The Cradle Mountain wilderness is famous throughout the world. However, until now the story of Cradle and its surrounds has not been told. 'A View to Cradle' is a history of the Forth River high country, peopled by highland pioneers such as Henry Hellyer, James 'Philosopher' Smith and Gustav Weindorfer.
The account ranges from clashes between the Aborigines and Europeans during white exploration, through the grazing, mining, hunting and timber industries, to the advent of tourism and the development of the national park.
Richly illustrated with the work of outstanding early Tasmanian photographers, 'A View to Cradle' captures the life and the landscape of this wild region.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Battle of the Hills
2. The Western Road
3. The Cattle Barons
4. Into the Hideous Gates
5. The Middlesex Goldfield
6. Westward Ho!
7. The Coming of Tourism
8. Birth of Lorinna and the Pelion Road
9. Heyday of the Kentish Mines
10. A Park for the People
11. The Hunters
12. The Timber Fall
13. A Vision Consolidated
14. Tourism Ascendant
Notes
Bibliography
Nomenclature
Index
