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Rigby Ltd

October 21, 2023

Rigby Limited was an Australian book publisher, based in Adelaide. Their output consisted largely, but not exclusively, of Australian subjects, especially non-fiction, by Australian writers and artists.

History Edit

The founder Edit

William Charles Rigby (March 1834 – 14 July 1913)[1] was born in London. His parents had intended for him the life of a hatter, but he was attracted to bookselling, so was apprenticed to Parker & Sons of London and Oxford,[2] where George Robertson and Samuel Mullen (both became bookshop owners in Melbourne) were fellow workers.[a]

Thinking to make his fortune on the goldfields of Victoria, he purchased the 48-ton lugger Gem, previously associated with a yachting club at Ryde, Isle of Wight, and in 1853 set out for the colonies with his young wife Harriet and their son, her parents (Mr and Mrs Caple), sister Fanny Caple and a crew of seven, presumably including a navigator/captain; thirteen in all. A large crowd gathered at Southampton to witness the departure of the tiny craft. The voyage was long and hard, a total of 18 weeks, and at one point they were driven ashore, possibly on Kangaroo Island, but managed to get her free without damage. They entered Port Phillip Bay, sailed up the Yarra River without benefit of a pilot, and without following pratique, formalizing the voyage after the event. The crew disembarked and without waiting for their pay made off for Ballarat.

Rigby had intended the Gem for service on the Yarra, but found her unsuited to the purpose[3] (or was frustrated by years of litigation),[2] and eventually the little vessel was sold by auction for a fraction of her value, perhaps ending up in the South Australian coastal shipping fleet.

Rigby spent six years at the diggings without making his fortune, then moved to Adelaide, where in 1859, with five cases of stock to a total value of £229 16 7d., he opened a book shop at 53 Hindley Street, in those days the premier shopping strip. Set into the pavement in front of his shop were blue and white tiles, proclaiming "W. C. Rigby — Bookseller, Stationer, and Newsagent".[2] He had such an understanding of the literary tastes and commercial requirements of Adelaide that his business prospered and in 1875 he took the lease on vacant land at 74 King William Street,[4] and erected a new building, artistically decorated with oil paintings which were periodically refreshed.

In 1901 he was able to purchase the King William Street property freehold from the Montefiore estate for £4,000.[5] In 1909, at age 75, Rigby retired, and the business was sold to a limited liability company, registered in September 1909, retaining the name of the founder.[6]

He died at his home "St Heliers", 40 Third Avenue, East Adelaide, and his remains interred at the West Terrace Cemetery.

Family Edit

His wife Harriet died on 28 November 1872.[7] Their family included at least one son, W. J. Rigby (c. 1853 – 7 January 1894)[8] and three daughters: Mrs A. Ringwood, of Barnard Street, North Adelaide; Mrs Max Meth; and a Miss Rigby, of East Adelaide.[2] At least three daughters were born in Adelaide: Ada Harriet in 1863 (she died 1865), Ada in 1866 and Lilian in 1871. Lilian married Max George Meth (c. 1862 – 11 December 1947) in 1890. A son, Max W. Rigby-Meth, was an actor in England.[9]

Rigby Ltd Edit

 
King Wm / Grenfell streets in 1911

J. M. Bath joined the firm in September 1912, and the proprietors decided to realise its value, and sell the lease, while selling the business to George Fraser, of Sands & McDougall, with an eye to amalgamating the two companies. As a result of the Great War of 1914–18 nothing eventuated and on 1 May 1917 Fraser sold his shares to Bath, who negotiated a 30-year lease of the King William Street property, then in 1924 sold the building and lease to Army and Navy Stores, Ltd. In the meantime Bath secured the lease on Sandford's warehouse behind the shop, on Imperial Place, from which premises business continued to expand.[10]

In 1932 he purchased Herbert Small's Electrolux shop adjoining at 16 Grenfell Street,[11] and the Rundle Street branch of Cole's Book Arcade.[b]

Bath died in 1946 and V. M. Branson took over as managing director. The company began publishing textbooks for South Australian schools, followed by books of general interest by and for Australians. Branches were opened in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in the 1950s, with an up-to-date distribution centre in James Place, Adelaide. A Perth office opened in 1962.

