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#12678 - An Autobiography, or Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers

Resource ID
Location
12678
994.7 SHU
Title/subtitle
An Autobiography, or Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers
Author/Creator
Shumack, Samuel
Format
Book
Identifier
Weetangerra; Weetangera; Springvale; Belconnen; Ginninderra; Molonglo River
Publisher
ANU Press, Canberra; 1967
Physical description
Hardcover
Summary
Samuel Shumack arrived in the Canberra district in the 1850s and lived and farmed here until his property 'Springvale' in Belconnen was acquired by the Commonwealth. He writes about the people he knew, the stories he heard and about farming in the Weetangerra district.
Availability
Not for loan
Notes
Contains an index of people and a general index. A paperback version was published in 1977.
Available at ANU Open Research
openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/114763