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  1. LACK JOHN A History Of Footscray. illus. with e/paper maps &  many text plates t/out. pub. Melb. Hargreen  Pub.  1991 or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.454.   Price: $45.00
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  2. LAND  OF THE LYRE BIRD THE A story of early settlement  in the great forest of South Gippsland being a description  of the big scrub in its virgin state with its birds and  animals, and  of the adventures and hardships  of  its  early explorers and prospectors also accounts by the settlers  of the  clearing settlement, and development of  the  country. With  frontis.  numerous illus. throughout,  and  fold  out chart.  pub.  by  the Shire of  Korumburra  for  the  South Gippsland Development League. 1966 2nd imp. or.cl. sm.4to. pp. 431. fine in chipped d/w. first pub. in 1920.   Price: $65.00
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  3. LANDELLS WALLACE (ED.) A Story Of The City Of Waverley. short history  dealing  with  early  settlement  of   the Municipality.  illus. with plates, dwgs. t/out. pub.  Melb. City of Waverley on the occasion of the Proclamation of the Municipality  as  a city 14 April,  1961.  illus.wps.  4to. pp.32.    Price:$20.00
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  4. LAPTHORNE ALICE Mildura Calling. With foreword by Bernard Cronin. illus. with several plates throughout. pub.  Bread & Cheese Club, Melb. 1946 boards, 8vo. pp.61.      Price:$25.00
     
  5. LARKINS  JOHN The Book Of The Dandenongs. History  of  the Dandenongs  and  inhabitants since the days  of  the  early settlers.  with illus. e/papers & plates t/out.  some  col. pub. Melb. Rigby 1978 or.cl.d/w. sm.4to. pp.192.     Price: $35.00
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  6. LATROBE CHARLES JOSEPH Edited by L.J. Blake. Letters of Charles Joseph La Trobe. Victoriana Series No.1 illus. with frontis. & several plates t/out. some col. pub. Melb. Govt. of Vic. 1975 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. sm.4to. pp.IX.96.    Price: $35.00
     
  7. LAUGHTON  A.M. (ED.) Handbook To Victoria.  Prepared  for the members of the "British Association for the Advancement of Science,"  on the occasion of their visit  to  Victoria under the direction of the Victorian Executive  Committee. numerous b/w. photographs throughout text, 3 folding maps, 1 folding colour graph, 4 geological maps, of which 2 are colour, 20 geological figures, index; pub.  Melb.  Government Printer, 1914 or. green cl.  8vo.  pp.382. Includes prison treatment, the use of hulks, Pentridge, Richmond, Collingwood and Marine Stockades. List of crops and yield in the irrigation districts. Farming , Education, mining, forestry etc. Slight rippling to spine else very good.   Price: $65.00
     
  8. LAY M.   Melbourne Miles: The Story of Melbourne's Roads illus. with 4 full page plates, pub. Melbourne Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, 2003 or. maroon illus. card covers, cr.4to. pp.X.300. Fine.    Price: $50.00
     
  9. LEARMONTH NOEL F. The Story Of A Port. Portland, Victoria. illus.  with  frontis. & 24 full page  plates  t/out.  pub. Melb. Portland Harbour Trust 1969 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.  8vo. pp.174. fine.     Price: $65.00
     
  10. LEGG STEPHEN M.    Heart Of The Valley  A History of the Morwell Municipality illus. with 120 b/w. photographs, pictorial end-papers, 23 maps & graphs, research notes, list of shire presidents, councillors and shire officers, and index; pub. Morwell Council of the City of Morwell, 1992 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XVI.368. Very fine.    Price: $45.00
     
  11. LEMON ANDREW Box Hill. illus. with frontis. &  many  text plates  t/out.  pub. Melb. Box Hill  Council  1978  1st.ed. or.cl. white d/w. cr.4to. pp.XIV.270.      Price: $40.00
     
  12. LEMON ANDREW The Northcote Side Of The River. illus. with frontis. &   93 text plates within the text, sources, notes, index;  pub. Melb. City of Northcote in conjunction with Hargreen Pub. Co, 1983  1st.ed. or. brown cl. gilt titles, cr.4to. pp.306. Fine.   Price: $150.00
     
  13. LESLIE JOHN W. HELEN C. COWIE Extracts from the diaries of Rev. W.S. Login Mrs. H Harrison Mrs. W. Montgomery. Wind Still  Blows...  Rev Login was  the  first  resident minister  in North Gippsland. illus. with e/paper maps &  9 plates t/out. some full page pub. Victoria privately by authors 1973 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.144. fine copy.    Price: $35.00
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  14. LEWIS MILES - The Essential Maldon. illus. with illustrated end-papers, 2 folding plans, 29 full-page illustrations (drawings), notes on sources, index; pub. Melbourne, (Richmond), Greenhouse Publications Pty Ltd., 1983 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. oblong, 4to. pp.146, a fine copy.    Price: $45.00
     
  15. LEWIS MILES Don John Of Balaclava.  Balaclava  was  the largest open cut mine in Victoria, near Rushworth.  illus. with e/paper maps, plates, maps. pub. Melbourne, designed  and privately printed  by Brian Atkins, and signed  on  f/free e/paper, 1977 1st.ed. or.cl. 8vo. pp.212.    Price: $50.00
     
  16. LIARDET  W.F.E.  Introduction and captions by  Susan  Adams edited  by  Weston Bate. Liardet's Water-Colours  Of  Early Melbourne. illus. with 40 full page col. plates t/out. text dwgs. map, & 2 full page b/w., e/paper illus. plates  pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1972 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to.obl.  pp.102. almost fine copy.   Price: $140.00
     
  17. LIARDET  W.F.E.  Introduction and captions by  Susan  Adams edited  by  Weston Bate. Liardet's Water-Colours  Of  Early Melbourne. illus. with 40 full page col. plates t/out. text dwgs. map, & 2 full page b/w., e/paper illus. plates  pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1972 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to.obl.  pp.102. Presentation copy signed  by Western Bate. Acetate wrapper torn else fine copy.   Price: $175.00
     
  18. LLOYD BRIAN and John Kennedy Rutherglen Wine Centre of North-East Victoria with maps and many b/w text illustrations bibliography and index. pub. Melbourne Histec Publications, 2007 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.VI.194. Limited edition of 800 copies this being No.93. Very fine.   Price: $60.00
     
  19. LONEY J.K. Otway Memories. illus. with e/paper maps &  16 full page plates pub. Vic. Geelong 1971 or.illus.wps.  8vo. pp.52.   Price:  $20.00
     
  20. LONGMIRE ANNE Nine Creeks To Albacutya. A History Of The Shire of Dimboola. E/paper illus. & many text plates t/out. pub. Melb. Hargreen Pub. 1985 1st.ed. or. cl. d/w. 8vo. pp. XIV.238.   Price: $45.00
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  21. LORD  ANNETTE NEVILLE Wandin. Its Origins  And  Early Development. illus. with 6 full page & several text  plates pub. Vic. 1981 or. red illus.wps. 8vo. pp.unnumbered  (50).      Price: $15.00
     
  22. LORNE OCEAN ROAD    Photographic Views. With 9 drop-down views Original beige cover. Photo views are: Stony Creek, Allenvale, Cumberland, The St. George River Great Ocean Road, Great Ocean Road Mt Defiance, Costal Gums Lorne, Great Ocean Road Teddy’s Lookout Lorne, Great Ocean Road Mt Defiance, Erskine Falls Lorne; 6 are postcards joined neatly at the rear by tape from period, 3 are paper fold-out np. nd. pencilled on one card is 1942. The covers are plain. 16mo. Fine.     Price: $45.00  (See picture-press   )
     
  23. .LORNE Photographic Souvenir   With 9 drop-down views Original beige/brown covers. Photo views are: Looking North to Lorne, Panorama, Through trees, Erskine River and bridge, Kalimna Falls, Erskine Falls, Loutitt Bay, Phantom Falls, Glimpse through gums; pub. Melbourne Sydney Valentine Pub. nd. c. 1940’s 16mo. Fine.    Price: $25.00   (See picture-press   )
     
  24. LOUGHAN A. NOEL ed. by. From Ballanda To 1968. The Story of  Yarrawonga.  illus. with many text plates  t/out.  pub. Vic. Yarrawonga Apex Club On the occasion of the `Back  to Yarrawonga'  October, 1968, and the Centenary of the  First Survey  of the township of Yarrawonga.  or.illus.wps.  4to. pp.90.      Price: $25.00
     
  25. LYNCH JOHN (One of Peter Lalor's Captains) Story  Of  The Eureka  Stockade.  Epic  Days  of  the  Early  Fifties   at Ballarat. illus. with red & blu. title page  (cover)  pub. Melbourne, The Australian Catholic Truth Society  nd.194-?  or. grey card wrappers, cr.8vo. pp.40. fine.      Price:$25.00
     
  26. McALPINE R.A. The Shire Of Hampden 1863-1963. and the industrial and social development of the towns and districts within its boundaries, together with its geological history. illus.  with numerous  b/w. plates t/out. pub. Vic. Terang 1963  or.bds. 8vo. pp.IV.114. Fine. Price: $40.00
     
  27. McCALMAN  JANET  Struggletown. Public And Private  Life  In Richmond 1900-1965. illus. with 24 full page plates  t/out. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.326. fine.   Price: $40.00
     
  28. McCALMAN JANET Journeyings. The Biography of a Middle-Class Generation 1920-1990. illus. with e/paper maps pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1993 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.X.348.      Price:$35.00
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  29. McCAUGHTEY  &  MARY HOBAN The Victoria Market.  Profusely illus.  with  text plates throughout. pub.  Melb.  Time  & Place Pub.  1984  p/b. 4to. pp.214.  some  pen  marks  to f/wrapper otherwise fine.     Price: $25.00
     
  30. McCORKELL  H.A.  Ed. by The Diaries Of Sarah  Midgley And Richard Skilbeck. A Story of Australian Settlers 1851-1864. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. e/paper  maps  pub. Melb. Cassell 1967 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.  8vo.  pp.VIII.208. Koroit and district.    Price: $40.00
     
  31. McCRAE HUGH Georgiana's Journal. Melbourne A Hundred Years Ago. with e/paper maps col. frontis. & 85 full page  plates t/out.  pub.  Syd. Angus & Robertson  1934  or.cl.  sm.4to. pp.XIX.314.  some  foxing to f/free e/paper. top  of  spine sl. worn otherwise v/good copy.     Price: $200.00
     
  32. McCRAE  HUGH (ED.) Georgiana's Journal.  Melbourne  1841-1865  (ed.  by Hugh McCrae grandson of the  Diarist.)  with frontis.  & 31 full page plates t/out. some col. published  Sydney, Angus & Robertson 1966 or.cl. d/w. 8vo.  pp.XXI.262.  a fine copy in slightly chipped d/w.      Price:$50.00
     
  33. McDOUGALL SANDS -  Sands & McDougalls Directory Of Victoria. pub.  Melb.  1948  or. red cl. glt.ltg. to  spine  &  f/bd. cr 4to. thick pp.CXXVIII.2678. Covers the suburbs of Melbourne in great detail, cross-referencing names and streets. Good copy.    Price: $200.00
     
  34. McDOUGALL SANDS Sands & McDougalls Directory Of Victoria. pub.  Melb.  1973  or. red cl. glt.ltg. to  spine  &  f/bd. pp.CXXVIII.2635,84 & sup. directory pp.32. fine.   Price: $100.00
     
  35. McGIVERN  MURIEL A History Of Croydon. A  second  volume. with  map & illus. within text pub. Melb. Victor Pub.  1967 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. sm.8vo. pp.334.XVIII.   Price: $35.00
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  36. McGIVERN  MURIEL A History Of Croydon. with maps  &  text illus.  t/out. pub. Melb. 1976 2nd ed. or.or.cl. d/w. 12mo.  pp.100. Price: $25.00
     
  37. McGIVERN  MURIEL A History Of Croydon 1967-1987. Volume  3 illus. with numerous text plates t/out. pub. Melb. Croydon Council 1988 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. sm.8vo. pp.XII.292.    Price: $30.00
     
  38. McGIVERN MURIEL -  Big Camp Wahgunyah. illus. with map frontispiece, b/w. illustrations, index; pub. Melbourne Spectrum 1983 or. stiff illus. wrappers, 8vo. pp.VI.282 History of the Rutherglen district.    Price: $30.00
     
  39. McGOLDRICK PRUE "Yallourn Was..." A Historical and Pictorial record of the functions, life and people of this "deceased" town. illus. with e/paper maps & many b/w. plates t/out. pub. Vic. Gippsland Printers 1984 1st.ed. or. grn. pict. bds. 4to. pp.198.    Price: $35.00
     
  40. McGOLDRICK PRUE  When The Whistle Blew - A Social History of the Town of Sunshine 1920 – 1950. with b/w. illustrations index, appendices comprising lists of Sunshine residents who served (and of those who died) in WWII. pub. Morwell Gippsland Printers 1989 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XVI.248. City of Sunshine, near Melbourne, grew from the vision of farm implement maker Hugh Victor McKay who aimed to make Sunshine "the Birmingham of Australia". Signed by author, 3 signatures, (one the printer) on front end paper. Very fine.    Price: $40.00
     
