History Australiana Local & Regional History
A History of Lynch’s Creek, Lower Collins Creek and Wiagaree by Monty Hasthorpe is a first-edition local history classic that maps the people, industries and landscapes of these far-north New South Wales communities. The 236-page trade paperback blends oral stories, vintage photographs and meticulous research to chart how cattle, cedar and railways shaped life along the creeks.
Collectors prize this 1990 volume for its rarity and regional focus; copies seldom leave the Northern Rivers. The author’s own signature on the title page adds provenance, while a neat gift inscription from the original owner records the book’s gentle journey from one local family to another.
The book remains in good, clean condition with no dog-eared corners, tears or smoke odours and a tight, square spine, making it shelf-ready for historians or gift-giving. Whether you’re tracing family roots, studying Australian cultural history or simply love regional Australiana, this signed first edition offers an engaging, true-story window into a quieter corner of the country.