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Kimberley
Scenes is a collection of material
written by people who were involved in
Kimberley exploration, prospecting and
pastoral enterprise in the 1880s and
1890s. Much of the material deals with
the gold rush of 1886, providing rare
insight into the events and hardships
that marked the short-lived rush. The
written material is complemented by
numerous photographs.
The seventeen individual items presented in Kimberley Scenes include letters written by Glin Layman to his family at Wonnerup House (WA), the rough diary of R.T.S. Wolfe (after whom Wolfe Creek Crater was named) and the reminiscences of August Lucanus, Donald Swan and 'Black' Pat Durack. Taken
as a whole, the book offers the best
collection of early Kimberley material
currently available outside the State
Records Office of Western
Australia. Where necessary, it has
been annotated by Dr Cathie Clement, an
authority on the history of Australia's
north-west. Kimberley Scenes is
thus not only an interesting and
informative book but also a thoroughly
reliable source for those interested in
Australian history.
ISBN 0 85905 145
5 1991, Hard Cover,
145mm x 222mm, 310pp, illustrated,
550grams, $40.00
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POST All Hesperian Press books are printed
on quality paper and will not discolour with age. They are section
sewn, the pages will not drop out and the binding will not crack.
This book is made to last.
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