  41. McINNES  GRAHAM The Road To Gundagi. A vivid picture of a boyhood spent in Australia dominated by the Author's famous mother  Angela  Thirkell. Growing up in Melb.  illus.  with frontis. 6 full page plates t/out. & 2 maps of which 1  is folding pub. Syd. 1965 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.286  sl. w/staining to frontis. does not detract.   Price: $25.00
     
  42. McINNES  GRAHAM Goodbye Melbourne Town. illus. with 1 map pub.  Lond. Hamish Hamilton 1968 1st.ed. or.cl.  d/w.  8vo. pp.XII.212.   Price: $30.00
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  43. McINTOSH IDA - Forest Lake And Plain.The History Of Colac 1888-1988. illus. with 71 photo plates throughout the text, 1 map, appendix, bibliography, notes, index; pub. Melbourne, Hargreen Pub. 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.VIII.200.    Price: $40.00
     
  44. McINTOSH Peter & MURRAY Joe - The Streets Of Melbourne From Early Photographs profusely illustrated with photographs and descriptive text. The wharf in Flinders Street in 1875,the elegance of early Collins Street, Bourke Street in 1860 lined with carriages from Cobb and Co to head out to the goldfields at 6am. pub. Melbourne, Wilkinson Books, 1984; or.cl. d/w. oblong 4to. pp.128.    Price: $40.00
     
  45. McINTYRE  A.J. & J.J. Country Towns Of Victoria.  A  Social Survey.  Maps, tables, 16 plates. pub. Melbourne, M.U.P.  1944 or.cl. 8vo. pp.292.   Price: $40.00
     
  46. McKAY ANDREW Cedric Emanuel's Melbourne Sketchbook. illus. with  full page dwgs. t/out. by Cedric Emanuel  pub.  Adel. Rigby 1976 or.cl. d/w. 8vo.obl. d/w. 64.    Price: $15.00
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  47. McLENNAN JENNIFER Montrose Settlement In The Foothills. A History. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page, map pub. Melb. Shire of Lillydale 1987 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp. 112.  Fine. Price: $35.00
     
  48. McLENNAN JENNIFER Time, Tide And The Tyrrell. A History of the Shire of Wycheproof. illus. with sepia illustrated endpapers 4 page colour section intext locality maps and many of historic b/w. halftone photo plates, appendix, endnotes, bibliography, plus index. pub. Melbourne Hargreen Publishing Co, 1994 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.VI.314. Very fine.   Price: $45.00
     
  49. McMENOMY KEITH With An Introduction By Manning. Clark.   Ned Kelly. The Authentic Illustrated Story. illus. with marbled end papers, , maps, handwriting and newsprint facsimiles, b'w. coloured and sepia photographic illustrations, plates, pub. Melbourne Currey O'Neil Ross Pty Ltd, 1984 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.269 Fine copy.    Price: $145.00
     
  50. McPHEE ALEX The First Chapter In The History Of  Victoria. Comprising  an Account of Collin's Temporary Settlement  at Sorrento  in  1803, and Sketches of the Lives  of  Buckley, Fawkner, and Batman; also Including an Account of  Batman's Treaty  with the Natives of Port Phillip; and The  Founding of Melbourne.  pub.  Melb. E.W. Cole  Book  Dept.1911  or. maroon dec.wps. 12mo. pp.104. wps. little chipped else good   Price: $35.00
     
  51. McRAE C.F. (Ed.) Land To Pasture. Environment,  Land  Use and  Primary Production in East Gippsland.  Description  of the  East Gippsland  region.  dealing  particularly   with primary  production, it also describes the environment  and land use in the region as well as giving a brief review  of its  early  settlement. illus. with 32 full  page  plates, several maps, tables, t/out. pub. Vic. no pub. 1976 1st.ed. or.cl.  d/w.  8vo. pp.358. lacks map in pocket at  rear.   Price: $35.00
     
  52. McWATERS VIVIAN Good Times profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page, (staff and students), appendices; pub. Dooen, Victoria VCAH- Longerenong, 1989 1st. ed. or. white/sepia pictorial card covers oblong 8vo. pp.100 Daily Life at Longerenong Agricultural College, 1889 – 1989.     Price: $35.00
     
  53. McWILLIAM  GWEN Hawthorn  Peppercorns.  History  of  the settlement  of  Hawthorn and the countryside  east  of  the Yarra. illus. with b/w. plates, maps t/out. some full  page pub.  Melb. Brian Atkins 1978 1st.ed.  or.blk.cl. d/w 4to.obl. pp.178.    Price: $95.00
     
  54. McWILLIAM  GWEN  Hawthorn  Peppercorns.  History  of  the settlement  of  Hawthorn and the countryside  east  of  the Yarra. illus. with b/w. plates, maps t/out. some full  page pub.  Melb. Brian Atkins 1978 1st.ed.  or.blk.cl. d/w 4to.obl. pp.178. Fine signed by author.   Price: $110.00
     
  55. MacKENZIE  J.M. Sealing, Sailing And Settling  In  South-Western Victoria. illus. with 16 full page  plates  t/out. e/paper maps, pub. Lowden Publishing Co. 1976 (Historical Briefs Series No.5.) or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.VIII.82.   Price: $30.00
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  56. MacROBERTSON - AYoung Man And A Nail Can. An industrial romance. Profusely illustrated with full-page plates of which some in colour, illus. end-papers pub. Melbourne 1921 Oblong cr.4to. or.qtr. leather pp.152; extremities slightly rubbed, The story of the pioneer Australian Chocolate & Confectionery Manufacturer who commenced business in 1880.     Price: $375.00
     
  57. MacROBERTSON A.   Young Man And A Nail Can. An industrial romance. Profusely illustrated with full-page plates of which some in colour, illus. end-papers pub. Melbourne 1921 or. illus. orange stiff wrappers, oblong cr.4to. pp.152; The story of the pioneer Australian Chocolate & Confectionery Manufacturer who commenced business in 1880. Slight shelf wear else very good copy.     Price: $275.00
     
  58. MACE LINDSAY Brighton Recollections 1920s-1930s. illus. with numerous  b/w. plates  t/out.  many full page, pub. Dandenong, Pax Printers And Publishers, 2003 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 12mo. oblong pp. IV.104. Fine.   Price: $40.00
     
  59. MADDERN  I.T.  The  Centenary  History  Of  The  Shire  Of Rosedale 1871-1971. illus. with 18 full page plates t/out., text plates  &  map  pub.  Vic.  Gippsland   Times   1971 or.dk.blu.cl. cr.4to. pp.108. ex.lib. bds. sl. marked where plastic was adhered else fine.   Price: $40.00
     
  60. MADDERN I.T. Compiled by. Light & Life . A history of the Anglican Church in Gippsland. illus. with 12 full page plates t/out., pub.Vic.1977 or. light green, cream & brown pictorial wrappers, 8vo. pp.120. fine.   Price: $40.00
     
  61. MAHER J.A.  Kilmore 1837-1937. The Tale of a Century. No.3- Historical Reprints Series. pub. Vic. Lowden Pub. Co.  1972 (first pub. 1938) or. grey cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XVI.154. Very good copy.   Price: $45.00
     
  62. MALONE BETTY   Prahran's Pubs 1852 To 1988 illus. with photo plates & adverts. map; pub. Melbourne. City of Prahran and the Australian Bicentennial Authority. No. 9 in Prahran Historical Series. 1988 Original illus. cream wrappers 8vo. pp.88 very good copy. Published to celebrate Australia's Bicentenary in 1988.    Price: $20.00
     
  63. MALVERN - City of Malvern Centenary 1856-1956.. Founded 6th October, 1856.. illus. with frontis. & 2 plates; pub. Printed in Malvern by the Bradley Printers, 1956. original stiff stapled wrapper 8vo; pp.16.2. fine copy.    Price: $25.00
     
  64. MANNING LAURIE Discovering Manning. profusely illus. with text plates t/out. folding map at rear. pub. by author 1994 or. stiff crm & blk.wps. cr.4to. pp.120.   Price: $25.00
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  65. MARKS STAN  3rd  St.  Kilda  Scout  Group  50  Years of Achievement 1924-1974. illus. with illus. with many  plates t/out. of which 24 are full page. pub. Melbourne or.lt. green cl. glt.ltg. and design to front cl. cr.4to. pp.90.   Price: $35.00
     
  66. MARONG Shire Of Marong 1864-1964 illus. with map endpapers, numerous b/w. illustrations; pub. Vic. original stiff stapled wrappers 4to. pp.36. Lower shelf edge pages a little scuffed otherwise very good condition.   Price: $35.00
     
  67. MARRIOTT PAMELA M.  A Shamrock Beneath The Southern Cross.  A History of the Shire of Belfast. with e/paper maps & many plates t/out. some full page pub. Vic. 1988 1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.184. Fine copy.   Price: $65.00
     
  68. MARSHALL  ALAN The Gay Provider. The  Myer  Story.  with frontis. & profusely illus. with line drawings and photographs in both colour and black and white. pub. Melb. 1961 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.279.XXVIV. Dustwrapper little chipped otherwise very good.   Price: $30.00
     
  69. MARSHALL  ALAN Pioneers & Painters. One Hundred  Years of Eltham  and its Shire. profusely illus. with plates  t/out. many full page & col. pub. Melb. Thomas Nelson 1979 or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.144. almost fine copy.   Price: $65.00
     
  70. MARSHALL  NORMAN J. St. George's Hospital, Kew  1912-1980. An  early  Anglican Hospital. with e/paper  illus.  &  text plates  t/out.  pub. Melb. 1981 1st.ed.  or.cl.  d/w.  4to. pp.X.142.   Price: $30.00
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  71. MARTIN  A.E. Place Names In Victoria and Tasmania.  illus. with frontis.  pub. Syd. N.S.W. Bookstall 1944  or.  white brn. & ornge. illus.wps. 12mo. pp.108. fine.   Price: $30.00
     
  72. MARTIN COLIN SWINBURNE Irrigation And Closer Settlement In The Shepparton District 1836-1906. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1955 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.X.96. fine copy.   Price: $35.00
     
  73. MARTIN DESMOND A Tale Of Twin Cities. Part 1-The Founding Years.  illus.  with  b/w. text plates  t/out.  pub.  Melb. Graphic  Books  1981  1st.ed. or.  dk.blu.  d/w.  to  spine cr.4to. pp.XIV.308.   Price: $40.00
     
  74. MARTINDALE H.G. New Crossing Place. A History of Seymour and its Shire. illus. with frontis., e/paper maps, & full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Cheshire 1958 1st.ed. or. green cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.VIII.184.  prior owner’s stamp to title page else, very good copy.     Price: $50.00
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  75. MAXWELL MARY   Peeps Into The Past  A book of Melbourne's Curiosities. Illustrated by Ruth Iggsten. pub. Melbourne/ London Heinemann, 1960 or.cl. d/w. 16mo. pp.64 …'The Dogs Bar' in Harley Court Acland Street was actually the site of a dogs bar complete with brass railing, where water was laid out for dogs to drink." Fine in the chipped d/w.    Price: $20.00
     
  76. MELBOURNE HARBOUR TRUST-THE Port Of Melbourne Victoria 1910. illus. with 5 full page plates t/out. (port, ships, Queens Warf) col. folding map, folding bird's-eye view of bay. pub. Melb. 1910 or. red cl. 8vo. pp.46.   Price: $75.00
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  77. MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN Names Of Streets And Places In the Melbourne Metropolitan Postal Area., Showing the Relative Postal District Numbers 1928. pub. Commonwealth of Aust. Postmaster General's Department 1928 or. stapled booklet, or. wrappers, pp.120. Lists Melbourne streets with their former delivery codes. Fine copy.   Price: $35.00
     
  78. MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN Postal District System Street Directory, Showing the Relative Postal District Numbers 1936. Lists of Metropolitan Post Offices, showing Postal District Symbols. pub. Commonwealth of Aust. Postmaster General's Department 1936 or. stapled booklet, or. wrappers, pp.96. Lists Melbourne streets with their former delivery codes. Fine copy.   Price: $30.00
     
  79. MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS  A Historical Survey Of Melbourne's Water Supply. illus. with b/w. plates & folding map at rear pub. Melb. 1950 or.wps. 8vo. pp.27.   Price: $20.00
     
  80. MELBOURNE Photographic Booklet. With 16 views. Original Australian flag cover. Photo views are: Collins Street, Exhibition Building, St Kilda Road, Swanston Street, Public Library, St Patrick’s, The King’s Domain, Bourke Street, St Paul’s, Parliament House, Flinders Street Station, Princess Bridge View, Collins Street, Captain Cook’s Cottage, Elizabeth Street The Esplanade St Kilda; np. Rose Stereograph’s. nd. c. 1940. 16mo. pp.16. Name to rear cover else fine.     Price: $25.00     (See picture-press   )
     
