Results: Prahran Mechanics Institute

1.

Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia : with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales / by T.L. Mitchell.

Mitchell, Thomas Livingstone, Sir, 1792-1855;

Edition: 2nd ed. rev., 1965.

Imprint: Adelaide, SA : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1965.

Collation: 2 v. : ill. (some col.), folded maps, notes, hbk 23 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	919.4 MIT	On Loan	Volume 1 of 2
Non-Fiction	Stacks	919.4 MIT	On Loan	Volume 2 of 2

2.

Journals of expeditions of discovery into Central Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1 : sent by the colonists of South Australia, with the sanction and support of the Government : including an account of the manners and customs of the aborigines and the state of their relations with Europeans / by Edward John Eyre.

Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901.;

Edition: Facsim. ed.

Publisher: Libraries Board of South Australia,

Collation: 2 v. (xviii, 448 ; v, 512 p., [23] leaves of plates) : ill., portraits, hardback ; 22 cm. + 2 maps.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	919.4 EYR	Available	Vol.1
Non-Fiction	Stacks	919.4 EYR	Available	Vol.2

3.

Journal of an experimental trip by the "Lady Augusta', on the River Murray / by James Allen.

Allen, James, d. 1869.; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Edition: Facsimile reprint., 1976.

Imprint: Adelaide, SA : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1976.

Collation: xiii, 86 p. ; 22 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Main Library	919.4 MUR ALE	Available

4.

The history of Broken Hill : its rise and progress / compiled and edited by Leonard Samuel Curtis.

Libraries Board of South Australia; Curtis, Leonard Samuel.;

Imprint: Adelaide : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1968.

Collation: 199 p. : illustrated, portraits, facsimiles, hardback ; 32 cm

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Main Library	994.49 BROK CUR	Available

5.

The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay : with an account of the establishment of the colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island / compiled from authentic papers which have been obtained from several departments to which have been added the journals of Lieuts. Shortland, Watts, Ball & Capt. Marshall with an account of the new discoveries.

Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814.;

Edition: Facsimile ed., 1982.

Imprint: Richmond, Vic. ;Hutchinson, 1982.

Collation: x, 298, lxxiv p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps. hardback ; 31 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Main Library	910.9 PHI	Available

6.

The pioneers of the north-west of South Australia, 1856 to 1914 / by Norman A. Richardson.

Richardson, Norman A. (Norman Alexander), 1856-1941.; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Edition: Facsimile ed., 1969]

Imprint: [Adelaide : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1969]

Collation: 155 p. : ill., folded map, portraits, hbk ; 23 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	994.23 RIC	Available

7.

Journals of two expeditions into the interior of New South Wales, undertaken by order of the British Government in the years 1817-18 / by John Oxley.

Libraries Board of South Australia; Oxley, John, 1783-1828.;

Imprint: [Adelaide, SA : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964.]

Collation: xv, 408 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), 3 fold. maps, folded temperature chart, table, index, hbk ; 28 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	919.4 OXL	Available	Not for loan

8.

Twelve views in Adelaide and its vicinity South Australia. / Drawn, etched, and printed by F. R. Nixon. [Adelaide?] 1845.

Nixon, F. R. (Frederick Richard); Libraries Board of South Australia;

Edition: Facsim. ed., 1968]

Imprint: [Adelaide : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1968]

Collation: 12 p. : 12 plates, hbk ; 22 x 29 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Main Library	994.231 ADEL PIC	Available

9.

Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia performed between the years 1818 and 1822 / by Philip P. King ; with an appendix containing various subjects relating to hydrography and natural history.

King, Phillip Parker, 1791-1856; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1969.

Collation: 2 v. : ill., maps, hbk, ; 22 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	910.9 KIN	Available	Volume 2.
Non-Fiction	Stacks	910.9 KIN	Available	Volume 1.

10.

A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world : Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years, 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 ... In which is included Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the adventure during the separation of the ships ; Illustrated with maps and charts and a variety of portraits ... and views ... drawn ... by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent masters / by James Cook.

