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COOKTOWN
AT WAR -
Detailed
history of Cooktown's involvement in
WW2. Full
list of units stationed in
Cooktown as
well as photos and memories of those who were based
here.
[A4 size, 80
pages]
RRP
- $20 |
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COOKTOWN
THROUGH THE YEARS - 200
years of Cooktown history, researched and
written by the Cooktown Historical
Society. Covers events from 1770 to 1970
[A4 , 82 pages]
RRP
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$20 |
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FEDERATION
BABIES— Family
details of 52 babies born in Cooktown in 1901. This
book was researched and collated to mark the centenary
of Federation in 2001
[ A4 , 76
pages]
RRP
- $12 |
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NOTHING
SPECIAL— The
history of Cooktown State School written to mark
the 125th Anniversary of the school in 2000
[A4, 100
pages]
RRP
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$12 |
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ENDEAVOUR AT THE ENDEAVOUR—
A day by day comparison
of Captain Cook's log and that of Mr Banks,
from the time the 'Endeavour' hit the reef to
the day they left the Endeavour
Harbour [ A5, 36
pages]
RRP
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$7 |
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THE
PALMER GOLDFIELD TRACK—The
diary of a miner, George Wilcox, who walked from
Cooktown
to the Palmer Goldfield in 1874 - a 3 week journey
of hardships. [A5, 26
pages]
RRP
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$7 |
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PENINSULA
PUB CRAWL— A
detailed look at the pubs on the roads and in the
settlements on Cape York during the gold rush era,
1873-1900.
[Includes a list of publicans names and locations.]
[A5, 63 pages]
RRP
- $7 |
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CHINESE
ON THE GOLDFIELD—A
brief overview of Chinese life on the Palmer
Field and in Cooktown, including views
of the "celestial
Hordes".
[A5, 31 pages]
RRP
- $7 |
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COOKTOWN
CANON -
A
glimpse of Victorian defence
of the Colony of Queensland, Cooktown
in particular [A5, 56
pages]
RRP -
$7 |
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THE
RAIL TO NOWHERE - The
story of the Cooktown
to Laura Railway which existed from 1885
until
1960. Book
is based on "The Cooktown Railway" by J Knowles,
now
out
of print
[A5, 35
pages]
RRP
- $7 |
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DVD— “The
Gulflander” Narrated by Bill Peach. Story of the
Gulflander Railway and also the Cooktown Railway. Includes rare
footage of the
RM53 Railmotor in operation.
RRP
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$20 |
