Queensland

History of The Colony of Queensland From 1770 to the Close of the Year 1881 – William Coote – Rare First Edition 1882

Published in Brisbane by William Thorne Edward and Adelaide Streets in 1882. Octavo, 256 pages.

Nicely re-bound with deep blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Internally some ageing to Title and the very last page otherwise sound and clean 256 pages. The folding map of Queensland at front at the date of separation 1859 appears to be a quality facsimile.

The full title of this book anticipates covering the period up to 1881 on two volumes. Sadly Coote died having only completed this volume I which takes us up to the separation of Moreton Bay from New South Wales and its constitution as a new colony in 1859.

A very scarce and well written text on the history and development of Queensland.

Published Brisbane 1882 – Scarce as they get

$340.00

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Brisbane City Medal Celebrating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897

Minted by Stokes and Sons, 31 mm diameter circa 14 gms weight. Reference authority Carlisle 1897/43

Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated with enthusiasm around the Commonwealth. This medal was issued by the Municipality of Brisbane to celebrate the event.

On the obverse we have Jugate busts of a young and older Queen Victoria, around Queen Victoria’s 60th Year of Reign *1837 to 1897* … mint name Stokes & Sons in tiny letter on the rim below the date.

The reverse has at its centre within a wide rim the Shield of the Municipality, quartered with top left … horses, sheep and bull; top right … farmer with plough, wheat sheaf and spade; bottom left early steam-ship and lighthouse; bottom right … sailing ship at Brisbane Port loading produce including bale of wool and barrels. Around the rim *Municipality of Brisbane* Incorporated 1859.

Posted will be reduced to cost on this light item.

Collectable Victoriana Unique to Brisbane.

$70.00

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Special Aviation Item – Amy Johnson Commemorative – Queenslander Pictorial – June 1930

A special Queensland Pictorial published 5th June 1930 a photographic commemorative of the great Amy Johnson solo flight from England to Brisbane arriving Brisbane six days earlier. Large format, 16 pages of which 7 pages are devoted to Amy Johnson and a further 2 to contemporary aviators. Foxed and a one inch tear at the inner fold … excuse it for its rarity and special content.

In 1928 Burt Hinkler from Bundaberg was the first man to fly solo from England to Australia. Charles Kingsford Smith later that year completed the first trans-Pacific flight.

Amy Johnson had only one year’s flying experience when she set off in her green Gypsy Moth. She hoped to beat Hinkler’s 15 day record but was thwarted by trouble in Burma and Thailand where she had dodgy landings. She arrived in Australia first at Darwin on 24th May 1930 nineteen days after leaving London. To reach Brisbane she stoped at Cloncurry, Longreach, Quilpie, Charleville and Toowoomba. On the 29th May tens of thousands waited at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm for her arrival. Unfortunately she overshot hit a fence and crash landed.

Despite the ungraceful ending she was feted as a heroine in Brisbane with civic receptions and massive crowds everywhere she went.

Amy Johnson went on to do other aviation firsts but was sadly killed ferrying an RAF training plane in 1941.

A special item of aviation and Queensland ephemera

$120.00

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The Broadbeach Aboriginal Burial Ground – Laila Haglund -1976

Published by the University of Queensland Press, 1976. Quarto, 1118 pages in pretty good condition.

In 1963 a building contractor stumbled across some bones. Police were called and it was some time before it was realised that it was the site of an aboriginal burial ground.

The site protected, Laila Haglund from the University of Queensland began her anthropological work with remarkable, depth and respect. She gained her PhD (Voyager at one time held her brilliant Thesis) and this book resulted from that.

Aboriginal burials understood and protected.

$30.00

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My Mate Dick – Ion Idriess – First Edition 1962

Published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney a first edition 1962.

Octavo, 244 pages in very good condition albeit with the chip to the front of the dust jacket. Very clean inside.

A first edition 1962 Ion Idriess up in Cape York reminiscing times with his mate “Dick”. A wonderfully exciting narrative interspersed with history and nicely illustrated with images of pioneers and various goings on.

Rare Idriess First Edition Up the Very Far North

$70.00

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Blue Bonnet Parrakeet – Greene – 1884

Original wood cut hand finished engraving of the multicoloured Bluebonnet Parrot from “Parrots in Captivity”, published in London 1884.

The Bluebonnets inhabit the south and central interior, they are quite plentiful and thankfully not popular as cage birds. Even at the time of this image they were considered too aggressive for captivity. Tough little guys.

Greene’s delightful work comprising wood-engraved plates printed by Benjamin Fawcett after drawings by A.F. Lydon. The prints are hand finished with delicate highlighting in gum arabic to accentuate the bright colouring.

Benjamin Fawcett was one of the great colour printers of the 19th century. He pioneered a system of wood block engraving from multiple blocks that resulted in vivid finely coloured works. Fawcett had an association of some 50 years with Francis Orpen Morris to produce many beautiful works on birds. The engravings are the finest illustrations of parrots from the period.

Price framed $290.00 framed in Voyager Natural History style.

Blue Bonnet in all his glory … click on me to see my beauty!

$290.00

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History of The Colony of Queensland From 1770 to the Close of the Year 1881 – William Coote – Rare First Edition 1882

Brisbane City Medal Celebrating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897

Special Aviation Item – Amy Johnson Commemorative – Queenslander Pictorial – June 1930

The Broadbeach Aboriginal Burial Ground – Laila Haglund -1976

My Mate Dick – Ion Idriess – First Edition 1962

Blue Bonnet Parrakeet – Greene – 1884

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