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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Arneil, Stan, One Man's War, 1980
Diary of a young Australian prisoner of war in Changi in 1942-194588 p. : ill., facsims., map, portsnon-fictionDiary of a young Australian prisoner of war in Changi in 1942-1945world war ii, prisoner of war, changi -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Jones, W. Lewis et al, The flour mills of Victoria 1840-1990 : an historical record, 1990
History of Victoria's flour mills (over 250)xxvi, 420 p. : ill., maps, ports.non-fictionHistory of Victoria's flour mills (over 250)flour mills, victoria -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Cannon, Michael, The roaring days : How Australia grew into a Nation like no other, 1998
bk. 1. Who's master, who's man? -- bk. 2. Life in the country. -- bk. 3. Life in the cities.928 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. : book in dust covernon-fictionbk. 1. Who's master, who's man? -- bk. 2. Life in the country. -- bk. 3. Life in the cities.city and town life, 19th cent. history, country life, australia, australian social life and customs -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Colorgravure Publication, The Olympic games, Melbourne 1956, 1956
Olympic Games in Melbourne 1956[144] p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ;non-fictionOlympic Games in Melbourne 1956olympic games, melbourne, olympic games 1956 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Glover, Anne, Victorian Treasures : from the La Trobe Collection State Library of Victoria, 1980
State libraries. Victoria. State Library of Victoria. Stock: La Trobe Collection. Stock: Items associated with Victoria, to 1900. Illustrations (ANB/PRECIS SIN 042496x)80 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports. non-fictionState libraries. Victoria. State Library of Victoria. Stock: La Trobe Collection. Stock: Items associated with Victoria, to 1900. Illustrations (ANB/PRECIS SIN 042496x)la trobe collection, state library of victoria -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Colorgravure Publications [for] The Herald & the Sun news-pictorial, Queen Elizabeth's coronation book, 1953?
"This book is right royally produced to be a treasured exhibit in the library of every home. Seven separate distinct printing operations have gone to make the beautiful, vivid coloring which distinguishes it as an object of fine and lasting craftsmanship. No pains have been spared to produce a fitting volume to mark the beginning of the Age of Queen Elizabeth the Second, and the publishers proudly present it as a book which their readers will rejoice to own."--Front flap.[48] pages : colour illustrations, plans ;non-fiction"This book is right royally produced to be a treasured exhibit in the library of every home. Seven separate distinct printing operations have gone to make the beautiful, vivid coloring which distinguishes it as an object of fine and lasting craftsmanship. No pains have been spared to produce a fitting volume to mark the beginning of the Age of Queen Elizabeth the Second, and the publishers proudly present it as a book which their readers will rejoice to own."--Front flap.queen elizabeth ii, coronation -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Sears, Roebuck and Company, Sears, Roebuck : Consumer guide : Catalogue, 1976 - Reprint of the 1897 catalogue
Mail Order catalogue from United Statesillustratednon-fictionMail Order catalogue from United Statescataolgue, sears roebuck -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book - Family History, Boxleigh, Avis, The Heritage of Henry McCurry (1843 - 1931) & Elizabeth Lindsey (1849-1930)
Family history of Henry McCurry and Elizabeth Lindseyring bound non-fictionFamily history of Henry McCurry and Elizabeth Lindseymccurry, family history -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book - Family History, Boxleigh, Avis, Our Pickering Heritage : Reverend Charles Pickering : 1851 Ely, Cambridge: England : 1925 Hamilton, NSW, Australia
Family History of Reverend Charles Pickeringnon-fictionFamily History of Reverend Charles Pickeringfamily history, pickering -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, James, Russell, A street and time too far away, 2014
Stories and memories of children who lived in Wright Street, McKinnon in the 1950'svii, 146 pages : illustrations, 12 unnumbered pages of platesnon-fictionStories and memories of children who lived in Wright Street, McKinnon in the 1950'schildhod, mckinnon, wright street mckinnon -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book - Family History, Menhennet, Marion Joy et al, The Rees Family History, 1991
Index: non-fictionrees, family history -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Shirley M. Joy, Cheltenham Cemetery (Old) Vic. : profiles from the past, 1998
Profiles of some of the people buried in the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery in Charman Road, Cheltenhamv. <1> : ill., maps ;non-fictionProfiles of some of the people buried in the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery in Charman Road, Cheltenhamcemetery, cheltenham, cheltenham cemetery -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Gamble, Leo, Mentone through the years, 2003
