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1. Adams, Frances (1994). John Webb's End, or Strong as Death [Australian Books on Demand]. Canberra: Mulini Press. 74 pp. Paperback small quarto very good condition, red card cover (white spine), portrait frontispiece drawing, minor edgewear. A tragic Australian historical crime novel by Francis Adams about a man who is in love with a girl who is not interested in him. He gets in financial difficulties when he takes on a property. He turns to bushranging with disastrous results. This is a well written story and tells a lot about Australia's early beginnings and the nature of outback life. (Australian Books on Demand, no. 12, from Mulini Press. Originally published, 1891. Has the same ISBN as Mary Summers, by Robert Whitworth [Australian Books on Demand, no. 9.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949910414. Our Book No: 29846. $30 AUD.

2. Bayley, William A. (1975). Uplands Pastures: History of Crookwell Shire New South Wales (Revised, enlarged ed). Crookwell, NSW: Crookwell Shire Council. 207 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos (including frontispiece), endpaper map, minor edgewear. This is the story of Crookwell Shire. William A. Bayley uses a narrative style through which runs the thread of the story of the gradual development of an important uplands centre from a few isolated huts to a progressive and prosperous tablelands town. The town contributes largely to the agricultural and pastoral wealth of New South Wales. (Originally published, 1950. This copy is the revised edition of 1975.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959821503. Our Book No: 29494. $40 AUD.

3. Beadell, Len (1975). Still in the Bush (Reprint ed). Sydney: New Holland. 175 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, full-page black & white text-photos, endpaper map, few small creases front cover. Entertaining adventures in outback South Australia: building roads etc., for the forthcoming Woomera rocket range. ISBN/ASIN: 1864367830. Our Book No: 4845. $12 AUD.

4. Beasley, Richard (2021). Dead In the Water: A Very Angry Book. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 284 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Richard Beasley reports on the greatest Australian environmental catastrophe - the death of the Murray-Darling Basin river ecosystem. The author tells it like it is. He points the finger without shame. A full-throated, provocative and very personal battle cry to save our most precious natural resource. The author is Senior Counsel at the New South Wales Bar and Senior Counsel assisting at the Murray-Darling Royal Commission that was established by the South Australian Weatherill Government in 2018. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760878450. Our Book No: 31110. $30 AUD.

5. Beattie, Coral (1993). Our Life at Nullarbor. Ceduna, SA: Self Published: Coral Beattie / Printed by Automatic Print. 68 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white photos (including title page portraits), map, minor edgewear, rubber name stamp. The fascinating autobiography by Coral Beattie and her late husband Elwyn (Scobe), and their family. The self-published booklet looks at the station (rural property) named Nullarbor, and the various jobs that were performed to look after everything. Coral also describes her role at the station and later as Post Mistress at Fowlers Bay Post Office. ISBN/ASIN: 0646138251. Our Book No: 40848. $30 AUD.

6. Beaver, Bruce (1966). You Can't Come Back (1st ed). Adelaide: Rigby Limited. 166 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge foxed, edges reverse side jacket lightly foxed (unclipped, minor edgewear), pages lightly toned. First edition. In this short novel by Bruce Beaver, a small party of railway labourers are allotted a week's work and stationed at a large NSW country town. Their daily lives and the experiences that befall them after working hours are described, laconically enough, by a member of the group. The author's first novel is based on his six year's experience as a surveyor's labourer in the Hunter valley and northern New South Wales. Our Book No: 22889. $15 AUD.

7. Beckley, Peter (1985). Keeping Bees (Reprint ed) [Garden Farming Series]. London: Pelham Books. 125 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white figures, light foxing edges, light creases spine, minor edgewear. This useful book explains everything the prospective beekeeper needs to know about this absorbing and rewarding craft. Includes an introduction to the honeybee and its life cycle, and useful advice on how to obtain bees and equipment. Management techniques are discussed in detail. There are sections on bee diseases and enemies, and hygiene in the hive and apiary. ISBN/ASIN: 0720714362. Our Book No: 28708. $18 AUD.

8. Beeton, Sue (2000). Ecotourism: A Practical Guide for Rural Communities (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Landlinks Press / CSIRO Publishing. 186 pp. Paperback large trade, very good plus condition, tables, minimal edgewear. Sue Beeton covers everything you need to think about before venturing into the ecotourism market.She explains what ecotourism is, and who the ecotourists are. This book describes how to work with the local community and the local environment, highlighting some of the constraints and pitfalls. It explains what is needed to make a successful venture work and how to make it pay. The author has developed a lecture course on rural tourism at Latrobe University, Shepparton Campus. ISBN/ASIN: 0643063595. Our Book No: 13291. $25 AUD.

9. Beresford, Quentin; Bekle, Hugo; Phillips, Harry; Mulcock, Jane (2004). The Salinity Crisis: Landscapes, Communities and Politics (Updated ed) [Contemporary Issues Series]. Perth, Crawley: University of Western Australia Press (UWAP). 335 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition, colour & black & white photos, tables, minor edgewear. Updated edition (adds 8-page epilogue). Salinity is destroying landscapes, communities and biodiversity across rural Australia. This book, the first attempt to provide a comprehensive explanation, describes the relentless drive for agricultural development from massive land-clearing programs, and highlights the decades of denial by governments that salinity was a problem. Acknowledges the pioneering efforts of local communities to fight salinity, and emphasizes the vision needed by governments to halt the damage now. ISBN/ASIN: 1920694161. Our Book No: 22729. $20 AUD.

10. Binge, Leonie (2015). Nellie's Vow: A Remarkable True Story of Triumph Over Tragedy. Sydney, Crows Nest: Arbon Publishing. 336 pp. Paperback octavo (with flaps), very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) photos (including inside covers), frontispiece, edges faintly scuffed, minor edgewear. This is an inspiring true story. The four Peisley girls (Nellie, Clare, Millie, Kath) spent their early childhood years in Nyngan, country New South Wales, until they were separated and had to live in pain and poverty. Nellie, the eldest, brings them all together in the end. The book is packed with historical detail including their early country life, childhood anecdotes to heart-rending descriptions of Depression-era Sydney in the 1930s (Enmore). The sudden death of their beloved father, the crippling mental illness suffered by their mother, the vicious abuse dished out by their stepfather, and years of loneliness and deprivation at a Narellan orphanage (run by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan) are just some of the challenges.The sepia photos of the places and people in the story bring it to life. This memoir is a poignant tribute to one young woman's fortitude in the face of terrible misfortune. (The author, Leonie Binge, is Clare's daughter. She assembled family memories, and visited the Narellan orphanage, and the Good Samaritans office in Glebe.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780992351281. Our Book No: 28945. $45 AUD.

11. Blackwell, Doris; Lockwood, Douglas (2021). Alice on the Line (The Overland Telegraph: One Family's story) (New, recent reprint ed) [Alice Springs]. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 238 pp. Paperback large trade, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Doris Blackwell and Douglas Lockwood relate the story of Alice Springs (Northern Territory) from 1899 to 1908, when it was a station on the Overland Telegraph line. The father of Doris was officer-in-charge of the station. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741108033. Our Book No: 14802. $25 AUD.

12. Bornstein, Mitchell (2015). Last Chance Mustang: The Story of One Horse, One Horseman, and One Final Shot at Redemption (1st p/b ed). New York: St Martin's Press. 300 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, bottom corner rear cover creased, minor edgewear. The author has spent 20 years as a horse trainer, and thought that he had met every dangerous horse there is, until he met Samson who hated everyone and everything, and would let everyone know it. After years of abuse at the hands of sadistic owners he had learned that all humans mean pain and fear. Over one year, Mitch and Samson learnt respect for each other, and Mitch experienced firsthand the true mettle and greatness of the wild American mustang (from the Nevada wilds). This is a story of hope, redemption, commitment, friendship, and love, told with great compassion. ISBN/ASIN: 9781250087478. Our Book No: 29066. $18 AUD.

13. Bowering, Margaret (2011). The Uncles: The Story of the Heyde Brothers: German Migrants to Western Australia in the Early 1900s. Sydney, Cremorne: Cremorne1.Com. 113 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, colour frontispiece, laminate lightly lifting rear cover near spine, cover corners little creased, minor edgewear, correction slip loosely inserted. This biography by Margaret Bowering of the five Heyde brothers emerged after her frequent visits to the beautiful farm that they pioneered near Manjimup in Western Australia. She researched their lives, obtaining interviews, information and photos from many of the Heyde descendants in Germany, as well as descendants of former neighbours in Manjimup. Excerpts from the brothers' letters home and the photos provided by the Heyde family bring their story to life. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987152800. Our Book No: 28806. $35 AUD.

14. Boyd, Garry (2010). Billy Two: In a Vast and Unforgiving Land, only One Man Can Uncover the Truth. Melbourne, Glen Waverley: Sid Harta Publishers. 331 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, rear cover little scratched, minor edgewear & rubbing, autograph (author's written dedication title page). Australian novel by Garry Boyd about a girl named Liza Jerome who leaves busy Adelaide in the 1950s to join her newly wed husband James on his remote property Kilcare, close to the small township of Oodnadatta in South Australia. James turns out to be a very different man to the one she married. Liza seeks solace and friendship in the staff at Kilcare, especially the enigmatic part-Aboriginal stockman Billy Two Rivers. The story revolves around a police search two bank robbers and murderers in and near the hot and unforgiving Simpson Desert. Only the tracking skills of Billy Two can uncover the truth. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921829024. Our Book No: 30526. $30 AUD.

15. Brambles, Woody (2017). From Farm to Table: Grains. Melbourne, Clifton Hill: Louie & Ted. Unnum 24 pp. Paperback small wide quarto, colour photos (most full-page), minor edgewear. Target audience: Primary school age. The educational story of how grains like rice, wheat and corn make the long journey from the ground to be used in food for human use, livestock - and industrial products such as ethanol, which is often made from corn or sugarcane, and is used in many cars and small vehicles. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742034416. Our Book No: 30377. $18 AUD.

16. Breckwoldt, Roland (2022). The New Ringer (1st ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 264 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. This book is about the adventures and misadventures of Roland Breckwoldt when he left his home on the semi-agricultural fringes of Sydney to work as a stockman on the vast cattle station of the Gulf Country of North Queensland. He was born in an internment camp in central Victoria. His family had come to Australia from Germany via Shanghai. He learnt about the world and his place in it by mustering on horseback and living in remote bush camps. This story is beautifully written and an evocative reminder of a disappearing way of life. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761067839. Our Book No: 31107. $30 AUD.

17. Brierley, Jean (2009). Heading South: A True Family Pioneering Story. [Sydney, Killara]: Jean Brierley. 155 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Jean Brierley has written this book from memory after 40 years. The story is about the family moving out of Hunters Hill in Sydney to the South Coast to improve John's health. They bought land and built a caravan park where they stayed for nine years, before Jean moved back to Sydney after John's death. The memories have always been with Jean and she is happy to have written this story. (No ISBN in book. Written dedication, dated 2009. Noted in Killara Bowls News, November 2010, and Jean is stated as a Life Member of the Killara Bowling Club.) Our Book No: 28005. $30 AUD.

18. Brill, Ted; Bilbey, Grant (foreword); Pye, Erica (illustrator) (1999). The History of Ebenezer: Australia's Oldest Church, Coromandel Road, Ebenezer, NSW (Revised ed). City Not Stated: Fitzgerald Graphic Communications (Printer). 32 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card covers, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos & drawings, tiny dent front cover, spine little creased, staples little rusted. This revised pamphlet by Ted Brill describes this historic church at Ebenezer in the Hawkesbury region, currently the oldest existing church in Australia, built 1809. Covers the history of the families who built the church, their voyage to Australia, settlement, the building of the church, the first communion, pioneers, early ministers, and celebrations. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0957746407. Our Book No: 40028. $15 AUD.

19. Bromby, Robin (1989). Unlocking the Land: The Saga of Farming in Australia (New ed). Melbourne: Lothian Publishing. 168 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, spine little faded, light toning inside covers, light foxing edges, minor edgewear corner tips covers. Robin Bromby provides a history of farming in Australia since white settlement. The difficulties faced by the early settlers in a hot, dry and often infertile land are described. Droughts, shearer's strikes, and campaigns to keep the Kanakas in the cane fields are all recorded. New edition. ISBN/ASIN: 085091356X. Our Book No: 29392. $15 AUD.

20. Brown, Alan; Hall, Norman (1968). Growing Trees on Australian Farms: The use of Trees for Ornament, Shade, Shelter and Timber Production in the Coastal and Tableland Areas of Temperate Australia, including Planting in Streets, Roads, Parks and Reserves: Together with a Chapter on Rural Fire Control. Canberra,: A. J. Arthur Commonwealth Government Printer. 397 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white photos, few colour photos, figures, tables, maps (including foldout), frontispiece, edges little foxed, pages lightly toned, covers little marked & faded (top corners little bumped), reverse side jacket lightly foxed (some edgewear & small edge tears, spine ends chipped, edges little rubbed). Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Alan Brown and Norman Hall describe the use of trees for ornament, shade, shelter and timber production in rural coastal and tableland areas in temperate Australia. There is a major chapter on rural fire control. Descriptions are given of 101 exotic and native species. The book has been written to provide farmers, other land owners, local government staff and students with a concise, technically accurate, simply-written account of the pleasures and benefits which come from suitable tree plantings , together with the information necessary to make such plantings a success. A complementary volume to 'Forest Trees of Australia'. Our Book No: 31028. $40 AUD.

21. Bruce, Mary Grant (1952). Wings Above Billabong. London & Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co. 252 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), blue cloth boards (little fading base spine, black spine lettering), frontispiece drawing, edges & few page margins foxed, pages lightly toned, base cover & spine jacket creased with edge tear repaired (otherwise minor edgewear & edge tears), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (Brodart). Twelfth book of the Billabong series. The routine life of an Australian cattle station is complicated by a secret gold mine. Bandits, aeroplanes and the adventures of a plucky small boy give thrill and drama to a tale for young adults that welcomes old friends and new. (No date, but 1952. Burnet 31.6. No 257 on base jacket spine. Frontispiece not signed JFC. Printed by Ebenezer Baylis.). Our Book No: 17751. $45 AUD.

22. Bruce, Mary Grant (1952). Billabong Riders (1st English stated ed). London & Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co. 192 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket (flap price-clipped), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), red cloth boards, frontispiece, edges lightly foxed, rear cover jacket little marked (reverse side lightly toned & foxed, slight loss spine ends, corners slightly worn), light foxing endpapers & top title page, frontispiece slightly loose bottom edge (other pages firm), protected by removable Brodart semiarchival plastic sleeve. Australian adventure novel for young adults, originally published in Australia 1942. The Billabong folk ride again, this time in wild country, bringing cattle overland from the North. With them we share the droving life, its comradeships, adventures, dangers and laughter. This is a story of good horses and dogs, their owners; and the boy who found among them a new chance in life. Final book in the Billabong series (Burnet 38.5, and no. 263 bottom of spine dustjacket). Jacket cover scene: Boy named Rob working. Last title listed: Billabong Riders (last in series, published 1942). Printed in Great Britain by Ebenezer Baylis and Son, Ltd, The Trinity Press, Worcester and London. Our Book No: 30650. $40 AUD.

23. Bruce, Mary Grant (1955). Golden Fiddles (Reprint ed). London: Ward Lock & Co. 256 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece drawing, minor foxing top edge, minor edgewear jacket, small rubber stamp, owner's written name (small). Novel for young adults (not in the Billabong series). The Balfours and their four children are a very poor family, living on a hill farm in Gippsland, Australia. When Mrs Balfour is left 80,000 pounds by an uncle, they can hardly believe their good fortune. (Estimated date, 1955. Burnet 25.4. Number 546 on verso title page, 900/1500 on front flap. Billabong Riders is last book mentioned on rear flap.). Our Book No: 15780. $40 AUD.

24. Buchanan, Maris E. (1975). Responses to Agricultural Change: A Study of Tobacco Growing in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales: [Research Series in Applied Geography: New England Monographs in Geography No. 3]. Armidale, NSW: Department of Geography, University of New England. 156 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, thin card cover (cloth spine, concealed staples), tables, figures, green cloth spine, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamp & large written details title page. A detailed information source about the tobacco industry in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The conclusions drawn from the study fall into three groups: observations about the tobacco industry itself, the methodological approach was critically assessed, and the behavioural aspects of the study. The threefold perception-reaction-decision process was a central theme in terms of which the behavioural patterns of the tobacco growers could be systematised. The study was from 1955 to 1971. This monograph is part of a doctoral thesis submitted to the University of New England in February 1973. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0858341050. Our Book No: 31171. $50 AUD.

25. Burenhult, Goran (editor); White, Peter (foreword) (1993). People of the Stone Age: Hunter-gatherers and Early Farmers (Australian ed) [The Illustrated History of Humankind, Volume 2]. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 240 pp. Hardback folio, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, colour photos (many full-page), few black & white drawings, spine ends little rubbed, minor edgewear jacket (few small scratches), small scuff front board. Heavy (1.7 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This fascinating book is Volume 2 in the Australian edition of the 5-volume series 'The Illustrated History of Humankind'. It is the human story from 10,000 BC: a story of dramatic climatic change and equally dramatic adaption - the domestication of wild plants and animals. The development of agriculture led to massive increases in population size, the building of urban centers, craft specialization, social stratification, and long-distance trade networks. The book covers Europe, New Guinea and the lowland Maya farmers, from Africa to southern and eastern Asia and the New World. This beautifully illustrated book introduces the latest archaeological findings - and their modern-day implications. Shows the human face of the archaeological record, and helps us to understand society, culture, art, and religion. (Pages 207 to 227, titled 'Australia - The Different Continent', discusses Aboriginal prehistory.). ISBN/ASIN: 0702226777. Our Book No: 30878. $60 AUD.

26. Burnett, Robert (2006). Gold Dust on the Wool. Sydney, Parramatta: RDU Books. 183 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, top corner front cover little creased, few tiny marks fore-edge, minor edgewear, rubber stamp title page, autograph (author's written name title page). Robert Burnet continues the Sugden story that began in 'The Classer’, which reported on Joshua Sugden, a pioneer wool classer in the very productive Wimmera and Riverina districts of Victoris in the 1840s to 1860s. The current book continues the Sugden story based on the life of George Sugden (the middle son of Joshua). The narrative is fictionalised but based on documented facts. ISBN/ASIN: 0958029318. Our Book No: 26509. $30 AUD.

27. Campbell Crowley, C. (1959). Around the Year at Alectown: Volume 4. City Not Stated: C. Campbell Crowley / J. Roy Stevens (Printer). 75 pp. Paperback very small, very good condition, dark brown card covers (stapled), gilt title, top edge little foxed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This wonderful little booklet by C. Campbell Crowley, 4th in a series, tells the story of his experiences and impressions on the Alectown-Mingelo-Tomingley and Peak Hill diggings, and especially Alectown in 1892 (Parkes district). This charming little book is told in simple rhyme form, by one who lived in those days, and shared in the communal life. Our Book No: 29855. $12 AUD.

28. Campbell, David; Peel, John (photographer); Egan, Jack (selected by) (2009). Song for a Wren: Country Poems and Images. Blackheath, NSW: WriteLight Pty Ltd. 103 pp. Hardback oblong quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour photos, autograph (photographer's written name title page). In 1986, author Jack Egan and photographer John Peel collaborated on a book of David Campbell's country poems - but never published. Peel has now assembled some of the originally selected poems and photographs, and added more photographs that evoke Campbell's haunting poetry. Campbell (1915 - 1979) was a decorated RAAF pilot during World War 2, before taking over Wells Station, his family's pastoral property north of Canberra. He has written 11 books of poetry, and had a considerable following via 'The Bulletin' magazine. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980687804. Our Book No: 14009. $40 AUD.

29. Carroll, Marg (2008). Reinventing the Bush: Inspiring Stories of Young Australians. Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC). 338 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, autograph (author's extensive written & dated dedication title page). From the Red Centre to the Gulf of Carpentaria, the highlands of Tasmania to the rugged Kimberley and the Murray River, Meg Carroll introduces 19 impressive young Australians. Their stories and initiatives offer promise, hope and humour for a rural Australia where drought, debt and despair are common. The author is a farmer from Molong (NSW), and is passionate about rural development, as explained on her website 'reinventingthebush'. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733321412. Our Book No: 23659. $20 AUD.

30. Casey, R. (2005). Merino Murder (1st ed). Melbourne, Hartwell: Sid Harta Publishers. 456 pp. Paperback small thick trade, very good condition, faint marks top edge, top corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. This novel is set in an outback area of Australia, and deals with the death of Merino rams. A nearby agricultural research station is called in to look at the problem. A research worker thinks he has found the cause of the deaths, and puts himself at risk of becoming the next victim. A mystery to keep you on your toes. ISBN/ASIN: 192103095X. Our Book No: 27950. $20 AUD.

31. Chan, Gabrielle (2018). Rusted Off: Why Country Australia is Fed Up. Sydney: Penguin Random House Australia. 335 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Gabrielle Chan examines her rural community for answers to the questions that voters want answered, presented here as 19 hyper-local lessons about problems with modern Australian country living. In 1996, the city-born daughter of a Chinese migrant, moved to a sheep and wheat farm in country New South Wales. The book is a fresh look at the old rural narrative, informed by class and culture, belonging and broadband, committees and cake stalls, rural recession and reconciliation. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780143789284. Our Book No: 40687. $18 AUD.

32. Chapman, Marina; James, Vanessa (with); Barrett-Lee, Lynne (with) (2014). The Girl with No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys (New ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Pier 9. 256 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, colour photos, single black & white photo, front hinge slightly split (all pages firm), top corner tip creased one page, minor edgewear, barcode sticker inside rear cover. In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and later abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. This is the amazing true story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend several years alone in the jungle, with her only family a troop of capuchin monkeys. She used instinct to help her, and copied everything they did and learned to look after herself. At about ten year old, a feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to be a prostitute. She escaped, and lived a dangerous life as a Colombian street kid. This is her astonishing story. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743361825. Our Book No: 41268. $15 AUD.

33. Chester, Quentin (2008). Tales from the Bush: Footloose Reflections on the Walking Life (1st ed). Sydney: ACP Magazines. 151 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, drawings, minimal edgewear. This collection of stories by Quentin Chester explores the ragged, liberating charms of bushwalking and the outdoor life in Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 9781862760653. Our Book No: 25362. $12 AUD.

34. Cleary, Jon (1949). The Long Shadow. Sydney: Invincible Press. 128 pp. Paperback wide trade, stapled, pictorial card covers, fair plus condition, some insect damage edges front cover, small tears edges few pages, rear cover background & inside covers lightly toned, bottom corner creased few pages, scuff front cover, pages toned, some loss spine & backstrip, edgewear. (Estimated date, 1949, Trove catalogue.) Acclaimed Australian crime fiction novel about the murder of a woman named Ruth Taylor. The quiet bushland scene is shattered by a violence so shocking that the little North Coast town is roused to mob vengeance. The author builds up a breath-taking suspense, and subtly interweaves a thread of romance in this striking tale of crime set in the tranquil Australian countryside of red-roofed farms and sleek dairy herds. Our Book No: 27521. $20 AUD.

35. Club of the ACT, Land Rover (1984). Going Bush: A Handbook for Four Wheel Driver Users (Amended ed). Canberra: Land Rover Club of the ACT. 116 pp. Paperback trade, card cover, very good condition, figures, adverts, tiny tear fore-edge single page, bottom corner front cover & few pages lightly creased, tiny mark front cover, staples rusted, minor edgewear. This very informative and practical booklet has been written to encourage safe and trouble-free enjoyment of the Australian bush. The book covers maintaining your vehicle at all times, bush preparation, fitting out the vehicle, map reading, bush mechanics and emergency repairs, photography, first aid and many other topics that will help you get maximum enjoyment from your vehicle. ISBN/ASIN: 0959304606. Our Book No: 29164. $15 AUD.

