Showing 258 items matching "australia -- history -- biography"
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Kew Historical Society IncBook, Melbourne University Press, Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 4 1851-1890 D-J, 1969
... australia -- history -- biography...The entry was first published in 1974, a year after Rogers' death. australia -- history -- biography Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. ...Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. non-fictionaustralia -- history -- biography -
Kew Historical Society IncBook, Melbourne University Press, Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 5 1851-1890 K-Q, 1970
... australia -- history -- biography...The entry was first published in 1974, a year after Rogers' death. australia -- history -- biography Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. ...Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. non-fictionaustralia -- history -- biography -
Kew Historical Society IncBook, Melbourne University Press, Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 6 1851-1890 R-Z, 1973
... australia -- history -- biography...The entry was first published in 1974, a year after Rogers' death. australia -- history -- biography Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. ...Melbourne : Melbourne University Press; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1966-<2012> v. <1-18> ; 26 cm + index + corrigenda + supplement. non-fictionaustralia -- history -- biography -
Unions BallaratIn search of Billy Hughes, Horne, Donald, 1979
... australia...history...biography...Pertinent to biography of Billy Hughes. btlc ballarat trades hall ballarat trades and labour council w. hughes hughes, billy prime minister unions amalgamated shearers' union union organisers politics australian labor party alp national labor party nationalist party australian party united australia party liberal party australia history biography Front cover: title and author's name. ...Biography of Billy Hughes from his early career to gaining the office of Prime Minister of Australia. He also served as an organiser for the Amalgamated Shearers' Union prior to embarking upon his political career. He belonged to five different political parties over his parliamentary career: Labor, National Labor, Nationalist, Australian, United Australia, to Liberal.Relevance to Australian political history. Pertinent to biography of Billy Hughes.Paper; book. Front cover: painting of Billy Hughes; blue lettering.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, w. hughes, hughes, billy, prime minister, unions, amalgamated shearers' union, union organisers, politics, australian labor party, alp, national labor party, nationalist party, australian party, united australia party, liberal party australia, history, biography -
Camberwell Historical SocietyBook, Susan Priestley, Henrietta Augusta Dugdale: An Activist 1827-1918, 2011
... Australia...History...Biography...Australia History Biography Biography of the life of pioneer feminist Henrietta Augusta Dugdale, who initiated the first female suffrage society. ...Biography of the life of pioneer feminist Henrietta Augusta Dugdale, who initiated the first female suffrage society. Published in 2011, this book offers an insight into Australian women's rights in the 19th century.australia, history, biography -
Mont De LanceyBook, Leslie John Hutchinson, Bright Hopes for Tomorrow - The True Story of One Man's Voyage Through Life, 1988
... Australia - history...Biography...His historical writing has included Bright Hopes for Tomorrow in 1988. Australia - history Biography Early settlers - Australia Eatly settlers - Lilydale This is a 1988 local history biography written by Australian local historian Les Hutchinson, the great, great grandson of Joseph Wilson. ...This is a 1988 local history biography written by Australian local historian Les Hutchinson, the great, great grandson of Joseph Wilson. This is the story of one of Australia's quiet achievers, Joseph Wilson (1810-1897) an early pioneer in Victoria and the early Baptist Church in Victoria.This is a white covered biography of Joseph Wilson, with the title and author printed in Roman style black lettering on the front cover, and a coloured painting of a clipper tall ship in the middle. Inside the front left end paper is a Log Book entry written by Joseph Wilson Sept 1 - 1841. There is Acknowledgements; Table of Contents and Preface followed by 21 Chapters and a Postscript. The book is very detailed of Joseph's life with black and white photographs, log entries, tables, illustrations, poems and lists. The back end paper has details and a black and white photograph of the author, Les Hutchinson, (Joseph Wilson's great-great grandson) and his family. The back cover has a blurb explaining the contents as well as a coloured painting of a view of Lilydayle in 1897. Pp.167.non-fiction This is a 1988 local history biography written by Australian local historian Les Hutchinson, the great, great grandson of Joseph Wilson. This is the story of one of Australia's quiet achievers, Joseph Wilson (1810-1897) an early pioneer in Victoria and the early Baptist Church in Victoria. australia - history, biography, early settlers - australia, eatly settlers - lilydale -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Greenhouse Publications, Unsung heroes and heroines of Australia, 1988
