MINING West Australian

• 96 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm #031024 AS NEW COPY!
• “Red dirt, intense heat, and hordes of flies; the Australian Outback is one of the harshest environments in the world. But this did not stop early settlers from attempting to make a living in the desert in the search for gold and the chance at a better life. Now the mining boom has created specialised camps with fly-in, fly-out workers, leaving once-booming settlements to disappear off the map forever. In this beautifully photographed book, author and award-winning photographer Erin Jordan captures these unique places that have been abandoned and left behind. Erin travels through some of the most remote areas in Australia, uncovering forgotten towns and exploring the stories left behind. Each photo gives us a glimpse into what life was like living in some of the toughest and most remote places in Australia.”
• Middle of Nowhere
• The Road Paved with Gold
• Life in Gwalia
• Yamarna Station
• Tarcoola
• Returning West
• The Mining Town’s Plight
• Bibliography.
• Ghost towns — Western Australia
• Abandoned buildings — Western Australia
• Architecture and history — Western Australia
• Communities — Western Australia
• Photography & photographs
• Travel & holiday
• Western Australia — Social life and customs — 20th century
• Western Australia — Rural conditions — 20th century