1
A
Clouded Vision by Hugh Clift
[ISBN
0 85905 320 2], (2003 New), Soft Cover, Wire spiral A4, 128pp, illustrated,
375grams $ 28.00*
The life of Andrew Barr, pioneer
inventor and Doodlakine farmer.
A
Dead Mans Dream – Lasseter’s Reef Found by
Angie Testa and Bill Decarli
[ISBN
0 85905 356 3], (New 2005), Soft Cover, 104pp, illustrated, 145grams, $22.00
Ever
since Harold Lasseter died in 1931 in his pursuit of
his infamous gold-bearing quartz reef, the location of this reef has remained a
tantalising mystery
A
Gold Seeker’s Odyssey by L R Menzies
[ISBN
0 85905 290 7], (2004 reprint of 1937 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
171pp, 235grams $28.00
Leslie
Menzies was one of the hopeful band
of prospectors who arrived in
A
Look Over The Edge by Jeanie Crago
[ISBN
0 85905 294 X], (2002 New), Soft Cover, 218pp, illustrated, 290grams, $25.50
Follow
the lives of five children in this detour off the well worn path of life into
the outback of
A
Varied And Versatile Life by
F. Wittenoom edited by R.L. Lefroy
[ISBN
0 85905 317 2], (2003 upgraded reprint), Soft Cover, Wire spiral A4, 109pp,
illustrated, 325grams, $28.00*
The first pastoral settlement of the Murchison.
A
Voyage Of No Importance by
R. Dickson
[ISBN
0 85905 298 2], (2003 New), Soft Cover, 126pp illustrated, 180grams, $22.00
An
epic dinghy voyage on the wild
of 5 white men.
A
Welsh Australian Journey 1742-2004 by Stuart L.G.
Morgan
[ISBN
0 85905 357 1], (2004 New), Soft Cover, A4, 540grams, $30.00*
The
author, the son and grandson of Welsh mining engineers, migrated to
Most
of that year was spent at the blue asbestos town of
Aboriginal
Australian String Figures by D.S. Davidson
[ISBN
0 85905 369 5] ( 1941, 2006) Soft
Cover, 141 pp, 200grams, $26.00.
Davidson
collected these figures, mainly in WA, in the 1930s. Some 112 are illustrated
and their creation described. This
is a native art form
now lost due to the inroads of TV- videos etc. a microcosm of our own cultural
losses.
Aboriginal
Corporations, Communities and Outstations by Ian Murray
ISBN
085905 333 4 , 2006 new, 52pp A4, 320grammmmms,
$22.00*
Lists
hundreds of corporations, outstations and communities
Aboriginal
[ISBN
0 85905 135 8], (1992 New), Soft Cover, 208pp, illustrated, 260grams, $28.00
A collection of her writings on the now-extinct
Aborigines of the
beliefs, biographies and
more.
Adventures
of a Trepang Fisher by
George H. Sunter
[ISBN
0 85905 234 6], (1997 reprint of 1937 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
292pp, illustrated, 380grams, $28.00
A
Agnew
by Alex Palmer
[ISBN
0 85905 267 2], (2000 New), Soft Cover, 142pp, illustrated, 190grams, $16.50
The history of the goldfield’s town, its rise and
fall and the life of its people.
All
in My Stride by Richard Harris
[ISBN
0 85905 260 5], (1999 New), Soft Cover, 216pp, illustrated, 230grams, $22.00
The biography of John Gilmour, 2/4th Machine
Gunner, P.O.W. and champion athlete.
All
Men Back by Bill Bee
[ISBN
0 85905 254 0], (1998 New), Soft Cover, 156pp, illustrated, 230grams, $22.00
The
experiences of Bill Bee, as a sailor on HMAS
and in Japanese coal
mines. The appendix lists the crew of the HMAS
Japanese POW campsites.
Along
the Ashburton by Rhonda McDonald
[ISBN
0 85905 288 5], (2001 New), Soft Cover, illustrated, 385grams, $30.00
The history of the people and stations of the
Onslow and the
Alphabetical
Index to the 1954 “List of Cancelled Gold Mining Leases Which Have Produced
Gold” by
(1972
New), Soft Cover, 68pp, A3, 400grams, $50.00* (Direct from Publisher only)
This
is an essential companion to the List of Cancelled GMLs
produced by the Mines Dept which is in district order. With
the alpha index and the
name of a GML its locality can be found.
And if her droughts are bitter by
Gladys Linke.
[ISBN
0 85905 228 1], (2003 reprint of 1996 edition), Soft Cover, 133pp, illustrated,
180g, $22.00.
The Linke family and
their life on the far outback Prenti Downs and
Carnegie Station. Also on the
Family
direct sales:-Northam 089 621 2555,
Prenti Downs 089 981 2988, Paroo
Station 089 981 2882
And
Some Found
[ISBN
0 85905 186 2], (2002 Reprint of 1993Edition), Soft Cover, 95pp, illustrated,
150grams, $16.50
The 1895-96 goldfields’ diary of
grave is at Hawks Nest,
near Laverton,
An
[ISBN
0 85905 120 X], (1988 New), Soft Cover, 224pp, illustrated, 460grams, $28.00
The biography and history of William Dampier; his
times and exploration in
covers everything Dampier
wrote of his
Anzac
Squadron, The by Norman Ashworth
[ISBN
0 85905 198 6], (1994 New), Soft Cover, 285pp, illustrated, 350grams, $33.00
The
history of the RAAF 461 Squadron - Sunderland Flying Boats formed in 1942 to
attack U-Boats. Details of the planes
and men.
[ISBN
0 85905 206 0], (1995 reprint of 1889 edition), 382pp, illustrated, 670grams,
$50.00
A classic of Australian exploration in one
volume, including maps.
Battling
for Gold by John Marshall
[ISBN
0 85905 040 8], (1984 reprint of 1903 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
206pp, illustrated, 240grams, $22.00
John
Marshall, adventurer, journalist, public figure and Digger’s leader on the Coolgardie-Kalgoorlie goldfield wrote of
early days on the fields
in what is the best collection of goldfields’ stories.
Beckoning
West, The by Eleanor Smith
[ISBN
0 85905 251 6], (1998 reprint of 1966 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
256pp, illustrated, 325grams, $28.00
The story of the
Beyond
Boundary Fences by G.J.C McDonald
[ISBN
0 85905 207 9], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 264pp, illustrated, 340grams, $28.00
The
early Murchison goldfield’s characters, Aborigines, bushmen
and outlaws.
Bicycle
and the Bush, The by J.
Fitzpatrick
[ISBN
0 85905 250 8], (Reprint of 1980 edition), Soft Cover, 256pp, illustrated,
530grams, $50.00*
The best book on bicycle history ever.
The effect of the bicycle on the Australian outback. .
Black
and white and in between by Dr Peter Gifford
[ISBN
0 85905 301 6], (2001 New), Soft Cover, illustrated, 330grams, $28.00
The life of Arthur Dimer
and a history of the southern Nullarbor.
No.20 in the Aboriginal Studies Series.
Bloody
Lucky by Jack Thorpe OAM
(ISBN
0 85905 381 4), 2006, A4, 178p illustrated, 480grams, $30.00
This
book is an amazing and enthralling story of survival. From a harsh childhood
through the brutalities of the Japanese
in Changi,
the Burma Railway,
and dangerous episodes.
He did, and now he is a tower of strength in his country community.
Body
and Soul - an Aboriginal View by A.R. Piele
[ISBN
0 85905 233 8], (1997 New), Hard Cover, 334pp, 700grams, $55.00*
Aboriginal concepts of medicine.
Piele spent many years at Balgo
Community in the
destined to become a
classic work.
[ISBN
0 85905 211 7], (1995 New), 161pp, illustrated, SC 250grams, HC 300grams, SC
$22.00, HC $28.00
Dr
Taylor, a civilian tortured and imprisoned by the Japanese in
POWs who later died in the
Born
to be a Drover - the life story of Jim Freeth
1913-1990 by Jim Freeth
[ISBN
0 85905 346 6], (2004 reprint from 1991), Soft Cover, 72pages, A4, illustrated,
210grams, $22.00*
This
is probably the best documented biography of a W.A drover
Bowyangs
and Boomerangs by M.J. O’Reilly
[ISBN
0 85905 063 7], (1984 reprint of 1944 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
167pp, 200grams, $16.50
Mulga Mick’s account of
life in Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania and
his mining of gold,
wolfram, opals and osmiridium. Swagging, Afghans,
camels, mica mines and life from the 1890s in the Australian bush.
Bride
Ships, The by Rica Erickson
[ISBN
0 85905 162 5], (1992 New), Soft Cover, 270pp, illustrated, 470grams, $28.00
great genealogical
interest.
Bulloo
Downs Drover by Peter Hall
[ISBN
0 85905 293 1], (2001 New), Soft Cover, 135grams, $16.50
Droving and station life on Ilgararie
and Bulloo Downs Stations, north of Meekatharra.
