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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 P.J. Bridge [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 Days of Yilgarn District, The edited by Peter J Bridge and Angela Teague. [ISBN 978-0-85905-445-4], (2008, New), A4, Soft Cover, 69pp, illus., 225 grams, $22.00* This collection forms part of a series of biographies and reminiscences of the earliest prospectors of the Yilgarn Goldfields.
Early Woodlines of the Goldfields - The untold story of the Woodlines to World War II. edited by Phil Bianchi, Peter Bridge and Ray Tovey. NEW EXPANDED SECOND EDITION [ISBN 0 85905 422 5], (2007 New), A4 perfect bound, Soft Cover, 220pp, illustrated, 610 grams, $40.00 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 Kalgoorlie Miner. The articles and letters by writers such as Crosscut [T.H. Wilson] and 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.
E.P. 9 Story, The by Mike Sasin/J B Norman [ISBN 085905 326 1], (2003 New), Soft Cover,54pp, illustrated, A4 wire bound, 190g, $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 Australia’s greatest explorer.
Esther Austin – Adventures on the Goldfields. By Hadah. [ISBN 0 85905 412 8], (1899 reprint 2007, e-published 2006, in the Dollypot, Greenhide and Spindrift column Vol.4 No.4.), 18 pp, illust, saddle, Soft Cover, A4, 95 grams, $12* The experiences of a Salvation Army girl on the Eastern and Murchison fields in the 1890s.
Expedition Eastward from Northam, The, by the Dempster brothers, Clarkson, Harper and Correll, July-August, 1861 by Lesley Brooker [ISBN 0 85905 390 3], (2006 New), Soft Cover, 92pp, illustrated A4, 285g, full colour, 43 sketch maps, 59 colour photos, $35 It was idle curiosity that first led Lesley Brooker, an ex-CSIRO scientist, to find out who might have been the first Europeans to visit a bush property near Sandford Rocks, Westonia, recently purchased by Lesley and her husband Michael from the National Trust under the BushBank scheme.
Expeditions in Western Australia 1837-1839 by George Grey [ISBN 0 85905 046 7], (1983 reprint of 1841 edition), Hard Cover, 916pp, illustrated, maps, 1680grams, $90.00* 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 Gantheaume Bay to Perth.
Explorations in Australia 1858 - 62 by John McDouall Stuart [ISBN 0 85905 062 9], (1984 reprint of 1865 edition), Hard Cover, 538pp, illustrated, 1010grams, $50.00 Stuart was the first to reach Australia’s geographical centre and to traverse the continent. Thirst, scurvy, starvation and hostile natives hampered his expeditions. His route led to the construction of the overland telegraph and the opening up of Central Australia.
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 Swan River and Rottnest run.
Fighting for Life by Judith Fitzhardinge [ISBN 0 85905 224 9], (1996 New), Soft Cover, 268pp, illustrated, 340grams, $33.00 John Fitzhardinge was in Greece and Crete with the Artillery during World War II and was eventually taken prisoner by the crew of an Italian submarine and incarcerated in Italy and Germany.
Flight of Diamonds by Major W. Tyler [ISBN 0 85905 105 6], (1987 New), 134pp, illustrated, HC 300grams, SC 200grams, HC $28.00, SC $22.00 The 1942 Japanese attack on Broome had been kept hidden by the Curtin’s wartime government. Tyler gives the first full account of the raid and of the loss of $12 million in diamonds, still unrecovered. Copious illustrations of Japanese, Dutch, United States and Australian aircraft and personnel involved in the disaster.
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.
For Those Who Remembered Bob True, A History of Whitfords Reward, Gregory Hills. By Peter J. Bridge with Ian Murray. [ISBN 0 85905 413 6], (2007 New, e-published 2006, in the Dollypot, Greenhide and Spindrift column Vol.1 No.6.), 20 pp, saddle, Soft Cover, A4, 95 grams, $15* Bob True was buried in a lonely grave at Lake Wells in 1906 by his prospecting mates.
From Kastellorizo.... Memoirs of a Greek Migrant Family by Michael (Stratos) Jack Kailis Michael (Stratos) Jack Kailis was born in Western Australia of Greek parents. His formative years were spent in North Perth, now known as Northbridge. [ISBN 0 85905 382 2], (2006 New), Soft Cover, 327pp, 435grams, $39.95. Please order direct from Stratos Investments Pty Ltd for both trade and retail. PO Box 267, Cottesloe, 6911. Phone 0417 902 150 Fax 08 9286 2275, E-mail: stratsy@bigpond.com
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 Northern Territory bushman Billy Miller Linklater includes much detail of the early characters.
Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Leonora-Laverton Area, North Eastern Yilgarn Block, Western Australia by J. Hallberg [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.
Get it Write! by Kim Epton replaces Publishing Your Book with Hesperian Press (2007 New), FREE TO DOWNLOAD 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.
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 Western Australia, Malaya, Singapore, Burma Railway. A classic of Australian military history.
Ghosts of Bayley Street: Collected Poems of J. Sorensen by Jack Sorensen [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 East Murchison district of Western Australia in the 1930s and 1940s.
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 Getting Days by John Meiklejohn (edited by P. Bridge) [ISBN 0 85905 341 5], 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 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, $28.00 Prospecting in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia through the 1870s, 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 085905 311 3], (2002 New), Soft Cover 282pp, 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, $16.50 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 South Wales and Victoria. It will become an Australian classic.
Government Gums and Rattling the Dish,The by Peter J Bridge with Gail Dreezens [ISBN 0 85905 399 7], (2007 New), Soft Cover, A4, 51pp, saddle, illust, 180 grams, $22* Before the advent of gaols prisoners were chained to trees, a practice surviving in WA until the 1950s. Digger justice was rough, ready, and sure. When the police came crime soared. Perhaps we need local justice committees to be revived.
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, 250grams, $28.00 The war diaries of a RAAF ground crew member in North Africa during World War II.
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.
Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia by Mark Andrew Calderwood, Benjamin Alexander Grguric and Mark Ivan Jacobson [ISBN 0 85905 378 4], (2007 New), Case bound, laminated, 394pp, well illustrated, 830 grams, $85.00* Western Australia is a treasure trove. Emeralds, green tourmalines, purple lepidolite, lustrous black tantalite and other minerals are found in pegmatites scattered across the vastness of Western Australia.