Item in the Cooper Collection.Hard Cover Book with Dust Cover. Hard cover - cardboard with adhered paper cover, white and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Front - group of six soldiers standing, with sandbags in the background. Back - soldier in silhouette pouring a cup of tea against background of sea and a ship. Dust cover - paper, print and photographs as above. front and back flaps - white colour print on green background. End papers - grey and black photographs of battle scenes. 154 pages - cut, plain, white colour semi gloss paper. Pictorial book with colour and black and white photographs, maps, posters, postcards and handwritten information.publications, books, ww1, gallipoli, cooper collection

index, ills, p.212.A history of the Phoenix Foundry of Ballarat and the locomotives it builtsteam locomotives - victoria- history, phoenix foundry - ballarat - history

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Booknon-fictionThe History of the Returned Services League 1916-1986

256 p.non-fictionYarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and writers, the book explores how life has flourished on the river, including recreation, industry and land use, as well as infrastructure, natural history and social history. This is the first comprehensive illustrated story of the Yarra River over the past 200 years, examined through the lives of its creatives.yarra river, melbourne

Behind each of the thousands of War Memorials in Victoria is a story of courage and sacrifice, of devotion to duty, and of a family's terrible loss. This detailed guidebook brings to life some of the stories of Victoria's Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Nurses, providing a unique insight into our wartime heritage, from colonial times to the present day.This book was funded by the Victorian State Government & produced by the Veteran's Unit. Dept of Planning and Community Development.Dust Jacket: Colour Photograph of A Statue of a soldier with the Rising Sun Emblem on the lapel. Red Hard cover with withe print on spineA Guide to Victoria's Wartime Heritage REMBER THEMstawell ww1 ww2

ill, maps, p.160.non-fictionA history of some of the electric locomotives, electric multiple units and trams in Australia and New Zealand.electric trains - australia- history, electric trains - new zealand - history

Index, map, p.158.non-fictionDescribes the transformations in aerial warfare that took place in 1918 on the western frontworld war 1914-1918 aerial operations, world war 1914-1918 - western front

Information from the Title page. "The Illustrated/ Encyclopedia of 19th Century/ FIREARMS/ An illustrated history of the development of the world's military/ firearms during the 19th century."Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, dark brown colour buckram with gold colour print on spine. Dust cover - paper, black and blue colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated front to back - colour photographs of various firearms on off white background. 216 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated black and white and colour photographs, posters and paintings. Colour and line drawings. End papers - illustrated in colour photograph of firearms equipment. Front handwritten information. Shop adhesive label on back of dust cover. Handwritten information - grey lead pencil "1979 $75-". Shop adhesive label - red and black print "Was 45.00/ MARY MARTIN'S/ BARGAIN PRICE/ $$ 19.99".publications, books, refernce guide, history, firearms

ill, p.55.non-fictionA tribute to the railwayman William Kerans. His life and times in Durrow, Ireland and in the early railways of Victoria.railroad engineers -- australia -- .biography, railroad engineers - victoria - biography

Hardcover Book. Cover - cardboard, black and white print on front, spine and back. Orange colour paper background. Illustrated - black and grey colour diagram of a weapon. 143 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs and technical drawings.publications, books, weapons, infantry, reference

Soft cover book. Cover- cardboard, brown and black colour background. White, gold and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated, front sepia photograph of a soldier holding a rifle in his left hand. 288 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated black and white photographs, documents and maps. Front end paper - white colour adhesive label. Title page - handwritten information. "An Orientation" page - ink ownership stamp. Adhesive label information - black ink print - "From Bishop Noel Daly's Collection 2004" Handwritten information - blue ink stamp "Sister M. Seagrave". "An Orientation" page - black ink stamp - "BENDIGO DISTRICT/ RSL SUB BRANCH INC/ P.O. BOX 449/ BENDIGO, VIC, 3550"publications, books, biography, ww2

index, ill, p.324.non-fictionA brief history of the locomotives that ran in Australia from the 1850s to the 1990s on government and some private railways.locomotives - australia - history, railroad operations - australia - history

Booknon-fictionTANKS examines the world of these fighting machines from their first combat use in the trenches to the present day.

