FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY INDEXES IN VICTORIA.
Pp. [viii]+80, bibliography; wide demy 8vo; printed paper wrappers; MacBeth Genealogical Books, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. More
Genealogy & Heraldry
FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY SOURCES IN VICTORIA.
Edited by Frances Brown, Dom Meadley & Marjorie Morgan. Pp. xii+100, bibliography, index+plus 12 page insert on different stock (Microform Collections) at centre, processed; printed paper wrappers, stapled; Custodians of Records, Blackburn, Vic., 1988. Third edition. More
AUSTRALALIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL RECORD: Series 2, 1842-1899. Volumes 1 and 2 [of 3].
Foreword by R. J. L. Hawke. Pp. xviii+288+xvi+278, mostly printed double column, numerous text illustrations; narrow cr. 4to; dark green boards, lettered and ruled in gilt, fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; ABGR in association with the Society of Australian Genealogists, Sydney, 1985-1987. First editions. *Short biographies (many with photographs of..... More
FAMILY HISTORY COMES TO LIFE.
Foreword by Professor Alan Frost. Pp. x +198(last blank), 16 coloured plates, black & white frontispiece and numerous text illustrations, notes and sources, bibliography, index; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards; Lothian Books, Melbourne, 1999. First edition. *'Handbook for those who wish to trace, record and publicize the history of their..... More
PIONEERS OF THE ECHUCA & MOAMA DISTRICT, PRE 1900.
A history of the families, who resided in the Echuca and Moama district, before 1900.... Pp. 62, text illustrations, double page map, bibliography, index; tall demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, browned on reverse, edges faintly discoloured; Echuca Group of the Genealogical Society of Victoria, Echuca, 1987. More
THOMAS EDWARDS & FAMILY: Farriers and Yachtsmen of Sandridge/Port Melbourne 1868-1961.
Pp. [vi]+60(last blank), pictorial title page, text illustrations (a couple full page), full page family tree, appendices; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. More
PRIVATE LIVES, PUBLIC RECORDS: Family History Resources at Public Record Office Victoria.
Pp. x+166, printed in brown, blue, yellow & black, coloured and sepia text illustrations, glossary, index; wide med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers with flaps; Public Record Office, Melbourne, 2004. Reprinted, with amendments. More
DIGGING FOR GOLD: A guide to researching family & local history in Victoria's Central Goldfields.
Pp. xii+124(processed, last blank), text illustrations, bibliography, index; narrow demy 4to; printed stiff yellow paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; the author, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. *A guide to genealogical and historical research sources relevant to the Victorian Central Goldfields, including. More
ONCE THERE WAS A VERY OLD GUM TREE
. Adapted from "The Family History of Friedrich Herbig, Frau Caroline and Their Sixteen Children", by David Herbig. Sketches and artwork Norman Hamdorf. Text and photographs David Herbig. Pp. 60, text illustrations (some full page): small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; Lutheran Publishing House..... More
THE OXFORD GUIDE TO FAMILY HISTORY.
Pp. x+246, 12 coloured plates, black & white pictorial title page and numerous text illustrations, select bibliography, indices; small cr. 4to; black boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corner of upper board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip slightly faded; Oxford University Press, Oxford..... More
THE PHILLIMORE ATLAS AND INDEX OF PARISH REGISTERS.
Pp. [xii]+282, numerous coloured and black & white maps (most full page), index; demy 4to; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled; Phillimore, Chichester, Sussex, 1984. First edition. *Topographical and genealogical maps of parishes in England and Wales, with a comprehensive index. More
ALMANACH DE GOTHA: Annual genealogical reference. Volume 1 (Part 1 & Part II Families) 187th edition.
Publisher & Managing Editor: John Kennedy. Associate Editor John E. James. Pp. 1028+xcii, text illustrations, appendices, index; thick f'cap. 8vo; maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; ribbon marker; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; Almanach de Gotha, London, 2004. *A directory of Europe's royalty and nobility..... More
THE GEELONG CORNISH: A Record of some 19th Century Families.
Pp. x(misnumbered)+54, processed, text illustrations, 2 full page maps; narrow demy 4to; pictorial stiff orange paper wrappers, stapled, the backstrip a trifle faded; The Geelong Family History Group Inc., Geelong, Victoria, 1993. First edition. More
LEASK'S GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO SOME AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES, their Antecedents and Genealogies.