Bullwinkel
by Norm Manners
[ISBN
0 85905 265 6], (2000 New), Soft Cover, 248pp, illustrated, 340grams, $30.00
The
first full biography of Sister Bullwinkel, sole
survivor of a group of Australian nurses murdered during World War II by
the Japanese on
nursing.
Bush
Justice by Ron Brown & Pat Studdy-Clift
[ISBN
0 85905 146 3], (1990 New), Soft Cover, 256pp, illustrated, 340grams, $28.00
The experiences of one of the last police
officers in
its people and their
foibles. One of the best books on
Bush
Kids and Bartoo by Mildred
Gordon
[ISBN
0 85905 338 5], (2004 New), 54pp, A4, Soft Cover, 175grams $22.00*
Mildred
Gordon describes life on a remote Centralian Station
in the 1920s and 30s and includes her mother’s writings of
the local Aboriginal
legends, published for the first time. No. 22 in the Aboriginal Series
Calvert’s
Golden West by Geoff Blackburn
[ISBN
0 85905 241 9], (1997 New), Soft Cover, 88pp, illustrated, 130grams, $22.00
The story of the enigmatic Calverts
and their role in Western Australian history.
Includes a full bibliography.
Camels
and the Outback by H.M. Barker
[ISBN
0 85905 182 X], (1995 reprint of 1964 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
207pp, illustrated, 260grams, $28.00
The classic book on the camel in
Campfire
Tales by A.G. Hales
[ISBN
0 85905 381 4], (2004 reprint), Soft Cvoer, 108pp,
160grams, $22.00
As
the wind gathers sparks from the camp-fire, so these stories have been
collected, here, there and everywhere.
Canoe
and Kayak Guide to W.A. by Martin Chambers
[ISBN
0 85905 266 4], (2000 New), 104pp, illustrated, 22 photographs, 30 maps,
145grams, $22.00
A
canoe and kayak guide, including maps, covering the southern half of
canoe, kayak or sea
kayak. Includes details of trip lengths and grade difficulty.
Captain
Bully Hayes: Blackbirder and Bigamist by Frank Clune
[ISBN
0 85905 239 7], (1997 reprint of 1970 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
190pp, illustrated, 260grams, $25.00
The buccaneer, blackbirder and rascal of the
Pacific - one of the great “characters” of the age.
Cardonia
by B.W. Leake
[ISBN
0 85905 329 6], (2004, reprint of 1960’s books), 99pp, A4, illustrated,
280grams, $28.00*
This
collection of the writings of the well known farmer, historian, naturalist,
Bruce Leake on the Kellerberrin
area
4
Castle
Dangerous by Gil Hardwicke
[ISBN
0 85905 322 9], (2003 New), Soft Cover, 100pp, illustrated, 150grams, $22.00
The
settlement and pioneers of the
backgrounds.
Catalpa
Expedtion, The by
Z.W. Pease
[ISBN
0 85905 308 3], (2002 reprint of 1897 edition), Soft Cover 140pp, illustrated,
200grams, $22.00
The escape of the Fenians
from
Caught
off Guard, and Other Poems by Janet Wells
[ISBN
0 85905 096 3], (1986 New), Soft Cover, 53pp, 90grams, $9.00
From
the English countryside to a
won prizes in the
North.
C.C.
Hunt’s 1864 Koolyanobbing Expedition by
Kim Epton
[ISBN
0 85905 306 7], Soft Cover, A5 spiral bound, 44pp, 110grams, $12.00
A ‘translation’ to modern maps of Hunt’s
forgotten first expedition to the east of
place names and features.
Challenge
& the Chance, The by
S.K. Forrest
[ISBN
0 85905 217 6], (1996 New), Hard Cover, 364 largepp,
illustrated, 780grams, $50.00
The colonisation and
settlement of North West Australia 1861-1914.
Forrest focuses on black-white relationships, and the
changing attitudes
and moralities of white Australians when they, too, became indigenous. Opens a
new chapter of
Australian history.
Chasing
the Weight, 1886-1912 by F.W.P. Cammilleri
[ISBN
0 85905 085 8], (1986 New), Hard Cover, 84pp, illustrated, 220grams, $22.00
From the
a pioneer prospector
and the first man to dig and peg on the Golden Mile lodes.
Climb
When Ready edited by Dave James
[ISBN
0 85905 221 4], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 188pp, illustrated, 240grams, $25.00
History and real life stories of rock climbing in
Colour
patch - The men of the 2/4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion 1940-1945 by
Murray Ewan
[ISBN
0 85905 312 1], (2003 New), Case bound, 928pp, illustrated, < 3kg packed,
$132.00 *
Orders
to M. Ewan, 4 Hare Crt Willagee 6156.
email hintock@space.net.au
Combined
Index to the Publications of the Geological Survey of W.A. 1910-1970 by
(1972
New), Soft Cover, 350pp, A3, $170.00* (Direct sale only)
This
is the Combined indices of the Geological Survey of WA
Annual Reports and Bulletins from the end of previous index
(Bulletin 60) to 1970 and an essential reference
volume for geologists, prospectors and historians.
Conquest
and Settlement by Geoff Blackburn
[ISBN
0 85905 254 0], (1999 New), Hard Cover, 342pp, illustrated, 730grams, $70.00*
The history of the 21st Regiment of Foot and its
role in Western Australian history. Contains accounts
of the suppression
of the native
uprisings of the 1830s and appendices on the men as soldiers and settlers,
extensive biographical details
and genealogical
charts.
Coolgardie
Gold by Albert Gaston
[ISBN
0 85905 041 6], (1984 reprint of 1937 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
228pp, illustrated, 340grams, $22.00
The
discovery of gold at Coolgardie filled thousands of
young men with eagerness to try their luck on the new field.
Cossack
Gold by W. Lambden Owen
[ISBN
0 85905 043 2], (1984 reprint of 1933 edition with new material), Hard Cover,
154pp, illustrated, 330grams, $22.00
Vivid reminiscences of the life in the North West
of Australia from the 1880s to the 1930s. Gold,
pearling, Aborigines,
diamonds, murder and
madness in the great but empty North.
Cultivating
Australian Native Dendrobiums in
[ISBN
0 85905 219 2], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 56pp, illustrated in colour, 110grams, $11.00
A guide to growing native orchids in
Cyclopedia
of
[ISBN
0 85905 072 6], (1985 reprint of 1912-13 edition), Two Volumes, Hard Cover,
1824pp, quarto, 5.2kg, $220.00*
The classic reference on the history of early
biographical data on over
950 pioneers and their families.
Darkest
[ISBN
0 85905 014 9], (1980 reprint of 1909 edition), Soft Cover, 74pp, illustrated,
130grams, $22.00
The
best bushman’s advice book written, with his solution to the “native question”!
[ISBN
0 85905 164 1], (1992 New), Soft Cover, 188pp, illustrated, 260grams, $22.00
5
Daughters
of Midas, The by Norma King
[ISBN
0 85905 124 2], (1988 New), Soft Cover, 188pp, illustrated, 400grams, $22.00
The
author combines her own rich personal knowledge and insight of goldfields’ life
with her thorough research to make
an important
contribution to the history of the goldfields.
Dicks
and Dickheads I have Known - The Memoirs of a Pox
Doctor by Leo Laden. Cartoons by R. Stein
[ISBN
0 85905 215 X], (1991 New), Soft Cover, 168pp, 230grams, $22.00
An expose of the bureaucratic stupidity of Public
Health when confronted by AIDS. A biting and
humorous account of the
life of a venereologist and a beginner’s guide to V.D.
Digging,
Squatting and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia by
Mrs Dominic D.
Daly
[ISBN
0 85905 068 8], (1984 reprint of 1887edition), Hard Cover, 368pp plus map,
690grams, $40.00
A pioneering classic from first settlement to
1887. Vivid description of life and events that shaped
the destiny of the
Diogenes
by George Pavlu
[ISBN
0 85905 325 3], (2003 New), Soft Cover, 108pp, illustrated, 185grams, $16.50
The
cynic wit of Diogenes bought together for the first time in 2500 years.
Dollypot
edited by P. Bridge
[ISBN
0 85905 100 5], (1987 New), 168pp, illustrated, 350grams, Soft Cover $22.00,
Hard Cover $28.00
A magnificent collection of prospectors’ and
miners’ stories. Humour, sadness,
thirst, booze, hard luck, life, people and
poetry of the goldfields -
from the
Do
Not Yield to Despair edited by Mike Donaldson and Ian Elliot
[ISBN
0 85905 226 5], (1998 New), Hard Cover, A4, 440pp, illustrated, 1.4kg, $88.00*
The bush diaries of Frank Hann
1895-1908. Details his journeys from
Pilbara,
Down
the Dimbole by Bonnie Milne
[ISBN
0 85905 348 2], (2004 New), 124 pages, illustrated, 165grams, $22.00
Bonnie
Milne grew up on an isolated sheep station in the
on Coor
de Wandie station
Droving
Days by H.M. Barker
[ISBN
0 85905 197 8], (1994 reprint of 1966 edition), Soft Cover, 124pp, illustrated,
175grams, $22.00
A history of droving, and stories of famous
drovers.
