Ian Itter ASRP

ABOUT US

Ian Itter is a retired engineering tradesman who has taken a keen interest in writing about Australian History and in making available to all, some of our most rare  books based on historical events. Ian has a passion for bringing to life some of those untold and obscure stories about people who in each of their own ways make up the history of our Australia.  Included in these pages are,  a total list of books produced and section pages covering the finished publications \

Some of the small booklets are available as FREE downloads, suitable  for reading on an electronic tablet or a computer, while the more comprehensive books are offered for sale.

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For a complete list of books, click here

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FRED WOLSELEY

FRED WOLSELEY: A MAN OF MANY PARTS

 SECOND RELEASE NOW AVAILABLE

This publication is a definitive account of the Australian life of Frederick York Wolseley, a man who came to our shores from his native land of Ireland, became a respected Pastoralist and Squatter in the New South Wales Riverina, southern Queensland and the western regions of New South Wales. He had an inventive and enquiring mind, and went on to become the creator of the first practical sheep shearing machine in Australia. He was a pioneer in the drilling of the great Artesian Basin and is the man that launched Herbert Austin into his life as the creator of one of the first English motor cars. After being dismissed from the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. Ltd. of England he returned to Australia and became involved in rural activities again by acquiring a property in the NSW Blue mountains with his nephew. The book details his marriage and the final return trip to England where he died in 1899.

Written to record for all Australians the life of this most important pioneer, this book makes excellent reading for collectors of Wolseley gear, Wolseley and Austin Motor cars and anyone interested in our rural history.

This book contains the genealogical family tree’s of : Frederick York Wolseley, Gavin Ralston Caldwell, John Bagwell Greagh and Herbert Austin.

Released October 2008   (Over two hundred copies sold in the first month)

Compiled by Ian J. Itter.

ISBN  978-0-9805392-0-2

Price $65 Australian plus postage

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WOLSELEY – LETTERS CONCERNING FRED

 

By Field Marshal, Viscount Wolseley

This book is an offshoot of the “Man of Many Parts” publication. It contains transcripts of thirty-two letters written by Garnet Wolseley to his family members that contain references to “Frederick York Wolseley an Australian squatter and pastoralist, inventor and entrepreneur”. This book contains the genealogical family tree’s of : Frederick York Wolseley, Gavin Ralston Caldwell, John Bagwell Greagh. Copyright is held by the Walgett Historical Society.

Compiled by Ian J. Itter.

ISBN 978-0-646-48076-3

Price $40 Australian plus postage

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WOLSELEY - THE WALGETT COLLECTION 

This book is an offshoot of the “Man of Many Parts” publication. It contains a photographic record of artifacts that are held by the Walgett and District Historical Society pertaining to the time that Frederick York Wolseley held the Euroka and Elmina Stations. This book contains photographs of the experimantal sheep shearing handpieces, Robert Savage’s patented earth scoop and Frederick’s earth scoop. Copyright is held by the Walgett Historical Society.

Compiled by Ian J. Itter.

ISBN 978-0-9805392-7-1

Price $40 Australian,  plus postage

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FRED WOLSELEY – THE EUROKA CASHBOOK

This booklet is a TRANSCRIPTION  of the 1878 – 88 Wolseley’s Euroka Station Cashbook. It was transcribed to retrieve facts to support the known stories.

Click on this Filename to Download – Frederick Wolseley – The Euroka Cash Book

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HERBERT AUSTIN

HERBERT AUSTIN - NEW PERSPECTIVE ON HIS WOLSELEY YEARS

SECOND RELEASE NOW AVAILABLE

This book, by John Brindley and Norman Painting, both of Birmingham, UK. is the definitive work on Austin’s time spent with the Wolseley organisations. Commencing from his employment by Frederick York Wolseley in Melbourne through his involvement with the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. Ltd, the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Co, the creation of one of the first two cars produced in England, through to the commencement of his own car Co. “The Austin Motor Co.” Compiled from the comapny records of the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. It details the events, and the developments and achievements of the most remarkable man, in a most pleasing way.

ISBN 978-0-9805392-7-1

Price $45 Australian, plus postage

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HERBERT AUSTIN - A MELBOURNE MECHANIC 

This book, compiled by Ian Itter, relates the story of Herbert Austin and the time he spent in Melbourne. It covers the story of his arrival in Melbourne, with his Uncle Walter Simpson, a personal letter from his Mother, the places he worked, the meeting up with Fred Wolseley, his transfer to North Shore Sydey, his return to England as an employee of the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. Ltd. It then gives the story of starting his own Motor Co. and the height of achievement, that company contributed in two world wars.

A large number of his Patent drawings  have been included, covering Australia, England and the USA. This book is a must for Shearing Collectors, Historians and British motor car enthusiasts.

