Round about Coogee : The story of Walter Powell, the old Coogee Hotel and life in the Coogee district from the beginning of European settlement
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About the author: Maeve Harvey lives in Coogee. She worked for many years for the Agriculture Department of Western Australia but her true passion was only realised once she retired. Inspired (by) her primary school teacher she returned to academic study, completing a degree in geography and international relations. Having spent many years walking around Coogee with her dogs she developed a keen interest in the history of her local surround. Combining the analytical skills of a scientist and her recently acquired academic studies Maeve set out on a journey to work out "what makes Coogee what it is today". As a result Round about Coogee presents a detailed and very readable narrative about aspects of our history and some of its characters. In he process of her writing Maeve has also gained an appreciating of what it means to be a settler in a new place. Her narrative captures a world which has only recently passed; a world which is similar but very different to our own. It helped her to appreciate our past and her place in the present.
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Self-Published, 2020
Collation:
92 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm
ISBN:
9781740529648
Dewey class:
994.11HIS/2
Language:
English
BRN:
563651