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The Celtic Club
Book, Brian Inglis, Roger Casement, 1974
Biography of an Irish patriotIndex, plates, p.419.non-fictionBiography of an Irish patriotroger casement, home rule - ireland -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Taylor, Colin, Train Catcher - Adventures of a Rail Traveller, 1996
Stories of railway journeys around Australiaindex, p.448.non-fictionStories of railway journeys around Australiarailroad travel - australia, railroad passenger trains - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Wilson, John, The Overland A Social History, 2021
A history of the Overland passenger train from Melbourne to Adelaideindex, ill, maps, p.196.non-fictionA history of the Overland passenger train from Melbourne to Adelaiderailroad passenger trains - australia, railroad trains - overland - history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOKLET, VICTORIA, The Press Gallery Printers, Victoria's Diggers, 1999
Soft cardboard cover, black print on front & spine, white background. Illustrated, 3 full portrait sepia photos of soldiers in uniform. 56 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos. Stapled.Front cover: “VICTORIA'S DIGGERS. A history of each Victorian military unit which has served overseas from 1860 to 1945. Allan Box” Handwritten in blue ink title page: “from Mr Allan Box Leongatha” Inside back cover: “RSL stamp” booklet, victoria’s diggers -
The Celtic Club
Book, Abacus books, Good behavior, 1981
Crumbling codes of conduct cannot save members of the St Charles family from their own unruly and inadmissable desires.p.245.fictionCrumbling codes of conduct cannot save members of the St Charles family from their own unruly and inadmissable desires.fiction - irish, novels - ireland -
The Celtic Club
Book, Anvil books, The homes of Irish writers, 1982
The homes of Irish writers is an evocative record of the links between Irelands' best known writers and the surroundings in which they lived.Index, ill, p.192.non-fictionThe homes of Irish writers is an evocative record of the links between Irelands' best known writers and the surroundings in which they lived.irish writers - biography, literature - ireland -
The Celtic Club
Book, Richard Allen Cave, The Importance of being earnest and other plays, 2000
A collection of six plays written by Oscar Wilde with introduction, commentaries and explanatory notes from Richard Allen Cave.Bib. p.432.fictionA collection of six plays written by Oscar Wilde with introduction, commentaries and explanatory notes from Richard Allen Cave.english drama - 19th century, authors irish - 19th century -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McDonald, Gary et al, Australia's Golden Age of Steam: A Pictorial History, 1985
A pictorial history of steam locomotives in the early to middle 20th century.ill, p.151.non-fictionA pictorial history of steam locomotives in the early to middle 20th century.railroads -- australia -- history, steam locomotives - australia - history -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Octopus Books Ltd, Flying Stories, 1982
Breathtaking Stories of Adventure in the Airnon-fictionBreathtaking Stories of Adventure in the Airspitfire, red baron, battle of britain, fighter pilot, airship -
Mont De Lancey
Book, J. B. Priestley, Victoria's Heyday, 1974
A rich and beautiful illustrated panorama of that most Victorian of decades - the eighteen-fifties. These were years of Queen Victoria, Dickens, the Brontes, George Eliot, Tennyson and others, industrial expansion, middle class consolidation and extreme poverty, of sexual represion and a London which shocked even Dostoyevsky. The violence of the Crimean war and more are included.A Victorian era coffee table history book with a colourful front cover showing illustrations and photographs of people in the Victorian period of the 1850's. The authour's name is printed in bold yellow print ath the top of the front cover with the title Victoria's heyday below. The spine has the author, title, publisher and ISBN number on it. Coloured plates, black and white illustrations and photographs are seen throughout, with a Select Bibliography, Illustrations: Acknowledgements and Photographic Credits and Index included at the back. p.296.non-fictionA rich and beautiful illustrated panorama of that most Victorian of decades - the eighteen-fifties. These were years of Queen Victoria, Dickens, the Brontes, George Eliot, Tennyson and others, industrial expansion, middle class consolidation and extreme poverty, of sexual represion and a London which shocked even Dostoyevsky. The violence of the Crimean war and more are included.victorian history, history, queen victoria, crimean war -
The Celtic Club
Book, Robert Kee, The most distressful country, 1976
Part 1 of a 3-part series, the Green Flag, which traces the rise of Irish Nationalism. The focus of this volume, Strongbow - the Great Famine, charts the development of the Irish nationalist impulse.Index, bib, p.298.non-fictionPart 1 of a 3-part series, the Green Flag, which traces the rise of Irish Nationalism. The focus of this volume, Strongbow - the Great Famine, charts the development of the Irish nationalist impulse.ireland - politics and government, ireland - history - 19th century -
The Celtic Club
Book, Dwina Murphy-Gibb, Cormac The Seers, 1992
