The Toongabbie Story by Doris Sargent
SKU: B-002043

The Toongabbie Story

Author: Doris Sargent
Special Features: Dust Jacket, Signed and dated by the author
Condition: In good condition. The dust jacket is tape repaired. Rare spots to a few page edges. Otherwise clean and tidy. Tight binding.

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

Secondhand copy — please check photos and condition notes.
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Doris Sargent’s 1975 hardcover, The Toongabbie Story, offers a compact yet vivid window into one of Australia’s earliest colonial settlements. In just 95 pages, Sargent blends local records and family memories to chart Toongabbie’s transformation from eighteenth-century convict farm to vibrant modern suburb.

This vintage Australian history is signed and dated by the author, making it a nice pick for collectors of signed Australiana. The dust jacket, though tape-repaired, still brightens the navy boards, and the tight, clean pages show only light occasional spotting—solid for a title that rarely surfaces in the second-hand market.

Young adult and adult readers curious about New South Wales heritage, or anyone building a shelf of true Australian stories, will appreciate Sargent’s accessible, community-centred narrative. The book’s modest length invites an easy weekend read while still packing plenty of factual detail for history buffs.

A gently used copy like this lets you own a piece of local publishing history without the premium of a pristine collectible. Add The Toongabbie Story to your Australiana collection and enjoy a tangible link to Sydney’s rural past.