Keyword: brisbane

Walking Brisbane: 30 Original Walks in and around Brisbane Revised and Updated Edition

By: Alison Cotes

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Australia, New Holland Publishers : 2017

Seller ID: 004554

ISBN-13: 9781742576275

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

The essential companion for the urban explorer. Walking Brisbane reveals the city's colonial past and vibrant present. Part of a series of Australian city walks, Walking Brisbane is a lively personal guide featuring:- 30 Walks through the most famous sights and interesting areas off the tourist track. Easy-to-follow maps detailing each route. Essential information on transport, opening times and walk lengths. Local insights and suggestions for refreshment stops. Access notes for wheelchairs and less mobile walkers. About the Author: Alison Cotes, an experienced and widely-published ...
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Ants of Brisbane: A Queensland Museum Pocket Wild Guide

By: Christopher James Burwell

Price: $11.95

Publisher: Australia, Queensland Museum : 2007

Seller ID: 003425

ISBN-13: 9780977594320

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Ants are everywhere! In Brisbane, more than 350 species of ants probably call the city home - large ones, small ones, black, brown, slow-moving, fast-moving and those that sting. Whenever you see ants, pull out this intriguing little guide and hopefully you wil be able to put names to at least some of the city's more common species. This pocket companion contains detailed descriptions of over 100 different species ants inhabiting Southeast Queensland. From funnel ants to fire ants, their habitats, behaviours and even the strength of their bites can all be found here.
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Backyard Insects of Brisbane: A Queensland Museum Pocket Wild Guide

By: Christopher James Burwell

Price: $11.95

Publisher: Australia, Queensland Museum : 2008

Seller ID: 003426

ISBN-13: 9780977594399

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to the insects commonly found in Brisbane backyards. This pocket companion contains information on ants, roaches, bees and many more insects that youll find in a Brisbane household. Filled with their appetites, activities and habitats, its the essential guide for any Brisbanite curious about insects. This guide concentrates on frequently encountered and conspicuous species of six-legged invertebrates that occur in the average suburban backyard. Take a closer look at their activities and habitats in this essential guide to our fascinating native insects.
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Scribbles from the Suburbs

By: Creative Writers' Group Logan

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Australia, InHouse Publishing : 2015

Seller ID: A1076

ISBN-13: 9781925388060

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

"Scribbles from the Suburbs" is the first publication, for a collection of works by a small group of amateur writer's from Logan City.Through this eclectic mix of stories, you will travel through country towns and sail on the high seas, ride a country train and enter the cell of a notorious prison. Some will take you back to another era and possibly evoke your own memories. There are twists and unexpected turns that will leave you smiling. A few are loosely based on fact as the author explores their own journey through life. All, however, will leave you glad you came along for the ride.Everyon...
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4WD Treks Close to Brisbane 1st Edition The 25 Best Tours Around the Brisbane Region

By: Danielle Lancaster

Price: $44.95

Publisher: Australia, Boiling Billy Publications : 2014

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: A1335

ISBN-13: 9781922131348

Binding: Spiral Bound

Condition: New

This great new title from Boiling Billy features 25 day and weekend 4WD tours on both the beaches and in the forests surrounding Queensland's capital city. 4WD Treks Close to Brisbane will take readers to the best destinations the region has on offer including Brisbane's Islands, delightful rainforest jaunts as well as picturesque bush and beach runs, and all within a few hours drive from Brisbane. Destinations include tours through D'Aguilar National Park near Woodford, The Scenic Rim area out from Boonah, Cooloola National Park north of Noosa, The Burrum Coast near Woodgate and other tours n...
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Chasing the Sunshine: The Story of Queensland's Sunshine Express

By: David Burke

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Australia, Queensland Museum : 2009

Seller ID: 003442

ISBN-13: 9780980569230

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Details the story of one of Queensland's most loved and most eventful rail services, the Sunshine Express, which travelled from Brisbane to Cairns from 1935 to 1953, and includes many historical photographs of the train, and the locations that it visited. In telling this story, the book follows the construction of the North Coast Line or 'Sunshine Route' which took over 35 years to complete and stretched over 1,600 kilometres. 154 pages.
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One American Too Many: Boss Badger and the Brisbane Trams