36. Conway, Dan; Hasluck, Sir Paul (foreword) (1990). The Palace in The Alice and the Capital of the Outback, Being Some Memories of the Residency and a Short History of Alice Springs Along With Notes on Its Environment. Darwin: Museums and Art Galleries Board of the Northern Territory. 83 pp. Paperback large trade, good condition, few black & white text-photos, covers little creased & scratched, bottom edge rear cover creased (tiny tear), faint foxing covers, minor edgewear, faint sticker scuff front cover. A delightful personal perspective of Alice Springs, its people, its surrounds and its flora and fauna. Dan Conway spent 13 years as District Officer, and presided over the 1963 Royal Visit to the Alice as well as many other visits, both official and unofficial. Foreword by former Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck. ISBN/ASIN: 0724525297. Our Book No: 26105. $15 AUD.

37. Conway, Jill Ker (1990). The Road from Coorain (An Australian Memoir) (1st Australian, reprint ed). Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia. 243 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), light foxed spots endpapers & first few pages, minor edgewear. A memoir by Jill Ker Conway about her outback Australian childhood. She is now a senior academic living in the United States. She describes her long and painful road to independence, her growing cultural and political awareness at university, and the friendships and travel that provided her with a successful place in the world. First Australian edition reprint: WHA on spine is white). ISBN/ASIN: 0855613211. Our Book No: 4168A. $20 AUD.

38. Cooke, Anne; Birkl, Joanne (with) (1996). Going to the Show? Images and Memories of Sydney's Royal Easter Show. Sydney: Historic Houses Trust of NSW / Royal Agricultural Society of NSW. 80 pp. Paperback wide octavo (with flaps), very good condition, colour & black & white text-photos. Anne Cooke describes The Royal Easter Show in Sydney that has attracted millions of visitors since its inception in 1823, and held at Sydney Showgrounds Moore Park (until the recent move to Homebush). Covers posters & advertising, historical development, entertainment in the arena, the sideshows, the country comes to town, the woodchop, the district exhibits, arts and crafts exhibitions, industrial & commercial exhibitions, and the past and the future. ISBN/ASIN: 0949753602. Our Book No: 3688. $28 AUD.

39. Cooper, Tea (2019). The Horse Thief. Sydney: HQ Fiction. 313 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An Australian romance novel by Tea Cooper about a girl named India Kilhampton and her bid to save her family's horse stud. Determined to follow her dream of breeding a Melbourne Cup winner, she employs a horse breeder, and along the way has many adventures. By the author of The Naturalist's Daughter. ISBN/ASIN: 9781489278708. Our Book No: 40278. $18 AUD.

40. Cooper, Tea (2021). The Currency Lass: Sometime Running Away Leads You Right Back Where You Started (2nd Australian p/b ed). Sydney: Harlequin Mira, an imprint of Harlequin Enterprises (Australia) Pty Ltd. 328 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An Australian historical romance novel by Tea Cooper about a girl, Catherine Cottingham, who thought she would inherit her father's large property in the Hunter Valley. To save the property by paying back a bank loan, she is expected to marry the pompous and revolting Sydney businessman Henry W. Bartholomew. Catherine can inherit the property in her own name when she turns 21 in six months time, but will Henry wait until then? A chance encounter with a travelling circus and its fiery lead performer Sergey Petrov changes her mind and she escapes to the goldfields, but she finds herself involved in a far reaching web of fraud and forgery. The author states in her notes that the book is a jigsaw of fact and fiction. By the author of 'The Horse Thief' and 'The Cedar Cutter'. (Second Australian paperback edition stated. Originally published, 2017. 1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781867231479. Our Book No: 41197. $25 AUD.

41. Cooper, Tea (2024). The Golden Thread (1st ed). Sydney: HQ Fiction. 334 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, top edge minor scuffing (printers error), minor edgewear. An historical novel by bestselling Australian author Tea Cooper, set in the Hunter Valley and Parramatta in New South Wales in 1889. When 19-year-old Constance Montague wakes one Wednesday she expects the day to go along as usual. She soon discovers that the day is different because her grandmother Nell has vanished! Connie tracks her down at Old Government House in Parramatta, now a guest house. Nell is searching for something and following a thread stitched long ago, a thread that leads from some missing gold to a damask dress and the attic in Government House. As the story unravels, so do the secrets of the past, secrets that surface into the present to threaten not only Nell, but Connie as well. ISBN/ASIN: 9781038906540. Our Book No: 31248. $20 AUD.

42. Country Women's Association, of Western Australia (2003). The C.W.A. Cookery Book and Household Hints (52th ed) [CWA]. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 420 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial blue cover, adverts, minor edgewear, barcode sticker inside rear cover. Originally published in 1936, this famous cookery cook by the Country Women's Association (CWA) of Western Australia, has been the Bible for generations of Australian families searching for instructions how to cook traditional meals. This tried and true recipe book ranges rom ANZAC biscuits to lamb chops to pavlova (enduring Australian favourites), alongside home-making, gardening and outdoor hints.(This Angus & Robertson [42nd] edition was first published in 1992. This copy is the 52th edition, dated 2003, same ISBN.). ISBN/ASIN: 0207180717. Our Book No: 18508. $30 AUD.

43. Craw, Caroline (1990). The View from the Saddle: Horse Trekking on Banks Peninsula. Banks Peninsula, New Zealand: Caroline Craw / Overleigh Horse Treks. 90 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, inside front cover lightly toned, minor edgewear. Caroline Craw writes about her farm in the Banks Peninsula, near Christchurch, New Zealand, where she and her husband Murray run horse trekking adventures. The author tells some wonderful stories about the horses and the many animals that are part of this great family. The sketches and photos make this a very inspiring story. ISBN/ASIN: 0473010070. Our Book No: 22694. $20 AUD.

44. Crew, Gary; Woolman, Steven (illustrator) (1995). The Watertower (Reprint ed). Adelaide, Flinders Park: Martin International / Era Publications. 32 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, full-page colour drawings, minor edgewear, two stickers (one a prize sticker). A prizewinning innovative children's picture story by Gary Crew, supported by eerie illustrations by Steven Woolman. In the small rural town of Preston, two teenagers explore a sinister watertower. Nobody could remember when the watertower was built, or who had built it, but there it stood on iron legs rusted, its egg-shaped tank warped and leaking casting a long dark shadow across the valley - across Preston itself. An atmospheric and thought-provoking exploration of rural life and the impact of technology (note the use of satellites). The book belongs to a subgenre of science fiction known as gothic science fiction. The illustrations use a combination of chalk and pencil on black paper, and acrylic paint on textured board. The Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year. ISBN/ASIN: 186374200X. Our Book No: 5865. $28 AUD.

45. Dalton, Simone P. (2005). Boring? Not Likely! Great Characters of Macarthur. Macarthur, VIC: Macarthur and District Historical Society Inc. 280 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, map, spine slightly faded, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name title page). This fascinating book is about the characters of Macarthur, a town in the Western District of Victoria (Shire of Moyne). The town was home to author Rolf Boldrewood and many other people who make this town what it is. Simone Dalton is a journalist and former Macarthur resident. She has spent more than a decade tracing these and other lives. The result is a colourful collection of ordinary people with extraordinary tales. The stories will make you laugh, cry and, make you look at small Australian country towns in a new light. ISBN/ASIN: 0646442767. Our Book No: 31454. $30 AUD.

46. De Boos, Charles; Clancy, Laurie (introduction) (1999). Fifty Years Ago: An Australian Tale [Australian Books on Demand]. Canberra, Jamison Centre: Mulini Press. 402 pp. Paperback thick quarto, very good condition, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Classic lengthy novel by Charles de Boos of early Australia about a settler in the Hunter region who seeks revenge from Aborigines who have killed some of his family. First published as a serial by Gordon & Gotch in 1867. Later published, heavily truncated, as 'Settler and Savage'. This is a welcome reprint of the original neglected book, said to be comparable to Marcus Clark and Rolf Boldrewood. De Boos was a French-English migrant who tried farming, before becoming a successful journalist, mining warden and magistrate. (No 17 of the 'Australian Books on Demand' series from Mulini Press.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949910759. Our Book No: 17331. $50 AUD.

47. de Kretser, Michelle (2008). The Lost Dog (1st p/b ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 343 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. This novel by an Australian writer is set in present-day Australia and mid-20th century India. It is a mystery and a love story, an exploration of art and nature, a meditation on ageing and the passing of time. A gripping modern novel which examines the weight of history and different ways of understanding the world. A beautifully written novel that brilliantly contrasts new cityscapes and their inhabitants with the wild, ancient continent beyond. The collision of the primal and the civilised, modernity and the past, and home and exile. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741756067. Our Book No: 30379. $15 AUD.

48. Dent, David (1995). Integrated Pest Management (1st ed). London: Chapman & Hall. 356 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, figures, tables, base spine end little creased. David Dent and colleagues provide a practical guide to the principles and practice of developing an integrated pest management (IPM) program. The term 'pest' in this book is used in its broadest sense and includes insects, pathogens, weeds, nematodes, etc. This will be a useful book for agricultural and plant scientists, entomologists, acarologists and nematologists and all those studying crop protection. Outlines the basic principles that underlie pest control (crop husbandry, socioeconomics, population ecology and population genetics), and reviews the control measures available. Also covers the techniques and approaches used in defining a pest problem, program planning and management, systems analysis, experimental paradigms and implementation of IPM systems. Final chapters give examples of IPM in different cropping systems. First edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 0412573709. Our Book No: 26945. $40 AUD.

49. Docker, Edward Wybergh (2000). Furphies: Fact or Fiction in Australian History. Hampton, NSW: Hampton Press. 293 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, few light impressions front cover, minor edgewear. Edward Docker writes about 'furphies': tall stories, unsubstantiated rumours and mistaken or half-understood notions (including of events overseas), which have always abounded in Australian and Pacific history. The Furphy water-carts passed through the streets of Shepparton in Victoria in the year 1900 to assist farmers in time of drought. Fourteen years later when World War 1 broke out a new task was supplying water to troops awaiting despatch to battlefields overseas. Hence the name 'furphy' for some of the tall stories the drivers of such carts passed onto these volunteer soldiers in lieu of more reliable information. ISBN/ASIN: 0646393006. Our Book No: 23580. $30 AUD.

50. Donnelley, Sarah (2022). Big Things Grow: A Memoir of Teaching on Country in Wilcannia (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 279 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear. The autobiography of Sarah Donnelley, an Australian outback teacher. Sarah left Sydney to take up a teaching post in Wilcannia, a small town two hours drive east of Broken Hill in farwestern New South Wales. Four fulfilling years later, Sarah is an active member of a rich, complex school community that is transforming the idea of the conventional classroom experience. This is a powerful memoir about community, music and passion, which tells about the beauty and challenges of living in a part of Australia that is often overlooked. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781761065354. Our Book No: 41189. $20 AUD.

51. Doyle, Martin (1864). Small Farms: A Practical Treatise Intended for Persons Inexperienced in Husbandry, but Desirous of Employing Time and Capital in the Cultivation of the Soil (New ed). London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge. 116 pp. Hardback very small, very good condition, rebound half-bound (marbled boards, green cloth spine & corners), new green marbled endpapers, edges marbled, frontispiece drawing (engraving, minor edge loss), corners few pages faintly creased, minor foxing & edgewear. An antiquarian but still practical guide by Martin Doyle for the newcomer about cultivation of the soil in farms. The author has previously written 'Hints to the Small farmers of Ireland', etc., and is editor of 'The Illustrated Book of Poultry’. New edition, 1864. Our Book No: 15325. $40 AUD.

52. Dunbabin, Tom (2010). Making Their Own Way: The Dunbabins on Maria Island 1869 - 1876. Dunalley, TAS: Bangor Publications. 144 pp. Paperback wide octavo (with flaps), very good condition, black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) & colour text-photos. Tom Dunbabin relates the story of two brothers establishing a farm on remote Maria Island, a former penal settlement, off Tasmania's east coast. The author has long been fascinated by his ancestors and their island home. A local history based mostly on surviving letters that reveal their triumphs and tragedies, loves and losses, in early colonial Tasmania. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646542317. Our Book No: 14897. $45 AUD.

53. Durack, Mary (1998). Sons in the Saddle (Reprint ed). Sydney: Bantam. 448 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos centre spread. A sequel to "Kings in Grass Castles", about the pioneering Durack family in the Kimberleys, Western Australia (written by the novelist family member). ISBN/ASIN: 0733801579. Our Book No: 10214. $15 AUD.

54. Dwyer, Jacqueline (1998). Flanders in Australia: A Personal History of Wool and War. Sydney: Kangaroo Press. 224 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Jacqueline Dwyer describes her personal story of the large number of wool buyers who migrated to Australia from the Flanders region of France and Belgium from about 1890 to 1950. Their aim was to buy wool for their homeland, but many stayed and became citizens. Her grandfather came to Australia in 1889 and her father, Jacques, saw action with both French and Australian units in Flanders during World War 1. It is through the life of this family that this story of immigration, commerce and war is vividly brought to life. ISBN/ASIN: 0864179693. Our Book No: 21565. $20 AUD.

55. Dwyer, Monte (2023). Struberville: Consequences of Isolation: Red in the Centre (Reprint ed). Australia: Monyer Pty Ltd. 230 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, colour photos, maps rear cover, minor edgewear. The true story of Bruce Schuler’s murder at Palmerville Station on the 9th of July, 2012. Four gold prospectors push their luck on a remote cattle station in Far North Queensland. They go to close to the homestead, and attract the attention of the landholders, but only three come away alive. Bruce’s murderers, Stephen Struber and his wife Dianne Wilson, had for decades been a law unto themselves, terrorising all who dared cross ‘their’ land. This book is a look at the darker side of isolation, and what happens to the civilising influence of society when nobody is watching out there. (Originally published, 2017. This copy: Reprint copy, 2023.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780987256867. Our Book No: 41738. $25 AUD.

56. Earth Garden, Magazine (2004). The Earth Garden Water Book. Trentham, VIC: Earth Garden Books. 127 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, bottom corner rear cover creased, corner tips two pages folded, minor edgewear. This resource manual is for anyone wanting to design their own water saving system, or buy 'off the shelf', cleverly-designed Australian systems and services that will slash water bills. Store and purify rainwater. Reuse (recycle) greywater from the bathroom. Use a compost toilet. Capture roof rainwater run-off in a tank. From the publisher of Earth Garden magazine, supporting eco-friendly lifestyles and homes, including organic gardening. ISBN/ASIN: 0958639728. Our Book No: 24112. $20 AUD.

57. Easterby, Harry T.; Gibson, William G. (foreword) (1929). The Queensland Sugar Industry: An Historical Review. Brisbane: Frederick Phillips, Government Printer. 226 pp. Paperback tall octavo, very good condition, decorative cover, marble pattern on thin card covers, black & white photos, tables, top corner front cover tips & few pages little creased, spine little creased (during manufacture), minor edgewear, tiny annotation title page, rubber stamp. A special book written by the late Harry Easterby, who was involved in the sugar industry for many years, and was the Director of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations at the time this book was written. He provides an outline of the Sugar Industry in Queensland which at the time supplied 96% of the sugar in Australia. He also writes that the Industry in the later years has been bound up with politics, both Federal and State. A great book for anyone interested in this part of Australia's history. (No date, but 1929, Trove.). Our Book No: 29910. $90 AUD.

58. Education, Department of; Morris, Katherine (illustrator) (1959). At the Farm. Sydney: Department of Education, New South Wales (NSW). 50 pp. Paperback wide trade, good condition, dark blue flexible cover (lightly marked), stapled pamphlet, colour drawings, cover edges little frayed, staples lightly rusted, minimal foxing, corner tips covers & few pages little creased, pages faintly toned, faint stain bottom edge, small edge tears, minor scuffing, pencil annotation few pages, rubber stamps. Children's reader for New South Wales (NSW) schools. Cover sketch: farm animals. Fay and Don visit a farm and meet the Brown family and all the farm animals. Word list at the rear. No mention of the Infants Reading Committee. (No date, but late 1950s, Trove.). Our Book No: 29114. $15 AUD.

59. Egan, Elizabeth (2011). Sun on Distant Hills (1st ed). [Crookwell, NSW]: Elizabeth Egan / Griffin Press (Printer). 300 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name title page). An Australian novel by Elizabeth Egan set in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales in the 1930s and 1940s, against a backdrop of the Depression and World War. This sweeping tale has a large cast of colourful characters: Gran Rose who fled the Irish potato famine, Irene's discontented mother who was an English war bride, her gentle father, two brothers who can't wait to enlist in the current war, the woebegone children of the family she boards with, and the rest who make this a very interesting novel. First edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646554891. Our Book No: 29647. $30 AUD.

60. Eklund, Erik (2012). Mining Towns: Making a Living, Making a Life (1st ed). Sydney: NewSouth Publishing. 298 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, maps, top corner tip rear cover creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Erik Eklund has written a history of the iconic Australian towns that arose with the mining booms over a century: Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie and Kambalda. He has written a rich cultural and historical legacy that the townspeople helped create - those working below the ground and those above - as they sought to make their lives in these remote towns. The prizewinning author is a professor of history at Monash University Gippsland campus. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742233529. Our Book No: 27440. $30 AUD.

61. Elliott, Bert (Bertie) (2013). Bertie Elliott: The Opposite to My Brother Billy: A Memoir. Ballina, NSW: Self-Published. 159 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) & colour photos, glossy paper, minor edgewear. Australian antique dealer Bert Elliott (Summerland Antiques, Ballina) describes his very eventful life, which includes travel to the UK and Europe, China, Thailand, Vietnam and the USA, with many side trips to other countries. He has never learned to read and write, up until now. He has run successful rural businesses for his whole life, and declares he is a good listener, and his talking skills made up for his lack of writing and reading skills. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646909110. Our Book No: 29008. $50 AUD.

62. Elliott, Tim (2005). Spain by the Horns: A Trip to the Heart of the World's Most Colourful Nation (Reprint ed). Sydney: Bantam Books. 303 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Tim Elliott elaborately describes his remarkable trip to Spain, the world’s most colourful nation. Spain is synonymous with flamboyance, passion, spontaneity and adventure. So when he heard about Jesulin, who all Spaniards talked about as a handsome and talented young bullfighter who fills arenas with adoring women, Elliott went looking for him. Criss-crossing Spain on a diet of tapas and sherry, he finds himself plunged headlong into a world of ancient ritual, eccentric characters and all-consuming passions. ISBN/ASIN: 1863254692. Our Book No: 25184. $12 AUD.

63. Ellis, Netta (1989). Braidwood, Dear Braidwood: A History of Braidwood and District. Braidwood, NSW: Self-Published: N. N. & N.M. Ellis. 214 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, black & white text-photos, illustrated endpapers, map, green flexible pictorial covers creased (during manufacture, present in most copies), some edgewear corner tips. Netta Ellis provides a local history of Braidwood region near Canberra. Family snapshots and photographs of historical events illustrate the book. The author became interested in researching the history of Braidwood when she moved to the district in 1968. The introduction mentions Mary Braidwood Mowle, the daughter of Dr Thomas Braidwood Wilson of 'Braidwood Farm'. Covers original Aboriginal inhabitants, settlers, convicts, graziers, farmers and timbermen. This well-researched book will interest anyone wanting to know about the history of Braidwood. (First edition, 1989.). ISBN/ASIN: 0731655893. Our Book No: 29291A. $25 AUD.

64. English, Peter (2004). Chundarunda Rural School. Brisbane: Self Published: Peter English. 178 pp. Paperback tall octavo, very good condition, black & white illustrations, top corner tip front cover & first four pages little creased, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). This book is set in Chundarunda Rural School in Far North Queensland during early World War 2. It is the personal illustrated narrative of Peter English, and centres around the lasting effect on residents of being evacuated because of an anticipated Japanese invasion. It impacted on children who feared for their future. The School provided a solid educational system which showed great respect to the three Rs, and that helped to guarantee a successful education. ISBN/ASIN: 0646433504. Our Book No: 31181. $30 AUD.

65. Evans, Malcolm (1982). Edna Volume Two. Auckland: MOA-MERC Press. 56 pp. Paperback oblong octavo, very good condition, stapled (lightly rusted), black & white cartoons, front cover lightly scratched, minor edgewear spine ends. Rural cartoons by New Zealand cartoonist Malcolm Evans. Edna is hard working and a real Jill of all trades who gets in and helps her husband on the farm. Our Book No: 17719. $12 AUD.

66. Evans, Malcolm (1983). Edna Volume Three. Auckland: MOA-MERC Press. 56 pp. Paperback oblong octavo, very good condition, stapled (rusted), black & white cartoons, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. Rural cartoons by New Zealand cartoonist Malcolm Evans. Edna is hard working and a real Jill of all trades who gets in and helps her husband on the farm. Our Book No: 23116. $12 AUD.

67. Fetherstonhaugh, Cuthbert (1917). After Many Days: Being the Reminiscences of Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh (1st ed). Melbourne: E. W. Cole. 416 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, dark green cloth cover, 19 black & white plates (including frontispiece portrait, tissue guard missing), EX-LIBRARY (gilt library stamp front cover, rubber stamp front free flyleaf, scuff marks inside rear cover, small round hole with metal ring top edge near spine rear cover), top edge foxed, cover fore-edge bumped (corner bumped rear cover), gilt spine lettering faded, endpapers toned, pages lightly toned, spine ends little chipped, minor edgewear, bookshop sticker, bookshop rubber stamp. The memoirs of Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh, an Irish-born pastoralist from the Rockhampton region, Queensland, and later from a number of farms in New South Wales. First edition, 1917. (Ex-company library: A. J. Soutar Library, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. Plus Angus & Robertson sticker, and Tyrrells Book Shop rubber stamp.). Our Book No: 17336. $80 AUD.

68. Fisher, Frank; Tarling, Lowell (with) (2002). Guilty to Driza-Bone. Melbourne: Crown Content. 298 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, front cover crease along spine, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). This is the autobiography of Frank Fisher, the owner of the Driza-Bone rainwear clothing company from the early 1970s. This is a book with a special 'taste' of Australia, the outback, the sun, the droughts, the cities and bigger businesses prepared to give a little business a go. The author writes his story and gives a full history of the company. ISBN/ASIN: 1740950038. Our Book No: 26027. $20 AUD.

69. Ford, Margaret; Mckay, Fred (foreword) (1977). End of a Beginning (New ed). Adelaide: Seal / Rigby Limited. 191 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white photos, light foxing edges, small faint scuff top corner flyleaf (sticker removed), minor edgewear. This is an unique autobiography by Margaret Ford. This is her story of seven years of patrolling as a couple with one of the Australian Inland Mission padres. Their only home was the vehicle in which they travelled, and their parish was the northern third of Queensland - the 'forgotten top end of Australia’. It is a warm and a human story, and the author has a delightful sense of humour and a love for her country, a story that provides an interesting and informative aspect of Australian Inland Mission work. (Originally published, 1963.). ISBN/ASIN: 0727004905. Our Book No: 31238. $20 AUD.

70. Fraser, Darry (2023). Elsa Goody, Bushranger (3rd p/b ed). Sydney, Chatswood: Mira Books. 440 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corner tip front cover creased, minor edgewear. This Australian historical romance novel by Darry Fraser is set in Robe, South Australia in the year 1896. Elsa Goody is a woman on quest for buried treasure - and her own freedom. When Elsa’s father and brother die, she and her sister Rosie are in trouble, Elsa sets out for Victoria on the hunt for a fortune in gold coins. If Elsa can find it she will be able to save herself and Rosie and have a better future. But bushranging? (Third Australian paperback edition stated.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781867277620. Our Book No: 41347. $20 AUD.

