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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol one: The birth of Britain, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.395.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol two: The new world, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.325.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol three: The age of revolution, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.312.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol four The great democracies, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.304.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, H. H. Champion, "With the Twenty-Second" : a history of the Twenty-Second Battalion, A.I.F, 1919
A regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFIll, p.132.non-fictionA regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Tyrells, The Fighting Thirteenth: The History of the Thirteenth Battalion A.I.F, 1924
A regimental history of the 13th battalion 1st AIFRare book, maps, p.167.non-fictionA regimental history of the 13th battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, H. H. Champion, "With the Twenty-Second" : a history of the Twenty-Second Battalion, A.I.F, 1919
A regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFIll, p.132.non-fictionA regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Gresham Publishing Company, The great world war: A history, 1915
An illustrated history of World War One in nine volumesv.9. Ill, indexes.non-fictionAn illustrated history of World War One in nine volumesworld war - 1914-1918 - history, world war 1914-1918 - causes, world war 1914-1918 - diplomacy -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Vernon Bartlett, W. Gordon Williams and Geoffrey Dennis, The war of 1939 : a history dealing with every phase of the war on land, sea, and in the air, including the events which led to the outbreak of hostilities v.1, 1940
Volume one of a history of the Second World Warill, v.1.Volume one of a history of the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939- 1945 - diplomacy -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Vernon Bartlett, W. Gordon Williams and Geoffrey Dennis, The war of 1939 : a history dealing with every phase of the war on land, sea, and in the air, including the events which led to the outbreak of hostilities v.1-6, 1940
Volumes one to six of a history of the Second World Warill, v.1-6.Volumes one to six of a history of the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939- 1945 - diplomacy -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Seeley Service, A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army, 1954
A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colourIndex, ill, p.333.non-fictionA history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colourgreat britain - army - history, great britain - army - uniforms -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Seeley Service, The uniforms & history of the Scottish regiments : Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa : 1625 to the present day, 1956
A history of the regiments and uniforms of the Scottish Regiments with illustrations in colourIndex, ill, p.344.non-fictionA history of the regiments and uniforms of the Scottish Regiments with illustrations in colourscottish regiments - history, scottish regiments - uniforms -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, G.W. Green & Sons, The Thirty-ninth : the history of the 39th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, 1934
The history of the 39th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force during the First World WarIll, maps, p.371.non-fictionThe history of the 39th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force during the First World Warworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Robertson & Mullens, In the Botanic Gardens : their history, art and design, with stories of the trees, 1944
A history and description of the Royal Botanical Gardens in MelbourneIll, p.52.non-fictionA history and description of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourneroyal botanical gardens - history, royal botanical gardens - description -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Ward Lock and Co, The French revolution : a history, ????
The French Revolution is a work by Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian Thomas Carlyle. It is a massive, even heroic undertaking - one which hadn't been achieved before and has not since. Carlyle's literary style is unique: written in the present tense first-person plural, A History follows along chronologically as the events of the Revolution unfold with sweeping, apocalyptic grandeur. The reader feels as though he or she were observing, participating almost in, the events occurring on the Paris streets. The reader is carried along day-by-day, month-by-month as the as the inevitable.Index, p.609non-fictionThe French Revolution is a work by Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian Thomas Carlyle. It is a massive, even heroic undertaking - one which hadn't been achieved before and has not since. Carlyle's literary style is unique: written in the present tense first-person plural, A History follows along chronologically as the events of the Revolution unfold with sweeping, apocalyptic grandeur. The reader feels as though he or she were observing, participating almost in, the events occurring on the Paris streets. The reader is carried along day-by-day, month-by-month as the as the inevitable. french revolution, france - history -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyBook, Robert Crawford, More Than A Glass And A Half - A History Of Cadbury In Australia, 2022
