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Glimpses of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand – Captain Barry – First edition 1903

Subtitled … “A Thrilling Narrative of the Early Days: Embodying the Life-History of Captain William Jackson Barry Who Arrived in New South Wales in 1829” … and it is really quite “Thrilling”

Published by Brett, Auckland in 1903. Small quarto, 211 pages, decorated end papers, illustrated with photographic portraits. Original cloth covered binding with gilt embossed design and title to front and spine … gilt a little faded … otherwise a very good solid unmarked copy.

William Barry was born in 1819. His father was a vet. At a dinner party Sir John Alcock took a liking to him and asked his father to let William enter his service. With this achieved, Alcock set off for Australia with young William on the “Red Rover” in the year 1828. Typhus broke out onboard and many died. On arrival at Sydney the ship was quarantined for six weeks … it was dreadful… and life ashore not much better. Alcock hated it and organised swift passage to Buenos Ayres. On the way to the dock Barry decided he liked Sydney so much he ran away and hid in a tank until the ship had gone. And so Barry’s life in the Antipodes started then … at the age of ten!

His life was certainly different … at various times he sailed … carrying Timor Ponies to Sydney … shipwrecked nearly starved and rescued. Other times he was in the gold fields in Victoria (Eureka), New Zealand and California. Was variously a butcher (his early trade), farmer, auctioneer and horse dealer (bushrangers robbed him) … married more than once into money.

Near the back of the book is a potted history of Australia and a selection of biographies of notable gents … the most common feature being and incredible collection of beards

Captain Barry the sort of life films should be made about

$60.00

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Australia’s Shipwreck Coast (and Other Stories) – Jack Loney

Square octavo,soft cover 103 pages including the index. Some signs of use but still in very good condition.

Jack Loney published this soft cover in 1986 focusing on the many wrecks along the coast of Victoria. As always with his work well researched and magnificently illustrated.

Victorian Coast littered with wrecks.

$20.00

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Prints and Print Makers of Australia (1788-1850) – the Antipodes Observed – Cedric Flower.

This is the hard back version of the very good compilation of key prints and their makers in the years up to 1850. Published by MacMillan, Melbourne in 1975. Landscape quarto, 139 pages heavily illustrated, obviously! Pretty good condition in a complete protected dust jacket.

And what an extraordinary record they are … where would we be with only the narrative? Every State and subject is covered selecting the very best items.

The images that go with the story!

$40.00

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Ghost Towns of Australia – George Farwell

Published by Rigby, Adelaide in 1965. Octavo, 247 pages with plates and map end papers. Minor ageing with relevant article glued in at end. A Very good copy.

Australia has its fair share of towns no longer up to their former glory … indeed many completely gone. That is the nature of pioneering existence whether mineral or agricultural or some other purpose.

Interesting images of once glorious places

$30.00

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Tuckey’s Voyage (to Port Philip) – an abridgement 1805

An abridgement of the 239 pages “An account of a Voyage to establish a Colony at Port Philip, in Bass’s Strait, on the south coast of New South Wales, in his majesty’s ship Calcutta, in the years 1802-3-4, by J. H. Tuckey Esq First Lieutenant of the Calcutta” – Longman & Co, London.

20 pages in simple blue sugar paper wrappers. Refer Ferguson bibliography of Australia, 410 and copy in the National Library Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK1729.

Much of the twenty pages is taken up by the voyage out but the arrival at Port Philip and the difficulties and hostilities encountered with the local aboriginal group are written up in detail and give a good understanding as to why the site was abandoned for the Derwent.

Rare abridgement and early Port Philip

$40.00

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Map of Victoria or Port Phillip – 1851 John Tallis

An original Tallis map of Victoria of Port Phillip produced for the highly decorative Atlas associated with and referred to as Tallis’s Atlas. Particularly intriguing for the identification of gold finds. A little dusty and priced accordingly. A must for any Australian map collection.

Price $190.00 unframed – enquire about framing options if you wish.

Tallis – Victoria 1851 with Goldfields Identified

SO SORRY SOLD … SEE OUR “WILLIAM HUGHES” MAP OF 1844 …. BEFORE THE FORMATION OF VICTORIA IN 1851.

$190.00

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Glimpses of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand – Captain Barry – First edition 1903

Australia’s Shipwreck Coast (and Other Stories) – Jack Loney

Prints and Print Makers of Australia (1788-1850) – the Antipodes Observed – Cedric Flower.

Ghost Towns of Australia – George Farwell

Tuckey’s Voyage (to Port Philip) – an abridgement 1805

Map of Victoria or Port Phillip – 1851 John Tallis

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