Showing 12 items matching "australian pocket library"
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Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Book set, Australian Pocket Library series
... Australian Pocket Library series...World War II Literature Australia Australian Literature Commission Australian Pocket Library series Work on paper Book set ...A series of twenty six Australian titles published in Australia for the first time and produced by the Australian Government.The first paperback series published in Australia and in some cases the first commercial publications. Also significant is that the series was produced by the Australian Literature Commission.world war ii, literature, australia, australian literature commission -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Book, The Voyage of the Endeavour
... ...Australian Pocket Library...Considered a classic of Australian historical writing this edition was published in the Australian Pocket Library series in 1944. ....Considered a classic of Australian historical writing this edition was published in the Australian Pocket Library series in 1944. . Originally published in 1926 and considered a classic of Australian historical writing, this edition was published in the Australian Pocket Library series in 1944. ...A practical and readable story of the voyage of the Endeavour and its exploratory journey of Australia's east coast.non-fictionA practical and readable story of the voyage of the Endeavour and its exploratory journey of Australia's east coast.captain cook, endeavour, australian pocket library, world war ii, pows, commonwealth literary fund -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratWork on paper - Book, Flesh in Armour
... ...Australian Pocket Library...It is also from the Australian Pocket Library series, the first Australian paperback series published in Australia starting in 1944 under the auspices of the Australian Literary Fund. ...It is also from the Australian Pocket Library series, the first Australian paperback series published in Australia starting in 1944 under the auspices of the Australian Literary Fund. ...The story of a group of Australian diggers in the AIF serving on the Western Front in the Great War.fictionThe story of a group of Australian diggers in the AIF serving on the Western Front in the Great War.aif, world war i, leonard mann, somme, flanders, ypres, australian pocket library, literature -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Referance Book, Thomas Curson Hansard Junior, Hansards Pocket Peerage, 1854
... As a newly minted Australian politician in the early 1850s, Fawkner would have a direct professional interest in a brand-new 1854 handbook of the British peerage. The colonial government of Victoria was deeply tied to British imperial oversight, making a parliamentary pocket companion an essential tool for his political library. ...library could easily increase the value into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars at a specialised Australian historical auction, depending on the clarity of the signature and the overall preservation of the volume. Despite the family no longer running the presses, their surname remains immortalised. Today, if you walk into the parliament buildings of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, or New Zealand and ask for the official record of the day's speeches, you will still be handed a copy of "Hansard." As a standalone text, Hansard's Pocket ...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 - Ethnographic survey, Edward Micklethwaite Curr, The Australian Race Vol 4, 1886-1887
... Australian Indigenous studies and anthropology. Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library. Front loose end paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museum. Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museum. Hard cover book, The Australian Race Vol 4. Author: Edward Micklethwaite Curr Publisher: John Ferres, Government Printer Melbourne Aus. Date: 1886-1887 Light brown cloth hardcover and spine and blue edging to hard covers lettering in blue . The spine has a label with an inscription. Further Information: Map in pocket ...The Australian Race Vol. 4 by Edward M. Curr is the highly illustrated fourth part of Curr’s four volume ethnographic survey of Aboriginal Australia. It consolidates his findings on origins, languages, customs, and distributions, and its atlas volume furnishes a large comparative language map and ethnographic plates. The four volume set are a broad survey of Aboriginal peoples’ origins, languages, social customs, and movements across the Australian continent. The fourth volume functions as an atlas and language compendium, pairing textual material with a folio atlas of comparative vocabularies and a large map that traces routes and distributions. This volume also documents specific rites and regional practices, as part of his broader attempt to