In 1965 Horwitz and Rigby merged to become Australia’s largest publisher.[12][13]

In January 1967 Michael Page joined the company as its Publishing Manager. In 1973 the company changed owners and Branson left. During his reign the number of employees increased from 44 to over 200 and, towards the end, hundreds of new titles were published every year.[14]

In 1977 the Paul Hamlyn Group, through its Octopus Books subsidiary, purchased 10.48 per cent of Rigby's capital from "the Adelaide-based Motors Group, ... owned by entrepreneur Mr. W. H. Hayes", which was opposed by "Australia's other local publishers".[15]

By 1977 Rigby had become Australia's largest book publisher.[14]

In 1978-79 Hamlyn Group RCI (James Hardie Ltd) took over Rigby.[13][16][17][18][19] By 1984 all Rigby staff had been dismissed. It survived "for a while" as a subdivision of Reed Elsevier.[20]

People Edit

John Morley Bath (c. 1880 – 3 June 1946) became company secretary around 1917 and managing director from c. 1934.[21]

Vernon Mostyn Branson (1908 – 21 June 1992) was manager from 1946, managing director from 1950[22] to 1973. He was author of

  • V. M. Branson (1966) The Art of Ivor Hele
  • V. M. Branson (1976) The Rigby Saga
  • V. M. Branson (1981) The Golden Years of Apex 1956–1981 ISBN 9780909854102
  • V. M. Branson, W. B. C. Rutt (1982) Lead with a Watchful Eye: The Silver Jubilee of Guide Dogs in Australia ISBN 9780867700244
  • V. M. Branson (1983) Kooyonga 1923–1983, the Story of a Golf Club ISBN 9780959115208
  • Trevor Goulding, V. M. Branson (1988) Landmarks of Adelaide, A Sketchbook ISBN 9780867700558
  • Douglas Luck, V. M. Branson (1979) Sketches of Murray Bridge ISBN 9780959465204
also Clare and District Sketchbook (1974), Victor Harbor and District Sketchbook (1974), Southern Vales Sketchbook (1977), . . .

Book series Edit

  • Alcheringa Series[23] - published in association with Bill Onus's 1962 television series on ABC Television
  • Australian Men of Letters[24]
  • Australian Pocket Books[25]
  • Colourful Australia Series[26]
  • Fast Tracks[27]
  • Humphrey B. Bear Book[28]
  • Opal Young[29]
  • Rigby Field Guide Series
  • Rigby Instant Books[30][31]
  • Rigby Jumbo Instant Books
  • Rigby Opal Books[32][33]
  • Rigby Sketchbook Series[34]
  • Rigby Social Studies Series
  • Rigby's Pageant of Australia[35]
  • Rigby's Reading Development Series
  • Rigby Study Guide Series[36]
  • Seal Books[37][38]

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Not to be confused with the George Robertson of Angus & Robertson fame, this George Robertson founded Robertson & Co. of Little Collins Street, and Mullen founded Mullen, Melville, and Slade, which became Melville & Mullen. Robertson and Mullen first met while working in a bookshop in Dublin; Mullen, at least, later worked for Parker and Sons.
  2. ^ This was long after E. W. Cole's death, and the company's only outlet in Melbourne was a modest establishment on Swanston Street, the famous Book Arcade having been liquidated around 1925.