Eager
For Labour by
Val Fitch
[ISBN
0 85905 314 8], (2003 New), Soft Cover, 190pp illustrated, 260grams, $26.00
The
indentured labour of the Swan River Colony with the
history of several of the families involved.
Eagle’s
Nest, The—Larkinville, the
Golden Eagle and the Great Depression by
[ISBN
0 85905 274 5], (1999 New), Hard Cover, Soft Cover, 320pp, illustrated, HC
700grams, SC 450grams, HC $55.00
SC
$35.00
The
last great traditional gold rush at the height of the depression, with
biographies, details of nuggets and a preview of
the coming depression.
Early
Woodlines of the Goldfields - The
untold story of the Woodlines to World War II. edited by Phil Bianchi,
[ISBN
0 85905 373 3.], 132 pp, illustrated, grams, A4 perfect bound $28.00* inc GST Aust. wide postage $8.50
per
copy.
*limited trade discount)
This
book is a collection of newspaper articles and letters to the editor that
appeared in newspapers such as The Sun,
The
West Australian and The
reporters for The
Sun, give the reader a clear understanding of events
at the time, the undercurrents and how high
feelings
were running on various issues such a strikes, pay, living expenses, dagoes,
the company, bosses, life in the
bush and so on. The
articles are a rich and fertile field of information, and have been assembled
into groups and then in
chronological
order, so particular themes can be followed.
EP
9 Story, The by Mike Sasin/J B
[ISBN
0 85905 326 1], (2003 New), Soft Cover,54pp,
illustrated, A4 wire bound, 190grams, $22.00 *
An
aero engineer’s life in the NW where his business was shattered by lies and
manipulation involving an illegal and
unsound pilot,a
millionaire megalomaniac pastoralist and DCA investigations
Ernest
Giles - Explorer & Traveller 1835-1897 by
Ray Ericksen
[ISBN
0 85905 240 0], (1997 reprint of 1978 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
336pp, illustrated, 510grams, $35.00
The prize-winning biography of
Essentials
of Sovereign Credit, The by
Laurence Molloy
[ISBN
1 875 778 01 2 Foundation Press], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 168pp, illustrated,
225grams, $22.00
A study of credit creation history and the
collapse of the Australian and World economy.
Expeditions
in
[ISBN
0 85905 046 7], (1983 reprint of 1841 edition), Hard Cover, 916pp, illustrated,
maps, 1680grams, $90.00*
6
This
classic of Western Australian exploration in two volumes details Grey’s
discoveries. Extensive details of natural
history, Aboriginal life,
culture, language, and more. Grey’s party suffered shipwreck, starvation and
thirst in their long
travels from
Explorations
in
[ISBN
0 85905 062 9], (1984 reprint of 1865 edition), Hard Cover, 538pp, illustrated,
1010grams, $50.00
Stuart
was the first to reach
hostile natives hampered
his expeditions. His route led to the construction of the overland telegraph
and the opening up
of
Family
Farm—Success & Succession, The by
Judith Stanich
[ISBN
0 85905 231 1], (1995 New), Soft Cover, 113pp, illustrated, 160grams, $22.00
An essential handbook that deals with the very
sensitive subject of family business succession.
The author believes she
has found a way for
families to deal with and resolve this issue.
Fifty
Years Afloat by Hugh Cameron
[ISBN
0 85905 213 3], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 198pp, illustrated, 240grams, $22.00
The
memoirs of a Western Australian ferryman and boat builder on the
Fighting
for Life by Judith Fitzhardinge
[ISBN
0 85905 224 9], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 268pp, illustrated, 340grams, $33.00
John
Fitzhardinge was in
crew of an Italian
submarine and incarcerated in
Flight
of Diamonds by Major W. Tyler
[ISBN
0 85905 105 6], (1987 New), 134pp, illustrated, HC300grams, SC 200grams, HC $28.00,
SC $22.00
The
1942 Japanese attack on Broome had been kept hidden by the Curtin’s wartime
government.
account of the raid and of
the loss of $12 million in diamonds, still unrecovered.
Copious illustrations of Japanese, Dutch,
Flip
Side War by Ean McDonald
[ISBN
0 85905 353 9], (2005 New), Soft Cover, A4 175pp, illustrated, 485ggrams,
$30.00*
“Flip
Side War is an easily read series of anecdotes covering much of World War Two
in the Royal Australian Navy, being
the experiences of a
young man, cum sailor, cum officer caught up in that part holocaust, part
puzzle and part circus.
From Kastellorizo....
Memoirs of a Greek Migrant Family by
Michael (Stratos) Jack Kailis
[ISBN 0 85905 382 2], (2006 New), Soft
Cover, 327pp, 435grams, $39.95.
Michael
(Stratos) Jack Kailis was
born in Western Australia of Greek parents. His formative years were spent in
North
The
catalyst for his story was 16 pages of handwritten notes entrusted to Michael
by his mother shortly before her
death. That document, and
a passion to tell his grandchildren of the lives of their forebears in
kernel of this book.
Please order direct from Stratos Investments Pty Ltd
for both trade and retail.
Gather
No Moss by Billy Linklater
[ISBN
0 85905 232 X], (1997 reprint of 1968 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
175pp, illustrated, 240grams, $22.00
The
classic biography of
Geology
and Mineral Deposits of the Leonora-Laverton Area,
North Eastern Yilgarn Block, Western
[ISBN
0 85905 078 5], (1985 New), Hard Cover, 218pp, illustrated, HC 420grams, SC
310grams, HC $35.00, SC $25.00
An
associated set of 16 large geological maps of the area sells at approximately
$104.00 elsewhere.
Ghosts
in Khaki by Les Cody
[ISBN
0 85905 235 4], (1997 New), Hard Cover, 388pp, illustrated, 880grams, $60.00*
The Unit History of the 2/4th Machine Gunners in
Australian military history.
Ghosts
of
[ISBN
0 85905 138 2], (1992 New), Soft Cover, 100pp, 150grams, $16.50
Jack
Sorenson, shearer, boxer and poet was renowned for his meter and rhyme.
Glorious
Uncertainty, The by Sally L.
Senior
[ISBN
0 85905 282 2], (2000 New), Soft Cover, 152pp, illustrated, 215grams, $22.00
An
enchanting tale of the lives of three little girls who grew up on a sheep
station in the
Gold
At Peak Hill by P.R. Heydon
[ISBN
0 85905 153 6], (1991 New), Hard Cover, 310pp, illustrated, 530grams, $28.00
The
story of the discovery of gold in 1892 by
characters, all now
gone.
7
Gold
Getting Days by John Meiklejohn
[ISBN
0 85905 341 5], 2005, Soft Cover, 175pp, 235grams, $28.00
John
Meiklejohn was one of the best known prospectors of
the Coolgardie and later goldrushes
of the 1890s.
Gold
in the Gascoyne by Rhonda
McDonald
[ISBN
0 85905 270 2], (2000 reprint of 1985, 1986 edition with new material), Soft
Cover, 140pp, illustrated, 200grams,
$22.00
The
story of Mangaroon Station and its development by the
McDonalds from 1923, including the discovery of the
magnificent Star of Mangaroon Goldmine.
Gold
Stealers, The by Brian Purdue
[ISBN
0 85905 271 0], (2001 New), Soft Cover, 280pp, 450grams, $33.00
The murders of Police Officers Pitman and Walsh
by the gold stealers, Coulter and Treffene, in 1926.
Gold
to Grass by A. Ashwin
[ISBN
0 85905 284 2], (2002 New), Soft Cover, illustrated, 300grams, $28.00
Prospecting
in the
80s and 90s. Destined to become a bush classic.
Golden
Days by Jules Raeside
[ISBN
0 85905 204 4], (1996 reprint of 1929 edition), Soft Cover, 280pp, illustrated,
360grams, $28.00
The early goldfields and the men who shaped the
politics of mining.
Golden
Quest, The: “Roaring days of the West Australian Gold Rushes and Life in the
Pearling Industry”
by A.C.V. Bligh
[ISBN
0 85905 042 4], (1984 reprint of 1958 edition with new material), Hard
Cover, Soft Cover, 235pp, illustrated,
510grams,
$28.00
The search for gold and the hazards of pearling.
A vivid picture of life in the early days of the unexplored
North.
Golden
Rule, The by Bob Sheppard
[ISBN
0 85905 311 3], (2002 New), Soft Cover, illustrated, 480grams, $40.00 *
Who
really discovered
the Telfer gold mine? “The Golden Rule” tells the
real story.
Golden
West and How it was Discovered, The by
R. Greaves
[ISBN
0 85905 009 2], (1981 reprint of 1903 edition), Soft Cover, 63pp, illustrated,
110grams, $12.00
Greaves
was the discoverer of the Yilgarn goldfield in 1887.
A detailed account of the discovery and its results for Greaves
and his partners.