71. Gallico, Paul; Lonette, Reisie (illustrator) (1961). Ludmila (A Legend of Liechtenstein). London: Michael Joseph. 44 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings (some full-page), flap price-clipped jacket, bookshop sticker, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (Raeco). First small hardback edition. A charming novella for young adults by Paul Gallico about a cow with great ambitions. She wishes to be the champion milk producer of the year, and lead the procession of herds down the mountainside in the age-old Liechtenstein harvest ceremony. ISBN/ASIN: B00159J998. Our Book No: 14529. $15 AUD.

72. Gardiner (Piralko the Brolga), S. (1975). Bush Ballads by 'Piralko the Brolga'. Sydney, Darlinghurst: S. Gardiner. 20 pp. Paperback trade, card covers, stapled pamphlet, very good condition, black & white drawings, staples rusted, minor edgewear. This small booklet of 16 bush ballads by S. Gardiner (writing as Piralko the Brolga) reflects the varied nature of life in the Australian outback areas, past and present. Many were collected in Queensland as folklore, and published in 'The North Queensland Register', writing as 'Piralko the Brolga'. Two were published by the Winton Tourist Promotion Association. There is a glossary of words at the rear. (Unnumbered pages.). Our Book No: 24998. $15 AUD.

73. Gardner, Sue (editor) (2001). A - Z of Wool Embroidery: A Treasure Trove of Stitches, Hints and Designs for Beginners and Beyond: Hundred of Step-by-Step Photographs with Easy to Follow Instructions. Adelaide, Kent Town: Country Bumpkin Publications. 128 pp. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, thick card covers, no title page (as issued), spirial binding, glossy paper, many colour drawings & text-photos (some full-page), black & white drawings (designs), spine ends little rubbed, top corner one page creased, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. This beautiful and useful book about wool embroidery, edited by Sue Gardner, is the fourth in Country highly acclaimed A to Z series from Country Bumpkin Publications. This book will help whether you with stitches, hints and designs for wool embroidery, whether you are a novice or a professional. It will give you new ideas, perspectives and renewed confidence. ISBN/ASIN: 095771596X. Our Book No: 41737. $30 AUD.

74. Gleanings in Bee Culture, Editorial Staff; Rowe, H. G.; Root, John A. (introduction) (1976). Starting Right with Bees: A Beginner's Handbook on Beekeeping (18th ed). Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company. 96 pp. Paperback trade, good plus condition, black & white text-photos, front cover corner creased, minor edgewear, old price marks. This classic text on beekeeping is published by the Editorial Staff of the journal 'Gleanings in Bee Culture'. This is the 18th edition. First published in the 1920s. Our Book No: 6789. $12 AUD.

75. Gleeson, Irene; Partridge, Nicole (with) (2014). Heart of a Lioness: The True Story of Mama Irene (Reprint ed). Franklin, TN: Authentic Publishers. 317 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos & few sepia (brown-tinted), pages faintly toned, minimal edgewear. This is the story of a mother and grandmother working tirelessly in the slums of Kitgum, Uganda. Affirming and inspiring, her story is about resilience and renewal in the face of poverty and death. Over 22 years, Irene rescued more than 20,000 traumatised children, providing them with free education, food, and medicine. Along the way, she earned the love and respect of the locals, who called her "Mama Irene". Irene died in 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Today, the staff of the Irene Gleeson Foundation educate, medicate and feed thousands of children, helping them achieve their full potential. ISBN/ASIN: 9781780780474. Our Book No: 40184. $18 AUD.

76. Gordon, Heather; Brennan, Moira (illustrator) (2014). Barossa Nanna and the Lonely Chook (1st p/b ed). Sydney, Edgecliff: Jane Curry Publishing. Unnum 22 pp. Paperback oblong small quarto, very good condition, full-page colour drawings, tiny bump base spine, minor edgewear. This very special children's story is about a lonely chook, and a lady called Barossa Nanna who lives in Nuriootpa, South Australia. Lonely Chook had two other hen friends, but they died. Barossa Nanna decided to get two new hens to make Lonely Chook happy. Sheila and Eva joined Lonely Chook who had a new name, Stella. The large colourful drawings and easy-to-read text will appeal to any age. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922190970. Our Book No: 29032. $15 AUD.

77. Gorkin, Michael; Pineda, Martha Evelyn (2011). From Beneath the Volcano: The Story of a Salvadoran Campesino and His Family (1st ed). Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. 201 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, map, corner tips little scuffed, scuff marks spine edges, minor edgewear corners. This is the story of one family in rural El Salvador. The conflict experienced in the 1980s, in guerrilla camps, refugee camps and war zones, is told through experiences of the family. The authors have written a fascinating story which is helpful in understanding the lives of the rural families in Central America The family and friends of Louis Campos, appear in the book with a pseudonym. ISBN/ASIN: 9780816529636. Our Book No: 29821. $25 AUD.

78. Graham, Chris (2006). Choosing and Keeping Chickens (Reprint ed). London: Hamlyn / Practical Poultry Magazine. 208 pp. Paperback wide octavo (with flaps), very good condition, colour text-photos, corners covers & few pages little creased, edges lightly rubbed, tiny bump top spine, crease rear cover, minor edgewear. This book has information on over 50 of the most popular breeds. There are chapters on feeding, dealing with common ailments to breeding, and taking care of your chickens. ISBN/ASIN: 9780600614388. Our Book No: 29020. $20 AUD.

79. Greenaway, Kate; Thorpe, James (introduction) (1974). Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes (Facsimile ed). USA: Grant Dahlstrom / Castle Press. 28 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, stiffened card covers, stapled (lightly rusted), colour drawings, minimal foxing, owner's written name title page. A small booklet of Kate Greenaway's wonderful children's illustrations and rhymes about Mother Goose which will delight children of any age. Originally published in London in 1881. A facsimile edition, dated 1974, reproduced from the copy in the Huntington Library. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway, and engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Our Book No: 22280. $15 AUD.

80. Grenville, Kate (editor) (2022). Elizabeth Macarthur's Letters. Melbourne: Text Publishing. 227 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket. This book offers an edited selection, with commentary from Kate Grenville, of the many letters Elizabeth Macarthur wrote 'home' from colonial Sydney over her long life. Circumstances gave her big challenges, but also gave her opportunities unknown to most women of that time. This lively and engaging correspondence records her life which was rich with joys and griefs which she faced with spirit. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781922458582. Our Book No: 31134. $25 AUD.

81. Guest, Glenda (2009). Siddon Rock (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Vintage / Random House. 291 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, little crease fore-edge front cover, minor edgewear. This Australian novel by Glenda Guest is about an ordinary outback town, with some unusual people to make it memorable. Macha Connor came home from the war, and she watches over the town's eccentric inhabitants, but everything changes when a refugee family arrives. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741666403. Our Book No: 26995. $15 AUD.

82. Gunn, Mrs Aeneas (1987). We of the Never-Never and The Little Black Princess (Reprint ed) [Collector's Library of Australia's Great Books]. Sydney, Kensington: Times House. 229 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover (decorative gilt & black), top edge gilt, black & white photos centre spread, string bookmark. Mrs Aeneas (Jeannie) Gunn lucidly describes her time spent briefly at the remote Elsey cattle station, Northern Territory from 1902 until the death of her husband in 1903. The bestselling ’The Little Black Princess' (about an Aboriginal girl on the station) was published in 1905 and 'We of the Never-Never' in 1908 (about life on the station, written as a novel). The latter book has been placed first in this combined collector's edition (except the last chapter which is now the Afterword), because it tells of the trek to Elsey Station and of the many incidents that occurred during that journey and their stay at the station. ISBN/ASIN: 0858357097. Our Book No: 25176. $20 AUD.

83. Gunn, R. H.; Galloway, R. W.; Pedley, L.; Fitzpatrick, E. A. (1967). Lands of the Nogoa-Belyando Area, Queensland [Land Research Series]. Melbourne: CSIRO. 190 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, figures, tables, glossy paper, black & white plates, minor edgewear. Plus four large colour folding maps. All within paper envelope (edge torn). A CSIRO report on the geology, geomorphology, land systems, climate, soils, vegetation and land use patterns in the Central Highlands region, east-central Queensland. (This book and four separate colour maps and enclosed in a paper envelope that is worn and slightly foxed). Our Book No: 13350. $20 AUD.

84. Hall, Glen (1996). The Road to the River (1839 - 1939); or Draylines to Deep Water (3rd ed). Tabulam, NSW: West of the Range Historical Society. 218 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white drawings & photos, maps, minor foxing inside covers & edges, light toning pages, few small marks bottom edge & rear cover, minor edgewear. This is the story about the Clarence Valley and the Road is the old wool route from the New England Tableland to the river ports, especially Tenterfield to Lawrence and Grafton. In this fascinating book, Glen Hall has written about the history of the people who travelled the road and the people who settled along the way. The many photos and drawings bring the book to life, and it would make an interesting addition to any local history library. (Originally published, 1977. This copy: Third edition stated, 1996.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959825738. Our Book No: 41741. $40 AUD.

85. Hanmer, Ronald (arranger); Choir, SSA: Youth (1984). Click! Go the Shears [Youth Choir Series, No. 4]. Red Hill, QLD: D.R.B. Investments. 8 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, looseleaf pamphlet, corner tips covers slightly creased, minor edgewear. Sheet music for young adults, arranged by Ronald Hanmer for this very popular Australian country song: Click! Go the Shears. No 4 in the Youth Choir Series. SSA refers to a female choir with soprano (two parts) and alto voice. Hanmer is an English conductor and composer who migrated to Australia. The rear cover lists ten titles of sheet music available in this series by D.R.B. Investments Pty Ltd. (No ISBN in booklet. SCARCE.). Our Book No: 24006. $12 AUD.

86. Harmsworth, Thomas; Day, Graham (1979). Wool and Mohair: Producing Better Natural Fibres (1st ed) [Australian Land Series]. Melbourne: Inkata Press. 248 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour photos, figures, tables, top edge lightly foxed, spine jacket minimally faded, minor edgewear. This textbook by Thomas Harmsworth and Graham Day provides practical information on all aspects of Australian wool and mohair yarn production. Topics covered include: Wool fibre growth, Scientific measurement, Breeds of sheep (Merino, British breeds, Dual-purpose breeds), Sheep management, Towards producing better natural fibres (Selection, Show judging), Black and coloured sheep, Angora goats (Breeding and caring for the Angora goat, Mohair clip preparation), Sheep and wool producing zones, The shearing shed (Design and planning, Operation), Clip preparation (Classing, pressing and branding), Wool marketing (Wool broking, Wool buying), Wool types and yields, and Fellmongering. The authors are senior teachers of sheep, wool and textile production in Melbourne. (From the Australian Land Series, published by Inkata Press. First edition, 1979.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909605122. Our Book No: 25234. $20 AUD.

87. Harrower, Elizabeth; McGregor, Fiona (introduction) (2025). The Long Prospect (New ed) [Text Classics]. Melbourne: Text Publishing Company. 277 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Sharply observed, bitter and humorous, this novel by Elizabeth Harrower is the powerful story of life in an Australian industrial country town. Growing up neglected in a seedy boarding house, Emily Lawrence befriends Max, a middle-aged scientist who encourages her to pursue her intellectual interests. Innocent Emily faces scandal, suburban snobbery and psychological torment because of this friendship. Introduction by Fiona McGregor. Originally published, 1958. This is the Text Classics edition, 2012, as reprinted in 2025.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781922079480. Our Book No: 18639. $18 AUD.

88. Harvey, Roland (2014). The Wombats Go On Camp (Reprint ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 28 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, good condition, colour drawings, spine little faded, few small mark & foxed spots, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark rear cover. The wombats go on their first school camping trip with their teachers. The wombats explore, build, cook, perform, climb, jump, scare each other silly and have the time of their lives. We also learn about all the individual characters of each wombat. This delightful children's picture book by Roland Harvey with the easy-to-read text and full-page colour drawings will suit all ages. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760111533. Our Book No: 31470. $15 AUD.

89. Haughton, Heather (2010). Au Revoir My Darling: An Intimate War Correspondence 1940 - 1945. Sydney: New Holland. 224 pp. Hardback small square octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, minimal edgewear jacket. Poignant letters between husband and wife, separated by the Second World War (WW2). The letters were in an old suitcase that was full of their war correspondence. The letters were inherited by Heather Haughton when her mother died. The best letters are reproduced here. Ken joined the 2/7th Australian General Hospital unit, and served in Syria, Palestine and New Guinea. Eileen spent the war on a poultry farm. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741109054. Our Book No: 27346. $25 AUD.

90. Hearne, D. A.; Rance, S. J. (photographer) (1975). Trees for Darwin and Northern Australia. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS). 130 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & colour photos (some at rear), minor edgewear jacket (top spine chipped, minor rubbing). The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Timber Bureau has produced a guidebook to help people living in the monsoon and tropical areas of Northern Australia to choose trees for their gardens wisely, with an eye for provision of shade and shelter. Lavishly illustrated, with 36 black & white and 8 colour plates at rear on extra unnumbered pages. (ISBN not printed in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0642006962. Our Book No: 14515. $30 AUD.

91. Higgins, Fiona (2009). Love in the Age of Drought: A Career Girl, a Cotton Farmer and an Unlikely Romance. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 279 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, edges & internal pages lightly toned. Fiona Higgins tells her true story of a Sydney-based career girl who met a cotton farmer from southeast Queensland at a conference in Melbourne. Written with heart and humour, it's also a moving picture of the capacity of country Australia to survive and renew amid a drought that won't be broken. ISBN/ASIN: 9781405039093. Our Book No: 26982. $20 AUD.

92. Hill, David (2007). The Forgotten Children: Fairbridge Farm School and Its Betrayal of Australia's Child Migrants (Reprint ed). Sydney, North Sydney: Random House. 338 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written gift dedication title page). In 1959, the mother of David Hill - a poor single parent living in England reluctantly decided to send her sons to Fairbridge Farm School near Molong in New South Wales. She was told they would have a better education. From 1938 to 1974 thousands of parents were persuaded to sign over legal guardianship of their children to Fairbridge to solve the problem of child poverty in Britain, while at the same time populating the colony. This book tells their stories from the bizarre luxury of the voyage out to Australia to the harsh reality of their daily lives in the school, and the struggles after they left. This remarkable book is both a tribute to the children who were betrayed by an ideal that went wrong and a compelling account of an extraordinary episode in British-Australian history. David Hill has lead a successful career as a senior public servant and chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC). (Written dedication: "To Judith, best wishes, David Hill".). ISBN/ASIN: 9781741666847. Our Book No: 13733. $25 AUD.

93. Hill, David (2022). Reckoning: The Forgotten Children and Their Quest for Justice (1st ed). Sydney, North Sydney: William Heinemann. 343 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, top corner tip rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. In 1959, David Hill's mother - a poor single parent living in England - reluctantly sent her sons to Fairbridge Farm School near Molong in New South Wales. She was told they would have a better education. From 1938 to 1974, thousands of parents were persuaded to sign over legal guardianship of their children to Fairbridge to solve the problem of child poverty in Britain, at the same time populating the colony. This book relates their stories from the bizarre luxury of the voyage out to Australia, to the harsh reality of their daily lives in the school, and the struggles after they left. Both a tribute to the children who were betrayed by an ideal that went wrong, and a compelling account of an extraordinary episode in British-Australian history. This book follows on from 'The Forgotten Children’, the story of how David Hill and the other Forgotten Children took on the institutions that tried to break them - and won. (The author was a former managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Commission.) ISBN/ASIN: 9781761045523. Our Book No: 31080. $32 AUD.

94. Hill, Harry (2007). He was My Father. Sydney, Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. 144 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, glossy paper, documents, corner tip little creased rear cover, minor edgewear. Harry Hill tells the life story of his father Henry (Clem), and has illustrated it with many photos and documents. Clem Hill worked as a labourer and stockman. He enlisted in the 36th Battalion of the AIF in February 1916. He trained in Australia and England, then fought in France and Belgium and was wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele. He was repatriated to Australia and, while recuperating in hospital, met Lottie Low, an Army nurse, whom he married in 1922. He died suddenly after a hard day's shearing, aged 51. The author paints a vivid picture of life in rural Australia from before World War 1, through the Great Depression, to his father's death in 1938. ISBN/ASIN: 9781877058554. Our Book No: 23346. $20 AUD.

95. Hill, Valerie; Cameron, Jane; Oliver, David; Simpson, Judith (1993). Lost Farm of the Seven Hills [Children's Heritage Books: One Day In Australia Series]. Sydney, Baulkham Hills: Vineyard Freepress. 68 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos & drawings, map, minor edgewear. A fictional children's story by Valerie Hill and colleagues about a real place in Australia - a pioneer farm dating from the first days of colonial settlement. When four children explore the complex of rough-hewn slab huts, sheds, cottages and the grand Victorian house - and hear stories from the caretaker of 200 years of Australian history - they sense they are part of this history. They decide to save their real-life treasure. (Colour endpapers & some internal sketches are a collage of historical newspapers, documents and photos.) ISBN/ASIN: 0646112740. Our Book No: 22415. $25 AUD.

96. Hirst, J. B.; Facey, A. B. (Albert) (1992). The World of Albert Facey. Sydney: Allen & Unwin / History Institute of Victoria. 167 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, spine faintly faded, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. A. B. (Albert) Facey wrote the bestselling 'A Fortunate Life'. J. B. (John) Hirst discusses Facey's world, starting from what he tells us in his book. He uncovers the (unrevealed) Facey family history. The world in which Facey grew up - among farmers, workers and miners in Victoria, the Kalgoorlie Goldfields and West Australian wheatbelt - is the same world described in Henry Lawson's stories. This book brings these two famous authors together in a novel way. After each chapter on Facey and his times there is a Lawson story on the same theme. It is an evocative exploration of Australia's social history. ISBN/ASIN: 186373161X. Our Book No: 23746. $20 AUD.

97. Hobson, Jeremy; Lewis, Celia (2012). Keeping Chickens: Getting the Best from Your Chickens (Reprint ed). Blue Ash, OH: David & Charles. 174 pp. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, colour photos (few full-page), tiny scuff spine ends, small crush top edge rear cover, minor edgewear corners & spine ends. This book discusses the care of chickens. Covers egg-laying to ease of keeping for over 70 different breeds, setting up and maintaining a healthy hen house, keeping the chickens warm - and dry and safe from predators. There is practical advice on hygiene, disease and healthcare. Learn about broody birds and egg incubation, and rear a new generation of chicks to brighten any garden. ISBN/ASIN: 9780715336250. Our Book No: 29591. $20 AUD.

98. Holderread, Dave; Sears, Elayne (drawings) (2001). Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks: Breeds, Care, Health (Reprint ed) [Storey's Guide to Raising Series]. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. 316 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings & text-photos, bottom corner tip title page creased, tiny mark fore-edge, minor edgewear corners. Dave Holderread provides a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide through every step of owning ducks. An essential source for any duck breeder, it provides information on individual breeds, feeding and housing, maximizing egg production, breeding for colour varieties, showing prize-winning ducks, health care and disease prevention. ISBN/ASIN: 158017258X. Our Book No: 27143. $20 AUD.

99. Holmes a Court, Ethnee; Tansley, Tangea (with) (2003). Heytesbury Stud: An Affair of the Heart. Sydney, Smithfield: Gary Allen. 205 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, sepia & colour & black & white photos, spine little creased, edges minimally foxed, minor edgewear. Ethnee Holmes a Court provides a compelling and very personal account of family life at the Holmes a Court stud, as well as the work that goes in to creating successful horses from scratch, and the many successes and heartbreaks along the way. ISBN/ASIN: 1877082317. Our Book No: 26364. $18 AUD.

100. Holthouse, Hector (1974). Up Rode the Squatter. Adelaide: Seal Books / Rigby Limited. 206 pp. Paperback small, good condition, black & white drawings, orange colour faded front cover & spine as common, minor edgewear, owner's written name & sticker mark front free flyleaf. This powerful story by Hector Holthouse is about the savage rural early settlement of western Queensland. The author writes with vivid accuracy, and with all the pathos, humour and savagery surrounding the people who struggled to make a living from a harsh and hard-to-tame land. (Originally published, 1970. This copy is the 1974 Seal paperback edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0851797156. Our Book No: 18306. $15 AUD.

101. Honey, Madeleine (1947). Diana. Sydney, Edgecliff: Bilson. 292 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, fair condition only, covers little slanted, pages toned, spine edges rubbed, small tear bottom edge single page, top edge foxed, corners & bottom edge covers little rubbed, some edgewear. This Australian story for young adults is about a girl named Diana and her family who live at Wattawarra, and though the small township is only 50 miles from Sydney, it felt like they lived hundreds of miles outback because it felt very lonely. Their mother had died suddenly a couple of years before, and their father has the help of a lady called Pat. Diana has many adventures along the way including running away before the story ends happily. (No date, but about 1947, Trove.). Our Book No: 30901. $20 AUD.

102. Huffer, Kathleen M. (1979). A History of Loy Yang 1844 - 1978 (1st ed). Traralgon, VIC: Traralgon and District Historical Society. 104 pp. Paperback trade, stapled pamphlet, thick card covers, map at rear of book (in side rear cover), very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear, top edge foxed, fore-edge & bottom edge lightly foxed, edges & pages lightly toned, light crease in title page This fascinating booklet by Kathleen M. Huffer is about the history of Loy Yang 1844 - 1978, which is located in the Latrobe Valley, Gippsland region, on the outskirts of Traralgon in southeastern Victoria. The booklet includes chapters on coal, farming, education, transport, and the changing scene in the area. ISBN/ASIN: 0950090735. Our Book No: 41866. $20 AUD.

103. Hughes, Annette (2008). Art Life Chooks: Learning to Leave the City and Love the Country (1st ed). Sydney: Fourth Estate. 291 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. The author gave up her life as a literary agent and headed back to the state of her birth, Queensland, and a farm in the hinterland with her partner, Geoffrey. This book is refreshing, funny, opinionated and surprising. ISBN/ASIN: 9780732286897. Our Book No: 25695. $16 AUD.

104. Hughes, Cledwyn; Foreman, Michael (illustrator) (1969). The King who Lived on Jelly and Other Stories (Special Australian ed). London / Sydney: Routledge & Kegan / New Century Press. 186 pp. Paperback, good plus condition, purple & white illustrated flexible covers, black & white drawings (many full-page), edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, rear white cover marked (small scuffed spot), few bottom page corners creased, some edgewear, rubber stamps. A British school reader containing 16 short stories that have interesting titles such as: The Seller of Sunshine and Controller of Rainbows, The Lamb with the Tongue of Gold, and Five Good Dogs with Cold Noses. (Purchased from school library sale.). Our Book No: 30034. $20 AUD.

105. Humphreys, L. R. (Ross) (2000). Wadham: Scientist for Land and People. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 225 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge & top part reverse side jacket lightly foxed, black & white photos, minimal edgewear, old price marks. Sir Samuel Wadham arrived from England in 1926 as Professor of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne. As a man who ignored the heat, dust and flies to talk to farmers in remote districts, Wadham defied the accepted image of a university educator. He analysed rural problems with rigour. Through government bodies he shaped soldier settlement, and endorsed the Snowy Mountains Scheme. His popular weekly talks on ABC radio stressed the importance of agricultural health. Ross Humphreys skilfully documents Wadham's concerns and interests and - through access to the Wadham family papers - also reveals the complexities of his character and his family life. The author is Emeritus Professor of Agriculture, University of Queensland. ISBN/ASIN: 0522849342. Our Book No: 14108. $25 AUD.