  81. MELBOURNE Photographic View Booklet.  With 17 drop-down views. Original grey/black covers. Photo views are: Melbourne University, Burke Street, Exhibition Buildings, Swanston Street, Alexandra Avenue, The Museum, View from Wellington Parade, Town Hall, reverse: Houses of Parliament, Elizabeth Street, Burns’ Statue St. Kilda Road, Burke Street, Government House, Collins Street, Collins Street East, River Yarra, Flinders Street; pub. Melbourne Valentine Pub. nd. 1928 pencilled to cover, name on front cover, 16mo. oblong. Fine. Price: $35.00    (See picture-press   )
     
  82. MELBOURNE    Folding Souvenir Of Melbourne 17 Artistic, Up-to-date Views of Principal City Streets. Drop-down views. Original grey/green covers. Photo views are: Collins Street looking East, Collins Street looking West, Bourke Street looking East, Bourke Street looking West from Swanston Street, Elizabeth Street looking North, Elizabeth Street looking South, St Kilda Road from Princes Bridge, looking towards Melb., St. Kilda at it’s Junction, Flinders Street East, Flinders Street, Flinders Street West, Swanston Street looking North, South, Collins Street; ; np. nd. c. early 1920’s 16mo. oblong. Printers error to one photo else fine.     Price: $35.00    (See picture-press   )
     
  83. MELBOURNE  Folding Souvenir Of Melbourne 17 Artistic, Up-to-date Views of Public Buildings. (Series No.4) Drop-down views. Original grey/black covers. Photo views are: St Paul’s, St Patrick’s, Ormond College, The Wilson Hall, Church of England Grammar School, Scotch College, Wesley College, Xavier College, Workingman’s College, Exhibition Building, Headquarters Fire Brigade, Melbourne Hospital, Alfred Hospital, Homepathic Hospital Sk Kilda Road, St Vincent’s Hospital, Commonwealth Bank, State Savings Bank; np. (The Oango) nd. 1920’s 16mo. oblong. Fine.     Price: $25.00   (See picture-press   )
     
  84. MELBOURNE  TECHNICAL  COLLEGE  Jargon.  Annual  Magazine. illus. with plates, dwgs, cartoons inc. Harold Freedman (2) 1944 or.illus. wps. 4to. pp.XIV.72.XXXII. v/good copy.   Price: $40.00
     
  85. MELBOURNE TRADES HALL COUNCIL We Remember! Efforts of men to  establish  Unionism. Booklet to  commemorate the  one-hundredth  anniversary of eight-hour day. pub.  Melb. 1956 or.flocked bds. & tied with gold cord 8vo.obl. pp.24. fine.   Price: $45.00
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  86. MELBOURNE  UNIVERSITY  Commencement  Magazine. Hotcha! issues. illus. with plates dwgs. & advts. t/out. pub. Melb. 1933-34 or.col. illus.wps. (yell. & blk. red) cr.4to. pp.46 approx.  for  each issue. One has sl. tear to  rear  wrapper otherwise fine.   Price: $60.00
     
  87. MELBOURNE - SOUVENIR View Book Of Melbourne "The garden city of the South". with seven col. illus., 64 sepia illus. pub. Melbourne. Osboldstone & Co., Printers, nd. Circa 1950. Oblong 4to. unpaginated, pp.50 celebration of Melbourne in pictures. Principal city streets, government, Municipal Public Buildings, churches, Hospitals, the University, view of Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington. Very good copy;    Price: $40.00
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  88. MEYER FELIX  Ed. by. Adamson Of Wesley. The  Story  of  a Great Headmaster. illus. with frontis. & 6 full page plates t/out. pub.  Melb.  Robertson &  Mullens  1932  or.crm.cl. crm.d/w. 8vo. pp.VIII.218. fine in the worn & torn d/w.   Price: $45.00
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  89. MICHAEL RON On McGuire's Punt. A Profile of Shepparton from Squatting ro Solar City 1838-1988. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. City of Shepparton 1988 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.174.    Price: $60.00    Convert Currency
     
  90. MICKLE D. J. compiler. -  Tooradin. illus. with map on front e/paper and fifty-one b/w photos pub. Vic. Pakenham Gazette "Back to Committee"1975 or. cream wrappers cr.4to. pp.96 A history of a sportsman's paradise and the first 100 years of State School No. 1503. Fine.    Price: $25.00
     
  91. MILBOURNE JEAN   Mount Macedon Its History and Its Grandeur 1836-1978 illus. with maps inside wrappers, 18 b/w. photographic plates, bibliography, index of people, index of places; pub. Bendigo Cambridge Press 1982 3rd edition; or. illustrated, card wrappers, cr.8vo. pp.186. sl. shelf wear to rear wrapper, else fine. Price: $25.00
     
  92. MILDURA Working Man’s Club.  1894-1953. illus. with b/w. photo plates t/out. pub. Melbourne nd. c.1954 or. black/light green/red wrappers, cr.4to. pp.20 inc. covers; History of The Working Man’s Club along the main thoroughfare, Deakin Avenue. It had the largest bar in the Southern Hemisphere. Fine.     Price: $30.00
     
  93. MILDURA Picturesque Views Of.  With 12 views. Photo views are Mildura Base Hospital, Pleasure Steamer "Avoca", The Lock, Irrigated Vineyard, Swimming Pool, The Weir, Avoca Pasing under Murray Bridge, Langtree Avenue, Deakin Avenue, Post Office and Wintersun Hotel, The Rowing club, Deakin Avenue and Carnegie Library; pub. Vic. Rose Stereograph’s. nd. postmarked May 1944 16mo. Addressee to front cover, 3 rust marks, else very good.     Price: $25.00  (See picture-press   )
     
  94. MITCHELL  EYLNE Speak To The Earth. Station life  on  the Upper Murray  River. illus. with frontis. & 24  full  page plates  t/out.  pub.  Syd. Angus &  Robertson  1945  or.cl. sm.4to. pp.216.   Price: $45.00
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  95. MOE The City Of.  A Pictorial History Of Moe And  District. illus.  with photo plates t/out. many full page  pub.  Vic. 1988 (Bicentennial) or.illus. laminated bds. 4to. pp.X.134. Fine copy.   Price: $45.00
     
  96. MOORABBIN A Centenary History 1862-1962. Several  plates. pub. Moorabbin City Council 1962 or.cl. d/w. pp.96.   Price: $35.00
     
  97. MORESBY ISABELLE Rosebud Flower Of The Peninsula illus. with 8 text plates t/out. map on the rear cover. pub. Melbourne n. p. (Prahran, Fraser & Morphet) n.d. c. 1954 or. stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, 12mo. pp.36; Stain to front and rear wrapper, else good.   Price: $25.00
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  98. MOORE HERBERT - Links With Other Days llus. with 13 Pen Drawings with some Notes (tipped in) with notes on tissue guards, pub. Melbourne, Harvery, 1927 tied in plain beige wrappers, 8vo. pp.unpaginated (36) Sketches of historic Victorian homes and public buildings. Fine.   Price: $40.00  Convert Currency
     
  99. MOLONY JOHN. Eureka. including index, map, pub. Melbourne Ringwood Victoria, Viking, 1984 1st.ed. or. cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.272 fine copy.    Price: $45.00
     
  100. MONKS BRENDAN A Land So Inviting A History of the Shire of Gordon 1885-1985 illus. with numerous b/w. photographs, list of councillors. pub. The Author Victoria 1985 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.VIII.70. Local history of the Shire of Gordon in Victoria. Fine copy.   Price: $30.00
     
  101. MOOMBA Festival Of Fun. March 7-16 ’58.  Drama –Sport- Art-Music-Carnival. Official Programme. illus. with two-tone (orange/b/w.) photo plates some full page, map; pub. Melbourne 1958 or. orange/b/w. wrappers, cr.4to. pp.28. Fine.     Price: $30.00
     
  102. MOORHEAD  LESLIE Mornington  In  The  Wake  Of  Flinders. illus.  with  e/paper  maps,  85  plates.  pub.  Shire  of Mornington 1971 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.270.    Price: $40.00
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  103. MORGAN  JOHN The Life And Adventures Of  William Buckley. Thirty-two  years a wanderer amongst the Aborigines of  the then unexplored country around Port Philip, in the Province of Victoria. illus. with frontis. pub. Melb. Heinemann first pub.  in  1852  this facsimile ed. 1967  or.cl.  d/w.  8vo. pp.116.    Price: $45.00
     
  104. MORRIS ALLAN Rich River. History of Echuca Port  and Area. illus. with 2 maps, plates. pub. Vic. 1979 3rd.imp.  or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.216. enlarged and updated edition.    Price: $30.00
     
  105. MORRIS ALLEN Rich River. A History Of Echuca. illus. with plates,  maps. pub. Echuca, Riverine Herald  1952  1st.ed. wrappers 8vo. pp.152. signed by author.   Price: $35.00
     
  106. MORRISON IAN A New City (Land Boom Melbourne in the Photographs of Charles Bristow Walker) profusely illus. with plates t/out. mostly full page pub. Melbourne University Publishing, Miegunyah Press 2004 or. dark green cl. cr.4to. pp.118. The photographs in this collection depict Melbourne and its suburbs at the height of the land boom of the 1880s. Places captured include the University of Melbourne, Botanic Gardens, and Port Phillip Bay as well as shops, offices, and hotels in the central city. Accompanying scholarly commentaries highlight different dimensions of the photographs, including architectural details, economic aspects of development, and changes in the landscape over time. Also included are images of people crossing streets and vehicles in motion that offer insight into the culture and politics at the time of the land boom, which, shortly after these pictures were taken, collapsed into the devastating depression of the 1890s. Fine.   Price: $45.00
     
  107. MORRISON Mrs. [ed] To Wycheproof And Back. 1967. Centenary "Back-To" Celebration. illus. with numerous b/w illustrations throughout pub. Vic, Wycheproof Committee 1967 or. b/w. pictorial card wrappers, (paperback), 4to. pp.32. Fine.   Price: $20.00
     
  108. MORVELL STEWART (`BILL') The Story Of Bunbartha  1841-1981. & The History Of Bunbartha School 1881-1981. by Isabel Kerr & Jennifer Munn illus. with several plates t/out. pub. Vic. Shepparton  The Waterwheel Press 1981 or. yellow &  brown pict. stiff wrappers 4to. pp.80.   Price: $20.00
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  109. MURPHY  J.M.  (Rev) and Rev F.  MOYNIHAN (Ed. by.) National   Eucharistic   Congress.   Melbourne,   Australia December  2nd-9th,  1934 illus. with 34  full  page  plates t/out.  (one  folding) pub. Melbourne The Advocate  Press  1934 or. maroon cl. 4to. pp.294. sl. rubbed.    Price: $60.00
     
  110. MURRAY  PETER  R. JOHN C. WELLS From Sand,  Swamp And Heath...  A  History Of Caulfield.  profusely  illus.  with plates,  maps,  diagrams t/out. some full page  pub.  Melb. city of Caulfield 1980 or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.278.    Price: $45.00
     
  111. MURRAY  PETER  R. JOHN WELLS  From  Sand,  Swamp  And Heath...  A History of Caulfield. This copy is book  No.133 of a specially Bound Limited Edition of signed and Numbered copies, containing  the  Seal  of  the  Mayor  &  City  Of Caulfield,  signed by the Mayor, City  Manager,  and  both authors  on 21/2/80. profusely illus. t/out.  with  plates, diagrams, & dwgs. pub. Melb. City of Caulfield 1980 or. full cf. 4to.obl. pp.278.     Price: $150.00
     
  112. MURRAY ROBERT and Kate White   The Golden Years of Stawell. illus. with portrait frontispiece, 3 full page plates, numerous plates with text, index; pub. Stawell, Lothian Publishing Co Pty Ltd. 1983 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.190.     Price: $35.00
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  113. NEPEAN  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY-THE  The   Peninsula  Story. Sorrento and Portsea-Yesterday. illus. with many text plates,  maps  t/out. pub. Melb. 1972 or. illus.  wps.  8vo. pp.64.    Price: $15.00
     
  114. NEPEAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY -THE The Peninsula Story. Book 2. The History of Quarantine at Port Phillip Heads 1853-1966.. illus. with 12 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. 197's? or.yellow and black illus. wps. 8vo. pp.96.    Price: $20.00
     
  115. NEWNHAM W.H. Melbourne. The Biography of a City.  illus. with e/paper maps, col. frontis. 38 b/w. plates throughout. pub. Melb. Cheshire 1956 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.225.     Price: $30.00
     
  116. NEWNHAM  W.H. UNK WHITE Drawings. Melbourne Sketchbook. with e/paper & 30 b/w. illus. pub. Adel. Rigby 1967 1st.ed. bound in plain dk.grn. full calf 8vo. pp.64. glt. title  to front board, signed by both author and illustrator. fine.   Price: $55.00
     
  117. SPURRELL WALTER History Of Nicholson [Gippsland, Australia], 1876 –1976. illus. with 10 full page plates pub. Vic. Nicholson Education Dept. history Section 1975 original stiff stapled wrappers 8vo. (pp. unpaginated approx.32) Fine.   Price: $20.00
     
