Books & CDs for Sale
The Society offers a range of interesting historical books and CDs for sale. Click on the following titles to find out more. To order please email librarian@murwillumbahhistoricalsociety.org.au or call us on (02) 6670 2273 (answering machine available):
Books
- The Ghost of Duck Creek, The Tamworth Show, Poems and Short Stories
- Glimpses at the Past - Memories of the Tweed Coast and Hinterland
- The Concise Guide to Tweed History- The Tweed Coast and Hinterland
- Reflections, The Tweed Valley Since Federation
- Red Sunday
- My Mother Told Me - Memories of a Pioneering Family
- Historical Manuscript of the Tweed
- Tales of our Times
- Under The Pinnacle, The History of Brays Creek, NSW
- The Sunkissed Playground
- Memories - Netherlands and Australia
- Secrets of Success. Sunshine Sugar
- Politics in the Blood. The Anthonys of Richmond
- From Tjolling and Chillington.The Holston and Garrett families
- From Wellington, the Weald and Wurttemberg. Ashwood, Coppins, Schumacher and Winkler families
- History of Tyalgum and District
- Pioneering and Historical Families of the Tyalgum District. A Pictorial History
Item Details
The Ghost of Duck Creek, The Tamworth Show, Poems and short stories.
Jack WattsJack stories whether amusing or sadly serious are told in the manner of story tellers of old and give us a glimpse of life in the country half a century or so ago.
$5.00 each
Glimpses at the Past - Memories of the Tweed Coast and Hinterland
David RaeA comprehensive, richly illustrated exploration.
$55.00 each - NEW EDITION
The Concise Guide to Tweed History. The Tweed Coast and Hinterland
David RaeA guide to Tweed history. An exploration of the Tweed coast and hinterland.
$40.00 each
Reflections, The Tweed Valley Since Federation
The Combined Tweed Historical SocietiesA collections of photographs of the Tweed Valley comparing yesterday and today.
$12.50
Red Sunday
Murwillumbah Historical SocietyThe new revised and reformatted 2nd edition of the complete story of Murwillumbah's disastrous fire of 1907.
$15.00 each
My Mother Told Me - Memories of a Pioneering Family
Florence BrayStep back in time with the author.
$15.00 each
Historical Manuscript of the Tweed
Harold DenningOriginally commissioned by Tweed Shire Council to be published in 1988, Australia's Bicentennial year, this is a pioneer publication and broke new ground in documenting the history of the Tweed district and its towns. Interestingly told and richly illustrated with historic photographs, this book is an asset to any collection.
$10.00 each
Tales of our Times
Ron JohansenInteresting stories told with flair and humour of the history around the people and places of the Tweed Valley with Murwillumbah being the main focal point. The author was born and raised in the area and was one of the town's local historians and President of Murwillumbah Historical Society from 1992 to 2011. He gathered a wealth of information over the years on Murwillumbah and the Tweed Valley and much of the history can be found only in these volumes. Each volume is $25 separately or buy all 12 volumes and pay for only 11 - $275 (save $25).
12 volumes at $25.00 each
Under The Pinnacle
Norm SmithNorm describes the history of the Brays Creek area in great detail and the book fill a gap in the recorded history of that part of the Tweed and provides great reading.
$30.00 each
Sunkissed Playground, The - a Historical Manuscript of the Tweed, Mullumbimby and Byron Bay Areas
Harold DenningA comprehensive book produced for Tweed and Byron Shire Councils and Mullumbimby Municipal Shire Council
$25.00 each
Memories
Maria GouldingRecollections of a childhood in the Netherlands and Australia 1944-56.
$10.00 each
Secrets of Success. Sunshine Sugar
Patrick BriodyHistory of the Tweed sugar industry.
$5.00 each
Politics in the Blood. The Anthonys of Richmond
Paul DaveyHistory of the Anthony Family of Murwillumbah, with a particular focus on political roots.
$25.00 each
From Tjolling and Chillington
Cathie HumphreysA history of the Holston and Garrett families from Norway and England, to Australia and beyond. A comprehensive study of these families and the cultures of Norway and England.
$63.80 each - please contact the author direct to buy at viking.girl56@gmail.com
From Wellington, the Weald and Wurttemberg
Cathie HumphreysThe Ashwood, Coppins, Schumacher and Winkler families from England and Germany, to Australia and beyond.
$62.50 each - please contact the author direct to buy at viking.girl56@gmail.com
History Of Tyalgum and District
From Indigenous inhabitants and continuing with earliest European settlers.
$30.00 each or a special combined price of $50 with "Pioneering and Historical Families of a Tyalgum District. A Pictorial History"
Pioneering and Historical Families of a Tyalgum District. A Pictorial History.
$30.00 each or a special combined price of $50 with "History Of Tyalgum and District"