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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, De Vero Books, 140 Jewish marshals, generals & admirals, 1952
Brief biographies of important jewish military leadersIll, p.300.non-fictionBrief biographies of important jewish military leadersjews - military history, military biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Penguin Books, The art and architecture of India : Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, 1953
The art and architecture of IndiaIndex, ill, p.288., 190p. of plates, 1 mapnon-fictionThe art and architecture of Indiaart - india, architecture - india -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - WAR MACHINES AIR, Tom Perlmutter, 1975
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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Leslie Arthur Schumer, Henry Dendy and his emigrants / [by] Leslie A. Schumer, 1975
Henry Dendy (1800-1881) is best known as the founder of Brighton. It is not well known that years later he lived far longer at Eltham than he did at Brighton. In 1840 whilst still in England, he bought eight square miles of unspecified land in the Port Phillip district. This entitled him to bring a number of other people to the colony and in 1841 he arrived in Williamstown in the York with his family and 139 others. He took up this land entitlement at what is now Brighton and most of the emigrants settled there. He encountered financial problems and lost his interest in the estate in 1844. He left Brighton in 1847. He successfully not always successfully became a brewer at Geelong, a sheep farmer at Christmas Hills and Upper Moira, a flour miller at Eltham, a sheep farmer again at Werribee and finally a copper miner at Walhalla. Dendy came to Eltham in 1856 after having spent a year in England, he purchased about 5 acres of land in two parts situated each side of Maria Street (Main Road). There was a steam flour mill on that part of the land adjoining the Diamond Creek. He became prominent in local affairs serving for a time on the Eltham District Roads Board including one term as President. Dendy’s wife Sarah died at Eltham in 1860 and also in that year he was appointed Chairman of a committee to establish a Church of England in Eltham. He donated one of his Pitt Street lots for this purpose. St Margaret’s Church was opened on this site in 1861. In 1867 Dendy sold his mill to W F Ford and moved to Werribee and then Walhalla where he remained until his death. He is buried in the Walhalla cemetery. Part of the land on which the Eltham Community Reception Centre stands was the site of Dendy’s house and Mill. Some of the old trees on the site could well have been planted in Dendy’s time. Much of this information was obtained from the book “Henry Dendy and his Emigrants” by L A Schumer. ISBN 095971040X Paperback; viii, 88 p. : maps ; 22 cm. [written inside front cover] To J.W. Wainbech(?) with the author's compliments and thanks. 22/12/75 [and signed by the author on the cover page]henry dendy, brighton (vic.), emmigration, pioneers -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Gary Watt, Stawell Gift Almanac, History of the Stawell Gift - Previously Cat No 3602, 2008
Card cover with blue and red strips above a colour photograph of runners finishing a race, above a dark green strip.Stawell Gif (Grey Print) Almanac (Clear Print) History of the Stawell Gift (Black Print) Garry Watt (Grey Print)stawell athletics sport -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - AIRCRAFT ARCHIVE, Argus Books Limited, 1988
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - AIRCRAFT ARCHIVE, Argus Books Limited, 1988
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - AIRCRAFT ARCHIVE, Argus Books, 1989
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Magazine - Short SUNDERLAND, Tony Butler
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - KOOKABURRA, Pedr Davis, 1980
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - ALONE OVER THE TASMAN SEA, Francis Chichester, 1966
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - SKY WARRIORS, Christopher Chant, 1993
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - WHAT PLANE IS THAT?, Maurice Allward, 1979
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Greensborough Historical Society
Book, The latter days at Colditz by P R Reid, 1955_
Prisoners of War, Escapes, World War II, Colditz.319p., paperback, with colour illustration on cover.prisoners of war, escapes, world war ii, colditz. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - SCOTTISH AIRFIELDS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR, Martyn Chorlton, 2008
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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Schwarz, Bruno, Cohort of Dishonour by Bruno Schwarz, Copyright 1954
Hardcover book, 160 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a man and a woman. The man is wearing khaki coloured clothes and has a rifle slung over his shoulder. The woman is wearing a white dress and stands behind the man.fictionbruno schwarz, fiction, adventure -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bromby, Robin, Ghost Railways of Australia, 2006
