Set in 1872, the novel follows Alfie Wilson, whose life is turned upside down when his pa sells the family farm and moves the family to Hill End. With dreams of striking it rich, Alfie and his pa are swept up in gold fever, convinced…
Imagine having such a trail-blazing life as a pioneer that when summing it up you barely mention that you were the Pullen - of Pullen & Rawsthorne fame - who designed and operated the stamper battery that crushed Holtermann’s quartz to extract his considerable gold finds! Such…