Mallee Conquest by Margaret A L Crosbie. Printed in the 1970s by Mid-Murray illustrated at Swan Hill, Victoria. A scarce publication Mallee biography history. Heavily illustrated with original photographs from the 1900s to 1950s. See all photographs to appreciate.

Chapter 1: An Eye to the Future

Chapter 2: Leaving the old Home

Chapter 3: The Journey

Chapter 4: The New Home

Chapter 5: Burning off

Chapter 6: Water Carting

Chapter 7: Making Acquaintance

Chapter 8: The Great Event

Chapter 9: Church in the Bush

Chapter 10: Drought

Chapter 11: “ It is more blessed to give”

Chapter 12: Carry On

Chapter 13: Changes

Chapter 14: Another Harvest

Chapter 15: Reunited

Chapter 16: The Bachelor’s Ball

Chapter 17: Ill Fortune

Chapter 18: The lure of the grain

Chapter 19: A Kangaroo Hunt

Chapter 20: The House Warming

Chapter 21: Disappointment and hope renewed

Chapter 22: The Fary’s Visit

Chapter 23: The Picnic Races

Chapter 24: Changes

Chapter 25: The Promise of Harvest

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