Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa.

Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa. Compiled and edited for the Department of Defence by Lieut-Colonel. P.L. Murray R.A.A. (Ret.) list all those who enlisted in Australia to fight in the Boer War. They are listed under each State. This is a two volume set.

There were also a lot of New Zealander's that signed up under the Australian Contingents, before heading off to South Africa.

NZD$20

 

Full of information of the time, this Almanac contains data on the Government, Calendar of events, Shipping Details, Obituaries, Lists Trades and Professions, Institutions, Schools, Ecclesiastical, Reference to the Rural Municipalities and Municipal Districts in Tasmania, Many more interesting facts, along with interesting advertisements

376pp and 102pp of advertisements

 Price NZD$15

Irish Australian Almanac, 1906

Based in Melbourne this interesting little book has information relating to the Irish immigrants in Victoria. This Almanac contains interesting writings on subjects such as Irish transportees, Peter Duffy's Catechism, Dublin in the eighteenth century & ect... Useful information on how to treat snakebite, sunstroke, making a will...

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Wise’s Perth Metropolitan and Fremantle Streets Directory 1938-39

An important Directory as it gives the places of residents between the two Great Wars.

The Perth Directory includes the Suburbs of Floreat Park, Highgate Hill, Leederville, Mt. Hawthorn, Mt. Lawley, North Perth, East Perth, Norwood, Wembley Park and West Perth. Also Applecross, Bassendean, Bayswater, Belmont Park, Canning Bridge, Cannington, Claremont, Cottlesloe, Fremantle, Gosnells, Guilford, Karrakatta, Kenwick, Maddington, Maylands, Midland Junction, Nedlands, North Beach, Osborne Park, Queens Park, Redcliffe, Scarborough, South Perth, Subiaco, Victoria Park, Wattle Grove, Welshpool.

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Royal South Australian Almanack, 1839

Containing a daily calendar, A gardener and farmers directory, A list of Government Officers, The addresses of principal merchants, A general directory of the inhabitants of Adelaide and Port Adelaide, And all of the useful information of the time for the province of South Australia.This little Almanack is very old and fragile, it does have some missing pages.

Price NZD$10