From the Castlemaine Diggings to Toorak: The Life and Times of Sir John Michael Higgins by Frank R South

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Author has inscribed inside page.

Born on the Goldfields near Castlemaine in 1862, Higgins became an expert in metallurgy and the wool industry. During WWI, he played a major role in the Allied cause in totally reorganising Australia's two most important industries onto a war footing, yet this is his first biography. (publisher blurb)