[Editor: This broadsheet about the Burke and Wills expedition was published in 1862. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as to enable easier access to the text.] A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills. The Fate of the Explorers [poem by […]
A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills [broadsheet, 1862]
Filed Under: books and booklets · Tagged: broadsheet, Burke and Wills, SourceNLA, year1862
Fools’ Harvest [novel by Erle Cox, 1939]
[Editor: This novel by Erle Cox (1873-1950) originally appeared in serial form in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) in 1938. It was then published in a book format in 1939. It is a story about a fictional invasion of Australia. It was an popular novel, and added to the debate over Australia’s defence preparedness. As this […]
Filed Under: books and booklets · Tagged: book, Erle Cox (author), Fools' Harvest (Erle Cox 1939), SourceOriginal, year1939
Out of the Silence [novel by Erle Cox]
[Editor: This book by Erle Cox (1873-1950) originally appeared in serial form in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) in 1919. It was first published in a book format in 1925; the 1947 edition, which appears here, included a Prologue. It was an very popular novel, and was published in several English-speaking countries (Australia, England, and the […]
Filed Under: books and booklets · Tagged: book, Erle Cox (author), Out of the Silence (Erle Cox 1925), SourceOriginal, year1925, year1947
A Short History of Australia [by Ernest Scott]
[Editor: This is the sixth edition of A Short History of Australia by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] A Short History of Australia by Ernest Scott Professor of History in the University of Melbourne CONTENTS [PREFACE] LIST OF MAPS CHRONOLOGY LIST OF GOVERNORS AND MINISTRIES I. THE DAWN OF DISCOVERY Early maps of the southern regions — […]
Filed Under: books and booklets · Tagged: A Short History of Australia (Ernest Scott 1936), book, Ernest Scott (1867-1939) (author), SourceOriginal, year1936
‘Somewhere in France’ [by L. E. Homfray]
[Editor: This booklet by L. E. Homfray was published during the First World War (1914-1918). The first item in the booklet, “The Great Sacrifice”, is a religious wartime illustration, whilst the other two items are poems. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as […]
Filed Under: books and booklets · Tagged: booklet, L. E. Homfray (author), Somewhere in France (L. E. Homfray 1917), SourceSLV, year1917
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