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A History of the Port Phillip District
A History of the Port Phillip District: Victoria Before Separation
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This major history is an account of the establishment of European settlement in what is now the State of Victoria, and is now available in a paperback version for the ...
Place Apart: University of Melb
A Place Apart: the University of Melbourne, Decades of Change
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A Place to Lay My Head: Immigrant Shelters of Nineteenth Century Victoria
A Place to Lay My Head: Immigrant Shelters of Nineteenth Century Victoria
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Where, when and how ere the Victorian immigrant shelters erected during the nineteenth century? Who was permitted to enter, and what were the conditions and rules under which they lived? Answers are found in newspapers, letters, official documents and the immigrants' recollections.
Vacation Tour at the Antipodes
A Vacation Tour at the Antipodes Through Victoria,Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and New Zealand in 1861-1862
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Written in 1863 by Benjamin Arthur Heywood, this book describes the author's tour in 1861-1862 through Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and New Zealand ...
Aborigines of Victoria 1878
Aborigines of Victoria 1878
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Produced in two large volumes, Smyth collected information on various Victorian and Tasmanian aboriginal tribes, customs and languages.
Australia & New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand
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An 1873 of tour of Australia by Anthony Trollope, the famous English novelist whose books illuminate virtually every aspect.
Australian Aborigines: Western District of Victoria
Australian Aborigines: The Language and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria
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The history, customs and languages of some of the groups of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria ...
Australian Cyclopedias Compendium Set
Australian Cyclopedias Compendium Set
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The Australian Cyclopedias are an incredibly important resource for all historians researching Australian history, but just what are they, and what do they contain ...
Capital: Melbourne When it Was the Capital City of Australia 1901-27
Capital: Melbourne When it Was the Capital City of Australia 1901-27
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In 1901 the Australian colonies came together to form a new nation which, for the next 26 years, was governed from Melbourne. It was a small city, a place where people knew each other - where small changes loomed large. Yet in the extraordinary first quarter of the 20th century, Melbourne oversaw the birth of modern Australia ...
Chronicles of Early Melbourne 1835-51
Chronicles of Early Melbourne 1835-51
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This publication is a unique and interesting history of early Melbourne (1853-1851) in the form of detailed and intriguing stories and anecdotes, written by Edmund Finn (“Garryowen”) in 1888.
Cyclopedia of Victoria 1903
Cyclopedia of Victoria 1903
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The Cyclopedias that were published for most states of Australia around the beginning of the 20th Century are a significant resource of historical and biographical information.
Kelly's Criminal Digest 1887
Kelly's Criminal Digest 1887
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A handbook of the decisions relating to specific convictions upon appeal in the Victorian judicial system. Many cases are mentioned as examples.
Letters from Victorian Pioneers
Letters from Victorian Pioneers: Being a Series of Papers on the Early Occupation of the Colony, the Aborigines, etc.
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Contributions from a number of early settlers as to the time and circumstances of the first occupation of various parts of the colony.
Memoirs of a Stockman
Memoirs of a Stockman
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A fascinating compilation of the memoirs of Harry H. Peck, a stockman who was associated with Newmarket in Victoria for almost 70 years.
Pastures New: Pastoral Occupation of Port Phillip
Pastures New: An Account of the Pastoral Occupation of Port Phillip
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An account of the pastoral occupation of Port Phillip, written by R.V. Billis and Alfred S. Kenyon (a noted historian) in 1930.
Six Months in South Australia 1838
Six Months in South Australia 1838: With Some Account of Port Philip and Portland Bay
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T. Horton James gives detailed descriptions about South Australia, debunking a lot of myths perpetrated by others. As well as general hints relating to what to expect on a voyage, he gives a description of landing at Port Adelaide which makes for amusing reading ...
The Golden Age: History of Victoria 1851-61
The Golden Age: A History of the Colony of Victoria 1851-1861
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Victoria has never seen such activity nor such fundamental change as in the 1850s. These fantastic years transformed a minor pastoral settlement into a celebrated British colony ...
Land Boomers
The Land Boomers
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The disastrous land boom and subsequent depression in Victoria in the 1880s.
Ned Kelly Encyclopaedia
The Ned Kelly Encyclopaedia
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The 'Ned Kelly Encyclopaedia' brings together more than 800 articles covering  people, places and themes connected with Ned Kelly and the Kelly Outbreak of 1878-1880. It contains biographical ...
Vandiemonians: From Penal Settlements to Marvellous Melbourne
The Vandiemonians: From Penal Settlements to Marvellous Melbourne
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Relying on contemporary evidence about the development of Australian white  settlement, from Port Jackson to Van Diemen's Land and the colonisation of  Victoria, 'The Vandiemonians' follows the lives ...
Victoria & its Metropolis
Victoria and its Metropolis 1888
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'Victoria and Its Metropolis' is a large two volume history of Victoria, written in 1888 by Alexander Sutherland. Beautifully presented with many etchings and drawings throughout, this book is the perfect ...
Victoria & Tasmania
Victoria and Tasmania
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From an 1873 of tour of Australia by Anthony Trollope, the famous English novelist whose books illuminate virtually every aspect.
Victoria Illustrated 1857
Victoria Illustrated 1857
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A beautifully illustrated book with 43 colour plates of places in Victoria – published by Sands and Kenny in 1857.
Victorian Year Book 1873
Victorian Year Book 1873
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While this is not a book full of names, this is an excellent resource for historians wanting to know more about Victoria and statistics relating to it from 1873. It is full of statistical information about the Colony of Victoria contained in nine sections: a Blue Book section, ...
Victorian Year Book 1874
Victorian Year Book 1874
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The 'Victorian Year Book 1874' is full of statistical information about the colony of Victoria. Includes a Blue Book section, Finance, Population, Law and Crime, Interchange, Vital Statistics and more, this is a great way to find out more about Victoria in this era ...
Victorian Year Book 1875
Victorian Year Book 1875
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The 'Victorian Year Book 1875' is full of statistical information about the Colony of Victoria. Divided into 9 sections: a Blue Book section, Population, Finance, Interchange, Production, Law and Crime, Accumulation, Vital Statistics, and a Religious, Moral ...
Victorian Year Book 1876
Victorian Year Book 1876
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While this is not a book full of names, this is an excellent resource for historians wanting to know more about Victoria and statistics relating to it from 1876 ...
Victorian Year Book 1877
Victorian Year Book 1877
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The 'Victorian Year Book 1877' is full of statistical information about the Colony of Victoria. It contains nine sections: a Blue Book section, Finance, Population, Law and Crime, Interchange, Production, Accumulation, Vital Statistics ...
Victorian Year Book 1878
Victorian Year Book 1878
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Statistical information about the colony of Victoria relating to the year 1878. Compiled into 9 section: Blue Book section, Finance, Population, Law and Crime, Interchange, Production, Accumulation, Vital Statistics, and a Religious, Moral ...
Victorian Year Book Compendium 1873-1878
Victorian Year Book Compendium 1873-1878
Price if purchased separately AU$177.00
Compendium set price AU$47.50
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The 'Victorian Year Book Compendium 1873-1878' contains six years of Year Books. While they are not books full of names, these are an excellent resource for historians wanting to know more about Victoria and statistics relating to it from 1873 through to 1878 ...
   
 
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