... Australia History...Australia Biography...Nurse Rose Golding pages 225 - 226 Sister Joyce Tweddell (Forgotten prisoner of war) pages 251-254 Australia History Australia Biography Nurses Rose Golding Joyce Tweddell This ia a genuine people's history of Australia. ...This ia a genuine people's history of Australia. When Australians were asked to name our unsung heroes and heroines, these are some of the people we chose. Their lives cover the last 200 years of Australia's history, a history that they shaped in the living of it. Their names do not appear in conventional histories - they did not direct what are usually regarded as 'great events' and are not history's traditional 'great men'. They are 'the people'. They are convicts and inner-city welfare workers, war heroes and mothers of twelve, children and old-age pensioners. They are bush nurses and fire-fighters, suffragettes and explorers, circus performers and poets. Some perform single acts of great bravery; other reveal different kinds of couragem enduring and surviving through years of hardship. Some of their stories are amusing, many are deeply moving. There are the stories of women, children, Aborigines, immigrants from many oother countries, 'ordinary' people. These are our stories. (Inside cover)White hardcover book covered in a white dust jacket. The dust jacket has a red box, with the heading printed in red text inside, at the top half of the page. The lower half of the page shows a black and white photo of a man and woman with six children standing in front of them and another child sitting on the man's shoulders, they are all standing in a field of tall crops. There are two horizontal red lines running along the top and bottom of the cover.non-fictionThis ia a genuine people's history of Australia. When Australians were asked to name our unsung heroes and heroines, these are some of the people we chose. Their lives cover the last 200 years of Australia's history, a history that they shaped in the living of it. Their names do not appear in conventional histories - they did not direct what are usually regarded as 'great events' and are not history's traditional 'great men'. They are 'the people'. They are convicts and inner-city welfare workers, war heroes and mothers of twelve, children and old-age pensioners. They are bush nurses and fire-fighters, suffragettes and explorers, circus performers and poets. Some perform single acts of great bravery; other reveal different kinds of couragem enduring and surviving through years of hardship. Some of their stories are amusing, many are deeply moving. There are the stories of women, children, Aborigines, immigrants from many oother countries, 'ordinary' people. These are our stories. (Inside cover) australia history, australia biography, nurses, rose golding, joyce tweddell -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Greenhouse Publications, Unsung heroes and heroines of Australia, 1988
... Australia History...Australia Biography...Nurse Rose Golding pages 225 - 226 Sister Joyce Tweddell (Forgotten prisoner of war) pages 251-254 Australia History Australia Biography Nurses Rose Golding Joyce Tweddell This ia a genuine people's history of Australia. ...This ia a genuine people's history of Australia. When Australians were asked to name our unsung heroes and heroines, these are some of the people we chose. Their lives cover the last 200 years of Australia's history, a history that they shaped in the living of it. Their names do not appear in conventional histories - they did not direct what are usually regarded as 'great events' and are not history's traditional 'great men'. They are 'the people'. They are convicts and inner-city welfare workers, war heroes and mothers of twelve, children and old-age pensioners. They are bush nurses and fire-fighters, suffragettes and explorers, circus performers and poets. Some perform single acts of great bravery; other reveal different kinds of couragem enduring and surviving through years of hardship. Some of their stories are amusing, many are deeply moving. There are the stories of women, children, Aborigines, immigrants from many oother countries, 'ordinary' people. These are our stories. (Inside cover)White hardcover book covered in a white dust jacket. The dust jacket has a red box, with the heading printed in red text inside, at the top half of the page. The lower half of the page shows a black and white photo of a man and woman with six children standing in front of them and another child sitting on the man's shoulders, they are all standing in a field of tall crops. There are two horizontal red lines running along the top and bottom of the cover.non-fictionThis ia a genuine people's history of Australia. When Australians were asked to name our unsung heroes and heroines, these are some of the people we chose. Their lives cover the last 200 years of Australia's history, a history that they shaped