with notes by James Flett. Pp. 216, text illustrations, notes, index; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, slightly soiled and rubbed; text block faintly browned; The Poppet Head Press, Melbourne, 1982. New edition. *Originally published anonymously as a series of articles in the Australian Journal, 1894-95. Later a revised version appeared under... More about THE GOLD RUSHES OF THE FIFTIES
or, reminiscences of three years' wanderings in Victoria. Pp. [iv]+53+iii(appendix); bound in later (but not recent) qr. navy calf, spine lettered in gilt, navy cloth boards, corners a trifle rubbed, the upper board slightly bubbled; with the original printed green glazed paper wrappers bound in, wrapper edges slightly faded, upper..... More about THE DIGGINGS, THE BUSH, AND MELBOURNE
The story of Dr. Backhaus. Photography: Bob Aulsebrook. Pp. 32, illustrated in colour and black & white; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, illustrated on reverse, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; the author, Bendigo, Victoria, 1982. More about GOLDFIELDS SHEPHERD
Forty-niners from Australia and New Zealand. Pp. 172, folding endpaper panorama, 16 plates, references, appendices, index; med. 8vo; uncut; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle marked; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Ure Smith, Sydney, 1963. First edition. More about GOLD FLEET FOR CALIFORNIA
Foreword by Geoffrey Blainey. Pp. xiv+336(last blank), full page illustration; top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976. Second edition. *First published in 1944. Autobiography of the writer, miner, and politician... More about NAUGHT TO THIRTY-THREE
The Bendigo photographs of Benjamin Pierce Batchelder. Pp. 134, illustrated throughout in colour, sepia, and black & white, reference list, index; wide demy 4to; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Holland House for the City of Greater Bendigo and the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 2001. First edition. *Views of early Bendigo... More about AN AMERICAN ON THE GOLDFIELDS
Pp. 224 (printed in red & black), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, glossary, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; boards a trifle sprung, the upper board slightly marked near top fore-corner and with small bump towards centre of bottom edge; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed, tiny chip to top... More about THE BOOK OF GOLD
THE PEARL AND HERCULES AND ENEGETIC MINES, BENDIGO, with plans and sections. Pp. 12(last blank), 4 folding plates (plans & sections), 1 full page plan, appendix; med. 8vo; printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled, slightly faded and soiled, the staples rusted, short closed tear to fore-edge centre of lower wrapper; tiny... More about BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA. NO. 30
comprising their history, territorial divisions, produce, and capabilities; also ample notices of the gold mines, and how to get to them; with every advice to emigrants. With a map. Pp. viii+216+[2]+16+[2](advertisements), folding frontispiece map, endpaper advertisements; f'cap 8vo; light green papered boards, lettered and decorated in navy, with advertisement for..... More about THE GOLD COLONIES OF AUSTRALIA:
With notes of a visit to the gold district. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by George Mackaness. With a Map and Two Illustrations. Pp. 56, 2 full page illustrations, full page map); small cr. 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled; privately printed, Sydney, 1957. Edition limited to... More about A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE LATE DISCOVERIES OF GOLD IN AUSTRALIA
Edited and introduced by Michael Cannon. Pp. [iv]+100, 41 full page coloured illustrations, select bibliography; large square 4to; top fore-corner of upper board lightly bruised; dust wrapper; inked gift inscription (dated 1983) on upper free endpaper; Currey, O'Neil, on behalf of the Library Council of Victoria, Melbourne, 1982. *Early in... More about THE VICTORIAN GOLDFIELDS, 1852-3
Pp. 160, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, notes, bibliography, index; med. 4to; yellow papered boards, lettered and decorated in black, corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, back panel slightly scuffed; name in ink on half-title page, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. More about S. T. GILL'S AUSTRALIA
Victoria and California in the 1850s. Pp. xxx+302, frontispiece, text illustrations and maps, endnotes, bibliography, index; pictorial stiff paper wrappers;Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1994. More about GOLD SEEKING
