Ghost Towns of Australia by George Farwell

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Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book edges and corners. Foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket has some minor tearing to top corners and is now enclosed in protective plastic covering. Interior and binding are still very good.

Despite its comparatively short history of white settlement, the map of Australia is dotted with the names of towns that are now little more than ruins.

Some were killed when gold petered out. Some languished when a lack of rain and erosion forced farmers off the surrounding marginal lands. And some just died.

Towns in Australia that had ceased to exist by the 1970s include: Waukaringa, Hammond, Thackaringa, Silverton, Mount Gipps, Milparinka, Tibooburra, Innamincka, Tallangatta, Clunes, Pipeclay, Hill End, Port Douglas, Bloomfield River, Cooktown, Palmer River, Croydon, Karumba, Burketown, Borroloola, Port Essington, Halls Creek and Port Arthur.