Name/Title'Up and Down the Sydney Road : The Romance of the Hume Highway' and letter from the author, 1951
About this objectAn historical and descriptive account of Australia's early history from the perspective of the thoroughfare of Sydney Road.
References to well known persons, events and landmarks ; these include pioneers' graves, Burke and Wills, Hume and Hovell, massacre at Broken River, the Kelly Gang, Lady Franklin, the 'Pyjama Girl', bushrangers, convicts, capital punishment, murders, John Macarthur and the pioneering sheep industry.
References to townships include Kilmore, Seymour, Glenrowan, the Ovens, Chiltern, Wodonga, Albury, Wagga Wagga, Gundagai, Jugiong, Yass, Mittagong, and Narellan.
Mr Beresford Rea entered the manuscript in the Commonwealth Jubilee Literary Competition, 1951. It was published by Georgian House, 1958.
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MakerRea, E. Beresford, 1896-1963
Maker RoleAuthor
Period1950-1960
Subject and Association KeywordsHume Highway
Subject and Association KeywordsSydney Road
Subject and Association KeywordsGraves
Subject and Association KeywordsRoads, Streets and Highways
Subject and Association KeywordsLocal history
Named CollectionManuscripts Collection
Credit LineDonated by author, E B Rea, November 1951
Object TypeDocument
Object numberMS 018459 (Box 011-1)
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved