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255 pages with colour and black and white illustrations; notes, bibliography, index

non-fiction

Almost hidden within religious buildings, hospitals, school chapels and civic buildings, stained-glass windows tell of Australians at war. Bronwyn Hughes focuses on commemorative stained glass—an overlooked art form—describing its rich artistic and architectural heritage and the artists and firms who created it. Memorial stained glass serves to depict and illuminate the men and women who fought and died for their faith and their country. It has a tragic beauty.

world war 1914-1918, boer war, stained glass, monuments and memorials

230 pages; illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles

non-fiction

"The story of Annie Kennedy Gold who was abandoned at birth. Her life and times and some of the characters who crossed her path. 'Her marriage to our Grandfather, Richard Henry Archer, an account of his background history, and some memories of the family home in Glenroy."

family history, duneira, biography, genealogy

71 pages; colour photos; Includes profiles of the organisation's leaders, index of founding members and organisations supported

non-fiction

The story and celebration of Australia's largest community banking company - Canterbury Surrey Hills Community Finance Limited. A timeline of milestones over the 15 years of the company's existence with stories and summary of the development of this community banking organisation

banking, community developmment

632 pages; 32 unnumbered pages of. Includes family trees, plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour). Includes family trees, bibliography and index. Has dustcover

non-fiction

Tommy Garnett (1915-2006), reforming headmaster of two famous schools, creator of the renowned Garden of St Erth, came late to his gardening and writing career. He penned his first newspaper article on his sixty-fifth birthday. Michael Davie, editor of The Age and The Observer, soon placed Garnett in the top rank of essayists, in the best traditions of English nature writers. Professor George Seddon saw him as one of Australia's most stimulating and provocative writers - honest, witty, profoundly knowledgeable, a truly enquiring mind. What was the life that shaped the garden and the writing? This closely researched and beautifully crafted biography explores the worlds that create the remarkable man who created The Garden of St Erth.

gardeners, school principals, geelong grammar school

200 pages; : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), plan, facsimiles. Includes bibliographical references (pages [180]-195) and index

non-fiction

History of the school, the people - principals, teachers, students, support staff, and volunteers - and events. The stories and memories are designed to "tell a story of Fintona's developments and changes over 120 years".

fintona girls school, schools, balwyn

57 pages; colour photos

non-fiction

"This is a celebration of the centenary of one of Australia's oldest Scout groups. The history includes 2nd and 3rd Canterbury that merged with 1st Canterbury over the years."--Back cover.

scout groups, social life, canterbury scout troop

54 pages; includes black & white photos

non-fiction

"This account of the past hundred years of the Canterbury Baptist Church seeks to provide such a record by seeking reminiscences of some of the members of the congregations themselves." These reminiscences have been collected over a period of time.

canterbury baptist church, churches, reminiscences

166 pages; includes colour photos and index

non-fiction

Research and stories of the Camberwell Grammar School Old Boys who participated in World War I especially the 40 students who died.

camberwell grammar school, world war 1914-1918

283 pages; includes colour photos and index

non-fiction

"This book outline's the [Camberwell Grammar Cadets] unit's first hundred years and reveals the contributions of those who were its champions and which explain its persistence and its success. As with any institution, the people are the key, and Dr Bird introduces us to some of the heroes behind the success of the unit." (Forward - Paul Hicks, Headmaster)

camberwell grammar school, education, military training, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945

74 pages; black and white illustrations and photographs, including sketches of streetscapes. Includes bibliographical references and index

non-fiction

Focussing on the growth and activities that took place in the shopping and service centre of Canterbury and Maling Roads in Canterbury from the 1880s to the present, it is partly a guide book to the present buildings of the centre through the streetscapes and brief lives of each of the premises.

canterbury road shopping centre, maling road, maling road> shops, shops, retail trade, commercial establishments, streetscapes

92 pages; photographs (largely colour) and illustrations; Includes and bibliography: p. 91-92

non-fiction

A history of heritage-listed Italianate mansion, Raheen, located at 94 Studley Park Road, Kew; its role as the residence for the Catholic archbishop [Archbishop Daniel Mannix, as well as four other Roman Catholic Archbishops of Melbourne] and its later renovation and restoration by the Pratt family.

historic buildings, raheen, kew (victoria) - history, victorian architecture

180p.; ill.; ports.; includes index

non-fiction

A history of Canterbury Girls' Secondary College, highlighting some of the teachers and students who attended

canterbury girls secondary college, high schools - victoria, schools - history, education

viii, 220 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some coloured)

non-fiction

A collection of stories from the history of the communities of Sandringham, Hampton, Black Rock and Beaumaris. The stories are illustrated by large photographs which span the years.

v, 75. : ill. ; Includes further reading

non-fiction

Written for historical society members who lack confidence in their ability to produce a work that is acceptable to publishers and to their potential readership. Provides advice and information on all aspects of printed and electronic publication embracing such topics as planning and financing a project, self-publishing, the structure and elements of a history book, use of illustrations, editing and design, identification and access requirements and selling the finished product. There is also a section for those societies that can afford to pay for the services of a historian to write a local history.

