Gidday Folks (and Denis)

The email address for Ian Rannard is missing the country identifier. If 
you are planning to e-mail Ian make sure you put an 'au' on the end. So 
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P.S. Thanks Denis for the tip, sounds like an interesting book.

Sincerely
GrahamK
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ARCHAEO Cultural Heritage Services
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On 25 Nov 2005, at 6:16 am, Denis Gojak wrote:

> Dear all
>
> Following Paul Courtney2's sterling lead in alerting everyone about 
> obscure but useful publications that you may otherwise miss, here is 
> one on market gardening in late 19th and 20th century Sydney, 
> Australia.  It has been privately published by the son of one of the 
> last market gardeners [I believe this is also called truck farming in 
> the US].  The area is Willoughby and Northbridge, now within suburban 
> Sydney and it featured a mixed community of Chinese and European 
> farmers.  The first farm started in the 1870s and they operated until 
> 1981.  The book boasts detailed family and oral histories and good 
> descriptions of how vegetable farming worked throughout the period.  
> Lots of pre 1950s photos.  Highly recommended - three chefs hats.
>
> If you are interested in a copy the details are:
>
> Ian Rannard
> The forgotten gardens: the story of the last market gardens in 
> Willoughby and Northbridge, NSW
> privately published
> ISBN 0 646 43274 5
>
> Copies can be obtained from the author [ph +61 2 9958 1514 or 
> [log in to unmask]]
>
> The cost is AU$26.00 plus postage, which looks even cheaper expressed 
> in Euros or U$.
>
> Denis Gojak
>