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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Cook, John, The Advisor
the Viet Cong often made horribly murderous examples of local farmers whom they felt were not cooperative. Sometimes just the farmer died, but often for greater emphasis his wife and children were also murdered, or a bomb might be exploded in a crowded market to discourage farmers from coming to towns not under Viet Cong control.the Viet Cong often made horribly murderous examples of local farmers whom they felt were not cooperative. Sometimes just the farmer died, but often for greater emphasis his wife and children were also murdered, or a bomb might be exploded in a crowded market to discourage farmers from coming to towns not under Viet Cong control.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, viet cong -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, Nicholas Drayson, Confessing a Murder, 2002
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Robin Boyd FoundationBook, Geoffrey Dutton, The Hero as Murderer, 1967
Hardcover, No Dust Jacket"J.D. Davies, May 1968" inside front coverwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, Kevin Morgan, Gun Alley Murder, Lies and failure of justice, 2005
SoftcoverCambridge University Pressmurder trials, justice, walsh st library -
Melbourne Athenaeum ArchivesTheatre Program, Accidental Death of an Anarchist (play) by Dario Fo performed at the Athenaeum Theatre commencing 2 February 1983
The Nimrod Theatre Company of Sydney production as part of the Melbourne Theatre Company season 1983Information about the NIMROD company which included Max Gillies and the state of social upheaval in Italy including the never ending scandals and political murders which occurred on a regular basis paper program:good conditionaccidental death of an anarchist, athenaeum theatre, program, melbourne theatre company, dario fo -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.Book, Murder Victims- Fate's Wicked Child- A Record of those Buried at the Cheltenham Melbourne Cemeteries- Travis m Sellers 2011
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Melbourne Athenaeum ArchivesTheatre Program, Yell Blue Murder (play) performed at Athenaeum Theatre Two on 6 November 1991 by Back to Back Theatre
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Koorie Heritage TrustBook, Bonwick, James, The Last of the Tasmanians : or The Black War of Van Diemen's Land, 1870
Contents: Voyagers' Tales of the Tasmanians - The first battle; Captain Cook's visit; The French visit in 1792; Flinders and Bass at the Derwent; Peron's visit in 1802; The French and the Wood-nymphs. The Black War - Massacre of the Blacks in 1804; Destruction of Public Records; Kidnapping Black Boys; Michael Howe's Black Mary; Chase after Stock-keepers; Colonel Sorell's order of 1819. Cruelties to the Blacks - Cruelty of Early Settlers; Cruelty of Bushrangers; Spanish and Dutch Cruelties. Outrages of the Blacks - Hanging of Two Aborigines; The Demarcation Order of 1828; Martial Law; Pictorial Proclamation; Proclamation of October 1830; Mosquito and the Tame Mob; Execution of Mosquito and Black Jack; Cruelties of the Blacks; A hand left in the trap; Bravery of a Half-caste wife; Chastity of White Women respected; Time of terror. The Line - Proclamation for Volunteers; Arrangements for the Capture; Leaders and numbers in the Line; Savage's Tale of the Savages; Mr. Walpole caught a Black; Siege of the "Three Thumbs"; Ï30,000 for One Black; Egg-gathers break through a Line. Capture Parties - Leaders of Parties; John Batman, the Blacks' Friend; The Sydney Black Guides; A Night at Ben Lomond; Gilbert Robertson, the Leader; Jorgen Jorgenson, the Dane. George Augustus Robinson, The Concilliator - Bruni Island Depot; Tuganina, the beautiful Tasmanian; The Conciliatory Mission; Robinson's Capture of a Tribe; Triumphal Entry into Hobart Town; Truganina saves Robinson's Life. Flinders Island - Swan Island Depot; Gun Carriage Island; Flinders Island Depot; Visit of the Quaker Missionaries; Life of Aborigines on Flinders Island; Mr Clark, the Catechist; School Examination of the Natives; Dr. Jeannert, the Commandant; Dr Milligan removes Natives from Flinders. Oyster Cove - Author's Visit to the Naives at Oyster