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Darwin Bight Australian books
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'Sold 'Alice on the Line' by Doris Blackwell & Douglas Lockwood was published in 1965 & this is a first edition. It is the story of Doris's life at the Alice while her father was in charge of the Telegraph Station. It has a selection of black and white photos & is in excellent condition, including the dustjacket. Price is $12.00.
'On the Edge. The Changing World of Australia's Farmers' is written by Robert Milliken with photographs by Lorrie Graham. It explores farming in Australia. It was published in 1992 & is both interesting and compelling. It is a large format with an index also. It is in very good condition. The price is $10.00.
Sold 'Ion Idriess Greatest Stories. Of Miners and Soldiers' was published in the collected edition in 1986. The 3 stories are 'The Silver City', 'Lightning Ridge' and 'The Desert Column'. It runs to 615 pages. This copy is in good condition but the paper is yellowing. Price is $10.00.
'The Green Centre' by Barry Paine was published in 1976 & tells the story of the Red Centre turning green due to above average rainfall in 1973 to 1974. Paine made a film of the impact of the rain for the BBC and this book complements the film. It includes Birdsville, The Painted Desert, Cooper's Creek, The Strezelecki Track, The Ghan etc. It has a large reading list, lots of maps, coloured photos, lots of flora, fauna, natural history and some indigenous history. This copy is in very good condition with it's dust jacket. It is 172 pages but it does have a name on the front piece. Price is $15.00.
Sold 'The Front Door. Darwin******1969' by Douglas Lockwood is a history of Darwin. The book was published in 1968 and this is a First Edition. This copy is signed by the author and belonged to H. Shepherdson, a well known missionary in the N.T. It runs to 288 pages with a selection of pictures. It has a good index. The book is in very good condition with a plastic sleeve over the dust jacket. Price is $25.00.
'Australia's Open North' by J. Macdonald Holmes is a look at the history and geography of the N.T from Alice up and the state of state of development in 1966. It runs to 505 pages with photos and maps. It is an interesting timepiece. Price is $10.00.
'Water into Gold' by Ernestine Hill was published in 1937 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Dried Fruit Industry in Australia. It is the story of irrigation from the River Murray. It runs to 328 pages with a selection of black and white photos. The book is in good condition and the price is $10.00..
'West of the Bight' by Basil Fuller is an arm chair guide to the south west of W.A. with lots of anecdotes, characters and the like. It was published in 1972 and this is a first print. There is a selection of black & white photos, a bibliography. It is in very good condition with dustjacket. Price is $12.00.
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'On the Edge. The Changing World of Australia's Farmers' is written by Robert Milliken with photographs by Lorrie Graham. It explores farming in Australia. It was published in 1992 & is both interesting and compelling. It is a large format with an index also. It is in very good condition. The price is $10.00.
Sold 'Ion Idriess Greatest Stories. Of Miners and Soldiers' was published in the collected edition in 1986. The 3 stories are 'The Silver City', 'Lightning Ridge' and 'The Desert Column'. It runs to 615 pages. This copy is in good condition but the paper is yellowing. Price is $10.00.
'The Green Centre' by Barry Paine was published in 1976 & tells the story of the Red Centre turning green due to above average rainfall in 1973 to 1974. Paine made a film of the impact of the rain for the BBC and this book complements the film. It includes Birdsville, The Painted Desert, Cooper's Creek, The Strezelecki Track, The Ghan etc. It has a large reading list, lots of maps, coloured photos, lots of flora, fauna, natural history and some indigenous history. This copy is in very good condition with it's dust jacket. It is 172 pages but it does have a name on the front piece. Price is $15.00.
Sold 'The Front Door. Darwin******1969' by Douglas Lockwood is a history of Darwin. The book was published in 1968 and this is a First Edition. This copy is signed by the author and belonged to H. Shepherdson, a well known missionary in the N.T. It runs to 288 pages with a selection of pictures. It has a good index. The book is in very good condition with a plastic sleeve over the dust jacket. Price is $25.00.
'Australia's Open North' by J. Macdonald Holmes is a look at the history and geography of the N.T from Alice up and the state of state of development in 1966. It runs to 505 pages with photos and maps. It is an interesting timepiece. Price is $10.00.
'Water into Gold' by Ernestine Hill was published in 1937 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Dried Fruit Industry in Australia. It is the story of irrigation from the River Murray. It runs to 328 pages with a selection of black and white photos. The book is in good condition and the price is $10.00..
'West of the Bight' by Basil Fuller is an arm chair guide to the south west of W.A. with lots of anecdotes, characters and the like. It was published in 1972 and this is a first print. There is a selection of black & white photos, a bibliography. It is in very good condition with dustjacket. Price is $12.00.
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- Date Listed:02/08/2021
- Last Edited:22/12/2023
- Condition:Used
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