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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Tamar Opportunists - Mahogany Ship Mysteries and the Port Fairy Adventurers, 2022
This book explores aspects of the Mahogany Ship wreck and aspects of early Port Fairy history.This is a book of 122 pages. The cover is green with a green and blue map on the front and white printing on the front and back. It contains a Foreword and Acknowledgements, an Epilogue, Appendices, Bibliography, Index and printed material, maps, sketches, tables and black and white photographs.non-fictionThis book explores aspects of the Mahogany Ship wreck and aspects of early Port Fairy history.port fairy history, the tamar opportunists, mahogany ship -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Pam Marriott (publisher), Top Dog of the West, 2017
This book, written by Pam Marriott, is subtitled ‘A Study of the Belfast and Western District Civil Service 1841-1886’. It contains information on the police, police magistrates, court officials, customs and immigration officials etc who lived and worked in the Port Fairy and Warrnambool districts in the 19th century and many of the incidents and events with which they were connected. The book includes much information that is relevant to Warrnambool’s past. This book is an important acquisition to the Warrnambool & District Historical Society library as it contains information on many 19th century Warrnambool personalities, including policemen and court officials. It also has detailed information on some events that occurred in the Warrnambool district in the 19th century. This is a soft cover book of 480 pages. The cover and spine are white, with a black and white photograph and black printing. The pages include an introduction, eleven chapters of printed material, an index, a bibliography and appendices. There are several black and white photographs, plans, maps and other illustrative material. western district 19th century history, western district civil service 19th century, history of warrnambool -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society (ACT Division), A Bibliography of Australian Railway and Tramway Literature, 1984
A Bibliography of books Australian Railway and Tramway Literature including books and magazines.index, ill, p.127.non-fictionA Bibliography of books Australian Railway and Tramway Literature including books and magazines.trains - literature, trams - literature -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Valmae Davenport, William Gladman Story, May 2016
This is a history of the family and descendants of William Gladman.This is a soft cover book of 374 pages. The cover is coloured mauve with an image of a sailing ship enclosed by an ornamental border on the front cover and an image of William Gladman on the back cover. The book has a Disclaimer page, an Acknowledgements page, Contents pages, a List of Illustrations, 21 Chapters and a Bibliography. There are many black and white photographs, maps and family trees. The inscription on the inside title page is handwritten in blue biro. non-fictionThis is a history of the family and descendants of William Gladman.william and rhoda gladman, gladman families, winchelsea, history of warrnambool -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Historical Resource, Niall Brennan, The History of Nunawading, 1972
This book covers the civic and industrial development of the shire of Nunawading since the first overlanders in 1830's. It includes photographs, maps, a bibliography and an index.This book covers the civic and industrial development of the shire of Nunawading since the first overlanders in 1830's. It includes photographs, maps, a bibliography and an index.non-fictionThis book covers the civic and industrial development of the shire of Nunawading since the first overlanders in 1830's. It includes photographs, maps, a bibliography and an index.shire of nunawading, blackburn, vermont, mitcham, nunawading -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Historical Reference, FROST, Lenore, Dating Family Photos 1850 - 1920, 1992
The book guides the dating of photographs by studying its physical properties, backgrounds used, studio name and details of fashion accents decade by decade from the 1850's to 1920'sA handbook of photograph techniques and costume descriptions by period to aid dating of photographs. It is well indexed with a good bibliography.p. 128, STAMP: Property of Nunawading Historical Society (Inc)photographs, fashions from the past