  118. NIXON N.V. The West Brighton Club. The First  100  Years 1881-1981.  illus.  with 14 full page  plates  t/out.  pub. Melb. by Club 1981 1st.ed. or.dk.blu.cl. 8vo. pp.XIV.190.     Price: $30.00
     
  119. NIXON WINIFRED M. While The Mallee Roots Blaze. The Story of Berriwillock. illus. with e/paper maps & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Vic. Back to Berriwillock. Committee 1965 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.104. chipped d/w.    Price: $40.00
     
  120. NOBLE G.W. The Red Gate. A History Of  Alexandra.  illus. with  24 plates some full page & 3 maps pub. Vic. Shire  of Alexandra 1969 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.IX.86.        Price: $45.00
     
  121. NORRIS  ADA Champions Of The Impossible. A History of  the National  Council  of Women of Victoria  1902-1977.  illus. with  8 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb.  Hawthorn  Press 1978 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.222.    Price: $35.00
     
  122. NORTHCOTE City Of.   Jubilee Celebrations. Monday 15th May 1933 to Thursday 25th May 1933. A Period of Re-Unions and Festivities All Former Residents Invited. Programme of Entertainments. Original folded light buff card, 8vo. pp.4. Printed both sides. Fine.    Price: $25.00
     
  123. NOTMAN G.C.  Out Of The Past. The Story Of Skipton 1839-1939. Compiled for the Skipton Centenary Committee by G.C. Notman. illus. with 20 full page plates t/out. pub. Vic. 1939 Waller & Chester P/L or.blu.wps. 8vo. pp.114. Very good.    Price: $70.00
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  124. OAKLEIGH And District Historical Society. - Oakleigh's Golden Days. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. Melbourne, Oakleigh And District Historical Society, 1988 or. yellow and brown pictorial bds. cr.4to. obl. pp.100. fine.     Price: $40.00
     
  125. O'BRIEN BOB   Massacre At Eureka. The Untold Story. Including 'The Ballarat Riots' an eye-witness account by Samuel Douglas Smyth Huyghue, and notes on military subjects by Paul O'Brien. illus. with Colour and black and white plates; pub. Ballarat, Vic. Sovereign Hill Museums Association; 1998 revised ed. or. illus card covers (p/b.) cr.4to. pp.XIV.176. 4to. Fine copy.     Price: $25.00
     
  126. O'BRIEN ROS & BOB The Second Era Clunes 1939-1989 A History. illus. with 8 full page plates throughout pub. Vic. Ararat Gateway Pub. 1989 or. orange pict. wrappers, 8vo.sq. pp.44.    Price: $15.00
     
  127. O'KANE  FRANCES A Path Is Set. The Catholic Church in  the Port Phillip District and Victoria 1839-1862. illus. with 8 full  page plates t/out. pub. Melb.  M.U.P.  1976  1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XVI.190.    Price: $35.00
     
  128. OLDHAM  JOHN  & ALFRED STIRLING Victorian. A Visitor's book.  Victoria  seen through the eyes  of  twelve  famous visitors, up  to Federation - two from each  decade.  pub. Melb. Hawthorn Press 1969 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.140.     Price: $25.00
     
  129. OSBORN  BETTY & TRENEAR DuBOURG Maryborough.  A Social History  1854-1904. illus. with e/paper maps & many plates t/out.  some full page pub. Vic. Maryborough  City  Council 1985 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.XX.420.    Price: $45.00
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  130. OSBORN BETTY - The Bacchus Story. A history of Captain W.H. Baccus, of Baccus Marsh, and his son. illus. with maps on end papers & 6 full page plates t/out. maps, pub. Melbourne, Baccus Marsh and District Historical Society, 1973. 1st ed., or. printed card wrapper, 8vo. pp.XIV.118 Published edition of 2,000; good copy.     Price: A$25.00
     
  131. OSBURNE RICHARD  The History Of Warrnambool  Capital of the Western Ports of Victoria, from 1847 Up to the End of 1886. illus. with fold-out plan of township, double sided fold-out illustration, single sided fold-out illust; fold-out chart, other illustrations, endpaper maps. pub. Warrnambool Pinson, Lindsay & Madden 1980 Facsimile of 1887 Edition; or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.X.368. Fine.    Price: $165.00
     
  132. BILL O'CALLAGHAN The Wangaratta Story illus. with numerous b/w. photo plates t/out. pub. by author 2009 or. stiff illus. laminated wrappers 8vo. pp.296. The Wangaratta Story chronicles the history of Wangaratta from the time prior to when Major Mitchell and his party camped close to the junction of the Ovens and King Rivers, in North East Victoria in October 1836 to the present day. Signed by author.  Price: $30.00
     
  133. O'SULLIVAN  JOHN Mounted Police Of Victoria And Tasmania. A History of Heroism and Duty Since 1837. illus. with many plates  throughout.  pub.  Adelaide,  Rigby  1980  1st.ed. or. brown cl. . 8vo. pp.212. Fine.   Price: $35.00
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  134. OULTON MARGARET - A Valley of the Finest Description. A History of the Shire of Lexton. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page, maps, incl. appendices, bibliog., references and index; pub. Vic. Shire of Lexton in conjunction with the Pakenham Gazette, 1986 or. blue cl. cr.4to. pp.360. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is No.269. fine.    Price: $65.00
     
  135. PACINI JOHN Windows On Collins Street. A History of the Athenaum Club, Melbourne. illus. with several text plates t/out. pub. Melb. 1991 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.456    Price: $55.00   Convert Currency
     
  136. PALMER MAXIME  Tarrawarra. 130 Years on a Victorian Property. pub. Melbourne Hawthorn Press 1967 original stiff stapled wrappers 8vo. pp.32. A brief history of the Ryrie family, the first white men to settle on land in the Uper Yarra Valley Fine.    Price: $20.00
     
  137. PALMER  NETTIE The Dandenongs. illus. with e/paper  maps, lino cuts by Ronald G Edwards. pub. Melb. National  Press. nd. 1950? or.cl. 8vo. pp.60.  Price: $35.00
     
  138. PALMER YVONNE  Track Of The Years. The story of St. Arnaud. illus. with frontis. 12 full page plates t/out. & 3 maps  1 folding  pub.  Melb. M.U.P. 1955 1st.ed. or.cl.  d/w.  8vo. pp.VIII.308. fine in the torn d/w.  Price: $85.00
     
  139. PALMER YVONNE  Track Of The Years. The story of St. Arnaud. illus. with frontis. 12 full page plates t/out. & 3 maps  1 folding  pub.  Vic of St. Arnaud. 1999 1st.ed. or. card wrappers, (paperback), 8vo. pp.VIII.308. fine.   Price: $30.00
     
  140. PARKVILLE ASSOCIATION South Parkville Commentary by Hilary Lewis. . illus. with maps, numerous illustrations (1 double page coloured), and plans, references, footnotes; pub. Parkville Association, Melbourne, 1974 original cloth boards, illustrated d/w. 4to. tall pp.VII.104. Near fine copy.   Price: $40.00
     
  141. PARKINSON EARLE   Warburton Ways Illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white, pub. Warburton Victoria Signs Publishing Company 1993 or. laminated pictorial boards cr.4to. pp.XVI.238. Chapters include: Early Settlers In Upper Yarra, Reminiscences of Upper Yarra, Gold, Timber, Progress, Warburton Development, about people-happenings and anecdotes, place names, dates of important events, bibliography index. previous owner's name to f/free e/paper, else fine.   Price: $40.00
     
  142. PARSONS, RONALD Where The Mallee Meets The Murray - a Centenary History of the Shire of Mildura illus. with 12 full page plates throughout pub. Mildura Shire Council, 1990 1st ed. or. green cl. 8vo pp.320 Setting out the development of the shire in the harsh country of the Mallee. E/paper map stuck else fine.    Price: $40.00
     
  143. PAULL RAYMOND  Old  Walhalla. Portrait of  a  Gold  Town. illus. with 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1963 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XI.148.    Price: $40.00
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  144. PAYNTING  HAROLD  H. MALCOLM GRANT  Ed.  by. Victoria Illustrated 1834-1984. profusely illus. with plates  t/out. 12  fold-out, some full page & col. pub. Melb.  The  James Flood Charity Trust 1985 or. blu. full leather with past-down illus. to f/bd. glt. silver to spine, roy.4to. pp.532. limited and registered this being, Reg No. 207. In slip case. Signed by both Harold Paynting and Malcolm Grant; fine copy.    Price: $500.00 
     
  145. PEARCE HARRY HASTINGS      Thomas Kennedy's March from Creswick's Creek illus. with text drawings, decorations in the text (Ronald D. Edwards): pub. Melbourne Ram's Skull Press Ferntree Gully 1954 1st.ed. or. illus stiff wrappers, 8vo. pp.18. Written to celebrate the Centenary of the Eureka Stockade, the verses recall the March from Creswick to Ballarat by Kennedy and Black where Kennedy urged the diggers to action. Some water staining to front wrapper, else good copy.    Price: $25.00
     
  146. PEARL CYRIL  Always Morning. The Life of  Richard  Henry "Orion"  Horne.  Poet, gold escorter  &  administrator  of Melbourne's water supply, mid 1800's. illus. with frontis. 6 plates. pub. Melb. Cheshire 1960 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.276.     Price: $35.00
     
  147. PEARSON A.M. Echoes From The Mountains. And History of the Omeo Shire Council. illus. with map & 16 full page plates t/out. endpaper maps, pub. Vic. Omeo Shire Council 1969 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.404. Very good copy.   Price: $50.00
     
  148. PECK HARRY H. Memoirs Of A Stockman. History of Victorian Stock - Raising and Marketing in Vic. illus. with frontis. 14 plates. pub. Melb. 1942 or.cl. 8vo. pp.336.    Price: $115.00
     
  149. PECK HARRY H.  Memoirs Of A Stockman. History of Victorian Stock - Raising and Marketing in Vic. illus. with frontis. 14 plates. pub. Melb. 1942 or. dark blue cl. 8vo. pp.336. Signed in blue ink by Harry H. Peck.    Price: $250.00
     
  150. PEEL LYNNETTE J. Rural Industry In The Port Phillip Region 1835-1880. illus. with frontis. & several tables, maps pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1974 or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.XIV.196.     Price: $35.00
     
  151. PEEL VICTORIA Deborah Zion & Jane Yule   A History Of Hawthorn. illus. with numerous text plates t/out. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1993 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp. XIV.322. Very fine    Price: $70.00
     
  152. POLITZER  L.L. (ED.) Centenary Journal  1934-1935.  illus. with plates, advts. some col. t/out. sm.4to. pp.160. fine copy.     Price: $55.00
     
  153. POPP EDITH Glimpses Of Early Sunshine. Dawn Of A District. From  Aboriginal Times to 1901. illus. with  maps,  plates, dgms. t/out.  pub. Melb. Sunshine  &  District  Historical Society 1979 1st.ed. or.crm. illus.wps. pp.XVI.112.      Price: $20.00
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  154. PORT   FAIRY-History   Of.  1810-1890.   Typed & copied manuscript, nd. (ab. 1950's?) np. addenda by W. Earle.  or. blk. stiff card bd. ring binder with illus. page adhered to front. roy 4to. tall pp.unnumbered (52) single-sided. fine.     Price: $50.00
     
  155. PORTER  HAL Bairnsdale. Portrait of An Australian  Country Town. with e/paper maps, plates, and dwgs. by author  pub. Syd. John Ferguson 1977 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.296. sl. tear to d/w. else fine.     Price: $45.00
     
  156. PORTLAND The Port Of.  1860-1960    Souvenir of Harbour Opening November 1960. illus. with several plates t/out. some  full page pub.  Vic. Portland 1960 or. crm. &  brn.  illus.wps. cr.4to. pp.24. fine.    Price: $25.00
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  157. PORTLAND Photographic Views.  Picturesque Views Of Portland. With 12 drop-down views in blue/black cover. Photo views are Portland from Battery Point, Lighthouse Bluff, Julia Street, Panorama of the Harbour, Botanical Gardens, Richmond Hotel, reverse side: Discovery Bay, The Bathing Beach, Bentinck Street, The Piers and Battery Point, Post Office and Mac’s Hotel, The Historic Lifeboat; pub. Melbourne Armadale Rose Series Stereograph Co. for E.M. Jenkin Betinck Street and Julia Streets. nd. c. 1930's. Fine.     Price: $25.00   (See picture-press   )
     
  158. POULTER  HAZEL  ED.  BY JIM POULTER  Templestowe.  A folk history. with text illus. t/out. pub. Melb. Templestowe Jim Poulter 1985 1st.ed. p/b. 4to. pp.114.     Price: $25.00
     
  159. POWLING J.W. Port Fairy. The First Fifty Years. 1837 1887 A Social History. illus. with frontis. & 14 full page plates t/out. e/paper maps pub. Melb. Heinemann 1980 1st.ed. or. cl. d/w. 8vo. pp. X.320.     Price: $65.00
     
  160. POYNTER J.R. Russell Grimwade. illus. with col.  frontis. several plates throughout. pub. Melbourne, M.U.P. 1967  1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.322.    Price: $40.00
     
