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Fetch The Doctor: health and medicine at Irwin, 1850-1940, by Anne Jefferys, published by Anne Jefferys, Ferndale 2021 (ISBN 9780980499360). An extensive overview of the development of medical assistance and healthcare in the Irwin district, covering the sequence of doctors, nurses and midwives who treated infectious diseases, accidents, mental health, medications, natal care and public sanitation up to the Second World War. Introduction, Acknowledgements, References, 56 pages.
Price $20.00

Publications For Sale

PUBLICATION	DETAILS	IN STOCK
	The Aboriginal History of Geraldton (Jambinu) by Stan Grate, OAM with research assistance by Dale Forsythe. ISBN 978-0-646-93340-5 The book paints an overview of life for Aboriginal people living in the Geraldton area before and after the region was settled by Europeans. The book is complemented by a free Welcome to the Yamatji Drive Trail brochure, produced by City of Greater Geraldton. 28 pages, illustrated, Price $10.00+P&P	YES
	AIRFLASH: A Guide to Coast Watch Posts in the Mid-West of Western Australia 1942-1944, Royal Australian Air Force by Bob Sheppard ISBN 978-0-85905-890-2, (2021, New) A5, illustrated and including maps, 47 pages, $15.00 +P&P In early 1942 Japanese forces were advancing through Southeast Asia and there was a real concern Australia would be invaded. In a small tin shed at Island Point on the southern end of Jurien Bay in Australia's remote Mid-West, a guard and two Royal Australian Air Force wireless operators watched for enemy activity and monitored their radio. Through the static they heard a call. The three men were terrified by the radio conversation that resulted. An English speaking Japanese wireless operator aboard a submarine somewhere near Jurien Bay spoke directly to the men telling them he knew who they were, how many were at the camp and their location. This is one of the stories collected by Bob Sheppard and is included in AIRFLASH: A Guide to Coast Watch Posts in the Mid-West of Western Australia 1942-1944, Royal Australian Air Force. Bob provides details, including the locations, of the RAAF Coast Watch Posts established between Port Gregory and Burns Beach in No. 3 of his MID-WEST AT WAR Series.	YES
	A History of Cypress Holme, Dongara, Western Australia, by Graham Grundy, published by Graham Grundy, Dongara 2017, (ISBN 9781640079403). A history of Cypress Holme house and farm on the northern outskirts of Dongara, its remarkable inhabitants, historic gardens and restoration. Dedication, Table of Contents, Foreword, Maps, Illustrations, Index, 51 pages. Price$12.00	YES
	A History of Coast Watch Post 16 & Radar Station 48 at North Head, Jurien Bay 1939-1945 by Bob Sheppard ISBN 978-0-85905-778-3, (New, 2019), A5, 24 pages, illustrated, 50 grams, $12.00+P&P Book 1 in the Mid-West at War Series. This little known once secret unit and nearby Coast Watch Post is examined by Bob Sheppard. Produced jointly with the Dandaragan Shire	YES
	Alternatives at the Swan River Educant, Cloverdale 2002 (ISBN 0958053413). The story of William and Elizabeth Criddle, and the alternatives they chose in settling in colonial Western Australia, in the Avon Valley, Irwin and Greenough districts and raising a family of 14 children. Acknowledgements, Dedication, Table of Contents, Preface, Maps, Illustrations, 137 pages. Price:$20.00+P&P	YES
	And Six Sons Went to War: The Family of James and Emma Criddle, by Roy Criddle, published by Roy Criddle, Safety Bay 2008 (ISBN 9780958053426). The story of James and Emma Criddle of the Chapman Valley and their six sons who served in the AIF during the Great War. Acknowledgements, Dedication, Table of Contents, Preface, 148 pages. RRP:$20.00+P&P	YES
	The Caroline Connection: Pioneers of the Irwin District, by Elizabeth Nelson-Broad, published by Elizabeth Nelson-Broad, Dunsborough 2005. The story of three generations of women named Caroline from the 1850s to the 1940s, closely associated with Dongara landmarks Smith’s Mill and Russ Cottage. Dedication, Introduction, Acknowledgements, Bibliography, Genealogical Tables, List of Illustrations, Maps, 88 pages. Price:$10.00+P&P	YES
	Fetch The Doctor: health and medicine at Irwin, 1850-1940, by Anne Jefferys, published by Anne Jefferys, Ferndale 2021 (ISBN 9780980499360). An extensive overview of the development of medical assistance and healthcare in the Irwin district, covering the sequence of doctors, nurses and midwives who treated infectious diseases, accidents, mental health, medications, natal care and public sanitation up to the Second World War. Introduction, Acknowledgements, References, 56 pages. Price $20.00	YES
	The Forked Thumb Tribe of Cookes Swamp by Myra Wolter (Nee Sheppard0. with an introduction and annotations by Bob Sheppard. ISBN 978-0-85905-922-0 The Forked Thumb Tribe was a group of local Aborigines based at Cookes Swamp near Dudawah. This manuscript by Myra Wolter contributes to the knowledge of these original inhabitants. 28 pages, illustrated. Price $15.00+P&P	YES
	Geraldton’s Wildflower – The Wax, by Gary Martin, published by Geraldton Regional Library, Geraldton 2011, (ISBN 9780980405552). A cultural history of the Geraldton Wax (Chamelaucium uncinatum), commonly found throughout the Irwin shire on the margins of wetlands and damplands of the sandplains and breakaways, notably Aramal and Allanooka, and a feature of local wildflower displays from late winter into summer. Introduction, Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Bibliography, 17 pages. Price$10.00	YES
