Along the Plank Road: Through Njookenbooroo to Scarborough Beach by Maud Thomas

Book Description

Secondhand. Fair condition. Significant wear to book corners and edges. All corners are now now protected with book tape.Marks on front and back covers.Previous owner has signed inside front cover, now covered with blank white sticker. Blank ex libris bookplate sticker used to cover pricing on blank page. Title page has had blank outer right side removed. Rare copy.

This local history takes you through the gradual development of an area on the way to Scarborough Beach, along Plank Road, in the early 20th century. The area covered 7.4km from Main St to Scarborough Beach Road and 2km on each side of Scarborough Beach Road.

Approximately 3,000 hectares of land, with as few as 200 houses and three schools, were opened between 1894 and 1955. They were the Roman Catholic Industrial School at Glendalough (1894-1919), the Seventh Day Adventist School in Osborne Park (1900-1910), and Njookenbooroo State School (1914-1955). (Introduction)

This book portrays the growth from primary industries to a light industrial area and modern suburbs. A social history with few dates and figures. It tells the story of the everyday life of early residents.