Central Australian Goldfield - Tragedy Track: The Story of the Granites.
F.E. Baume. Published Frank C. Johnson, Sydney 1933. 199pp.+ 32 photogravure plates.
First hand account of C.T. Madigan's 1932 Geological Expedition to the Tanami Desert in search of gold and the rush that followed. Baume (sponsored by Packer & Murdoch) describes his journey through the Red Centre to the desert and "the world's loneliest field". He describes the daily routine in search of gold and what was required to sustain life in this inhospitable area. He gives a brief account of the Coniston Massacre of 1928, police patrols in the Centre, the Inland Mission, desert aborigines and the challenges that confront them, and some of the characters he encountered during his time in the Territory.
Lot also includes the publishers prospectus. Endpapers feature a perspective view of the Granites.
Pebbled black cloth boards are marked and mildly soiled with a little insect damage to the edges. Contents are very clean, straight and showing little reading. (19x13cm)

Estimate $50-80