	The Grange, Irwin, Western Australia: A Brief History, by Anne Jefferys and Shirley Scotter, Irwin District Historical Society, Dongara 2013 (ISBN 9870980499315). A history of The Grange farm and estate 12 kilometres east of Dongara, from the Cattle Co leaseholds of the 1850s and the gentry Phillips family to the Dempster’s and from 1987 a succession of corporate owners. Table of Contents, Illustrated, paddock maps, list of illustrations, 72 pages. Price: :$15.00+P&P	YES
	Little Saints, Little Sinners: Schooldays at Dongara’s Dominican Ladies College in the early 50 through a little boarder’s eyes, by Fran Mack (nee Knuckey), Rawlhouse Publishing, West Perth 1999 (ISBN 0958740631). Reminiscences of four years at a strict Catholic boarding school from 1950 to 1953. Table of Contents, Illustrated, 90 pages. Price$10+P&P	YES
	Mary Lindsay and the Defence of Jurien Bay 1928-1941 by Bob Sheppard ISBN 978-0-85905-824-7, (New 2020), A5 Soft Cover, 27pp, illustrated, 60 grams, $15.00+P&P In Book 2 in the Mid-West at War Series, Bob Sheppard explores Mrs Mary Lindsay's call for the development of Jurien Bay as a naval port as Australia faces emerging aggression from Germany and Japan.	YES
	One Small Port Three Names A History of the Dongara Port Compiled by the Irwin Districts Historical Society Inc. History of the Dongara maritime industry. Printed 2009, reprinted 2022. 92 pages. Introduction, illustrated, chronology. ISBN 978-0-9804993-0-8 Price $30	YES
	Petticoat Pioneers, 19 th Century Women of Irwin By Anne Jefferys The book gives voice to 19th Century women of Irwin, many whom spent all their adult lives in the district raising families, burying children – and sometimes husbands – and serving the community in a variety of ways. 78 pages. Table of Contents, Illustrated, Acknowledgements, References. Printed 2022. ISBN 978-0-9804993-7-7 Price $25+P&P	YES
	Rogues, Rascals and the Reformed: Ticket-of-Leave men of the Irwin District 1860-1900, by Anne Jefferys, published by Anne Jefferys, Ferndale 2020 (ISBN 9780980499322). A biographical dictionary and listing of 750 transported convicts recorded in the Irwin District in the late colonial period. Foreword, Introduction, Listing of Ticket of Leavers, Sources, Acknowledgements, 54 pages. Price::$20.00+P&P	YES
	Sandalwood: the story of Western Australia’s Santalum spicatum, by Pamela Statham Drew, Pandorus Publications, Swanbourne 2021. “WA has the only native, sub-tropical sandalwood in the world (spicatum) and is the only country today with a consistent surplus for export. From the first export in 1844 until today, when it earns millions of dollars in export revenue, the WA sandalwood industry has played a small but at times very significant role in our economic development. The book is easy to read and is enhanced by great illustrations including many colour illustrations and wonderful historical photos. Dr Pamela Statham Drew is an economic historian, and well qualified in this subject” (from a review of the book in York Matters, May 2021). Table of Contents, Preface, Illustrations, Maps, End notes, Bibliography, Index, Author Biography, 67 pages Price $30+P&P	YES
	We the Descendants by Audrey Bowran. ISBN 978-0-6452427-0-6 The book traces the lives of the Rowland and Bowran families who left the North of England seeking new opportunities in Western Australia. 35 pages, illustrated. Price $30.00+P&P	YES
	Little Book of Midwest Histories: People and Places from 1850 by Nan Broad and the Irwin Districts Historical Society Research Centre. This collection of short stories speaks of people and places in the Midwest of Western Australia. It includes stories on Isabella (Brand) Waldeck; expiree John Duncan; ‘Wheat Queen’ Mary Farrelly; the business accounts of Maley’s flour mill and general store; the diaries of Major Logue; convict Robert Cousins; and the Priory Hotel. 24 pages. Contents, Introduction, Illustrations. Printed 2025. ISBN 978-0-9804993-91 Price: $20.00 + P&P	YES
	Joseph Farmer-Watson aka Immortal Joe by Don Briggs Joseph Farmer-Watson served as a mounted policeman in the districts of the Midwest of Western Australia in the mid-19th Century. This story of his life outlines his relationship with the First Nations People, European Settlers, the British Justice System, and the mysteries of the Butterabby Graves. 122 pages. Acknowledgements, Foreword, Introduction, Illustrations. Printed 2023. Price: $25 + P&P	YES
	From the Avon to the Irwin, A Story of Two Valleys by Anne Jefferys This book examines the movement of people from the Avon Valley to Irwin in the mid 1800s as land settlement extended north. 108 pages. Contents, Introduction, Acknowledgements, References, Illustrations, Maps. Printed 2024. ISBN 978-1-7635038-0-9. Price: $25 + P&P	YES
	Cray Tales by Annie de Monchaux Cray Tales chronicles the lives of crayfisher men and women of the Midwest, told through stories and anecdotes. The book is in part based on recorded interviews. Shortlisted for WA Premiers Book Award. 208 pages. Illustrated, Acknowledgements. Third Edition 2024 (First Edition published 1998). ISBN 2370001976016. Price: $30 + P&P	YES
	Granny Kirkup, A Wilunyu Matriarch by Bill Carr By 1900 the ancient Wilunya fisherfolk of Geraldton Western Australia were almost extinct, with only 10% survival. This is their story, and a reverence to an amazing Aboriginal woman. 204 pages. Illustrated, Dedication, Preface, Table of Contents, Introduction, Maps and Family Tree, Conclusion, Bibliography. Printed 2025. ISBN 978-0-646-70683-2. Price: $30 + P&P	YES