Mentone through the years - Kulin Nation - 2000.. Traces the development of Mentone its buildings, people and important events. Bunurong people, Land Boom of 1880s, WW1, Jazz Age298 pages : ill, maps, index, Mentone through the years - Kulin Nation - 2000.. Traces the development of Mentone its buildings, people and important events. Bunurong people, Land Boom of 1880s, WW1, Jazz Agementone, kulin nation, land boom -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, DeGaris, C. J. (Clement John), Sun-Raysed Children's Book : Fairy Stories, Rhymes, Limericks, Parodies, Acrostics, 1919
Contains prize-winning fairy stories, rhymes, limericks, etc. from entries in the Sun-raysed competitions of January, 1919.52 p. : ill. (some col.) ;fictionContains prize-winning fairy stories, rhymes, limericks, etc. from entries in the Sun-raysed competitions of January, 1919.fairy tales, dried fruit, children's literature -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Schumer, Leslie A. (Leslie Arthur), Henry Dendy and his emigrants, 1975
non-fictionhenry dendy, emigrants, brighton, pioneers -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Whitehead, Graham et al, By The Creek : A Mordialloc History, 2014
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- By the creek -- Tragedy of the Bunurong people: the Mordialloc connection -- The Muddy creek -- Mordialloc Pier -- They're racing at Mordialloc -- Official opening of Mordialloc Railway Station -- Politicians at Mordialloc -- Mordialloc baths -- Mornington versus Mordialloc: the fateful football match -- FancyDress Carnival at Mordialloc -- The Mordialloc baby murders -- Mordialloc great war memorials -- Spanish flu -- The freemasons at Mordizlloc -- The beginnings of Mordialloc College -- A place to play: Mordialloc's Rotunda -- The Mordialloc brass band -- Mordialloc Carnival 1923-1939 -- Mordialloc Carnival 1940-1968 -- Typhoid outbreak and Mordialloc -- Onion odour at Mordialloc -- Desecration of beach pavilion -- Shindig at the Mordialloc Life Saving Club -- Mordialloc Community and Youth Centre -- Mordialloc Elderly Citizens' Club -- Unforgettable memories: Mordialloc meals on wheels -- No pipeline across the bay -- Pedestrian bridge across Mordialloc Creek -- Page sources of illustrations and photographers -- Index.256 pages : illustrations, portraits non-fictionForeword -- Acknowledgements -- By the creek -- Tragedy of the Bunurong people: the Mordialloc connection -- The Muddy creek -- Mordialloc Pier -- They're racing at Mordialloc -- Official opening of Mordialloc Railway Station -- Politicians at Mordialloc -- Mordialloc baths -- Mornington versus Mordialloc: the fateful football match -- FancyDress Carnival at Mordialloc -- The Mordialloc baby murders -- Mordialloc great war memorials -- Spanish flu -- The freemasons at Mordizlloc -- The beginnings of Mordialloc College -- A place to play: Mordialloc's Rotunda -- The Mordialloc brass band -- Mordialloc Carnival 1923-1939 -- Mordialloc Carnival 1940-1968 -- Typhoid outbreak and Mordialloc -- Onion odour at Mordialloc -- Desecration of beach pavilion -- Shindig at the Mordialloc Life Saving Club -- Mordialloc Community and Youth Centre -- Mordialloc Elderly Citizens' Club -- Unforgettable memories: Mordialloc meals on wheels -- No pipeline across the bay -- Pedestrian bridge across Mordialloc Creek -- Page sources of illustrations and photographers -- Index.mordialloc, typhoid, mordialloc creek -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Jacobs, Margaret et al, Glimpses of Chelsea : a pictorial history of early Chelsea and district, 2007
126 p. : ill., 1 map, ports. non-fictionchelsea history, chelsea -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Grant, Malcolm et al, Wheels in Victoria, 1824-1984 : a record of wheeled transport through a century and a half of technological change, 1988
a record of wheeled transport through a century and a half of technological change528 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. indexnon-fictiona record of wheeled transport through a century and a half of technological changemotor vehicles, vehicles, automobile industry and trade, history of automobiles -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Gamble, Leo, Winning friends : the Mentone Station story, 2012
"This book celebrates the great community contribution of the Friends of Mentone Station & Gardens Inc. over the last decade. The group's hard work and co-operation with many other community, local, state and federal governments and commercial organisations has resulted in many community awards and grants. Numerous community gatherings and soirées are held in the gardens." -- Back cover.44 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. non-fiction"This book celebrates the great community contribution of the Friends of Mentone Station & Gardens Inc. over the last decade. The group's hard work and co-operation with many other community, local, state and federal governments and commercial organisations has resulted in many community awards and grants. Numerous community gatherings and soirées are held in the gardens." -- Back cover.mentone, mentone railway station gardens, friends of mentone station & garden, railroad stations -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Thomas Arthur Sheehy, Mordialloc-Chelsea : aspects of history, 1970