106. Humphries, Allan (editor) (1983). Hobby Farming: The First Steps (Reprint ed). Sydney: ABC Books / Australian Broadcasting Commission. 103 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner tip front cover & few pages little creased, minimal foxing edges, minor edgewear. This book, edited by Allan Humphries, is based on the ABC Radio series about advice for beginning to run a hobby farm. There are a lot of good ideas, for example, about finance, taxation, managing animals, fencing, pest control, the soil, and legal issues. The editor is a producer for ABC Country Hour, who was raised on a citrus farm near Gosford, NSW. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0642973830. Our Book No: 25154. $12 AUD.

107. Hunt, Deb (2014). Love in the Outback (1st ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 318 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, few black & white photos, small mark top edge, minor edgewear. This is the true story of an unlikely romance set in the Australian outback. The year before she turned 50, she stopped dating. She landed a job with the Royal Flying Doctor Service and left London for the sunshine of Sydney on a mission to find happiness without a mate. But then on a trip to the red-dust town of Broken Hill, she encountered a man unlike any other - he was practical, steady, financially responsible and conservative - everything Deb was not. He wanted a relationship. She wanted to flee. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742613970. Our Book No: 28247. $18 AUD.

108. Hunt, Neil (1933). Desert Law. Sydney: William Brooks & Co. Ltd. 132 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket (missing), good plus condition, original red cloth cover (black lettering, some light flecking), spine faintly faded, endpapers toned, minor edgewear. Australian romantic thriller, set in farwestern New South Wales on stations along the Darling River, and partly in Hollywood. Our Book No: 16492. $14 AUD.

109. Hunt, Nan; Ogden, Betina (illustrator) (1988). The Show. Sydney: Collins Press / Anne Ingram Books. 32 pp. Hardback small quarto, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, endpapers little foxed, few tiny dents along fore-edge front cover, autograph (author's written name title page). Children's picture story by Nan Hunt about a girl named Mary who waited for her grandparents to take her to the agricultural show. The colourful drawings by Betina Ogden will delight all ages. (Autograph of Nan Hunt.). ISBN/ASIN: 0732248035. Our Book No: 28220. $20 AUD.

110. Hyland, Adrian (2011). Kinglake-350 (1st ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 261 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, maps, pages lightly toned, front cover little creased, minor edgewear corners. Behind-the-scenes account of the disastrous Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria at Kinglake, a small community on Melbourne's outskirts. Written for everyone involved in the devastating bushfires on 7th February, 2009. Highlights the efforts of Roger Wood who risked his own life defending his community. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921758263. Our Book No: 30722. $25 AUD.

111. Hyland, M. J.; Coetzee, J . M. (afterword) (2016). Carry Me Down (New ed) [Text Classics]. Melbourne: Text Publishing. 321 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor scratching front cover, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This novel by M. J. Hyland is of 11-year-old John Egan who lives with his mother, father and grandmother in rural Ireland. John believes he has a gift for lie detection - and his obsession with uncovering the truth carries the cost of a peculiar kind of pain. This is a compelling story of disturbed love and John's quest for the truth while his family begins to fall apart. Afterword by J. M. Coetzee. (The Irish-born author was educated in, and lived in Australia for some years, and published novels here.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781925355338. Our Book No: 31061. $15 AUD.

112. Idriess, Ion L. (1956). Flynn of the Inland: Memorial Edition (Memorial ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 244 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), good plus condition, black & white photos (including frontispiece portrait), endpaper maps, last plate LOOSE at rear, minor edgewear, autograph. Biography of John Flynn, the missionary founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Memorial edition to mark the opening of the Flynn Church in Alice Springs in 1956. Contains the autograph of Jean B. [Baird] Flynn, secretary and wife of John Flynn. Our Book No: 16716. $25 AUD.

113. Idriess, Ion L. (1958). Back o' Cairns [Back o'Cairns] (1st ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 310 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, maps, small edge tears jacket (flap not price-clipped), small edge tears top edge, light toning pages as usual (notably front free flyleaf), minor edgewear, previous pencil annotation title page erased (light impression marks). Ion Idriess relates many anecdotes of his prospecting adventures from the 1930s onwards 'back o'Cairns', the undeveloped mineral-rich hinterland between Townsville and Cape York peninsula, but mainly near Cairns. The author, known as Jack Idriess in those days, captures the colour, excitement and hard courageous historical struggle in these locations. He also provides insights into Aboriginal rights and ceremonies. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: B0007J8BPK. Our Book No: 18153. $60 AUD.

114. Ivanoff, George; Wood, Ben (illustrator) (2017). Meet: The Flying Doctors (New ed) [Meet Series]. Sydney: Penguin Random House Australia. Unnum 28 pp. Paperback oblong small quarto, card covers, very good plus condition, colour drawings (some full-page), minor edgewear. This is the story of The Royal Flying Doctor Service which provides emergency and primary health care across outback Australia. Explains how the life-saving service was created and grew to become an Australian icon. The illustrations will appeal to all ages. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143780670. Our Book No: 40192. $12 AUD.

115. Janu, Penelope (2024). Shelter from the Storm (A Close-knit Town, a Love That Still Burns, a Chance to Come Home) (2nd Australian p/b ed). Sydney: Harper / HarperCollins. 435 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Fiercely independent naval officer Patience Cartwright has never been in a place she could call home. An unhappy childhood and a badly broken heart, she will never return to the country. However, to save her career, Patience is forced to accept a secondment to an environmental team working near the rural town where she grew up. Patience is recovering from a life-threatening illness in the small country town of Horseshoe Hill, when she sees the beauty of the landscape, and the close-knit community that promises something very different to the future she’s mapped out. However, Patience meets Hugo Halstead, an attractive biologist, the man she swore never to forgive. . ISBN/ASIN: 9781038915429. Our Book No: 31379. $20 AUD.

116. Jenkins, Steve; Walter, Derek; Crane, Caprice (with) (2016). Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time (Australian ed). Melbourne: Affirm Press. 212 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, colour photos, top spine lightly bumped, top corner front cover slightly creased, minor edgewear. This is a funny, inspiring story about a very special pig named Esther. Esther came to live with the Canadian author and his partner. Esther started being a 'micro' piglet but soon grew into a huge 270 kilogram loveable adult pig who completely changed their lives. In time, they bought a farm and named it the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where they could care for Esther and other animals in need. They have become two of the world's most successful and beloved animal rights activists - alongside Esther, a social media star with many fans around the world. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925344950. Our Book No: 30545. $18 AUD.

117. Johnson, Fiona (2013). My Wild Ride: The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman's Faith and Determination Helped Her Overcome Life's Greatest Obstacles (Reprint ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 266 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, corner tip front cover little creased, minor edgewear. The memoir of a city girl Fiona who was always interested in horses, and who moved to northern New South Wales to make a life with her new husband, Matt. Shortly after they were married, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia. She writes about her fight to survive and her ambition to fulfil her dreams of becoming a rodeo rider and a mother. An inspiring true story of beating the odds. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743310441. Our Book No: 30145. $18 AUD.

118. Johnston, W. Ross (1982). The Call of the Land: A History of Queensland to the Present Day (1st ed). Brisbane, Milton: Jacaranda Press. 229 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos, map, slight edgewear jacket (reverse side foxed, spine little faded, price sticker front flap), endpapers & title page & last two pages lightly foxed, board edges & top half spine little faded, owner's written name in biro free flyleaf. This fascinating book by W. Ross Johnston traces the the rise of mainstream attitudes in Queensland from the time of the first white explorers who explored the different potentials of the land. This book sets an intellectual and social framework within which those who have wielded power (political and economic) have been able to operate, and it shows how those outside the mainstream have had to cope. It is not just a story of the pioneers and their attitudes or a textbook about Queensland. It is a consistent interpretation without denying that there are aspects of Queensland's history that cannot be easily explained. ISBN/ASIN: 0701616555. Our Book No: 30891. $25 AUD.

119. Jolley, Elizabeth; Kotai, Evelyn (paintings) (1993). Diary of a Weekend Farmer (1st ed). Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press (FACP). 95 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page colour paintings (including frontispiece), small dent bottom edge rear cover, minor edgewear. Australian novelist Elizabeth Jolley provides a humorous and moving mixture of personal observation and poetry, based upon her own experiences of life on the land. She and her husband became 'weekend farmers' when they purchased a five-acre rural property in the hills outside Perth. Art work by Evelyn Kotai. First state jacket design (full-page illustration). ISBN/ASIN: 1863680438. Our Book No: 28296. $15 AUD.

120. Jolliffe, Eric (1975). Jolliffe's Outback, no 101: Cartoons and Australiana: Study to Frame. Sydney, Dee Why: E. Jolliffe. 80 pp. Paperback quarto, good condition only, stapled pamphlet, black & white cartoons, pages notably toned as usual, few small edge tears, few pages little creased, minor edgewear. Jolliffe no 101 contains a special study for framing (Aboriginal man) as well as the usual great Saltbush Bill cartoons. Contains a 12-page centrepiece on the Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement. (No date, but about 1975. Stated price: $1.00. SCARCE.). Our Book No: 11213. $15 AUD.

121. Jolliffe, Eric (1978). Jolliffe's Outback, no 105: Cartoons and Australiana Study to Frame. Sydney, Dee Why: E. Jolliffe. 80 pp. Paperback quarto, good condition only, stapled pamphlet, black & white cartoons, pages toned as usual, staples little rusted, some minor creasing, minor edgewear. In this Eric Jolliffe Outback cartoon book no 105, Saltbush Bill and friends get up to their usual tricks. Study to frame of Aboriginal female youth. Reports on bush dunnies, old mills and making and Aboriginal stone axe. (Advert for Overlander magazine inside front cover. Cover price, $1. SCARCE.). Our Book No: 29952. $20 AUD.

122. Jolliffe, Eric (1979). Jolliffe's Outback, no 109: Cartoons and Australiana Study to Frame (1st ed). Sydney, Dee Why: E. Jolliffe. 60 pp. Paperback quarto, good condition, card cover, stapled pamphlet, black & white cartoons, pages toned, front cover corner tips creased, spine little rubbed, few foxed spots inside covers, bottom corner tips last few pages missing (possible insect damage), rubber date stamp on rear cover. Classic cartoons in which Saltbush Bill is still battling out on the farm, while other Australians with a new gold detector are hoping for a new gold rush. Jolliffe takes a look at the earlier gold rush days. Our Book No: 30766. $15 AUD.

123. Jolliffe, Eric (1981). Jolliffe's Outback no 114: Cartoons and Australiana. Sydney, Dee Why: Jolliffe Publications. 74 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, good condition only (reading copy), stapled pamphlet, black & white cartoons, pages toned as common, top corner creased front cover, rear cover foxed, some edgewear, minor pen annotation front cover. Saltbush Bill and Family deal with floods, drought, fire, and many other funny setbacks in these collectible cartoon books. Includes three pages of Sandy Blight cartoons at rear. Plus comments on muddies (crabs), shearing sheds, the birth of the bush ballad, and Barossa barns. (Stated price $1.50, with the '1' crossed out.). ISBN/ASIN: B002E8FNX0. Our Book No: 25345. $12 AUD.

124. Jolliffe, Eric (1981). Jolliffe's Outback, no 111: Cartoons and Australiana Study to Frame. Sydney, Dee Why: E. Jolliffe. 66 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, card covers, stapled pamphlet, black & white cartoons, edge tear one page repaired, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Saltbush Bill and family provide more fun in the outback. With commentary on shearing sheds past and present, the pig-sty, and die-back. Best of Witchetty's Tribe at the rear ("returned from a long walkabout, in response to requests from fans, and rave communications from Al Grassby and others"). Witchetty has been withdrawn from all other periodicals to appear exclusively in "Jolliffe’s Outback" and "Identity", the Aboriginal periodical. "The mail order service for back issues of Jolliffe's Outback is now terminated.". Our Book No: 25610. $20 AUD.

125. Jolliffe, Eric (1986). Jolliffe's Outback Featuring Saltbush Bill, no 119. Sydney: Jolliffe Studios. 82 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, full-page black & white cartoons, staples little rusted, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, two colour postcards rear cover. Lots more cartoon fun with Saltbush Bill and family. Black & white text-photo of Eric Jolliffe on reverse of front cover. Commentary on Cooma Cottage (Yass), grasshoppers, goannas. Rear cover consists of two colour postcards, with the statement: 'Send a Jolliffe cartoon postcard to an overseas friend!. Cut along dotted line as shown overleaf.' (This copy: intact, postcards available.). Our Book No: 3647. $22 AUD.

126. Jolliffe, Eric (1987). CALENDAR: Jolliffe's CALENDAR 87 [1987] [Jolliffe's Outback Series]. Sydney, Dee Why: Jolliffe Studios. 24 pp. Paperback quarto, stapled pamphlet (with hole for hanging), very good condition, full-page colour cartoons, minor insect damage top edge first page, minor edgewear, minor annotation & small sticker on calendar. A calendar in an annual Jolliffe series, each showing a full-page colour Jolliffe Outback cartoon facing the monthly calendar on the adjacent page. Our Book No: 6110. $25 AUD.

127. Jolliffe, Eric (1988). CALENDAR: Jolliffe's CALENDAR 1988. Sydney, Dee Why: Jolliffe Studios. Unnum 24 pp. Paperback quarto, very good plus condition, stapled pamphlet (with hole near fore-edge for hanging), oblong format (full-page colour cartoons opposite calendar page), minimal edgewear. A calendar in an annual series, each showing a full-page colour Jolliffe Outback cartoon facing the monthly calendar on the adjacent page. (Cover price: $4.95.). Our Book No: 17911. $30 AUD.

128. Jolliffe, Eric (1989). CALENDAR: Jolliffe's Outback CALENDAR 1989. Sydney, Dee Why: Jolliffe Studios. 24 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (with hole for hanging), full-page colour cartoons, tide marks top corner tip rear cover, minor foxing edges few pages, minor edgewear, annotation absent on calendar, copy 1. A calendar in an annual series, each showing a full-page colour Eric Jolliffe Outback cartoon facing the monthly calendar on the adjacent page. Cover price: $5.40. Our Book No: 8379. $15 AUD.

129. Jolliffe, Eric (1989). CALENDAR: Jolliffe's Outback CALENDAR 1989. Sydney, Dee Why: Jolliffe Studios. Unnum 24 pp. Paperback quarto, very good plus condition, stapled pamphlet (with hole near fore-edge for hanging), oblong format (full-page colour cartoons opposite calendar page), minimal edgewear, copy 2. A calendar in an annual series, each showing a full-page colour Jolliffe Outback cartoon facing the monthly calendar on the adjacent page. Cover price: $5.40. Our Book No: 8379A. $30 AUD.

130. Jolliffe, Eric (1990). CALENDAR: Jolliffe's Outback CALENDAR 1990. Sydney, Dee Why: Jolliffe Studios. Unnum 24 pp. Paperback quarto, very good plus condition, stapled pamphlet (with hole near fore-edge for hanging), oblong format (full-page colour cartoons opposite calendar page), minimal edgewear. A calendar in an annual series, each showing a full-page colour Jolliffe Outback cartoon facing the monthly calendar on the adjacent page. Printed cover price: $5.50. Our Book No: 3727. $30 AUD.

131. Jolliffe, Eric (1990). Jolliffe's Outback, no 125: Crocs [Crocodiles]. Sydney, Dee Why: Jolliffe Studios. 82 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, card cover, stapled pamphlet, black & white cartoons, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. A scarce collection of Eric Jolliffe's Witchetty's Tribe (Aboriginal) crocodile cartoons. Cover price: $3.95. ISSN: 08126062. Contains five commentaries: Salties and freshies [saltwater and freshwater species] * Aboriginal crocodile hunting * Crocs and tourists * The croc industry * Charlene sweetheart [about a crocodile who became friends with Alf Casey]. Published by Jolliffe Studios (82 pages). ISBN/ASIN: B001V9H6CE. Our Book No: 27340. $25 AUD.

132. Jolliffe, Eric (1991). Jolliffe's Outback, no 126: Fishin Featuring Saltbush Bill and Witchetty's Tribe [Fishing]. Sydney, Dee Why: E. Jolliffe. 83 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, stapled pamphlet, good condition, black & white cartoons, small teat top edge front cover, pages lightly toned, few small marks rear cover, minor edgewear, minimal annotation front cover. Saltbush Bill and Family and Witchetty's Tribe try their hand at fishing. Features on fishing, yabbies and prawns. Cover price $4.50. This one is hard to come by. Our Book No: 29911. $25 AUD.

133. Jolliffe, Eric (1991). CALENDAR: Jolliffe's Outback CALENDAR 1991, featuring Saltbush Bill. Sydney, Dee Why: Jolliffe Studios. Unnum 24 pp. Paperback quarto, very good plus condition, stapled pamphlet (with hole near fore-edge for hanging), oblong format (full-page colour cartoons opposite calendar page), minimal edgewear, autograph (written dedication by cartoonist). A calendar in an annual series, each showing a full-page colour Jolliffe Outback cartoon facing the monthly calendar on the adjacent page. With scarce Jolliffe autograph (on January page): "To James [cartoonist James Kemsley, creator of Ginger Meggs], best wishes from Eric Jolliffe", with arrow pointing to 1991. Cover price: $6.95. Our Book No: 17938. $50 AUD.

134. Jolliffe, Eric (1994). Jolliffe's Outback, no 129: Saltbush Bill's 50th Anniversary. Sydney: Jolliffe Studios. 82 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, full-page black & white cartoons, minimal page toning, minimal edgewear. Jolliffe's Outback, no 129 is the 50th Anniversary issue. Saltbush Bill and Family are being themselves. There is a photo of Eric Jolliffe (age 87) and his foreword inside front cover celebrates the 50th Anniversary. Saltbush Bill first appeared in Pix magazine in 1944. All cartoons are drawn especially for this issue. ISBN/ASIN: B0087Z468C. Our Book No: 25611. $25 AUD.

135. Kain, Simone; Hood, Ben (2016). George the Farmer Plants a Wheat Crop (Reprint ed) [HelloFriday Group]. Penola, SA: HelloFriday Publishing. 34 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, good condition, full-page colour drawings (full-page), few light creases covers & few pages, top corner tip front cover creased, some edgewear. A children's picture story about George the farmer who almost has a catastrophe while he is planting his wheat crop while daydreaming about football! His dog Jessie barks but can not get his attention because he is talking about the football. His partner Ruby notices he has not planted some of the rows, so she finishes the job while he is at footy training. The wheat crop is successful, thanks to Ruby's help at the right time. The book includes a quiz, and fun activities at the rear. Teaches about health and safety. The publisher states a target audience for preschool K2-age children. Text and illustrations by Simone Kain and Ben Hood. ISBN/ASIN: 9780994194206. Our Book No: 41713. $20 AUD.

136. Kauter, Frank (1946). Over the Hills and Far Away. Sydney: John Sands. 220 pp. Paperback quarto, good condition, thick pictorial board cover, lacks title page presumably as issued, colour drawings, pages lightly toned, edgewear spine & corners (showing boards), child's scribble rear cover. Children's picture book about farm animals and a goblin, with text in verse. Seven stories: Timothy John - The green goblin - It looks like rain - The old man's stick - Peter Rabbitt - Adventurers three - Gum leaf symphonies. (No date, but 1946, Trove.). Our Book No: 17586. $12 AUD.

137. Keene, Carolyn (2003). The Secret of Shadow Ranch (Reprint ed) [Nancy Drew Mystery Stories]. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 175 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, few full-page black & white drawings, frontispiece, bottom corner rear cover & spine ends little bumped. This Nancy Drew mystery by Carolyn Keene is set on a ranch in Phoenix, Arizona. Nancy and her friends Bess and George are going there for a holiday, but as usual they become involved in a baffling mystery involving the haunting of the ranch by a phantom horse. Can they solve this one before someone is hurt? (No 5 in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series.). ISBN/ASIN: 044809505X. Our Book No: 29093. $15 AUD.

138. Kelsall, Leonie (2024). The Homestead in the Eucalypts: Sometimes Finding the Way Forward Means Retracing Your Past (1st ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 418 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This Australian rural romance novel is about student doctor Taylor Lawrence who moves to her grandparents farm in the South Australian countryside after her life is turned upside down. During the lonely nights, she fantasises of a time long-gone: of Anna, who, rising at dawn to milk the cows and fetch water from the well, is caught in a raging fire that threatens to leave her reputation as blackened as the bushland. Fellow settler, Luke Hartmann comes to her rescue. Reality blurs as Taylor repeatedly escapes into Anna’s world, and she realises she must discover if her dreams are pure fantasy or if they recall a story more familiar than she could ever imagine. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761067884. Our Book No: 41439. $22 AUD.

139. Kersh, Norah (1999). Outback Alphabet (Reprint ed). Maxwelton, QLD: Self-Published: Norah Kersh (Bora). 27 pp. Paperback oblong large quarto, very good condition, large colour drawings, small strip bottom edge front cover little faded, minor edgewear. This children's picture book by Norah Kersh is uniquely Australian. Many outback children will associate many of the images with their first understanding of and writing of actual words and sentences. The soft colourful illustrations range from 'A is for Ant' to 'Z is for Zig-zag', and includes 'G is for Gate' and 'L is for Lamb'. Each is captioned by a short rhyme. The author and illustrator is from Bora Station, Maxwelton, Queensland. ISBN/ASIN: 0646332473. Our Book No: 27912. $20 AUD.

140. Kilarski, Barbara (2003). Keeping Chickens! Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces (Reprint ed). North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. 150 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, colour photos, minor edgewear. The author gives the detailed information that will assist you to keep chickens. There are simple instructions on feeding and caring for chickens, the breeds that are happy in small spaces, lists of the equipment that is needed, coop design, how to collect eggs, and how to keep chickens in the city and keep within the council guidelines, and most important how to keep chickens healthy and happy. ISBN/ASIN: 1580174914. Our Book No: 30274. $15 AUD.

141. Klinge, Sven; Hart, Adrian (2000). Don't Die in the Bush: The Complete Guide to Australian Camping. Sydney, Frenchs Forest: New Holland. 132 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, colour photos, minor edgewear. This book is compact and practical, describing everything needed to survive and enjoy your camping adventure. Equipment and technology, safety and first aid, environmental awareness and the laws of camping, things to do, are all listed. The photos and drawings make this a special book for anyone interested in safe camping. ISBN/ASIN: 1864365250. Our Book No: 28289. $15 AUD.

142. Lamb, Rebecca (2006). Macquoid of Waniassa: Portrait of a Colonial Sheriff (1st ed) [Wanniassa]. Canberra, Wanniassa: Waniassa Publications. 293 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white & colour photos (Including a watercolour), few black & white sketches, maps, light foxing edges, minor edgewear. The story of Thomas Macquoid who was Sheriff of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He purchased Waniassa farm (one 'n') in the early 1830s. He was meticulous, intelligent and hard working, and envisaged prosperity and prestige for his family. But he struggled to make a quick fortune and retire comfortably, and his health suffered by the pressure of office, bad financial ventures, disastrous drought and a depressed economy. The Sheriff's administration became troublesome and his life ended in tragedy. (His most famous case was administering the trial of the white murderers of Aborigines at Myall Lake.) The southern Canberra suburb of Wanniassa consumed Macquoid's grazing property in the 1970s and its name is a reminder of the region's colonial pastoral history. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0977523705. Our Book No: 41791. $50 AUD.