A sweeping legend of Cormac mac Airt, greatest of the High Kings of Ireland which blends myth and truth.p.328.fictionA sweeping legend of Cormac mac Airt, greatest of the High Kings of Ireland which blends myth and truth.novel - ireland., fiction - ireland -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, James Wood, Chiefs of the Australian Army - Higher Command of the Australian Military Forces 1901-1914, 2006
Hardcover book by James Wood on Chiefs of the Australian Army 1901-1914Stamps and markings from previous owner - Defence Library Service - Watsonia ISBN 1-876439-40-8australian army, higher command, biographies, australian army, higher command, biographies -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, A Guide to Victoria's Wartime Heritage. Remember Them, 2009
"Australia's involvement in war and peacekeeping operations has touched almost every town, large and small, in Victoria. This comprehensive survey of Victoria's memorial landscape will be an invaluable starting point for teachers and students who are exploring its impact in their community" John Taylor Chairman, Shrine of RemembranceHardcover book of 308 pagesISBN 978 1 74066 840 8war memorials, victoria, history, war memorials, victoria, history -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Paul Brickhill, Reach for the sky, 1954_
Story of Douglas Bader, fighter pilot and POW during World War 2382 p. illus. pbk. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Leo Cooper - Pen & Sword Books, The Hell they called High Wood: The Somme 1916 / Terry Norman, 2003_
Tells the story of the Battle of the Somme 1916.256 pages, illus., maps. Hard cover.world war i, the somme -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Russell Braddon, The Naked island, 1955_
Account of the author's capture by the Japanese forces in Malaya in 1941, and experiences in prisoner of war camps in Kuala Lumpur, Changi and Thailand.18 x 11 cmprisoner of war camps, world war 2. malayan campaign -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Ivan Chapman, Details enclosed, 1941_
Account of two Australians, captured in Greece in 1941 and imprisoned in prisoner of war camps in Greece, Yugoslavia, Romania and Germany during World War 2224 p. pbkprisoners of war -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Duncan Grinnell-Milne, An Escaper's log, 1957_
Story of the capture, imprisonment and escape of a British pilot in World War 1192 p. pbk.world war 1 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Pan books, The White rabbit, 1954_
Account of Wing Commander F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas' work in organising the Resistance in France during World War 2268 p. pbk.f. f. e. yeo-thomas, world war 2 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Duncan Grinnell-Milne, Wind in the wires, 1957_
Account of a World War 1 British fighter pilot.208 p. pbk. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Viking Books, Crime scene / by Esther McKay, 2005_
The author, Esther McKay served in the NSW Police Force as a forensic investigator. These are true stories from her experiences.305 p. Paperback.new south wales police, esther mckay, forensic science -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Ken Fin Books, The history of Australian True Crime / by Nigel Cawthorne, 2010_
A collection of stories about Australian criminals, from the sub-title "true life stories of greed, obsession, drugs and murder".208 p., illus.crime and criminals, nigel cawthorne -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, The latter days at Colditz by P R Reid, 1955_
Prisoners of War, Escapes, World War II, Colditz.319p., paperback, prisoners of war, escapes, world war ii, colditz. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Hardie Grant Books, Remember them: a guide to Victoria's wartime heritage, 2009_
This book contains stories behind some of the names on Victorian War Memorials.Includes stories from colonial times to the present day.The stories within this book bring to life the names contained on war memorials across Victoria.Hard cover book. 308 pages, colour illustrations. Book jacket has photo of "Cobbers", the Australian memorial at Fromelles.war memorials, soldiers, world war 1, victoria -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Little Red Books, World War I: the conflict that gave us the Australian legend / Cindy Dowling, 2000_
This book discusses the role Australians played in World War I, and the rise of the ANZAC Legend.96p.world war 1, anzac legend -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, A. J. Evans, The Escaping club, 1957_
Story of a British pilot's capture, imprisonment and escape from POW camps in Germany in World War 1191 p. pbk.world war 1, prisoner of war camps -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, J B Reid, Australian Artists at War, 1977
Compiled from the Australian War Memorial Collectionnon-fictionCompiled from the Australian War Memorial Collection -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, John Reid, Australian Artists at War - VOL 1- 1885-1925, 1977
Compiled from the Australian War Memorial Collectionnon-fictionCompiled from the Australian War Memorial Collection -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Peter Snelling, VC's of the First World War - Gallipoli, 1995