The Upper Yarra: An Illustrated History
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Nestled in the verdant foothills east of Melbourne, the Upper Yarra region harbours a rich and layered past that stretches from the days of Indigenous custodianship through the thundering era of timber-getters, gold seekers, and pioneering settlers. The Upper Yarra: An Illustrated History chronicles the dramatic transformation of this Victorian landscape, presenting a vivid tapestry of community life, industry, and natural heritage through rare archival photographs, maps, and detailed historical narrative. Brian Carroll documents the people and events that carved civilisation from dense mountain ash forests — the sawyers, the farmers, the railway builders — and the social fabric they wove in townships like Warburton, Yarra Junction, and Powelltown. Carroll writes with both scholarly rigour and an accessible warmth, ensuring that this volume serves as an invaluable record for historians and local residents alike. Published in 1988 to commemorate the Shire of Upper Yarra, the work stands as a significant contribution to Victorian regional historiography, illuminating how a remote river valley became a cradle of industry and community spirit. Rich in detail and evocative in tone, it raises the question of what other stories still lie buried beneath the tall timber and the winding river's edge.
Author: Brian Carroll
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, The Shire of Upper Yarra
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Nestled in the verdant foothills east of Melbourne, the Upper Yarra region harbours a rich and layered past that stretches from the days of Indigenous custodianship through the thundering era of timber-getters, gold seekers, and pioneering settlers. The Upper Yarra: An Illustrated History chronicles the dramatic transformation of this Victorian landscape, presenting a vivid tapestry of community life, industry, and natural heritage through rare archival photographs, maps, and detailed historical narrative. Brian Carroll documents the people and events that carved civilisation from dense mountain ash forests — the sawyers, the farmers, the railway builders — and the social fabric they wove in townships like Warburton, Yarra Junction, and Powelltown. Carroll writes with both scholarly rigour and an accessible warmth, ensuring that this volume serves as an invaluable record for historians and local residents alike. Published in 1988 to commemorate the Shire of Upper Yarra, the work stands as a significant contribution to Victorian regional historiography, illuminating how a remote river valley became a cradle of industry and community spirit. Rich in detail and evocative in tone, it raises the question of what other stories still lie buried beneath the tall timber and the winding river's edge.