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Norma Townsend's *Valley of the Crooked River* charts the European settlement of the Nambucca Valley in New South Wales, from the arrival of cedar-getters in the 1830s to the eve of the First World War. It focuses on the selectors who arrived in the 1860s, driven by the dream of a better life, but faced harsh realities of poverty, isolation, and hardship. The book paints a picture of a community grappling with the challenges of farming, where floods and difficult market access threatened their livelihoods. With women and babies facing higher mortality rates in childbirth than elsewhere in New South Wales, it was a constant battle for survival. This compelling history acknowledges their struggle and tenacity in laying the foundations of the modern Nambucca Shire. This is a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Used (good, see images, ex library) Hardcover ISBN 0868402052
