To Broken Hill and Back by McNally, Ward ( Aka Clifford Douglas Keane ) - 1975

Widescope International Publishers, Camberwell, Victoria, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Ron Bentlry -- Photographer. 500 grammes; 100 pages. Olive coloured endpapers. Illustrated title page, being a photograph of Broken Hill in the early 20th century. The text is illustrated with both contemporary and modern black-and-white photographs. Olive coloured boards with white writing on the spine. Rubbing to the head and to the heel of the spine. Rubbing and bumping to the book corners and shelfwear to the lower book edges, and there is a mark to the front board, lower edge. The rear endpaper has been slightly scuffed. Illustrated dust wrapper, by Pro Hart, with white writing on the front panel and spine. There is light rubbing to the top and bottom of the dustjacket, with no other damage to report. A history of a mining town in far west New South Wales -- Broken Hill. The history encompasses not only the grand days of early Broken Hill, but also the days when Broken Hill was effectively put on the scrap heap due to the closure of one of its mines -- South Mine; and its resurrection due to a band of certain citizens who ".... did not subscribe to that viewpoint. Men who had previously grown-up and worked at Broken Hill, they were not convinced that the South Mine had been worked-out and, despite ridicule, stern opposition and many heart-stopping encounters, succeeded beyond their most optimistic dreams." -- from the front fold over blurb. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ron Bentlry -- Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Photography; Mining; New South Wales; ISBN: 0869320033. ISBN/EAN: 9780869320037. Inventory No: 0228353. . 9780869320037