Pictorial History Canterbury Bankstown
This new edition has stunning new photographs and revised and updated text. The suburbs of Bankstown, Bardwell Park, Bass Hill, Belfield, Belmore, Beverly Hills, Campsie, Canterbury, Chester Hill, Chullora, Condell Park, Croydon Park, Earlwood, East Hills, Hurlstone Park, Lakemba, Regents Park, Revesby, Undercliffe, Villawood and Yagoona are included.
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A history of this diverse, multicultural area covering
the Aboriginal history, white settlement, early land division, speculating
and subdivision, commercial growth, trams and trains and waterways in a
generously illustrated book.
Canterbury and Bankstown areas were linked for the Aboriginal people
by pathways and streams. The Cooks and Georges rivers were explored by
officers of the First Fleet and some of the earliest land grants were given
out to constables. The area supplied Sydney's timber and fruit and vegetables
but land speculation boomed after the building of the railway. Further
land subdivision created other booms in the 1920s and 1930s and by the
1960s huge shopping centres were built and new immigrants moved into these
areas. both cities are homes to cultural diversity.
Written by Joan Lawrence, Brian Madden and Lesley Muir. 128 pages, black
& white. A4 format. $24.95 plus $10 postage (includes GST).
ISBN 0-908272-55-3
Price: Currently Out of Print
Currently out of print.
