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
Pictorial History Kings Cross. Once known as Woolloomooloo Hill, Kings Cross was home to Sydney's nineteenth century elite who built grand mansions along the ridge to enjoy sea breezes, a wonderful view and access to the city. These villas of the rich and famous were sold, abandoned or demolished with the march of time and a number were resumed during the construction of Garden Island in the 1940s. Some became home to the bohemia who were moving to the Cross to enjoy the vivacity and night life. Anything went and wild girls like Dulcie Deamer and Rosaleen Norton walked the same streets as the crime queens Tillie Devine and Kate Leigh.
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Pictorial History St George (third edition). This new and updated third edition of the history of the St George district covers the local Government areas of Rockdale, Kogarah and Hurstville. Many new photographs have been included. The book includes the suburbs of Allawah, Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Park, Beverly Hills, Bexley, Brighton-le-Sands, Carlton, Carrs Park, Dolls Point, Kingsgrove, Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatley, Peakhurst, Penshurst, Ramsgate, Sans Souci, Sandringham and Turrella.
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History Hunters Hill This new book has stunning photographs and covers the suburbs of Hunters Hill, Woolwich, part of Gladesville, Boronia Park, Henley and Huntleys Point.
The Pictorial History of Hunters Hill is a new book celebrating the history of Hunters Hill and the sesquicentenary of Hunters Hill Council. Written by professional historian Linda Emery who grew up in Hunters Hill, the book is rich in historic photographs sourced from the Hunters Hill Historical Society and NSW archives. The loveliness of the suburb's setting has attracted a variety of photographers who captured life on the ferries, the shorelines, the two rivers which run on either side and the unique nature of French settlement.
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History City of Canada Bay This brand new book covers the
suburbs from Drummoyne to Canada Bay. With more than 200 historic photographs and captions, this book is a fascinating portrait of the City of Canada Bay. It commences with the Aboriginal history of the area, identifying the Wangal clan, historic Aboriginal sites and present numbers of people of Aboriginal heritage living in the area. The early land grants are also described. The suburbs of Drummoyne and Concord followed different paths of development with Drummoyne becoming a place of elite residences for a growing middle class and Five Dock growing out of large rural estates.
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History Eastern Suburbs *NEW EDITION in softback* This popular history has been updated and expanded with many new historic photographs and covers
the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney from Darling Point to Coogee and including
Darling Point, Double Bay, Woollahra, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Nielsen Park,
Bondi, Bondi Junction, Waverley, Charing Cross, Clovelly, Coogee, Clark
Island, Edgecliff, Bellevue Hill, Point Piper and Watsons Bay.
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History Canterbury Bankstown *NEW EDITION in softback* With new photographs and updated text this book explores the
suburbs of Bankstown, Bardwell Park, Bass Hill, Belfield, Belmore, Beverly
Hills, Campsie, Canterbury, Chester Hill, Chullora, Condell Park, Croydon
Park, Earlwood, East Hills, Hurlstone Park, Lakemba, Regents Park, Revesby,
Undercliffe, Villawood and Yagoona are included. This is a new edition of the history of this diverse, multicultural area covering
the Aboriginal history, white settlement, early land division, speculating
and subdivision, commercial growth, trams and trains and waterways in a
generously illustrated book.
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Southern Highlands *NEW*
Celebrate the September Tulip Time Festival in the Southern Highlands with this beautiful hardback book. Southern Highlands a photographic tribute is the second photograpic tribute from photographer Dee Kramer and presented by Kingsclear Books, and is in
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colour with 100 striking images.
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History Balmain to Glebe *NEW EDITION in both hard and softback* This updated version 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.
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History Liverpool and District *NEW EDITION in both hard and softback* 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.
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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.
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From our catalogue
Illawarra:
a photographic tribute *NEW EDITION*
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.
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History Wollongong
With around 200 beautiful black and white photographs, this book 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.
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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.
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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. Now for sale at $29.95.
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