Book has a yellow white and purple cover with black print. A black and white illustration of a woman wearing a bonnet with a bow (from a watercolour of Florence Nightingale painted by J. Barrett in 1956) on the front cover, this is surrounded by a yellow frame. Below this border the publishers name is printed in black on a white background. At the top of the front cover authors name is printed on a yellow background, below this the title is printed on a purple background, and below this, on a white background a comment is printed re Florence Nightingale. Title, author's name and printers mark are also printed on the spine. On the back cover title and publisher's names are printed along with two reviews of the book.non-fictionBiography of Florence Nightingale, from her early life and training to her ground breaking work during the Crimean War and her lifelong advocacy for healthcare reform.florence nightingale, nurses-great britain-biography, crimean war

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a dark grey cover with abbreviated title and authors mark embossed in gilt on the spine. The dust jacket has a light brown background, on the front of which is an illustration of a bust of a woman wearing a cape and lace cap (from the bronze bust of Florence Nightingale by Sir Robert Steele, cast by Allesandro Parlanti). Under this are 4 small black and white oval photographs of men in Victorian attire (viceroys: (9th Earl Elgin, Lord Lawrence, Henry Petty Fitzmaurice and Richard Southwell Bourke, Lord Mayo). The abbreviated title and author's name are printed in white on the front. Abbreviated title and publisher's mark are printed in white on the spine. On the back cover is a black and white photograph of a woman in Victorian attire earing a lace cap (Florence Nightingale [ca.1870]) there is also a quote printed in white ink about Florence Nightingale from the book 'Eminent Victorians' by Lytton Strachey.non-fictionThis book reveals an aspect of Florence Nightingale's life that has been largely overlooked, namely her profound influence on the health and welfare of the Indian people during the latter half of the nineteenth century. It focuses on her collaborations with British statesmen, specifically the Viceroys of India.florence nightingale, india-viceroys, health care reform-india-19th century

Book has a cream cover with six black and white photos of women (clockwise from top left: Margaret Sanger, Emma Goldman, Josephine Butler, Emily Davis, Caroline Norton and Florence Nightingale). Author's name is printed in dark blue on front cover and spine and the title is printed in brown on front cover and spine. The back cover has a summary of the book along with reviews. non-fiction'Significant Sisters' traces the lives and careers of eight women, each of whom pioneered vital changes in the spheres of law, education, the professions, morals or politics. Each forged her own particular brand of feminism, yet all engaged in the battle and limitations imposed upon women's freedom.feminism, caroline norton, elizabeth blackwell, florence nightingale\emily davies, josephine butler, elizabeth cady stanton, margaret sanger, emma goldman

Illustrated book with white front cover that has four coloured illustrations of women in various activities. Title and authors' names are printed in red ink, along with a book description in black ink on the front cover along with publisher's logo and four red lines. Abbreviated title, underlined, in white ink, and authors names in black ink are printed on an orange background on the spine along with the publisher's logo. The back cover has a summary of the book printed in orange, along with another three illustrations of women, publisher's logo and 'Victoria 150 ' logo on a yellow background.non-fictionThis book explores the experiences of women in Victoria over 150 years, highlighting their diverse roles in public and private life. It features more than fifty women, from convicts to nuns, actresses to soldiers, settlers to writers, and housewives to political activists, showcasing their social and personal diversity. The book emphasizes the home's importance, alongside the marketplace, and examines the significance of both reproduction and production. It provides a new perspective on Australian history, focusing on women's place, relationships between public and private life, paid and unpaid work, and the intersection of politics and gender. women-victoria-history-19th century, women-victoria-history=20th century, women-victoria-social conditions

Index, ill, maps, p.224non-fictionHistory of the middle east conflicts in World War Oneworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - mesopotamia

Illustrated book with brown cloth binding, Alfred hospital logo embossed in gilt on front cover, title, author's name & publisher's name and mark embossed in gilt on spine.non-fictionCollection of biographies of contributors to medicine from ancient times to the 1940'smedicine-history, medicine-biography