synthesize ethnographic and linguistic data across Australia. The work is considered a foundational reference work although in today's modern world is is regarded as dated and eurocentric set of volumes as a reference in Australian Indigenous studies and anthropology.Hard cover book, The Australian Race Vol 4. Author: Edward Micklethwaite Curr Publisher: John Ferres, Government Printer Melbourne Aus. Date: 1886-1887 Light brown cloth hardcover and spine and blue edging to hard covers lettering in blue . The spine has a label with an inscription. Further Information: Map in pocket at the back of volnon-fictionThe Australian Race Vol. 4 by Edward M. Curr is the highly illustrated fourth part of Curr’s four volume ethnographic survey of Aboriginal Australia. It consolidates his findings on origins, languages, customs, and distributions, and its atlas volume furnishes a large comparative language map and ethnographic plates. The four volume set are a broad survey of Aboriginal peoples’ origins, languages, social customs, and movements across the Australian continent. The fourth volume functions as an atlas and language compendium, pairing textual material with a folio atlas of comparative vocabularies and a large map that traces routes and distributions. This volume also documents specific rites and regional practices, as part of his broader attempt to synthesize ethnographic and linguistic data across Australia. The work is considered a foundational reference work although in today's modern world is is regarded as dated and eurocentric set of volumes as a reference in Australian Indigenous studies and anthropology.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, 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, the australian race vol 4, aboriginal studies, languages, native langauge -
Bendigo Military MuseumBooklet - NOTES, DRIVERS & ATTENDANTS ON COMMONWEALTH EXPLOSIVES, Australian Army, 1967
... Drivers and Attendants Rules Explosives Passchendaele Barracks Trust Stamped in blue ink inside cover is the phrase "TRG - LIBRARY RACT CENTRE" This is a pocket sized booklet cover (LIGHT BROWN) Black printing, Commonwealth of Australia crest is at top. ...This is a pocket sized booklet cover (LIGHT BROWN) Black printing, Commonwealth of Australia crest is at top. Bottom are dotted lines for stating local HQ. Army book C.E.A -O. Rev. July 1967. Fourth Edition July 1967. There are 24 pages of regulations and explanations. The booklet is fastened with two staples.Stamped in blue ink inside cover is the phrase "TRG - LIBRARY RACT CENTRE" drivers and attendants rules, explosives, passchendaele barracks trust -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Booklet - Booklet Collection: City of Warrnambool Tourist Guides, Collett, Bain and Gaspar, Warrnambool
... Library black ink stamps. The front page line drawing illustrations of Warrnambool attractions [.10] A single sheet of glossy white paper folded in half to make four pages. The front page has a Warrnambool premier town logo 1979-1982 and blue printing and a visitor survey. [.11] A conference pack of light card folded to make a pocket containing three brochures, a shipwreck coast tourist directory and a Australian Heritage Parks Association conference program dated 24 to 27 May 1992. ...Library black ink stamps. The front page line drawing illustrations of Warrnambool attractions [.10] A single sheet of glossy white paper folded in half to make four pages. The front page has a Warrnambool premier town logo 1979-1982 and blue printing and a visitor survey. [.11] A conference pack of light card folded to make a pocket containing three brochures, a shipwreck coast tourist directory and a Australian Heritage Parks Association conference program dated 24 to 27 May 1992. ...This is a collection of sixteen tourist guides dating from the mid 1970's to 2013. These contain listings of businesses, accommodation, eateries and events in Warrnambool and district. They also include maps of Warrnambool and surrounds, advertising and photographs of various attractions. While mainly covering Warrnambool a small number of the guides cover the South West Region. These directories have mainly been published by the Warrnambool City Council and are a selection of the types of information provided to visitors at the Tourist information centre during this time period.These tourist guides give snapshots of the City of Warrnambool for the years covered and will be useful for research.