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Close Calls in the Kimberley
By Mick Driscoll
ISBN 978-0-85905-614-4, (New, 2015), A4, 43 pages, illustrated, 145 grams
$22.00* + POST
The Kimberley adventures of the bushman 'Mineral Mick' Driscoll and his long desert walks. Mick corresponded with HP and now, a decade after his passing the letters and stories are published.
Cobb & Co. in the Golden West
edited by Gail Dreezens, P J Bridge, Phil Bianchi
ISBN 0 85905 406 3, (2008 New), A4, Soft Cover, 166pp, 470grams
$30.00* + POST
The WA coaching companies covered immense distances in scarcely explored country. Among them was the WA Cobb and Co run by Nicholas and Kidman. This collection of reminiscences, reports, timetables, adverts, etc is heavily illustrated. An essential volume on bush history and transport.
Cobbers of Mine and the Mining Magnate
by The Axeman, Alfred E. Wallace
ISBN 978-0-85905-735-6, (New, 2019), A4, 47 pages, 140 grams, $22.00* + POST
Alfred Wallace died of silicosis in 1924. He was an axeman in the forests and an underground miner on the Murchison. His verse was in demand for local celebrations and the regional newspapers. Few modern poets have had the acclaim of the public that the Axeman had.
His collection was reprinted for many years by the Northam newspaper. Some of his satirical verse such as The Bush Geologist, and The Mining Magnate was still being circulated in mining circles in the 1980s.
Places he versifies, such as Barney Murphy's Bungalow Hotel, and the mines where he worked, were part of my wanderings fifty years ago, and my grandfather was also at Wooroloo sanatorium for TB that he got in France. PJB
The Cold-Footed Mob
A History of the 5th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
by Tom Goode
ISBN 978-0-85905-653-3, (New, 2016), A4, 100 pages, illustrated, indexed, 280 grams
$30.00* + POST
One hundred years ago over two hundred and fifty railwaymen from across the state left Australia for the Western Front. Many were over age and some of doubtful fitness but they went because they felt they were needed.
Cologne to the Kimberley
Studies of Aboriginal Life in Northwest Australia
by Five German Scholars in the First Half of the 20th Century
Translated by Margaret Pawsey, Edited by Kim Akerman
ISBN 978-0-85905-594-9, (2015, New), 384pp, SC, A4, illustrated, 1.1kg
$70.00*+ POST
Eighteen translated papers by Bischofs, Worms, Petri, Schulz, & Odermann that are
essential for an understanding of Kimberley Aboriginal culture. Contains brief biographies
of the authors.
Sand and Stone
Pt 1. Colonists and Convicts
Pt 2. Pastoralists and Prospectors
By Kevin Moran
ISBN 978-0-85905-572-7, ISBN 978-0-85905-573-4, (2000, 2013), A4, 730 pp, Soft cover, illustrated, indexed, ** kg
$140.00*. + POST
Sold only as a set.
A magnificent overview of the colony from a police perspective. Contains a great deal not available elsewhere.
Colour Patch -
The men of the 2/4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion
by Murray Ewan
ISBN 085905 312 1, (2003 New), Case bound 928pp, illustrated, <3kg packed
$132.00*
This unique book sets a new standard for unit studies. It contains photos and service details of all the men on the 2/4th and is beautifully presented. It will become a classic in Australian Military history and an heirloom for the families of all those who served in the 2/4th.
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Combined Index to the Publications of the Geological Survey of W.A. 1910-1970
by P. J. Bridge
ISBN 0 85905 000 9, (1972 New), Soft Cover, 350pp, A3
$170.00* (Direct sale only) + POST
This is the Combined indicies 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.
The Common Thread – Arnold Weinholt
Aussies in the thick of it. Stories from East Africa WWI, WWII. Ada Woodhill, Australian First Lady of German East Africa. And SOE’s Ethiopian Mission 101
Geoff Blackburn
ISBN 978-0-85905-710-3, (New, 2018), A4, illustrated, 40 pp, 185 grams
$25.00 + POST
The first, and hopefully not the last, Australian politician shot for spying. Unreported byways and fascinating African adventures in the Great Game.
The Connelly Story
ed by PJ Bridge, I Murray & V Connelly
ISBN 978-0-85905-460-7, A4, 60 pp, illustrated, (200g)
$22.00 + Post
Connelly senior found the Fifield Platinum in NSW. His son discovered the Murchison GF in WA in 1890.