in the living of it. Their names do not appear in conventional histories - they did not direct what are usually regarded as 'great events' and are not history's traditional 'great men'. They are 'the people'. They are convicts and inner-city welfare workers, war heroes and mothers of twelve, children and old-age pensioners. They are bush nurses and fire-fighters, suffragettes and explorers, circus performers and poets. Some perform single acts of great bravery; other reveal different kinds of couragem enduring and surviving through years of hardship. Some of their stories are amusing, many are deeply moving. There are the stories of women, children, Aborigines, immigrants from many oother countries, 'ordinary' people. These are our stories. (Inside cover) australia history, australia biography, nurses, rose golding, joyce tweddell -
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Kew Historical Society IncBook, Allen & Unwin, A Smile for My Parents, 2017
... australia -- history -- 20th century -- biography....australia -- history -- 20th century -- biography. prime ministers -- australia -- biography. ...Biography of Dame Pattie and Sir Robert MenziesCrows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2017 ©2013 xii, 227 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, plates ; 20 cm non-fictionBiography of Dame Pattie and Sir Robert Menziesaustralia -- history -- 20th century -- biography., prime ministers -- australia -- biography. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Faces of Federation : an illustrated history, 2000
... australia -- history...australia -- history -- 1891-1901...constitutional history -- australia...australia -- politics and government -- 1891-1901...australia -- politics and government -- to 1900...australia -- history -- 1788-1900...australia -- constitutional history...australia -- history -- 1891-1901 -- biography...Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase. federal government -- australia -- history australia -- history -- 1891-1901 constitutional history -- australia australia -- politics and government -- 1891-1901 australia -- politics and government -- to 1900 australia -- history -- 1788-1900 australia -- constitutional history australia -- history -- 1891-1901 -- biography Signed by author, 2000 Melbourne : Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 2000 134 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. ...Melbourne : Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 2000 134 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. non-fictionfederal government -- australia -- history, australia -- history -- 1891-1901, constitutional history -- australia, australia -- politics and government -- 1891-1901, australia -- politics and government -- to 1900, australia -- history -- 1788-1900, australia -- constitutional history, australia -- history -- 1891-1901 -- biography -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaBook, Routledge, The Last of the Wind Ships, 1934
... history and biography. A new edition of Whalers of the Midnight Sun (first published in 1934) won the Australian Children’s Book of the Year award in 1950. ...No dust jacketnon-fictionsea voyage, allan villiers (1903-1982), keith oliver, donation, windjammers -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Brenda Niall, The Oxford Book Of Australian Schooldays, 1997
... Anthology - 140 autobiographical, fictional and documentary writings on Australian School Days. short stories schooldays australian history schools students biographies Hardcover book with text and paper sleeve with Sepia Image The Oxford Book Of Australian Schooldays Book Book Brenda Niall Ian Britain Oxford University Press ...Anthology - 140 autobiographical, fictional and documentary writings on Australian School Days.Hardcover book with text and paper sleeve with Sepia Imageshort stories, schooldays, australian history, schools, students, biographies -
Federation University Historical Collection
Handbook, The School Paper Grades V and VI Victoria Education Department, 1964-1966
... A history of Australia's cattle trade is included on pages 11-12. In addition, A biography of Sid Kidman, Australia's "cattle king" is included between pages 36-37. .2)This handbook is a collection of The School Paper for grades V and VI, by the Victorian Education Department for 1965. ...A history of Australia's cattle trade is included on pages 11-12. In addition, A biography of Sid Kidman, Australia's "cattle king" is included between pages 36-37. .2)This handbook is a collection of The School Paper for grades V and VI, by the Victorian Education Department for 1965. ...Three handbooks with green patterns on recto and verso. Linen tape is on the spine. Paper is bound by string, connected at the top and bottom. .1)This handbook is a collection of The School Paper for grades V and VI, by the Victorian Education Department for 1964. It's contents are including by not limited to poetry and short stories submitted to the paper from a variety of authors such as "Beside the Road" by Louis H. Clark, information regarding the events of the time such as Air Force Commemoration