Author: RUTH, FRANK.
Title: Gippsland. My Home Ground.
Description: First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 109; 47 photograph illustrations; 2 maps, of which one is a fold-out map at rear, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, good copy. Bairnsdale; Kapana Pres; 1991. Frank Ruth was born at Swifts Creek in Gipplsand. His father was a teacher and his family moved around to quite a few places, but Gippsland was always home for Frank. He enjoyed walking in the mountains, which became a constant recreation. He has served as a Catholic priest in many towns in Gippsland, which has given him new areas for bushwalking. This book starts with his childhood days at Boisdale, his family, times in the depression and stories of his walks with history of the areas he visited, Mt Kosiosko, Tarli Karng, Snowy High Plains, the Dargo, the Snowy River, Tingaringy and Crinoline.
Keywords: Australian Local History Gippsland Victoria Bushwalking
Title: Gippsland. My Home Ground.
Description: First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 109; 47 photograph illustrations; 2 maps, of which one is a fold-out map at rear, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, good copy. Bairnsdale; Kapana Pres; 1991. Frank Ruth was born at Swifts Creek in Gipplsand. His father was a teacher and his family moved around to quite a few places, but Gippsland was always home for Frank. He enjoyed walking in the mountains, which became a constant recreation. He has served as a Catholic priest in many towns in Gippsland, which has given him new areas for bushwalking. This book starts with his childhood days at Boisdale, his family, times in the depression and stories of his walks with history of the areas he visited, Mt Kosiosko, Tarli Karng, Snowy High Plains, the Dargo, the Snowy River, Tingaringy and Crinoline.
Keywords: Australian Local History Gippsland Victoria Bushwalking
Price: AUD 30.00 = appr. US$ 20.76 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 123702
- Book number: 123702