Sandstone: From Gold to Wool and Back Again: A District History by Sally L Senior

Book Description

Secondhand. Fine condition.

Sandstone, a small town in the East Murchison goldfield of Western Australia, on the edge of the dry desert interior, has led a chequered life, but unlike most gold mining towns that sprang up in the early 1900s, it didn't just fade away.

This book, commissioned to celebrate the centenary of the registration of the first gold mining lease in 1895, endeavours to recount the life of the area, tracing its history from the original inhabitants, the Aboriginals, through the explorers, early prospectors, miners, pastoralists, and another generation of miners, up until the 21st century when gold mining seems set to boom once more. (back cover)