  161. PRATT ALEC EINAR Life Of Dr. W.S. Littlejohn. The Story of a  Great  Headmaster.  Principal of  Scotch  College  Melb. illus. with  frontis. & several plates t/out.  pub.  Melb. 1934  1st.ed.  or. red cl. 8vo. pp.263.  sl.  rubbed  d/w. adhered to f/free e/paper    Price: $35.00
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  162. PRATT AMBROSE The Centenary History Of Victoria. illus. with  frontis.  &  28 full page plates  t/out.  pub.  Melb. Robertson  & Mullens 1934 or.cl. sm.4to. pp.243. some  wear to cl. otherwise good copy.    Price: $75.00
     
  163. PRATT AMBROSE Sidney Myer. A Biography illus. with pub. Melbourne Quartet Books, 1978 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.8vo. pp. XIX.180. A biography of penniless Russian immigrant, Sidney Myer, who founded Australia's largest merchandising empire. This biography was completed in the mid 1930s shortly after Myer's death and has been edited by his eldest daughter. Fine.   Price: $30.00
     
  164. PRIESTLEY  SUSAN Cattlemen To Commuters. A history of  the Mulgrave  District  - Now the City Of  Waverley  1839-1961. profusely  illus.  with plates, diagrams t/out.  some  full page pub. Syd. John Ferguson 1979 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.  4to. pp.206.     Price: $40.00
     
  165. PRIESTLEY  SUSAN Echuca. A  Centenary  History.  illus. boards,  frontis.  pub.  Brisbane,  Jacaranda  Press   1965 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.188.     Price: $40.00
     
  166. PRIESTLEY SUSAN  Altona. A Long View illus. with numerous  b/w. plates  t/out.  some full page, maps, tables, index, pub. Melbourne Hargreen Publishing, 1988 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.XIV.338. Slight chip to upper d/w. else fine.    Price: $45.00
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  167. QUINLAN  LUCILLE  M.  Here My Home. the Life and  Times of John Stuart Hepburn 1803-1860. Master Mariner,  Overlander, founder of Smeaton Hill, Victoria. illus. with e/paper maps frontis. 12 full page plates t/out. & one map  pub.  Melb. Oxford Uni. Press 1967 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.212. The story of the famous cattle station, Smeaton Hill, between Daylesford and Ballarat in Victoria; and the founder of the station. An authentic history of the Creswick region. Fine.    Price: $45.00
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  168. RANDELL J.O. Yaldwyn Of The Golden Spurs. The life of William Henry Yaldwyn 1801-1866. The second pastoral settler in Northern Victoria. How he hoped to restore the family fortune in Australia; and details his pioneering in Port Phillip and Morton Bay Queensland. illus. with frontis. & 19 full page plates t/out. 2 col. pub. Melb. Mast Gully Press 1980 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XIV.160. sl. silverfish mark to d/w. at edge, otherwise very fine. Limited to 350 copies    Price: A$70.00   Convert Currency
     
  169. RANKIN D.H. M.A..M. (Ed.) The History Of The Development Of Education  In  Victoria 1836-1936. The first  Centenary  of Educational Effort. pub. Melb. 1939 or.cl. 8vo. pp.322.    Price: $65.00
     
  170. RATTEN FAMILY by Rosamond Barber The Rattens The Pioneer Rattens Of Two Continents. illus. with text plates, maps, index; pub. Kelly books; 1979 or. pictorial laminated blue faux leather. 4to. pp.158, The text is divided into two parts: North America and Australia. Limited to 50 copies of which 30 are reserved for presentation. This being no.42 and signed by author.  Very good condition.  Price: $55.00

     
  171. RAWSON GEOFFREY   The Count A life of Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, (1797-1873) explorer and scientist. illus. with frontispiece portrait plus 39 plates, endpaper maps, facsimiles, bibliography, appendices, index; pub. Melbourne Heinemann, 1953 or. green cloth 8vo. pp.XX.214, Polish explorer who led a number of expeditions in Australia reporting on the flora, aborigines, geology; later Strzelecki worked in Ireland for Famine Relief Funds, assisting Florence Nightingale. Slightly sunned to spine else very good copy.     Price: $40.00
     
  172. REA BERESFORD Up And Down The Sydney Road. The romance of the Hume Highway. illus. with 16 full page plates. pub. Melb. Georgian House 1958 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.256. very sl. hipped d/w. else fine.    Price: $30.00
     
  173. REDPATH  R.G.  Melbourne In Pen And Ink. illus.  with  21 full page  line dwgs. t/out. pub. Melb. nd.193?  or.  grey illus. wrappers 8vo. pp.24.    Price: $50.00
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  174. REID JOHN Ed. by. When Memory Turns the Key: The History Of The Shire Of Romsey. illus. with profusely illus. with b/w. plates t/out. maps, map end-papers, pub. Vic. Bacchus Marsh Joval Books 1992 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.XII.242. Fine copy.   Price: $95.00
     
  175. REPORT Of The State Development Committee. The Alpine Regions Of Victoria; Ski-ing and Tourist Resorts. illus. with 2 folding maps, text map, photo plates through the text; pub. Melb. Govt. Printer 1950 or. grey wrappers 4to. tall pp.58. fne.    Price: $45.00
     
  176. RIDLEY RONALD T. A Walking Guide to Melbourne's Monuments. illus. with b/w. photos pub. Melbourne University Press; 1996 1st. ed. or. laminated boards 8vo. pp.174. Fine copy.   Price: $45.00
     
  177. RIVETT  ROHAN Australian Citizen. Herbert  Brooks  1867-1963. Fighter for community causes, Brookes helped to modernize the University of Melbourne, pioneer orchestral music, and develop and protect the Australian Broadcasting Commission. He was a mining engineer and first full Australian envoy to the United States. illus. with frontis. 15 plates. pub. Melb. M.U.P.  1965  1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.218. Fine copy.   Price: $30.00
     
  178. ROBB E.M.  Early Toorak And District profusely illus. with plates t/out. mostly full page pub. Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens, 1934 1st ed. or. moss green (to spine) & grey cloth, 8vo. oblong pp.138., A history of the great houses of Toorak, a fine copy.    Price: $450.00
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  179. ROBERTSON CRAIG Buckley's Hope The Story of Australia's Wild White Man. pub. Melb. Scribe pub. 1980 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.288.    Price: A$40.00    Convert Currency
     
  180. ROBERTSON  GRAEME E. Carlton. reproductions of  historical material  in  this  study  of  this  inner  suburban  area. National Trust  Inner Suburban Series.  illus.  with  many plates  t/out. some full page, e/paper plates,  pub.  Adel. Rigby. 1974 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.184. a very good copy.    Price: $60.00
     
  181. ROBERTSON J.A. Hawthorn Presbyterian Church Jubilee History 1864-1914. illus. with 12 full page b/w., numerous plates t/out. pub. Melbourne, Printed by Arbuckle, Waddell & Fawckner, 1914; original blue cloth, title in dark blue on front board, 8vo. pp.94; name on front free endpaper, fine copy.    Price: $150.00
     
  182. ROBERTSON  J.  EDWARDS Compiled & pub.  by.  Prosperous & Progressive  Warracknabeal.  Victoria's   Greatest Wheat Growing District. Present & Future. Describing the District & Town  their  great  Possibilities  with  Articles   for Warracknabeal's Progressive Business Men. illus. with  text plates  t/out. pub. Vic. Warracknabeal  Historical  Society or.  pub. in 1910 this facsimile ed. 1984 or. lt.grn.  wps. 4to. pp.32.     Price: $20.00
     
  183. ROBERTSON  KAY Myrtleford. Gateway to the  Alps.  illus. with e/paper maps, 32 plates, 13 maps. pub. Adelaide  1973 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.264.  Fine    Price:    Price: $35.00
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  184. ROBIN A.DE.Q. Making Many Rich. A memoir of Joseph  John Booth,  Fourth  Archbishop  of  Melbourne.  illus.   with frontis.  7 plates. pub. Melb. Church of  England  Diocese 1978 or.cl. d/w. sm.4to. pp.92.    Price: $30.00
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  185. ROBINSON  GEORGE  COLEMAN Family history. An account of G.C.  Robinson and his young days in England and his  first years here  at the goldfields. His writings  were  in  six notebooks  and included are some events leading up  to  the Eureka  Stockade.  illus. with 24 full page  plates  t/out. pub. Melb. by Helen Carnegie (family member)  or.dk.blu.cl. 8vo. pp.60.   Price:  $30.00
     
  186. ROCHESTER Centenary Celebrations Committee. Live And Prosper. A Record of Progress in Rochester and District during the Period 1854 to1954. illus. with many plates t/out. folding map, pub. Vic. 1954 or.col. pictorial wrappers cr.4to. pp.unpaginated (approx. 200) list of contributors in district, at rear. sl. worn to spine else v/good copy.   Price:  $55.00
     
  187. ROGERS  DOROTHY A History Of  Kew.  illus.  e/papers. 64  plates.   pub.   Kilmore,  Vic.  1973  or.cl.     8vo. pp.XVI.256. Near fine copy. Price: $70.00
     
  188. ROGERS  HUNTER The Early History Of The Morning Peninsula Including  Frankston And Westernport. illus.  with  several dwgs. t/out.  pub.  Melb. Hallcraft Pub.  1966  wps.  8vo. pp.110.    Price: $25.00
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  189. ROSENTHAL  NEWMAN People-Not Cases. The  Royal  District Nursing  Service.  illus. with 16 full page  plates  t/out. pub. Melb. Nelson 1974 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XVIII.212. lacks f/free  e/paper,  paragraph in one page underlined  in  ink otherwise fine.    Price: $30.00
     
  190. ROULSTON G. F.   Reminiscences Of Early Dandenong illus. with pub. Melbourne Dandenong and District Historical Society, 1984 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.156. A valuable and detailed account of nineteenth century settlement of the Dandenongs, with information relating to gold mining history, the Gippsland railway, local breweries, horse breeding and studs, the Carrum swamp, wreck of the 'Amazon', quarries etc. Fine.    Price: $35.00
     
  191. RUHEN OALF Port Of Melbourne 1835-1976. profusely  illus. with  plates t/out. some full page pub. Melb. Cassell  1976 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.X.324.  Price:  $45.00
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  192. SALIERNO ANTONIETTA Editor. East Gippsland Past And Present. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Vic. Franco Amendola 1987 1st ed. or. stiff card, illus. wrappers; cr.4to. pp.204. Limited to 5000 copies   Price: A$35.00   Convert Currency
     
  193. SANDHURST    Album Of Sandhurst Views - Advance Australia. illus. with folding plates of views of Sandhurst, (Bendigo) including one panoramic view, pub. Vic. c. 1880 or. gold-blocked illustration on upper board, cloth to spine, 12mo. pp.13, views (21) small hole in cloth to spine else, sl rubbed, very good copy   Price: $150.00
     
  194. SAYERS  C.E. Shanty At The Bridge. The Story  of  Donald. illus.  with plates throughout. pub. Shire of Donald.  1963 1st.ed. or.cl. 8vo. pp.233.   Price: $55.00
     
  195. SAYERS  C.E.  By  These  We  Flourish.  A   History   of Warnambool. illus. e/papers, plates. pub. Melb.  Heinemann 1969 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.190.   fine in the sl. torn d/w.   Price: $40.00
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  196. SCHUMER  L.A. Henry Dendy And His Emigrants.  illus.  with several maps, diagrams t/out. pub. Melb. Sallas Books  1975 or.illus. stiff wps. 8vo. pp.VIII.88.   Price: $20.00
     
  197. SEARLE  GEOFFREY  The Rush To Be Rich. A  History  of  the Colony  of  Victoria  1883-1889. with  e/paper  maps,  text illus. & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Melbourne M.U.P.  1971 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. lge.8vo. pp.X.392. fine copy.   Price: $40.00
     
  198. SEARLE  GEOFFREY The Golden Age. A History of the Colony of  Victoria  1851 - 1861. illus. with  e/paper  maps,  37 illus. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1963 or.cl. 8vo. pp.456.  Price:  $35.00
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  199. SEATON  GLADYS  Model Borough.  An  introduction  to  old Newtown  and Chilwell. illus. with many text plates  t/out. pub. Vic.  City of Newtown 1983 or.cl. d/w.  8vo.  pp.124. complimentary copy signed by author.  Price: $35.00
     
  200. SEELAF GEORGE (ed.)  Footscray. A Pictorial Record of the Municipality From 1859 to 1988. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. map; pub. City of Footscray 1989 original green leatherette folio pp.152. Very fine.    Price: $150.00
     
  201. SELLECK  R.J.W.  Frank  Tate. A Biography.  26  years  as Director of Education & laid the foundation upon which  the present system of education is built. illus. with  several plates, 2 maps. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1982 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.362.     Price: $35.00
     
  202. SENYARD JUNE E.     Birchip-Essays on a Shire. illus. with b&w photographic illustrations; 1 fold out aerial photograph, 1 fold out map, pub. Vic. Shire of Birchip, Birchip, 1970 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.214 slight shelf wear otherwise fine copy.     Price: $45.00
     