ISBN 978-0-9805392-8-8

Price $40 Australian, plus postage

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HERBERT AUSTIN  K.B.E. – HIS LIFE STORY 

Transcribed from the original article that appeared in “The Autocar ” magazine in the U.K. which appeared over two editions of the magazine in 1929. Compiled directly from an interview with Lord Austin. Previously unavailable in libraries in Australia, this book now gives access to the Austin car enthusiast.

ISBN 978-0-9805392-9-5

Price $65 Australian, plus postage

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HERBERT AUSTIN – THE OLD MAN

This short history of Herbert Austin was originally prepared in England in 1983 for the 50th anniversary of the “Austin Ex-Apprentices Assosiation.

It was compiled by Austin employee, Mr. Freddie Henry.

It was decided to replicat a copy of the original in Australia, have it printed and digitised and apply an ISBN to ensure its preservation for future generations of people interested in this most remarkable and famous engineering entrepreneur.

Today there are many Austin car clubs and individual Austin enthusiasts throughout the world, each with their own stories, experiences and memorabilia of the many Austin products still in existance. This publication should enhance their collections.

HERBERT AUSTIN – THE OLD MAN

ISBN – 978-0-9805392-1-9  

Price $65 Australian, plus postage

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 THE MAN AND THE INDUSTRY – REVISITED

Based primarily upon a small leaflet publication released by the Lister Shearing Machine Co.,  called “The Man and the Industry” This new publication expands the original text with other relevant writings and articles about James Davidson, enhanced photographs  have been added.

ISBN 978-0-9805392-3-3

Price $40 Australian, plus postage

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 AFTER MANY DAYS – REVISITED 

This book is a new transcription of an Australian Classic. It is the story of the early settlement of Western Victoria in which the author gives extra mention to names and places, thereby making the book of interest to many local historians. It tells of the early settlement by the Henty family, the commencement of Steeple  Jumping. His efforts to settle in Queensland, his involvement with both Aboriginals and Bushrangers make interesting reading. Managing the famous property “Brookong” he tells of early efforts when that Station was the largest in the eastern Riverina.

Price for this limited Edition $65.00 AUS,  plus Postage

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AFTER MANY YEARS   

    Also known as “My Regious Experiences”

This book is a transcript of the original manuscript held by the Mitchell Library in Sydney. It was never published in book form. It contains references to early Squatters and properties. It details the period of his life from the time when he was ordained as a Church of England Clergyman, servicing the areas of Albury, Urana, and Jerilderie in southern NSW. It records his being called an “Infidel” as to the teachings of the Church of Engalnd and his reply. It contains the full text of his sermon called “Our Father” and additional articles taken from newspapers.

ISBN 978-0-9805392-5-7

Price $60 Australian, plus postage

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SERPENTINE CREEK STATION

A short history of the Serpentine Creek Station : a now non-extant pastoral run and cattle and sheep station that was located at Bears Lagoon, Victoria, Australia.

This document is a compilation of many works and articles centred around the core work of Gwen Twigg of Bears Lagoon, Victoria, Australia who commenced compiling details in 1992. Other original material supplied by Sue Womersley of Hawthorn, Melbourne, Jacqueline Terry of Kent, England. Revised 2006

ISBN 0-646-46483-3

Compiled by Ian J. Itter.

Price $40 Australian plus postage

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LANGLOH  PARKER – YANGA AND BANGATE  STATIONS

This Booklet is abrief history on the life of Langloh Parker. It details his involvement on both Yanga and Bangate Stations. Langloh Parker and his three brothers managed the Yanga Station properties at Balranald in the Riverina area of NSW for their uncle Augustus Morris in the years 1854 through to 1859.  After Augustus Morris sold these properties,  three of the Parker’s took up other stations. Langloh later moved to Bangate station 120 kilometres north of Walgett and acquired other properties in  NSW and Queensland in partnership with with Fred Wolseley and Vincent Dowling, they acquired land in Western Queensland and are now remembered as important Queensland Pioneers.

Incomplete project

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ROBERT SAVAGE – A VICTORIAN PIONEER AND INVENTOR    

Robert Savage

Robert Savage was one of the earliest people who came over to the Port Phillip District of NSW from Van Diemans Land (Tasmania). He came across the Strait in 1840 in one of Henty’s boats and took up a Run at Nangeela near Casterton in Western Victoria with H. P. Dana, Dana and his brother setup the Native Police.  He later became Clerk of Courts at  The Grange, now known as Hamilton. he had several positions with the Public Service as a Stock Inspector, one place being at Moama near where he lived at Echuca.  He worked with Frederick Wolseley on an early version of rotary wool clipping handpiece and held the first patent jointly with Mr. Wolseley. This machine was unsuccessful and  Wolseley scrapped the idea in favour of the reciprocating action of the Handpiece. Robert Savage was a great contributor to The Australian and The Passtoralists Review, becoming the Rural Editor of  the Pastoalists review. Savage was an inventor , and holds several patents for various inventions. The main and most successful creation was the “Savage Earth Scoop” which is on display at the Walgett and District Historical Society in Walgett. He designed a Torpedo to help protect the Port Phillip Bay “Heads” when we were being threatened by the Russians. Other inventions some not completed were “Improvements for Puddling and Washing Gold. An Improved Vacuum Steam Pump, an improved Railway Tip Truck and a method of “breaking Stones”  He wrote extensive newspaper articles and was one of the instigators for an Agrucultural Model farm and was on the formation Committee for the Australian Agricultural Society which staged the first Melbourne Show. His life has passed with very little compiled to illustrate some of his achievemnts.. He is buried with his wife in the St. Kilda cemetary.

