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In 1813 George William Evans, Assistant Surveyor of the Colony of New South Wales, discovered the sit of Bathurst after an arduous journey over the Blue Mountains. He described what he saw as “the best grass I have seen in any part of New South Wales… it is in general the sweetest in any open country. …” Thus began the history of Bathurst, the oldest inland city in Australia and one of the most attractive and interesting.
This book is the fulfilment of plans made some years ago when a group of Bathurst people met together and decided to put the story of their city into lasting form. The main idea of the authors was to provide a good readable story based on original and authoritative material. A century of newspapers were read and searched for details, old family records and photographs made available, archives consulted, and countless unnamed ordinary citizens helped in many ways to build up this picture of a city that has both human appeal and historical importance.
Edited by Bernard Greaves
In 1813 George William Evans, Assistant Surveyor of the Colony of New South Wales, discovered the sit of Bathurst after an arduous journey over the Blue Mountains. He described what he saw as “the best grass I have seen in any part of New South Wales… it is in general the sweetest in any open country. …” Thus began the history of Bathurst, the oldest inland city in Australia and one of the most attractive and interesting.
This book is the fulfilment of plans made some years ago when a group of Bathurst people met together and decided to put the story of their city into lasting form. The main idea of the authors was to provide a good readable story based on original and authoritative material. A century of newspapers were read and searched for details, old family records and photographs made available, archives consulted, and countless unnamed ordinary citizens helped in many ways to build up this picture of a city that has both human appeal and historical importance.
Edited by Bernard Greaves
