Stringybarks to Orchards

A History of Forest Range and Lenswood

by Geoffrey C. Bishop

Lenswood Cold Stores Co-Operative Society, 1984, [First Edition], ISBN 0858640783, black and white photographs and maps, photographic covers, hardcover

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, ex-lib with stamps to title page, and stickers to front and back endpapers, contact covered with stickers (see photographs)

“This history does not claim to be all-encompassing.  For the main part it is a record of the land, its families and the development of horticulture, with reference also to aspects of district life and the gold rushes of the 1850s and 1880s.  It is unfortunate that the real character of a community can rarely come to life in its history.  While researching this history it was obvious that the true “flavour” of the district is best seen through its personalities and the wealth of the local folklore and reminiscence.”