Kingsclear Books
Kingclear Books is a small but diverse Sydney based publisher. Our catalogue covers a wide spectrum from photographic histories of Sydney suburbs to health books, crime books and tourist books.
New Books 2009/2010
Pictorial
History Balmain to Glebe covers the suburbs of Annandale, Balmain, Birchgrove,
Leichhardt, Lilyfield and Rozelle. Glebe, although no longer part of the
Leichhardt municipality, is included for geographical and historical reasons.
Each area has its own story of settlement, growth and development from Aboriginal
occupancy to the changing face of suburbs in the 21st century. In that time
span colonial estates and humble workers' cottages gave way to subdivision
as suburbs developed away from Sydney. Annandale, the Johnston family's
vast estate, was later planned as a model suburb. more
Pictorial
History Liverpool and District by Carol Liston celebrates 200 years
of settlement since Governor Macquarie's declaration of Liverpool as a town
in 1810. Land grants were given to the NSW Corp members and free settlers
along the George's River which gave people access by boat to Botany Bay.
Settlement expanded with the building of the railway and outlying villages
began appearing in the mid 19th century. more
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History Manly covers the history of the municipality from Aboriginal
settlement to modern times. Manly has always been the beauty spot of Sydney
where millions of visitors have travelled to get away from the city life.
‘Seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care’. These
two editions of the history of Manly in 200 black and white photographs,
many never before published, cover all the suburbs of the area and give
a delightful remembrance of tourists from the 1850s onwards. more
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History Southern Highlands by well-known local author Linda Emery covers
the history of the shire from Aboriginal settlement to modern times. Each
township and locality is recorded in words and black and white photographs.
The two editions of the book in limp and in hardback have 200 black and
white photographs, many never before published. The books are a delightful
record of early pioneering from the 1800s onwards. It is a lovely nostalgic
book full of romantic images and a history of one of New South Wales’
most popular tourist destinations. more
From our catalogue
Illawarra The Illawarra is 80 kilometres from Sydney.
Visitors can enjoy breathtaking views from the escarpment or take the coastal drive through the Royal National Park.
The new Sea Cliff Bridge is a gateway to the coastal towns of north Wollongong, rich with coal mining history.
Wollongong visitors can dine at Belmore Basin and get views of the coast from Flagstaff Point.
Travelling south, the town of Kiama offers accommodation in a semi-rural setting.
Shellharbour is a great weekend getaway and Gerringong is lovely for camping, fishing and walking.
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History Wollongong
covers the history of the city from Aboriginal to modern times. Located
south of Helensburgh and the Royal National Park, Wollongong was first sighted
by Captain Cook in 1770. The area was settled by various Aboriginal groups
one of which encountered Bass and Flinders when they were beached north
of Lake Illawarra. more
Sydney
Good Walks Guide by well-known local author Joan Lawrence is now in
its fourth edition. It covers all the municipalities in Sydney with over
190 walks in bushland, coastlines, historic precincts and harbourside and
river walks. All walks have distance, pace, time, how to get there, a map
and a detailed description of the features of the walk.
Joan Lawrence is a walking expert having taken people on Sydney walks with the WEA for 20 years. more
North
Under Steam is a finely illustrated account of the closing chapter of
Government steam operations in northern New South Wales, with introductory
reflections on key locomotives, from the much loved and ever versatile "Nannies",
to the massive Beyer Garratt articulated locomotives that were greeted with
scepticism but emerged as saviours.
It has a comprehensive collection of over 200 previously unpublished colour
and black and white images. more
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