Making A Home: A History of Castlemaine Tapa blanda - 2014

North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2014. MINT - a NEW copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and several black & white maps. xii, 262 pages. People came to Castlemaine in great numbers from the 1850s in search of the world-renowned gold of Forest Creek. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Fewer fortunes were made than hopes were dashed, yet the town did become home for many of these adventurers. This is the story of what happened to those earlier people, of the homelessness that they brought with them from far away, and yet of how some managed to make a home. It is about a particular place and time, and it is also the quintessential Australian settlement story. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . New. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback.