Key Details:
Title: Cattlemen to Commuters
Author: Susan Priestley
Publisher: John Ferguson, Sydney
Year of Publication: 1979
Edition: First Edition
Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket (protected in removable wrap)
Pages: 205
Language: English
Genre: Australian Local History / Non-fiction
ISBN: 0 909134 17 0
Mini Story:
From bushland to suburbia—this is the detailed and engaging story of the transformation of Victoria’s Mulgrave district into what is now the City of Waverley. Historian Susan Priestley traces more than a century of evolution, community, and progress, capturing the essence of local lives shaped by settlement, roads, rail, and rapid growth. An essential volume for collectors of regional Australian history or Waverley locals wanting to connect with their roots.
Condition:
Condition: Very Good – see detailed notes below.
This is a well-preserved hardcover first edition:
Dust jacket is bright with only light rubbing and now housed in a removable protective sleeve.
Boards and binding are firm and clean.
Pages are clean and unmarked with mild age toning to edges.
No inscriptions, price clips, or library markings.
A lovely vintage copy of a significant piece of Victorian local history.
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