Cook, James, Captain. 1728-1779; Furneaux, Tobias, 1735-1781.; Hodges, William, 1744-1797.; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1970)

Collation: 2 v. : plates (part fold.) ports. (incl. front.) maps (part fold.) fold. plan., hbk, ; 30 x 24 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	910.9 COO	Available
Non-Fiction	Stacks	910.9 COO	Available

11.

South Australia, in 1842 / by one who lived there nearly four years ; illustrated by drawings.

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1971]

Collation: 32 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., 1 fold. map, port., hbk, ; 21 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Main Library	919.42 SA SOU	Available

12.

Reminiscences of an old squatter / by Robert Bruce.

Bruce, Robert.; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1973].

Collation: 252 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., hbk, ; 19 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	333.3 SA BRU	Available

13.

Journey across the western interior of Australia / by Peter Egerton Warburton ; with an introduction and additions by Charles H. Eden ; edited by H.W. Bates.

Warburton, Peter Egerton, 1813-1889.; Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892.; Eden, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1839-1900.; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1968.

Collation: ix, 307 p., [9] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., 1 col. map., port., hbk, ; 22 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	910.4 WA WAR	Available

14.

Captain Cook's journal during his first voyage round the world, made in H. M. Bark "Endeavour" 1768-71 : a literal transcription of the original mss with notes and introduction / edited by W. J. L.Wharton.

Cook, James, Captain. 1728-1779; Wharton, W. J. L. (William James Lloyd) Sir, 1843-1905; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1968.

Collation: lvi, 400 p. : ill., portrait, maps, facsims, notes, index, hbk ; 27 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	910.9 COO	Available

15.

Journal of an overland expedition in Australia from Moreton Bay to Port Essington : a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years, 1844-1845 / by Ludwig Leichhardt.

Leichhardt, Ludwig, 1813-1848;

Edition: [Facsim. ed.] / London, T. & W. Boone, 1847., 1964, c1847]

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964, c1847]

Collation: xx, 544 p. 6 p. of plates (1 folded) : ill., ports., hbk ; 22 cm. + 3 maps in case.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	919.4 LEI	Available

16.

Journals of Australian explorations / by Augustus Charles Gregory and Francis Thomas Gregory.

Gregory, Augustus Charles Sir, 1819-1905; Gregory, Francis Thomas, 1821-1888; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Edition: Facsimile edition., 1969]

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1969]

Collation: 210 p. : ill., ports., hbk, ; 22 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	919.4 GRE	Available

17.

Reminiscences of an adventurous and chequered career at home and at the antipodes / by Alexander Tolmer.

Tolmer, Alexander, 1815-1890.; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1972.

Collation: 2 vols, 323 p, 306 p., : port., hbk ; 20 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	920 TOL	Available	Vol.1
Non-Fiction	Stacks	920 TOL	Available	Vol. 2

18.

An autobiography / [by] Catherine Helen Spence ; [edited and introduced by Jeanne F. Young].

Spence, Catherine Helen, 1825-1910; Young, Jeanne F. (Jeanne Forster), 1876-1955; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1975.

Collation: 101p. : ill., portraits, hbk ; 22cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Main Library	823.1 SPE.CAT	Available

19.

W. C. Gosse's explorations, 1873 : report and diary of Mr. W. C. Gosse's central and western exploring expedition, 1873. [Adelaide, Govt. Pr., 1874].

Gosse, William Christie, 1842-1881.; Libraries Board of South Australia;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1973.

Collation: 23 p. : ill., 1 map, hbk, ; 33 cm. + 1 fold. map in pocket.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	919.4 NT GOS	Available

20.

Our inheritance in the hills : being a series of articles / by a special correspondent, [George Sutherland].

Sutherland, George, 1855-1905;

Imprint: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1978.

Collation: iv, [4] p. advertisements, 65 p., [1] leaf of folded plate : ill., map, hbk ; 24 cm.

Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
Non-Fiction	Stacks	910.9 SA SUT	Available

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