Pp. viii+184(last blank), text illustrations, references, index; pictorial glazed papered boards; Red Rooster Press, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. *The story of marathon walks by Chinese immigrants, from South Australia to the central Victorian goldfields, in order to avoid the provisions of a Victorian Act of 1855 which sought to drastically... More about MARCH TO BIG GOLD MOUNTAIN
Pp. viii+100, frontispiece and 20 plates, text plus endpaper maps, notes, bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split, with one tape repair to head of backstrip; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Brian Atkins, Melbourne, 1977. First edition. *The author is a great-grandson... More about DON JOHN OF BALACLAVA
Pp. [iv]+220(last blank); f'cap. 8vo; gilt lettered dark green textured cloth, decorated in blind, fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; uncut; two small ownership labels (Jonathan Wantrup and Rollo Hammet) on the upper pastedown, hinge starting near centre, a couple of tiny edge splits, a little light foxing; H. T. Dwight..... More about AUSTRALIAN SKETCHES. Second series
Edited and with Introduction by C. Bridges-Webb. Pp. 116(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, endpaper maps, appendix, index; small cr. 4to; boards a trifle sprung, the bottom fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split; text block browned, the title page tape marked, a little light foxing; privately... More about RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY GIPPSLAND GOLDFIELDS
The fascinating story of gold in Australia. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, endpaper map, glossary, index; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1994. First edition. A Little Ark book. White (Volume 3) 10529. *Inscribed and signed by the author [to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin, dated... More about GOLD!
Americans and the Gold Rush of the 1850s. Pp. xii+300(last blank), notes, select bibliography, index; boards soiled, with mottled fading, edges lightly rubbed, bottom fore-corners bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; endpapers lightly offset, a little light foxing; University of Queensland Press , St. Lucia, 1974. First edition. More about YOUNG AMERICA AND AUSTRALIAN GOLD
Or, life on the Goldfields of Victoria, New South Wales & New Zealand. By a Bank Official. Pp. xii+180(last colophon), full page facsimile, tailpiece decorations; purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards with blind rule borders, worn and lightly soiled, with a couple of small damp stains to lower board..... More about BANKING UNDER DIFFICULTIES
Vol. XXXII, No. 4, May, 1962. Pp. [ii]+181-235+[2](last colophon), text illustrations; printed paper wrappers, stapled; small ownership sticker on verso of upper wrapper; The Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, 1962. *Includes Hovell's return to Geelong, 1853, by P. L. Brown; and The McEvoy Gold Mine Disaster, 1895, by Ian F. McLaren. More about THE VICTORIAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE
With notes on the modes of occurrence of gold and other metals and minerals. Preface by Geoffrey Blainey. Bibliographical note by Thomas A. Darragh. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. [x]+vi+644, frontispiece plus 8 plates, text illustrations, 9 folding maps or plans, tables, appendices, glossary of mining terms, index; demy 4to; maroon cloth... More about THE GOLD FIELDS AND MINERAL DISTRICTS OF VICTORIA
Preface by Geoffrey Blainey. Bibliographical note by Thomas A. Darragh. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. [xvi]+vi+644, frontispiece plus 8 plates, text illustrations, 9 folding maps or plans, glossary of mining terms, appendices, index; thick demy 4to; qr. dark brown morocco, pictorial lighter brown leather boards, with matching onlaid pictorial labels on spine;... More about THE GOLD FIELDS AND MINERAL DISTRICTS OF VICTORIA
The Story of '54. Pp. 40(last colophon), one text illustration, decorative tailpieces; pictorial yellow paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled, the edges creased and split, small piece torn from foot of backstrip; a few tiny edge chips, a couple of spots of foxing and occasional slight soiling; John Fraser & Son... More about THE AFFAIR AT EUREKA
Or, an inquiry into the laws which determine the value and distribution of the precious metals; with historical notices of the effects of the American mines on European prices in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. In a Series of Letters. Pp. [iv]+280(last blank, the preliminary leaves mispaginated but complete)+8(advertisements)..... More about THE AUSTRALIAN AND CALIFORNIAN GOLD DISCOVERIES, and their probable consequences