87 pp v. : illus., ports. indexnon-fictionmordialloc, chelsea -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, O'Grady, Tony, Memories of McKinnon : growing up in Prince Edward Avenue, McKinnon, 2021
Personal recollections of the author growing up in the suburb of McKinnon, Victoria.150 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits : Includes bibliographical references and index.non-fictionPersonal recollections of the author growing up in the suburb of McKinnon, Victoria.mckinnon, prince edward avenue mckinnon, tony o'grady -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Thomas Arthur Sheehy et al, Sandringham, a sketchbook history
A short history of the City of Sandringham92p.,3 leaves : ill. indexnon-fictionA short history of the City of Sandringhamsandringham, pioneers, early settlers -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, McGuire, Frank, City of Kingston origins : a brief pictorial history, 1995
A brief pictorial history of the City of Kingston. Includes a chronology of the area from 1835-1994. Includes an index to illustrations.78 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; Spiral boundnon-fictionA brief pictorial history of the City of Kingston. Includes a chronology of the area from 1835-1994. Includes an index to illustrations.city of kingston history, kingston -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Ormond Amateur Football Club, The first fifty years : Ormond Amateur Football Club, 1982
The book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Ormond Amateur Football Club.83pp, illThe book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Ormond Amateur Football Club.ormond, footbal, ormond amateur football club -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Page, Michael et al, Turning points in the making of Australia, 1980
"The story of Australia is full of 'turning points' that created our present lifestyle. The book portrays, in words and paintings, fifty-nine of the turning points which fashioned Australia". front sleeve.128p. : col.ill. ;non-fiction"The story of Australia is full of 'turning points' that created our present lifestyle. The book portrays, in words and paintings, fifty-nine of the turning points which fashioned Australia". front sleeve.australian history, australia -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Whitehead, Graham, Two Acre Village : A Cheltenham History, 2012
"The stories in Two Acre Village: a Cheltenham History tell of the steps taken by local people to entertain themselves, earn a living and provide opportunities for their children." from Foreword.274 p. : ill., ports. non-fiction"The stories in Two Acre Village: a Cheltenham History tell of the steps taken by local people to entertain themselves, earn a living and provide opportunities for their children." from Foreword.two acre village, cheltenham, history, pioneers -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book - Family History, Cohn, Alexander et al, Tablets of memory : the Bendigo Cohns and their descendants, 1853-1989, 1990
xxii, 270 p. : ill., facsims., geneal. tables, map, ports.non-fictionbendigo, cohn family -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Moriarty, Catherine, Making Melbourne's monuments : the sculpture of Paul Montford, 2012
Based on recently discovered letters, this book tells the story of Paul Montford 1868-1938, who, as Basil Burdett described,left his mark so definitely on the civic landscape in Melbourne.xv, 307 pages : some colour illustrations, facsimiles, photographs : Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291) and index.non-fictionBased on recently discovered letters, this book tells the story of Paul Montford 1868-1938, who, as Basil Burdett described,left his mark so definitely on the civic landscape in Melbourne.paul montford, sculptors, melbourne -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Cannon, Michael, Perilous voyages to the new land, 1997
272 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. : Includes bibliography (p. 261-264) and index.non-fictionbritish, immigrants, voyages, emigration, immigration -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Banister, Judith, English Silver Hall-marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate with 300 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900, with Lists of English, Scottish, and Irish Hall-marks and Makers' Marks from Circa 1554, 1990
It contains hundreds of silver marks making the process of identifying that special item you have found- quick and easy. A practical guide used by antique dealers world wide for years118 pages, illustratednon-fictionIt contains hundreds of silver marks making the process of identifying that special item you have found- quick and easy. A practical guide used by antique dealers world wide for yearsenglish silver, scottish silver, irish silver, hall-marks, makers marks