Small red cloth covered hardcover book for children with gold imprint picture of boys at school sitting at a desk in a classroom. The title and author are in red with a gold background. There are black lined patterns of fleur de lis on the front cover as well. Full page black and white illustrations are throughout as well as floral decorations at the top of each we chapter. Illuminated style lettering is used for the first word of each chapter. Gold edging to the pages and a printed coloured Presented To, page is at the front of the book. The back cover has a fleur de lis symbol in the middle. This is a fine book depicting the world of the C19th. It is believed to be published in 1873. 174p.fictionA story depicting life in the C19th and schools. Arthur is a kid thoughtful pupil who goes through many trials and tribulations as he manages life each school day. Strong religious themes throughout to help with character development of boys who read this story. religious stories, school stories, stories for boys

A small badly damaged brown hardcover book with a floral and lined pattern in black on the front cover and spine including the title Little Christmas and her friends which is difficult to see due to its poor condition. Black and white illustrations throughout with a father and daughter reading depicted on the title page. Book is badly water damaged and mould marks seen. The back cover has The Religious Tract Society symbol is embossed on the back cover. 160p.fictionA story of family life in the 1800's with it's trials and tribulations. Strong religious themes throughout.family life fiction, religous stories

Small blue hardcover children's book - The Treasure on the Beach and what it did for Gilbert West by M.A.P. The front cover has a black floral design which continues onto the spine and the back, with the title surrounded in gold boxes and the word, Illustrated, in gold lettering underneath. On the back is a symbol for the publisher Sunday School Union. Black and white illustrations throughout with one on the frontispiece of Gilbert West on the beach. Black and white illumination style lettering is used for the first word of each new chapter. Tissue paper covers the title page. 107p.fictionA young boy finds what he thinks is treasure when he walks along the beach near his home. The story has religious themes and depicts family life in England in the late 1800'schildren's fiction, family life fiction, adventure stories

Blue cloth covered hardcover Children's book with the title in gold lettering, Gentleman Jackson by H. Frederick Charles. A gold, black and red illustration is featured on the front cover of a man saving a young boy from a house on fire by lowering him in a knotted sheet. The spine has the title, a picture of a boy holding a book and the initials RTS in gold. Black and white illustrations are throughout with the same front cover one at the frontispiece opposite the title page. There is a tissue paper page protecting it. 255p. At the back are 16 pages of The Religious Tract Society's List of Books for Presentation. 255p.fictionA story of a young boy Ned and his difficult life growing up in England in the late 1800's with a drunken father and mother who dies. He is a kind boy and becomes a young man who does good deeds for many people. Religious themes throughout.religious stories, adventure stories, family life fiction

A small tan hardcover children's fiction book - A Sailor Boy's Adventure in the Land of the Sun by James Nunn who was the author of The Realm of the Ice King and Saved from the Wreck. The front cover has the title printed in gold lettering at the top with bands of black lines and leaf outlines. The spine too has the title in gold lettering with black leaves. The frontispiece in black and white depicts a lion attacking a man with hunters in the background. There are a few similar black and white illustrations throughout the book.128pp.fictionSet in the early 19th century days of sailing and shipwrecks with a young boy as the main protaganist telling of his many adventures in far away lands. It has very strong religious themes.religious stories, religious books, religious fiction, adventure stories, adventure fiction, stories for boys

A vintage early 1800's brown hardcover children's book with the title The Adventures of a Three Guinea Watch printed in gold diagonal letter on the front cover with a black lined illustration of two boys playing with a fob watch sitting inside a large barrel. The spine has the title and RTS symbol for the publisher printed in gold lettering. The back cover has a black lined drawing of a boy reading a book in front of a bookcase with the heading: THE BOYS OWN BOOKSHELF printed in a banner above. There are flowers and butterflies too. The frontispiece illustration depicts a woman and a man with a boy in football clothes talking. It is covered with faded tissue paper. The title page has the title, author, publisher details and the same black lined illustration as is featured on the back cover. Throughout the book are many black lined illustrations. At the back is page of further Books for Boys published by The Religious Tract Society. The author,Talbot Baines Reed wrote school stories for boys. Pp. 226.fictionA vintage early 1800's adventure story for teenage boys with black lined illustrations. A boy is given a watch for his 13th birthday as he goes off to school. The watch narrates his own story as he changes 'owners' and travels to London, a pawn shop, a university, to the seaside, India and back to..... There are strong religious themes throughout.children's books, books, children's stories, adventure stories, teenage stories, boys' stories

