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Tricky26 1,075 reviews

In some ways this is a book of its time. Published back in the early 1970’s it chronicles a series of Australian towns that have either been abandoned or are in serious decline. Though the town of Clunes in Victoria may currently dispute its status in the book.
I love these books of Australian history as there is a personal element to the stories and capture of what is unique.
It is worth the read as it does make you want to travel those outback roads and try to discover what has happened to these towns.

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