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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 Kimberley goldrush of the 1880s. His reminiscences cover pastoral life in NSW and the men and incidents of the early Kimberley.
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 lived at the wayside coach stations.
Old North Road, The by W. de Burgh [ISBN 0 85905 272 9], (2002 reprint of 1986 edition), Soft Cover, 198pp, $25.00 Originally the only land route between Perth and Geraldton. This fascinating history covers drovers, bush postmen, mining, pioneers and much more.
Old Sixteenth, The by Cyril Longmore. [ISBN 0 85905 409 8], (1929 reprint 2007), Hard Cover, 286 pp, illust, 695 grams, $85.00* The unit history of the mainly West Australian 16^th Battalion during WWI, with fold out plates and nominal list.
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 Australia for a wager.
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 P.J. Bridge [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, 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.
Outback Trail, The by Gus Luck [ISBN 0 85905 080 5], (1988 New), Hard Cover and Soft Cover, 155pp, illustrated, 315grams, HC $30.00, SC $22.00 Luck was one of Western Australia's most experienced bushmen when he passed on his bush skills to David Carnegie, 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 Northern Territory pastoral exploration. Bluey Buchanan, old “Paraway”, was one of Australia’s greatest bushmen. His life story is told by his son who went with him on his later expeditions.
Padre Plod by Barry May [ISBN 0 85905 424 1] )(New 2007), Soft Cover, 265 pages, 355 grams, $35. During his many years as Western Australia’s first full-time Police Chaplain, Father Barry May often attended scenes of great trauma and witnessed heart-breaking tragedy, he encountered things that would test anyone’s faith. Yet it was his own unflinching faith in God the Creator that sustained him in his grim responsibilities.
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 Kimberley to the Southwest.
Pearls and Pearling Life. by EW Streeter [ISBN 0 85905 255 9], (1886 reprint 2007), Hard Cover, 340 pp, illust, 835 grams, $116.00* The pearling classic, impossible to obtain. With tipped in colour plates and map. A study of pearls and pearling regions of the world. Early WA pearling.
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 North West of Australia. A great read in laconic style.
Pilbara Bushman by Graham J. Wilson [ISBN 0 85905 130 7], (2002 reprint of 1989 edition with new material), Soft Cover, 95pp illustrated, 300grams, $20.00 An intriguing story of part-Aboriginal pastoralist Billy Dunn. Working with Pilbara pioneers he was encouraged to learn and to achieve. Ultimately he managed stock and stations of his own.
Pilbarra Gold - 100 Years On by Alexander Holm OUT OF PRINT [ISBN 0 85905 150 1], (1989 New), Hard Cover, 252pp, illustrated, 450grams, $28.00 The detector gold rush of the 1970s and 80s, and how a group of prospectors made their fortune against pirates, Aboriginal land rights and official bastardry in the area of old Pilbarra
Pioneers of Nor'-West - Pastoral and Pearling by Lockier Clere Burges [ISBN 978-0-85905-438-6], (2008 reprint 1911), Soft Cover, A$, saddle stiched, 28pp, 120grams, $15.00* The author was an early pioneer of the NW and wrote thee reminiscences in 1911. The original copies are extremely rare.
Price of a Pearl, The by Rod Dickson [ISBN 085905 297 4], (2002 New), Soft Cover, 204 ppp, illustrated ,$28.00 In twenty two individual stories, mostly unpublished, I have attempted to portray the hardships encountered by the thousands of men who were engaged in the pearling industry during the early part of the 1900s in the northwest of Western Australia.
Prospecting Poultry. Land of Forests, Fleas and Flies. Jack Sorenson and his Lost Verse. by Peter J. Bridge with Gail Dreezens. [ISBN 0 85905 411 X], (2007 New, e-published 2006, in the Dollypot, Greenhide and Spindrift column Vol.1, Nos. 1-3.), 34 pp, saddle, Soft Cover, A4, 135 gram The habit of chooks to eat bright gold grains led to some interesting incidents on the fields. The development and effect of a catchy doggerel verse that has had wide echoes. A collection to add to our Ghosts of Bayley Street.
Pump, The by Marshall Walker [ISBN 085905 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.
Queensland Aborigines, The by W. E. Roth [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.
Queensland Mineral Index by H. Dunstan NEARLY OUT OF PRINT [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 Ireland and Australia, his trial and exile. Charged with Rebellion he was sent to Norfolk Island until his release to his farm in New South Wales where he died in 1825.
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 Western Australia from its inception to the present day.
Rivers of the Kimberley by Kim Epton [ISBN 0 85905 277 X], (2000 New), Soft Cover, wire spiral bound, A4, 90pp, $30.00* A meticulously researched work on the discovery and naming of rivers in the Kimberley by Europeans.
Road to Bulong, The by P. Rajkowski and E. Tuettemann. [ISBN 0 85905 420 9], (2007 New), 380pp, illustrated, Soft Cover 1.3kg, $ ., Hard Cover, dj, kg $ ** . The story of the Jones family of Hampton Hill Station, from the colonial pearling days of Shark Bay and the Gascoyne, with the Butcher family, to goldfields pastoralism, transport and mining. Available direct from the Jones family at Hampton Hill.
Road to Parenthood, Adoption and Beyond, The by Sam Henry [ISBN 0 85905 315 6], (2003 New), Soft Cover, 170pp, illustrated, $26.00 This story of hope encompasses a married couple's dream for parenthood and how after moving through the disappointment of infertility they pursue the possibility of adopting children from an overseas country, Ethiopia.
Russian Jack by P. J. Bridge [ISBN 0 85905 283 4], (2001 New), Soft Cover, $22.00 Biography of the most famous “barrowman” of the Kimberley, Northern Territory and the Murchison.