143. Lane, Karly (2025). Needle in a Haystack: A Buried Past and a Family Curse: Can New Love Survive the Truth? (1st ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 369 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Australian novel about family history, legends of love and curses handed down through families. Lottie Fairchild is fascinated by history, and she loves her antique shop in Banalla. Professor Damian Loxley comes to town to research Jack McNally, the gentleman bushranger and a historic cold case: the mysterious disappearance of a colonial lady. The author, Karly Lane, previously wrote 'North Star'. This the her 25th rural romance. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761069345. Our Book No: 31472. $20 AUD.

144. Lane, Regina; Howard, Shane (foreword) (2014). Saving St Brigid's (2nd ed). Melbourne, Carlton South: Bridin Books. 250 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, few black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, minimal creasing & dents front cover, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). Regina Lane tells the story of a 150-year-old church at the top of a hill in south-west Victoria which was built and paid for by the children of Irish potato-famine survivors. St Brigid's is a symbol of faith and hope in an ancient land, by a cold, wild sea. A unique story of a small Australian rural community who, in the spirit of their Irish rebel ancestors, stood up for what they believed in when, in 2009, the Catholic Church put the church up for sale. The author, of Irish heritage, has put together a lyrical narrative of song and story. ISBN/ASIN: 9780992343316. Our Book No: 29804. $35 AUD.

145. Langman, Adrienne (2007). Choosing Eden: The Real Dirt on the Coming Energy Crisis. Sydney: Random House. 282 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition only, top corner tip front cover little creased, minor foxing edges & endpapers, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Adrienne Langman left a comfortable lifestyle in Sydney to set her family up on a 12-acre block in Nana Glen in northern New South Wales (NSW). Their aim was to establish a fully self-sustaining food farm, as quickly as they can. Sustainability should provide for them in the uncertain years ahead when the energy crisis hits. As seen on the Seven Network TV program 'The Real Seachange'. The good life? ISBN/ASIN: 9781741665499. Our Book No: 24747. $12 AUD.

146. Lapthorne, Alice M.; Cronin, Bernard (foreword) (1965). Mildura Calling (3rd ed). Mildura: Mildura Gallery Society. 64 pp. Paperback large trade, board cover, very good condition, black & white photos, small scuff front flyleaf, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. Alice M. Lapthorne provides a brief history of the city of Mildura in the northwestern corner of Victoria, on the Murray River. Third edition (published by Mildura Galley Society, 1965). (In this edition, the orange cover includes a drawing of a heritage house.). ISBN/ASIN: B001V8JK8I. Our Book No: 12287. $12 AUD.

147. Lawrence, Laurie; Lawrence, Jane; Lawrence, Kate ; Lawrence, Emma; Charteris, Murray (Illustrator) (2023). Wise Owl at the Farm [Wise Owl Book Series]. Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. 15 pp. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, stapled, colour drawings, minor edgewear. Children's story created by Laurie Lawrence for the Australian Government Kids Alive Do The Five Program. The Wise Owl Book Series has been designed to introduce young children to water safety in a positive way. In this book Wise Owl explores water dangers that can be found around the farm. The bright colourful illustrations and easy-to-read words will appeal to any age. ISBN/ASIN: 9780992555085. Our Book No: 41611. $12 AUD.

148. Lawson, Henry; King, John Anthony (illustrator) (1991). Mary Called Him "Mister". Sydney, Crows Nest: Macmillan. 32 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, good plus condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, faint foxing title page, minor edgewear, label remains front pastedown. This illustrated collection of Henry Lawson poems for children illuminates an often neglected side of the Bush Ballad era: the life of women in the Bush - their strengths, their dreams, their hopes and their disappointments. Illustrated by John Anthony King. ISBN/ASIN: 0732905486. Our Book No: 25527. $15 AUD.

149. Lehmann, Geoffrey; Magerl, Caroline (illustrator) (2001). Sky Boy. Sydney: Mark Macleod Books / Hodder Headline Australia. 28 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, watercolour drawings, few faint toned spots few pages & rear free endpaper, minor edgewear. A wonderful children's picture story by poet Geoffrey Lehmann about a sister's courage and love. Teresa is stubborn and maybe a bit mad. wFollowing her fisherman father's advice, she rows her boat through the storm to an island retreat with a baby (Sky Boy) and Rosa the cow on board. She can only be saved by a miracle. Supurb watercolour drawings by Caroline Magerl. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0733611826. Our Book No: 25076. $20 AUD.

150. Lindsay, Jake; Hartin, Murray (1996). Showtime! (Photographs and Memories of the Royal Easter Show). Sydney, Rosebery: Portseat Pty Ltd. 128 pp. Paperback small folio, very good plus condition, sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos (some full-page), minimal edgewear. This photoessay documents the people who ran, participated in, and attended Sydney's famous Royal Agricultural Show in 1996 at Moore Park. (The show later moved to Homebush in the western suburbs.). ISBN/ASIN: 0646295632. Our Book No: 15392. $25 AUD.

151. Linnell, Maya (2024). Wallaby Lane (1st ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 390 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, laminate coating slightly lifting top corner tip front cover. A rural romance Australian novel by Maya Linnell set in the South Australian winegrowing region. Lauren Bickford returns to her hometown and interviews local flower growers, and many other locals, for her radio program. A lady of many talents, Lauren meets the new cop in town, Jack Crossley, and the path to true love is indeed rocky. Featuring the 100th local show, a one-eyed goat and a galah named Gary, this book is a delightful read from a favourite Australian rural romance writers. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761069611. Our Book No: 31212. $20 AUD.

152. Linnell, Maya (2024). Kookaburra Cottage (New ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 381 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Australian novel set in the South Australian winegrowing region. April Lacey is determined to improve her family Limestone Coast winery, but she meets resistance from her father who is set in his ways on how the winery should be run. English winemaker Connor Jamison has travelled from England to South Australia to learn from the experts, and carve out a name for himself in the industry. United by food, music and an unexpected involvement in the Penwarra Country Show, April and Connor seem like the perfect match, but old flames, new challenges and careers are going against them. Will they be together in the future? Adelightful read from one of Australia’s favourite rural romance writers. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761471070. Our Book No: 31252. $16 AUD.

153. Lockwood, Douglas (1974). Fair dinkum (Reprint ed). Adelaide: Seal Books / Rigby Limited. 188 pp. Paperback mass market, very good condition, black & white text-photos, map, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Douglas Lockwood, a journalist, relates stories about dinkum Aussies that he has met over 18 years in the Northern Territory. Includes the Japanese bombing of Darwin and the Petrov affair. (Originally published, 1960. This is the 1974 reprint of the Seal edition of 1969.). ISBN/ASIN: 0851790437. Our Book No: 4655. $15 AUD.

154. Low, John; Smith, Jim (1993). The Prince of Whips: The Life and Works of the Blue Mountains Pioneer Harry Peckman (1st ed). Wenthworth Falls, NSW: Den Fenella Press. 112 pp. Paperback thin trade, good condition, black & white text-photos, spine little faded, small split front hinge (pages firm), light toning inside covers, light foxing edges, non-author written and dated dedication inside front cover, minor edgewear. This is the fascinating story by John Low and Jim Smith of Harry Peckman who was the 'The Prince of Whips'. The whips were the men who drove horse teams along the roads of the developing colonies. In his long life, he was to witness the diggers crossing the Blue Mountains to the gold fields and the feats of the trans-oceanic aviators. He saw Katoomba develop from bushland to the busy 'Playground of the Commonwealth'. Like his friend Henry Lawson, he never forgot the Aborigines, bush women, soldiers. miners, farmers, and other ordinary workers whose characters became part of the Australian identity. ISBN/ASIN: 0646164015. Our Book No: 41733. $32 AUD.

155. Lucke, Alec; Mitchell, Claire (contributor) (2013). Road to Exploitation: Political Capture by Mining in Queensland. Bingara, NSW: Self-published: Alec Lucke. 392 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). Alec Lucke recounts his personal experience exposing and campaigning against the environmental degradation and pollution of mining activities in the heavily industrialised Gladstone region of Central Queensland. Specifically, he describes the activities of the East End Mine Action Group. Alec and wife Heather are enviromental activists from Bingara, NSW. Alec previously was involved with intensive farming of pigs and poultry in Central Queensland. He now passionately advocates for the preservation of farm land, its aquifers, and the rural lifestyle that contributes so much to society. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987373106. Our Book No: 18535. $50 AUD.

156. Lush, Adrian H.; Whitford, Ken (illustrator) (1971). The Inman Valley Story on the Occasion of the Inman Valley Methodist Church Centenary and the Rural School Celebrations. Victor Harbor, SA: Ambrose Press. 52 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white drawings, single staple slightly rusted, minor edgewear. Adrian Lush has compiled the story of the town of Inman Valley in South Australia. The Methodist Church Centenary and the Rural School Celebrations concluded 116 years of education in the district. The Valley of the River Inman, situated on Fleurieu Peninsula, about 50 miles south of Adelaide, runs in an easterly direction from Bald Hills to Victor Harbour. Pen and ink drawings by Ken Whitford. Our Book No: 40852. $30 AUD.

157. Macintyre, Ella; Smith, J. Warren (illustrator) (1936). Pin Money (1st ed). Sydney: Shakespeare Head Press. 104 pp. Paperback wide square octavo, dustjacket, card covers, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white drawings, jacket chipped (tiny hole spine, lightly toned, minor foxing, edge tears), pages & edges lightly toned & foxed, inner hinge little split (all pages firm), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. An Australian story book for older children. Billy and Valerie are two children in the Queensland sheep country. Their adventures with men, women, sheep, and horses, and the happy story of how their temporary troubles were solved as a result of their adventures make this a fun-filled adventure story. Our Book No: 27735. $35 AUD.

158. MacKellar, Maggie (2014). How to Get There (A Memoir). Sydney: Vintage Books / Random House. 243 pp. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, corner tips covers slightly creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Maggie MacKellar lost her husband in tragic circumstances (suicide), and then her mother died suddenly of aggressive cancer. In 2011, Maggie left the family farm in central west New South Wales and moved to the east coast of Tasmania with her children and an assorted menagerie to live with a farmer. She explores learning to love again after great bereavement, and the complexities of doing this in an unfamiliar community, and with two young children. This is a story about making a new life and a wonderful setting - on a Tasmanian sheep farm in a stone house built by convicts in 1828. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742752440. Our Book No: 41615. $25 AUD.

159. Magazine, Organic Gardener; Miller, Jerssamy (introduction) (2018). The Contented Bee: Inspiration and Practical Tips to Keep Your Backyard Bees Happy, Healthy and Productive (Reprint ed). Sydney: ABC Books / HarperCollins. 303 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos (many full-page), top corner front cover creased, bottom edge front cover minimally bumped, minor edgewear. This lively guide features inspirational stories and photos from many enthusiasts across Australia who decided to keep bees, city and rural. There are practical chapters by a range of experts showing you how to start, caring for your bees, harvesting honey and wax (with recipes), troubleshooting, what to plant to give the hard working bees some food, and information on the popular option of keeping native stingless bees. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733339387. Our Book No: 30332. $28 AUD.

160. Magro, Mandy (2021). Jacaranda (2nd ed). London: Mira Books. 279 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Australian novel by Mandy Magro set on beautiful Jacaranda Farm in Far North Queensland. Molly has a happy life but hankers for love. Is it Mark, the long lost father of her child? A moving rural romance about finding out that what you need has been under your nose all the time. Is it their hunky stockman Heath? Second edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781867221760. Our Book No: 30856. $20 AUD.

161. Maguire, Marie (1985). Where Sheep Once Grazed: A Town Emerging on Land where Sheep Once Grazed [Leeton, NSW]. Leeton, NSW: Self-Published; B. H. Maguire. 104 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket as issued, good condition, pictorial cover, black & white text-photos, spine faintly faded, top edge lightly foxed, small faint mark front flyleaf, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Marie Maguire explores some of the events that coloured the history and influence of Leeton, a town and district in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales (NSW). This is a productive farming region, particularly rice growing. The town was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and purpose-built for the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme. ISBN/ASIN: 0959090614. Our Book No: 21581. $15 AUD.

162. Malouf, David (1984). Harland's Half Acre (1st U.S. ed). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 230 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), cloth spine (edge front boards minimally faded), spine jacket minimally faded, untrimmed fore-edges, minor edgewear, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. A novel by David Malouf about Frank Harland, a budding artist bought up on a poverty-stricken dairy farm in Queensland. A portrait of the influences that make Harland into a painter. Also a moving study of the mysteries of childhood, family ties, and of the random events that shape lives.This novel is rich in passion and incident, with obsessive and sometimes violent demands of family life. First U.S. edition. . ISBN/ASIN: 0394539192. Our Book No: 29588. $25 AUD.

163. Malouf, David (1987). Harland's Half Acre (New, reprint ed). London: Penguin Books. 230 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, edge rear cover & bottom edge minimally foxed, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. A novel by David Malouf about Frank Harland, a budding artist bought up on a poverty-striken dairy farm in Queensland. A portrait of the influences that make Harland into a painter. Also a moving study of the mysteries of childhood, family ties, and of the random events that shape lives.This novel is rich in passion and incident, with obsessive and sometimes violent demands of family life. Penguin edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0140074694. Our Book No: 24690. $12 AUD.

164. Manning, Paddy (2013). What the Frack? Everything You Need to Know About Coal Seam Gas. Sydney, Kensington: New South QuickEs. 188 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Australia's coal seam gas industry in rural New South Wales and Queensland carries unprecedented toxic environmental risks, but it could be the path to energy salvation by being cleaner than coal, safer than nuclear energy, and a complement to renewables. Business journalist Paddy Manning provides a balanced examination of both sides of the argument. While big oil and gas companies believe Australia could be the biggest liquid natural gas (LNG) exporter in the world, farmers and environmentalists are united in their opposition to coal seam gas extraction from Australia's most fertile agricultural lands. Do coal seam gas wells poison our food resources? Does coal seam gas really aid in tackling climate change? Visiting drill sites, boardrooms, pipelines, parliamentary offices, and farm gate protests, the author demonstrates how coal seam gas extraction may be one boom that is happening too fast. (From the NewSouth QuickEs series of short, sharp essays of topics of public interest.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781742233659. Our Book No: 16539. $20 AUD.

165. Marshall, Paul (1988). Raparapa: Stories from the Fitzroy River Drovers. Broome: Magabala Books. 288 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour & black & white photos, maps, single-colour illustrated endpapers, minor edgewear jacket (faint foxing reverse side), minor edgewear cover edges, light foxing some pages, some foxing inside covers. Full title: 'Raparapa: Stories from the Fitzroy River Drovers'. The nine Aboriginal men who have contributed to this book come from different language tribes and different parts of the Fitzroy / West Kimberley region in far north Western Australia, but share a common background. They speak for whole generations of Aboriginal drovers who have endured injustices. Paul Marshall agreed to edit this book after a suggestion by John Watson in 1985. The nine men all had the final say on the content of his story. This book is an important contribution to Aboriginal culture. Note: The Aboriginal words used in this book are from several different languages. When the established English spelling is known, this has been used. All other words are spelt using the South Kimberley Language Orthography by Joyce Hudson and William McGregor. ISBN/ASIN: 0731633288. Our Book No: 41312. $25 AUD.

166. Marshall, Tim (2003). Recycle Your Garden: The Essential Guide to Composting (1st ed). Sydney: ABC Books. 112 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good plus condition, colour photos, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. This book not only explores how composting works and outlines the multiple benefits for your garden, but it also shows how to build a foolproof heap and maintain it well. Tim Marshall is at the forefront of the Australian organic industry, as an innovative grower, inspector, trainer and writer. He contributes regularly to Gardening Australia magazine, and is based in South Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0733309844. Our Book No: 24052. $20 AUD.

167. Massy, Charles (2011). Breaking the Sheep's Back: The Shocking True Story of the Decline and Fall of the Australian Wool Industry (1st ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 432 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. The untold story of Australia's biggest industry disaster: the collapse of the Australian Wool Corporation Reserve Price Scheme in 1991, which accumulated a huge wool stockpile and large debts. Charles Massy has taken ten years to research and write this book. He spoke to most of the main players and gained access to the key documents and correspondence. He has gone inside cabinet and political offices, the Wool Corporation, the boardrooms of international wool buyers, wool processors and designers, and the living rooms of farmers across the country. The author is an Australian merino farmer, wool executive and expert in wool research. This book is his private royal commission. ISBN/ASIN: 9780702238857. Our Book No: 41423. $30 AUD.

168. Mayo, Kent (1993). She'll Be Right, Mate - Tools That Shaped Australia: An Exhibition by Uralla Historical Society at McCrossin's Mill, Uralla, NSW. Uralla, NSW: Kent Mayo / Uralla Historical Society. 32 pp. Paperback quarto, good condition, stapled pamphlet, pale yellow-coloured paper, printed one side page only, black & white drawings, minor edgewear & creasing. Chatty description and drawings of heritage items, some on display, at an exhibition in Uralla, New South Wales (NSW). Includes drawings of furniture, axe, anvil, barrel (cask), bullock yoke, dingo trap, heritage timber hut and fencing. Scarce. SALE PRICE. Our Book No: 12706. $15 AUD.

169. McCullough, Dale R.; McCullough, Yvette (2000). Kangaroos in Outback Australia: Comparative Ecology and Behavior of Three Coexisting Species. New York: Columbia University Press. 308 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, minor edgewear. Two American researchers study three coexisting kangaroo species (red, eastern grey, western grey) in Yathong Nature Reserve, western New South Wales. They have previously studied coexisting deer populations in North America. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0231119178. Our Book No: 8254. $15 AUD.

170. McDonald, Fleur (2022). Rising Dust (Detective Dave Burrows Returns in Another Breathtaking Tale of Rural Suspense) (Reprint ed) [Detective Dave Burrows Series]. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 367 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An outback romance crime fiction novel by Fleur McDonald. Detective Dave Burrows returns to solve what seems like a sheep stealing at a station north of Carnarvon, Western Australia, Dave and his partner, Bob Holden, soon realise that this crime is a lot more than just stock theft.The Dave Burrows novels are set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Dave is at the start of his career. (No 5 in the Detective Dave Burrows Series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781760878832. Our Book No: 31381. $20 AUD.

171. McDonald, Fleur (2023). Into the Night (Arson, Suicide Or Worse? Detective Dave Burrows Investigates His Most Mystifying Case) (Reprint ed) [Detective Dave Burrows Series]. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 342 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An outback romance crime fiction novel by Fleur McDonald. Detective Dave Burrows returns to solve a crime, which could be arson, suicide or something else, on Leo Perry’s farm, 60 Kms out of the town of Yorkenup. Leo has the devotion of Coffee his loyal dog. A fire threatens his life. Dave and his partner Detective Bob Holden are called to Leo’s ravaged farm, Leo is not found, his wife Jill is distraught. Leo and his dog appear to have vanished. (No 6 in the Detective Dave Burrows Series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781761066474. Our Book No: 31383. $20 AUD.

172. McFarlane, Annette; McFarlane, Grant (1996). Pig Keeping on a Small Scale. Sydney, Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. 72 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, tables, minor edgewear, old price marks. Two pig breeders from Samsonvale, Queensland, Annette and Grant McFarlane, detail their own experiences of pig breeding, and the trial and error process that they hope this book will eliminate. They cover purchasing, feeding, watering, housing, fencing, breeding, growth and development, handling and health issues. They have successfully exported the rare Tamworth pig breed back to England. ISBN/ASIN: 0864177909. Our Book No: 13384. $20 AUD.

173. McGahan, Andrew (2005). The White Earth (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 379 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition. Winner of the 2005 Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2005. In 1992, when William was 8 years old, he looked out from the back verandah and saw the mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion. His father dead by fire and his mother plagued by demons of her own, William is cast upon the charity of his unknown uncle - an embittered old man living in the ruins of a once great station homestead (Kuran House, Queensland), and involved in secretive political work. It's a baffling and sinister new world for the boy, a place of decay and secret histories. A haunting, disturbing tale: part family saga, part history, part gothic thriller. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741146127. Our Book No: 17447. $12 AUD.

174. McGinnis, Kerry (2022). The Missing Girl (1st this ed). Melbourne: Michael Joseph / Penguin Books. 328 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Kerry McGinnis has written a moving and evocative Australian novel of secrets, betrayal, heartbreak and courage. Meg Morrissey has just lost her job when she is called back to the family home of Hunters Reach in the Adelaide Hills. Meg’s sick grandmother, brought her up when she was orphaned as a child, has always been a formidable figure in her life. Meg has to sort out the home and put it ready for sale, along the way she discovers a few unknown family secrets which she has to come to terms with. The story is set against the stunning backdrop of the Australian bush in summer, with the threat of bushfire always present. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761049668. Our Book No: 41193. $30 AUD.

175. McGlashan, Andrew (1920). POSTCARD: Real Photo of Makeshift Bush Home, with Man and Woman near Door. City Not Stated: Andrew McGlashan. N/a pp. Postcard oblong, very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) real photo, printed text & rubber stamp reverse side, no writing, minor edgewear. This postcard depicts a ramshackle bush home, with a couple posing near the doorway. The rubber stamp "A. McGlashan" is on the reverse side. The stamp box contains the letter "K" superimposed on the letters "Ltd" [Kodak]. Andrew McGlashan (1811 - 1877) was a Scottish photographer who visited Australia in 1854 to 1857. However, Kodak was founded in 1888, so the current card is a later reproduction. (No date, but 1920s.). Our Book No: 4518. $15 AUD.

176. McKinnon, Peter (2014). The Songs of Jesse Adams: A Novel. Melbourne, Moreland: Acorn Press. 346 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This novel by Peter McKinnon is set in the social change and political unrest of Australia during the 1960s. Jesse Adams is a farmer's son who leaves the farm to follow his heart, his dreams and his love of music. This is a tale of conflict, betrayal and tragedy, but in the end love triumphs. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987428677. Our Book No: 29004. $15 AUD.

177. McLaren, Ron; Lawrence, Peter; Moir, Andrew; Bush, Geoff (president) (1991). Pages of the Past: Barmedman Mineral Pool 1951 -1991. [West Wyalong, NSW]: West Wyalong Advocate. 76 pp. Paperback wideoctavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, owner’s written name inside front cover. This book is about Barmedman, a rural village in the Bland Shire in New South Wales about halfway between West Wyalong and Temora. It is mainly about the building of the Barmedman Mineral Pool which opened in 1951. Today the Mineral Pool is a well accomplished fact with many buildings and amenities, ease of access and plenty of space not only in the pool but in the surrounds. The Barmedman Mineral Pool is a tribute to a body of workers who had faith in their town and district and the people who lived in it. (No date, but 1991. No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 41378. $30 AUD.

178. McLean, Andrew; McLean, Janet (1991). Hector and Maggie (P/b, reprint ed) [A Little Ark Book]. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 28 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, colour drawings, few light creases covers & pages, few tiny chips fore-edge few pages, minor edgewear corner tips. A children's picture story by Andrew and Janet McLean about a very bossy disruptive rooster Hector on a farm and a new shy sheepdog Maggie. Maggie learns to stand his ground and eventually brings peace to the farm. The charming drawings will delight all ages. Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book. ISBN/ASIN: 0044422458. Our Book No: 41806. $18 AUD.

179. McNicol Stock, Catherine (1996). Rural Radicals: Righteous Rage in the American Grain (1st ed). Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press. 219 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), cloth spine, jacket minimally marked, edges minimally foxed. An excellent history of radicalism in rural America, including, anti-federalism, white supremacy, populism and vigilantism. ISBN/ASIN: 0801432944. Our Book No: 15091. $15 AUD.

