TO ORDER

Post cheque and forwarding address to
Barry McGowan
LPO Box 8336
ANU
Canberra, ACT, 2601.
AUSTRALIA

Australian Ghost Towns - $A30 (includes postage and packing).
Fool’s Gold - $A22 (includes postage and packing).
Bungonia to Braidwood - $A35 (includes postage and packing).
Southern Gold - $A31 (includes postage and packing).
Dust and Dreams - $55 (includes postage and packing).

BOOK REVIEWS – AUSTRALIAN GHOST TOWNS

McGowan’s passion for ancient places of Australia, domestic archaeology and the relics of history made this something else. The pictures are superb, but the stories and the writing are better. (Wayne Gregson, Bendigo Advertiser)

Australian Ghost Towns is a lively, historical journey through more than 90 deserted or near-deserted towns around the country … With a story teller’s flair, McGowan peoples these towns with characters and events from their more prosperous pasts. (The Age)

McGowan gives his readers a rare insight into aspects of Australian History not easily accessible elsewhere except in occasional local writings and personal interviews. (Ralph Elliott, Canberra Times)

With classic history and current colour photographs, this book is a worthy addition to the shelves. (Stephen Scourfield, West Australian Weekend Extra)

BOOK REVIEWS – FOOL’S GOLD. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF GOLD SEEKING IN AUSTRALIA

Quirky and full of little-known pieces of the historical jigsaw, this book is a fascinating read. (Australian Geographic)

There are numerous books about the gold rushes in Australia…What distinguishes this intriguing study is that it examines the lure of gold and the myths that arise around it. (Age)

Barry McGowan’s incisive account peaks with the hopeless quest for the legendary Lasseter’s Reef. (Australian)

The final section of the book, a genuinely fascinating postscript, looks at the greatest of all the ‘fool’s gold’ follies – the story of Harold Lasseter and his reef of gold. (Sydney Morning Herald)