References Edit

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. L, no. 14, 967. South Australia. 15 July 1913. p. 1. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b c d V. M. Branson (7 July 1951). "Honor for booksellers". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 94, no. 28, 935. South Australia. p. 6. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Rigby's Business Established in 1859". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 12 July 1933. p. 18 (South Australian Register (Adelaide SA : 1839–1900)). Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The Week's News". Adelaide Observer. Vol. XXXII, no. 1765. South Australia. 31 July 1875. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Important Land Sale". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXVI, no. 16, 978. South Australia. 13 April 1901. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Advertising". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXIV, no. 19, 614. South Australia. 23 September 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. XXXVII, no. 8124. South Australia. 29 November 1872. p. 4. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. LIX, no. 14, 712. South Australia. 8 January 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ ""Variety" Is Right". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 27, no. 1, 363. South Australia. 9 July 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 30 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Army and Navy Storesm". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXIX, no. 25, 926. South Australia. 31 January 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 15 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Valuable City Property Sold". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 20 October 1932. p. 16. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ Nicholson, Joyce (June 2000). "A Difficult Trade: Interview". Australian Bookseller & Publisher. pp. 84–85.
  13. ^ a b Sheahan-Bright, Robyn (2005). To Market to Market: The Development of the Australian Children's Publishing Industry (Griffith thesis thesis). Griffith University.
  14. ^ a b (PDF). State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022. This document has not been used for early history of the business.
  15. ^ "Strong Opposition to Takeover Bid". Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 851. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 August 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 15 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ Haye, Valerie (1981). The Impact of Foreign Ownership on Australian Publishing in the 1970s (MA Thesis ed.). La Trobe University School of Social Sciences, Department of Politics.
  17. ^ Branson, Vern (October 1986). "Rigby Remembered". Australian Bookseller & Publisher. pp. 38–41.
  18. ^ Andrew Urban, "Rising star", The Australian Financial Review, 8 October 1995. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  19. ^ Glen Lewis, "It's Academic: Imperialism and the Australian Tertiary Book Industry", in: Albert Moran, ed., "The Art of Media Publishing", Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media & Culture, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1990. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  20. ^ Austlit. "Rigby | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Death of Mr J. Morley Bath". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 5 June 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 15 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ "Director". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 93, no. 28, 693. South Australia. 26 September 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 15 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ^ se:Alcheringa series, worldcat.org. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  24. ^ Henry Kendall : A Critical Appreciation with Brief Chronology and a Bibliography by Thomas Thornton Reid, austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  25. ^ Australian One-act Plays: Edited by Greg Branson. Book two, books.google.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  26. ^ se:Colourful Australia Series, worldcat.org. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  27. ^ Fast tracks II teacher's ideas book / Jan Pritchett, Sue Corish and Catherine Kennedy-Parker, nla.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  28. ^ Humphrey's visit to the zoo / [by Gordon A. Rule], nla.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  29. ^ se:Opal young, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  30. ^ Rigby Instant Books (Rigby Limited - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  31. ^ se:Rigby instant book, worldcat.org. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  32. ^ Rigby Opal Books (Rigby Ltd.) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  33. ^ Publication Series: Rigby Opal Books, isfdb.org. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  34. ^ The Rigby Sketchbook Series, hibeach.net. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  35. ^ Rigby's Pageant of Australia - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  36. ^ se:Rigby Study Guide Series, worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  37. ^ Seal Books (Rigby Limited) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  38. ^ Seal Books+ Rigby, worldcat.org. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

Further reading Edit

  • Michael Page,"Case-study: Rigby Limited", in: Craig Munro and Robyn Sheahan-Bright, eds., Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005, University of Queensland Press, 2006, pp. 41-43.

