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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE COLLECTED VERSE OF G. ESSEX EVANS''
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 328 page hardcover book of verse by Geo. Essex Evans. B & W photo of author with facsimile signature opposite the title page. Also a B & W photo of the Evans Monument, Toowoomba after the contents pages. Introduction by Firmin McKinnon, Nov. 1928. Published in 1928 by Angus & Robertson, Sydney. Memorial Edition. Printed by Eagle Press, Waterloo. Catalogue sticker ''2060 EVA'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on the flyleaf ''AHC from JR''Geo. Essex Evansbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, g.essex evans, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''VERSES FOR MARJORIE AND SOME OTHERS'' BY FRANK MORTON
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 173 page hardback collection of verse by Frank Morton. Presentation copy. B & W photo of the author opposite title page. Published by Lothian in 1916. Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd, England. Lothian's All Australian Book List at rear. (16 pages) Catalogue sticker '2003 MOR' on spineFrank Mortonbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, frank morton, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK 'THE DROVER'S COOK AND OTHER VERSES' BY TOM QUILTY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 96 page hardcover book of verse by Tom Quilty. Printed and published in 1958 by F. H. Johnston Publishing Co., Sydney. Published to benefit the Flying Doctor Service (A.I.M). Illustrated with ten B & W photos of the Kimberly Region including one of the author opposite page 5. Catalogue sticker '2050 QUI' on spine. Two newspaper reviews of the book inside front cover. The Bulletin 30 July 1958 and the Daily Telegraph 3 May 1958. Also a bookmark saying that 1000 copies had been donated to the Australian Inland Mission and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.Tom Quiltybooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, tom quilty, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''WINE AND ROSES'' BY VICTOR J. DALEY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 183 page imitation leather bound book of verse by Victor J. Daley. Edited with a memoir by Bertram Stevens. B & W photo of Victor J. Daley opposite title page. Published in 1911 by Angus and Robertson, Sydney and printed by W. C. Penfold & Co., Sydney. Catalogue sticker '2054 DAL' on spine. Newspaper cutting, from the Bulletin, (1 Dec 1904) of a poem by Victor Daley pasted on flyleaf. Also a typed page of a poem by Henry Lawson to V.J.D. published in The Bulletin, Jan. 1905.Victor J. Daleybooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, victor j. daley, henry lawson, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H. CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''BACKBLOCK BALLADS & OTHER VERSES'' BY 'DEN'
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 200 page hardback collection of verse by C. J. Dennis. Glossary of Australian vernacular on last 6 pages. Published and printed by E. W. Cole, Book Arcade, Melbourne. No date indicated but could be early 1900s ? Catalogue sticker '2002 DEN' on spine. Handwritten in ink opposite contents page '' A Chisholm Maryborough''.C. J. Dennisbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, c.j.dennis, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK 'DOREEN' BY C.J.DENNIS
Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 23 page soft cover booklet of poems by C. J. Dennis entitled 'Doreen'. Gift edition c1917. Illustrated by Hal Gye. Bound by a thin cord. Published by Angus and Robertson. Printed by W. C. Penfold & Co. Ltd, Pitt St. Sydney. Copyright in Canada and the USA. Catalogue sticker '2015 DEN' on front cover.C J Dennisbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, c.j.dennis, poetry, hal gye -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''APOLLO IN AUSTRALIA AND BUSH VERSES'' BY ARTHUR ALBERT BAYLDON
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A 77 page blue soft cover book of verses by Arthur Albert Bayldon. Published by The Currawong Publishing Co., Sydney c.1940s and printed by Scotow Press, Sydney. Catalogue sticker '2035 BAY' on front cover. B & W image of the author on page 3. Handwritten in pencil on title page ' Born 20/3/1865'Arthur Albert Bayldonbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, poetry, arthur albert bayldon -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''CALL OF THE BUSH'' BY JIM GRAHAME
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 50 page hardcover book of poems by Jim Grahame (J.W.Gordon). Jim Grahame is a pseudonym given to him by Henry Lawson. See the foreward by Walter Jago. B & W photo of the author opposite title page. On the back page, handwritten in ink is the author's signature certifying that this is copy no. 22 of 100 that have been numbered and signed. Published, in 1940, by the Bread and Cheese Club, Melbourne. Catalogue sticker '2052 GRA' on spine.Jim Grahamebooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, poetry, jim grahame, j.w.gordon, henry lawson, walter jago -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''A BOOKMAN'S ESSAYS'' BY CLEM LACK
