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Australian Local Histories

22508. Aplin & Storey, Graeme & John,: WATERFRONT SYDNEY 1860-1920. sm oblong 4to., reprint; pp.144. historic photos throughout; card covers, v.good, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1991 (1984).
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$40

22525. Auhl & Marfleet, Ian & Denis,: AUSTRALIA'S EARLIEST MINING ERA. South Australia 1841-1851. 4to oblong, pp. 108. 31 of Samuel Thomas Gill's paintings and sketches; hardcover, good in d/w, Rigby, Australia, 1975.
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$25

16728. Bertie, Charles H.: OLD COLONIAL BY-WAYS. Illustrated by Sydney Ure Smith . 4to., facsimile edition; reproductions of 55 plates, 7 in col.; paperback, fine, Ure Smith & National Trust, Sydney, 1974 (1928).
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22493. Birch & Macmillan, Alan and David S.: THE SYDNEY SCENE 1788-1960. 8vo., pp.387. map of sydney in 1833 on front and back endpapers, 60 b&w photographs; hardcover, v. good in d/w, Melbourne University Press, 1962.
The book is divided into five parts, each preceded by a commentary on the social, economic and political development and on the art and literature of the time..
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$25

22526. Cashman & Meader, Richard & Chrys,: MARRICKVILLE RURAL OUTPOST TO INNER CITY. A Social History of Marrickville and the former Municipalities of Newtown, Camperdown, Petersham and St Peters. 4to., pp. 224. illus. with historic photos and plans; hardcover, v. good in d/w, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1990.
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$45

22487. Cumpston, J.S.: KANGAROO ISLAND 1800-1836. 4to., 3rd ed.; pp. x, 218. 61 b/w plates, 8 maps; hardcover, v.good in d/w, pictorial papered boards, Roebuck Society Publication, Canberra, 1986 (1970).
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$30

14888.: FACES OF PERTH. Text and editing by Paul Ritter, paintings and drawings by Edward Pagram. oblong 8vo., pp.104. many ills, mostly drawings; wraps., The Ritter Press, Western Australia, 1967.
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$15

22482. Gibbs, Shallard, & Co.: ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO SYDNEY . and its Suburbs and to Favourite Places of Resort. sm. 4to, Facsimile of Revised Edition; pp.136. 51 b/w illus.; hardcover, good in d/w, Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1981 (1882).
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22483. Harrison, J.N.D.: THE NATIONAL TRUST IN TASMANIA. Photographs by Frank Bolt. sq.4to., reissued 1980 (1977); pp.240. richly illustrated througout with b/w and colour photographs; hardcover, Inscription on ffep, else v.good in d/w, Cassell, Australia,
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10917. Kelly, Max: PADDOCK FULL OF HOUSES. Paddington 1840-1890. sm. 4to, pp.208. b/w ill.; hardcover, v. good in d/w, Doak Press, Sydney, 1978.
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$40

22494. Kenny, Tom: POTTS POINT ORIGINALLY PADDY'S POINT. The Story of an Original Land Grant made to Patrick Walsh, a convict in 1809. 8vo, pp.66. historic maps, sketches and photographs; card cover, v. good, author's inscription on title-page, J.C. Trenear, Sydney, 1975.
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22485. Kidd, Barry: REDLANDS ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. The Beauty, Charm and History of the Magnificent Redlands District of Queensland. oblong, 4to, pp.81. 38 line drawings; hardcover, lib. pocket and stamp on ffep, else good, Barry Kidd, Brisbane, 1979.
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22268. Larcombe, Frederick A.: THE HISTORY OF BOTANY 1788-1970. Captain Cook Bi-Centenary 1770-1970. sm. 4to, rev. second ed; pp. xviii, 237. b/w photographs; good in clear jacket, The Council of the Municipality of Botany, 1970 (1963).
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22504. Latreille, Anne,: THE LANDSCAPE OF THE STREETS. A Personal View of Central Melbourne. oblong 4to, np.. sketches; card covers, good, for the Department of Planning, Melbourne, Nov 1981.
'...any street is its own streetscape. But while most are so jumbled as to be immediately forgettable, there are in any city a number which linger in the memory. They do so because of a uniformity of scale or detail; because of a contrast between buildings; by virtue of the space they enclose or create; or simply by happy accident.'.
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$20

22274. Lockwood, Douglas: THE FRONT DOOR. Darwin 1869-1969. 8vo., 1st ed; pp. 288. many b/w potographs; v. good in like d/w, Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1968.
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$25

22528. Matthews, Michael R.,: PYRMONT & ULTIMO. A History. sq. 4to., pp. 112. profusely illus. ; card covers, v. good, Southwood Press, Sydney, 1982.
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$45

16775. Overall, John (Sir): CANBERRA. Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. A Personal Memoir. xviii, pp.174. ills.; fine in d/w, Federal Capital Press, Canberra, 1995.
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17547. Pegrum, Roger: THE BUSH CAPITAL. How Australia chose Canberra as its federal city. 4to., pp.192. ills.; fine in d/w, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1983.
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$35

21675.: PEOPLE, PLACES & BUILDINGS. Rural Settlements in the Adelaide Hills South Australia. 4to., pp.120. many ills.; as new in d/w, South Australian CAE, 1986.
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$30

16526. Seddon, George: SWAN RIVER LANDSCAPES. Foreword by Sir Paul Hasluck. 4to., pp.132. 100 ills., most col.; inscription on tp, else fine in d/w, University of Western Australia, 1970.
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$50

17650. Stevens, Stan: HAWKESBURY HERITAGE. A record of the principal Hawkesbury historic buildings, the people who lived in them and the events that shaped their lives.. sm.folio, 1st Ed.; pp.120. copiously ill., most col.; hardcover, inscription on ffep, else v.good in d/w, signed by author, Hawkesbury Shire Council, Windsor, 1984.
Interesting record of the many historic buildings in the region..
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22527. Stickley, Christine,: THE OLD CHARM OF PENRITH. 4to., 2nd ed.; pp. 85. hardcover, signatures cover ffep, else good in d/w, Christine Stickley, St Marys, 1984 (1979).
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$25

22537. Toghill, Jeff,: GHOST PORTS OF AUSTRALIA. 4to., pp. 186. richly illus; hardcover, v. good in d/w, Macmillan, Australia, 1984.
The stories of over forty former ports of the Australian seaboard and riverbanks..
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$35

20179. Wong, John: THE HOUSES OF BALMAIN. Text by Robert Irving. 4to., n.p.. mostly photos by author; softcover, some pen marks on one page, else good, Horwitz, Sydney, 1969.
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$30