Manly Pictorial History by Virginia Macleod

$24.95 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial | Series: Pictorial History S.

"Seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care." Manly has always been the beauty spot of Sydney where millions of visitors have travelled to get away from city life. This book covers the history of the municipality from Aboriginal settlement to modern times.

Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred Australia by Bruce Pascoe; Vicky Shukuroglou

$45.00 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

Loving Country is a book that inspires ultimate respect for Mother Earth and the role of her custodians. While readers are encouraged to discover the sacred country of Australia in an open-minded and sensitive manner, the intention of this book is to foster communication and understanding between all pe oples and country, to bring about a range of environmental and social changes. Co-authors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou hope to empower communities to tell their own stories, and for people to honour them and the country from which they have grown. Beautifully designed, all of the writing and photography in Loving Country has been created in consultation with communities. From the ingenious fish traps at Brewarrina and the rivers that feed the Great Barrier Reef, to the love stories of Wiluna and the whale story of Margaret River, there is so much to celebrate and admire about the oldest continuing culture in the world. For those who want to do more than a whistle-stop tour of Australia, this book offers some keys to unlock and reveal the heart of this loving country. ...Show more

Sydney City Streets and Suburbs Map 262 8th Ed Waterproof by UBD Gregory's

$12.99 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial | Series: City Map Ser.

The latest edition of the Sydney City Streets and Suburbs Maphas been fully revised and updated and includes: Coverage at scales of 1:25 000 and 1: 100 000; Sydney City and surrounding suburbs at a scale of 1: 25 000 with coverage along the coast from Dee Why in the north to Malabar in the south; In land from Gordon in the north to Kogarah in the south; North Head in the east and west of the city to Haberfield and Russell Lea; Sydney suburban coverage at a scale of 1:100 000 from Gosford in the north Tahmoor in the south; Springwood in the west, and along the coast from Umina Beach in the north to Coalcliff in the south. An index to suburbs and localities. With all this information contained in this one handy sized fold out map this is an essential tool to have when travelling in and around Sydney. ...Show more

Sutherland Shire Pictorial History

$24.95 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

Wollongong Pictorial History by Catherine Warne

$24.95 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

Pictorial History Wollongong covers the history of the city from Aboriginal to modern times. Located south of Helensburgh and the Royal National Park, Wollongong was first sighted by Captain Cook in 1770. The area was settled by various Aboriginal groups one of which encountered Bass and Flinders when t hey were beached north of Lake Illawarra. The fertile coastline attracted Charles Throsby and other pastoralists in 1815 and soon a thriving township developed with an economy based on timber, crops, coal and cedar. Roads were soon cut into the treachorous 'horrid steep descent'. When coal mining became widespread along the escarpment, small villages emerged around the pit heads and later along the south road. Bulli was the largest northern village. Mining was a difficult life and disaster struck on two occasions with the Bulli and Mount Kembla disasters. Shipping, rail and other transports grew around the mines enabling other industries to flourish. Kerosene was mined and Dapto had a smelting works; coke was a by-product of the coal industry. The district excelled in dairying and specific townships collected milk for butter and cheese manufacture. The location on the coast with access to Southern Highlands limestone, coal and a sea port location attracted the Hoskins family who developed the industrial site of Port Kembla. By the early twentieth century Wollongong was a thriving town which grew into a city with post-war migration in the 1950s. Another source of growth was the coastal beauty of the area with the rainforest behind it ...Show more

Newtown Pictorial History - Alexandria, Camperdown, Darlington, Erskineville, Macdonaldtown, St Peters, Waterloo, Zetland by Alan Sharpe

$24.95 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

A history of the Newtown area covering the suburbs of Darlington, Newtown, Camperdown, Erskineville, Alexandria, Macdonaldtown, St Peters, Zetland and Waterloo. Nothing has been published in book form on the history of this area since the Newtown Jubilee in the 1920s. This area grew in the middle of las t century and with the early arrival of the train service became a rapidly growing Victorian suburb. Today these areas retain their architectural history, mixed in with Housing Commission of the 1950s and 1960s. An enormously popular book on this colourful and lively area. ...Show more

What Ever Happened to Ned Kelly's Head? by Eamon Evans

$29.99 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

Parramatta and District Pictorial History by John McClymont

$24.95 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

Campbelltown & District Pictorial History - Jeff McGill by Jeff McGill

$24.99 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

A new book covering the history of Campbelltown and the surrounding area. Over 200 beautiful black and white photographs. Pictorial History Campbelltown and District by Jeff McGill is the latest publication in our pictorial history series. The book describes this historic part of Sydney and its growth a nd development, from first white settlement and the resulting conflicts with Aboriginal people, through to Governor Macquarie's declaration of the town in 1820. The new white settlers were battlers and ex-convicts. The district became the granary of the colony, supplying Sydney with wheat and later sheep. Following the goldrush it became a boom town with brand new buildings. The rail established Campbelltown as the transport centre for produce. Railway villages and orchards appeared along the line. The community grew, along with its sense of pride. The First World War brought the people of Campbelltown together, as did the Second World War. By the 1950s it had become a satellite town and by the 1970s it was again a centre for new growth. Since this time, local pride has grown along with its identity as a regional city - a good place to live and loved by its residents. ...Show more

Balmain To Glebe Pictorial History by Lawrence Joan

$24.95 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

Pictorial History Balmain to Glebe covers the suburbs of Annandale, Balmain, Birchgrove, Leichhardt, Lilyfield and Rozelle. Glebe, although no longer part of the Leichhardt municipality, is included for geographical and historical reasons. Each area has its own story of settlement, growth and developmen t from Aboriginal occupancy to the changing face of suburbs in the 21st century. In that time span colonial estates and humble workers' cottages gave way to subdivision as suburbs developed away from Sydney. Annandale, the Johnston family's vast estate, was later planned as a model suburb. Balmain began with a rich maritime history and the creation of the famous Mort's Dock. Birchgrove, another colonial estate, witnessed an engineering marvel with the building of the underwater tunnel from Long Nose Point (Yurulbin) to Greenwich. Threatened demolition and unsympathetic development brought about the creation of the Balmain Association (1965), the Annandale Association (1969) and the Glebe Society (1969) by concerned citizens who wished to save the intrinsic character of these areas. Written by Joan Lawrence and Catherine Warne ...Show more

Kings Cross Pictorial History by Anne-Maree Whitaker

$24.95 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

Once known as Woolloomooloo Hill, Kings Cross was home to Sydney's nineteenth century elite who built grand mansions along the ridge to enjoy sea breezes, a wonderful view and access to the city.

St George Pictorial Memories History Rockdale, Kogarah, Hurstville by Joan Lawrence

$24.95 AUD

Category: Travel & Pictorial

A history of the St George district which covers the local Government areas of Rockdale, Kogarah and Hurstville, and includes these suburbs as well Allawah, Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Park, Beverly Hills, Bexley, Brighton-le-Sands, Carlton, Carrs Park, Dolls Point, Kingsgrove, Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatle y, Peakhurst, Penshurst, Ramsgate, Sans Souci, Sandringham and Turrella. The Aboriginal history around Georges River and Botany Bay, White settlement, early land division, speculating and subdivision, commercial growth, trams to Sans Souci and Sandringham and the delights of pleasure grounds and swimming baths. Tom Uglys, Kogarah Bay and the oyster industry are covered. The growth of Rockdale, Hurstville and Kogarah as service centres before and after the world wars and the post-war building booms make the shape of these suburbs today clearer to those who are too young to remember. ...Show more