'THE
WORLD OF OPALS' Eckert. Allan.W. 1997. 1ST ED. 8 VO. H.B. with
D.J. New. Mint condition. Never Read. A complete and thorough study of
the gemstone 'opal'. Book 153DG AUS$140.00
'THE
WORLD OF OPALS' Eckert. Allan.W. 1997. 1ST ED. 8 VO. H.B. with
D.J. New. Mint condition. 448 P. A complete and thorough study of
the gemstone 'opal'. Book 79 AUS$130.00
'THEY
STRUCK OPAL' Murphy. E.F. 2000. Reprint of the original 1948 book.
12 MO. HB. with DJ. New Book. Also avaliable in softcover. Tales of man
and mines in the heyday of Australian opal. Book 273 Hardback- AUS$200.00
Softcover- AUS$60.00
'THEY
STRUCK OPAL' Murphy. E.F. 1948. 1ST ED. 12 MO. DJ. is worn with
some pieces missing, now protected. Contents yellowed but are
in good condition. Tales of man
and mines in the heyday of Australian opal. Book
151DG AUS$300.00
'THEY
STRUCK OPAL' Murphy. E.F. 1948. 1ST ED. 12 MO. 191 P. DJ. is slightly
edge worn with soiling to rear. 2 pieces torn from both bottom
front corners. Contents are in very good condition. Tales of man and mines in the heyday of
Australian opal. Book 111DG AUS$400.00
'THEY
STRUCK OPAL' Murphy. E.F. 1948. 1ST ED. 12 MO. 191 P. DJ. is
slightly edge worn with a few minor tears. Contents are tight
and in very good condition. Tales of man and mines in the heyday of
Australian opal. Book 115 AUS$300.00
'THEY
STRUCK OPAL' Murphy. E.F. 1948. 1ST ED. 12 MO. 191 P. No
DJ. Spine slightly cocked and faded. Contents very good. Tales of man and mines in the heyday
of Australian opal. Book
32 AUS$200.00
'THEY
STRUCK OPAL' Murphy. E.F. 1948. 1ST ED. 16 MO. 191 P. Facsimile
DJ. Ex-Lib with only a few stamps. Slightly fading to boards.
Contents very good. Contents are in very good condition. Tales of man and mines in the heyday of
Australian opal. Book 104 AUS$100.00
'THEY
STRUCK OPAL' Murphy. E.F. 2000. Reprint of the original 1948 book.
12MO. HB. with D.J.New Book. Unread. Only 50 hardback copies
printed. Tales of man and mines
in the heyday of Australian opal. Book
116 AUS$200.00
'TIME
MEANS TUCKER' Tritton. H.P.
'Duke' 1964. 1ST ED. 8VO.
HB. DJ has some rub marks and is now protected. Ex-Lib. Contents
are yellowed with tape marks on inside of covers. Still tight. A turn of the century mans love of the outdoors,
and at one time visiting the opal fields Book 257 AUS$48.00
'TIME
MEANS TUCKER' Tritton. H.P.
'Duke' 1965. 2ND ED. 8VO.
HB. DJ has some shelf wear, now protected. Contents in excellent
condition. A turn of the century
mans love of the outdoors, and at one time visiting the opal
fields Book 204DG AUS$50.00
'TREASURE
FROM THE EARTH' McLean. Donald. 1963. 1ST ED. 12MO. HB. 165 P.
No DJ. Back Board has an oil stain. Pages yellowing. Contents
are in fine condition. Stories of the adventurous men who
discovered Australias mineral wealth. Book 126 AUS $15.00
'WHITE
MAN IN A HOLE' Briand. Rena. 1971. 1ST ED. 12MO. 155 P. Softcover.
Some scuffing on lower spine. Tape repair to corner of back
cover. Minor rubbing. Good condition. A story of life in Coober Pedy as
seen through the eyes of a woman. Book 39 AUS $40.00
'WHITE
MAN IN A HOLE' Briand. Rena. 1971. 2ND Reprint. 8VO. Softcover.
Some shelf-wear and yellowing to interior. A story of life in Coober Pedy as
seen through the eyes of a woman. Book 180DG AUS $40.00
'WHITE
MAN IN A HOLE' Briand. Rena. 1971. 1ST ED. 12 MO. 155 P. Softcover.
Very good condition. A story of life in Coober Pedy as
seen through the eyes of a woman. Book 105 AUS $55.00
'This is a view across the "Smith's 6" opal field in Lightning
Ridge showing mullock heaps scattered about.
To the left is a machine mounted on a truck, this is called a blower.
It is like a super vacuum cleaner which sucks up the opal dirt from
the floor of the mine to the surface .
It is then dumped into a tip truck and taken to the agitators for
washing.'