Week, writings such as piece regarding self-control while using alcohol. and sheet music for various songs, such as "God save the queen". A history of Port Melbourne is included on page 2. A history of Australia's cattle trade is included on pages 11-12. In addition, A biography of Sid Kidman, Australia's "cattle king" is included between pages 36-37. .2)This handbook is a collection of The School Paper for grades V and VI, by the Victorian Education Department for 1965. It's contents are including by not limited to poetry and short stories submitted to the paper from a variety of authors, such as "Pit-Pony" by S.A. Bainbridge, information regarding the events of the time such as the Fig Harvest at El-Flaye, and sheet music for various songs, such as "Old John Braddleum". The short story "The ANZACS at Gallipoli" includes a photograph of James Simpson Kirkpatrick with his donkey, bearing a wounded soldier (Page 33). A piece titled "A good-bye and a welcome" on pages 50-51 details the farewell to Alex McDonell, the director of Education for Victoria from 1960 to 1965, and the welcoming of Frederick H. Brooks as the new Director of Education in Victoria. A supplement is included in regards to "Scholarships and Allowances available for further education" for July 1965. A biography of Rudyard Kipling is on pages 103-105. A monthly series titled "The Seed from which they grew" detailed the history of some of Victoria's historical institutions: Victoria's Government House, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Victorian Railways, School Broadcasts, (Victorian) Public Libraries, The Forests Commission of Victoria, The Correspondence School, The Royal Mint, Her Majesty's Mail, Victoria Police, and Fire brigades. .3)This handbook is a collection of The School Paper for grades V and VI, by the Victorian Education Department for 1966. It's contents are including by not limited to poetry and short stories submitted to the paper from a variety of authors such as "The Emu" by Joan Wise, information regarding the events of the time such as Australian Literature Week, and sheet music for various songs, such as "Potatoes"'. "The Nation Builders" was a monthy series serialised in the paper about explorers who helped to found Australia, such as Matthew Flinders, Baron Sir Ferdinand Von Mueller, Patrick ("Paddy") Hannan, Charles Yelverton O'Connor, John Ridley, Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, Sir Sidney Kidman, Hugh Victor McKay,Robert Hoddle, and Charles Kingsford Smith. A supplement is included in regards to "Scholarships and Allowances available for further education" for July 1966..1) , "Grade 5 Classroom Copy" and "1964" recto. Pages 17, 32, 81, 97,113, 129 features the text "A.J. Mathieson".Page 49 has the text "Grades 5/6 Staff Copy A.J. Mathieson". Page 17 has tick marks on lower right hand corner. Registration number written on verso bounding as "11735.1" in pencil. .2)"Grade 5 Classroom Copy" and "1965" recto.Registration number written on verso bounding as "11735.2" in pencil. .3)"Classroom Copy", "1966", "5" and a black curved line in the middle of the page recto. Page 1 has "A.J. Mathieson" on the top right hand side in red marker. In the middle of Page 35, there is some text underlined, and the comment "Quote Governor King" in green ink.Registration number written on verso bounding as "11735.3" in pencil.1964, handbook, alex ball, victorian education department, school paper, grade v and vi, hymns, poetry, songs, short story, charles kingsford smith, 1965, 1966, matthew flinders, baron sir ferdinand von mueller, patrick hannan, paddy hannan, charles yelverton o'connor, john ridley, thomas sutcliffe mort, sir sidney kidman, hugh victor mckay, robert hoddle, james simpson kirkpatrick, alex mcdonell, frederick h. brooks, rudyard kipling, victorian government house,, royal botanic gardens, victorian railways, school broadcasts,, victorian public libraries, forests commission of victoria, correspondence school, royal mint, her majesty's mail, victoria police, fire brigades, port melbourne, sid kidman, cattle king, cattle trade -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, A Great View of Things: Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1971
... australia...history...colonization...edward gibbon wakefield...theory of empire...wakefield...biography...This book was formerly in the Ballarat High School Library and the University of Ballarat Library. australia history colonization edward gibbon wakefield theory of empire wakefield biography family history genealogy Pink covered paperback, 113 pages about Australia -- Colonization and history - Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1796-1862 Wakefields Theory of Empire, Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 A Great View of Things: Edward Gibbon Wakefield Book Book ...This book was formerly in the Ballarat High School Library and the University of Ballarat Library.Pink covered paperback, 113 pages about Australia -- Colonization and history - Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1796-1862 Wakefields Theory of Empire, Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 australia, history, colonization, edward gibbon wakefield, theory of empire, wakefield, biography, family history, genealogy -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Referance Book, Thomas Curson Hansard Junior, Hansards Pocket Peerage, 1854
