a rolling stone ...302 p.fictionjames dodds, original collection, fiction, charles beach, thomas mayne reid -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Doyle, Arthur Conan, Adventures of Gerard, 1913
... Adventures of Gerard ...375 p. : ill.fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Vance, Louis Joseph, The false faces : further adventures from the history of the Lone Wolf, [1918?]
... The false faces : further adventures from the history of ...380 p. : frontispiece illustration: 'Twice the automatic blazed in his face as he closed in, - the bullets clearing narrowly.'fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Cockton, Henry, The life and adventures of Valentine Vox the ventriloquist, [n.d.] [Routledge address suggests publication between 1903-1925]
... The life and adventures of Valentine Vox the ventriloquist ...551 p.fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Lord Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton), The last of the barons : book the first : the adventures of Master Marmaduke Nevile, First published 1843. Numerous later editions - various publishers. This reprint of a Routledge edition 1890s
... The last of the barons : book the first : the adventures of ...487 p. ; bound in calico which has advertisements printed on the cover. Title page missing. Information for catalogue record derived from half-title page and publisher's advertising at end of book.fictionhistorical fiction, edward iv king of england, warwick the kingmaker, lord lytton, t. craig [bookbinder] -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Lord Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton), Pelham : or, adventures of a gentleman, [n.d] [between 1866-1878]
... Pelham : or, adventures of a gentleman ...xxxii, 336 p. ; Frontispiece illustration. Embossed, decorative brown cover, gold embossing on spine.fictionfiction, james dodds, original collection -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Oppenheim, E. Phillips, Mr. Laxworthy's Adventures by E. Phillips Oppenheim, 1932
... Mr. Laxworthy's Adventures by E. Phillips Oppenheim ...Romance novel.Hardcover book, 316 pages. Book has a dark brown cover.fictionRomance novel.e. phillips oppenheim, romance, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Daudet, Alphonse, Tartarin of Tarascon : traveller, 'Turk', and lion-hunter ; alternative title: The prodigious adventures of Tartarin of Tarascon, [First published 1872. This edition 1887?]
... ; alternative title: The prodigious adventures of Tartarin of Tarascon ...245 p. : ill. (Illustrated by Montegut, De Myrbach, Picard, Rossi; engraved by Guillaume Brothers). Pale green cover, spine and corners trimmed with brown leather, embossed in gold.fictionalphonse daudet, fiction -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Taylor, Colin, Train Catcher - Adventures of a Rail Traveller, 1996
... Train Catcher - Adventures of a Rail Traveller ...Stories of railway journeys around Australiaindex, p.448.non-fictionStories of railway journeys around Australiarailroad travel - australia, railroad passenger trains - australia -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Preparation for Adventure Playground, Nott Street Primary School, 1977
Construction of Adventure Playground Nott Street Primary School. in the background can be seen the former Port Melbourne Picture Theatre at 284 Bay Street. Sign shows that in 1977 it was Dudley Pty Ltd. The building was gutted by fire in 2015. B & W photograph of preparations for an Adventure Playground on the Nott & Farrell Streets corner, Nott Street Primary School 1977education - primary schools, nott street primary school -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Programme, The Rector's Adventure, Linton Dramatic Club, 1942, 1942
Programme for local Amateur Dramatic club performance in Parish Hall, Linton. Proceeds went to the Red Cross Linton branch.White folded paper, title "The Rector's Adventure . . ." on front, with drawing of the sun with a face. Cast of characters and names of actors inside.Text, front: " PROGRAMME / THE RECTOR'S / ADVENTURE / An entertaining three - / act Comedy produced / by Linton Dramatic Club. " Note handwritten across top inside fold: "During world war 2 about 1942 in aid of Red Cross Linton".linton dramatic club, miss d.smith, clem o'beirne, miss k. nichol, jack collins, miss k. cunningham, h.p. bennett, h. kennedy, l.g. sprake, mr j. megee, miss j. collins -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Phyllis Toy Collection: 'Adventure and Advance Mining Company'
This company was registered in May 1871. It amalgamated the Adventure, Advance and Try-me-well mines to mine below the 300 foot levels of these mines.Collection of Government Gazette and newspaper articles relating to the 'Adventure and Advance Amalgamated Quartz Mining Company' on the Victoria Reef, Sandhurst. . Papers include the registration notice of the Mine in 1871, detailing the shareholders. Half yearly meeting reports 1872 - 1880 are attached. Slip of paper attached to each item describes the content, for example 'Half yearly meeting reports of the Adventure and Advance Company as published in the Bendigo Advertiser from 30.1.1872 - 31.8.1880. Missing February 1873, February 1877. Also included, Victoria Consols Company Reports 31.8.1880.adventure gold mine, sandhurst, goldmining, adventure and advance amalgamated quartz mining company -
Clunes Museum
Book, THE COUNTRY WOMEN"S ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA, YEARS OF ADVENTURE, 1977
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATYED TO THEFOUNDERS OF THE COUNTRY WOMENS ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIAFIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE BY THE COUNTRY WOMEN"S ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA. 1928 - 1978 76 PAGESnon-fictionTHIS BOOK IS DEDICATYED TO THEFOUNDERS OF THE COUNTRY WOMENS ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIAbook, country women's association -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Map (Item) - Tourist and business map, Narbethong Community and Tourism Group, the Gateway TOURIST AND BUSINESS MAP, 08-2009
A tourist and business map of Narbethong, Buxton, and Taggerty. This map was produced by the Narbethong Community and Tourism Group Inc in August 2009. It was produced to promote the natural attractions, adventure activities, and food trail from the Black Spur, through Narbethong, Buxton, and Taggerty.A tourist and business map of Narbethong, Buxton and Taggerty.This publication has been produced by the Narbethong Community and Tourism Group Inc./ (NCTG) The information provided in this publication has been supplied by the individual/ members. NCTG takes no responsibility for its accuracy./ August 2009narbethong, buxton, taggerty, victoria, australia, tourist and business map, the gateway tourist and business map, black spur motel & caravan park, woodlands rainforest retreat, chestnut glade, black spur inn, wombat cottage, abbey lake luxury b&b spa cottages, camp narbethong, marapana farm stay b&b, mantirri b&b, little dene garden cottages, nareen cabins, silverstream b&b cottages, buxton hotel motel, south cathedral farm luxury b&b cottages, cathedral view b&b retreat, kingbilli country estate, cathedral valley farm, pinjarra gardens, willowbank at taggerty, sarsens rest, yarrolyn caravan park, danico design counted cross stitch, things of sand & stone, buxton zoo nursery, safetrek 4wd services, mystic mountains ski hire & outdoors, pnl 4wdriving, buxton trout and salmon farm, buxton bait and tackle, black spur roadhouse, tudor lodge service station roadhouse & ski hire, buxton roadhouse, buxton p.o. general store, igloo roadhouse, henry v111 manor house, buxton hotel, butters cafe, wagtail wines, little river wines, narby eggs, marapana agistment park, carmyle farm, hazelwood hazelnuts, cathedral view naturall therapies, cre8ing growth, linda hailey, naby cabinets, gb timber, narbethong timber & trading, rb automotive repairs, buxton car care, martyn slade building design, taggerty vet clinic