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

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Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book edges and corners. Light foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket has small tears and creasing at top edge. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a glossy protective cover. Interior and binding are still excellent.

The district of Melville takes its name from Melville Water, which James Stirling named in 1827 during his first visit to 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)