... biography or a piece of creative literature; rather, it is a utilitarian, factual reference work. However, it holds high historical significance as a snapshot of Victorian political and social hierarchy, showing exactly who held power and influence in the British Empire in 1854. The Fawkner signature elevates this from a common reference book to a highly desirable piece of Australiana. Authentic artifacts, documents, or personal library books signed by the founders of Melbourne are scarce and deeply sought after by Australian universities, state libraries, museums, and private collectors of colonial history ...This volume is a genealogical and biographical reference directory of the British nobility. It was designed as a compact, portable handbook detailing the titles, lineages, coats of arms, and family histories of the peers of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as bishops and baronets. While Thomas Curson Hansard is famous for establishing the printing of Britain's official parliamentary debates (Hansard), his firm also published these highly practical, condensed pocket guides for politicians, gentlemen, and libraries who needed quick access to the details of high society and parliamentary ranks.Hansards Pocket Peerage Publisher: T C Newby Date: 1854 Further Information: Signed by John Pascoe Fawknernon-fictionThis volume is a genealogical and biographical reference directory of the British nobility. It was designed as a compact, portable handbook detailing the titles, lineages, coats of arms, and family histories of the peers of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as bishops and baronets. While Thomas Curson Hansard is famous for establishing the printing of Britain's official parliamentary debates (Hansard), his firm also published these highly practical, condensed pocket guides for politicians, gentlemen, and libraries who needed quick access to the details of high society and parliamentary ranks.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, hansards pocket peerage, thomas cautley newby, thomas curson hansard junior, john pascoe fawkner -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Reference Book/History, Albert Frederick Calvert, The Discovery of Australia, 1893
... Australian Dictionary of Biography entry notes that he circumnavigated Australia while gathering material for “The Discovery of Australia” in 1893. The book was published in London by George Philip & Son in 1893, and a library record shows a 2nd edition issued in 1902 by Dean, so the work had at least two editions. Label on spine has typed text R.H.994.01 CAL The Discovery of Australia Author: Albert F Calvert Publisher: George Phillip & Son Date: 1893 The Discovery of Australia Book Reference Book/History ...Albert Frederick Calvert was an English author, traveler, mining engineer, and entrepreneur who became a prominent booster of Western Australia in the 1890s before shifting focus to Spain and Africa. He was born in London in 1872 and died there in 1946, his life blended exploration, promotion, and prolific, sometimes slapdash writing. His Australian Dictionary of Biography entry notes that he circumnavigated Australia while gathering material for “The Discovery of Australia” in 1893. The book was published in London by George Philip & Son in 1893, and a library record shows a 2nd edition issued in 1902 by Dean, so the work had at least two editions.The Discovery of Australia Author: Albert F Calvert Publisher: George Phillip & Son Date: 1893non-fictionAlbert Frederick Calvert was an English author, traveler, mining engineer, and entrepreneur who became a prominent booster of Western Australia in the 1890s before shifting focus to Spain and Africa. He was born in London in 1872 and died there in 1946, his life blended exploration, promotion, and prolific, sometimes slapdash writing. His Australian Dictionary of Biography entry notes that he circumnavigated Australia while gathering material for “The Discovery of Australia” in 1893. The book was published in London by George Philip & Son in 1893, and a library record shows a 2nd edition issued in 1902 by Dean, so the work had at least two editions. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the discovery of australia, albert f calvert -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Reference Encyclopedia, Angus & Robertson, The Australian Encyclopaedia Vol 7 Parliamentary Government to Sandal Box (set 2), 1958
... For much of the 20th century, this encyclopaedia was the standard household and library reference for Australian topics many Australians' first point of reference for local history, biography, flora and fauna, before the internet era. ...For much of the 20th century, this encyclopaedia was the standard household and library reference for Australian topics many Australians' first point of reference for local history, biography, flora and fauna, before the internet era. ...The Australian Encyclopaedia is a general reference work covering Australian history, geography, geology, flora, fauna, and biographies of notable Australians. Volume 7 ("Parliamentary Government to Sandal Box") is one volume in an alphabetically arranged multi-volume set. The entries in that volume run from topics starting with "Parliamentary Government thru to Sandal Box".Hard cover book, The Australian Encyclopaedia Vol 7 Parliamentary Government to Sandal Box (Set 2) Editor: Alexander Hugh "Alec" Chisholm Publisher: Angus & Robertson, Sydney Date: 1958 Further Information: Textured hard cover cloth bound book, red colour with gilt lettering. Publishers logo to front cover. non-fictionThe Australian Encyclopaedia is a general reference work covering Australian history, geography, geology, flora, fauna, and biographies of notable Australians. Volume 7 ("Parliamentary Government to Sandal Box") is one volume in an alphabetically arranged multi-volume set. The entries in that volume run from topics starting with "Parliamentary Government thru to Sandal Box".warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the australian encyclopaedia, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the australian encyclopaedia vol 5 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Allen & Unwin Australia, A Ton of spirit: Australian centenarians talk with Penny Smith, 1990_
... A Bicentennial Centenarians Project, comprising interviews with 50 Australian centenarians. biographies oral history 183 p. illus. A Ton of spirit: Australian centenarians talk with Penny Smith Book Allen & Unwin Australia Penny Smith ...A Bicentennial Centenarians Project, comprising interviews with 50 Australian centenarians. 183 p. illus.biographies, oral history -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyDocument - Biography, Alan Humphrey Croxford (1922-1985)
... Ringwood connection - Property Title transfer history 1969 and 1973, part of Crown Section 20, Parish of Warrandyte, County of Evelyn, Bemboka Road, Warranwood. Copy of article by Tony Dingle and Carolyn Rasmussen published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, 2007 (2 pages), and copy of Certificate of Title Vol 4197 Fol 839286, 1919 (3 pages). ...Copy of article by Tony Dingle and Carolyn Rasmussen published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, 2007 (2 pages), and copy of Certificate of Title Vol 4197 Fol 839286, 1919 (3 pages).Ringwood connection - Property Title transfer history 1969 and 1973, part of Crown Section 20, Parish of Warrandyte, County of Evelyn, Bemboka Road, Warranwood. -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaBooklet, Tim Gatehouse, The Two Wings of Bishopscourt- The reasons for contrasting styles and the origins of their designs, 2017
... This booklet written by Tim Gatehouse and published by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne gives details on the Arts and Crafts movement background and history in Australia, a short biography of Walter Richmond Butler, architect of the Mission to Seafarers and architect to the diocese of Melbourne from 1895. ...This booklet written by Tim Gatehouse and published by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne gives details on the Arts and Crafts movement background and history in Australia, a short biography of Walter Richmond Butler, architect of the Mission to Seafarers and architect to the diocese of Melbourne from 1895. ...This booklet written by Tim Gatehouse and published by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne gives details on the Arts and Crafts movement background and history in Australia, a short biography of Walter Richmond Butler, architect of the Mission to Seafarers and architect to the diocese of Melbourne from 1895. In 1902 he designed the extensions to Bishopscourt, East Melbourne, now called the Butler Wing.Walter Richmond Butler was an influential British architect bringing his knowledge in the Arts and Crafts movement to Australia. He was commissioned the design of the first mission in central Melbourne, the Central Institute on Siddeley Street, then the second Mission on Flinders Street. He remained a friend of the Mission and especially the Godfrey sisters who lived for some time in an apartment in Tintern Avenue.Colour booklet containing colour and black and white photographswalter richmond butler (1864–1949), bishopscourt, diocese, anglican, arts and crafts, james blackburn, architecture, 120 clarendon street, east melbourne -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Terry Lane, As the twig is bent: the childhood recollections of sixteen prominent Australians: presented by Terry Lane, 1979
... Terry Lane was a radio and television producer for the ABC; in this book he interviews prominent Australians about their childhood. oral history biographies australia - social conditions A collection of interviews with Australians 203 p., illus. ...A collection of interviews with Australians203 p., illus.non-fictionA collection of interviews with Australiansoral history, biographies, australia - social conditions -
Australian National Surfing MuseumBook, Sandra Kimberley Hall, Duke - A Great Hawaiian