By: David Burke

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Australia, Queensland Museum : 2012

Seller ID: 9780987268105

ISBN-13: 9780987268105

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

One hundred years ago, striking tramway workers brought the sleepy colonial city of Brisbane to the edge of anarchy in an unprecedented general strike. This publication, by prominent railway historian David Burke, tells the story of American Joseph Stillman Badger, who electrified the trams, and of the events that led to the 'Black Friday' clash between 15,000 strikers and 2000 police on 2 February 1912. 126 pages.
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The Brisbane River, Heritage Trail with the Citycat: Travelling Downstream

By: David Gibson

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Australia, Boolarong Press : 2016

Seller ID: 003960

ISBN-13: 9781925236781

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Have you ever been on the CityCat and wondered what heritage lies beneath the buildings that you are looking at along the river? This book explores the Brisbane River Heritage Trail one section going upstream and the other one downstream. Let the book be your guide.
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Brisbane: Australia's New World City - A History of the old Town Hall, City Hall, and the Brisbane City Council 1985-2013

By: Denver Beanland

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Australia, Boolarong Press : 2016

Seller ID: A1190

ISBN-13: 9781925522075

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Apart from the history of the old Town Hall and City Hall, this book provides an analysis of Councilâ€™s policies and the delivery of services and infrastructure that shaped Brisbane between 1985 and 2013. It provides a permanent record of Council accomplishments during a period of enormous change. Established three months before Queensland separated from New South Wales in 1859 one of the first issues that faced the new Brisbane Municipal Council was the need for a Town Hall. This publication brings to life the shortcomings of the old Town Hall and the forty-year battle to erect a mo...
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Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane Revised Edition: A Queensland Museum Wild Guide * TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK *

By: Edited by Michelle Ryan

Price: $32.95

Publisher: Australia, Queensland Museum : 2010

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: 003421

ISBN-13: 9780975111628

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Brisbane and the surrounding region is one of the greenest urban environments in the world. In this book you'll find more than 500 species of our most familiar wild plants, and a few that are less well known, featured in over 1100 colour photographs; along with brief, easy-to-read, descriptions of the plants and their habitats. Photographic details of the whole plant, the flower fruit and seed enable individual plants to be easily identified. An added bonus is the wildlife notes that accompany many of the descriptions. 372 pages.
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Architecture and Urban Design in Brisbane Volume 2

By: Graham de Gruchy

Price: $59.95

Publisher: Australia, Boolarong Press : 2012

Seller ID: 003967

ISBN-13: 9781921920998

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

This book updates the original book published in 1988, Architecture in Brisbane. It continues the examination of Brisbane's buildings and the design changes from 1988 to 2011. Now retired Assoc Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Dr Graham de Grucy pprovides a picture of design changes and technological advancements over the last 20 years. Complemented by many photos and plans this book is a must for any historian or student of architecture.
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Architecture in Brisbane Volume 1

By: Graham de Gruchy

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Australia, Boolarong Press : 1988

Seller ID: 003968

ISBN-13: 9780864390783

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Ass Professor Graham de Gruchy examines the architecture of Brisbane from early settlement to 1988, Brisbane's Expo year. This book provides a comprehensive look at buildings - commercial and residential with images and plans.
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Voices From Brisbane Rugby League: Oral histories from the 50s to the 70s

By: Greg Mallory

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Australia, Greg Mallory : 2009

Seller ID: A1329

ISBN-13: 9780975770412

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Voices from Brisbane Rugby League is an oral history based on interviews with some of the legends of the game from the 1950s to the 1970s. Greg Mallory presents the stories of these greats - the memories, the achievements, the disappointments, and the characters they met along the way - in their own words, in a tribute that derives from Greg's own love of 'the greatest game of all'.
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Birds of Brisbane: A Queensland Museum Pocket Wild Guide

By: Gregory Czechura

Price: $11.95

Publisher: Australia, Queensland Museum : 2008

Seller ID: 003428

ISBN-13: 9780977594375

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to the birds of Brisbane. This pocket companion is just the thing for any avid Brisbane bird-watcher. From frogmouths to falcons and crows to cockatoos, this little book contains images, calls and behaviours of every bird you're likely to find in and around Brisbane. 68 pages.
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The Brisbane I Used to Know