180. Megarrity, Lyndon (2018). Northern Dreams: The Politics of Northern Development in Australia (1st ed). Melbourne, North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing (ASP). 230 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, map, minimal edgewear. Lyndon Megarrity provides passionate arguments regarding Northern Australia's national significance because of mineral and rural resources and lack of infrastructure. He assesses the political debates that have periodically drawn public attention northwards. The author highlights the roles taken by Ben Chifley, Robert Menzies, Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke in shaping northern development policies to suit their times. Northern Australia (north of the Tropic of Capricorn) is rediscovered by each new generation of Australian politicians. The region has a long history back to 1901 of nation building initiatives and proposals. This history must be looked at to avoid the mistakes of the past. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925801187. Our Book No: 41481. $35 AUD.

181. Mikhail, Edward H. (Ted) (2017). The Mikhail System: Understanding and Achieving Optimum Soil Balance (2nd revised & updated ed). Endeavour Hills, VIC: Edward H. (Ted) Mikhail. 256 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, few colour text-photos, figures, tables, minimal edgewear. In slipcase (three small dents). Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Ted Mikhail provides lengthy documentation that results from working with soils from all around Australia as well as from different parts of the world. He has had discussions with SWEP agents and agronomists, various farmers, university lecturers and other researchers in the field, which helped him to understand and re-formulate a proper understanding of soil nutrition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780995429802. Our Book No: 40924. $130 AUD.

182. Mitchell, Elyne (1990). Towong Hill: Fifty Years on an Upper Murray Cattle Station. Melbourne: Sun Books / Macmillan Company of Australia. 244 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, thick card covers with flaps, black & white photos centre spread, lightly toned strip title page, minor edgewear. The autobiography of Elyne Mitchell, the author of the popular Silver Brumby novels for young adults. She is the daughter of General Sir Harry Chauvel of the Light Horse. She moved to Towong Hill (in the Australian Alps, upper Murray) in 1936, with her husband Tom. There are memories of World War 1 (and her heroic father), and later memories of the Australian bush, snow-capped mountains, and the lonely years of World War 2 when she ran the property while her husband was a prisoner of the Japanese in Changi. A rich and warm story. Elyne kept the loneliness and exhaustion at bay by her passionate love of the natural world - the mountains, bright snow, animals and birds. ISBN/ASIN: 0725106212. Our Book No: 41418. $25 AUD.

183. Mitchell, Elyne (1995). A Brumby Story: Dancing Brumby (1st Bluegum, reprint ed) [Bluegum; Quality Paperbacks for Children]. Sydney: Angus & Robertson / HarperCollins. 157 pp. Paperback mass market, very good condition, spine lettering little faded as usual, few small toned spots edges & first page (pages overall lightly toned as usual), minor edgewear, copy 1. (A Brumby Story: Dancing Brumby, by Elyne Mitchell, Bluegum / Angus & Robertson, 1995.) A novel for young adults by Elyne Mitchell about brumbies, Australia's wild horses. The story of a little blue roan foal with the strange misshapen legs, but who dances like an angel. Dandaloo fears for her little foal's safety, and with others, leads him up into the highest mountains. (This copy: A reprint of the first Bluegum paperback edition. 1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 020718917X. Our Book No: 10381. $15 AUD.

184. Mitchell, Elyne; Power, Margaret (illustrator); Stone, Ken (afterword) (2003). The Silver Brumby [and] Wild Echoes Ringing (New, reprint ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson / HarperCollins. 263 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, small black & white drawings (vignettes), map, top spine little creased, minor edgewear. A novel for young adults about brumbies, Australia's wild horses, by Elyne Mitchell. This is a modern edition of the first book in the bestselling Silver Brumby series, originally published in 1958. Includes the last story written by Elyne Mitchell: Wild Echoes Ringing. A list of her Silver Brumby and other books is at the rear. Small vignettes by Margaret Power. Afterword by Ken Stone. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0207198624. Our Book No: 26949. $12 AUD.

185. Moreton, Robert (1877). On Horse-breaking (1st ed). London: Longmans, Green and Co. 137 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, embossed gilt vignette, gilt title spine, dark green cloth cover, brown endpapers, pages lightly toned, foxing endpapers, spine ends chipped, corners covers lightly bumped, inner hinge split few places (all pages firm), rough-cut edges, uncut rear page, few marks on few pages, some edgewear. First edition. Robert Moreton has written this fascinating book to help agriculturists and horse owners break in their horses. The preface points out some of the errors in horse-breaking which have been blindly followed from generation to generation. (Has a 28-page Longmans catalogue of books at the rear.). Our Book No: 40020. $80 AUD.

186. Morpurgo, Michael (2007). War Horse. New York: Scholastic Press. 165 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear jacket (jacket little marked). Novel for young adults about a very special farm horse named Joey and his owner Albert. Joey went to WW1, and had many adventures before he and his owner, a young man by the name of Albert, found each other and returned to farm life in Britain. ISBN/ASIN: 9780439796637. Our Book No: 28354. $14 AUD.

187. Morpurgo, Michael; Foreman, Michael (illustrator) (2011). Farm Boy: The Sequel to War Horse (Reprint ed). London: HarperCollins Children's Books. 111 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Novel for young adults by Michael Morpurgo about a very special farm horse named Joey and his owner Albert. Joey went to World war 1 (WW1), and had many adventures before he and his owner, a young man by the name of Albert, found each other and returned to farm life in Britain. This story is a magical sequel to War Horse. Farm Boy is set in Devon, 50 years after WW1. ISBN/ASIN: 9780007450657. Our Book No: 41850. $12 AUD.

188. Morrell, Sally (editor) (2001). Country Treasures: A Collection of 500 Classic Recipes (1st ed) [CWA / The Weekly Times]. Melbourne: The Weekly Times. 246 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos (many full-page), small scuff top corner front flyleaf, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A splendid collection of 500 wholesome recipes from the CWA (Country Women's Association of Australia), edited by Sally Morrell. First edition. (ISBN not stated in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 1876176393. Our Book No: 4142. $80 AUD.

189. Morrissey, Di (2021). A Distant Journey: A New Life, a New Country and a Family with a Tragic Secret (New ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 392 pp. Paperback small thick trade, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Australian novel by Di Morrissey set in Palm Springs, United States, and the Riverina, New South Wales. In 1962, Cindy drops out of college to marry grazier Murray Parnell. She moves from California, to an isolated sheep station in the Riverina. Cindy soon realises that the Parnells are haunted by a mystery that has never been solved. After she finds out the shocking truth, she finds herself fighting to save the land she has grown to love as her own. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760559441. Our Book No: 41382. $16 AUD.

190. Munday, Bruce; Munday, Kristin (photographer) (2012). Those Dry-stone Walls: Stories from South Australia's Stone Age (1st ed). Adelaide, Kent Town: Wakefield Press. 180 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, colour photos (many full-page), minor edgewear cover corner tips. This special book by Bruce Munday looks at the history of South Australia's dry-stone walls. The author and photographer Kristin Munday traverse South Australia in search of stone walls. They found historic masterpieces and gained an insight into rural life in the years following settlement. The custodians of the walls shared their stories about the heritage they are very proud of. This fascinating book is rich with beautiful imagery of the walls, the stories behind them, and advice to inspire you to to start building your own. First edition, 2013. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743051252. Our Book No: 40974. $45 AUD.

191. Murray, David R. (2006). Successful Organic Gardening (2nd ed). Sydney, Pymble: Kangaroo Press. 176 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good plus condition, colour photos, tables, minimal edgewear. This new edition has been revised and updated. The author gives practical advice on organic soil preparation, mulching, water conservation, weed management and how to collect and store seeds to propagate your own plants. ISBN/ASIN: 0731812670. Our Book No: 26386. $20 AUD.

192. Nash, Charlotte (2014). Iron Junction: Can the Dusty Roads of the Pilbara Lead to Love? (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette. 359 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An enchanting Australian rural romance by up and coming novelist Charlotte Nash. Dr Beth Harding leaves Sydney behind and takes a locum job in the mining town of Iron Junction. Beth soon decides the move was a big mistake. Then she met Will Walker, who could make the difference between her leaving or staying. Will has left his father's cattle farm and traded a broad-brim for a hard hat and works in the mines at Iron Junction. Finding each other forces Will to confront his past, just as Beth looks at her future. Will they be brave enough to love each other despite everything that stands in their way? ISBN/ASIN: 9780733631658. Our Book No: 31188. $22 AUD.

193. Nash, Charlotte (2016). The Horseman (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette. 342 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear A rural romance novel by Charlotte Nash about Dr Peta Woodward, born into a horse-breeding dynasty, who fled the family stud in the wake of a deadly tragedy. After an injury during a solo trip through the Australian high country leaves her stranded, Craig Munroe, a born and bred high-country horseman, comes to her aid. Fate has other ideas when she resolves to leave as soon as possible. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733634246. Our Book No: 31194. $20 AUD.

194. Nash, Charlotte (2017). The Paris Wedding: When is it Right to Follow your Heart? (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette. 317 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. This rural romance novel by Charlotte Nash is set in New South Wales and France. Ten years ago, Rachael West chose not to move to Sydney with high-school sweetheart Matthew. She stayed on the family wheat farm to care for her seriously ill mother. Now, Matthew is marrying someone else, Rachael is invited to the wedding in Paris. On the eve of the wedding she faces an impossible problem: Will she destroy another woman's happiness for her own chance at true love? (Plus 34p at rear of her next novel.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780733636455. Our Book No: 31192. $20 AUD.

195. Newell, Patrice (2019). Who’s Minding the Farm? In this Climate Emergency. Melbourne, Camberwell: Penguin Random House Group Australia. 287 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Patrice Newell reports on the effect of the changing climate on the land. She suggests ways that we can all be involved to improve our future. Patrice has dedicated her life to land management at Elmswood in the Hunter Valley. The book gives a window into the pains, pleasures and politics of life on the land, and suggests new ways of thinking, no matter where you live. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780143789390. Our Book No: 41462. $20 AUD.

196. Niall, Brenda (2017). Can You Hear the Sea? My Grandmother's Story. Melbourne: Text Publishing. 276 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, family tree, minor edgewear jacket (tiny tear bottom edge, top corner little scuffed). The Australian biographer tells the story of her grandmother who came to Australia in 1888, from Liverpool. Agnes Jane Maguire was a strong, independent woman who was a teacher in country schools prior to her marriage to a Riverina grazier whose large, powerful family were uncertain about a newcomer with her own ideas. Aggie made her own choices and was an enduring influence on her descendants. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925498790. Our Book No: 30054. $22 AUD.

197. Nicholson; Dusty, Slim; Morgan, Chad; Skinner, Phil (arranged); Phillips, Harry (arranged) (1957). Nicholson's 19th Bushland Song Album. Sydney: Nicholson's Pty Ltd. 24 pp. Paperback large quarto, good condition, staples rusted, small edge piece front cover removed near spine, pages lightly toned, minor faint foxing rear cover, some edgewear & spinewear. Sheet music for 11 popular bush songs: Our wedding waltz - Just saddle old darkie - Since the bushland boogie came this way - Range of glory - Lonesome road of tears - Rodeo dance - King Bundawaal (of the tribe of Kurnai in Victoria) - The duckinwilla - Chasing sorts in Childers - The answer to a bachelor's warning - It's no fun. (The 19th Nicholson's song collection. Recorded by Slim Dusty on Regal Zonophone G.25414. Price 4/6. Copyright date, 1957.). Our Book No: 17708. $20 AUD.

198. Nisbet, Hume (1997). The Haunted Station (New ed) [Small Tales of Early Australia]. Canberra: Mulini Press. 33 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, card cover, minimal edgewear. Hume Nisbet provides a 'gothic'' novel about an old house in outback Western Australia. The time is the middle of the 19th century. An escaped convict came to the large old station house which was the scene of a murder. His experiences in the house are the basis for this tale. The ghost reappears during a wild storm in true gothic novel style. (No 4 in the 'Small Tales of Early Australia' series from Mulini Press. This story was first published in 'The Haunted Station and Other Stories', London, White, 1893.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949910678. Our Book No: 29757. $25 AUD.

199. O'Reilly, Bernard; Cameron-Smith, Barbara (illustrator) (1996). Folly. Sydney: Envirobook. 47 pp. Paperback thin trade, very good condition, laminated card covers (stapled), black & white drawings (many full-page), minor edgewear. A delightful and humorous story for young adults about a young foal's introduction to its world on a farm in the Australian bush. Not previously published, the story was originally written by Bernard O'Reilly from the battlefields of North Africa during WW2, in episodes to his young daughter Thelma at home in Australia. Barbara Cameron-Smith's wonderful illustrations capture Folly's personality and reactions to the creatures she meets. ISBN/ASIN: 0858811464. Our Book No: 20889A. $15 AUD.

200. Off, Carol (2008). Bitter Chocolate: Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet (Australian ed). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press. 326 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned as usual, fore-edge minimally foxed, minor edgewear. Carol Off traces the history of the cocoa craze from the 18th Century onwards, through its evolution under such overseers as Hershey, Cadbury and Mars, and it's connection to the violence in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), the West African nation that produces almost half of the world's cocoa beans. A social history, a passionate investigative account and a stirring expose of the inner workings of a multi-billion dollar industry. The author is a Canadian investigative journalist. (Australian edition, 2008. 1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780702236853. Our Book No: 25226. $15 AUD.

201. Orr, Stephen (2018). The Fierce Country: True Stories from Australia's Unsettled Heart 1830 to Today. Adelaide, Mile End: Wakefield Press. 211 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, front cover minimally creased, minor edgewear. Stephen Orr has collected true stories that have shaped and continued to haunt the Australian psyche. These include mysteries, disappearances, mistreatment and murder. The notorious and little known are combined. The Adelaide-based author has written several novels and is a part-time teacher and journalist. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743055748. Our Book No: 41401. $20 AUD.

202. Parham Reeve, Phyllis (1989). On Fiji Soil: Memories of an Agriculturalist: Based on the Journals of W. L. Parham, 1918 - 1942. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific 253 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white photos (including frontispiece), maps, pages lightly toned, tiny tear fore-edge front flyleaf, minor edgewear & spinewear. This fascinating book has been put together by the daughter of W. L. Parham. Phyllis Parham Reeve was born in Suva, Fiji, and grew up near Montreal, Canada. Her father's journals provide the theme for this book and give insights into the Fiji of the period between 1914 and 1942. ISBN/ASIN: 9820200423. Our Book No: 41483. $30 AUD.

203. Parmenter, Ian (2003). Sheer Bottled Bliss: My Margaret River Sea Change. Sydney, Pymble: HarperCollins. 230 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white drawings, tiny mark top edge, minor edgewear. A part-memoir, part-survival manual for those dreaming of their own place in the country or by the sea. Ian Parmenter, a TV chef, shares the adventures and misadventures of his journey from a culture-shocked London journalist arriving in Perth in the 70s, to discovering his beloved weekender at Margaret River. Ian includes some recipes that he and partner Anne enjoy. "After planting 1700 Chardonnay cuttings in three days, it took a further three days to recover some movement in our legs. Then we watered the sticks and waited. Within days we had a young vineyard". ISBN/ASIN: 0732276144. Our Book No: 23080. $16 AUD.

204. Partrige, Sydney; [Partridge, Sydney]; Murray, E. H. (illustrator) (1907). Rocky Section: An Australian Romance. Brisbane: Steele Rudd & Co. Ltd / Powell & Co. (Printers). 188 pp. Hardback octavo, very good condition, pictorial tan cloth cover (lightly marked), black & white plates (including frontispiece, with tissue guard), title page little toned, new endpapers, pages lightly toned (notably last page), minor edgewear, rubber bookshop stamp title page. An historical romance by Sydney Partrige set in rural Australia. This novel originally appeared as a serial in "Steele Rudd's Magazine". The author's name is also Sydney Partridge in some other novels, and is a pseudonym for Kate Margaret Partridge (1871 - 1953), who wrote novels jointly with another writer. Contains all four plates (rarely found). Review: "This is an Australian love story pure and simple. A young Queenslander falls in love with a fascinating girl from town but is jilted in favour of a titled man with money. He becomes a misogynist of the deepest dye, and buries himself in a veritable wilderness called Rocky Section — miles from anywhere. One day he discovers a girl near his place who has evidently lost her way and fainted from sheer exhaustion. He takes her to his hut and revives her, only to find that she has lost her memory and cannot tell where she comes from. He hates women with a bitter hatred, but is on the horns of a dilemma. What happens? "The way out" is most interesting, but you must read it for yourself." (Bookseller stamp: J. H. Lundager, My Morgan.). Our Book No: 16426. $150 AUD.

205. Pascoe, Bruce (2019). Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture (Reprint ed). Broome, WA: Magabala Books. 277 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, minor edgewear, owner's written name. Bruce Pascoe discusses the evidence about how Aboriginal people managed the land long before the arrival of white people. He uses compelling evidence from the records and diaries of early Australian explorers and colonists. He reveals that Aboriginal systems of food production and land management have been understated in modern retellings of early Aboriginal history. Winner of both the 'Book of the Year Award' and the 'Indigenous Writer's Prize' in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards in 2016. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921248016. Our Book No: 18156. $20 AUD.

206. Paterson, A. M. (1906). The Colonial Horse Doctor (Reissue ed). Dunedin & Invercargill, NZ / Melbourne: James Hunter , Otago Daily Times / E. W. Cole. 100 pp. Hardback small, no jacket, good condition, dark grey cloth cover (small mark rear cover), pages lightly toned, endpapers toned, spine rubbed along edges (ends chipped), some edgewear corners, minor pencil annotation. This fascinating little book has been written to assist the farmer in maintaining his horses in a state of health and usefulness, and to give practical guidance in emergency cases. The author is A. M. Paterson, the late veterinarian and lecturer to the Farmers Union of Southland, New Zealand. Australian edition. (Publisher on title page is Otago Daily News. Publisher on front cover is E. W. Cole, stated as Principal Bibliopole to the Commonwealth of Australia. Plus 12-pages of New Zealand advertisers at rear.). Our Book No: 40022. $50 AUD.

207. Patterson, Brian (1998). Fresh! Seeds from the Past and Food for Tomorrow: Using Plant Food in Your Daily Life. Sydney, St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. 170g pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, light foxing edges & inside covers top edge, minimal foxing top edge flyleaf, minor edgewear. This book is about buying better food, eating an interesting and varied diet, and will to help to produce safer and more innovative results in the kitchen. It covers how to best store food in the fridge and freezer, and how to keep pests out of the flour and spices. Modern processes like controlled atmosphere storage and genetic engineering are discussed. The book will interest students looking for an introduction to the history and future of plant foods, anyone concerned about where technology is going, and anyone involved in the production, distribution or selling of plant foods. ISBN/ASIN: 1864487356. Our Book No: 30497. $18 AUD.

208. Pearce, R. (1968). Land Tenure and Political Authority: The Processes of Change in Land Relations and Land Attitudes in Vietnamese Villages of the Mekong Delta since 1945 (Facsimile ed). Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms. 211 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, maps, typewritten text (one side of page only), front cover scuffed (small hole), minor edgewear, taped spine label, owner's written name. A study of land tenure and political authority in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam since 1945. An authorised printed facsimile copy of a PhD thesis, University of Washington. Reproduced, 1974, by University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Our Book No: 13314. $20 AUD.

209. Pearson, Craig J. (2020). Australia's Agricultural Transformation. Canberra, Kingston: Craig John Pearson. 281 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, colour & black & white text-photos, figures, table, tiny scuff base spine & corner tip front cover. Craig J. Pearson takes a whole-farm approach. Central to the story is John Gladstones. His research and contributions from scientists, farmers, mad medicos and politicians changed our agriculture and viticulture forever. The author states in his preface that this is the story of the greatest, or golden, time of innovation in plant agriculture in Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 9780648871910. Our Book No: 41651. $48 AUD.

210. Perry, Nick (2017). Peaks and Troughs: In at the Deep End, High in the Hills (1st p/b ed). Edinburgh: Polygon Press. 317 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Nick Perry and his brother Jack - two country boys at heart - and family set off from swinging London to fulfil their dream of living off the land. They know nothing of farming or what battles lie ahead with the weather and suspicious neighbours, or what it takes to survive in the unforgiving Welsh Hills. This is an unforgettable adventure shared with prize boar Rattlecrow King David the 57th. ISBN/ASIN: 9781846973833. Our Book No: 40897. $20 AUD.

211. Phillips, Linda (1931). Bush Lyrics: Four Australian Songs: High Voice [Imperial Edition no. 587: Plate B2074]. Melbourne: Allan & Co. 20 pp. Paperback small folio, very good condition, card cover (staples rusted), pages faintly toned as common, minor edgewear. Sheet music for four Australian bush songs: Wattle Tree - Bird Call - Bracken Brown - Where the Coloured Parrot Flies. Our Book No: 16341. $12 AUD.

212. Piesse, Ken; Ferguson, Ian; O’Reilly, Bill (foreword) (1986). Bradman and the Bush: The Legend of Australian Bush Cricket. Melbourne: Cricketer Publication / Newspress. 138 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, thin card covers, stapled (rusted), black & white photos & cartoons, colour cartoon front cover, spine worn (spine ends little scuffed), minor foxing edges, pages lightly toned, light creases covers, minor edgewear. The many photos help to tell a story about bush cricket. In his foreword, Bill (Tiger) O’Reilly says that his love of bush cricket has taken him all over New South Wales (NSW) - from Broken Hill to Lismore and Albury, with hundreds of happy settlements in between. This book will appeal to cricket lovers everywhere. (No date but 1986, Trove.). Our Book No: 30564. $15 AUD.

213. Plant, Terry (1991). Henry the Goat from Beautiful Norway. Plymouth: Terry Plant / Western Litho. Co (printer). 32 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos & drawings, minor creasing & marks covers, autograph (author's written name). Children's story about a front-page Norwegian goat - the happiest and cleverest goat in the world. The photos of people and places in Norway make this a special little book. Drawings to colour in, rear pages. (No date, but 1991, Worldcat.). Our Book No: 21607. $12 AUD.

214. Pollard, Jane (2004). A Mingled Yarn: The Seifert Family and Flaxmilling in New Zealand. Bowral, NSW: Self-Published: Jane Pollard. 159 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white photos, top corner tip front cover & first few pages little creased, minor foxing top corner first page, autograph (author's written name title page). Jane Pollard relates the story of a family who milled flax from Southland to the Waikato in New Zealand. The author is the great-granddaughter of German-immigrant Johann Herrmann Seifert. Using personal letters, diaries, and business correspondence, plus wages books and cutter's tallies from several of his flax mills, this book traces the New Zealand flax industry, and the men who worked it, through the turbulent years of two Depressions and two World Wars, and the mingled fortunes of those times. The Seifert family were major players in the New Zealand industry that at its peak exported over 1 million pounds worth of flax fibre per year. ISBN/ASIN: 064644025X. Our Book No: 25218. $35 AUD.

215. Pontin, John (2008). The Converging World: How One Community's Path to Zero Waste is Helping Save Our Planet. London: Piatkus. 214 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear, old price marks. John Pontin relates the story of one community's attempt to change their world for the better, and it provides a model of action for everyone concerned about climate change, environmental damage and social justice. He twins and compares two regions: his own south-west England (population 5 million), and one in rural India (population five times greater). ISBN/ASIN: 9780749951702. Our Book No: 24522. $12 AUD.

216. Potter, Catherine (editor); Moles, Sarah, (editor); Connors, Libby (editor); Postle, Pam (editor) (2002). Conversations on the Condamine: An Oral History from the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin. Sydney, Annandale: Envirobook. 128 pp. Paperback large square trade, very good condition, maps, black & white text-photos, corners tips front cover creased, edges lightly foxed, small closed tear spine, minor edgewear. This book. edited by Catherine Potter and three colleagues, examines some of the environmental changes to the Condamine River through the eyes of those who know it best - landholders who have spent a lifetime living alongside working with and enjoying their river. The Condamine River is on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland (Darling Downs, Warwick, Dalby region), and moves through some of the most productive agricultural land in Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0858811898. Our Book No: 41729. $25 AUD.