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 388 page hardcover book of essays on the history of various people and events. Ranging from ancient history to Australian history. Illustrated with 50 images of people and places. Limited edition No.7 of 500. published and printed in 1969 by W. R. Smith & Paterson Pty Ltd. Catalogue sticker ''2214 LAC'' on spine. A calling card, originally taped to flyleaf, with written in ink 'To Alec with complements and appreciation of a happy friendship Clem Lack'Clem Lackbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, clem lack, essays, history -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''WINGS TO THE WORLD'' BY SIR HUDSON FYSH
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 236 page hardcover book. The story of Qantas, 1945 - 1966. The third book of a trilogy covers the story of air transport in Australia from 1920. Illustrated with 45 B & W photos. Published in 1970 by Angus and Robertson, Sydney and printed by Halstead Press, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2199 FYS'' on spine. Handwritten in biro on title page ''For my great respected friend Alec C Chisholm from the author Hudson Fysh 12/11/70''Hudson Fyshbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, qantas, hudson fysh -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''COLIN ARCHER, A MEMOIR'' BY JAMES ARCHER
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 120 page hardcover memoir of Colin Archer, a Norwegian boat builder (1832 - 1921) who spent some early years in Australia. Illustrated with 25 B & W photos. Published circa 1950 but no publisher given. Printed by John Bellows Ltd, Gloucester. Newspaper cutting (30/9/59) on Archers pasted inside front cover. Catalogue sticker ''2168 ARC'' on spine. Handwritten in biro on flyleaf ''A. H. Chisholm with best wishes from Alister Archer April 1955.''James Archerbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, colin archer, james archer, alister archer, boatbuilder -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''MY LIFE WITH THE ESKIMOS'' BY VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 308 page hardcover book of the journeys by the arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Illustrated with B & W photos and maps. Forewords by H.F. Osborn and R. W. Brock. Published in 1924 by George G. Harrap & Co, London. Printed in Great Britain by Unwin Bros. Ltd. Catalogue sticker '2142 STE' on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''To Alec H Chisholm with pleasant remembrances of an afternoon at the Burrellls with the platypus from Vilhjalmur Stefansson Sydney August 8 1924''. Pasted inside front cover is a newspaper obituary to V. Stefansson from the Sydney Morning Herald 28-8-1962.Vilhjalmur Stefanssonbooks, collections, ethnology, alec h chisholm collection, vilhjalmur stefansson, arctic explorer, eskimos, ethnology -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE PORTLAND BAY SETTLEMENT'' BY NOEL F LEARMONTH
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 285 page hardback book on the history of Portland, Victoria from 1800 to 1851 by Noel Learmonth with a forward by A. S. Kenyon. Contains maps and B & W photos of the Hentys and other people. Published in 1934 by The Historical Committee of Portland. Printed by McCarron, Bird & Co. Melbourne. Catalogue sticker '2164 LEA' on spine. Handwritten in ink inside front cover ''A. H. Chisholm in gratitude for a few bird days. Noel F Learmonth Oct 25th 1944''Noel F. Learmonthbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, noel f. learmonth, portland, henty, history -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''RICH EARTH'' BY WILLIAM A BAYLEY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 187 page hardback history of Young and the Shire of Burrangong, NSW. 1860 to 1955. Includes 36 B & W photos and lists of Councillors, Office Bearers and Parliamentarians of Young and the Shire. Published in 1956 by the Young Municipal Council and Burrangong Shire Council. Printed by Halstead Press, Sydney. ''2221 BAY'' catalogue sticker on spine. Neatly hand printed in ink on flyleaf ''Presented to Mr A.H. Chisholm O.B.E. President of the Royal Australian Historical Society on the occasion of his visit to Young 1st October 1960 to unveil an Obelisk commemorating the Centenary of the Discovery of Gold at Young in 1960. W. R. Tate Mayor''.William A. Bayleybooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, william a. bayley, young, burrangong shire, gold discovery -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''BUSH MINSTRELSY'' BY WILLIAM JAMES WYE