By: James G. Lergessner

Price: ~~$29.99~~ $24.95

Publisher: Australia, Boolarong Press : 2018

Seller ID: 9781925522945

ISBN-13: 9781925522945

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Capturing Brisbaneâ€™s suburban heartland over six decades, this novel is a love letter to those who remember the past and those who want to know the history. Some will miss the old Brisbane; some will be glad itâ€™s gone; while others will understand that change is the only constant. However, many will be left saying, thatâ€™s the Brisbane I used to know.
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Rock 'N' Roll George: Brisbane Legend George Kiprios

By: Lauren McFarlane

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Australia, Queensland Museum : 2013

Seller ID: 003437

ISBN-13: 9780987268150

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Sometimes myths and legends can appear in the most unexpected places. The Brisbane Central Business District is one such unlikely setting. It is here that the young George Kiprios found accidental and enduring fame in his public persona of Rock 'N' Roll George. Many people who have grown up, or lived, in Brisbane have a story to tell about George. For more than 50 years, he was constant presence in a city that was evolving rapidly from sleepy country capital to modern metropolis. George touched the lives of Brisbane residents from all walks of life and our collective memories of him are nosta...
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The Bird Man of Brisbane: Silvester Diggles and His Ornithol

By: Louis J. Pigott

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Australia, Boolarong Press : 2010

Seller ID: 003970

ISBN-13: 9781921555626

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

When Silvester Diggles arrived in 1855 there was little artistic or scientific talent in the small frontier town of Brisbane. By the time of his death in 1880, his paramount legacy was a large book on Australian birds, profusely illustrated with hand-coloured lithographs. Acting as his own publisher from 1865 onwards, Diggles produced the first substantial zoological work to commence publication in Australia. The compilation and content of this rare work of art and natural history is examined here in the light of Diggles' life and times, as well as his ornithological predecessors and contempor...
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Brisbane Valley Rail Trail - Second Edition : Detailed maps from Yarraman to Ipswich and Lake Wivenhoe

By: Mark Roberts and Gillian Duncan

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Australia, Organised Grime : 2017

Edition: Second Edition

Seller ID: BVRT2e

ISBN: BVRTguide

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

This is an expanded version of the Somerset Region chapter of Where to Mountain Bike in SEQ with added town maps and trail maps, packaged as a 20 page A4 publication. It contains detailed maps of the entire Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, plus detailed maps of all the towns along the route, as well as the recreational trails at Yarraman, Blackbutt and Wivenhoe. 2nd Edition
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The Regent: Brisbane's Motion Picture Cathedral

By: Michael T. Gillies

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Australia, Boolarong Press : 2014

Seller ID: 003966

ISBN-13: 9780646914671

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

How could a building-just bricks, timber and plaster-generate such extreme feelings of passion in a community? Why was this building the focal point of entertainment in the city for decades? Find that out and more in this new detailed history of Brisbane's Regent Theatre, the largest and most ornate theatre and picture palace built in the city of Brisbane, Queensland. The story of the Regent from its conception in 1927 to its partial demolition in 1978 and rebirth in 1980 to its closure in 2010 is one that until now has never been told. With chapters on the design, operation and the persona...
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Landbased Fishing Guide Brisbane Area Sunshine Coast to Gold Coast: All the Top Landbased Fishing Locations

By: Nigel Webster

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Australia, Australian Fishing Network : 2013

Seller ID: A1328

ISBN-13: 9781865132310

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

The Landbased Fishing Guide to Brisbane Area features all of the top landbased fishing locations in the region, covering rivers, estuaries, beaches, piers and jetties. Each location has a detailed guide and photos, and there's also sections on knots and rigs, bait presentation and a fish ID guide. Featured locations include the Sunshine Coast, Pumicestone Passage, Moreton Bay, Moreton Bay Island & Beaches, Caboolture, Pine, Brisbane, Logan, Coomera & Nerang Rivers, Jacobs Well the Gold Coast and more!
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Keyword: brisbane