A very damaged, stained red antique hardcover book for girls with the title printed in gold lettering in the middle of the front cover. There is a gold outlined drawing of a girl sitting looking out of a window. There are red flowers and green leaves decorating the cover. The spine has the title printed in gold letters with red flowers and green leaves.On the front right side end paper is an inscription for a Sabbath School award dated 1882. The frontispiece balck and white illustration is of a girl sitting at a table at a fair. Tissue paper protects it. The title page has the title, author Howe Benning as well as publisher details. 296Pp. Throughout are black and white illustrations. There are four pages at the back are lists of Recent Gift Books published by the Religious Tract Society. The spine is broken from the pages.fictionThe book is an example of a story dealing with a girl's (Margaret) life in America which is readable, pleasing and instructive, without the ordinary excitement of a love story. It has strong religious themes. It hopes that in many 'quiet corners" of our native land it may help to develop the spirit of self-sacrifice and true Christian thought for others.religious stories, family life fiction, stories for girls

Orange hardcover children's fiction book, Roger's Travels by E. Payson Hammond. M.A with the title surrounded by gold boxes and an illustration of a Dutch windmill and boat in the countryside. Brown flowers decorate the right side with the author's name E. Payson Hammond M.A underneath. The spine has the title author flowers and initials of the publisher SSU at the bottom. Black and white illustrations and full page plates are throughout. At the end are 15 pages of recommended books for young children by the Sunday School Union. 155p.fictionThe journey of two boys in overseas countries and their adventures with strong religious themes.religious fiction, adventure stories, children's books, morals fiction

A small blue cloth covered storybook for young children titled - Show Your Colours and Other True Narratives. There are gold and black patterns all over the front cover and the back is embossed. A Merit Bookplate is glued to the front endpaper. The full colour illustrated frontispiece picture is of an old man seated at a table with a younger one standing behind him. It has grey pencil scribble all over it and a large tear. There are three short stories all with strong religious themes. At the back is a list of 40 of The "Little Dot" Series - New Sixpenny Books. The spine is broken from the pages. 62p.fictionA collection of three short stories for young children of family and school life with strong religious themes in the late 1800's.religious stories, children's stories, school life

A grey children's book with the title Ben Froggatt; or Little Lonesome printed in gold lettering on the front cover surrounded by black illustrations of plants, a highly patterned wide diagonal stripe with a circle at the bottom right showing inside it a boy looking at another boy lying on the ground. The back cover has a large black drawing of a plant. The spine has the title in gold at the top. There are some full page black and white illustrations and a list at the back of suggested books to read and give for Presentations. Some damage to pages and tanning. 151p.fictionA story about two young orphaned boys who have to make their way in the world. They have strong religious teachings from their grandmother and after she dies they struggle to survive. Through various hardships the main character Ben manages to make something of his simple life, marries a girl he adores and eventually is reunited with his long lost brother who has mended his ways.children's fiction, religious fiction

xi, 148 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 27 cm.non-fictionRoyal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club had its beginnings in the 1880s. The development of the club has been closely associated with the development of the game of tennis, with its changing styles of play. The Club has changed dramatically since its foundation in 1884. Tennis was a garden party pastime then and the clubhouse was a small wooden structure overlooking three asphalt courts. In the 1980s Royal South Yarra has been referred to as one of the best tennis clubs in the world. This history vividly recalls the early days of tennis and the tournaments and social events that enlivened the Club.royal south yarra lawn tennis club -- history, tennis clubs -- victoria -- south yarra -- history, richard yallop

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, Graeme Edwards standing behind John Parry and Allan Masters with cig in hand and trophies on the table in the background for the Bendigo East Swimming Club's presentation, 56-57, as mentioned on back with 56-57 Graham in red ink. 1/2 Col of man on right Hd & shoulders in circle.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club