... Well researched short history of Duke Kahanamoku who was nominated the Surfer of the (20th) Century by Surfer Magazine. Rare short biography of one of the most famous surfers in the world and the man who introduced surfing to mainstream Australia in 1915. surfing duke kahanamoku sandra kimberley hall bess press Back cover photograph of the Duke running out of water, Bess Press logo set on Hawaiian print. ...Well researched short history of Duke Kahanamoku who was nominated the Surfer of the (20th) Century by Surfer Magazine.Rare short biography of one of the most famous surfers in the world and the man who introduced surfing to mainstream Australia in 1915.Small hardcover book with a photograph of a young smiling Duke Kahanamoko on the cover with a tradiional Hawaiian print border. 128 pages.Back cover photograph of the Duke running out of water, Bess Press logo set on Hawaiian print. ISBN - 9781573062305surfing, duke kahanamoku, sandra kimberley hall, bess press -
Australian National Surfing MuseumBook, Ebury Press/Random House Australia, Layne Beachley - Beneath the Waves
... Authorised biography on Australia's Layne Beachley the most successful female surfer in the history of the sport. ...Authorised biography on Australia's Layne Beachley the most successful female surfer in the history of the sport. ...Authorised biography on Australia's Layne Beachley the most successful female surfer in the history of the sport. This book follows her story as she strives to overcome the obstacles of injury, chronic fatigue and family tragedy to achieve success in the male dominated sport of surfing.The first biography on seven times, World Surfing Champion Layne Beachley, one of the most succesful female athletes in the history of modern sport. Written by award winning journalist and surfer Michael Gordon.Colour cover with a close up photographic image of a smiling Layne Beachley paddling into a wave.Book title, author name.layne beachley, kelly slater, stephanie gilmore, lisa anderson, michael gordon, ken bradshaw, kirk pengilly -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Pamphlet - Melbourne Aerodrome, Grange Road, Glen Huntly
... history of Harry G. Hawker who flew from this and other places: 1/A Pamphlet On Harry George Hawker 1889 – 1921 Published on 12 February 1989 For The Unveiling By Weston Bate of St Kilda Commemorative Plaque At 31 Gourlay Street East St Kilda, The Hawker Family Home. The Pamphlet Gives Biographical Information Based on Hawker’s Entry In The Australian Dictionary of Biography...history of Harry G. Hawker who flew from this and other places: 1/A Pamphlet On Harry George Hawker 1889 – 1921 Published on 12 February 1989 For The Unveiling By Weston Bate of St Kilda Commemorative Plaque At 31 Gourlay Street East St Kilda, The Hawker Family Home. The Pamphlet Gives Biographical Information Based on Hawker’s Entry In The Australian Dictionary of Biography ...Three documents about the history of Harry G. Hawker who flew from this and other places: 1/A Pamphlet On Harry George Hawker 1889 – 1921 Published on 12 February 1989 For The Unveiling By Weston Bate of St Kilda Commemorative Plaque At 31 Gourlay Street East St Kilda, The Hawker Family Home. The Pamphlet Gives Biographical Information Based on Hawker’s Entry In The Australian Dictionary of Biography. Double- (CMHS) Newsletter of March 2015 on brothers Harry and Herbert Hawker. 3/Pamphlett "Harry Hawkder In Austrlaia 1914" announcing 2014 as the year to commemorate the centenary of his return to Austrlai in 1914. This includes a short history of Harry Hawker, records he set and 3 black and white photographs plus 1 sepia. Contact details included for Chris Hawker plus a Facebook page still current at 13/11/2017. Double-sided.hawker harry george, aviators, aviation, pilots, aircraft, sopwith aviation company, hawker stanley herbert, hawker george, hawker mary, hawker maude, hawker ruby, st john's caulfield north, engineer, caulfield army and navy club (rsl), caulfield repatriation hospital, duke street, caulfield south, new street, elsternwick, caulfield racecourse, millen senator minister for defence, world war 1914-1918, "death spin", sopwith aircraft co. -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY & NARRATIVE of a PHOTOGRAPHER, BOWDEN Tim, "The Changi Camera", 2012
... "THE CHANGI CAMERA/ A UNIQUE RECORD OF CHANGI AND THE THAI-BURMA RAILWAY" A unique story of an Australian soldier - GEORGE ASPINALL - a keen photographer. Books History WW2 Biography Photography Hard cover book with dust cover. ..."THE CHANGI CAMERA/ A UNIQUE RECORD OF CHANGI AND THE THAI-BURMA RAILWAY" A unique story of an Australian soldier - GEORGE ASPINALL - a keen photographer.Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, black buckram with gold print on spine. Dust cover - paper, grey, red and gold print on front, spine, back and flaps. Illustrated sepia toned photographs. Front - Barracks with large crowd of troops. Back - Beach scene. 242 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated - collection of black and white photographs. End papers illustrated - black and white photographs.books, history, ww2, biography, photography -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY & NARRATIVE of a POW. WW2, Peter REES and Sue LANGFORD, "A Week in September", 2021
