This is the second volume of A History of Bathurst. The first was published in 1992. As originally planned, the whole work was to be covered in two volumes but it soon became obvious that a third would be necessary if Bathurst’s story were to be presented adequately (never written).
This book covers the period from 1862 when the town was incorporated, to the start of the first world war in 1914. It was a period of great achievement and intense, at times bitter, political and sectarian rivalry. There are chapters recording the last of the bushrangers, the coming of the railway (which caused profound changes throughout the district), the problems and achievements of the Bathurst aldermen, politics, the shires, the churches, commerce, education, and local institutions. It is a measure of the way the living conditions of the Bathurst citizens improved over the period, that the development of sport requires two chapters. Other topics include environmental matters such as floods, the decimation of native animals, the construction of parks, and the planning of street trees.
All this history is related to national events such as federation and Bathurst’s big to be the federal capital. Finally, there is an account of the local military and the wars which the community experienced.
Written by Theo Barker
This is the second volume of A History of Bathurst. The first was published in 1992. As originally planned, the whole work was to be covered in two volumes but it soon became obvious that a third would be necessary if Bathurst’s story were to be presented adequately (never written).
This book covers the period from 1862 when the town was incorporated, to the start of the first world war in 1914. It was a period of great achievement and intense, at times bitter, political and sectarian rivalry. There are chapters recording the last of the bushrangers, the coming of the railway (which caused profound changes throughout the district), the problems and achievements of the Bathurst aldermen, politics, the shires, the churches, commerce, education, and local institutions. It is a measure of the way the living conditions of the Bathurst citizens improved over the period, that the development of sport requires two chapters. Other topics include environmental matters such as floods, the decimation of native animals, the construction of parks, and the planning of street trees.
All this history is related to national events such as federation and Bathurst’s big to be the federal capital. Finally, there is an account of the local military and the wars which the community experienced.
Written by Theo Barker
