The Good Old Days – From Barrington to Harrington and around The Great Lakes (book 2)

Compiled and written by Jim Revitt
Introduction
“In the introduction to “The Good Old Days along the Manning River and Great Lakes” I expressed the hope that the book would bring to light more old photographs of the past that had been saved by descendants of the pioneers of the area. The response from the public exceeded all expectations, and scores of people came forward with valuable photographs. The amount of fresh material, and the enthusiasm of the public for “The Good Old Days”, made a second book imperative. Such a wealth of exciting photographs had to be recorded and shared.

Once again, the Wallamba District Historical Society and the Manning Valley Historical Society have played a major role in the production of this second volume of “The Good Old Days”, richly supported by the Gloucester District Historical Society. The scope of this book has been extended to include the Gloucester area because there were strong economic and family links between the pioneers of Gloucester and the pioneers of the Manning and Great Lakes. Also, the photographs from Gloucester sources greatly enriched the stock of visual images that appeal so strongly to Australians with an appreciation of their heritage.

Tribute must again be made to the photographers who recorded these fascinating portraits of the past. Every effort has been made to trace copyright and any possible infringement is regretted.

While every effort was made to authenticate the text in the first volume of “The Good Old Days”, it was inevitable that some mistakes should have been made. Identifying people and places in old photographs so often depends on failing and faulty memories, or on information handed down verbally from generation to generation. Corrections to captions in volume one are printed on this page.”

Jim Revitt

Second-hand book – fair – good condition
99 pages with black and white photographs
28cm x 21.5cm
Reprinted 1980 (now out of print)
Cost $25.00