217. Potts, H. W. (1910). Pigs and Their Management (1st ed). Sydney: Department of Agriculture New South Wales / William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer. 182 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, grey cloth covers, black & white drawings & photos, figures, rear cloth cover little flecked & soiled, endpapers toned, pages lightly toned, light foxing some pages & edges, spine faded, cover corners & spine ends little worn & bumped, tiny tears top spine at cover joins, owner's written name & date. This charming old and well-loved book by H. W. Potts. is all about pig farming. There are many photos and plans on how to set up the sties to keep the pigs happy. With chapters on Construction of Sties by A. Brooks, and Diseases of the Pig by the Veterinary Officers of the Stock Branch, Department of Agriculture. First edition. This is a great addition to any rural book collection. Our Book No: 28156. $45 AUD.

218. Potts, H. W. (1917). Pigs and Their Management (2nd ed). Sydney: Department of Agriculture New South Wales / William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer. 192 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, fair condition (reading copy), original pictorial papered boards, black & white drawings & photos, figures, front free endpaper REMOVED, boards marked with light staining endpapers toned & lightly foxed, spine lettering little faded, pages lightly toned (light foxing some pages), fore-edge flecked, cover corners & spine ends worn small tear fore-edge two pages, slight loss fore-edge one page, newspaper clipping laid down front pastedown, minor pencil annotation. Second edition (1917). This charming well-loved book by H. W. Potts is all about pig farming. There are many photos and plans on how to set up the sties to keep the pigs happy. With chapters on Construction of Sties by A. Brooks, and Diseases of the Pig by the Veterinary Officers of the Stock Branch, Department of Agriculture. (Laid down on front pastedown: Breeders table.). Our Book No: 29013. $30 AUD.

219. Poulton, Wilfred (1997). Rangiwi: The Poulton Family and the Otawhao Valley in Kumeroa. Palmerston North, NZ: Self Published: Wilfred Poulton / Printed by Stylex Print. 245 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, map, black & white text-photos, few colour photos, graphs, autograph (two written names, one being the author), edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This is the story of a New Zealand sheep and cattle farm in the hills of Southern Hawke's Bay. It tells how the farm Rangiwiu (pronounced Rang-we-oo) was created from three rough bush sections that in themselves were not viable farms. Wilfred Poulton writes about his time at the farm and his family. The author was born at Rangiwiu in 1926 and spent his childhood and the greater part of his working life there. In 1954 he married Susan Bolton, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Bolton of Woodville, and they have five children. They both retired to Woodville in 1989. The third generation, Mr and Mrs T. W. Poulton (Tim and Annie) now run the farm. (Autographs of W. Poulton as P. W. T Poulton. Two hand-written letters by Wilfred Poulton loosely inserted.). ISBN/ASIN: 0473046288. Our Book No: 31186. $40 AUD.

220. Power, Thomas P. (1897). INVOICE: Thomas P. Power, Saddlers Ironmonger & Manufacturer, Melbourne. Melbourne: Thomas P. Power. 1 pp. Ephemera, invoice, quarto, good plus condition, page lightly toned, bottom corners creased, little marked, two small holes, some edgewear, pen mark stripe. Single-page invoice for this business, 398-400 Little Bourke Street West, Melbourne, dated 10 March, 1897. Customer is Messrs J. H. Abbott & Co, Bendigo. Text in ink. The customer ordered bridles, stirrups, etc. Total is Pounds 10.18.9, of which Pounds 8.13.1 is carried forward from a previous invoice. Our Book No: 4220. $20 AUD.

221. Pownall, Eve (1964). Mary of Maranoa: Tales of Australian Pioneer Women (3rd, revised & reset ed). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP). 267 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), dark red boards (gilt title spine), black & white photos, toned stripe endpapers, front flap price-clipped jacket (scuffed patch front cover, spine ends little chipped, some edgewear). The fascinating story of over 40 little-appreciated rural women behind early Australian colonial settlement, many accorded a chapter each. Mary McManus of the Maranoa (Roma) region (Darling Downs, Queensland), is Chapter 17. The stories move from state to state, up and down the continent; they are stories of success and failure, tragedy and loneliness, social gatherings and hard work. They range over the pastoral areas, the goldfields and the vast dry inland. Personal recollections, family chronicles and historical records have all helped to tell these tales of the pioneering women of Australia. (Originally published, 1959. This copy is the third edition, slightly revised, 1964.). ISBN/ASIN: B000LXFZU6. Our Book No: 30235. $20 AUD.

222. Price, Suzanne J. (1986). The Urban Woodland: A Low-maintenance Garden for Australian Conditions (1st ed). Melbourne: Lothian Publishing Co. 144 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour text-photos (some full-page), black & white drawings, plans, minor edgewear. Suzanne J. Price outlines the principles and methods of creating this garden style and provides many planting suggestions and practical plans. The author has dedicated this beautiful book to all those who lost their gardens in the tragic Ash Wednesday bushfires of February 1983, when a number of Australia's most beautiful gardens were destroyed. (Lothian Books, 1986.). ISBN/ASIN: 0850912555. Our Book No: 23071. $25 AUD.

223. Putland, Helen (1998). Duck Keeping for Beginners. Sydney: Kangaroo Press. 46 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, drawings, colour photos, few page corner tips creased (bookmarks), minor edgewear & marking. A quirky little fun but practical book about all aspects of keeping ducks for pleasure, and perhaps a little profit. How to feed, house and breed ducks, how to keep them clean, and how they can coexist with hens and geese. Her infectious love for these waddling creatures is readily apparent. ISBN/ASIN: 0864179634. Our Book No: 15484. $14 AUD.

224. Quinn, Stella (2022). The Vet from Snowy River (A Prodigal Vet, a Prickly Newcomer and Meddlesome Townsfolk: Who Said a Fresh Start Was Easy?) (3rd Australian p/b ed). Sydney: Mira Books. 410 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. An Australian funny, feel-good rural romance novel by Stella Quinn, an award-winning new Australian author. Vera De Rossi's life is a mess. Luckily, there is a vet on call to help her patch things up. The local vet has returned after 16 years away, and now is a single Dad. Everything comes together in the end, and now Vera is kept busy with a cafe, a former stray cat, and a brown labrador who is in love with Josh (the vet). Set in the Snowy Mountains. ISBN/ASIN: 9781867245698. Our Book No: 31375. $20 AUD.

225. Quinn, Stella (2024). A Home among The Snow Gums (3rd Australian p/b ed). Sydney: HQ Fiction. 392 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Australian funny, feel-good rural romance novel from Stella Quinn, a new award-winning Australian author. A stubborn country vet Hannah Cody, a returning wounded hero Tom Krauss, and some meddlesome locals in their Snowy Mountains town intent on giving them a nudge. We have met both Hannah and Tom in previous Stella Quinn novels. This is Tom and Hannah's story. Who said their long-awaited love was easy? Australia Post edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781038908544. Our Book No: 31404. $18 AUD.

226. Quinn, Stella (2025 ). A Snowy River Summer. Sydney: HQ Fiction. 403 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. A funny, feel-good Australian novel from an an award-winning Australian author Stella Quinn. This is Kylie (best friend of Hannah) and Damon's story. He is a barrister from Sydney, and she is the local mechanic who has special skills when it comes to tractors. Damon has come to sell his mother's home which has been left to her by her late brother. The home comes with a special-needs labrador which steals his heart, and between Alfie the labrador and Kylie they give his lonely heart a reason to stay in Hanrahan in the Snowy Rivers region. ISBN/ASIN: 9781038903938. Our Book No: 31425. $18 AUD.

227. Quinn, Stella (2026). Rain on a Hot Tin Roof (1st ed). Sydney: HQ Fiction. 389 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, edges & pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, may retain minor air freshner aroma. Australian novel by Stella Quinn about a single dad named Luke, his son Jace, and finding a balance between being a protective dad and letting go. Also about Felicity the local girl who once travelled, and after a very controlling relationship in Scotland, has returned home to start over in Clarence, a fictional small rural town in Northern New South Wales. Will Felicity and Luke be able to sort themselves out with some help from the locals and Luke's family? This novel touches on coercive control. ISBN/ASIN: 9781038903945. Our Book No: 41897. $18 AUD.

228. Rackemann, Neville (1985). Neville Rackemann's Historical Note Book: Bundaberg. Bundaberg: Best Books. 107 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, sepia (brown-tinted) photos, five adverts & single photo, light foxing rear endpapers & edges, tiny bump fore-edge front cover. Neville Rackemann's Historical Note Book: Bundaberg (1985). This book is not a chronological history of Bundaberg. It is a selection of his 'historical notes', now in the fifth year of publication by the Bundaberg News-Mail. Topics include: Explorers, sheepmen, cattlemen, the murder of Blaxland, Bundaberg's founders John and Gavin Steuart, sugar and commerce. Where else but in Bundaberg would you find a man refusing to leave his flooded home until he fed the chooks? . ISBN/ASIN: 0958944407. Our Book No: 30664. $40 AUD.

229. Rahn, G. V.; Ives, Alan (editor) (1985). Fruit Preserving [RMIHEARS Pamphlets]. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Riverina-Murray Institute Archives. 6 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, thin yellow card covers, light creases spine & front cover, minor edgewear. This paper was originally produced in October 1890 in the report of a conference of fruit-growers and vine-growers, and was published by the Government Printer of the Colony of New South Wales in a Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. This is a brief look at the beginning of fruit preserving which the author hoped would be an industry which would produce results in the future. (No 13 in a series. Limited edition, 60 copies.). Our Book No: 30125. $12 AUD.

230. Ratcliffe, Jane; McKenna, Virginia (foreword) (1981). Fly High, Run Free: The Heartwarming Account of a Dedicated Woman's Fight to Save Animals. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 189 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, black & white photos, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Jane Ratcliffe is one of Britain's leading naturalists who lives and works in rural Cheshire and the Lake District. Wild, injured and orphaned animals are rescued and nursed back to health, and returned to the wild. Badgers, tawny owls, blackbirds, foxes, kestrels and hedgehogs have all been given a new lease of life. ISBN/ASIN: 0140055703. Our Book No: 28475. $12 AUD.

231. Rhoden, Irene; Peak, Steve (1987). George Woods: Photographs from the 1890s. Hastings, East Sussex: Midnight Press. 64 pp. Paperback small folio, very good condition, black & white text-photos (some full-page), glossy paper, minor edgewear. The Victorian era seaside resort of Hastings, East Sussex, and its surrounding countryside provide the settings for this first-ever album of outstanding photographic images by George Woods, a major English 19th-century photographer. Here Woods exceptionally captures the life and vitality of the resort town, the colour and charm of its fishing community and the tranquility of the rural Home Counties in the 1890s. Collected with introduction by Irene Rhoden and Steve Peak. ISBN/ASIN: 1853600008. Our Book No: 25188. $25 AUD.

232. Robertson, Narelle (1994). Australian Cattle Dogs [KW Series]. Neptune City, NJ: TFH: T.F.H. Publications. 224 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos & drawings, minor edgewear, advert card tipped-in. Narelle Robertson provides a popular but useful guide in the TFH series regarding the Australian Cattle Dog. ISBN/ASIN: 079381085X. Our Book No: 4167. $15 AUD.

233. Rodale, Maria; Schlosser, Eric (foreword) (2010). Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe (1st ed). New York: Rodale Press. 208 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good dustjacket), printed on 100% paper, minor edgewear jacket. Maria Rodale is a third-generation advocate for organic farmers and farming products. She uses research from the Rodale Institute, leading health researchers, and spoken to chemical farmers from coast to coast, to trace the genesis of chemical farming and the rise in its use. Producers have an unholy alliance with the chemical companies. Maria explains that modern organic farming would help control climate change by helping to reduce harmful carbon emissions. ISBN/ASIN: 9781605294858. Our Book No: 29286. $25 AUD.

234. Rodwell, Margaret Eleanor (2017). The Ollera Papers 1838 - 1857: The Family Letters of George, John and Edwin Everett [Journal of Australian Colonial History Occasional Publication]. Armidale, NSW: School of Humanities, University of New England (UNE). 176 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, few black & white figures, map, bottom corner tips few pages minimally creased, minor edgewear. The correspondence in this volume is drawn from the extensive records of three generations of the Everett family of Ollera Station, a pastoral property near Guyra, which are stored in the University of New England and Regional Archives in Armidale (NSW). The letters cover the important first stage of the records (1838 to 1957) about two Everett brothers, George and John, arriving from England and establishing an isolated grazing property beyond the boundaries of settlement. The letters follow the fortunes of the brothers to a point where enduring prosperity was assured. Business matters, are just one aspect of the letters which range far and wide to give those 'at home' some understanding of relations with the local Aborigines, encounters with bushrangers, the flora and fauna of New England, the problems of ex-convict labour, the effects of the gold-rush and other interesting local history. The author is a PhD graduate of the University of New England. (No ISBN in book. Journal of Australian Colonial History Occasional Publication No. 1. No ISBN in book or Trove. ISSN 14410370 for the journal.). Our Book No: 41362. $60 AUD.

235. Roth, Melinda (2013). The Mustang: A Wild Horse, a Writer on the Run, and the Power of the Unexpected (1st Australian ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 246 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear corners. The American author from Illinois writes vividly, movingly, and often humorously of the chaos that descended into her life. The wild mustang, broken but not bowed, his restless spirit propelling him to escape the fences and pens that enclose him. Ultimately the author and the mustang, both fiercely independent characters provide the catalyst for the other's life-changing and life-affirming decisions. A beautiful story of the power of healing. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742614342. Our Book No: 28370. $18 AUD.

236. Roughley, Edna (1947). Ellice of Ainslie (1st ed). Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co. 253 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in fair only dustjacket), frontispiece, pages toned, small edge tears jacket (small pieces missing edges & base spine, edgewear, flap price-clipped, spine faded), corners little bumped boards (spine slightly faded), front hinge split (pages firm), prize certificate pasted after contents page), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (acetate). This Australian story for young adults is about a girl named Ellice Kinnard who is sent from her island home off the coast of Queensland, to school at Ainslie (location not stated). Ellice is afraid of the boarding school as she has never made friends of her own age, and does not want to leave here island home. At Ainslie, Ellice meets the lovely, fascinating Madelon Heriot, Silver, Lola, and Diana. She soon decides to win Madelon for her friend, but is warned that Madelon is cold and very unpopular in the school. The story moves to the island during the holidays, and David and Jeremy come into the picture. As time goes on, Ellice's circle of love and friendship grows wider and wider. Our Book No: 30889. $20 AUD.

237. Roy, Thomas (1994). The Man from the Dreamtime [Onaderra Trilogy]. Montville, QLD: Walter McVitty Books. 170 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. This novel for young adults by Thomas Roy is the final part of the author's Oonaderra trilogy, which started with "The Curse of the Turtle" and "The Vengeance of the Dolphin". The story is complete in itself and can be read without knowledge of the earlier books. This story is set on a cattle station shared with Aborigines in the remote Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. A mysterious tall Aboriginal man suddenly arrives (a man from the Dreamtime). What must Jimmy Brent do now to right past wrongs and restore peace and harmony to the settlement that is shared with the Aborigines who still lived by tribal customs. Both the author (a British boy migrant) and publisher Walter McVitty provide explanatory notes at the rear. ISBN/ASIN: 0949183377. Our Book No: 22317. $15 AUD.

238. Russell, Rob (2007). Merinos, Mallee Roots and Making Tracks (1st ed). Ballarat, VIC: R. T. R. Russell. 179 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos. Rob's third book again takes us on his classing run, and relates the humour of the Australian sheepyards, woolsheds, country pubs and homesteads. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646474014. Our Book No: 14889. $15 AUD.

239. Rutherford, J. E. L. (1971). Cobb and Co. Bathurst, NSW / Dubbo, NSW: Self Published: J. E. L. Rutherford / Printed by Masterprint. 64 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled, card cover, black & white photos, staples rusted, minor edgewear, minimal biro mark front cover, owner's written name inside front cover. This detailed self-published booklet by J. E. L. Rutherford is about the two men, Freeman Cobb and James Rutherford, who along with their changing business partners, took Cobb's humble Victorian coaching company and made it the Qantas of its day. The author had access to Rutherford letters and diaries to write this story with all the drama, conflict and tragedy. It is the compelling and human story of Australia's first great interstate company and the people who made it an icon. Our Book No: 41049. $25 AUD.

240. Ryan, Maurice (1995). A Centenary History of Norco 1895 - 1995. Lismore, NSW: Norco Co-operative Ltd. 430 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white text-photos (including endpapers), few black & white adverts, jacket partly faded (minor edgewear, few tiny dents & scratches, light foxing reverse side), faint foxing edges, tiny mark top edge, non-author written dedication rear of front endpaper. Very heavy (1.9 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Local historian Maurice Ryan provides a history of the Norco Cooperative, interwoven with the story of Lismore and the Northern New South Wales dairy (milk supply) industry which began in the 1890s. Central to the story was the Cooperative established at Byron Bay in 1895. That Coop, after a series of name changes, became Norco in 1926. This book is a history of the Far North Coast, as Norco became the base that supported the region's economy. The Norco story became an important part of the settlement and the infrastructure that developed along with the industry. The many photos help to bring the story alive. ISBN/ASIN: 0959892818. Our Book No: 40622. $80 AUD.

241. Sangha, Kamaljit K.; Athanasiou, Julie (editor) (2015). Ways to Live in Harmony With Nature: Living Sustainably and Working with Passion (1st ed). Melbourne, Docklands: Classic Author and Publishing Services. 212 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, figures, faint toning pages, minor edgewear. This book looks at ways people can make a difference to the Australian environment by making little changes to the way we do things. Written by Kamaljit Sangha, an ecological economist. This is a good book for anyone interested in a sustainable way of life. ISBN/ASIN: 9780994183774. Our Book No: 28923. $18 AUD.

242. Scarff, Lyn; Keating, P. J. (foreword) (1994). The Dog on the Tuckerbox: Its Story. Sydney, Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. 77 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white text-photos, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, small sticker scuff mark front free flyleaf. Lyn Scarff relates the legend of an unfortunate bullocky's simple poem about a dog sitting on his tuckerbox (1857, new version 1920s). This became an intrinsic part of Australia's rich folklore and heritage, and is immortalised by the dog-on-the-tuckerbox historical monument, near Gundagai, New South Wales, erected in 1932. ISBN/ASIN: 0864176279. Our Book No: 41593. $25 AUD.

243. Scott, Roy (1966). Horse of Course: A Book for the True Horse Lover. Melbourne, Dandenong: Roy Scott / Pax Printers & Publishers. 160 pp. Paperback small, good plus condition, thin card covers, red cloth spine, black & white text-photos, top edge foxed, covers lightly marked & creased, tiny tear fore-edge few pages, corner tips little creased few pages, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, minor annotation cover & single page This book for young adults is a short commentary of the first 60 years of this horseman's life. The author aims to inspire in young people of pony clubs a true love for this wonderful animal. SALE PRICE. (Estimated date, Trove catalogue.) Our Book No: 25429. $12 AUD.

244. Scott Tucker, Michelle (2021). Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 386 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, family tree, minor edgewear. Michelle Scott Tucker provides a biography of Elizabeth Macarthur, a young gentlewoman who was raised in the vicarage of an English village and married a handsome, haughty and penniless army officer, John Macarthur. They came to Australia and played an integral part in establishing Australia's wool industry. The author clearly brings Elizabeth to life. She was a clever businesswoman, diplomat, caring mother and a survivor. This is a special story about a remarkable woman who substantially helped to build the new colony in Sydney. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925773736. Our Book No: 31455. $25 AUD.

245. Scoullar, Jennifer (2013). Brumby's Run: How Do You Choose Between a Long-lost Sister and the Man Who's Stolen Your Heart? (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Penguin Group. 293 pp. Paperback small wide octavo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear. This Australian rural romance novel is set among the hauntingly beautiful ghost gums and wild horses of the high country in Victoria. Jennifer Scoullar has created a romantic novel about families and secrets, love and envy and the bonds of sisterhood. She has to choose Between a long-lost sister and the man who's stolen her heart. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143568582. Our Book No: 31397. $20 AUD.

246. Scoullar, Jennifer (2025). Wild Horses: A Wild Ex-racehorse Brought Them Together - What Could Tear Them Apart? (1st ed). Melbourne: Penguin Group. 356 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This heartwarming rural romance novel by Jennifer Scoullar is by the bestselling author of 'Brumby's Run'. A wild ex-racehorse brought them together - what could tear them apart? This novel is a moving story of second chances and finding love in unexpected places, set against the beautiful backdrop of the Darling Downs countryside, Queensland. A very special story for people who love horses and how they can help people who are troubled and come from difficult backgrounds. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761342479. Our Book No: 31398. $25 AUD.

247. Scrivenor, Hayley (2022). Dirt Town: What Do We Owe the Girl Who Isn’t There? (Reprint ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia. 359 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. This first crime fiction novel by Australian author Hayley Scrivenor is about two girls named Ronnie and Esther who were best friends. Esther never made it home on this very hot Friday afternoon in Durton. Esther's body was found five days later. Lewis wants to help but he cannot reveal what he saw that afternoon at the creek without exposing his own secret. The story is character-rich and propulsive, with a breathtakingly use of voice and revolving points of view. With emotional depth and sensitivity, this stunning debut shows us how much each person matters in a community that is at once falling apart and coming together. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760987190. Our Book No: 31380. $20 AUD.

248. Sexton, Michael (2003). Silent Flood: Australia's Salinity Crisis. Sydney: ABC Books. 202 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Michael Sexton explains how and why Australia's salinity crisis has developed into an ecological disaster that is not confined just to rural areas. His particular focus is on the Murray-Darling River Basin and the Western Australian wheatbelt. Based on an acclaimed ABC-TV series. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0733312756. Our Book No: 14055. $12 AUD.

249. Shakeshaft, Bernie; Knight, James (2019). Back on Track: How One Man and His Dogs are Changing the Lives of Rural Kids. Sydney: Hachette Australia. 323 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, two black & white photos, colour photos, corner tips front cover little creased, top corner rear cover creased, front hinge slightly split (pages firm). This is the autobiography of Bernie Shakeshaft who is making a difference by helping young people to stay alive, out of jail, and wanting to chase their hopes and dreams. He started BackTrack in Armidale (NSW) after spending his early years finding his own place in the world. He put dogs into the program to work with the lost boys (and girls), and fourteen years later it is still working. The juvenile crime rate in Armidale has dropped significantly. Bernie has been named Local Hero for 2020 for his work with disadvantaged youth in Armidale. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733642128. Our Book No: 40472. $20 AUD.

250. Sharwood, Anthony (2021). The Brumby Wars: The Battle for the Soul of Australia. Sydney: Hachette Australia. 308 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top edge minimally foxed, few small toned spots first page, minor edgewear. Anthony Sharwood reveals the story of Australia's wild horses - brumbies - and the intense culture war that has erupted around their future: iconic Australian culture (Man from Snowy River, Light Horse) versus ecosystems being destroyed by feral pests. He started to investigate the issue and spent time with people on both sides of the debate. He realised that for everyone there is more at stake than the horses. This book is an account of this national issue and very human passions that it inspires. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733647208. Our Book No: 30987. $18 AUD.

