Hiraeth: A History of the Welsh and the Welsh Free Church in Western Australia by Susan Hart

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, with all book corners now protected with book tape. Faint marks on foredges. Mark on inside back cover and blank last page. Inscribed by author.

A record of the history of the Welsh Free Church within the broader context of the Welsh community in Western Australia.

The book highlights the role of the Welsh in the life of the state and the depth of feeling that Welsh people have for their homeland, its language and culture. The Welsh Free Church has nurtured their love of song, emphasised the religiosity and spiritual nature of the migrants and has had an impact on the wider society.

Chapters cover pre-1904; Anne Farmer, one of the first Welsh-born people to arrive in 1829; and other early Welsh pioneers, including the Owens family, the early years, the interwar period, the postwar boom, the changing times of the 60s and 70s, and into the future.