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A 31 page soft cover book of verse dedicated to 'Australia's Soldier Sons' by William James Wye. Published in Melbourne , 1941 by the Bread & Cheese Club. Designed and printed by Oxford Press, Melbourne. B & W photo of the author opposite title page. Catalogue sticker '2049 WYE' on spine. Drawing of a lyrebird on cover.William James Wyebooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, poetry, william james wye -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK 'THE GREEN LADY OF CARRICK & OTHER VERSES' BY GEORGE MURRAY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 159 page hardback book of poems by George Murray ('Milreoch') entitled 'The Green Lady of Carrick and other verses'. B&W photo of the author opposite the title page. Published and printed by William Maclellan, Glasgow in 1950. Catalogue sticker '2010 MUR' on spine.George Murraybooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, george murray, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''AT DAWN AND DUSK'' BY VICTOR J DALEY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 211 page leatherette bound book of verse by Victor J Daley, author of 'Wine and Roses'. Published in 1910 by Angus and Robertson, Sydney. First published in 1898. Printed by Websdale, Shoosmith and Co. Sydney. B & W photo of the author with signature opposite the title page. Catalogue sticker '2030 DAL' on spine.Victor J Daleybooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, victor j daley, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''AT HOME WITH THE LYREBIRDS'' BY D.J.MORGAN
Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 12 page booklet on the habits, life etc of the lyrebird as witnessed by the author at Sherbrooke Forest, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, between 1932 and 1935. List of contents on front cover. Printed in 1936 by W. D. Vaughan, Kew, Victoria. Catalogue sticker ''2202 MOR'' on front cover. Handwritten in ink on front cover ''With the author's compliments''.D. J. Morganbooks, collections, ornithology, alec h chisholm collection, d.j.morgan, lyrebirds, sherbrooke forest, ornithology -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''DARLINGHURST NIGHTS'' BY KENNETH SLESSOR & VIRGIL REILLY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 47 page soft cover magazine type booklet of verse. 'Darlinghurst Nights and Morning Glories / Being 47 strange sights / Observed from eleventh storeys, / In a land of cream puffs and crime, / By a Flat-roof Professor; / And here set forth in sketch and rhyme / by Virgil and Kenneth Slessor.' Illustrated with B & W drawings. Published about 1932 by Frank C. Johnson, Sydney and printed by Clark & Dunstan Ltd. Catalogue sticker ''2132 SLE'' on front cover. Handwritten in ink on first page ''A. H. Chisholm with regards Ken Slessor Jan.1932'' 2 page article from The Bulletin, April 20 1963 ''My King's Cross'' by Kenneth Slessor placed inside front cover.Kenneth Slessor & Virgil Reillybooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, kenneth slessor, virgil reilly, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE'' BY C.J.DENNIS
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 137 page hardcover small book of ''The Songs of the Sentimental Bloke'' by C. J. Dennis. Illustrations by Hal Gye. Published in 1916 by Angus & Robertson and printed by W. C. Penfold & Co. Ltd., Sydney. Includes a preface to 1st edition by Henry Lawson and a 21 page glossary. Catalogue sticker ''2079 DEN'' on spine. A faded newspaper cutting of slang origins by C. J. Dennis from Melbourne Herald, 24/5/34 pasted inside front cover..J. Dennisbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, c.j.dennis, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES'' BY R.L.STEVENSON
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 137 page red hardback book of poems for children by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated with B & W drawings by Charles Robinson. Published in 1924 by The Bodley Head Ltd., London and printed by The Mayflower Press, Plymouth. Catalogue sticker ''2134 STE'' on spine.R. L. Stevensonbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, r.l.stevenson, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''PURPLE AND GOLD'' BY FRANK S WILLIAMSON
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 55 page blue hardcover collection of poems and lyrics by Frank S. Williamson, teacher at Newington College (NSW) and Wesley College (Vic). Introduction by Sir John Latham (Melbourne, 1940). B&W photo of author on flyleaf. Died 1936. 2nd edition published in 1940 by Lothian Publishing Co. Melbourne and Sydney and printed by the Hassell Press, Adelaide. 1st edition published in 1912. Catalogue sticker ''2259 WIL''.Frank S Williamsonbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, frank s williamson, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''ROOTS & BRANCHES'' BY ERROL LEA-SCARLETT