Cove; Death of Mr Clark; Maryann and Walter. The Sealers - Home Life of Sealers' Women; Robinson removes the Women to Flinders; The Quakers and Sealers. Half-Castes - Murder of Half-castes; Fecundity of Mixed Races; Bishop Nixon's Visit to the Straits' Half-castes; Bong and her Daughter Dolly. Native Rights - Legal Rights; Hanging of Four Tasmanians. Civilization - Whately's Degradation Theory; Effects of Civilization; Drink and Civilization; Walter the civilized Tasmanian; An Aboriginal Discourse; Mr. Wedge's Black Boy; Failure of Australian Missions; Christian Tasmanians. Decline - Amalgamation of Races; Decline, a 'Decreeof Providence'; Hawaiian and Maori Decline; Drink, the great Destroyer; Story of the civilised Mathinna; Count Strzelecki's Theory of Decline; Lanne, the Last Man; Lalla Rookh, the Last Tasmanian.400 p., 15 leaves of ports. : ill., fold-out map ; 23 cm.Contents: Voyagers' Tales of the Tasmanians - The first battle; Captain Cook's visit; The French visit in 1792; Flinders and Bass at the Derwent; Peron's visit in 1802; The French and the Wood-nymphs. The Black War - Massacre of the Blacks in 1804; Destruction of Public Records; Kidnapping Black Boys; Michael Howe's Black Mary; Chase after Stock-keepers; Colonel Sorell's order of 1819. Cruelties to the Blacks - Cruelty of Early Settlers; Cruelty of Bushrangers; Spanish and Dutch Cruelties. Outrages of the Blacks - Hanging of Two Aborigines; The Demarcation Order of 1828; Martial Law; Pictorial Proclamation; Proclamation of October 1830; Mosquito and the Tame Mob; Execution of Mosquito and Black Jack; Cruelties of the Blacks; A hand left in the trap; Bravery of a Half-caste wife; Chastity of White Women respected; Time of terror. The Line - Proclamation for Volunteers; Arrangements for the Capture; Leaders and numbers in the Line; Savage's Tale of the Savages; Mr. Walpole caught a Black; Siege of the "Three Thumbs"; Ï30,000 for One Black; Egg-gathers break through a Line. Capture Parties - Leaders of Parties; John Batman, the Blacks' Friend; The Sydney Black Guides; A Night at Ben Lomond; Gilbert Robertson, the Leader; Jorgen Jorgenson, the Dane. George Augustus Robinson, The Concilliator - Bruni Island Depot; Tuganina, the beautiful Tasmanian; The Conciliatory Mission; Robinson's Capture of a Tribe; Triumphal Entry into Hobart Town; Truganina saves Robinson's Life. Flinders Island - Swan Island Depot; Gun Carriage Island; Flinders Island Depot; Visit of the Quaker Missionaries; Life of Aborigines on Flinders Island; Mr Clark, the Catechist; School Examination of the Natives; Dr. Jeannert, the Commandant; Dr Milligan removes Natives from Flinders. Oyster Cove - Author's Visit to the Naives at Oyster Cove; Death of Mr Clark; Maryann and Walter. The Sealers - Home Life of Sealers' Women; Robinson removes the Women to Flinders; The Quakers and Sealers. Half-Castes - Murder of Half-castes; Fecundity of Mixed Races; Bishop Nixon's Visit to the Straits' Half-castes; Bong and her Daughter Dolly. Native Rights - Legal Rights; Hanging of Four Tasmanians. Civilization - Whately's Degradation Theory; Effects of Civilization; Drink and Civilization; Walter the civilized Tasmanian; An Aboriginal Discourse; Mr. Wedge's Black Boy; Failure of Australian Missions; Christian Tasmanians. Decline - Amalgamation of Races; Decline, a 'Decreeof Providence'; Hawaiian and Maori Decline; Drink, the great Destroyer; Story of the civilised Mathinna; Count Strzelecki's Theory of Decline; Lanne, the Last Man; Lalla Rookh, the Last Tasmanian. aboriginal tasmanians. | tasmania -- history -- to 1803. | tasmania -- history -- 1803-1900. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Public Record Office of Victoria, Victorian Aborigines 1835-1901 : a resource guide to the holdings of the Public Record Office, Victoria / prepared by the Public Record Office of Victoria, 1984
