Book Description
Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has inscribed inside front cover, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker.
A chronicle of the Bates family and other European pioneering families in the Eastern Wheatbelt town of Merredin from 1896 onwards. This book describes aspects of life in this harsh and often unforgiving land and provides an enjoyable snapshot into the lives of some of the early settlers and the hardships and joys they experienced.
This book includes a remarkable collection of family photographic memorabilia.