Local interest, family history & nostalgia titles - 8,082 results

A Grim Almanac of Jack the Ripper's London 1870-1

Neil R. Storey

Biography; True crime; Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs; Local history

Paperback

Did you know? On 15 November 1892 as Dr Neill Cream dropped through the gallows trap at Newgate he declared 'I'm Jack the... [more]

Building Sydney's History

Derek Parker, Julia Parker

History of architecture; History; Local history

Paperback

Building Sydney's History takes fifty of Sydney's most notable buildings and structures and tells the stories of how, when... [more]

Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile, and a Love Reclaimed...

Leslie Maitland

Biography; Memoirs; The Holocaust; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

France, 1941. Janine, a Jewish teenager, and Roland, her Catholic boyfriend, are passionately in love, and believe that nothing... [more]

Broken Hill: A Guide to the Silver City

Elizabeth Vines

History of architecture; History; Local history; Travel & holiday guides

Paperback

Although many books have been written about Broken Hill, this book is the first to explore the fascinating architecture of... [more]

Calum's Road

Roger Hutchinson

Biography: general; History; Local history

Hardback

At the age of 56, Calum McLeod, the last man left in norther Raasay, set about single-handedly constructing the road others... [more]

Crack Hardy

Stephen Dando-Collins

True war & combat stories; History; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

This is the true story of three Australian soldiers, the Searle brothers.... [more]

Engineer to Marvellous Melbourne

Robert La Nauze

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Sanitary & municipal engineering; Local history

Paperback

Provides a compelling account of the evolution of Melbourne's water and sewerage systems and the life and achievements of... [more]

Horace Dean: A Pocket Full of Lies - The True Story Behind an Australian...

Biography: historical, political & military; History; Local history

Paperback

This is the true story and gripping account of Horace Dean's rise in politics in South Australia in the 1850s. George Fife... [more]

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Peter Spearritt

History; Bridges; Local history; Places & peoples: pictorial works

Paperback

On 19 March, 1932, after nine years of planning and building, more than a million Australians crossed the newly opened Sydney... [more]

Along Main Lines: The Great Trains, Stations and Routes of Britain's Railways...

Paul Atterbury

Trains & railways: general interest; The countryside, country life; Nostalgia: general; Travel & holiday

Hardback

Along Main Lines is a celebration of railway nostalgia, focusing on the great main line routes and the glamorous trains that... [more]

Unearthing London: The Ancient World Beneath the Metropolis

Simon Webb

History; Local history

Paperback

Unearthing London reveals the almost-forgotten ritual landscape which lies hidden beneath the streets of the modern capital.... [more]

Hancox

Charlotte Moore

Biography: historical, political & military; History; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

Hancox is the Tudor hall house in rural Sussex where Charlotte Moore grew up, and where she lives today. It's been in the... [more]

The Life and Times of the Perdon Family

Renato Perdon

History; Historiography; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

This is the story of the Perdon Family, seen through the eyes of Renato Perdon, great, great-grandson of Emeteerio Perdon,... [more]

How to Write and Publish Your Family Story: In Ten Easy Steps

Noeline Kyle

Language: reference & general; Writing & editing guides; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

After thirty years of giving workshops, talks and seminars to family historians and genealogists, Dr Noeline Kyle realised... [more]

Surnames, DNA, and Family History

David Hey, George Redmonds, Turi King

Reference; Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours; Family history, tracing ancestors

Hardback

This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and show the insights these... [more]

Adelaide

Kerryn Goldsworthy

History; Local history; Places & peoples: pictorial works

Hardback

A painting, a frog cake, a landmark, a statue, a haunting newspaper photograph, a bucket of peaches, pink shorts in parliament,... [more]

The Comfort of Water: A River Pilgrimage

Maya Ward

Memoirs; Local history; Travel & holiday; Expeditions

Paperback

This is the joyful yet heartbreaking true story of four friends who walk a 21-day pilgrimage from the sea to the source of... [more]

Sydney Harbour: A History

Ian Hoskins

History; Harbours & ports; Local history; Places & peoples: pictorial works

Paperback

A sweeping history of one of the world's most recognised landscapes, Sydney Harbour explores the story of the waterway from... [more]

Good Living Street: The Fortunes of My Viennese Family

Tim Bonyhady

Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Biography; Social & cultural history; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

In 1900 Vienna was one of the most exciting places to live in the world. Its glamorous high society was the envy of Europe,... [more]

Melbourne

Sophie Cunningham

History; Local history; Places & peoples: pictorial works

Hardback

Sophie Cunningham writes a year in the city's life, a year that takes us from the heatwave that culminated on Black Saturday... [more]

Tracing Your Ancestors

Simon Fowler

Reference; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

This accessible, well-organized, easy-to-use beginners guide to the world of family history is essential reading for anyone... [more]

Not Dark Yet

David Walker

Biography; Memoirs; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

Spurred on by his encroaching blindness, prominent historian David Walker's Not Dark Yet is a frank, witty and innovative... [more]

Forgotten London

Elizabeth Drury, Philippa Lewis

History; British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Places in old photographs

Paperback

With over 250 stunning photographs of people and places all over London in the 1920s, Forgotten London charts a decade of... [more]

Writing a Non-boring Family History

Hazel Edwards

Language: reference & general; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

Family history sleuthing is the biggest hobby worldwide. Amid a sea of genealogy books, Hazel Edwards has written a practical... [more]

Finding Valentino: Four Seasons in My Father's Italy

Angela Di Sciascio

Biography; Memoirs; National & regional cuisine; Family history, tracing ancestors

Paperback

Angela Di Sciascio's father can no longer describe his past, lost in a world ravaged by Alzheimer's disease. Deciding not... [more]