Wheels of Progress: History of the Road Transport Industry in Western Australia 1829-1983 by Dennis Hancock

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Chipping to book edges. Mark on right foredge. Dust jacket has been attacked by insects, with damage to edges. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective cover. Body text and binding are still very good.

No task was more vital for Western Australia's European colonisation than a communication system to open up a vast, empty land with harsh terrain and extremes of climate.

It was tackled over the years by horse, camel, and donkey teams, by stagecoach drivers, and eventually by motor truck operators.

Commissioned by the West Australian Road Transport Association (Inc)