251. Shaw, Jamie (J. D.); Ikeda, Fusae (illustrator) (2006). Iso and the Bushfire. Sydney, Annandale: Self-Published: J. D. Shaw Publishing. 36 pp. Paperback oblong small quarto, very good condition, card covers, full-page black & white & colour drawings, glossy paper, printed on 100% recycled paper, minor edgewear. Children’s picture story with an environmental theme about bushfires by Jamies Shaw, and illustrated by Fusae Ikeda. Iso was a Southern Brown Bandicoot and she was three years old. Iso had lived her entire life amongst the spiny thickets and green shrubs of the heath land. One warm spring day Iso awoke early from her daytime sleep to a strange smoky smell in the air (a bushfire). Her instincts told her the smell would bring trouble, but she didn't quite know why. The beautiful graphic illustrations make this wonderful children's story about Australian bushland and our unique animals very lifelike. ISBN/ASIN: 0646465775. Our Book No: 23896. $25 AUD.

252. Show, Royal Easter (1997). Show Guide: Sydney Royal Easter Show 21 March to 5 April 1997. Sydney: Roughedge / Royal Agricultural Society of NSW. 78 pp. Paperback quarto, stapled (rusted), very good condition, colour text-photos, adverts, tear-out tickets, front cover creased, minor foxing & edgewear. A scarce pamphlet, being a Show Guide to the Royal Easter Show in Sydney in 1997. Contains tear-out tickets. Our Book No: 15598. $25 AUD.

253. Sidney, John; Sidney, Samuel (2006). Tales of the Bushman [Small Tales of Early Australia Series]. Canberra: Mulini Press. 38 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card cover, minor edgewear. 'The Bushman' was John Sidney, who came to Australia in 1840 and had many adventures as a grazier. After 10 years he returned to England, and told his stories to his brother Samuel, who was a lawyer and journalist. These stories were originally published in the Charles Dickens magazine 'Household Worlds' in 1850 - 1852. ISBN/ASIN: 0977575810. Our Book No: 16562. $25 AUD.

254. Smallman, Steve; Mendez, Simon (illustrator) (2018). Muddypaws Day at the Farm (1st p/b ed). Melbourne, Hawthorn: Lake Press. 24 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, colour drawings, bottom corner tip rear cover little creased, minor edgewear & rubbing. A delightful children's picture story about a very special puppy. Muddypaws visits a farm with Ben. Full of humour - the story of two inseparable friends. The cute illustrations will bring joy to any age. (First edition paperback.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780655200468. Our Book No: 41771. $15 AUD.

255. Solbrig, Otto T.; Solbrig, Dorothy (1994). So Shall You Reap: Farming and Crops in Human Affairs (1st ed). Washington, DC: Island Press. 284 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings, tables, printed on recycled acid-free paper, minimal edgewear. Otto and Dorothy Solbrig report on how farming evolved - when and how people learned to irrigate, to fertilize, and to rotate crops. A fascinating book for anyone interested in agricultural history and the environment. ISBN/ASIN: 1559633093. Our Book No: 21082. $15 AUD.

256. Sorenson, Edward S.; Lindsay, Percy (illustrator) (1925). Murty Brown. Sydney: States Publishing Company. 190 pp. Hardback very small, no jacket as issued, good plus condition, red cloth cover, frontispiece drawing, front inner hinge minimally split (pages firm), edges foxed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. The last novel (or series of connected stories) by a little-known but prolific Norwegian-Australian writer, about the search for buried treasure in the Australian outback. Humorous in the style of Henry Lawson, with outdated viewpoints regarding Aborigines. Our Book No: 4047. $15 AUD.

257. Spencer-Bower, Marmaduke (1999). Ninety Years - Some Memoirs. Rangiora, NZ: Self-Published: Marmaduke Spencer-Bower. 144 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, colour photos, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). Marmaduke Spencer-Bower records his life story as a farmer in Britain, and then migrating to a farming life in New Zealand. These self-published memoirs have resulted from many requests and suggestions to make some record of the happenings, events and recollections of his past 90 years. The many photos make this a fascinating story. ISBN/ASIN: 0473059967. Our Book No: 41375. $60 AUD.

258. Steel, Judy; Sexton, Michael (collaborator) (2009). Mama Jude: An Australian Nurse's Extraordinary Other Life in Africa. Sydney, Pymble: HarperCollins. 301 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear & creasing. This is the memoir of Judy Steel, a wife, mother and grandmother who spent her retirement years from nursing, working tirelessly in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. Affirming and inspiring, her story is about resilience and renewal in the face of poverty and death. Judy has set up a charitable organisation that helped establish a hospital and maternal health clinic, a physiotherapy centre, literacy school, microloan bank and farming infrastructure. Along the way, she earned the love and respect of the Kampala locals, who call her 'Mama Jude'. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733324789. Our Book No: 27210. $18 AUD.

259. Stewart, Angus; Leake, Simon (2023). Grow Your Own: How To Be an Urban Farmer: Backyards, Rooftops, Balconies, Courtyards (Australia Post ed). Sydney: Australia Post / Murdoch Books. 260 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos, tables, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This easy-to-use and inspiring book is full of ideas and solutions to help you make the most of even the smallest growing space, but sustainably. Angus Stewart and Simon Leake are leading experts in horticulture and soil science, and they share their skills and practical advice for getting the best from your edible garden. Australia Post edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760524609. Our Book No: 41233. $40 AUD.

260. Struchkov, Anton (editor); Kuleshova, Julia (editor) (2005). Facets of Grassland Restoration: Selected Papers from the International Field Seminar Held at the Galichya Gora Nature Reserve (Russia), 16 - 22 June 2003 (1st ed). Moscow: Biodiversity Conservation Centre. 266 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, figures, black & white text-photos, tiny scuff spine, minimal edgewear. This book has 18 selected papers from the International field seminar on grassland restoration, held in 2003, based on the Galichya Gora Nature Reserve (Lipetsk province, Russia). The contributions are from nine different countries, looking at the multiple issues involved in grassland restoration efforts in various parts of the world. The authors provide a wide array of conceptual and practical tools useful for the improvement of grassland restoration projects. The book is aimed at practitioners and students involved with the restoration projects with a view to making the projects more efficient, effective and dynamic. ISBN/ASIN: 5936990559. Our Book No: 29372. $40 AUD.

261. Sugar Experiment Stations, Bureau of; Bell, Arthur F. (foreword) (1950). 50 Years of Scientific Progress: A Historical Review of the Half Century since the Foundation of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations. Brisbane: A. H. Tucker, Government Printer. 92 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples little rusted), decorative marbled card cover, tables, graphs, black & white text-photos, corner tips covers creased, tiny piece missing base spine, pages lightly toned, bottom corner some pages little creased, minor edgewear, small biro mark title page. A great booklet for anyone interested in the history of sugar production in Australia. (No date but 1950, Trove.). Our Book No: 29992. $30 AUD.

262. Sussman, Christel; Thiele, Herbert (illustrator) (1976). Billy Comes Home [Children's World Picture Story Books]. Sydney: Pergamon Press. 24 pp. Hardback oblong quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, flyleaf top corner tip clipped, pencil impression marks rear page, minor edgewear. Australian edition of a beautiful children's picture story from Germany by Christel Sussman, originally published there in 1966. About a farmer and a very special relationship with his horse. A truly delightful story from children of all ages, illustrated by Herbert Thiele. ISBN/ASIN: 0080210929. Our Book No: 20074. $15 AUD.

263. Tapp Coutts, Toni (2016). A Sunburnt Childhood: Growing up in the Territory (1st ed). Sydney: Hachette. 324 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, top edge foxed (other edges slightly), pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Toni Tapp Coutts relates her story of growing up on the massive Killarney Station in the Northern Territory. Her father, Bill Tapp, was living out his dream to be a cattle king. Toni is one of ten children. Her mother June ran the Killarney community while her father ran the cattle. This fascinating book is a memoir depicting the colourful land, the characters and contradictions: a hard life. She now lives in Katherine with her family. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780733634499. Our Book No: 30161. $18 AUD.

264. Taylor, Brian (2006). The Moonlight Stallion and Other Yarns from the Australian Outback (1st ed). Melbourne: Lothian Books. 180 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, cover corner tips slightly bent, minor edgewear, remainder mark bottom edge. A collection of reminiscences about a vanishing way of life in outback Australia, written by the author of "The Brumby Mare". The book is about people, wild and working animals, and country. A collection of outback yarns ranging from the hilarious to the tragic, from the moving to the terrifying. Vividly evokes an era now gone, when bush people struggled in terrible isolation to tame the land and when camaraderie and mateship were everything. ISBN/ASIN: 0734409168. Our Book No: 25836. $15 AUD.

265. Thiele, Colin; Hunnam, Lucinda (illustrator) (1990). Farmer Pelz's Pumpkins (1st p/b ed). Sydney: Walter McVitty Books. 28 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, colour drawings, minor edgewear corners. This Australian children's picture story by Colin Thiele is about a farmer and his love of his farm and growing pumpkins. It will please children of all ages. The very colourful illustrations by Lucinda Hunnam are delightful. ISBN/ASIN: 0949183350. Our Book No: 20052. $15 AUD.

266. Thomson, Jennifer A. (2006). GM Crops: Unlocking the Potential: The Impact and the Potential. Melbourne, Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. 158 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, minor edgewear. Jennifer Thomson examines the issues and concerns surrounding the development of genetically modified (GM) crops and their impacts on the environment. She concludes that the benefits outway possible adverse environmental damages. The author, an international expert in this area, is professor of microbiology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. CSIRO edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0643091602. Our Book No: 24502. $15 AUD.

267. Tothill, J. D.; Taylor, T. H. C. (assistant); Paine, R. W (assistant) (1930). The Coconut Moth in Fiji: A History of Its Control by Means of Parasites. London: Imperial Bureau of Entomology, Government of Fiji. 269 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, good condition, black boards, figures, black & white & colour plates, frontispiece colour map, boards minimally rubbed & marked, inner hinge little split (pages firm), spine little slack, edges & pages faintly toned, small scuff mark title page & front flyleaf, gum residue inside front cover (label removal), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book by J. D. Tothill is about the control by parasites of the purple moth known as Levuana iridescens, B.B., which was destroying the leaves of coconuts and reducing the production of copra in Fiji, in 1924. The many drawings and plates make this a good volume to add to a nature collection. (Plus unnumbered pages of plates at rear.). ISBN/ASIN: B00089ZVKW. Our Book No: 25419. $50 AUD.

268. Turner, Fred (editor) (1907). Anderson's Manual of the Farm: A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of Farm Crops, Forage Plants and Grasses. Sydney: Anderson & Co. 158 pp. Paperback small, good condition, grey card cover, tables, drawings, pages toned, endpapers & edges notably foxed, rear cover lightly creased, spine creased (during manufacture), pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. A practical treatise on the cultivation of farm crops, forage plants and grasses, etc., in Australia. Published by Anderson & Co., seed and plant merchants, 399 George Street, Sydney. Fred Turner is a botanist, NSW Department of Agriculture, and a parks superintendent. (No date, but 1907, Trove, including adverts in digitised newspapers.). Our Book No: 15794. $25 AUD.

269. Van Garderen, Ilse (1993). Winter Bacon: The Story of a Little Pig. Montville, QLD: Walter McVitty Books. 28 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour drawings, minor edgewear. This is a delightful Australian children's story with a very good ending. Everyone in Matya's family, including Ponti the sheepdog, has a job to do, but how can a little pig be useful around a farm? The author, Ilse Van Garderen, was born in Australia, but spent her childhood in the Netherlands. ISBN/ASIN: 0949183865. Our Book No: 22952. $25 AUD.

270. Wainwright, Norma (1990). With Rhyme and Reason. Wyndham, WA: Self-Published: Norma Wainwright. 155 pp. Paperback large wide trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, loosely inserted map, autograph (written dedication title page). Norma Wainwright provides a diary of events regarding the lives of herself and her family spanning 60 years, 40 of them in the Kimberley's. A personal glimpse of their lives from 1930 to 1990. A mud map of Kununurra is loosely inserted. ISBN/ASIN: 0646024337. Our Book No: 26706. $20 AUD.

271. Walker, Thomas (1965). A Month in the Bush of Australia: Journal of One of a Party of Gentlemen who Recently Travelled from Sydney to Port Phillip (Facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions]. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 54 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red leatherette cover (gilt title spine), endpapers faintly foxed & toned, pages faintly toned, small bump top edge rear board, few faint user marks on covers. This book is a facsimile of a journal written by Thomas Walker who travelled from Sydney to Port Phillip, including specific remarks on the present state of the farming establishments and society in the settled parts of the Argyle country. Originally published by Simpkin & Marshall, London, in 1838. (No 114 in this series.). Our Book No: 40739. $45 AUD.

272. Warner, Keith Douglass; Kirschenmann, Fred (foreword) (2007). Agroecology in Action: Extending Alternative Agriculture through Social Networks (1st p/b ed). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 273 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, figures, tables, minimal edgewear. An American environmental lecturer and friar describes agroecology, a new innovative scientific response to agriculture's growing environmental crises. He offers American case studies of ways in which social networks of growers, scientists, agricultural organizations, and public agencies have developed innovative, ecologically based techniques to reduce reliance on agrochemicals. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0262731800. Our Book No: 12794. $15 AUD.

273. Webster, Merv; Heathcote, Doug (illustrator); Head, Dawn (illustrator) (2002). A Muster of Australiana [Biography, Bush Verse and Yarns by the Goondiwindi Grey]. Bargara, QLD: Self-Published: Merv Webster / Printed by T. E. C. Print. 289 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, front hinge little split (all pages firm), base spine lightly bumped, minor edgewear, award sticker. Subtitle: 'Biography, Bush Verse and Yarns by the Goondiwindi Grey'. In this self-published memoir, Merv Webster from Goondiwindi writes about his many adventures in Queensland. Merv and his wife Chris take their show 'Laughter and Tears from the Bush' around Australia, and meet many interesting people, and travel to a number of places. This book was a finalist in the Australian Bush Laureate Awards. ISBN/ASIN: 1876245794. Our Book No: 30087. $25 AUD.

274. Western Australia, Government of (1927). Agriculture and Land Settlement in Western Australia (Western Australia no 1: Agriculture) (1927 ed). Perth: Fred Wm Simpson, Government Printer. 16 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (each page folded into three panes), colour cover, black & white text-photos, maps, staples rusted, some edgewear, minimal annotation front cover. The is folded pamphlet promotes the benefits of agriculture in Western Australia. Covers wheat farming, cattle, fruit growing, vineyards, and government assistance for migrants. SCARCE. (No date, but 1927, printers code.). Our Book No: 4457. $50 AUD.

275. Whitcombe (1955). Country Fun [Whitcombe's Story Books: Family Series of Reading Books]. Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs. 56 pp. Paperback, good plus condition, grey flexible pictorial cover (little marked), colour drawings, stapled (rusted staples), minimal foxing edges, spinewear, minor edgewear. A children's reader, stated as the fourth stage containing additional words, following on from "Family Fun" and "Holiday Fun" (rear cover). Different colour banner at bottom of page for each story. McLaren 159b: G4343 (estimated date, 1955, but cover is light blue rather than pink). No 159 in this series. Our Book No: 17420. $20 AUD.

276. White, Ian; Burnum, Burnum (foreword) (2002). Australian Bush Flower Essences (Reprint ed). Sydney: Bantam Books. 210 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, small black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Using the healing properties of flower essences is an ancient art that spans many cultures. Australian naturopath Ian White has taken this age-old study and applied it to flowering plants of the Australian bush, showing that the energy and power in the ancient land of Australia manifest on the healing properties of its plants. Includes a reference guide to 50 bush flower essences from all over the country, as well as detailed information about their preparation and use in all areas of healing. Very clearly expressed. Can be considered as the Australian version of the Bach Flower Remedies. ISBN/ASIN: 0947189750. Our Book No: 14604. $25 AUD.

277. White, Patrick (2009). The Tree of Man (New ed). Sydney, North Sydney: Random House Australia. 479 pp. Paperback small thick octavo, very good condition, bottom corner front cover little creased, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. Classic Australian novel in which Stan and Amy Parker are a young couple at the turn of the century set up home on a farm in an undeveloped area near the outskirts of a large Australian city. They grew up with the landscape, the trees, the new neighbours, droughts, floods. A timeless classic, radiating the beauty and tragedy of humanity. (Originally published, 1956.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781741667707. Our Book No: 30730. $18 AUD.

278. Whitworth, Robert (1994). Mary Summers: A Romance of the Australian Bush [Australian Books On Demand]. Canberra: Mulini Press. 99 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, red card cover (white spine), two full-page black & white drawings (one as portrait), minor edgewear. An Australian historic crime novel by Robert Whitworth that was first published in 1865 as a serial in the 'Australian Journal’, divided into two books. This is a bushranger and detective story disguised as a romantic love story. There is a glimpse of the crime-ridden back streets of Sydney in the 1860s, a time when the author was appearing on the Sydney stage. The current edition does not include Book 1 as printed in 'Australian Journal' except for Chapter 1 which as been renamed "Prologue" but picks up the story from the original Book 2 with a few minor changes. One of the first detective stories to appear in Australian tales. (Australian Books on Demand, no. 9, from Mulini Press. Has the same ISBN as 'John Webb's End', by Francis Adams [Australian Books on Demand, no. 12.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949910414. Our Book No: 29745. $30 AUD.

279. Whyman, Matt (2011). Oink! My Life With Minipigs (1st ed). London: Hodder & Stoughton. 357 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white photos, light creases covers & spine, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. The author is a writer and house husband. There are four challenging children, one freaked-out feline, a wolf-like dog and a wild bunch of ex-battery chickens. Then his wife Emma brings minipigs Butch and Roxi into the family. This book is touching and very funny - about the trials and errors of living with a menagerie. ISBN/ASIN: 9781444711455. Our Book No: 28581. $18 AUD.

280. Wild, Margaret; Brooks, Ron (illustrator) (1997). Old Pig (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 28 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, watercolour drawings (mostly full-page), minor edgewear. This is the story of Old Pig and Granddaughter who have lived together for a long time. They share everything. A tender story of living, giving and receiving. Old Pig puts her affairs in order, and takes Granddaughter on a last long walk. Old Pig and Granddaughter says their goodbyes in the best way. A delightful children's picture story by Margaret Wild that will touch the heart of everyone. Illustrated by Ron Brooks. ISBN/ASIN: 9781863736794. Our Book No: 41797. $18 AUD.

281. Wild, Margaret; King, Stephen Michael (illustrator); De Aquino, Gilda (translator) (2009). Porcolino e Vovo. Sao Paulo, Brazil: Brinque-Book. 36 pp. Paperback square quarto, very good condition, colour drawings. Brazilian translation of "Piglet and Granny", a children's picture story about life on a farm. ISBN/ASIN: 9788574122878. Our Book No: 15191. $20 AUD.

282. Wilkinson, Isabel; Mitchell, Elyne (foreword) (1992). A Place by the River: 150 Years of Tabulam History (2 volumes). Lismore: Self-Published: Isabel Wilkinson / Printed by Northern Star. 438 pp. Each volume: Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, black & white text-photos (including portraits & posters), maps, tiny spot front cover & minimal foxing title page (v1), minor edgewear, sticker mark & slight scuffing bottom rear cover. Heavy set, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Isabel Wilkinson provides the complete story of the rural town in the Northern Rivers Region of Far North-Coast NSW. The town is called Tabulam and is located in the Clarence Valley, near the Clarence River. The town is situated between Tenterfield and Casino. She writes in considerable detail about the history of the town and its people in two volumes: Part 1 (1839 to 1919, 200 pages) and Part 2 (1920 to 1989, 238 pages, numbered separately), same ISBN. The many photos and drawings bring the two books to life, and it would make an interesting addition to any local history library. Foreword by Elyne Mitchell (in Volume 1), who provides extra detail as her father lived near Tabulam. ISBN/ASIN: 0646086871. Our Book No: 41739. $160 AUD.

283. Williams, Maslyn (1988). His Mother's Country (1st ed). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 238 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), frontispiece, edges little foxed, pages lightly toned, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (spine slightly faded), endpapers lightly foxed, owner’s written name free flyleaf. This is the story of a lad who reached manhood at the time of Australia's own growing up - in the years of the 1920s, after World War 1. He lived in the New England region of New South Wales. He learned to ride, to muster, and to handle the daily demands of life on a pastoral property. Maslyn Williams was born in England but brought up mainly on sheep and cattle properties in Australia. His life has been divided between the worlds of professional writing, film-making, music and rural pursuits. He was a correspondent during the 1939-45 war and subsequently travelled widely in North America, Asia, the Pacific and Europe. The main purpose is to give readers pleasure; to remind people of 'the quiet joys’. (Owner name is J. M. Eldershaw, the novelist.). ISBN/ASIN: 0522843611. Our Book No: 30989. $25 AUD.

284. Wilson, Kelly (2016). For the Love of Horses: The Wilson Sisters' Inspiring Journey to Save New Zealand's Wild Horses (And: Stallion Challenges) (Omnibus ed). Sydney, North Sydney: Ebury Press. 179 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, colour photos, laminate coating top edge rear cover lifting slightly, minor edgewear. The Wilson sisters became aware of the plight of the wild Kaimanawa horses as they were rounded up and sent to the slaughterhouse. They became involved in their welfare. The girls set out to train the horses many believed to to be untrainable. This is a heartfelt story with humble beginnings in rural New Zealand. (Omnibus edition, two books in one: For the Love of Horses [and] Stallion Challenges.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780143783138. Our Book No: 30568. $30 AUD.

285. Wilson, Maryland (editor); Croft, David (editor) (2005). Kangaroos: Myths and Realities (3rd ed). Melbourne: Australian Wildlife Protection Council (AWPC). 264 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos, tables, small mark fore-edge, minor edgewear, gift sticker & errata slip inside front cover. Third edition. Paperback edition. A collection of essays about the excessive slaughter of kangaroos in Australia. From the introduction by Ondine Sherman: This book brings together esteemed scientists and animal advocates, to argue that the kangaroo is not in fact a pest. The many photos help to tell this important story. ISBN/ASIN: 0958617813. Our Book No: 40275. $25 AUD.

286. Winch, John (2007). The Old Man who Loved to Sing (New, p/b, reprint ed). Gosford, NSW: Scholastic Press / Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd. 32 pp. Paperback small square folio (25.5 x 25..8 cm), very good condition, colour drawings, rear cover scuffed & little scratched near barcode, minor edgewear cover corner tips. In this classic children's picture story, told and illustrated by John Winch, an old man lived in a remote valley, where he sang, whistled or played music on his wind-up gramophone. The animals in the valley came to love his music. As the years passed he became forgetful, and one day he forgot to sing. But the animals knew how to remind him. (Originally published in 1994. This copy is the 2007 reprint of the 2004 new edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781865048048. Our Book No: 18472. $20 AUD.

287. Windust, Allan (2000). Green Home Recycling: 16 Ways to Compost or Worm Farm. Mandurang, VIC: Allscape. 76 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled, black & white drawings, front cover little creased, minor edgewear. Allan Windust, in this useful book, explains how to set up a worm farm and a compost heap. The many tips and drawings will help anyone turn scraps into food for the garden. ISBN/ASIN: 9780958616317. Our Book No: 40228. $25 AUD.

288. Winton, Tourist Promotion Association (1990). The Bronze Swagman Book of Bush Verse: "Lester's Tale" 1990 Winning Verse (19th ed). Winton, QLD: Winton Tourist Promotion Association. 120 pp. Paperback trade, card covers, very good condition, small black & white drawings, pages toned as usual, spine little faded, minor edgewear. These wonderful bush ballads (bush poems) cover almost every facet of Australian country life. They are humorous, beautiful, and sometimes tragic in describing the many incidents that occur in country living. One of a series of yearly booklets containing poems submitted to the Winton Tourist Promotion Association (Queensland) to celebrate Waltzing Matilda country. Each year the 'best poem' is awarded. Our Book No: 24623. $12 AUD.