Nannine by the Lake: A Story of the First Town on the Murchison Goldfields by P R Heydon

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Body text and binding are still very good.

Nannine by the Lake is a story of the first township on the Murchison Goldfields, proclaimed by His Excellency Alexander Campbell Onslow, Administrator of the Government in the Colony of Western Australia, and signed by George Shenton, Colonial Secretary, on Thursday, 24 September 1891.

The story tells of the finding of gold and the later controversy surrounding its discoverers. It describes the little town in its early days and the nearby settlements, small though they were, and tells down-to-earth stories of the inhabitants. The newspaper editors' descriptions of their first trip to Nannine will live forever. The little town no longer exists, but the stories remain as a monument. (back cover)