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HISTORY OF THE LORDS OF ITTER

 A short Historical record on the Lords to Itter, (Herren zu Itter ) an excellent ancient house known out of antiquity. Transcribed from the original 1740 book held in Cassell, Germany. An excellent reference book for any student of the Middle Ages or persons interested in that period.

Compiled by Ian J. Itter.

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Price $80 AUS plus postage

Available on CD Price on application

Web page Address :- http://www.itter.org/

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A  COLONIAL  REFORMER  – REVISITED

Thomas Alexander Browne – Rolf Boldrewood

Currently Under Completion

Click on this Filename to Download  - A Colonial Reformer – Revisited_Online Version

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OLD MELBOURNE MEMORIES – REVISITED

This is the true story of  an early Victorian Sqatter and Pastoralist Thomas Alexander Brown, who came to the then Port Phillip District of NSW  from Sydney in 1840 . He then proceeded to the Western District and took up a Cattle Station. he later took up Murrabit Station at Lake Boga . He was at one time a Police Magistrate, and a Gold Rush,  Commissioner at Gulgong. He later took up another station, Bundidgery near Narrandera in the NSW Riverina District. he is best known under his pseudonem of Rolf  Boldrewood, under which he wrote many Australian novels and several Non Fiction publications, such as this one. “Old Melbourne Memories”  His best known work was “Robbery Under Arms”  he added an e to his suname in 1860. to become Thomas Alexander Browne

 

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ROBERT SAVAGE – AGRICULTURE IN VICTORIA – 1873 – 1874

Robert Savage

Robert Savage was an original occupier of land in the NSW province of Port Phillip. He started off as a pastoralist, witnessing the early settlement and the displacement of the local Aboriginal Tribes.

He moved on to become a Public Servant, occupying several positions from Clerk of Courts to Stock Inspector. He began writing articles for the Melbourne Argus newspaper, and dabbled in no small way in inventions. he worked with Frederick Wolseley on the Shearing machine and his Earth Scoops.

Robert Savage – Agriculture in Victoria – 1873

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THOMAS BROWNE’S MURRABIT STATION

This is the story of the time spent by Thomas Alexander Browne during his ownership of the Murrabit Pastoral Station at Lake Boga in Northern Victoria.

This large station which covered many square miles included along with other lakes, Lake Boga, which became well known as a flying boat repair base during the second world war.

Browne, who later became famous as one of early Australia’s most influential writers of both fiction and non fiction books, and press articles, took up the Murrabit Run in 1858 and ran it for five years before facing financial difficulties which forces him to relenquish the property.

Writing under the pen name of Rolf Boldrewood, Browne achieved lasting fame with his book Robbery Under Arms which was widely read in both England and Australia.

Compiled from documents existing in several libraries, this book brings together in one publication the story of a small part of Browne’s colourful life.

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SERPENTINE CREEK STATION

Price $65 Australian, plus postage

This is the story of the Serpentine Creek Station, which was established in 1843.  It was named by John Bear and became a Pastoral Run for Cattle and Sheep. The homestead was located at Bears Lagoon in northern Victoria.

It was one of the first permanent water supplies in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales and later on became a substantial livestock fattening area for animals that were headed for slaughter to provide food for those working on the Goldfields

This document is a compilation of many works and articles centred around the core work of Gwen Twigg of  Bears Lagoon, in 1992 and other original material supplied by Sue Womersley of Hawthorn, Melbourne and Jacqueline Terry of Kent, England

Compiled by Ian Itter of Swan Hill, Victoria

ISBN  0-646-46483-3

Published by the East Loddon Historical Society in 2006

Click on this Filename to Download :-  Serpentine Creek Station

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JOHN ETTERSHANK – THE RED BRICK WOOLSHED

John Ettershank – The Red Brick Woolshed

This is the story behind the construction of the Red Brick Woolshed which is located seven kilometres north of the central Victorian town of Serpentine.

Constructed by pioneer John Ettershank, Civil Engineer, Stock and Station Agent, Pastoralist and Farmer. He was an inventor credited with designing, manufacturing and patenting the first mechanical shearing handpiece.

This story is one of perserverence and sadness, and illustrates the exceptional quality of our Scottish pioneers and forebears.

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The above publications are available direct from the contributor, who can be contacted on Email: itter.ij@gmail.com