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Ellison Norman FLYING MATILDA Early Days in Australian Aviation
Angus & Robertson, Sydney 1957 1st Edition Hard Cover Very Good/Good Very Good in Protective Cover 22cm
Well researched and presented account of the history of early aviation in Australia. "The early days were rich in excitement, comedy and picturesque characters, against a background of sustained and determined effort to build up a service vital to the development of the country." Includes many black and white photographs and includes mentions of many of those responsible for early air transport including Nigel Love, C.T.P. Ulm, Keith Anderson, Jim Mollison, Fergus McMaster and Hudson Fysh.
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21.00 AUD
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Foott, Bethia Dismissal of a Premier (The Philip Game Papers)
Sydney Morgan 1968 1st Australian Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 22cm
This book tells of turbulent political activities in the early thirties in New South Wales 1932, leading to the dismissal of Jack Lang as Premier by the Governor, Sir Philip Game. This is the first dispassionate account for those involved. Politics, unions, money etc.223pp book in great condition.
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18.00 AUD
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Fordham Judith LIFE, LAW AND NOT ENOUGH SHOES
New Holland Australia 2008 1741105390 / 9781741105391 1st Edition Card Cover As New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Life as a Criminal Lawyer
"Judith Fordham, her bold approach to life and law is inspiring and her stories about the world of crime and justice are fascinating. ...this is a no-holds-barred account of crime and the law." Book in As New Condition
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22.00 AUD
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Griggs Matt A WAVE AWAY a LINE-UP OF SURFING'S MOST AMAZING LOCATIONS
Harper Sports - Australia 2008 0732286387 / 9780732286385 1st Edition Card Cover As New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Follow Matt Griggs as he travels the world in search of intriguing surfing locations. From far-off places such as Israel, Chile and Spain to the more commonly known beach breaks in Hawaii, New Zealand, France and South Africa.
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20.00 AUD
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Horne Donald THE LITTLE DIGGER A Biography of Billy Hughes
Sun Papermac Australia 1983 0725104155 / 9780725104153 Card Cover Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Donald Horne traces the rise of Billy Hughes from the bottle washer to the Prime Ministership from the time his power crumbled, to his defeat in 1922. Includes many colour and b/w photographs, cartoons and line drawings of the time.
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14.00 AUD
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Kennedy Priscilla Portrait of Winnifred West
Sydney Fine Arts 1976 1st Australian Edition Hard Cover Good to Very Good Fine 22cm
225pp pages,bw photos throughout. Pages largely clean white & tight (first 2-3 pages have spotting - maybe it's the coloured ink endpapers of West's hwtg. Winifred West founded and established Frensham School in 1913 and this is the biography of this courageous and remarkable woman, teacher, friend, confidante and the pioneer.
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12.00 AUD
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Lang Jack (JT) I Remember
Sydney Invincible Press. 1956 1st Australian Edition Hard Cover Very Good Poor 25 Cm Signed by Author
Jack Lang was for years the dominant force in NSW politics & the Labor party. This is Lang's take on the personalities and issues in Labor politics, from before the First World War to the start of the Great Depression. The dustwrapper has large closed tears that have been "repaired" with sellotape. The cloth boards are very good as is the binding, pages clean with age fading to extremities of pages. Lang's signed inscription is on the title page.
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60.00 AUD
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Morrison James BLOWING MY OWN TRUMPET
Murdoch Books, Australia 2006 1740458788 / 9781740458788 1st Edition Card Cover As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
"Jazz virtuoso James Morrison is one of Australia's best known and loved musicians - has has played with all-time greats including Dizzy Gillespie, B.B. King and Wynton Marsalis. His amusing, surprising anecdotes including living large on a derelict sailboat in freezing New York, becoming the first-ever accidental trapeze and trumpet act and spraying blood over an appreciative rock audience."
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49.00 AUD
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Scott Kim and Brown Hazel KAYANG AND ME
Australia Freemantle Arts Centre Press 2005 1920731172 / 9781920731175 1st Edition Pictorial Card Cover As New
Award-winning novelist Kim Scott and his elder, Hazel Brown have created a monumental family history of the Wilomin Noongar people. This is a powerful story of community and belonging, revealing the deep and enduring connections between family, country culture and history that lie at the heart of Indigenous identity.
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21.00 AUD
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Tate Audrey FAIR COMMENT The Life of Pat Jarrett 1911-1990
Australia Melbourne University Press 1996 0522847250 / 9780522847253 1st Edition Card Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
"Audrey Tate gives many insights into the different worlds through which Pat Jarrett moved, from diplomacy in wartime Washington to tiger hunts in Bengal, from military training at Bonegilla to the frenetic acivity of the Flinders Street newsroom. ....she presents a portrait of a woman whose professionalism and personal warmth endeared her to readers, colleagues and her many friends."
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10.00 AUD
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Wynhausen Elisbeth MANLY GIRLS
Penguin, Australia 1989 0140074724 / 9780140074727 Card Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The autobiography of a Dutch women who arrived in Australia aged four from Holland.
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9.00 AUD
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