Lonely for My Land: Tales of Karratha Station and the Nor' West by Tish Lees

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker.

As one of the earliest properties pioneered north of the twenty-sixth parallel in the Roebourne district of the Pilbara, Karratha Station harbours a fascinating history.

The 120,000 hectares, with its sixty-five kilometres of coastal boundary, was a utopia to the Leslie family, who lived there from 1929 to 1966, and the aboriginal community with whom they shared their lives.

Cyclones, drought and fire, brought devastation, WWII brought deprivation, and an atomic explosion nearby brought anxiety. But in a physically challenging climate, the joy of rain, music, laughter and working the land they loved brought reward.

Adults formed Tish's world, and Aboriginal children were her companions, animals her soulmates.

"In Lonely for My Land, Tish Lees' captivating narrative brings to life an era and area of the outback before industrialisation. Since then, mining has reshaped the Pilbara District of Western Australia.Tish Lees has given generously of her time and energy to make sure that this book is worthy of the people whom it commemorates. This is a story that is well worth having" Geoffrey Bolton