The City of Melville: From Bushland to Expanding Metropolis by Malcolm Uren

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book edges and corners. Previous owner has signed inside page. Interior and binding are still excellent. Dust jacket has small tears and creasing at top edge.

The district of Melville takes its name from Melville Water which was named in 1827 by James Stirling when he first visited the Swan River. (Chapter 1).

The purpose of this book is to record the dramatic development of the district and to unfold the human story of the people who were pioneers of Melville and often under difficult circumstances, laid the foundations of the progress that followed. (Preface)