Closer Look at Salisbury by Beryl

$20.00 AUD

Category: Queensland History

Castaway by Robert Macklin

$32.99 AUD

Category: Queensland History

The astonishing and unknown story of Narcisse Pelletier - a French cabin boy cast away in 1858 on the Daintree coast of far north Queensland, where he was adopted by the local Aborigines for 17 years - as a full member of the tribe, and had a family. He was then in effect kidnapped and returned to Franc e, where he settled unhappily, married and became a lighthouse keeper - but his heart was always back with his 'tribe'... ...Show more

Brisbane Bricks by Virginia Russell (Cover Design by, Designed by, By (photographer)); Joanne Heath (By (photographer))

$45.00 AUD

Category: Queensland History

An ecclectic photographic narrative of brick buildings in Brisbane, Australia, old and new

City in Masks - How Brisbane Fought the Spanish Flu by Matthew Wengert; Caitlin Morgan (Cover Design by, Designed by, Editor)

$25.00 AUD

Category: Queensland History

Narrative history of Brisbane's experience during the 'Spanish Flu' epidemic in 1919. Non-fiction for a general audience. Research funded by Brisbane City Council (Lord Mayor's Helen Taylor History Research Award).

Haunted Ipswich - Ghosts of the Heritage City by Jack Sim

$22.00 AUD

Category: Queensland History | Series: Ghost Trails Ser.

Surveying Success - The Hume Family in Colonial Queensland by Hilary J. Davies

$19.95 AUD

Category: Queensland History | Series: Brisbane History Group Ser.

Colonial Queensland was the stage on which the Hume family achieved success between 1863 and 1901. The scenes were set on the Darling Downs and in Brisbane. After serving in the merchant marine with the P&O Line, Walter Hume migrated to Queensland from England in 1862 to train as a surveyor. Soon he was joined by his widowed mother and four siblings; then in 1866 by his fiancee, Katie Fowler. The varying fortunes of each family member reveal how personality, background and the social, economic and political conditions in the colony determined their success. Walter and Katie Hume coped with isolation from family and the deaths of five infants while working to establish their financial future, secured promotions for Walter and created a place for themselves among the colonial elite. ...Show more

Under the Lino - The Mystery the History the Community by Caylie Jeffrey

$30.00 AUD

Category: Queensland History

The story of an historical discovery under the flooring of a 1912 Brisbane Queenslander that turned into a major collaborative community project, tapping into Queensland's history all the way back to its separation from NSW. Iconic Brisbane provides many cameos throughout this fascinating story, togethe r with cautionary tales of murder and intrigue. ...Show more

Speedway Tonight by Tony Webb

$29.95 AUD

Category: Queensland History

From the early days at Davies Park grew the international sport of speedway racing in Australia, Great Britain and South America. He laid the foundations for a sport that is followed by thousands of dedicated fans. Many of the present day methods of speedway promoting and presentation can be traced back to that glorious period in 1927-1932 at Davies Park, West End, Brisbane in Queensland. ...Show more

Stories of the Southside - Volume 1 by Beryl Roberts

$8.00 AUD

Category: Queensland History

The Regent: Brisbane's Motion Picture Cathedral by Michael T Gillies

$49.95 AUD

Category: Queensland History

How could a building—just bricks, timber and plaster—generate such extreme feelings of passion in a community? Why was this building the focal point of entertainment in the city for decades?  Find that out and more in this new detailed history of Brisbane’s Regent Theatre, the lar gest and most ornate theatre and picture palace built in the city of Brisbane, Queensland.  The story of the Regent from its conception in 1927 to its partial demolition in 1978 and rebirth in 1980 to its closure in 2010 is one that until now has never been told. With chapters on the design, operation and the personal experiences of those who entered its gilded interior, it is the complete A to Z of the Brisbane Regent.  There are beautiful photographic plates, historic plans and programs, and intriguing details about the new technologies used, as well as those events which shaped the Regent’s history—the ‘full house’ records, the robbery, the fire, the gun shots, the midnight demolition—it is all here.  Also included is a list of major feature films and live artists who performed on the Regent’s stage from 1929 to its close in 1978. This book will be essential reading for those who visited the Regent, for theatre aficionados and history buffs.  It is a book for all generations to read and enjoy. ...Show more

Grave Tales - Brisbane Vol. 1 by Helen Goltz; Chris Adams

$29.95 AUD

Category: Queensland History

In cemeteries throughout Australia, gravestones hint at our history - tales of early settlement, unsolved murders, love lost, mystery, tragedy, health epidemics, scandal and sacrifice. Grave Tales reveals more than the headstone can ever convey by tracing the tumultuous journeys that lead to these final resting places. Grave Tales Brisbane Vol. 1 visits five Brisbane cemeteries and tells of the everyday people who may have lived in the same suburbs, streets, and even the same houses as exist now, or finished their days in Brisbane. Willingly or unwilling, they were participants in events that made local and national headlines. ...Show more

STORIES OF THE SOUTHSIDE VOL 2 by ROBERTS, BERYL

$17.00 AUD

Category: Queensland History