Includes a brief history of the Board for the Protection of Aborigines (and its forerunners) and extracts from the papers of M. Sievewright, C.W. Sievewright (on a murder case), W. Thomas (on stone houses), W.A.P. Dana (on native police), E.S. Parker; (biography of Merringoondeet), P. Sohier (on phrenology); Coranderrk revolt; Lake Tyers; Ramahyuck64 p. : ill ; facsims, ports. ; 21 cm.Includes a brief history of the Board for the Protection of Aborigines (and its forerunners) and extracts from the papers of M. Sievewright, C.W. Sievewright (on a murder case), W. Thomas (on stone houses), W.A.P. Dana (on native police), E.S. Parker; (biography of Merringoondeet), P. Sohier (on phrenology); Coranderrk revolt; Lake Tyers; Ramahyuckphrenology. | public records -- victoria. | psychology - cognition - intelligence. | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1788-1850. | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1851- crime - against persons. | education. | government policy - initial period and protectionism - 1788-1850. | government policy - initial period and protectionism - 1851-1900. | government policy - state and territory - victoria. | settlement and contacts - government settlements, reserves. | law enforcement - police - native police. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Roberts, Stephen H, The squatting age in Australia, 1835-1847, 1935
Brief mention of Aborigines throughout; p.87-217; Gov. Gipps policy, p.89; Faithfull party massacre; p.157; depredations and attacks by natives at Ovens; p.159; Murders by Werribee natives; 316317; Attacks on Pee Dee Station on the Macleay; 329-337; Early history of missions, govt. policy, murders etc., natives as shepherds; Early types of employment for natives in Queensland.ix, 378 p. : maps. ; appendices; footnotes; 22 cm.Brief mention of Aborigines throughout; p.87-217; Gov. Gipps policy, p.89; Faithfull party massacre; p.157; depredations and attacks by natives at Ovens; p.159; Murders by Werribee natives; 316317; Attacks on Pee Dee Station on the Macleay; 329-337; Early history of missions, govt. policy, murders etc., natives as shepherds; Early types of employment for natives in Queensland.squatters - australia. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Pybus, Cassandra, Community of thieves, 1992
In 1892 Richard Pybus took up a large land grant on Bruny Island, the traditional home of the Nuenone people of south-east Tasmania. Within months of his arrival there were no Nuenone left on the island - they had either died from disease, or been murdered or exiled. Truganini, the last of the Nuenone, died in 1876, having spent her adult life in exile as a dependent of the colonial government. Describes sealers use of Tasmanian women and Robinson's Port Phillip expedition.xiv, 198 p., [2] leaves. : ill., maps & ports. ; references; appendix; 20 cm.In 1892 Richard Pybus took up a large land grant on Bruny Island, the traditional home of the Nuenone people of south-east Tasmania. Within months of his arrival there were no Nuenone left on the island - they had either died from disease, or been murdered or exiled. Truganini, the last of the Nuenone, died in 1876, having spent her adult life in exile as a dependent of the colonial government. Describes sealers use of Tasmanian women and Robinson's Port Phillip expedition.truganini, 1812?-1876. | aboriginal tasmanians -- tasmania -- bruny island -- history -- 19th century. | nuenone (australian people) -- tasmania -- bruny island -- history -- 19th century. -
Unions Ballarat
Judgement day, Collins, Ben, 2011
Judgements and sentences of twenty five horrific crimes in Australia. Includes gang wars, Snowtown killings and Peter Falconio.Relevant to law enforcement and crime in Australia; particularly discusses murders.Paper; book. Front cover: orange and black with picture of a faceless judge in court regalia.Front cover: title and author name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, murder, crime, law, falconio, peter, williams, carl, knight, karen, snowtown killings, gang land murders, bryant, martin, port arthur - tasmania -
Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat Inc.Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Lisa Gervasoni, Doctor Blake "Playing" Billiards at the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall, 2017, 23/03/2017
Cardboard cutout of Dr Blake in the Old Colonists' Hall. ballarat old colonists' club, ballarat old colonists' hall, doctor blake, doctor blake murder mysteries, billiards, pool, alcock billiard table -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : June 1993