A history of closed and abandoned railways, railway yards, loco depots and rollingstock in Australia.index, ill, maps, p.232.non-fictionA history of closed and abandoned railways, railway yards, loco depots and rollingstock in Australia.railroad operations - australia - history, railroad trains -- australia -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Brooke, Stephen, The Railways of Australia, 1986
A history of railways in Australia.index, ill, maps, p.223.non-fictionA history of railways in Australia.railroad operations - australia - history, railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Haynes, Jim et al, All Aboard! Tales of Australian Railways, 2005
Reminiscence of railway employees about their careers on the Australian railways as well as poetry about the railways.ill. p.259.non-fictionReminiscence of railway employees about their careers on the Australian railways as well as poetry about the railways.australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections., railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Marsh, Bill 'Swampy', Great Australian Railway Stories, 2005
Reminiscences of life working & living on the railways of Australia.ill, maps, p.274.non-fictionReminiscences of life working & living on the railways of Australia.australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections., railroad operations - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Wilson, John, Bob's Railway, 2019
Turbulent political times in South Australia and a remarkable railroading dog.index, ill, p.160.non-fictionTurbulent political times in South Australia and a remarkable railroading dog.railroad operations - south australia - history, railraod construction - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kenn Pearce, Australian railway disasters, 1994
A chronological description of Australian railway disastersBib, ill, p.224.non-fictionA chronological description of Australian railway disastersrailway accidents - australia, railway safety - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, David Cable, Rails Across Australia - A Journey Through the Continent, 2015
Rails Across Australia is an album of photographs taken by David Cable, a well-regarded British author of several albums of train pictures throughout the world. The photos were taken initially during the period between 1967 and 1973 when David lived in Adelaide, and then during several visits around the Commonwealth during the twenty-first century. The photos cover a wide variety of trains in the mainland states, from Queensland to the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and include pictures showing trains in the landscapes, as well as close-up photos of locomotives for the modelling enthusiasts. The well-known problems of different gauges originally established in the various states are illustrated by the individual classes designed for them, in addition to the newest designs for the standard gauge tracks now linking them.ill. p.258.non-fictionRails Across Australia is an album of photographs taken by David Cable, a well-regarded British author of several albums of train pictures throughout the world. The photos were taken initially during the period between 1967 and 1973 when David lived in Adelaide, and then during several visits around the Commonwealth during the twenty-first century. The photos cover a wide variety of trains in the mainland states, from Queensland to the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and include pictures showing trains in the landscapes, as well as close-up photos of locomotives for the modelling enthusiasts. The well-known problems of different gauges originally established in the various states are illustrated by the individual classes designed for them, in addition to the newest designs for the standard gauge tracks now linking them.railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works., railroad trains -- australia -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Brimson, Samuel, The Tramways of Australia, 1983
A pictorial history of the trams and tramway systems in Australiaill, p.223.non-fictionA pictorial history of the trams and tramway systems in Australiatrams - australia - history, trams - australia - pictorial -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - F-16 FIGHTING FALCON, ROY BRAYBROOK, 1991
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - HIDDEN SECRETS, DAVID OWEN, 2002
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Heidelberg Golf Club
Book, Macmillan Reference Books, The Royal & Ancient golfer's handbook 1995, 1995
Includes results of major golf championships, an outline of the 1994 season, a who's who of golf and a guide to clubs and courses in Great Britain and Europe.904p., Illus., (some col.)non-fictionIncludes results of major golf championships, an outline of the 1994 season, a who's who of golf and a guide to clubs and courses in Great Britain and Europe.golf - rules, golf - handbooks -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Book, Triumph Books, The rules of the green: a history of the rules of golf, 1997
A history of the rules of golf250 p., illus. non-fictionA history of the rules of golfgolf - rules, golf - history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's MODERN MILITARY AIRCRAFT, Salamander Books Ltd, 1977
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - AIRCRAFT FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS IN ACTION, Christopher Chant, 1975