[.1] An 8 page paper booklet with black printing and a black & white photo of the pond at the Botanical Gardens on the front cover. [.2] two photocopied A4 black and white pages from the book "On the Trail" K Winser 1956 (Main Roads of Australia) [.3] A trifold colour brochure with a stylised map of the coast on the yellow and blue front cover. The inside has stylised colour drawings on Warrnambool attractions. The rear cover has coloured photographs of bush, Liebig Street and Fletcher Jones gardens [.4] A trifold black and white brochure with a black line drawing of a whale on the front cover. [.5] A trifold white card with mauve printing. The front cover has a line drawing of the former Timor Street post office and a map of businesses and landmarks in Timor Street. The reverse side contains a brief history of Warrnambool. [.6] A 98 page stapled booklet with a foreword by Vanda Savill. There are 4 pages of coloured photographs. The remainder are black and white photographs. The front cover is purple with white writing in the lower third. There is an outline of the coast and five colour photographs of district attractions. The inside middle page has a map of the Western wonderland region. The content covers towns in this area. Content relating to Warrnambool is in the last six pages. [.7] Twelve loose photocopied black and white pages. The front cover has the Warrnambool Premier Town 1988-1991 logo and a photo of a Southern Right Whale and calf. The bottom right hand corner has a Standard Warrnambool logo. [.8] 44 page booklet printed with blue ink. The staples have been removed. The glossy front cover has blue printing with a coloured photo of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village pond. The centre pages has a fold out map of the City of Warrnambool. The rear cover has photos of The Twelve Apostles and Hopkins Falls. [.9] 4 loose photocopied pages with Warrnambool Library and Corangamite Regional Library Service Warrnambool City Library black ink stamps. The front page line drawing illustrations of Warrnambool attractions [.10] A single sheet of glossy white paper folded in half to make four pages. The front page has a Warrnambool premier town logo 1979-1982 and blue printing and a visitor survey. [.11] A conference pack of light card folded to make a pocket containing three brochures, a shipwreck coast tourist directory and a Australian Heritage Parks Association conference program dated 24 to 27 May 1992. The front cover of the pack has green writing over a stylised upward arrow. There is a City of Warrnambool logo in the top right hand corner and two film strips diagonally across the cover containing photographs of Warrnambool. The rear cover has a coloured Warrnambool Premier Town logo. [.12] A 63 page stapled booklet with coloured photographs of Warrnambool. The front cover has black writing on white background. There is a coloured photograph of Flagstaff Hill in the middle of the cover and a Warrnambool City and Visit Victoria logos on the lower edge. The middle pages has a coloured of the city of Warrnambool with an inset map of Allansford. [.13] A single large sheet of white paper folded in ten to make a brochure. The front cover has black printing. The rear cover has a purple ink stamp for the City of Warrnambool Tourist Information Centre. When folded out the reverse side has a green, grey and white map of the South West Region of Victoria. [.14] A 48 page colour booklet on glossy paper. The front cover has white writing on a blue background and includes photographs of the Twelve Apostles, the Promenade walk, Flagstaff Hill and a southern right whale's tail. The rear cover has photographs of The Twelve apostles, a passenger train from Melbourne passing the Lake Pertobe playground, and a rural scene. There is white writing and a white Warrnambool City logo on a blue background. The centre pages have a stylised green and blue map of the city of Warrnambool. [.15] A 48 page colour booklet on glossy paper. The front cover has white writing over colour photographs of two people at a lookout, Flagstaff Hill, three southern right whales and a child at the Lake Pertobe playground. The lower edge has blue upper case writing on a white background. The rear cover has a colour photograph of the Twelve Apostles. The lower white border on the rear covers has a a blue and green City of Warrnambool logo and blue writing. The centre pages have a stylised green and blue map of the city of Warrnambool. [.16] A 64 page colour booklet on glossy paper. The front cover has black writing on a black background and there is a photograph of a southern right whale's tail. The lower edge has the Warrnambool City and Visit Victoria Logos. The centre pages have maps of Warrnambool and surrounds. [.1] This week in Warrnambool Vol 2 No. 5 Thurs 1st Feb. For the time of your life [.2] Warrnambool Way [.3] Warrnambool The Holiday Host on the South West Coast with compliments City of Warrnambool and Warrnambool Chamber of Commerce [.4] MMI Insurance presents Whales Giants of the Deep Whale Watcher's Logbook Warrnambool [.5] Warrnambool History began in Timor Street [.6] Western Wonderland Tourist Association [.7] A Premier Arrow Tour of Warrnambool Victoria's Premier Town Australia's Southern Right Whale Nursery [.8] Warrnambool The Heart of Victoria's Great Southwest Visitor's Handbook [.9] What to see in Warrnambool Victoria's Premier City 1979-1982 [.10] Win a Free Holiday & $200 Cash in Victoria's Premier Town [.11] Advancing Warrnambool together! [.12] Great Ocean Road Warrnambool Official Visitor Guide [.13] Tourist guide to the South West Region Victoria All it needs is you [.14] Warrnambool visitor guide 2005 the great ocean road experience attractions accommodation entertainment dining [.15] Warrnambool Visitor Guide 2006 the great ocean road experience Attractions Accommodation Entertainment Dining [.16] Official Visitors' Guide Warrnambool Victoria Australia Discover the Great Ocean Road warrnambool, warrnambool tourist guides -
