They Wished Upon A Star. A History of Southern Cross and Yilgarn.

225 pages, 16 pages of plates ; 23 cm. #0621 Gift inscription (from author?) on fep

Western Australia. Southern Cross region, to 1972  |  Southern Cross Region (W.A.) — History.

This excellent book has very little information on it, even on the State Library web site. It was published in 1972, 45 yrs ago. If you are interested in the Southern Cross and Yilgarn area you will find it very interesting. In the foreword by the Hon Lionel F Kelly, he states ‘This book is a historical gem, it would be difficult to find a single important event that has not been included. It is a true story interspersed with records which has resulted in a first class story which is easy to read.’

The book is divided into ten sections entitled:-

Early Exploration
Discovery of the Yilgarn Field
Frasers and Yilgarn Group
Wheat an Pastoral Activities
Mining
“Little Rats, A Hermit and Hoppers”
“Oil Hoax, Migrants and Murder”
Biographies
Yilgarn Today
The Depression