book, The Story of the Settlement and Development of Bega, 1942

Historical information

After being out of print for 30 years this book has been reprinted in 1987 as a tribute to W.A. Bayley (dec.).
WA Bayley had been a public school teacher and was principal of Bega Intermediate High when he researched and wrote his history in the 1940s.
He wrote history books on all the towns where he worked,

Physical description

A 120 pp book titled "The Story of the Settlement and Development of Bega". The author is William Alan Bailey (1910-1981). it was published by Bega Intermediate High School.The book contains biographical sketches of some of the early settlers. It also includes maps, newspaper clippings of historical articles, official and handwritten correspondence.
The cover title is History of Bega.

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