... BIOGRAPHY WW2 HISTORY BOOKS Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white, gold and yellow print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in colour, sky and jungle in silhouette. 356 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs. End papers - on back of front and back - illustrated, hand writing - in colour yellow. "A Week in September" Book BOOK, BIOGRAPHY & NARRATIVE of a POW. WW2 Peter REES and Sue LANGFORD Harper Collins Publishers Australia ...Book - "A WEEK/ IN/ SEPTEMBER/ - A STORY OF ENDURING LOVE/ FROM THE BURMA RAILWAY."Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white, gold and yellow print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in colour, sky and jungle in silhouette. 356 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs. End papers - on back of front and back - illustrated, hand writing - in colour yellow.biography, ww2, history, books -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, VIETNAM CONFLICT BIOGRAPHY, Frank WALKER, "The Tiger Man of Vietnam", 2009
... "THE TIGER MAN OF VIETNAM/ THE HILL TRIBES MADE HIM A DEMI-GOD/ THE CIA WANTED TO KILL HIM/ THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF/ AUSTRALIAN WAR HERO BARRY PETERSEN" Books History Biography Vietnam Conflict Soft cover book. ..."THE TIGER MAN OF VIETNAM/ THE HILL TRIBES MADE HIM A DEMI-GOD/ THE CIA WANTED TO KILL HIM/ THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF/ AUSTRALIAN WAR HERO BARRY PETERSEN"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, gold and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated, front montage photo of sepia toned soldier with jungle scene behind. Back - sepia toned photograph - portrait of a man with an animal skin. 356 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated - black and white photographs.books, history, biography, vietnam conflict -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY - Facsimile, The Education Department, Victoria, "The Education Department's Record of War Service Victoria 1914-1919", c1921
... Books History War Service WW1 Biography Front cover - top, handwritten, grey lead pencil "50-" Front cover - Owners stamp, black ink. "Mr. W.J. HAMMILL, A.A.I.M./PO Box 76, Kangaroo Flat/ Victoria, 3555, Australia ...Book - Facsimile - Hard cover, cloth tape binding. Cover - cardboard, front black print on white background. Blue cloth tape binding. 304 pages - paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated - black and white copies of photographs and illustrations. Handwritten marking top front cover> Owners stamp top front cover.Front cover - top, handwritten, grey lead pencil "50-" Front cover - Owners stamp, black ink. "Mr. W.J. HAMMILL, A.A.I.M./PO Box 76, Kangaroo Flat/ Victoria, 3555, Australia"books, history, war service, ww1, biography -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY - Facsimile, The Education Department, Victoria, "War Service Record 1939 - 1945", 1959
... Books History War Service WW2 Biography Front cover top - handwritten, grey lead pencil "50--" Owners stamp, black ink. "Mr W.J. HAMMILL, A.A.I.M./PO Box 76, Kangaroo Flat/Victoria, 3555, Australia ...Facsimile - hard cover, cloth tape binding. Cover - cardboard, front - black print on white background. Green cloth tape binding. 313 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated - black and white copies of photographs and illustrations. Handwritten marking, top front cover. Owners stamp top front cover.Front cover top - handwritten, grey lead pencil "50--" Owners stamp, black ink. "Mr W.J. HAMMILL, A.A.I.M./PO Box 76, Kangaroo Flat/Victoria, 3555, Australia"books, history, war service, ww2, biography -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BIOGRAPHIES, WW1, Patsy Adam - Smith, "THE ANZACS", 1978
... History WW1 Biographies Handwritten details - grey lead pencil "16.95/ - P" Hardcover book with dustcover. Hardcover - cardboard, with dark brown colour buckram. Gold colour print on spine. Dustcover - paper, with mid brown and white print on front and spine on a dark brown colour background. Illustrated - front sepia and black colour copy of a recruitment poster with soldiers marching. Back - in colour copy of the "AUSTRALIAN ..."Patsy Adam-Smith read nearly 8000/ diaries and letters before writing The ANZACS"Hardcover book with dustcover. Hardcover - cardboard, with dark brown colour buckram. Gold colour print on spine. Dustcover - paper, with mid brown and white print on front and spine on a dark brown colour background. Illustrated - front sepia and black colour copy of a recruitment poster with soldiers marching. Back - in colour copy of the "AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE/ DISTINGUISHING COLOUR PATCHES" poster. 372 pages - cut, plain off white colour paper. Illustrated black ad white photographs. Handwritten inscription front end paper. Handwritten details - grey lead pencil "16.95/ - P"publications, books, military history, ww1, biographies