  203. SERLE GEOFFREY The Golden Age. A history of the colony of Victoria  1851-1861. with e/paper maps, frontis. & 12  full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1963  1st.ed.  or.cl. dk. red cl. roy.8vo. pp.456.    Price:  $45.00
     
  204. SERLE GEOFFREY The Rush To Be Rich. A  History  of  the Colony  of Victoria 1883-1889. with e/paper maps & 16  full page  plates t/out. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1971  1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.X.392.     Price: $35.00
     
  205. SHARLAND MICHAEL These Verdant Plains. A History Of The Shire Of East Loddon, Victoria. illus. with 16 pages of plates, 3 maps, index, pub. Melbourne, The Hawthorn Press 1971 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.IV.248 fine copy.     Price: $45.00
     
  206. SHAW A.G.L. A History Of The Port Phillip District. Victoria Before Separation. illus. with 14 full page plates t/out. maps, pub. Melb. Miegunyah Press 1996 1st.ed. or. cl. d/w. 8vo. pp. XVI.334.     Price: $60.00
     
  207. SHAW  MARJORIE Our Goodly Heritage. History  of  Huntley Shire. illus. with 10 full page plates t/out. pub.  Bendigo Cambridge  Press 1966 or.cl. 8vo. pp.128. sl.  flecking  to rear bd. otherwise fine.      Price: $35.00
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  208. SHEEHAN VAL As It Happened. The history of Coldstream, Gruyere, Yering and Killara. Volume One From settlement to 1900. Illustrations in black and white. & As It Happened. Volume Two From 1900 to 1920 pub. Vic. Lilydale, Lilydale & District Historical Society, 2001 & 2003 Vol.I pp. 184. Vol.II pp.216. Fine set.   Price: $95.00
     
  209. SHEEHY  TOM A Shire Preceded  Three  Cities.  Moorabbin, Sandringham,  Mordialloc. illus. with 8 full page plates  & folding  map  at  rear  pub.  Melb.  Cheltenham  Newspapers nd.196-?  or.gry.wps.  8vo. pp.68. sl. watermarked  to  few centre pages, otherwise v/good clean copy.    Price: $20.00
     
  210. SHEEHY  TOM A Short History Of Moorabbin. Revised  from  A Shire Preceded Three Cities. illus. with 8 full page plates t/out.  folding map at rear pub. Melb. Cheltenham  N/papers nd.196-? or.crm. & blk. pict.wps. 8vo. pp.48.    Price: $20.00
     
  211. SHEEHY TOM Aspects Of History. Mordialloc, Chelsea.  vol. 1.  illus. with several plates and text illus.  pub.  Melb. Cheltenham  Standard Newspapers. 1970 1st.ed.  or.cl.  8vo. pp.88.   Price: $25.00
     
  212. SHEEHY TOM    A Hospital For The Bayside illus. with b/w plates. pub. The Author, Cheltenham, 1982 or. Softcover 8vo. pp.115 V/good copy. Mordialloc-Cheltenham History.   Price: $20.00
     
  213. SHEEHY  THOMAS  Sandringham A  Sketchbook  History. with several  text  illus.  by Judith Wells  pub.  by  Victorian Society  of Local History Writers 1972 or. lt.yell. &  blk. illus.wps. 8vo.obl. pp.92.V.   Price: $20.00
     
  214. SHEEHY TOM Battlers Tamed A Sandbelt. Moorabbin 50 years a city. illus.  with text plates t/out. pub. Melb.  City  Of Moorabbin 1985 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.192.   Price: $35.00
     
  215. SHILLINGLAW JOHN J. (editor)   Historical Records Of Port Phillip, The First Annals of the Colony of Victoria pub. Melbourne. 1972. Heinemann. Reprint of the 1879 original, in the Pioneer series with introduction and notes by C. E. Sayers. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XXVIII,225 Journal of Exploration of Port Phillip made by Charles Grimes, 1802-03 - Order Book of Lieutenant-Governor David Collins during the stay at Port Phillip, 1803-04 - Journal of the Reverend Robert Knopwood, Chaplain to the Settlement, from 24 April 1803 to 31 December 1804. Fine copy.   Price: $50.00
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  216. SIMS  H.J. C.G. WEBB Mallee Sand To Gold.  The  Mallee Research Station Waleup 1932-82. profusely illus. with b/w. photo plates t/out. some full page pub. Vic. Govt. Printing Office 1982 or.illus.wps. 4to. pp.188.   Price: $25.00
     
  217. SINGLETON JOHN Narrative Of Incidents In The Eventful Life Of A Physician. illus. with frontis. (early photo of author). & 24 full page plates t/out. (litho & wood eng. plates, some in Collingwood) Author worked amongst convicts, and visited convict hulls and prisons. pub. Melb. 1891 or. brown cl. glt. ltg. to spine 8vo. pp.XXIV.414. fine copy.   Price: $400.00   Convert Currency
     
  218. SOUTH DR.  A.  Stratford (Victoria) In  The  1880's.Memoirs of Dr. A. South illus. with frontis. plates.  pub. Sale 1976 1st.ed. wrappers 8vo. pp.36.   Price: $15.00
     
  219. SOUTHHALL IVAN A Tale Of Box Hill. illus. with frontis.  & 18 plates, map pub. Melb. Box Hill City Council 1957 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.100. fine in the torn d/w.   Price: $40.00
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  220. SOUTHALL  IVAN The Story Of The Hermitage. The first  fifty years of the Geelong Church of England Girls Grammar School 1906-1956. pub. Melb. Cheshire 1956 1st.ed. or.illus.  bds. d/w. 8vo. pp.86. fine in the sl. torn d/w.  Price: $35.00
     
  221. SOUTHALL IVAN A Tale Of Box Hill. illus. with frontis. 18 plates, map. pub. Melb. 1957 wrappers 8vo. pp.100. fine.   Price: $25.00
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  222. Sparrow Jeff  & Jill Sparrow.  Radical Melbourne A Secret History. illus. throughout with maps, and photographs of the alternate Melbourne Index; pub. Melbourne The Vulgar Press North 200; or. card wrappers, (paperback), 4to. pp.224. History of workers, socialists, radicals and the unemployed. Fine.   Price: $35.00  
     
  223. Squires-Taylor Dorothy  Across The Old Bush Track. The History and Story of Haunted Hills, later re-named Hernes Oak, Victoria. illus. with map & plan on e/papers, many b/w. text plates t/out. pub. Victorian Morwell D. Taylor 1992 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.VIII.156. South of Yallourn, near Haunted Hills. Named after Herne’s ghost which appeared by an oak tree and terrified cattle in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Near fine copy.   Price: $40.00
     
  224. STACPOOLE  H.J. Ed. by. Tracks To The  Jordan.  Interesting and humorous material relating to Woods Point. A reprint of the Diary  of Captain Solomon. The Adventures  of  Captain Achilles von Humboldt Blowhard. A Visit to The  Australian alps. with e/paper illus. & several facsimile dwgs.  t/out. 2  folding  maps. pub. Vic. Lowden Pub. 1973  No.4  in  the Historical   Reprints  Series.  or.cl.  crm.d/w.   8vo.obl. pp.VIII.62. Edition Limited to 500 signed & numbered copies this being No.342.   Price: $60.00
     
  225. STAN 3rd St.Kilda Scout Group. 50 Years  of  Achievement 1924-1974.  profusely illus. with plates t/out.  some  full page pub. Melbourne or.grn.cl. roy.8vo. pp.90. cloth rubbed.   Price: $30.00
     
  226. STARR JOAN Melton Plains Of Promise. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page, pub. Melbourne nd.198-? or.cl. dw. 8vo. pp.278. a very good copy.   Price: $40.00
     
  227. STATE ELECTRICITY  COMMISSION  OF   VICTORIA-THE Three Decades.  The Story of the State Electricity Commission  of Victoria  from its inception to December 1948. illus.  with frontis.  & many plates t/out. some full page &  col.  pub. Melb. Hutchinson 1948 1st.ed. or.cl. 4to. pp.192.   Price: $35.00
     
  228. STAWELL Photographic Booklet.  With 9 drop-down views Original cream/brown covers, 16mo. Photo views are: Panorama of Stawell, The Pinnacle, The Oval, Grand Canyon Grampians, Victoria Lake, Main Street, The Sister Rocks, Rotunda; pub. Melbourne Valentine Pub. nd. c. late 30’s, postally used with short note inside, Fine.    Price: $30.00  (See picture-press   )
     
  229. STEEL GWENYTH  Frankston. an Outline of the District's Early History. with black and white illustrations pub. Printed by Standard Commercial Printers, n.d. c. 1977original illustrated stiff stapled wrapper pp.52. Very good copy.   Price: $25.00
     
  230. STEPHENSON  HARRY Cattlemen And Huts Of The  High Plains. with e/paper maps 366 illus. & 34 maps, diagrams some col. pub.  Melb.  H.H. Stephenson at the Graphic  Workshop  1980 1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w. sm.4to. pp.XX.350. f/free e/paper  cut else fine.  Price: $75.00
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  231. STEPHENSON  And TURNER 1920-1970. 50th Anniversary of the Architectural  firm Stephenson & Turner.  profusely  illus. with plates  t/out. pub. Melb.  1970  or.cl.d/w.  4to.obl. pp.68.  Price: $20.00
     
  232. STEVENS  FAE  ELIZABETH O'BRIEN    Then...The Water Wheel Turned.  A  History of Lockington and  District  1867-1967. illus.  with  several text plates t/out.,  maps  pub.  Vic. Bendigo Cambridge  Press  1967 1st.ed.  or. green cl.   8vo. pp.148. fine.    Price: $60.00   Convert Currency
     
  233. STEVENS FAE Smoke From The Hill. A story of the Boort District 1836-1968. illus. with several photo plates t/out. pub. Bendigo Vic. Cambridge Press 1969 or. dark grn. cl. red d/w. 8vo. pp.256. very good copy.   Price: $55.00
     
  234. STEVENS  ROSLYN History Of Malmsbury.  illus.  with text plates  t/out. pub. Vic. 1987 and compiled for  Malmsbury's 150th Birthday  Celebration  Held  on  5th-6th  Dec.  1987 or.lt.grn. wps. 8vo. pp.80.  Price: $15.00
     
  235. ST KILDA Photographic Booklet.  With 9 drop-down views. Original beige/tan cover. Photo views are: Town Hall, Fitzroy Street, Luna Park, The Pier, Crowds on the beach, The Gardens, St Kilda Road, The Baths, Loweer Esplanade; pub. Melbourne/Sydney Valentine Pub. Pub. nd. c. 1938 Fine.     Price: $30.00    (See picture-press   )
     
  236. ST  PATRICK'S  CATHEDRAL Melbourne 1839-1939.  illus. with b/w.  plates t/out. some full page pub. Melb. The  Advocate Press 1939 illus. wps. 4to. pp.100. A photographic record of the history of the magnificent neo-Gothic edifice, published for the centenary of the Cathedral 1939. tear in f/free  e/paper otherwise fine.  Price: $55.00
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  237. STRAHAN LYNNE Private And Public Memory. A History of the City  Of  Malvern. illus. with 38 full page  plates  t/out. pub.  Melb.  Hargreen  Pub. Co. 1989  1st.ed.  or.cl.  d/w. roy.8vo. pp.XIV.290.  Price: $40.00
     
  238. STRAHAN  LYNNE At The Edge Of The Centre. A  History  Of Williamstown.  illus.  with b/w. text  plates  t/out.  pub. Melb. Hargreen  Pub.  in  conjunction  with  the  City  of Williamstown 1994 1st.ed. or.dk.blu.cl. cr.4to. pp.490.  Price: $50.00
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  239. STRUTT W.    Victoria The Golden. Scenes, Sketches and Jottings from Nature by William Strutt: Melbourne, Victoria 1850-1862. Profusely illus., most in col., some full-page. With a narrative by M. Tipping. pub. Melbourne 1980 Oblong Folio. Orig. cloth binding. Gilt. pp.IV.84 William Strutt (1825-1915) was an English artist who lived and worked in Victoria 1850-1862. He illustrated scenes of the Goldfields and the Burke and Wills Expedition.   Price: $150.00
     
  240. SUNDERLAND LYNN  Charlie's Book. The Life and Death of a Country Town. (chronicling the life and times of Lyonville) illus. with 12 full page plates t/out. pub. Melbourne University Press, 1999 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.252. Fine. Price: $40.00
     
  241. SUTHERLAND ALEXANDER Victoria And Its Metropolis. Past And Present 2 vols. with col. folding map, nearly 400 (b/w. eng.) illus. contemporary historical survey of the State of Victoria, Australia. Indexes. pub. Melb. 1888 1st. ed. rebacked in burgundy cloth new e/papers, with original burgundy leather adhered, dec. glt. all sides a.e.g. pp.Vol.I XII.594 Vol.II XII.824, sl. foxing to some pages but does not detract from a fine looking set.  Price: $850.00
     