October 21, 2023
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Rigby Limited was an Australian book publisher based in Adelaide Their output consisted largely but not exclusively of Australian subjects especially non fiction by Australian writers and artists Contents 1 History 1 1 The founder 1 1 1 Family 1 2 Rigby Ltd 1 2 1 People 2 Book series 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further readingHistory EditThe founder Edit William Charles Rigby March 1834 14 July 1913 1 was born in London His parents had intended for him the life of a hatter but he was attracted to bookselling so was apprenticed to Parker amp Sons of London and Oxford 2 where George Robertson and Samuel Mullen both became bookshop owners in Melbourne were fellow workers a Thinking to make his fortune on the goldfields of Victoria he purchased the 48 ton lugger Gem previously associated with a yachting club at Ryde Isle of Wight and in 1853 set out for the colonies with his young wife Harriet and their son her parents Mr and Mrs Caple sister Fanny Caple and a crew of seven presumably including a navigator captain thirteen in all A large crowd gathered at Southampton to witness the departure of the tiny craft The voyage was long and hard a total of 18 weeks and at one point they were driven ashore possibly on Kangaroo Island but managed to get her free without damage They entered Port Phillip Bay sailed up the Yarra River without benefit of a pilot and without following pratique formalizing the voyage after the event The crew disembarked and without waiting for their pay made off for Ballarat Rigby had intended the Gem for service on the Yarra but found her unsuited to the purpose 3 or was frustrated by years of litigation 2 and eventually the little vessel was sold by auction for a fraction of her value perhaps ending up in the South Australian coastal shipping fleet Rigby spent six years at the diggings without making his fortune then moved to Adelaide where in 1859 with five cases of stock to a total value of 229 16 7d he opened a book shop at 53 Hindley Street in those days the premier shopping strip Set into the pavement in front of his shop were blue and white tiles proclaiming W C Rigby Bookseller Stationer and Newsagent 2 He had such an understanding of the literary tastes and commercial requirements of Adelaide that his business prospered and in 1875 he took the lease on vacant land at 74 King William Street 4 and erected a new building artistically decorated with oil paintings which were periodically refreshed In 1901 he was able to purchase the King William Street property freehold from the Montefiore estate for 4 000 5 In 1909 at age 75 Rigby retired and the business was sold to a limited liability company registered in September 1909 retaining the name of the founder 6 He died at his home St Heliers 40 Third Avenue East Adelaide and his remains interred at the West Terrace Cemetery Family Edit His wife Harriet died on 28 November 1872 7 Their family included at least one son W J Rigby c 1853 7 January 1894 8 and three daughters Mrs A Ringwood of Barnard Street North Adelaide Mrs Max Meth and a Miss Rigby of East Adelaide 2 At least three daughters were born in Adelaide Ada Harriet in 1863 she died 1865 Ada in 1866 and Lilian in 1871 Lilian married Max George Meth c 1862 11 December 1947 in 1890 A son Max W Rigby Meth was an actor in England 9 Rigby Ltd Edit nbsp King Wm Grenfell streets in 1911J M Bath joined the firm in September 1912 and the proprietors decided to realise its value and sell the lease while selling the business to George Fraser of Sands amp McDougall with an eye to amalgamating the two companies As a result of the Great War of 1914 18 nothing eventuated and on 1 May 1917 Fraser sold his shares to Bath who negotiated a 30 year lease of the King William Street property then in 1924 sold the building and lease to Army and Navy Stores Ltd In the meantime Bath secured the lease on Sandford s warehouse behind the shop on Imperial Place from which premises business continued to expand 10 In 1932 he purchased Herbert Small s Electrolux shop adjoining at 16 Grenfell Street 11 and the Rundle Street branch of Cole s Book Arcade b Bath died in 1946 and V M Branson took over as managing director The company began publishing textbooks for South Australian schools followed by books of general interest by and for Australians Branches were opened in Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane in the 1950s with an up to date distribution centre in James Place Adelaide A Perth office opened in 1962 In 1965 Horwitz and Rigby merged to become Australia s largest publisher 12 13 In January 1967 Michael Page joined the company as its Publishing Manager In 1973 the company changed owners and Branson left During his reign the number of employees increased from 44 to over 200 and towards the end hundreds of new titles were published every year 14 In 1977 the Paul Hamlyn Group through its Octopus Books subsidiary purchased 10 48 per cent of Rigby s capital from the Adelaide based Motors Group owned by entrepreneur Mr W H Hayes which was opposed by Australia s other local publishers 15 By 1977 Rigby had become Australia s largest book publisher 14 In 1978 79 Hamlyn Group RCI James Hardie Ltd took over Rigby 13 16 17 18 19 By 1984 all Rigby staff had been dismissed It survived for a while as a subdivision of Reed Elsevier 20 People Edit John Morley Bath c 1880 3 June 1946 became company secretary around 1917 and managing director from c 1934 21 Vernon Mostyn Branson 1908 21 June 1992 was manager from 1946 managing director from 1950 22 to 1973 He was author of V M Branson 1966 The Art of Ivor Hele V M Branson 1976 The Rigby Saga V M Branson 1981 The Golden Years of Apex 1956 1981 ISBN 9780909854102 V M Branson W B C Rutt 1982 Lead with a Watchful Eye The Silver Jubilee of Guide Dogs in Australia ISBN 9780867700244 V M Branson 1983 Kooyonga 1923 1983 the Story of a Golf Club ISBN 9780959115208 Trevor Goulding V M Branson 1988 Landmarks of Adelaide A Sketchbook ISBN 9780867700558 Douglas Luck V M Branson 1979 Sketches of Murray Bridge ISBN 9780959465204also Clare and District Sketchbook 