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From Tents & Tin Huts to Timber Houses & Tiger Snakes - Soldier Settlers' Stories from Hawkesdale, Macarthur & Penshurst by James Affleck (Editor)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Local Nonfiction
Stories of soldier settlement in the Hawkesdale, Macarthur and Penshurst districts of South West Victoria as told by the settlers themselves and their descendants from the time of moving on to blocks with a tin hut or tent to live in until the each block was developed into a working farmstead. Many sett ...Show more
Soldiering On - Caramut and the Soldier Settlement Movement: Incorporating Plenty of Possums by James Affleck (Editor)
$49.99 AUD
Category: Local Nonfiction
Soldiering On: Caramut and the Soldier Settlement Movement is a compilation of stories of the soldier settler families in the area who sent their children to Caramut State School from 1949 onwards. The first estate was Boortkoi in December 1948, followed by other estates over the next ten years or so, N ...Show more
Tarrone Estate - Soldier Settlement by James Affleck (Editor); Tarrone Families (Contribution by)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Local Nonfiction
The Soldier Settlement Commission purchased 23,373 acres of Tarrone Station from the Boyd Brothers in February 1947, fully stocked with sheep, cattle and horses. The first wool clip was sufficient to cover the cost. The first portion of fourteen holdings was subdivided in December 1947 and occupied in M ...Show more
Yalla-Y-Poora on the Fiery Creek When the Cannon's Roar Was Stilled by James Affleck (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Local Nonfiction
Stories of soldier settler families who settled on the Yalla-y-Poora Estate after World War II and the community they created.The sixth book in James Affleck's series on post World War II settlement in the Western District of Victoria.
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