Goldfields
Journal of William Diaper 1851-1853, The (Alias Cannibal Jack) edited
by William W. Emilsen
[ISBN
0 85905 262 1], (1999 New), Hard Cover, 140pp, illustrated, 390grams, $40.00*
This
journal was discovered hidden behind a mirror in a theological college. It was
written in ink made of charcoal and
urine on old and foxed
paper. This book is one of the most fascinating personal accounts of the great
gold rush in New
Grandfather
was a Policeman by Mollie Bentley
[ISBN
0 85905 143 9], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 180pp, illustrated, 250grams, $22.00
Traces
the early Western Australian police force from its inception to the 1890s with
an emphasis on the men who served
in it.
Ground
Crew by Felix Sainsbury
[ISBN
0 85905 302 4], (2001 New), Soft Cover, 124pp, illustrated, Spiral A4, 370grams,
$28.00
The war diaries of a RAAF ground crew member in
Growing
Up, The by Katherine
Campbell
[ISBN
0 85905 347 4], (2004 New), Soft Cover, 136pp, illustrated, 180grams $22.00
The
reminiscences of a girl growing up on the South West group settlement in the
period 1927-1937
Hedland,
Auld Lang Syne by E.G. Clutterbuck & Betty Doohan
[ISBN
0 85905 327 X], (2003 Reprint), Soft Cover, 50pp, illustrated, 170grams, $22.00
A
visual and written record of the
Heroes
Have Wings by Peter Firkins, 1993
[ISBN
0 85905 179 X], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 226pp, illustrated, 300grams, $28.00
The
stories of RAAF aces in the great air battles of WWII, most told for the first
time. The author is one of
military historians.
History
of the
[ISBN
0 85905 057 2], (1985 reprint of 1915 edition), Hard Cover, 322pp, illustrated,
quarto, 1005grams, $95.00*
Contains details of some 230 early
pre-1915 information
on the
8
Horses
Horses Horses edited
by Flora Stuart Lee
[ISBN
0 85905 125 0], (1989 New), Soft Cover, 79pp, illustrated, 130grams, $10.00
A celebration of the part played by horses in the
development of Australian life in the days before tractors, cars and trucks.
How to Cook Wheat by
Mary Farrelly.
[ISBN
0 85905 385 7] ,(2006 reprint), soft cover , A4 ,
spiral bound, 42pp, 150 grams, $10*
A depression cookbook with many great old ads.
A
series of recipes using whole wheat and including the original advertisements
In Australian Tropics by
Alfred Searcy. Foreword by Dr. C.C. McKnight
[ISBN
0 85905 067 X], (1984 reprint of 1909 edition with new material), Hard Cover,
478pp, 650grams, $40.00
Searcy
led an adventurous life as a customs officer in the
buffalo and crocodile
hunting, the natives, Chinese, history of the early settlements, and more.
Into
The West edited by Chris Holyday
[ISBN
0 85905 363 6], (2005 New), Soft Cover, A4, 158pp, illustrated, 440grams,
$25.00
The
Western Australian goldrushes of the 1890’s witnessed
the first major encounter between Australians West and East.
Henry
Lawson led the charge of writers who came West. This
book showcases those writers and some of their works in
what was a little known
period of great literary activity which would prove significant for both
In
the Hands of
[ISBN
0 86778 056 8], (1995 New), Soft Cover, 232pp, illustrated, 340grams, $28.00
The
desert journeys of David Carnegie.
Iron
in the Fire by Edgar Morrow
[ISBN
0 85905 360 1], (2006 reprint of 1934 edition), Soft Cover, 136pp,190grams, $22.00
1896-1953,
was born in
farming at Dongerlocking. At the start of World War I he enlisted in
the 28th Battalion, attaining the rank of Corporal and
served in Gallipoli and France,
where he was twice wounded.
His
book Iron in the Fire,
first published in 1934, is one of the few literary works from Western
Australian authors of their
experiences during the
War and is considered among the best from an Australian writing of that great
conflict.
He
joined the WA Police in 1920 and his service took him to
many remote parts of the State. In 1937 The Law
Provides,
an account of his
adventurous career in the
the ABC and was a
contributor to The Diggers Diary page of the old Western
Mail using the pseudonym of “E 28”
Journals
of Australian Exploration 1846-1861 by A.C. and F.T.
Gregory
[ISBN
0 85905 258 3], (2002 reprint of 1884 edition with 20% larger text), Soft Cover,
illustrated, 340grams, $35.00
Journals of nine expeditions from 1846 to 1861.
Maps
to Accompany “Journals of Australian Exploration
1846-1861 by A.C. and F.T. Gregory”
$22.00
for set of four
Maps
not previously published and that have not previously been available to
readers. Please note that while these
maps are not identical
with those listed in 2002 edition, they appear to be all those published by Gregorys.
Journal
of the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1896-7, The
by
[ISBN
0 85905 184 6], (Facsimile 1993 reprint of 1902 edition), Soft Cover, 62pp,
quarto, illustrated, map, 250grams,
$35.00
The journal of the fateful expedition on which
two men disappeared. Details of Larry Wells’
unsuccessful search for the
men who where later found
dead from thirst.
Kanowna’s
Barrowman - James Balzano -The Early History of
Compton
and Ron Manners
[ISBN
0 85905 176 5], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 400pp, illustrated, 500grams, $35.00
The
diary of Balzano’s wheelbarrow journey through the
1890s goldrushes is a unique record, detailing the
men and
women he met, their
successes and tragedies, his own life and experiences.
Kimberley
Scenes edited by C. Clement & P.J. Bridge
[ISBN
0 85905 145 5], (1991 New), Hard Cover, 310pp, illustrated, 550grams, $40.00
A
magnificent collection of reminiscences of the early days of
Knights
of the Boomerang by Herbert Basedow
[ISBN
0 85905 247 8], 2004 reprint of 1935 edition, Soft Cover, 120pp,
illustrated, 170 grams, $22.00
Episodes
from a life spent among the native tribes of
Dr.
Basedow was Chief Medical Officer and Protector of
Aborigines in the
Commissioner.
9
Lady
Bushranger by Pat Studdy-Clift
[ISBN
0 85905 223 0], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 240pp, illustrated, 340grams, $28.00
The
story of Elizabeth Hickman ‘Wild Australian’ circus performer, who became the
‘Lady Bushranger’ in the
clashing with police
until her eventual imprisonment and death in 1936.
Law
Provides, The by E. Morrow
[ISBN
0 85905 060 2], (1984 reprint of 1937 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
328pp, illustrated, SC450grams,
$28.00
Morrow
recounts his Police patrols through the North West Kimberley and the Murchison
after World War I, chasing cattle
spearers,
killers and tracking lost men. A view of the North recorded
by few others.
Leaves
from a Prospectors Diary by J.E. Tregurtha
[ISBN
0 85905 212 5], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 225pp, illustrated, 295grams, $28.00
Reminiscences of prospecting in
many areas. He recounts
his desert expeditions and his time in the Klondyke
and
Legal
Executions in
[ISBN
1 875778 00 4 Foundation Press], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 85pp, illustrated,
125grams, $16.50
Details
of all executions and also those sentenced to death and reprieved.
Legend
of the
[ISBN
0 85905 349 0], (2004 New), Soft Cover, 180pp, illustrated, 245grams, $25.00 inc post
Dr
Lawson Holman lived in
incidents which
provide intriguing glimpses of characters and life in the
of the book, are woven
into the story of his life.
Available
direct from the Royal Flying Doctor,
[ISBN
0 85905 289 3], (2003 New), Soft Cover, 364pp heavily illustrated, 625grams,
$60.00*
The visits of the U.S. Navy to W.A., 1975 to
2002.
Life and Adventure in
[ISBN
0 85905 367 9] (2005 New), 62pp, A4, Perfect bound, illust., 190 grams, $22.00.
Tom
Traine was one of the overlanders
from
Barkley
Tablelands, Black Jack Reid, the Ragged Thirteen, aboriginal encounters,
running pubs and stations and the
first development of Port
Hedland
List
of Nuggets found in Victoria by E.J. Dunn
[ISBN
0 85905 013 0], (1979 reprint of 1912 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
69pp, illustrated, foolscap, 280grams,
$28.00
A compilation of data on 1360 nuggets each
weighing over 20 ozs.
[ISBN
0 85905 160 9], (1991 New), Hard Cover, 236pp, illustrated, 430grams, $28.00
The full story of the 1890s’ share fiasco that
shattered
Longest
Fence in the World: The History of the No. 1 Rabbit Proof Fence by
F.H. Broomhall
[ISBN
0 85905 147 1], (1991 New), Soft Cover, 198pp, illustrated, 270grams, $28.00
The
fence was built to stem the devastatingly destructive hoards of rabbits eating
their way west across
completion it was
maintained by eight boundary riders.
Loreto
by J. Stephenson
[ISBN
0 85905 115 3], (1988 New), Soft Cover, 108pp, illustrated, 200grams, $22.00
History of the
Lucky
Ross by W.H. Ross
[ISBN
0 85905 203 6], (1994 New), Soft Cover, 288pp, illustrated, 360grams, $28.00
John
Ross served on the HMAS
Macedonians
in
[ISBN
0 85905 142 0], (1989 New), Soft Cover, 150pp, illustrated, 220grams, $22.00
A study of a migrant group whose name rings
through history. A sympathetic, interesting and
very readable account.
Magnificent
Miner - Claude De Bernales, The
by Hal Colebatch
[ISBN
0 85905 200 1], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 340pp, illustrated, 450grams, $35.00
De
Bernales was controversial but in
fall and legacy.
Man
from Arltunga by R.G. Kimber
[ISBN
0 85905 225 7], (1996 reprint of 1986 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
193pp, illustrated, 250grams, $25.00
The
biography of Walter Smith (1893-1990), drover, prospector, dogger
and bushman, one of the identities of the Northern
Territory.
10
Mates
and Gold by N.K. Sligo
[ISBN
0 85905 195 1], (1995 reprint of 1980 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
259pp, illustrated, 340grams, $28.00
The
greatest of the Western Australian 1890’s gold rush reminiscences and the most
popular among prospectors and
those with an interest in
how it was.
[ISBN
0 85905 201 X], (1994 New), Soft Cover, 82pp, 125grams, $16.50
The poetry of one of
Meekatharra
- End of the Earth by P.R. Heydon
[ISBN
0 85905 196 X], (1994 New), Hard Cover, 438pp, illustrated, 660grams, $40.00
The
history of Meekatharra, its people, mines, stations, bushmen, drovers, prospectors, townspeople and more.
Megisti
in the
[ISBN
0 85905 218 4], (1996 New), Hard Cover, 276pp. illustrated, 470grams, $40.00
A study of the Castellorizian
Greeks in
Memoirs
of a Spanish Missionary Monk by Seraphim Sanz de Galdeano OSB MBE OAM CSM
[ISBN
0 85905 386 5], (2006 New), Soft Cover, 260pp, illust,
350g, $35.00
Seraphim
Sanz de Galdeano was born
in
Anselm
Catalan of New Norcia,
in far flung areas of
Metamorphosis
of a Race - Kuíni and Kulári
Tribes of Kalúmburu Mission by
Seraphim Sanz de Galdeano
OSB
MBE OAM CSM and Dolores Djinmora
[ISBN
O 85905 376 8],(2006 New),
Soft Cover, 152pp, illustrated, 260grams, $28.00
Engrossing ...... a living history.
The fascinating observations and life of Father Seraphim Sanz,
a Benedictine monk, who
served his God at Kalumburu, an isolated Aboriginal Mission in
amazing Aboriginal elder,
Dolores Djinmora who worked along side Father Sanz in his Christian endeavours.
(Diana
Temby,
Executive Director, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)
Military
Establishment and Penal Settlement at
[ISBN
0 85905 022 X], (1989 New), Soft Cover, 24pp, 40grams, $5.50
A
detailed list of the personnel, military and convicts, who first settled
Mineral
and Locality Index to the Publications of the W.A. Government Chemical
Laboratories 1922-
1970,
by
(1971-72
New), Soft Cover, 122pp, 600grams, $50.00* (Direct from Publisher only)
Minerals
of
[ISBN
0 85905 053 X], (1984 reprint of 1948-52 editions with new material), Hard
Cover, illustrated, 2054pp, 3.5kg,
$170.00*
This
magnificent three-volume work of over 2,000 pages is the basic reference work
on Western Australian minerals and
many fortunes have been
made by careful study of its contents. Includes Locality –
Mineral Index by
Miracle
of Fairbridge by Joan Halls
[ISBN
0 85905 264 8], (1999 New), Soft Cover, 160pp, illustrated, 210grams, $22.00
The story of
Misfortunes
of Phoebe, The by Rica Erickson
[ISBN
0 85905 238 9], (1997 New), Soft Cover, 180pp, illustrated, 220grams, $22.00
The author’s great grandmother in the Victorian
gold rush and the story of her descendants.
Moondyne
Joe — the man & the myth by Ian Elliot
[ISBN
0 85905 244 3], (1998 reprint of 1978 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
148pp, illustrated, 205grams, $16.50
Joseph
Bolitho Johns—convict and escapee, bushranger, legend in
Moondyne
Joe poster
The
unique photo of Moondyne Joe in kangaroo skin booka, as it appears on the cover of the book, has been
produced
as a poster, 59.5 x 84
cm. These have a RRP of $6.50. Postage is a problem as they must be rolled in a
tube. POA.
More
Lonely
[ISBN
0 85905 275 1], (2000 New), Hard Cover, 542pp, illustrated, 1080grams, $66.00*
New lists with death details.
Essential for all bush historians.
Mostly
Good Times by Enga and Bernard
Smith
[ISBN
0 85905 095 5], (1986 New), Soft Cover, 140pp, illustrated, 335grams, $22.00
The
life of Walter and Emily Smith and their family who lived on Towrana Station in the Gascoyne
region of Western
Murder
on the Rabbit Proof Fence - The strange story of Snowy
Rowles and Arthur Upfield by
Terry
[ISBN
0 85905 189 7], (1993 New), Soft Cover 152pp, illustrated, 210grams, $25.00
Snowy
Rowles was hanged on circumstantial evidence for the
murders on the lonely Rabbit Proof Fence.
11
My
Fourth Tour in W.A. by A. F. Calvert
[ISBN
0 85905 033 5], (1989 reprint of 1897 edition), Hard Cover, 400pp, illustrated,
quarto, 1.6kg, $95.00*
One of the most magnificent books on the Western
Australian goldfields and the bush. Hundreds of
photographs and
sketches of people
and places.
My
Natives and I by Daisy Bates
Edited
by
[ISBN
085905 313 X], (2004 New), Soft Cover, 292pp, illustrated, 390grams $35.00
There
is in the life of Daisy Bates something of the spirit of service that moved
Florence Nightingale, and something of the
spirit of sacrifice that
filled the heart of Father Damien. She would not put it so, for she has loved
her life and made a joy
of her labour but it is right that tribute should be paid. She
went out to her Aborigines in the first years of this century.
My
Various Endeavours, A
true life Story by Walter NP Scott
[ISBN
0 85905 332 6], (2003 New), Soft Cover, A4 Perfect Bound, 164pp, illustrated,
440grams, $35.00*
An autobiography of Walter Scott, born in
farming in
ventures in the Pilbara of Western Australia and in
Mystery
of the Mayanup Poltergeist, The
by Helen Hack
[ISBN
0 85905 268 0], (2000 New), Soft Cover, 92pp illustrated, 150grams, $16.50
An
examination of a series of mysterious incidents (poltergeists, telekinesis)
that occurred in the South West of Western
Nannine
By the
[ISBN
0 85905 137 4], (1990 New), Soft Cover, 260pp, illustrated, 350grams, $28.00
The first township on the Murchison Goldfields.
The finding of gold, controversy surrounding its discoverers and the life of
the people and
characters of the town.
Nannup,
[ISBN
0 85905 316 4](2003 New), Soft Cover, A4, 201pp, illustrated, 570grams, $40.00*
The history of Nannup
and its people. A new edition of this sought after history which
had quickly sold out. Details on web
site.
Neergabby
by Bill de Burgh
[ISBN
0 85905 324 5], (2003 Reprint), Soft Cover, 227pp, illustrated, 330grams,
$25.00
The history of Gingin,
the area surrounding and its people. Available direct
from Gingin Shire
No
Winners: The British Seamen’s Strike of 1925 by Peter
Gifford
[ISBN
0 85905 355 5], (2005 New), Soft Cover, A4, 71pp, 210grams, $22.00
This
is a study of the world’s first transnational strike, by more than 10,000
British seamen in their home ports, along with
Northmost
[ISBN
0 85905 222 2], (1998 Reprint of 1921-22 edition), Hard Cover, 900+pp,
illustrated, Two Volumes plus Set of
Maps,
2150grams, $190.00*
The classic history of
Northern
Patrol by R.A. Pilmer
[ISBN
0 85905 220 6], (1998 New), Soft Cover, 180pp, illustrated, 250grams, $22.00
Experiences of a mounted policeman in the Western
Australian outback in the 1890s and early 1900s.
Accounts of native
murders,
horse stealing, gold rushes, the outlaw Pidgeon,
Canning Stock Route, Wiluna, Kimberley, and more.
Nor’Westers
of the Pilbara Breed by
Jenny Hardie
[ISBN
0 85905 296 6], (2001 reprint of 1988 edition), Soft Cover, 416pp, ~1kg,
$55.00*
An illustrated history of the North West of
Western Australia. A reprint of a pioneering
classic.
No
Sign of the Time by P. and B. Rogers
[ISBN
0 85905 172 2], (1992 New), Hard Cover, 200pp, illustrated, 375grams, $28.00
The
history of Menzies, told through stories and
anecdotes from old papers with a collection of photographs.
