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A Century of Homemaking: A History of the Toowoomba Permanent Building Society 1875 - 1975. by French, Maurice - 1979

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A Century of Homemaking: A History of the Toowoomba Permanent Building Society 1875 - 1975.

by French, Maurice

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Toowoomba, QLD: Darling Downs Institute Press, 1979. Hardback large wide octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), tables, black & white text-photos, maps, jacket little rubbed (minor edgewear, tiny hole fore-edge, small mark front cover), pages lightly toned, protected by brown paper backed semiarchival plastic sleeve 195 pp. Maurice French provides the first full-length study of an Australian building society. The book outlines the self-help philosophy of the Toowoomba Society, explores its inner workings, and portrays it key personalities. The story is supported by historical and architectural illustrations. The book will interest historians, economists, building society personnel, and anyone interested in the economic and social development of a major Queensland provincial city.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores AU (AU)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 0909306192
  • ISBN 13 9780909306199
  • Publisher Darling Downs Institute Press
  • Place of Publication Toowoomba, QLD
  • Date Published 1979
  • Keywords homes, architecture, australian history, business, finance, building societies, queensland, toowoomba

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A Century of Homemaking: A History of the Toowoomba Permanent Building Society 1875 - 1975

A Century of Homemaking: A History of the Toowoomba Permanent Building Society 1875 - 1975

by French, Maurice

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Darling Downs Institute Press, Toowoomba, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Australian History; ISBN: 0909306192. ISBN/EAN: 9780909306199. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 47245. . 9780909306199
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A Century of Homemaking: A History of the Toowoomba Permanent Building Society 1875-1975

by French, Maurice

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Toowoomba, Qld.: Darling Downs Institute Press, 1979. xvii, 195pp, illustrated with b/w photos, tables, appendices, bibliography, index. Or cl boards in dust-jacket. From the blurb, 'The book outlines the self-help philosophy of the Society, explores its inner workings, and portrays its key personalities. It depicts the company's rise to a position of pre-eminence in Queensland and links its continuing success with the prosperity and stability of the Darling Downs, one of Australia's richest regions'.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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