ill, p.151.non-fictionA pictorial history of steam locomotives in the early to middle 20th century.railroads -- australia -- history, steam locomotives - australia - history

Index, bib, ill, p.216.non-fictionSeven chapters and picture essays describe conditions and situations contributing to the beginning of World War II.world war 1939-1945 - causes, world war 1939-1945- social aspects

Index, bibliography, ill, p.208.non-fictionText and photographic essays tell of espionage in World War II: the spies, spy networks, codes, electronic eavesdropping, weapons and hoaxes used by both sides. world war 1939-1945 - secret service, world war 1939-1945 - cryptography

Index, bibliography, ill, p.208.non-fictionDescribes the turning point on the Russian front in 1942-1943world war 1939-1945 - russia, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia

Index, bibliography, ill, p.208.non-fictionThe rise and rule of the Nazi party in Germany 1933-1945germany - politics and government - 1933-1945, world war 1939-1945 - third reich

Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionDescribes the peripheral conflicts and actions of World War IIworld war 1939-1945 - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns

Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionDescribes the victorious advance of the Red army after 1943world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia, world war 1939-1945 - red army

Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionNaval conflict in the Mediterraneanworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - mediteranean, world war 1939-1945 - convoys

Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionThe impact of the war on ordinary Germans - social conditions, bombing and final collapse.world war 1939-1945 - germany, world war 1939-1945 - social conditions - germany

Dedicated to all nurses who have contributed to and have been part of the Alfred Hospital 1871-1996. Special bound copy dedicated to Von ClinchWritten by Alfred nurse Helen Paterson with the support of the Alfred Hospital Nurses League, the book tells the story of Alfred nurses from the opening of the hospital in 1871. The closure of the school of nursing in 1992 was the catalyst for the book but the story continues.Special Edition- Illustrated hardcover book with dark blue/grey/red/gold marble effect front and back cover. Black leather corners and spine. Title and author's name are embossed in gold on a red background on spine. Also on spine are 13 gold bands and 5 gold decorations. The book has a matching cardboard sleeve.On title page there is a handwritten dedication "Presented to Von Clinch with our thanks for a terrific project, all the best Andrew" (publisher)alfred hospital, helen paterson, nurses’ history/story

ill, p.80.non-fictionFeatures steam, diesel and electric locomotives and suburban trains of the Australian railways.locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works

Book with yellow cover, title and authors names printed in blue ink on front cover, title printed in blue ink on spine. Summary of book printed in blue ink on back cover. Book contains black and white photos of contributors.non-fictionThis book presents nursing history in narrative form from the career stories of mother and daughter/son nurses, spanning from 1908 - 1992. These descriptions of nursing work are exciting examples of reflective practitioners in story-telling mode.nurses-australia-biography, vocational interests, mother and child

Book with maroon cover, title, authors name and publisher's mark printed in gilt on spine. Dust jacket has a black and white photo of a children's hospital ward as background, with title and author's name printed in maroon on front and spine.A touching story of the Melbourne Hospital for Sick Children (now the Royal Children's Hospital) [ca.1990] one of the most poignant books of Melbourne's early social history.royal children's hospital (melbourne-vic)-anecdotes, paediatric nursing-victoria-history

Illustrated book, Sepia photograph of 1952 finalist group on cover. Title and authors name printed in black ink on front and spine. Hospital badge (in colour) top left of front cover. Hospital crest (in colour) at the base of spine.non-fictionThe story of nursing and nursing education at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.royal adelaide hospital-history, nursing, nurses, nursing-study and teaching-south australia-history

Hard cover with jacket. 270 pages covering black and white schematics of booby traps.Author - Ian Jones

Story of Australia at WarHard cover with 272 pages which has reproductions of photos in black and white and colour.

non-fictionIn dog-eared school exercise books, Georgina Oswin, a mother of seven, recorded the simple pleasures and struggles of life in rural Australia in the 1880s. Her diaries describe vividly her large family's daily household chores, farming activities, squabbles and passing love affairs. This is a record of colonial social history which has been brought together by a kinswoman of the pioneer Oswins, Mary Karney. oswin family, mornington peninsula -- family history

Book bound with blue material. Title and author in gold letters on spine. AHNL badge embossed on front Dust jacket has title and author on both front and spine, photos of nurses on front and back. Contains photos.non-fictionHistory of the Alfred nurses from the establishment of the Alfred hospital in 1871, the beginning of nurse training in 1880 revealing the hardships, pleasures and intrigues shared by Alfred nursesalfred hospital, nursing history, ahnl

From the title page. "THE/ UNKNOWN/ SOLDIER/ The Story of the Missing/ of the Great War".Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard. Beige colour background. Black, red and white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - front - silhouette of soldier with rifle, background gold colour crosses. Back - silhouette row of soldiers. 667 pages, cut, plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated black and white and sepia photographs.publication, book, unknown soldier, ww1

index, p.448.non-fictionLife-long rail addict author recounts his most memorable experiences on trains in various countries from Britain to Australia.railroad passenger trains - australia, railroad travel

index, ill, maps, p.196.non-fictionA history of the Overland passenger train from Melbourne to Adelaiderailroad passenger trains - australia, railroad trains - overland - history

non-fictionThis book tells the story of the Currie Family in England and their immigration to Australia and their subsequent lives in Australiajames currie, jane sewell

Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionThe air war over Japan, primarily the operations of the B29 bombersworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - japan, world war 1939-1945 - strategic bombing - japan

Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionThe impact of the war on ordinary Italians - social conditions, military failures and final collapse.world war 1939-1945 - italy, world war 1939-1945 - social conditions - italy

Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionThe effect of the war in neutral countries, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and Switzerlandworld war 1939-1945 - diplomacy, neutrality - 20th century