Change & Challenge: A History of the Municipality of Canterbury, NSW
Change & Challenge: A History of the Municipality of Canterbury, NSW
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Author: F.A. Larcombe
Condition: Good. Minor wear
Hardcover
Change and Challenge is an historical record of the efforts of ordinary people to develop the area of the present Municipality of Canterbury since the foundation of the N.S.W. colony. Canterbury’s colonial era began with land grants dating from 1793 and by 1841 some eighty settlers had been given grants covering the municipal area. In 1841 a subdivision of the Campbell estate heralded the first carving up process, mainly into smaller farms. The incorporation of Canterbury in 1879 gave impetus to a further division into home blocks. Mainly because the Municipality had little potential for industrial development, Canterbury became a residential suburb, a process accelerated by improving transport links with the city. This development became more pronounced after the two wars. Population increased from 6,600 in 1906 to approximately 100,000 in 1945.
This volume explores the resulting social, political and economic developments during the period 1788–1979, with separate chapters devoted to public services, education, religious movements, sport and industry.
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