A thesis completed for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree, Monash University, 2001. Includes references to Montsalvat and detailed bibiography56 pagesHG Booklet 23alistair knox, art, bohemia, dunmoochin, gordon ford, harry gilham collection, justus jorgensen, max meldrum, montsalvat

Annual report produced by Kadimah56 pagess. burstin, o. rapoport, ch. rozenbes, j. sher, h. miodownik, j. honig, n. gryfenberg, m. rothfarb, b. ezrowicz, o. rozenbes, j. pushett, s. oshlack, i. saks, b. rosen, b. warszawski

p.56non-fictionA book of questions relating to railway mattersnew south wales government railways - publicity, railway questions

Photo shows one of four 4-wheeler K, Q, or R class tramcars & No.16 (ex H 56) used as a locomotive for insitu rail grinding plant. c1940Yields information about original four wheel (single truck) trams.Black and White photograph of derelict tramcars at Preston Workshops.On rear in ink - MMTB Preston WS 4 K, Q, or R class cars & No. 16 (ex H 56) used as locomotion for insitu rail grinding plant – RWO Pearson"tramways, trams, preston workshops, k class, r class, q class

Arthur Henry Miers played for cricket, football and baseball teams in Kew for a number of decades in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on 22 November 1901, the son of Rodolph Theophilus Miers (1874-1951) and Margaret Frances (Margaretta) Fry (1875-1958). He had two brothers, Rodolph Cecil Miers (1904-80) and Charles Wilfred Miers (1906-88), and a sister Marjorie Elizabeth Miers (1911-84). Arthur Miers died in Kew on 25 January 1966, and after his body was cremated, his body was interred in the Mausoleum of Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery.Life membership certificate in soft plastic wallet issued by Deepdene Angling Club to Arthur Henry MiersNo.56arthur henry miers, deepdene angling club, membership certificates

Blue hard bound 'Harry the Hero or Forgiveness Wins ' CHILDREN'S book by Jesse Page Author of 'The Story of a Yellow Rose ; 'The Children's Saviour etc. , The Religious Tract Society , 56, Paternoster Row and 65 St Pauls Churchyard /showing picture of bird, branches , flowers and moon on front /gold lettering / inside front cover writing in ink -'Endsleigh Private School awarded to Master Harold Merifield 2nd prize for Arithmetic , E. Gibbins Xmas .Embossed .Frank Catford Bookseller Bendigo / black and white / coloured illustrations / Little Dot Series / 6 x short stories / back of the book has several pages advertising further readingJesse Pagebooks, children's, story book, harry the hero /jesse page author / the religious tract society , 56, paternoster row and 65 st pauls churchyard / 'endsleigh private school /.frank catford bookseller bendigo / little dot series

Ill, p.56.non-fictionIllustrative and textual description of Australian M113 and M113 A1 armoured personnel carriers in Australian service 1962-1972military weapons - australia, armoured personnel carriers - australia

ill, p.56.non-fictionA photographic profile from the Gerald Dee collection, former engine driver on the Victorian Railwaysphotography - gerald dee, railroad operations - australia - history

ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial essay of Australian railways in the past and the present up to 1984locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works, railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works.

ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial of the South Australian Railways steam and diesel electric and rolling stockrailroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, locomotives - south australia - history

ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial of the South Australian Railways steam and diesel electric and rolling stockrailroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, locomotives - south australia - history

ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial history of the railway at Peterborough South Australia to celebrate the centenary of the town.railroad construction - south australia - history, steam locomotives - south australia - history

ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial history of the Queensland railways both government & private.queensland railways -- history., locomotives - queensland - history

ill. p.56.non-fictionDetails about the history and present day railways in New Zealand in 1951.railroads -- new zealand., history of railways - new zealand

ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial view of the Victorian Railways in the pre 1920s era.railroad trains -- australia -- history., railroads - victoria - pictorial works

ill, p.56.non-fictionPictorial early history of the Victorian Railways.railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history.

maps, p.56.non-fictionRailway diagrams of all the stations in the Western district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.railroad infrastructure - victoria, railroads - victoria

ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial album of the dying days of steam locomotives in Australia and New Zealand.steam locomotives - australia - history, railroad pictorial - australia and new zealand - history