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 231 page paperback on how to trace your Australian Ancestry family tree by Errol Lea-Scarlett. Published in 1979 by Fontana/Collins and printed at Griffin Press Ltd. Adelaide. Front cover B & W photo of Bundarra Vicarage, NSW, in 1893. Catalogue sticker ''2169 LEA'' on spine. ''William Collins'' sticker on back cover. ISBN 0 00 635718 0.Errol Lea-Scarlettbooks, collections, genealogy, alec h chisholm collection, errol lea-scarlett, genealogy, australian ancestry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''DIGGER SMITH'' BY C.J.DENNIS
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 113 page green hardcover collection of stories in verse by C. J. Dennis. Illustrated with B&W sketches and 2 colour sketches by Hal Gye. Includes a glossary of Australian terms. Published about 1920s by Angus & Robertson, Sydney and printed by W. C. Penfold & Co. Ltd, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2080 DEN'' on spine.C. J. Dennisbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, c.j.dennis, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE SEER OF SLABSIDES'' BY DALLAS LORE SHARP
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 71 page hardcover book, a part biography of John Burroughs. Published in 1921 by Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York. Printed by the Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. B&W photo of a bearded man sitting in a doorway, presumably John Burrows. Catalogue sticker ''2172 SHA'' on spine.Dallas Lore Sharpbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, john burroughs, dallas lore sharp, biography -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''SONGS OF THE SONGMEN''
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 173 page soft cover book of Aboriginal myths retold by W. E. Harney and A. P. Elkin. B & W photo of a seated aboriginal on front cover. Published in 1949 by F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne and printed by Hawthorn Press, Melbourne. Catalogue sticker ''2231 HAR'' on spine.W. E. Harney & E. P Elkinbooks, collections, anthropology, alec h chisholm collection, aboriginal myths, w.e.harney, e.p.elkin -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE'' BY C.J.DENNIS
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 128 page blue hardback collection of verse, Songs of the Sentimental Bloke. Illustrated with B & W sketches and a coloured dust jacket by Hal Gye. Published in 1957 by Angus and Robertson, reprinted from the original publication of 1915 with a forward by Henry Lawson. Printed by Halstead Press, Sydney. A glossary of Australian vernacular at the end of the book. The back of the dust jacket indicates that Alec H Chisholm was a biographer of C. J. Dennis. Catalogue sticker ''2077 DEN'' on spine.G. J Dennisbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, c.j.dennis, hal gye, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''JOHN SHAW NEILSON - A MEMORIAL''
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 56 page soft cover book of tributes to John Shaw Neilson, poet. Alec Chisholm contributes one of 28 tributes. Biographical note by Robert Henderson Croll. B & W portrait of John Shaw Neilson after title page. Two poems by the poet precedes the tributes. Published in 1942 by the Bread and Cheese Club, Melbourne and printed by J. Roy Stevens, Melbourne. Catalogue sticker ''2149 VAR'' on front cover.Variousbooks, collections, tribute, alec h chisholm collection, john shaw neilson, tribute, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''AUSTRALIA'S ALPS'' BY ELYNE MITCHELL
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 185 page hardcover book by Elyne Mitchell about Australia's Alpine country around Mt Kosciusko. The author was a champion skier. Her book is illustrated with 57 B & W photos mainly of snow clad scenes. Published in 1942 by Angus and Robertson Ltd, Sydney and printed by the Halstead Press, Sydney. Inside flyleaf is a typed letter from the Author to Alec Chisholm thanking him for an excellent review of the book. Next to it is a press cutting of Chisholm's review from the SMH 1 Aug 1942. Catalogue sticker ''2254 MIT'' on spine.Elyne Mitchellbooks, collections, australiana, alec h chisholm collection, elyne mitchell, australian alps -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''TREE WONDERS OF AUSTRALIA'' BY A.E.BROOKS
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 61 page hardcover book on Australian trees by A. E. Brooks. Illustrated with many B & W photographs and several drawings by H. J. Van Velsen. Published in 1964 by Heinemann, Melbourne and printed by The Griffin Press, Adelaide. Catalogue sticker ''2249 BRO'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on title page ''Presented to Alec H. Chisholm with the compliments of the Author in appreciation of help received when this book was being compiled. A. E. Brooks. 25.5.1964''A. E. Brooksbooks, collections, botany, alec h chisholm collection, a.e brooks, trees, botany