New Kellett Willsmere Community Complex / p1. Jack O'Toole Reserve / p1. Chief Executive's Column [Why the Willsmere development raises no extra Council rates] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2&3. Mayor's Comments / Cr Roger Streeton / p3. Diary Dates [June-July 1993] / p4. Shirley [Tinker] says goodbye / p5. Revised immunisation venues and hours / p5. Evening maternal & child health service / p5. Kew Festival goes historical / p5. Council News [Council elections; Kew Children's Holiday Program; Mayor's Winter Concert; Library microfilm printer; Quit smoking video; Three year old kindergarten; Avoiding dog attacks / p6. Around Kew [School crossing safety; Kew Community House; Council receives baby change room award; Can you help? - Overton Special Care Unit; Volunteers needed - Kew Cottages; Solace helps] / p7. Crafty ideas at the Kew Senior Citizens Centre / p8. Track Players tread the boards [The Business of Murder] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionNew Kellett Willsmere Community Complex / p1. Jack O'Toole Reserve / p1. Chief Executive's Column [Why the Willsmere development raises no extra Council rates] / Malcolm Hutchinson p2&3. Mayor's Comments / Cr Roger Streeton / p3. Diary Dates [June-July 1993] / p4. Shirley [Tinker] says goodbye / p5. Revised immunisation venues and hours / p5. Evening maternal & child health service / p5. Kew Festival goes historical / p5. Council News [Council elections; Kew Children's Holiday Program; Mayor's Winter Concert; Library microfilm printer; Quit smoking video; Three year old kindergarten; Avoiding dog attacks / p6. Around Kew [School crossing safety; Kew Community House; Council receives baby change room award; Can you help? - Overton Special Care Unit; Volunteers needed - Kew Cottages; Solace helps] / p7. Crafty ideas at the Kew Senior Citizens Centre / p8. Track Players tread the boards [The Business of Murder] / p8.publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc..Program Photos Newsletter, The Business of Murder by Richard Harris by special arrangement with Dominie Pty. Ltd. directed by John Jenkins
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Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc..Program newsletter articles memorabilia special events, Murder in the cathedral by T. S. Eliot directed by Bill Cherrey
1967, 109, city of heidelberg repertory group, heidelberg theatre company inc, director bill cherrey, royal south street competitions (ballarat) 1967 adjuciation, royal south street competitions (ballarat) 1967 winner -
Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc..Program Photos Articles, Dial M for murder by Frederick Knott directed by Judith Lynch
1958, 41a, city of heidelberg repertory group, heidelberg theatre company inc, directed by judith lynch -
Federation University Art Collection
Printmaking - Multi Plate Etching, Gunnell, Andrew, 'Getting Away With Murder' by Andrew Gunnell
This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork, andrdew gunnell, printmaking -
Public Record Office VictoriaLetter, 4 December 1854
VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:A letter from a young Englishman living in Ballarat supporting the diggers movementtrial, defending the diggers, scobie murder -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, The Folio Society, The moonstone, 1951
The novel that T.S. Eliot called ;the first, the longest, and the best of the modern English detective novels ; Guarded by three Brahmin priests, the Moonstone is a religious relic, the centerpiece in a sacred statue of the Hindu god of the moon. It is also a giant yellow diamond of enormous value, and its temptation is irresistible to the corrupt John Herncastle, a colonel in the British Army in India. After murdering the three guardian priests and bringing the diamond back to England with him, Herncastle bequeaths it to his niece, Rachel, knowing full well that danger will follow. True to its enigmatic nature, the Moonstone disappears from Rachel & rsquo;s room on the night of her eighteenth birthday, igniting a mystery so intricate and thrilling it has set the standard for every crime novel of the past one hundred fifty years. Widely recognized, alongside the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, as establishing many of the most enduring conventions of detective fiction, The Moonstone is