Pp. [xii]+774+[2](for family notes), mostly printed double column, black & white text illustrations, indices; thick cr. 4to; blue art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Australian Genealogies Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1979. First trade edition. More
LEASK'S GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO SOME AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES, their Antecedents and Genealogies.
Pp. [xii]+774+[2](for family notes), coloured frontispiece, black & white text illustrations, 4 page subscriber's list tipped-in at front, indices; thick cr. 4to; full vellum, with gilt lettered blue leather title label on spine and gilt device on upper board; uncut and partly unopened; within blue card slipcase, a trifle soiled..... More
MICKLE MEMORIES OF KOO-WEE-RUP.
For young and old. Volume 1 to 1927. Foreword by Les Blake. Pp. 104, illustrations, 2 full page maps, family tree, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, the lower wrapper faintly soiled; [the author, Dandenong], 1983. *Autobiography, signed by the author on the title page. More
SIR IAIN MONCREIFFE OF THAT ILK: An Informal Portrait.
Pp. 82+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, list of subscribers; roy. 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, coat of arms in gilt on upper board, the boards faintly scuffed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; The Stourton Press, London, 1986. Edition limited to 700 copies..... More
A PIONEER FAMILY ON THE MURRAY RIVER.
Pp. 64, 4 coloured plates, numerous black & white text illustrations; small cr. 4to; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt, bottom edges slightly shelf worn and bruised; dust wrapper; small portion of fore-edge of upper free endpaper browned; Rigby, Adelaide, 1977. First edition. Pageant of Australia series. *The story of..... More
GOLDEN DREAMS AND GEORDIE NOUS.
Pp. xvi+256(last blank), text illustrations and maps, folding family trees, appendices, bibliography, index; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Jimaringle Publications, Mount Martha, Victoria, 1992. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page, dated August 1992. In 1852, brothers George and James Brown Patterson migrated..... More
ALEXANDER RYRIE AND ELIZABETH CUNNING: Beginning at Yering.
Pp. [viii]+18, processed, text illustrations (4 full page), references; printed textured paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled; the author, 1985. More
THE HISTORY OF THE RICHARDS OF THE BOMBAY AND THE SCOTTS OF THE LIGHTNING, 1852-1988.
Pp. xii+244, text illustrations and charts, bibliography, appendix, index; narrow demy 4to; dust wrapper; the author, Melbourne, 1988. More
SPRING HILL AND THE CRICK FAMILY.
Pp. 176, illustrated, pictorial endpapers; impl. 8vo; brown art. leather, upper board lettered in gilt; some occasional light foxing; the author, Hamilton, Vic., n.d.[1982]. *Trove calls for four folded leaves in pocket, but there is no evidence of the pocket or folded leaves having been present in this copy. More
DRUMBANE TO DERBY AND BEYOND: Our Pollock, Kirk, Coghill & Holden family history. Descendants of David & Margaret (nee Campbell) Pollock.
Prepared by Bronwen Thomas with considerable help form many family members. Foreword by Margaret C. E. Buckland. Pp. x+144(last blank, text illustrations, full page map, full page street plan, index; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges slightly rubbed; [Pollock Family Reunion Committee, Victoria], 2003. *Lacking the accompanying CD..... More
A JOURNEY WITH THOMAS & AGNES WATSON: their descendants and extended families. A journey into the life of the Watson Family from Scotland to Gisborne Mains, Gisborne, and Winilba, Diggers Rest 1852
to 2011. Pp. [x]+256, numerous text illustrations, family trees, Watson timeline, index; post 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, fore-corners slightly creased; inked inscription [by the author?] on blank preliminary leaf, fore-corners of a few leaves lightly creased; the author, Gisborne, Vic., 2012. First edition. *'Follows the family from the time..... More
DEAR DESCENDANTS: A Family History.
Foreword by June Epstein. Pp. x+242, numerous text illustrations (some full page), folding chart tipped-in at end, errata slip laid on verso of title page, endpaper genealogies, appendixes, bibliography and references, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle sprung, the spine slightly faded; privately printed/the author, Melbourne..... More