Slouch hat publications

BOLD STEADY FAITHFUL. The history of the 6th Battalion, the Royal Melbourne Regiment, 1854-1993.Hard cover, many photos,some medal rolls.322pp, hard cover, RRP $39.95. ( The fascinating story of one of Australia's oldest Citizen army unit sraised in 1854 as a result of the Russian scare and the troubles at Eureka.)

COBBERS IN KHAKI. The history of the 8th Battalion, 1914-1919.Hard cover, many photos, maps, nominal and medal rolls.313pp, RRP $45.00 (An original Anzac landing battalion,orignally recruited from Ballarat and Geelong,saw service in Gallipoli, France and Belgium. 3 soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross)

  

BLACK AND GOLD. The history of the 29th Battalion, 1915-1918. Hard cover, many photos, maps, nominal and medal rolls.231pp,RRP $45.00 (A Victorian country unit which saw action in France and Belgium)

AS ROUGH AS BAGS. The history of the 6th Battalion, 1914-1919. Hard cover, many photos, maps, nominal and medal rolls.394pp, RRP $45.000.(A victorian unit originally raised in Melbourne, participated in the landing at Anzac and saw service in France and Belgium. Its most famous leader was Gordon Bennett.One soldier was awarded the Victoria Cross.)

THE WHITE GURKHAS. The 2nd Infantry Brigade at the Second Battle of Krithia, Gallipoli.(A relatively unknown battle, in which the Victorian 2nd Brigade, sailed south to Cape Helles, to fight alongside the British and the French in May 1915.) Hard cover, photos and maps.156pp, RRP $20.00

All books are obtainable from Slouch Hat Publications, PO Box 174, Rosebud 3939, Australia. Personal sales within Australia are post free. Phone 61 + 03 59 866437, Fax 61 + 03 59 866312, email slouchat@surf.net.au

  Major Bill Billett's authoritative field guide

The Eureka Stockade

Ian MacFarlane's book Eureka: from the Official Records: The Story of the Ballarat Riots of 1854, and the Eureka Stockade, from the Official Documents in the Public Record Office of Victoria, now in its third printing, can still be purchased from Public Record Office Victoria, PO Box 2100, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia for $A 16.95 + $A 5 for postage and handling.(220 pp., A4 format, illust., index).

EUREKA RESEARCH DIRECTORY

A rich new source with 1300 names of those known to have been associated with the 1854 Rebellion. Those named often have a detailed entry. 106 pp. Illusts. $A 20+$5 (post and packing). From Ballarat Heritage Services, PO box 2209, Ballarat Mail Centre 3354. Email: dotw@netconnect.com.au. Fax: 61+3+5331.6150. ASK for catalogue too!

Anglo-Boer War research guide

   PUBLISHED September 2005

This slim volume retells the virtually unknown story of the first Australian unit officially sent to a foreign war.

Her Majesty's Colonial Steam Sloop Victoria was sent in 1860 to the First Taranaki War in New Zealand. She landed a naval brigade for service ashore. These first Peacekeepers helped garrison New Plymouth, and took part in several of the notable later battles of the war. These included engagements at Huirangi, Kairau and Matarikoriko.

The ship, by rendering assistance at the land attack on three hostile pa near the mouth of the Kaihihi River, became the first Australian naval vessel to enter an operational battle area.

The 64-page A4 format printed booklet is well illustrated with photographs, maps and plans. It also contains a chronology, bibliography and index.

A joint project between webmaster of the 'Defending Victoria' website Ian MacFarlane and Lt-Col Neil Smith, the booklet is available from Mostly Unsung Military History Research and Publications, Box 7020 Gardenvale, LPO Brighton, Victoria 3186, Australia. Phone and fax (613) 9555.5401. RRP in bookstores A$ 22 - or A$ 25 including postage and handling within Australia. Visit the Mostly Unsung website for further details and email address.

VERY RARE BOOKS FOR SALE

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 Cox, Lindsay C.: The Galloping Guns of Rupertswood & Werribee Park, A History of the Victorian Horse
Artillery: Coonans Hill Press: Melbourne: 1986. A marvellously detailed reference about these historic half-batteries. First edition, fine
dust jacket,  large format. 8vo. 199 pp., col. & b/w plates., drwgs., appends., bibliog., index. An excellent, as new, copy of the first
edition. $ AUD 85 includes postage and packing. (One copy only).

 Oxford Companion to Australian Military History: Oxford University Press Australia: 1999 ed. Authors: Dennis,
Peter; Grey, Jeffrey; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin; Connor, John; Dennis, Peter. A modern, general reference with 692 pages and  800
entries. Complete with 100 photographs and 32 maps, the result is a comprehensive work of reference, analysis and interest. In
excellent, very lightly used condition. $ AUD 90 including postage and packing (one copy only).

 
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 The Japanese Warships of of the Pacific War: The Koku Fan: 1972.
Text in Japanese, but the volume contains many valuable photographs few of which appear in later English language books on this subject.
Paperback with cover slightly scuffed. A previous owner has written the names of many of the ships in English in a red ink below the relevant photographs, which has not indented the paper. It may well be possible to remove these annotations for a fastidious collector of antique collectibles. However, a new owner more interested in the photos could even find the annotations helpful. Otherwise, the book is generally
sound with 166 pp. $ AUD 120 including postage and packing (one copy only). 

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