19/02/2025
This Sunday 23 February at History House at 2-4pm – Book Sale
Our secondhand books start from .50cents to $2. We have loads of cheap, cheap 2nd hand books
The Historical Society is having a secondhand and new book sale. We are slashing the prices of our old stock and there are also many, many second hand books. If you are into historic wars/battles and religion, we have stacks of books on the subject and also a great range of books on Territory history.
WE ONLY ACCEPT CASH
We are located in Charlton Court which is on the corner of Bishop Street. Pink Middis building is on the corner. Drive into Charlton Court and turn right at the first street. We are located at the end of the court.
We are also selling new books which are old stock –
BUCKNALL Graeme & GUTHRIE Robert 1996
The conquest of Distance: Told in the Life Stories of Centralian Pioneer Families WAS $15.00 REDUCED TO $5
The book is about the personal stories of pastoral station pioneers such as the Hayes, Bloomfields, Chalmers and Molly Clarke.
CADOGAN, Jimmy 2012 The Book of Harry, Eric and Bronte
WAS $20.00 REDUCED TO $5
This is a tragic story of three brothers, Jimmy’s uncles, who lived in the Territory undertaking various occupations between the two world wars. They came from Paraguay and were descendants of the New Australia settlement. While only one brother died in the Territory, the other two had unfortunate deaths.
EGAN, Ted AO 2017 John Anderson Gilruth: A Complex Man
WAS $30.00 REDUCED TO $10
Gilruth was the first appointed NT Administrator who
served from 1912 to 1919. Gilruth was Scottish, a veterinary scientist and one of the founders of CSIRO. His time in the Territory was turbulent mainly due to the disputes with the trade unions. The Darwin Rebellion in December 1918 and the strikes held by the unions ultimately marked the end of Gilruth's career in the Territory.
FARRAM Steven 2014 A History Written in Metal: Commemorative Plaques at Charles Darwin University’s Casuarina Campus, 1972-2013 WAS $25.00 REDUCED TO $5
By means of using CDU plaques, Steve has taken an unusual approach to documenting the development and history of the CDU. The plaques and the stories behind them show that a range of significant people from federal and state politicians, royalty and university staff over the past forty years have played an enormous part in the progress of the university.
FORREST Peter & Sheila 2008
Forty Fine Years: A Celebration of the Pantazis Family and Parap Fine Foods WAS $20.00 REDUCED TO $5
This is a lovely feel good story about a Greek & Cypriot family who
migrated to Australia and found their way to Darwin in the 1950s.
Paul and Rene met and married in Darwin and together with their
children founded their successful and well known business Parap Fine Foods. Their shop is now an icon of the Parap shopping precinct
GIBBS Jack 1995 Son of Jimmy WAS $10.00 REDUCED TO $5
This is the story of Jack Gibbs and his father, James Gibbs who were
stockmen, drovers and pastoralists.
JAENSCH Dean & SMITH Robyn 2015
Turning 40:The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory 1974-2014 WAS $30.00 REDUCED TO $5
Since the 1930s, there have been efforts made for the Northern Territory to achieve full representative democracy. In 1978, those efforts paid off when self government was granted. The book highlights the Territory’s political excitement, controversy and
its productivity. It covers the years since the Legislative Assembly held its first meeting in 1974 to the possibilities of Statehood.
LING Ted 2015
Blame and Martyrs:The Commonwealth Government and the
Northern Territory Cattle Industry, 1911-1978
WAS $30.00 REDUCED TO $5
The story on the Territory’s cattle industry from the cattleman’s side of the story has been well documented. Mainly through the wealth of information held in National Archives, Ted tells the story of the industry through the “eyes” of government.
REE Gerald Hugo 2015
Loathsome No Longer:Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) in Queensland 1850-1975 WAS $35.00 REDUCED TO $5
This is a narrative of the management of leprosy in Queensland. Ree covers the discovery of leprosy and the policies and racism that followed. Throughout his work are accounts by patients who lived in the institutions and those who cared for them. While it is about Queensland, it is also a top end/Kimberly story as the practices and attitudes were very similar.
REID Brian ed. 2009 Collectors and Museums:
Two Centuries of Collecting in the Northern Territory
WAS $22.00 REDUCED TO $2
Based on a lecture series arranged by the Historical Society in 2007
Articles include: “The Museum and Art Gallery at Bullocky Point: some aspects of its history”,“NT history in NT museums”, “Frontier Collecting in the Twenty First Century: the Charles Darwin University Art Collection in Australia’s NT”, a Teddy Bear’s Story”“Early Explorer-Naturalist Collectors in the Top End of the NT” & “Aviation History and Collections in the Top End”.
STREET Edward 2012 Editor Brian Reid
Distant Settlements: Convicts in Remote Australia
WAS $20 REDUCED TO $10
Biographical details of the convict mechanics who served
at the settlements of Melville Island (1824-1829), Raffles Bay (1827-1829),Western Port (1826-1827), and King George’s Sound (1827-1830)
WELLS Samantha (ed.) 2018 Beyond the Far Country
WAS $25.00 REDUCED TO $5
This book focuses on the work of Emeritus Professor Alan Powell
who has published widely on the Northern Territory's history.
Alan is our guru on the Territory's military and maritime history.
In 2017, the Northern Territory Library, Parliament House,
hosted a celebratory symposium for colleagues, family and friends to pay tribute to his distinguished work. This publication consolidates the proceedings of the symposium
Northern Territory Historical Studies: A Journal of History, Heritage and Archaeology
2020 & 2021 Journals were $10 reduced to $5