RSL Victoria - Anzac House Reference Library and Memorabilia CollectionLetters of Gordon Evans - (Items held by Monash Memorial Defence Library), Gordon Evans, 1915 - 1918
... Evans embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Hororata on 19th October 1914, and returned to Australia 4th June 1919. ww1 letters 6 battalion 4 field battery gordon evans Several WW1 letters of Gordon Evans ( 677 - 6th Battalion, F Company). Includes pocket bible, and sewn pouch. Letters of Gordon Evans - (Items held by Monash Memorial Defence Library ...Evans embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Hororata on 19th October 1914, and returned to Australia 4th June 1919. Several WW1 letters of Gordon Evans ( 677 - 6th Battalion, F Company). Includes pocket bible, and sewn pouch.ww1, letters, 6 battalion, 4 field battery, gordon evans -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook, Freda MacDonnell, Miss Nightingale's Young Ladies: the story of Lucy Osburn and Sydney Hospital, 1970
... Australia, specifically focusing on the Sydney Hospital and Lucy Osburn, who arrived in Sydney in March 1868. Inside the front cover there is a small red and gilt sticker "Winifred Young, 708 Burke Rd, Camberwell. In the middle of the front end-page the previous catalogue number has been written on a small white sticker. at the top of this page (and also top of page 1, and the inside back cover) is a purple ink stamp: Alfred Hospital school nursing library. On the front end-page there is also a manilla pocket ...This book is a historical account of the early days of nursing in Australia, specifically focusing on the Sydney Hospital and Lucy Osburn, who arrived in Sydney in March 1868.Illustrated book with dust jacket that has been covered with a clear protective film. Dustjacket has a red background. Front cover has an oval photograph of a woman in Victorian dress (Lucy Osburn). This photo has a grey frame with swirls. Also, on the front, the title is printed in white and the author's name in black. Title (in white) and author's surname (in black) are also printed on the spine.non-fictionThis book is a historical account of the early days of nursing in Australia, specifically focusing on the Sydney Hospital and Lucy Osburn, who arrived in Sydney in March 1868.lucy osburn, sydney hospital-history, nursing-australia-history, alfred hospital nurses -
Anglesea and District Historical SocietyBook, Cassell's Concise Ready Reckoner, Estimated date: 1926-37
... pocket reference library money finance currency CASSELL'S / CONCISE / READY RECKONER 1/6 / CASSELL Small red cloth soft covered book containing a collection of tables for "business and other purposes" by F. W. Dunn B.A.B.Sc. (Royal College of Science for Ireland) Australian ...Small red cloth soft covered book containing a collection of tables for "business and other purposes" by F. W. Dunn B.A.B.Sc. (Royal College of Science for Ireland) Australian Libraries I.D, - 42728500. Inside cover is written in pencil "Williams c/- Bill Moodie 68 Clarence St. EZ 202". 247 pages.CASSELL'S / CONCISE / READY RECKONER 1/6 / CASSELL pocket reference library, money, finance, currency -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedArchive - Proclamation of City of Sunshine The Argus Melbourne Thursday May 17 1951, The Argus, 17 May, 1951
... Copy of original City of Sunshine "National Library of Australia. http:nla.gov.au/nla.news-page 1745781" Stored in black A3 folder with protective plastic pockets. ...Copy of original"National Library of Australia. http:nla.gov.au/nla.news-page 1745781"city of sunshine -
Lilydale RSL Sub BranchBook, A. D. Bell, Sergeant Richardson's War, 1980
... This book is based very largely on the words of Sergeant Thomas William Victor (Vic) Richardson, who wrote them into small pocket diaries kept by him during the complete span of his years abroad. Book Sergeant Richardson's War Book A. D. Bell RM Osborne Pty Ltd National Library of Australia ...This book is based very largely on the words of Sergeant Thomas William Victor (Vic) Richardson, who wrote them into small pocket diaries kept by him during the complete span of his years abroad.Booknon-fictionThis book is based very largely on the words of Sergeant Thomas William Victor (Vic) Richardson, who wrote them into small pocket diaries kept by him during the complete span of his years abroad.