1974 Victor Harbor and District Sketchbook 1974 Southern Vales Sketchbook 1977 Book series EditAlcheringa Series 23 published in association with Bill Onus s 1962 television series on ABC Television Australian Men of Letters 24 Australian Pocket Books 25 Colourful Australia Series 26 Fast Tracks 27 Humphrey B Bear Book 28 Opal Young 29 Rigby Field Guide Series Rigby Instant Books 30 31 Rigby Jumbo Instant Books Rigby Opal Books 32 33 Rigby Sketchbook Series 34 Rigby Social Studies Series Rigby s Pageant of Australia 35 Rigby s Reading Development Series Rigby Study Guide Series 36 Seal Books 37 38 Notes Edit Not to be confused with the George Robertson of Angus amp Robertson fame this George Robertson founded Robertson amp Co of Little Collins Street and Mullen founded Mullen Melville and Slade which became Melville amp Mullen Robertson and Mullen first met while working in a bookshop in Dublin Mullen at least later worked for Parker and Sons This was long after E W Cole s death and the company s only outlet in Melbourne was a modest establishment on Swanston Street the famous Book Arcade having been liquidated around 1925 References Edit Family Notices The Express and Telegraph Vol L no 14 967 South Australia 15 July 1913 p 1 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia a b c d V M Branson 7 July 1951 Honor for booksellers The Advertiser Adelaide Vol 94 no 28 935 South Australia p 6 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Rigby s Business Established in 1859 The Advertiser Adelaide South Australia 12 July 1933 p 18 South Australian Register Adelaide SA 1839 1900 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia The Week s News Adelaide Observer Vol XXXII no 1765 South Australia 31 July 1875 p 7 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Important Land Sale The Register Adelaide Vol LXVI no 16 978 South Australia 13 April 1901 p 7 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Advertising The Register Adelaide Vol LXXIV no 19 614 South Australia 23 September 1909 p 2 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Family Notices South Australian Register Vol XXXVII no 8124 South Australia 29 November 1872 p 4 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Family Notices South Australian Register Vol LIX no 14 712 South Australia 8 January 1894 p 4 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Variety Is Right The Mail Adelaide Vol 27 no 1 363 South Australia 9 July 1938 p 4 Retrieved 30 December 2022 via National Library of Australia Army and Navy Storesm The Register Adelaide Vol LXXXIX no 25 926 South Australia 31 January 1924 p 6 Retrieved 15 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Valuable City Property Sold The Advertiser Adelaide South Australia 20 October 1932 p 16 Retrieved 14 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Nicholson Joyce June 2000 A Difficult Trade Interview Australian Bookseller amp Publisher pp 84 85 a b Sheahan Bright Robyn 2005 To Market to Market The Development of the Australian Children s Publishing Industry Griffith thesis thesis Griffith University a b Rigby Limited publishers BRG 12 PDF State Library of South Australia Archived from the original PDF on 14 February 2022 Retrieved 15 February 2022 This document has not been used for early history of the business Strong Opposition to Takeover Bid Canberra Times Vol 51 no 14 851 Australian Capital Territory Australia 10 August 1977 p 26 Retrieved 15 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Haye Valerie 1981 The Impact of Foreign Ownership on Australian Publishing in the 1970s MA Thesis ed La Trobe University School of Social Sciences Department of Politics Branson Vern October 1986 Rigby Remembered Australian Bookseller amp Publisher pp 38 41 Andrew Urban Rising star The Australian Financial Review 8 October 1995 Retrieved 17 June 2023 Glen Lewis It s Academic Imperialism and the Australian Tertiary Book Industry in Albert Moran ed The Art of Media Publishing Continuum The Australian Journal of Media amp Culture Vol 4 No 1 1990 Retrieved 17 June 2023 Austlit Rigby AustLit Discover Australian Stories www austlit edu au Retrieved 29 December 2022 Death of Mr J Morley Bath The Advertiser Adelaide South Australia 5 June 1946 p 4 Retrieved 15 February 2022 via National Library of Australia Director The Advertiser Adelaide Vol 93 no 28 693 South Australia 26 September 1950 p 6 Retrieved 15 February 2022 via National Library of Australia se Alcheringa series worldcat org Retrieved 12 March 2023 Henry Kendall A Critical Appreciation with Brief Chronology and a Bibliography by Thomas Thornton Reid austlit edu au Retrieved 13 March 2023 Australian One act Plays Edited by Greg Branson Book two books google com Retrieved 13 March 2023 se Colourful Australia Series worldcat org Retrieved 17 June 2023 Fast tracks II teacher s ideas book Jan Pritchett Sue Corish and Catherine Kennedy Parker nla gov au Retrieved 13 March 2023 Humphrey s visit to the zoo by Gordon A Rule nla gov au Retrieved 13 March 2023 se Opal young worldcat org Retrieved 16 March 2023 Rigby Instant Books Rigby Limited Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 12 March 2023 se Rigby instant book worldcat org Retrieved 12 March 2023 Rigby Opal Books Rigby Ltd Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 16 March 2023 Publication Series Rigby Opal Books isfdb org Retrieved 12 March 2023 The Rigby Sketchbook Series hibeach net Retrieved 12 March 2023 Rigby s Pageant of Australia Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 12 March 2023 se Rigby Study Guide Series worldcat org Retrieved 20 May 2023 Seal Books Rigby Limited Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 12 March 2023 Seal Books Rigby worldcat org Retrieved 12 March 2023 Further reading EditMichael Page Case study Rigby Limited in Craig Munro and Robyn Sheahan Bright eds Paper Empires A History of the Book in Australia 1946 2005 University of Queensland Press 2006 pp 41 43 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rigby Ltd amp oldid 1170777672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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