Ned's Corner On The Murray: A History

Australian History Local History Indigenous Studies Environmental History Riverina & Murray-Darling Pastoral & Agricultural History Biography & Family History Conservation & Land Management

Ned’s Corner on the Murray: A History by Catherine King is the definitive account of one of Australia’s most intriguing river-front properties and the colourful dynasty that called it home for 150 years. Located where the Murray River bends into a quiet Victorian floodplain, Ned’s Corner station began as a 19th-century pastoral run, survived bushrangers, drought, World Wars and the rise of Aboriginal land rights, before becoming the largest conservation reserve in the state. King combines meticulous archival research with oral histories, diary extracts and rarely-seen photographs to chart the station’s transformation from a remote shearing outpost to a symbol of ecological renewal, giving readers a front-row seat to the wider social and environmental story of inland Australia.

What makes this 2015 paperback so sought-after is its rare blend of local colour and national significance. Readers meet Ned Kelly’s one-time hide-out neighbours, the proud Wadi Wadi custodians whose connection to the land predates European maps, and the tight-knit droving families whose wool teams once kept the colony’s economy afloat. King’s narrative voice is warm and accessible—perfect for young adults discovering their own backyard history, yet detailed enough to satisfy adult historians searching for fresh perspectives on frontier conflict, Riverboat trade and the birth of modern conservation.

Collectors and regional-history enthusiasts prize this copy for its immaculate reading condition: clean, unmarked pages, a square tight binding and only light cover scuffing that speaks of careful previous ownership. With no inscriptions, ex-libris plates or other distractions, it remains a crisp time-capsule of the Murray–Darling’s past and a conversation-starting addition to any Australiana shelf.

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