Physical description

A green covered paperback book with the title printed in white and a black and white aerial photograph of the town and dam. The author's name is below. There is a green price sticker on the top right of the front cover. On the back of the front cover is a dedication to the author's father. There is an Introduction, a message from Melbourne Water, Contents, List of residents, a poem by Ken Dawson, Bibliography and Tribute inside the back cover. there re There are photographs, maps diagrams and information about the lives of the people. Pp.64.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

There is a green price sticker C $20 on the top right of the front cover.

Summary

This book documents the 10-year, purpose-built community created for workers and families constructing the Upper Yarra Reservoir, a vital, post-WWII water project completed in 1957. The site near Warburton, Victoria, housed over 800 residents, featuring schools, shops, and recreational facilities before being decommissioned.