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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Thomas Nelson and Sons, With Kitchener to Khartum, ????
A biography of Lord KitchenerIll, maps, p.384.non-fictionA biography of Lord Kitchenersudan - history, generals - great britain - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Jonathon Cape, 'T. E. Lawrence' : in Arabia and after, 1934
The life and time of Lawrence of ArabiaIll, maps, p.454non-fictionThe life and time of Lawrence of Arabiaarab peninsula - history, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Constable and Co, Cecil Rhodes, 1921
A biography of Cecil RhodesIll, maps, p.353.non-fictionA biography of Cecil Rhodesafrica - history, south africa - politics and government -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Rich and Cowan et al, In the steps of John Bunyan : an excursion into Puritan England, 1950
A biography of John BunyanIll, maps, p.440.non-fictionA biography of John Bunyanpuritan england, pilgrims progress -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Vouza and the Solomon islands, 1946
A description of the Solomon islands and its inhabitantsIll, maps, p.217.A description of the Solomon islands and its inhabitantssolomon islands - description and travel, solomon islands - social life and customs -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Arthur Barker, Grey wolf, Mustafa Kemal : an intimate study of a dictator, 1932
A biography of Turkish dictator Mustafa KemalIndex, maps, p.352.non-fictionA biography of Turkish dictator Mustafa Kemalkemal atatturk - 1881-1938, turkey - politics and government -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Kegan Paul Trench Trubner and Co, In Australian tropics, 1907
Early history of N.T. and explorations; Detailed account of intercepting Macassan proas around coast of Arnhem Land whilst author was Sub-Collector of Customs for 14 years; Names of proas and masters, Malay camps & smoke houses along coast & nearby islands; Natives employed by Malays in trepang fishing and collecting tortoiseshell, relationships between Malays and Aborigines; influences (physical & cultural); Habit of exchanging children between tribes (Roper R. & Normanton) for the purpose of learning each others language & customs; Description of native camps at Fort Dundas (1895) shelters, finding of bark water bags, types of canoes used; Platform burial at Daly R.; Sacred burial site on Maria Island; Geographical features, vegetation, climate etc., general ecology, depredations & murders by natives; Cannibalism practiced by Fitzmaurice River tribes.Ill, maps, p.373.non-fictionEarly history of N.T. and explorations; Detailed account of intercepting Macassan proas around coast of Arnhem Land whilst author was Sub-Collector of Customs for 14 years; Names of proas and masters, Malay camps & smoke houses along coast & nearby islands; Natives employed by Malays in trepang fishing and collecting tortoiseshell, relationships between Malays and Aborigines; influences (physical & cultural); Habit of exchanging children between tribes (Roper R. & Normanton) for the purpose of learning each others language & customs; Description of native camps at Fort Dundas (1895) shelters, finding of bark water bags, types of canoes used; Platform burial at Daly R.; Sacred burial site on Maria Island; Geographical features, vegetation, climate etc., general ecology, depredations & murders by natives; Cannibalism practiced by Fitzmaurice River tribes. northern australia - description and travel, ethnography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Alexander McCubbin, Stalky's forlorn hope, 1919
A biography of Knightly DunstervilleIll, map, p.173.non-fictionA biography of Knightly Dunstervilleworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Alexander McCubbin, The red and white diamond : authorised history of the twenty-fourth battalion A.I.F, 1920
A history of the 24th Infantry Battalion AIFIll, maps, p.340.A history of the 24th Infantry Battalion AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - australia - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Crosses of sacrifice : the story of the Empire's million war dead and Australia's 60,000, 1932
A history of World war I war cemeteries and memorialsIll, maps, p.130.non-fictionA history of World war I war cemeteries and memorialsworld war 1914-1918 - memorials, world war 1914-1918 - australian involvement -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, John Hamilton, Guests of the unspeakable : the odyssey of an Australian airman -- being a record of captivity and escape in Turkey, 1928
The story of an Australian airman imprisoned in TurkeyIll, maps, p.320.non-fictionThe story of an Australian airman imprisoned in Turkeyworld war 1914-1918 - personal recollections, world war 1914-1918 - prisoners of war -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Co, The second world war: Abridged one-volume edition with a new epilogue on the years 1945 to 1957, 1950
Abridges one volume edition of the six volume history of the second world warIndex, maps, p.973.non-fictionAbridges one volume edition of the six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol one: The birth of Britain, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.395.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol two: The new world, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.325.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol three: The age of revolution, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.312.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol four The great democracies, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.304.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Government Press and Survey of Egypt, A Brief record of the advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under the command of General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G. : July 1917 to October 1918, 1919
Order of battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force with which are included the names of general officers and a brief record of service of the major formations also brief records of the work of various branches of the Army and brief record of the work of the Royal Air Force.Ill, maps, p.113.non-fictionOrder of battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force with which are included the names of general officers and a brief record of service of the major formations also brief records of the work of various branches of the Army and brief record of the work of the Royal Air Force.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east, general sir edward h h allenby -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Australia in Palestine, 1919
An illustrated history of the Australian participation in the Middle eastIll, maps, p.153.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the Australian participation in the Middle eastworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east, world war 1914-1918 - australian light horse -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Methuen, The silent cities : an illustrated guide to the war cemeteries and memorials to the "missing" in France and Flanders: 1914-1918, 1929
Monuments and memorials to the dead of the First World WarIll, maps, p.407.Monuments and memorials to the dead of the First World Warworld war 1914-1918 - memorials, world war 1914-1918 - military cemeteries -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Odhams Press, The epic of Malta, 1946?