Wilkie Collins masterwork and one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.Ill, p.417fictionThe novel that T.S. Eliot called ;the first, the longest, and the best of the modern English detective novels ; Guarded by three Brahmin priests, the Moonstone is a religious relic, the centerpiece in a sacred statue of the Hindu god of the moon. It is also a giant yellow diamond of enormous value, and its temptation is irresistible to the corrupt John Herncastle, a colonel in the British Army in India. After murdering the three guardian priests and bringing the diamond back to England with him, Herncastle bequeaths it to his niece, Rachel, knowing full well that danger will follow. True to its enigmatic nature, the Moonstone disappears from Rachel & rsquo;s room on the night of her eighteenth birthday, igniting a mystery so intricate and thrilling it has set the standard for every crime novel of the past one hundred fifty years. Widely recognized, alongside the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, as establishing many of the most enduring conventions of detective fiction, The Moonstone is Wilkie Collins masterwork and one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. england - fiction, romantic fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, G. Bell & Sons, By flood and field : adventures ashore and afloat in North Australia, 1912
Factual account of life in the Northern Territory in the late 19th century; - 1st section - Authors adventures as a shipwrecked mariner at Wark Aboriginal Settlement and Port Essington; 2nd section - Detailed narrative of the authors work & explorations as a customs official and as a patrol police officer, stationed at Port Darwin; Description of Malays and their trading ventures by proas; Relations between Malays and Aborigines employment of latter in collecting, trepangs, pearls, tortoise-shells - physical and cultural influences (e.g. intermixture, and language) feuds and murders; Notes on food gathering and hunting (use of wommera) - tracking - corroborrees settling of disputes by simulated fighting - group murder and guilt rites (Malays and Chinese), canoes decorated - Maria Is. sacred burial ground qualities of Aborigines; noted; Intertribal fighting - Woolna tribe against local Darwin Aborigines; Cannibalism at Limba Luchumbo - King River; Contact between Aborigines and settlers, ranging from extreme cruelty to great friendships; Aboriginal girls stolen for domestic work causing trouble; Further accounts of Chinese - opium & gold smuggling; Search for Dylompo - Groote Eylandt unsuccessful.Ill, p.327.non-fictionFactual account of life in the Northern Territory in the late 19th century; - 1st section - Authors adventures as a shipwrecked mariner at Wark Aboriginal Settlement and Port Essington; 2nd section - Detailed narrative of the authors work & explorations as a customs official and as a patrol police officer, stationed at Port Darwin; Description of Malays and their trading ventures by proas; Relations between Malays and Aborigines employment of latter in collecting, trepangs, pearls, tortoise-shells - physical and cultural influences (e.g. intermixture, and language) feuds and murders; Notes on food gathering and hunting (use of wommera) - tracking - corroborrees settling of disputes by simulated fighting - group murder and guilt rites (Malays and Chinese), canoes decorated - Maria Is. sacred burial ground qualities of Aborigines; noted; Intertribal fighting - Woolna tribe against local Darwin Aborigines; Cannibalism at Limba Luchumbo - King River; Contact between Aborigines and settlers, ranging from extreme cruelty to great friendships; Aboriginal girls stolen for domestic work causing trouble; Further accounts of Chinese - opium & gold smuggling; Search for Dylompo - Groote Eylandt unsuccessful. northern australia - description and travel, northern australia - economic relations -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, The heirloom library, The adventures of Tom Sawyer, ????
The classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.Ill, p.285.fictionThe classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave. adventure fiction, juvenile fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, The heirloom library, Huckleberry Finn, ????
The classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.Ill, p.287.fictionThe classic story of a mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave. adventure fiction, juvenile fiction -
The Celtic ClubBook, The Companion Book Club, Helga's Web, 1971
A beautiful girl is found murdered in Sydney's Opera House. Four men are possibly involved. Scobie Malone will solve it, it the politicians will let him.p.288.fictionA beautiful girl is found murdered in Sydney's Opera House. Four men are possibly involved. Scobie Malone will solve it, it the politicians will let him.fiction - australia, crime fiction - new south wales -
The Celtic ClubBook, Joanne Hayes, My Story, 1985
Joanne Hayes own account of her life and family background in rural Ireland prior to her humiliation of a public tribunal which wrongly accused her of murder.Ill, p190.non-fictionJoanne Hayes own account of her life and family background in rural Ireland prior to her humiliation of a public tribunal which wrongly accused her of murder.ireland - biography- joanne hayes., ireland - cultural life -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncBook - Startling Stories from Albury, Howard C Jones, 2018
Howard Jones’ sequel to ‘Astonishing Tales from Albury’, published in 2018. More “sad, bad and mad” true stories including local murders, drownings and the scandalous deaths by malnutrition of 23 migrant babies in 1949. Also some bizarre or amusing events such as the bloodiest football grand final in Albury, a sensational divorce case, and some happy stories about local heroes such as Lauren Jackson, Lee Kernaghan and Fr Kevin Flanagan.non-fiction Howard Jones’ sequel to ‘Astonishing Tales from Albury’, published in 2018. More “sad, bad and mad” true stories including local murders, drownings and the scandalous deaths by malnutrition of 23 migrant babies in 1949. Also some bizarre or amusing events such as the bloodiest football grand final in Albury, a sensational divorce case, and some happy stories about local heroes such as Lauren Jackson, Lee Kernaghan and Fr Kevin Flanagan.albury stories, albury, albury local heroes -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, Lachlan Macquarie : his life, adventures, and times, 1952
Biography of Lachlan Macquarie including references to relations between Aborigines and Europeans, including attacks, murders, proclamations, raids, settlements, attitudes; Aboriginal habits.Index, notes, ill, maps, p.614.non-fictionBiography of Lachlan Macquarie including references to relations between Aborigines and Europeans, including attacks, murders, proclamations, raids, settlements, attitudes; Aboriginal habits. governors - new south wales - biography, new south wales - history - 19th century -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Routledge and Sons, The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death. The current resident, the dignified but desperately poor Hepzibah Pyncheon, opens a shop in a side room to support her brother Clifford, who is about to leave prison after serving twenty-five years for murder. She refuses all assistance from her unpleasant wealthy cousin Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. A distant relative, the pretty young Phoebe, turns up and quickly becomes invaluable, charming customers and rousing Clifford from depression. A delicate romance grows between Phoebe and the mysterious lodger Holgrave, who is writing a history of the Pyncheon family.p.411.fictionThe House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death. The current resident, the dignified but desperately poor Hepzibah Pyncheon, opens a shop in a side room to support her brother Clifford, who is about to leave prison after serving twenty-five years for murder. She refuses all assistance from her unpleasant wealthy cousin Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. A distant relative, the pretty young Phoebe, turns up and quickly becomes invaluable, charming customers and rousing Clifford from depression. A delicate romance grows between Phoebe and the mysterious lodger Holgrave, who is writing a history of the Pyncheon family. american fiction, guilt and retribution -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, 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 LibraryBook, Charles Dickens, Our mutual friend
Out of the dust-heaps and dirty streets of mid-Victorian London Dickens creates a classic murder-mystery tale. A dead man is fished out of the Thames by a scavenger and his daughter. Who is he, and how did he get there? His death affects members of all levels of a society permeated by greed. Dickens presents an array of characters both touching and humorous from Mr. Boffin, the "Golden" Dustman, to Jenny Wren the lame doll's dress-maker ...Ill, p.959.fictionOut of the dust-heaps and dirty streets of mid-Victorian London Dickens creates a classic murder-mystery tale. A dead man is fished out of the Thames by a scavenger and his daughter. Who is he, and how did he get there? His death affects members of all levels of a society permeated by greed. Dickens presents an array of characters both touching and humorous from Mr. Boffin, the "Golden" Dustman, to Jenny Wren the lame doll's dress-maker ... english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870