publishing, local history, history publishing

Black & white photographs and illustrations. Includes index

non-fiction

Provides the story of the Grey Sisters and its founder Maude O'Connell over the 50 years since its inception.

grey sisters - history, child care, religious order

191 pages; Includes black and white photographs, indexes and bibliography

non-fiction

Part 1 is a Guide to relevant holdings about aboriginal people of the PRO and Australian Archives. Part 2 is a compilation of material to illustrate the "richness and variety of the surviving record as well as the complementary nature of the two holdings".

aboriginal peoples, australian archives

150 pages. Includes photographs, bibliographical references and indexes of book and architectural work

non-fiction

"John Beswicke was a prolific architect during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. He commenced as an architect 13 years after a competition was called for the design of the first Government House in Victoria, and 10 years after the Victorian Institute of Architects was formed. The majority of Beswicke's designs were built before Federation in 1901. ... Beswicke designed buildings in and around Melbourne ... A dapper and urbane gentleman, he was a keen sporting shooter, motoring enthusiest and inventor, as well as a devoted family man. ... This book cements Beswicke's place as one of Melbourne's formost architects of his era."--Dust jacket gate fold.

architects, heritage studies, buildings - victoria, biographies

148 pages

non-fiction

A collection of writings by former students and staff to honour Margaret Fendley and her contribution to her years at Strathcona

strathcona baptist girls grammar school, education

Booklet was "Issued in Connection with the opening of the New Church". Titled on title page: "The Canterbury Congregation: A Short account of the Beginnings and Progress of this Suburban Charge in the Presbytery (now) of Melbourne North"

Printed booklet. Includes photographs of people associated with the church

canterbury, canterbury presbyterian church, churches, book of remembrance

Large red covered book with black and white dust cover featuring panoramic view of Princes Bridge looking North. 366 pages : photographs, 1 map, portraits. Includes bibliographical references and index

non-fiction

A book of over 700 black and white illustrations and photographs of early Melbourne scenes, mainly buildings, which have been demolished or significantly changed. The first half of the book concentrates on the CBD but includes public gardens and the Yarra River. The second half of the book looks at a number of the inner suburbs including Footscray.

historical buildings - melbourne, melbourne - history, canterbury - history

non-fiction

This book is the first to document the visual history of print advertising in Australia and in so doing provides a valuable illustrated social history of Australia. Charles Troedel (1835–1906) was a master printer and lithographer, and the face behind the production of most of Australia’s early advertising posters, product labels, and other print ephemera, as well as the iconic Melbourne Album. Troedel’s catalogue of lithographs trace the production and evolution of nineteenth century commerce and culture—in the home, at the bar, in health, hygiene and housework, with fashion and style and in leisurely pursuits—defining the legal categories under which this content was protected and the way advertising came to be regulated. A history such as this is only possible because of the well-preserved archive documenting the work of Charles Troedel and his firm Troedel & Co. This archive includes the corporate records of Troedel’s printing business spanning over a century, and nearly 10,000 copies of print specimens produced by the company, which were donated by the firm to the State Library of Victoria in 1968. The author of the book, Dr Amanda Scardamaglia, has meticulously researched this archive at the State Library Victoria. (Source: Royal Historical Society of Victoria website - https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/product/printed-on-stone-the-lithographs-of-charles-troedel-by-amanda-scardamaglia/)

advertisements, printing industry

Spiral bound; 104 pages. Includes black and white photos, glossary and index of names

non-fiction

This is the first volume of the diaries of Eustace Halley Coghill transcribed and published by his daughter Elspeth Carey. This volume covers his experiences of World War I during the years 1916-1918.

eustace halley coghill, diaries, personal accounts, world war 1914-1918

115 pages. Includes Appendix with recollections from a student

fiction

The novel is set at and around Canterbury Primary School in the suburbs of Melbourne. The central adult character is based on the real Major Patrick Maloney, the first headmaster of the school when it opened in 1908.

canterbury primary school, family relationships, girls, school life

Profiles of 191 members of the North Balwyn RSL Sub-Branch. Includes colour photographs and index of names. 197 pages

non-fiction

This book gives photographs and brief profiles of the RSL members commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance at the North Balwyn RSL Memorial Hall, which was started in the 1990's. This book celebrates its members both past and present and their commitment to the Australian defence forces in times of war and peace.

north balwyn, north balwyn rsl sub-branch, veterans, biographies, plaques, war memorials, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945

Includes photographs, notes, bibliography, archival sources and index. 211 pages

non-fiction

This brings to life the stories of the Boroondara residents who were impacted by WWI, both at home and overseas, by evocatively capturing the stories of Boroondara families and individuals whose lives were irreversibly changed by WWI. It follows the Boroondara ANZACs and their passage to war and details life at the time on the Home Front. The publication acts as a lasting legacy and provides a valuable resource for future generations.

world war 1914-1918, boroondara, oral history, personal histories, australian society

Compilation of stories since Federation. Includes Black and white photographs and information about the contributors

non-fiction

Stories of the backgrounds of a cross-section of City of Boroondara residents focusing on how they came to live in Australia and in the City of Boroondara in particular. Many were based on oral histories. Foreword by Professor Emeritus Sir Gustav Nossal

immigrants, oral history, boroondara