The defence of Malta during World war TwoIll, maps, p.128.non-fictionThe defence of Malta during World war Twomalta - history - 1941-1942, malta - aerial operations - germany -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, J. Murray & the Pilot Press, The Royal Navy at war, 1941
A history of the Royal Navy with an emphasis on the Second World WarIll, maps, p.71.non-fictionA history of the Royal Navy with an emphasis on the Second World Warroyal navy - history, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, GP Putnam's Sons, Pearls and savages : adventures in the air, on land and sea--in New Guinea, 1924
An anthropological description of native life in New GuinesIll, maps, p.414.non-fictionAn anthropological description of native life in New Guinescultural anthropology, papua new guinea - social life and customs -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hamish Hamilton, Buffalo Bill and the Wild West, 1956
The life and times of Buffalo Billlll, maps, p.244.non-fictionThe life and times of Buffalo Billunited states - frontier life., united states - indian wars -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Putnam, Albert King of the Belgians in the Great War : his military activities and experiences set down with his approval, 1931
King Albert and the First World WarIll, maps, p.341.non-fictionKing Albert and the First World Warbelgium - kings - biography, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - belgium -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, G.W. Green & Sons, The Thirty-ninth : the history of the 39th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, 1934
The history of the 39th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force during the First World WarIll, maps, p.371.non-fictionThe history of the 39th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force during the First World Warworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Geoffrey Bles, Falmouth for orders : the story of the last clipper ship race around Cape Horn, 1929
The story of the race between the Herzogin Cecilie and the Beatrice in 1927/28 both loaded with wheat, from Port Lincoln in South Australia to Falmouth, where they were to receive orders for their destination. The author sailed aboard Herzogin Cecilie.Ill, maps, p.232.non-fictionThe story of the race between the Herzogin Cecilie and the Beatrice in 1927/28 both loaded with wheat, from Port Lincoln in South Australia to Falmouth, where they were to receive orders for their destination. The author sailed aboard Herzogin Cecilie. clipper ships, beatrice, herzog cecilie -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Geoffrey Bles, Voyage of the Parma : the great grain race of 1932 from Australia to Falmouth by way of Cape Horn, 1933
The story of the Parma in the grain race of 1932 - the last of the sailing ships from the English Channel to Australia.Ill, maps, p.269.non-fictionThe story of the Parma in the grain race of 1932 - the last of the sailing ships from the English Channel to Australia.clipper ships, parma - sailing ship -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, John Murray, Poland's progress, 1919-1939, 1944
A social and economic history of Poland from 1919-1939Ill, maps, p.152.non-fictionA social and economic history of Poland from 1919-1939poland - economic history, poland - social conditions -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The Puffing Billy Preservation Society, G42 Puffing Billy's Big Brother, 1981
A pictorial history of G41 & G42 the Beyer-Garratt in Victoria, Australiaill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA pictorial history of G41 & G42 the Beyer-Garratt in Victoria, Australiasteam locomotives - victoria- history, garratt locomotives - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Downs, Edward A, Speed Limit 20, 1963
The story of the narrow gauge 2'6" branch lines of the Victorian Railways up to 1963.ill, maps, p.130.non-fictionThe story of the narrow gauge 2'6" branch lines of the Victorian Railways up to 1963.puffing billy - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history