In July 1967, Cadbury-Fry-Pascall announced that its offer to buy a majority stake in MacRobertson (Australia) Limited had been accepted. Cadbury's acquisition of MacRobertson provided a new factory and offices in Canterbury Road, Ringwood. Management and administration staff relocated from Tasmania, marking a new chapter in the firm's development.Soft-covered purple book with gold lettering and white Cadbury logo. (176 pages) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Exhibition Catalogue, Joan Winter, Dredging, Draining, Dipping & Shipping: A History of the Foreshore & Low-lying Lands of the City of Port Phillip, Apr 1996
First major exhibition from the Council of Port Phillip was held in 1995. The catalogue material on Port Melbourne was written by PMH&PS members. It toured the city and then a reduced version was sent to sister city, Devonport. Black text and picture of Sandridge from the Esplanade, St Kilda on cover. sandridge lagoon, engineering - canals and drainage, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves, piers and wharves - waterside workers, arts and entertainment, transport - shipping, centenary bridge, beacons, fishermans bend, transport - aviation and aerodrome, sport - swimming, flood, local government - city of port phillip, kulin nation, caroline frederica liardet, swallow & ariell ltd, mission to seafarers, emerald hill, st kilda -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyBook, Niall Brennan, The History of Nunawading, 1972
Sepia coloured dust cover on green hardcover book covering European settlement and development of Nunawading as a Parish, Rural Shire, and part of the City of Whitehorse. Loose A4 size typewritten page enclosed - My Country by Dorothea Mackellar. -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Age, Melbourne, Healesville egg makes history, 12 July 1965
The laying of an egg by a Lyrebird in captivity makes history.photocopynon-fictionThe laying of an egg by a Lyrebird in captivity makes history.1960s -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Auer Valerie, Tubbut - Notes on History of Tubbut district - Prepared for School Jubilee 1941-1991, 1991
Notes on the settlement of Tubbut, East Gippsland, Victoria, particularly since 1929 when the Land Board opened this isolated area for selection. Extracts from minutes of Tubbut Hall Committee, reminiscences of school teachers, some photograph.settlers, schools -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Historical highlights of Port Phillip coast, Graham Patterson, Oral History
Graham Patterson talks about historical highlights of Port Phillip coast. PMHPS meeting 28/09/2015 Duration 0:55:21 (including meeting preliminaries)societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, graham patterson, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps -
Seymour and District Historical SocietyBook - History, Pacific Victory: A Short History of Australia's Part in The War Against Japan
The authors experience during the Second World War..137mm w x .210 mml x .13mmThick. Contains 302 pages.The authors experience during the Second World War.journalis, football reporter, australian rules, squizzy taylor, captain francis de groot, melbourne herald, the truth, argus, the sun news pictorial -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - THE HISTORY OF THE RAF, Christopher Chant, 1999
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SEAPLANES & FLYING BOATS, Louis S Casey et al, 1980
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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Aguilar, Grace, The days of Bruce : a story from Scottish history, 1903
445 p. ; ill.fictionhistorical fiction, scotland -
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?]
380 p. : frontispiece illustration: 'Twice the automatic blazed in his face as he closed in, - the bullets clearing narrowly.'fictionfiction -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Griffiths, David, BHP Tramways Centenary History, 1985
A history of the narrow gauge tramways serving the BHP steel works at Whyalla in South Australia.ill, maps, p.88.non-fictionA history of the narrow gauge tramways serving the BHP steel works at Whyalla in South Australia.tramways - south australia - history., industrial railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Kings, Keith, The Ballarat Tramways An Illustrated History, 1971
A short illustrated history of the Ballarat tramways in Victoria.ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA short illustrated history of the Ballarat tramways in Victoria.electric trams - australia - history, tramways - ballarat -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Pierre, Bill, North Island Main Trunk An Illustrated History, 1981
A history of the North Island Main Trunk railway from Auckland to Wellington New Zealand.index, ill, maps, p.300.non-fictionA history of the North Island Main Trunk railway from Auckland to Wellington New Zealand.railroad construction - new zealand, railroad operations - new zealand -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Caroll, Brian, Australian's Railway Days: Milestones in railway history, 1976
Milestones in the development of railways in Australia.ill. p.111.non-fictionMilestones in the development of railways in Australia.railroad trains -- australia -- history., railroad operations - australia - history