  242. SWIFT WILLIAM GEORGE The History Of Northcote From Its First Settlement To A City. illus. with 40 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Northcote City Council 1928 or. dk.grn. cl. re-backed, new e/papers,. 8vo. pp.X.152. fine copy.    Price: $300.00    Convert Currency
     
  243. SYDENHAM DIANE - Windows On Nunawading illus. with plates throughout, some full page, index; pub. Melbourne, Hargreen Publishing Co. 1990 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.258. A comprehensive look at the suburb of Nunawading.    Price: $40.00
     
  244. SYMONDS  SALLY   Healesville. History in the  Hills.  illus. with many  b/w. plates t/out. some full page 4  maps  pub. Melb. Pioneer Design Studio 1982 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.  4to. pp.152. Signed by author on title page, prior owner's small sticker to f/free e/paper, very fine.   Price: $45.00
     
  245. SYMONDS I.W.  Bulla Bulla. An illustrated history of the Shire of Bulla. illus. with dwgs. t/out. some full page, town plan on inner covers, pub. Melb. Spectrum Pub. 1985 or. grn.illus. wps. Cr.8vo. pp.214. Sunbury in Victoria. Very good copy.    Price: $30.00
     
  246. TABLE TALK Incorporating Punch. Complete run from May  9th 1935 to Aug. 22, 1935 13 numbers in all bound as one. illus t/out. with advts. some illus. by Person Leason,  articles, including  1935 Motor  Show number. pub.  Melb.  blk.  and maroon bds. super roy.4to. pp. approx. 50 per magazine. one issue lacks 10 pages Aug. 1, 1935, 5 other pages  torn  in some issues, minor wear.   Price: $175. 00
     
  247. TABLE TALK Incorporating Punch. Complete run from Sept 12, 1935  to  Dec. 26, 1935, 16 numbers in all  bound  as  one. illus. t/out. ads. photo plates, some full page illus.  by Percy Leason pub. Melb. blk. and maroon bds. super roy.4to. pp. approx. 50 per magazine. little rubbed to bds. one  mag. torn page.  Price: $250.00
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  248. TATE J. A History Of Fort Queenscliff. illus. with plates, maps t/out. some full page, pub. by author 1984 typewritten, spiral comb binding, card covers 4to. pp.150 fine copy.    Price: $50.00    Convert Currency
     
  249. TEMPLE ESTHER & David Lloyd. A History Of The Kiewa Valley. illus. with drawings by Betty Barberies, text plates, map; pub. Vic. Keiwa Historical Society 1989 or. cream & brown illustrated wrappers, 4to. pp.124. printed in double column.   Price: $25.00
     
  250. THE "GARRYOWEN" SKETCHES. Historical, Local, and Personal. By An Old Colonist. illus. with 3 pages of advts. pub. Melb. Alex M"Kinley & Co Printers 1880 or. lt grn. stiff wps. cr.8vo. pp.138.2 advts. Little silverfished to front wrapper otherwise v/good.   Price: $150.00
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  251. THEOBALD MARJORIE Ruyton Remembers. Ruyton, (Kew) School History.  illus. e/papers 22 plates. pub. Melb.  Hawthorn Press 1978 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.222.    Price: $25.00
     
  252. THOMAS ANN Maroondah Country. illus. with map, & text plates t/out. pub. by author, 1979 or. stiff, coloured illus. wrappers 8vo. pp.64.   Price: $25.00
     
  253. THOMAS ANN  The Last Of The Yarra Track Stopping Places illus. with in-text, b/w. archival halftone plates throughout. centre-spread map; pub. Melbourne self published 1986 or. pictorially-illustrated card wrapper roy4to. pp.56. Historical collection from Yarra Glen, Marysville and Wood's Point. Fine.    Price: $35.00
     
  254. THOMAS  D.E. Geology Of The Melbourne District,  Victoria. Bulletin  No.59.  illus.  with col. frontis.  7  full  page plates,  maps, charts, three fold-out pub. Melb.  1967  or. lt.blu.  cl.  4to.  pp.96. col. map  in  pocket  at  rear. e/papers sl. silverfished.   Price: $35.00
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  255. THOMAS SUE sketches by Anthony Mellor. Covered With Dust And Troubled With Mud. profusely illus. with plates t/out. 3 full page & col. pub. Vic. by author or. yellow and brown illus. stiff wrappers, 4to. pp.102. small hole to front wrapper otherwise fine.   Price: $20.00
     
  256. THOMSON MAUDI  Fish Creek Revisited: 1884 –1984  profusely illus. with plates t/out. map; pub. Fish Creek Centenary Committee Vic. Gippsland Pub. 1984 1st. ed.   or. card wrappers 8vo. square (paperback) pp.298. Centenary of the first land settlements in this area. It is not easy to imagine the landscape at Fish Creek in 1884, after visualising the present scene of rolling lush pastures and prime, choice thriving cattle. Fish Creek belongs to that area of South Gippsland which once separated the Westernport District from Eastern Gippsland being heavily timbered by rain forests which were well-nigh impregnable. Fine. Price:  $45.00
     
  257. TIPPING MARJORIE Melbourne On The Yarra. illus. with sepia tinted  photo plates of early Melb. from the collection  of the  Royal  Historical  Society of Vic. &  some  modern  by various  photographers. pub. Melbourne Lansdowne  1977  1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. sm.4to. pp.96. a very good copy.   Price: $25.00
     
  258. TRARALGON Traralgon. A Tableau Through Time. illus. with numerous b/w. photo plates time chart, index; pub. Traralgon and District Historical Society 1984; or. card wrappers, (paperback), cr.4to. oblong pp.80. Very fine.   Price: $35.00
     
  259. TROEDEL  CHARLES The Melbourne Album. Comprising a series of  Elegant,  Tinted, Lithographic views of  Melbourne  and surrounding  Districts Lithographed, Printed and  published by Charles Troedel in 1863. illus. with 24 full page  col. illus.  pub. Melb.  Georgian  House  1961  1st.ed.  or.cl. 4to.obl. pp.92. The Melbourne was first pub. in 1863.  this ed.  with new textual matter, pub. in 1961. limited to  2000 copies this being No.408. fine copy.   Price: $250.00
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  260. TUCKER MAYA V. Kilmore On The Sydney Road. illus. with frontis. & many text plates t/out. pub. Melb. Shire of Kilmore 1988 or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.XIV.290.    Price: $45.00
     
  261. TURNBULL CLIVE Melbourne Big, Rich, Beautiful.  Profusely illus. with colour & b.& w. plates throughout. pub.  Aust. Publicity  Council, City Development Association  Ltd.  nd. early 1960's? or.cl. 4to. pp.60.   Price: $20.00
     
  262. TURNBULL  CLIVE Eureka: The Story Of Peter  Lalor.  illus. with  title page vign. pub. Melb. The Hawthorn  Press  1946 or.dk.blu.cl. pp.50. edition limited to 500 copies.  Price: $65.00
     
  263. TURNLEY  COLE A Biography Of E.W. Cole. Cole of  the  Book Arcade. with illus. e/papers & many t/out. pub. Melb.  Cole Publications 1974 1st.ed. or.dec. bds. 4to. pp.192.XXVIII. Very good copy.    Price: $40.00
     
  264. TURNLEY  COLE A Biography Of E.W. Cole.  Cole of  the  Book Arcade. with illus. e/papers & many t/out. pub. Melb.  Cole Publications 1974 1st.ed. or.dec. bds. 4to. pp.192.XXVIII. Very good copy. Signed by Turnley Cole.   Price: $45.00
     
  265. UHL   JEAN Call Back  Yesterday.   Eumemmering   Parish (Dandenong). illus. e/paper maps, 17 plates. pub. Kilmore, Lowden Pub. Co. 1972 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.109.   Price: $30.00
     
  266. U'REN NANCY NOEL TURNBULL A History Of Port Melbourne. illus. with e/paper maps 80 text plates. pub. Melb. Oxford Uni. Press 1983 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. sm.4to. pp.296.   Price: $45.00
     
  267. VAUGHAN  CR. W.D. Kew's Civic Centenary.  illus.  with  20 plates  of which 1 is coloured. pub. Melb. by author.  1960 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.208.    Price: $30.00
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  268. VICTORIA  HISTORICAL SKETCH OF Extracts on  Victoria from "Picturesque   Atlas  of  Australia"  facsimile   edition, profusely  illus. with engravings throughout. pub.  Sydney, Lansdowne 1980 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.176.    Price: $30.00
     
  269. VICTORIA The First Century. An Historical Survey.  Compiled by   the   Historical  Sub-committee   of   the   Centenary Celebrations  Council. illus. with frontis. & 49 full  page plates,  maps t/out. pub. Melb. Robertson &  Mullens  1934 or.cl.  8vo. thick pp.462. sl. spotting to edges  otherwise.   Price: $125.00
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  270. VICTORIA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY -   Standing Rules And Orders Of The Legislative Council And Joint Standing Orders Relating to Public Business &c. &c. Prepared and Adopted by the Legislative Assembly and Approved by the Governor. p ub. Melbourne, John Ferres, 1858 original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on front and spine, 12.mo pp.XX.116 index, light foxing to endpapers, a good copy.    Price: $95.00    Convert Currency
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  271. VICTORIAN BRANCH On The Occasion Of The One Hundred And Third Annual meeting Of The British Medical Association. The Book Of Melbourne 1935. illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. Syd. 1935 or. crm.bds. brn tape to spine cr.4to. pp.144.   Price: $100.00
     
  272. VICTORIAN HISTORICAL JOURNAL from May 1965 140th issue to Feb. 1982 207 issue. Lacks 145, 158-177, 189, 192,  200-204.  Run of 37 issues. Some illus. with plates, maps  pub. Melb. or.crm.wps. 8vo. pp.80 approx. per vol. fine.   Price: $150.00
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  273. VICTORIAN  AND MELBOURNE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS Centenary Guide And Souvenir. illus. with many advts., plates  t/out. pub.  Melb. Centenary Celebrations Council  1935  or.illus. wps. 8vo. pp.224.   Price: $75.00
     
  274. VICTORIANS-THE.  Richard  Broome,  Susan  Priestley,  Tony Dingle.    Arriving-Settling-Making   Their    Mark.    An Anniversary   History  published for  Victoria's  150  years anniversary,  3 vols. in slipcase illus. with plates,  maps etc  t/out. some  col. pub. N.S.W.  Fairfax  1984  1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.'s super Roy.8 pp. Vol.I.XIv.258 Vol.II.XIV.274 Vol.III.XIV.382.  v/fine set, all three  vols.  signed  by relevant authors.   Price: $165.00
     
  275. VICTORIANS-THE  Vol.I Arriving-written by Richard  Broome. Vol.II Settling-written by Tony Dingle Vol.III Making their Mark-written by Susan Priestley. All in card slip-case  and signed  by all three authors with illus.  e/papers,  plates t/out. some col. pub. Melb. for Victoria's 150  anniversary by  Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates 1984  1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w's lge.8vo. pp. vol.I.274 Vol.II.258 Vol.III.382. fine.   Price: $100.00
     
  276. VICTORIA'S GOLDEN YEARS Pamphlet about the history of gold mining  in Vic. illus. with plates t/out. pub. Melb.  Dept. of  Industry Technology and Resources nd.  198-?  or.illus. wps. 8vo. pp.18.    Price: $15.00
     
  277. VICTORIA'S  150th. The  Official  Anniversary   Souvenir Record  Of.  Victorians Celebrate!  profusely  illus.  with plates,  col.  advts.  t/out. pub.  Melb.  1985  p/b.  4to. pp.176.   Price: $20.00
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  278. WAIN GLENYS Kylie Rhods Linda Barraclough Monumental Memories. Sale Cemetery. illus. with folding map at rear (in pocket) & several plates t/out. some full page; pub. Vic Bairns, Kapana Press 1994 or. grn. & white pic. stiff card wrappers 8vo. pp.40.   Price: $15.00
     
  279. WALK  Norman Richards, Nancy Morgan, Frank Pitt; (eds.)  Walk. A Journal of the Melbourne Bushwalkers, Vol.1 October 1949 No.1 illus. with many text plates t/out. pub. Melbourne Bushwalkers original brown/cream stapled printed wrappers, 8vo. pp.64. Featuring; Vic. El-Dorado-"Barrani", Snakebite cure? Thoughts on Hiking, etc. Fine.   Price: $35.00
     
  280. WALKER MARY HOWITT Come Wind, Come Weather. A Biography of Alfred  Howitt.  Explorer and geologist who mapped North Gippsland  and as bushman who found the disastrous Burke & Wills expedition.  illus. with frontis. 10 plates  2  maps. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1971 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.348.   Price: $60.00
     
  281. WARNAMBOOL Photographic Souvenir  15 drop-down views. Original cream/brown illus. cover, 16mo. Views are: Mouth of the Hopkins River, Soldiers Monument, Eagle Rock, Thunder Point, Post Office, The Beach, The Cliffs of Shelly Point, The Breakwater and pier, Hopkins River, Hopkins Falls, Hopkins River, The Road to Sandy Beach, Botanical Gardens, The Cliffs at Shelly Beach, Leibeg Street, pub. Melbourne Valentine Pub. nd. c. 1930’s. fine.    Price: $30.00   (See picture-press   )
     