Odyssey
of a Digger,The by
F.D. Burdett
[ISBN
0 85905 334 2], (2004 reprint of 1936 edition), Soft Cover, 170pp 220grams,
$28.00
Fred
Burdett was one of the earliest diggers at the
in NSW and the men and
incidents of the early
Old
Coach Roads to Cue and Beyond, The by
Alex Palmer
[ISBN
0 85905 183 8], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 103pp, illustrated, 175grams, $22.00
The story of the tracks to the Murchison
Goldfields and the people who made and lived at the wayside coach stations.
Old
[ISBN
0 85905 272 9], (2002 reprint of 1986 edition), Soft Cover, 198pp, $26.00
Originally the only land route between
mining, pioneers and much
more.
12
On
Australia’s Rim ed
by W.J. de Burgh
[ISBN
0 85905 361 X], ( 2006 New), Soft Cover, A4, 142pp 400
grams, $26.00*
Jean
Christopher de Lancourt, an enigmatic “French” traveller, raconteur, and soldier, wrote of his experiences
while
walking around
at The
West Australian. Accused of being a bludger,
rogue and spy, in language today reserved for erring historians, he
eventually fell out
with his companion in N Q. This resulted in some surprising revelations. It is
still not known who he
really was, or what was
his eventual fate. De Lancourt is one of those many
mystery characters of the bush. Included are
his Arnhem
Land Aboriginal legends.
One
Life’s Journey by Edward Holthouse
[ISBN
0 85905 107 2], (1987 New), Hard Cover, 161pp, illustrated, 450grams, $28.00
Holthouse’s autobiography and the history of Muccan Station, in the Pilbara of
Western Australia.
On
Gold! Edited by
[ISBN
0 85905 116 1], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 128pp, illustrated, 175grams, $22.00
A
collection of prospectors’ and miners’ stories with magnificent photographs of
mining life now long past.
On
the Aborigines of Australia by Augustus Oldfield, with introduction by H. Henderson
[ISBN
0 85905 359 8] ( 1861+2006 new ) Hardcover, 132pp, 290
grams, $55.00*
A
limited casebound numbered edition of 250 copies.
Oldfield was a
botanical collector with a great interest in Aboriginals. This 1864 work with
an extensive introduction by
H.H.
is virtually unknown to anthropologists and is not known in most libraries. It
describes the natives of the Port Gregory
area at the mouth of the
customs and incidents of
life (and death).
Outback
Trail, The by Gus Luck
[ISBN
0 85905 080 5], (1988 New), Hard and Soft Cover, 155pp, illustrated, 315grams,
Hard Cover $30.00, Soft Cover
$22.00
Luck
was one of
who later wrote the
classic Spinifex
and Sand. Luck writes of his life and experiences in the
bush, camels, natives,
prospecting, people, and
more, in a fascinating story of the 1880s to 1930s.
Packhorse
and Waterhole by Gordon Buchanan
[ISBN
0 85905 237 0], (1984 reprint of 1933 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
130pp, 180grams, $22.00
The classic of
bushmen. His life story is
told by his son who went with him on his later expeditions.
Pastoral
Pioneers of W.A. 1884-1889. by
E.T. Hooley
[ISBN
0 85905 331 8], (2004 New), Soft Cover, A4, 72pp, 210grams, $22.00*
Hooley,
writing under the name of ‘Bucolic’ described many pastoral properties from the
Perched
on the Rails by Bruce Paterson
[ISBN
0 85905 187 0], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 166pp, illustrated, 225grams, $22.00
An essentially-Australian autobiography of a
pastoralist and his station life in three States.
Set mainly in the
Pilbara
Bushman – The Life Experience of W. Dunn by Graham J.
Wilson
[ISBN
0 85905 310 5], (2002 update of 1989 edition), Soft Cover, 95pp, illustrated,
300grams, $15.00
An intriguing story of part-Aboriginal
pastoralist Billy Dunn. While working with Pilbara pioneers Dunn was encouraged to
learn and to achieve. He
graduated to managing stock stations and ultimately he achieved ownership of
his own station.
Due
to popular demand this book has been reprinted with new, updated material.
Price
of a
[ISBN 0 85905 297 4], Soft Cover 204pp,
270grams, $28.00.
The hardships of men in the pearling industry in
the northwest of
their homelands again and
were buried in lonely, mostly unmarked graves, scattered along the vast
distances of the
northwest coast or
consigned to the depths of the sea. Divers, tenders, crew members, shellopeners, skippers and
owners all paid the
ultimate price through carelessness, wild nature, storms and cyclones. More
than a thousand deaths
with hundreds of luggers, schooners and ketches wrecked, all for the price
of a pearl.”
Publishing
Your Book with Hesperian Press by Kim Epton
[ISBN
0 85905 304 0], (2001 New), Download free from website (www.hesperianpress.com)
Explains
the process involved in publishing your book with Hesperian Press, from
preparing the manuscript to the printing
of the book. Part 2 of
the book is a style guide that details the Hesperian Press house style.
Pump,
The by Marshall Walker
[ISBN
0 85905 322 7], (2003 New), Soft Cover, A4, 40pp, illustrated, 130g, $11.00*
Life on No 7 Pumping Station on the goldfields’
pipeline in the early 1950s.
[ISBN
0 85905 045 9], (1984 reprint of 1897-1910 edition with new material), Hard
Cover, Three Volumes, 873pp, illustrated,
2.8kg,
$200*
Some
of the most significant ethnographic material ever published on the Australian
Aborigines. Over 1,500 photographs,
line drawings and maps
in three magnificent volumes. This is essential for all interested in
Aboriginal culture.
13
[ISBN
0 85905 075 0], (1985 reprint of 1913 edition), Hard Cover, 1120pp, illustrated,
2kg, $150.00*
An essential reference work for all companies and
individuals involved in mineral resources.
Rebel
of Glenmalure, The by
George Cargeeg
[ISBN
0 85905 126 9], (1988 New), Hard Cover, 118pp, illustrated, 350grams, $22.00
Michael
Dwyer, patriot, his life in
Island until his release to his farm in
Reflections
of an Orthopaedic Surgeon by
R.D. McKellar Hall
[ISBN
0 85905 038 6], (1983 New), Hard Cover, 80pp, illustrated, 300grams, $22.00
Spans the history of Orthopaedic
surgery in
Rivers
of the
[ISBN
0 85905 277 X], (2000 New), Soft Cover, spiral bound, A4, 90pp, $30.00*
A meticulously researched work on the discovery
and naming of rivers in the
Road
to Parenthood, Adoption and Beyond, The by
Sam Henry
[ISBN
0 85905 315 6], (2003 New), Soft Cover, 170pp, illustrated, 240grams, $26.00.
This
story of hope encompasses a married couple’s dreams for parenthood and how
after moving through disappointment
of infertility they
pursue the possibility of adopting children from an overseas country,
Russian
Jack by
[ISBN
0 85905 283 4], (2001 New), Soft Cover, $22.00
Biography of the most famous “barrowman” of the
Saddle
in the Kitchen by Enga Smith
[ISBN
0 85905 191 9], (1993 reprint of 1979 edition), Soft Cover, 87pp, illustrated,
150grams, $22.00
The popular story of the author’s childhood in
country
Sailor
and Commando by A.E. (Ted) Jones
[ISBN
0 85905 253 2], (1998 New), Soft Cover, 128pp, illustrated, 245grams, $22.00
A
R.A.N. Special Service Commando’s WWII experiences in training and on service
in the
Sailors
in Slouch Hats edited by W.W. Rice
[ISBN
0 85905 299 0], (2001 New), Soft Cover, 168pp, illustrated, 230grams, $22.00
Wartime reminiscences of the men of 42 Australian
Landing Craft Company, RAE.
Scarlet
Stain Harlots, The - Harridans
and Hellholes of Old
Bridge
ISBN
0 85905 350 4] , (2004 New), 188pp, illustrated,
grams, $28.00
By
the late 1890s the
world. The
Sun newspaper campaigned against the outrageous
displays by the prostitutes, the activities of their
bludgers
and the vested interests of the landlords and sly grog traders. This book
details that campaign and shows a
vastly different old
[ISBN
0 85905 127 7], (1995 reprint of 1988 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
80pp, illustrated, 125grams, $12.00
tourism. Tales
of men and boats.
She’s
No Milkmaid by Rica Erickson & Rona Haywood
[ISBN
0 85905 152 8], (1991 New), Soft Cover, 96pp, illustrated, 178grams, $10.00
The
biography of Dame Raigh Roe, President of the Country
Womans Association, and the story of her fight for
the rural
women of
Signaller
at the Front by Arthur G. Howell, MM. Edited by John Coe
[ISBN
0 85905 305 9], (2001 New), A4 Spiral Bound, 82 pages, 250grams, $22.00
The war diary of Gunner Howell, 1st Australian
Field Artillery Brigade and his impressions of the Great War 1915-1918.
