HISTORY
Nungarin's History Book, "A Piece of String" © Maxine Cornish 2010 offers amazing insights into Nungarin's colourful and interesting history. The book is kindly made available here by Maxine Cornish for private reading only by interested members of the public. Reproduction or copying of the work is not permitted.
" A Piece of Sting:
Stories of the Nungarin District
This is not a history of facts and statistics, but a collection of stories about ordinary people who pioneered the Eastern Wheatbelt and managed to achieve remarkable things: The Battlers with little or no experience of agriculture or rural life, and with even less money, who carved out farms from isolated bush blocks; the Dreamers who endured droughts and plagues, global conflict and economic collapse in the hope of better days ahead; and the Ratbags who managed to keep laughing in spite of it all.
These are the people that shaped a community and influenced a region, and that is their story - or the interesting and the fun bits! It is impossible to capture entire lifetimes, but this history tells the sort of stories that are often shared over a cup of tea or a can of beer. It is not a complete history, but then, just how long is a piece of string..... "
" A Piece of Sting:
Stories of the Nungarin District
This is not a history of facts and statistics, but a collection of stories about ordinary people who pioneered the Eastern Wheatbelt and managed to achieve remarkable things: The Battlers with little or no experience of agriculture or rural life, and with even less money, who carved out farms from isolated bush blocks; the Dreamers who endured droughts and plagues, global conflict and economic collapse in the hope of better days ahead; and the Ratbags who managed to keep laughing in spite of it all.
These are the people that shaped a community and influenced a region, and that is their story - or the interesting and the fun bits! It is impossible to capture entire lifetimes, but this history tells the sort of stories that are often shared over a cup of tea or a can of beer. It is not a complete history, but then, just how long is a piece of string..... "
Book available for purchase at Nungarin CRC and Postoffice
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