  282. WARRAGUL DISTRICT  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY Warragul. Progress  Through  A Century. Shire of  Warragul  Centenary 1882-1982 profusely illus. with photo plates t/out.  mostly full  page  pub.  Vic.  1982  1st.ed.  or.illus.bds.   4to. pp.VIII.136.       Price: $50.00
     
  283. WARRAGUL Photographic Booklet.  With 9 drop-down views Original light aqua/blue covers, 16mo. Photo views are: Clock Tower, Memorial and Smith Street, Baby Health Centre, Smith Street, Panorama, Queen Street, West Gippsland Hospital, The Junction Princess Hwy; pub. Melbourne Valentine Pub. nd. c. 1940’s, with "Greetings and Best Wishes from Warragul" with 9 drop-down views cream covers, 48mo. Front cover is open showing Soldiers Memorial, other views are: Post Office, Smith Street, Bowling Green, Station, Queen Street; nd. c.1930’s Short note inside, 2 items Fine.    Price: $35.00   (See picture-press   )
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  284. WATSON CATHERINE  Boots And All. An oral history of farming in  Victoria.  illus. with text plates  t/out.  pub.  Melb. Friends of the Earth 1984 or.illus. wps. 4to. pp.108. The lives of 24 Victorian Farmers; one blind, who milks 110 cows, Myra Robilliard, who at 76 years of age runs a 500 acre farm alone, other stories of Victorian rural life up to 1950.    Price: $15.00
     
  285. WATT  W.S. Report. Results Of Rainfall. Observations  made in Victoria. Totals from 1326 stations for years  1911-1936 supplementary   vol.  with  maps  &  diagrams  pub.   Melb. Commonwealth  Bureau  of  Meteorology  1937  or.wps.  folio pp.254.    Price: $50.00
     
  286. WATT W.S. Report. Victorian Rainfall Maps. Annual  average rainfall,  mean monthly rainfall map showing  contours  and meteorological   divisions   from   results   of   rainfall observations  made  in Victoria. pub.  Melb.  Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology 1937 or.wps. folio pp.16.    Price: $25.00
     
  287. WEBSTER MONA STUART The History Of The Mont Albert Shopping Centre 1887-1985 illus. with 8 b/w illustrations, appendices, index, pub. Melbourne Box Hill City Historical Society with the assistance of Box Hill City Council, 1986 original stiff stapled wrappers 4to. tall pp.40. Fine.  Price: $25.00
     
  288. WEEKLY TIMES ANNUAL- The.    Centenary Number 1934. Victorian Centenary. profusely illus. with plates throughout, some full page and col. full col plates from paintings, by Gill, Buckmaster, McCubbin and others; pub. Melbourne Australia: The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. 1934 Original illus., wrappers Elephant Folio pp.72 contains lots of very good period advertisements, one full page on Penfolds, Austin car, Dunlop; as well as articles on Victorian history. One page sl. short tear, covers almost fine.   Price: $75.00  (See picture-press   )
     
  289. WEIDENHOFER   MARGARET  (ED.)  Garryowen's Melbourne. selection  from the Chronicles of Early Melbourne, 1835  to 1852. illus.  with 16 full page plates t/out.  pub.  Melb. Nelson 1967 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XVII.198.   Price: $35.00
     
  290. WELCH Major The Peninsula Story Book 2. From The Hell Of  The Fever Ships To Health. Tales of  Immigration  from 1852, Quarantine, Queenscliff, Cheviot Beach. illus.  with 12 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. The Nepean Historical Society nd.1969 or. white illus.wps. 8vo. pp.96.   Price: $15.00
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  291. WELLS JOHN Colourful Tales Of Old Gippsland. with e/paper maps  & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Adelaide  Rigby  1977 p/b. cr.8vo. pp.182.   Price: $15.00
     
  292. WELLS JOHN More Colourful Tales Of Old Gippsland.  illus. with e/paper maps, 4 full page plates pub. Adelaide,  Rigby 1980 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.152.   Price: $25.00
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  293. WELLS JOHN Gippsland. People, a place and their past. illus. with many text plates t/out. maps, pub. Vic. Drouin 1986 1st ed. or. coloured stiff wrappers cr.4to. pp.XVI.300.    Price: $35.00    Convert Currency
     
  294. WESTGARTH WILLIAM Late Australia Felix, or Port Phillip District of New South Wales; being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Colony and its Gold Mines. With an Appendix, containing the Reports of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce for the last two Years upon the Condition and Progress of the Colony. illus. with hand col. folding map, or. salmon col. cloth pub. Edinburgh Oliver & Boyd Tweeddale Court 1853 1st ed. 8vo. pp.XVI.390,96,8. Small tear to cl. at spine little sunned (browned) still a good sound copy.   Price: $300.00
     
  295. WEST  GEELONG Borough Council. Photograph of  West Geelong Councilors  with  Cr.  W.G.  Madden  J.P.  in  the   centre. inscription  reads `Presented by His Worship the  Mayor  Cr. W.G. Madden  J.P.  in Commemoration of his  term  of  Office August 1915-1916.'  12mo.obl.  Board  the  photograph   is mounted  on is creased but photograph is fine.  Inscription on rear To Cr. Rosenberg from the Mayor W.G. Maddon.   Price: $65.00
     
  296. WEST RAYMOND Those Were The Days. A story of Shepparton, Victoria  and (to some extent) its District.  illus.  with frontis.   many   illus.  throughout.   pub.   Shepparton, Waterwheel Press. 1962 or.cl. 8vo. pp.283. v/good copy.   Price: $65.00
     
  297. WHEATON JOY & Noreen, & Joan Gordon.  As It Was. A history of – Ballarook 2687, Broughton 3094, Peechember West 3117 State Schools. !886-1957 & Recollections from teachers and students. The book was written to mark the occasion of the schools reunion on April 9th - 10th 1994. illus. with plates t/out. pub. Nhill Vic. Reunion committee 1994 or. cream pictorial wrappers, 4to. pp.128.    Price: $35.00
     
  298. WHEELER GRAEME - The Scroggin Eaters. A History Of Bushwalking In Victoria. illus. with photographs, maps, 9 appendices, index; pub. Melbourne, Federation of Victorian Walking Clubs VicWalk Inc, 1991 or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.276    Price: $35.00
     
  299. WHITE JOSEPH One Hundred Years Of History. Shire of Philip Island  and  Woolami 1875-1928, Shire  of  Bass  1928-1975. profusely  illus.  with b/w. text plates t/out.  pub.  Vic. 1974 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.IV.214. Very good copy.    Price: $70.00
     
  300. WHITE JOSEPH Kongwak. The Valley of Peace. illus. with numerous text plates t/out. maps, Honour Roll. pub. Vic. 1983 & prepared for the celebrations of the Kongwak Centenary Committee to commemorate the 100th year since settlement of the Kongwak District. or. stiff grey & white wps. pp.164. Fine.   Price: $35.00
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  301. WHITTAKER D.M. Wangaratta. Being the history of the township that sprang up at Ovens Crossing and grew into a modern city 1824 - 1838 - 1963. illus. with plates. pub. Wangaratta, City Council 1963 or. red cl. sm.4to pp.184. double column.       Price:  $40.00
     
  302. WILD  DAVID The  Tale Of A City. Geelong  1850  -  1950. illus.  with frontis. 14 plates. pub. Melbourne, Cheshire  1950 1st.ed. or.cl. 8vo. pp.114.    Price: A$85.00    Convert Currency
     
  303. WILLIAMS  W.  LLOYD History  Trails  In  Melbourne. streets or  corners of Melb. and the story of each  as  it was. frontis.  28 plates, 9 plans. pub. Sydney,  Angus  & Robertson 1957 1st.ed. or.cl. sm.8vo. pp.110.     Price:  $20.00
     
  304. WILLIS  BARBARA  Footprints.  A History of  the  Shire  of Tullaroop. illus. with several text plates t/out. records, references, index; pub. Vic. Shire of Tullaroop 1988 or.cl. d/w. 8vo.  pp.176. A history of the Shire of Tullaroop, a central Victorian Shire of some 63,763 Hectares. Very fine.   Price: $35.00
     
  305. WILSON  GEORGE Seven Creeks Estate  Euroa  1835-1985. Pastoral Romance. profusely illus. with plates t/out.  many full  page  &  col. pub. Vic. Seven Oakes  Estate  P/L.  to coincide  with  the  150th  anniversary  of  the  State  of Victoria 1985 1st.ed. or.col. illus. bds. 4to.obl.  pp.122. signed by author and researcher.      Price: $35.00
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  306. WILSON JOHN The Official History Of The Avon Shire. pub. Vic. The Shire Hall Stratford 1951 or.wps. 4to. pp.231. typed manuscript.     Price: A$55.00 Convert Currency
     
  307. WINZENRIED A.P. The Hills Of Home. A Bicentennial History of the Shire of Sherbrooke. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. by author or. col. stiff wps. cr.4to. pp.X.374.      Price: $30.00
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  308. WITHERS WILLIAM BRAMWELL The History Of Ballarat. From the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time. illus. with frontis. & 26 full page plates t/out. Melb.1980 facsimile of the 1887 2nd. ed. or. full green morocco; gilt, with raised bands,. 8vo. pp.395.VIII. Deluxe Limited ed. 165 copies in or. slip case 2 vols. Second vol., is the standard ed. v/fine.     Price: $385.00   Convert Currency
     
  309. WITHERS W. B.   The History of Ballarat: From the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time. illus.  with frontis.  &  26 full page plates, large colour foldout view, foldout plan, b/w and duotone plates, tables, index. Melbourne Queensberry Hill Press, 1980 (Facsimile reprint of Second edition), or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XX.396 Original published by F. W. Niven, Ballarat, 1887. Fine d/w.     Price: $110.00
     
  310. WOIWOD MICK Kangaroo Ground  The Highland Taken illus. with maps, b/w plates, appendices, bibliography, index. pub. by author Kangaroo Ground Tarcoola Press 1994 1st. ed. pictorial laminated boards 4to. pp.VIII.312. Fine.   Price: $125.00
     
  311. WOOD  IAN  A.  Compiled by. Return to  Rainbow. A  recent history  of Rainbow. illus. with text photo  plates  t/out. pub.  Vic. Warracknabeal Herald 1978 or. lt. olive  grn.  & blk. illus. stiff wps. cr.8vo. pp.80.     Price: $20.00
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  312. WOODS CAROLE Beechworth. A Titan's Field.  with  e/paper illus.  40  full  page plates t/out. &  4  maps  pub.  Vic. Hargreen Pub. 1985 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.224.     Price: $35.00
     
  313. WYND IAN Balla-wein. A History of the Shire of Bellarine. illus. with maps & plans, engravings & paintings, photos pub. Vic. Shire of Bellarine Drysdale 1988 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.XII.200. Fine.   Price: $50.00
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  314. YOUNG HENRY JOHN DIXON Compilers. Butler's Wood's Point And Gippsland General Directory 1866. illus. with 20  pages of advts. pub. Vic. 1988 facsimile reprint. cr.8vo. pp.98.    Price:  $25.00
     
  315. YULE PETER Ed. by Carlton A History profusely illus. with b/w. plates t/out.  pub. Melbourne University Press 2004 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.XV.570. Very fine.    Price: $150.00
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  316. ZIEGLER OSWALD (ED.) Official Commemorative Book. Jubilee of the Commonwealth of Australia. 1951 Jubilee. profusely illus.  with plates throughout. pub. Sydney, Commonwealth Govt. News and Information Bureau. 1951 or.cl. d/w.  4to. pp.256.     Price: $30.00
     
  317. ZIGLER  OSWALD  L. (prod.) for Commercial Pub. One Hundred Years In Victoria. Being a Concise Record of Important Happenings From the Foundation of the State to the Present Time. The First Hundred Years. A Review of Victoria’s Centenary 1834-1934.profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Melbourne 1934 or. card wrappers roy.4to. tall pp.40. glassine tissue paper covering the wrappers as issued. Glassine tissue sl. silverfished otherwise fine.     Price: $35.00
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  318. ZIGLER  OSWALD  L. (pub.) Victoria's One  Hundred  Eventful Years.  profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full  page pub.  Melb.   nd.1934?   or.   dk.blu.   pict.wps.    4to. pp.unnumbered (12). small spot to front wrapper  otherwise fine.     Price:  $30.00
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  319. ZRNA BRONWYN - Mildura Pioneer Register pre 1900. illus. with photo plates t/out. 2 maps, index of names at rear, pub. Vic. Red Cliffs 1988 or. beige wrappers, 4to. pp.78.     Price: $35.00
     
  320. ZUBRZYCKI JERZY Settlers Of The Latrobe Valley. A sociological study of immigrants in the brown coal industry in Australia. illus. with map, & 2 full page plates t/out. pub. Canberra A.N.U. 1964 or. stiff card wrappers, d/w. 8vo. pp.XX.306.     Price: $26.00
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