Small
Scale Underground Mining For Prospectors, Tributors and Mine Owners by
F.W. Bojesen
[ISBN
0 85905 292 3], (2003 New), A4, wire spiral bound,170pp,
illustrated, 440+grams, $ 40.00*
It
describes step by step how to develop and run a small underground mine cheaply,
safely and profitably in today’s world.
Starting
with leases and permits, it takes you through every stage from road building
and camp construction to the final
shutdown. It explains
each operation in detail in plain language, with many drawings, diagrams and
photos: First shaft
sinking and other forms of
access, then development of levels and orebodies,
ventilation, transport and haulage, pumping
and other services,
safety and all else needful for efficient mining. It tells you how to find
cheaper machinery and gear, as
well as what you can
make yourself - and shows how to make it. The photos give real life situations
from current mining
of this sort. To
further increase its usefulness, the volume ends with a large glossary of
underground mining terms and a
practical index to
ease searching and cross-checking.
Spanish
Settlers of Yoongarilup by
Alejandro Torrent
[ISBN
0 646 16939 4], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 74pp, illustrated, 105grams, $10.00
A little-known migrant group near Busselton in the south west of
14
Spinifex
and Sand by David W. Carnegie
[ISBN
0 85905 139 0], (1989 reprint of 1898 edition), Soft Cover, 275pp, illustrated,
500grams, $28.00
A
first hand account of the Coolgardie gold rush, the
suffering of the prospectors, great gold discoveries, his own long
march with typhoid fever,
desert tribes, the constant search for water, the death of one of his men, and
the vastness of the
surrounding desert. All
are woven together in one of the most readable accounts of exploration in
Spinifex
and Sand - Maps
(1989
re-print of 1898 edition), 280grams, $22.00
Set
of four large maps illustrating Carnegie’s journey. (Folded or rolled – postage
extra on rolled).
Steadfast
Endeavour by Graham Wilson
[ISBN
0 85905 208 7], (1995 New), Hard and Soft Cover, 216pp, illustrated, HC
320grams, SC 220grams, HC $25.00, SC
$22.00
A chronicle of church interaction with Pilbara Aboriginal society, 1945-1995.
Tales
of the
[ISBN
0 85905 083 1], (1986 New), Soft Cover, 142pp, illustrated, 220grams, $25.00
Barney
Lamond rode overland from
Halls Creek and the men who undertook the long
and dangerous journeys.
Tall
Trees and Tall Tales by J. Morris and R. Underwood
[ISBN
0 85905 168 4], (1992 New), Soft Cover, 94pp, illustrated, 150grams, $22.00
Stories of old Pemberton.
A marvellous reminiscence of the characters and
places of the big timber country, in the South
West of
Ten
Thousand Hours by Harry Moss
[ISBN
0 85905 122 6], (1988 New), Hard and Soft Cover, 131pp, illustrated, HC
330grams, SC 185grams, HC $28.00,
SC
$22.00
The
autobiography of a flying doctor pilot and his adventures in aircraft from the
1930s to the present in New South
Then
They Called Me Norma by Norma King
[ISBN
0 85905 124 2], (2003 New), Soft Cover, 278pp, illustrated, 385grams, $30.00
The autobiography of Goldfields author/historian
and artist, Norma King.
They
Called Me Tjampu-Tjilpi by
Bob Verburgt
[ISBN
0 85905 248 6], (1999 New), Soft Cover, 144pp, illustrated, 225grams, $22.00
The bush experience of the author as a patrol
officer in the
They
Kept This State Afloat by Rod Dickson
[ISBN
0 85905 2 141], (1998 New), Hard Cover, 344pp, illustrated, 640grams, $50.00*
Details the life and work of all Western
Australian boat builders from 1829 to 1929.
They’re
Racing at Landor by P.R. Heydon
[ISBN
0 85905 169 2], (1992 New), Soft Cover, 272pp, illustrated, 350grams, $28.00
The history of the people, horses and place of the
fabled Landor bush races of the North West of Western
Australia. A
racing classic.
Thomas
Edwards of Beverley: Emigrant, Policeman, Settler by
Mollie Bentley
[ISBN
0 85905 076 9], (1985 New), Hard and Soft Cover, 115pp, illustrated, HC
290grams, SC 180grams, HC $28.00,
SC
$22.00
The biography of an early colonial policeman,
with much detail of the Police Force from 1850 to 1868.
Details of explorations
with E.H. Hargraves for gold and C.C. Hunt for land, Aboriginal
contacts, and the development of the areas to the east of
the Colony’s capital.
Those
Were The Days by Arthur Reid
[ISBN
0 85905 101 3], (1986 reprint of 1933 edition with new material), Hard Cover,
418pp, illustrated, quarto, l.5kg,
$85.00*
An important reminiscing history of Coolgardie and
Fully indexed.
To
Call Our Own by M.R.H. Southcombe
[ISBN
0 85905 119 6], (1998 New), Soft Cover, 87pp, illustrated, 140grams, $22.00
The
pioneering of the Group Settlements,
To
King George the Third Sound for Whales by Rod Dickson.
[ISBN 0 85905 372 5], (2006 New) Hard
cover, dj, 174 pp, 25 x 17cm, illustrated, maps,
480grams. $55.00*, A limited
edition
of 500 copies
To
King George the Third Sound for Whales. A voyage aboard
the British Whaling Vessel
Thomas
Dennis. 1800-1802. Transcribed from the original ship’s logbook by Rod Dickson.
To
King George the Third Sound for Whales is one of the
seminal documents of
voyage of the first
whaling ship to WA, just nine years after the voyage of
‘rediscovered’ King George the Third Sound. And of even more
importance, 26 years before the 1826 settlement of
15
To
the Savage Land - the life of John Costello by M.J.
Costello
[ISBN
0 85905 287 7], (2002 reprint of 1930 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
162pp, illustrated, $26.00
In
the 1880s John Costello, a pastoralist from Yass who
had settled on
He
then opened up the wild country on the
hostile natives and cattle
thieves. He eventually lost the battle but never forgot the promise of his
savage land.
To
the Bar Bonded by Kath Mallet
[ISBN
0 85905 178 1], (1992 New), Hard Cover, 330pp, illustrated, 550grams, $35.00
A history of Marble Bar by Mrs
Mallet, ex Limestone Station. A fascinating look
at this quintessential Western Australian
outback town from its
beginnings.
Toodyay
Homesteads by Rica Erickson & Rhonda Taylor
[ISBN
0 85905 362 8], (2006 New), Soft Cover, 196 pages, 260grams,
$30.00.Australia-wide postage $5.00
Toodyay Homesteads, Past
and Present is an invaluable book for anyone interested in
It
describes the evolution of the Toodyay District and
the farming properties that have operated since the 1830s and
1840s.
The book takes the reader on a journey from Morby Cottage in Northam to the
Moora.
Individual chapters reveal the social, administrative, and economic forces that
shaped the early development of
the
farming methods up to the
present day. Solid archival research by Rica Erickson is given life through her
own experiences
and early conversations
with original settlers and their descendants
Toodyay
- the good old days by Wally Chitty edited by Chris Martin
[ISBN
0 85905 342 3], (2004), Soft Cover, 248pp, 240x160mm, 150+ photos, maps,
415grams, $35.00*
A magnificent new book on Toodyay
- an anecdotal snapshot of life in times gone by.
Trackmaster,
The - Sig Schlam by Bill Elkes
[ISBN
0 85905 112 9], (1987 New), Soft Cover, 29pp, illustrated, 100grams, $6.00
The biography of one of the World’s greatest
speedway motorcycle riders.
Tragedy
Track by F.E. Baume, 1994
[ISBN
0 85905 199 4], (1994 reprint of 1933 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
143pp, illustrated, 200grams, $22.00
The story of the Northern Territory Granites’
gold rush of the 1930s. A bush
classic. The area now has major gold mines.
Travels
in
[ISBN
0 85905 192 7], (1993 reprint of 1901 edition), Soft Cover, 212pp, illustrated,
275grams, $28.00
The
writer sparkled through
popular, this is a
goldfields’ gem.
Trenches
In The Sky, The by Dan Conway
[ISBN
0 85905 205. 2], (1995 New), Soft Cover, 264pp, illustrated, 350grams, $30.00
The best Australian book of the Air War in
Twentieth Century Impressions P.W.H.
Thiel & Co.
[ISBN
0 85905 269 9], (2000 reprint of 1901 edition), Hard Cover, 808pp, illustrated,
A4+, $250.00*
Another Western Australian classic.
Richly illustrated. Copious
information on early
Unbroken
Spirit by Brian Peachey
[ISBN
0 85905 275 3], (2000 New), Soft Cover, 155pp, illustrated, 230grams, $22.00
The
biography of William Boxhal a convict transported in
1855. Covers the English prison system, transportation, the
of New Norcia. Contains a detailed list of his
descendents in
Veterans,
The: A History of the Enrolled Pensioner Force in
Broomhall
[ISBN
0 85905 103 X], (1985,1989 New), Hard Cover, 472pp,
illustrated, 720grams, $50.00
Contains a narrative history and extensive
biographical data on its members with approximately 1,000 entries.
