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Lucky Ross
The Autobiography of an R.A.N. Officer - 1934-1951
by W.H. ("John") Ross
ISBN 0 85905 203 6, (1994 new), Soft Cover, 140mm x 215mm, 288pp, illustrated, 400grams
$30.00 + POST
Lucky Ross covers the period from 1934 to 1951 and details the author's varied and unusual experiences as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy during that time.
Ludovic de Beauvoir's visit to Australia
Translated and edited by John Melville Jones with Nicola Cousen, Steve Mullins, Stefan Petrow and Marie & John Ramsland
ISBN 978-0-85905-626-7, (2016, New), Published in a edition of 250 copies. 160 x 240, 351pp, Section sewn with dj on soft cover in French flap style with quality paper, illustrated, 850 grams
$50.00* + POST
This publication presents a revised English translation of the first volume (Australie) of an account of a voyage around the world undertaken in 1866 by two young French aristocrats. In Australia they visited Melbourne, Ballarat and Bendigo, and outside Melbourne experienced the life of a squatter at that time. They also visited Hobart, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane before sailing north towards South East Asia.
Lure of the North
by F. W. Gunning
ISBN 0 85905 396 2, (2007, reprint), Hard Cover, dj, 272pp, illustrated, 720grams
$75.00* + POST Order direct from Hesperian Press
Long out of print and reaching $600 plus as a rare book, it has been reprinted courtesy of the Gunning and Gooch families. This new facsimile, limited edition, is case bound with a dust jacket.
Lure of the North is the story of George Gooch and the opening up of the Gascoyne.
The Last Desert Journey. Bill Peasley
ISBN 978-0-85905-809-4, 285 grams, $40.00*
The Last Outposts. From Port of Pearls to Desert Sands. A Flying Doctor in North Western Australia
by William Peasley.
ISBN 978-0-85905-586-4, (2014, New), A4, SC, illust, 3pp colour, 152pp, 450 g, $40.00*
In 1956 Bill set off overland to WA with his family, a beloved Jaguar, and a medical degree. He started practice in Derby and there commenced an affair with the bush which is still going strong. This book covers his time in the NW and Kim., the people and places, incidents both clinical and recreational and is a welcome read for all old hands of the North. [BIO] [K] [NW]
The log of Michael Terry, Leader of the Emu Mining Company Expedition to Lake Mackay 1932.
Compiled and annotated by Adrian Winwood-Smith and David Gibson.
ISBN 978-1-875778-66-9, (New, 2025), 160x240, 210 pages, well illustrated – b&w, colour, map, French flap cover, 600 grams, $70.00*
An important examination comparing the untouched land of 90 years ago with the now transformed landscape and biology.
An essential reference for all interested in both the history and the land of Central Australia.
[BIO] [CEN] [NT] [EXP] [MIN]
The Lost Flyers
by WC Charnley
[ISBN 978-0-85905-883-4], (1935, 2021), A4, 20 pages, illustrated, 105 grams. $22.00*
Hans Bertram and Adolf Klauseman were flying from Germany in 1932. They crashed on the northern cost of WA. All was thought lost but when eventually found they had been succoured by the once fierce tribal aboriginals.
The Lubra and the Ferret. Sea tales of the south and west coasts.
Peter J. Bridge.
ISBN 978-1-923560-39-0, (New, 2026), A4, 16 pages, illustrated, 100 grams, $22.00*
Several recently acquired water colours from the 1890s - early 1900s of Adelaide Steamship Company ships are illustrated together with the story of the ships and their demise. Both served on the west coast.