The Guard
garrisoned
genealogy.
Voice
of the North, The by Jim Kelly
[ISBN
0 85905 154 4], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 138pp, 190grams, $16.50
The
collected bush poems of Jim Kelly are the result of his love of the bush and
time in cattle camps of 60 years ago. A
Waiting
For Rain by Janet Wells
[ISBN
0 85905 155 2], (1991 New), Soft Cover, 36pp, 70grams, $9.00
Prize-winning poetry of the North.
Waldeck
Story, The by Norma King
[ISBN
0 85905 141 2], (1990 reprint of 1980 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
120pp, illustrated, 180grams, $22.00
The story of the Waldeck
family of Greenough.
[ISBN
0 85905 243 5], (1998 New), Soft Cover, 196pp, illustrated, HC 485grams, SC
340grams, HC $40.00, SC $28.00
Surveying of the Trans-Australian railway line,
the Rabbit Proof Fence and the North. A
biography of R.J. Anketell.
W.A.
Burial Locality Index by Yvonne and Kevin Coate
[ISBN
0 958 6628 27], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 128pp, 360grams, $22.00
Index to public and private cemeteries and lonely
graves, listed by district.
We
Came Home or Return From the
[ISBN
085905 352 0] (2005 New) 211pp, A4, Perfect bound, illust., 585grams, $30.00*
The
author was in Changi and on the
bad, with neither fear
nor favour. The author is now 85 and in failing
health, but all his old comrades will remember this as
vintage Richard.
Wealth
and Wildcats by Raymond Radcliffe
[ISBN
0 85905 309 1], (2004, reprint of 1898), Soft Cover, 129pp, illustrated,
190grams, $22.00.
Raymond
Radclyffe, journalist for the London Financial Times traveled
through the goldfields of
[ISBN
0 85905 337 7], (2004 New), 156pp, Soft Cover, A4, illustrated, 410grams,
$28.00*
Doug’s
memoirs cover his families involvement in the early
Western
Australian Exploration 1826-1835 Volume 1 Ed. by Joanne
Shoobert et. al.
[ISBN
0 85905 351 2], (2005 New), Hard Cover, 638pp, illustrated, maps, 1.3Kg., $96.00* Pre Launch price [Print-run
1000.],
Postage:
Released
This
is one of the most significant volumes ever published in W.A. and the first of
its type in
attempted such a
project.
It
is the result of many years and tens of thousands of hours collecting,
collating, typing and proofing. It will be an essential
reference for all
interested in W.A. history. Other volumes are in preparation.
Western
Australia’s Tempestuous History by John Nairn
[ISBN
0 85905 088 2], (1986 reprint of 1976 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
illustrated by Frank Pash, Three
Volumes,
158pp, Large Format, 380grams each, $49.50 for the 3 volumes or $16.50 per
volume
Incidents
of W.A. history brought to life.
Western
Pioneers by J.E. Hammond
[ISBN
0 85905 181 1], (1993 reprint of 1936 edition), Soft Cover, 134pp, illustrated,
180grams, $22.00
The reminiscences of a pioneer settler in
West, people, businesses and more.
A favourite.
[ISBN
0 85905 273 7], (1999 New), Soft Cover, 175pp, 235grams, $22.00
Essays on
Whaleback
Tales by Peter Eckhart
[ISBN
0 85905 230 3], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 119pp, illustrated, 160grams, $16.50
The story of the town of
Wheel
Tracks by W.W. Ammon
[ISBN
0 85905 190 0], (1993 reprint of 1966 edition), Soft Cover, 144pp, illustrated,
190grams, $22.00
Ammon was there when
camel trains gave way to trucks. His story of the early trucking days in the Gascoyne region of
Where
Fortunes Lay by A.J. Macgeorge
[ISBN
0 85905 194-3], (1993 New), Soft Cover, 186pp, illustrated, 250grams, $22.00
A biography of the finders of the Golden Mile
with the story of Sam Pearce and the verse of Dorrie Doolette. A real gem of
the gold rush books.
Where
is Brown Hill? by
Amy Moore
[ISBN
0 85905 128 5], (1989 New), Soft Cover, 60pp, 115grams, $10.00
Brown
Hill was a small mining community t’other side of
cuts, this township and
its people are recorded by Amy Moore, born and bred in this forgotten
goldfield’s village.
Where
There’s Smoke There’s Fry by Chris Hales
[ISBN
0 85905 259 1], (1999 New), Soft Cover, 196pp, illustrated, 270grams, $22.00
The biography of Alf Fry - one of the great
characters of the South West of Western Australia.
White
Feather by Margaret Bull
[ISBN
0 85905 111 0], (1987 reprint of 1981 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
111pp, 180grams, $22.00
The story of the old goldfield’s town of
17
William
Ford and Coolgardie by
Alice Kathleen Clemenson
[ISBN
0 85905 118 8], (1988 New), Soft Cover, 151pp, illustrated, 340grams, $22.00
The biography of the discoverer of Coolgardie. Copiously
illustrated.
Willshire
of
[ISBN
0 85905 177 3], (1992 New), Soft Cover, 68pp, illustrated, 150grams, $22.00
Mounted
Constable Willshire of
notoriety. Details of his books and work among Aborigines.
Wiluna
- edge of the desert by P.R. Heydon
[ISBN
0 85905 216 8], (1996 New), Hard Cover, 624pp, illustrated, 1kg, $50.00*
The history of the goldfield’s town of
Winjan’s
People by J.E. Hammond
[ISBN
0 85605 330 X], (Reprint of 1933 edition, 1980/2005), Soft Cover, 86pp,
illustrated, 125grams, $22.00
First
published in 1933, this book is still one of the best introductions to the life
and customs of south west Australian
aborigines.
Wongi
Wongi by Judith
Drake-Brockman
[ISBN
0 85905 286 9], (2001 New), Soft Cover, 162pp,
illustrated, 225grams, $22.00
An account of the relationship between the
Brockman family and Aborigines on Corunna Downs station and later
in
Wooden
Butterflies by Anna Wiciak-Suchnicka
[ISBN
0 85905 131 5], (1989 New), Soft Cover, 137pp, 210grams,
$22.00
This
autobiography evokes a different world in
the flight of the
author and her family through
World’s
Rough Hand, The by H. Phelps Whitmarsh
[ISBN
0 85905 336 9], 2005, (Reprint 1898), Soft Cover, 108pp, 160grams, $22.00
Hubert
Phelps Whitmarsh arrived in
fishmonger, barber,
roustabout, officer, diver and pearler” in
coast. He returned to
Wreck
of the Barque Stefano, The by
Gustave Rathe
[ISBN
0 85905 144 7], (1990 New), Soft Cover, 136pp, 190grams, $22.00
The
Stefano was wrecked on the
two survivors were
rescued by Captain Tuckey of the Jessie. A classic of survival.
Wyndham
- with a ton of salt by Ken Mellowship
[ISBN
0 85905 345 8], (2004 New), Soft Cover, A4, 53pp illustrated, 170grams, $22.00*
The people of Wyndham on the wharf and at the
meat works, the characters and their foibles.
A series of sketches of life
in a forgotten town
with sidelights on the Territory and PNG during the late ‘50s and early ‘60s.
Yalgoo
by Alex Palmer
[ISBN
0 85905 261 3], (1990 reprint of 1985 edition with new material), Soft Cover,
200pp, illustrated, 265grams, $22.00
The history of mining and pastoral stations in
the Yalgoo district, east of Geraldton.
Yammatji
by Bryan Clark
[ISBN
0 85905 159 5], (1992 New), Soft Cover, 208pp, illustrated, 260grams, $28.00
Biographies and history of Aborigines of the Gascoyne with many photographs and drawings.
Yeeramukadoo
– A saga of the North West by
Nancy E. Withnell Taylor
[ISBN
0 85905 307 5], (Reprint of 1987 edition with new material), Soft Cover, 254pp,
illustrated, 340grams, $30.00
A history of the
Youanmi:
A History of Murchison Gold by J. Hooper
[ISBN
0 85905 104 8], (1987 New), Soft Cover, 188pp, illustrated,
250grams, $25.00
Youanmi, a goldfield’s town
that grew from nothing in the desert, flowered and died. The history of the
town, its mines and
people.
Young
Soldier from the Goldfields, The by
Roma Wood
[ISBN
0 85905 210 9], (1995 New), Soft Cover, 138pp, illustrated, 200grams,
$22.00
The
story of a battler’s life from
of
Yundamindra
by Alec Palmer
[ISBN
0 85905 370 9], (2006 New), Soft Cover, 138pp, illustrated, 190 grams, $22.00
Cradled
between the ancient shorelines of Lakes Raeside and
Carey are found the old gold mining centres of Yundamindera,
lives of the folk, black
and white, who forged a living here over the years are brought together in Yundamindera’s
pages.