Water into Gold by Ernestine Hill (1969, Walkabout Pocketbook Edition, Softcover)

Author: Ernestine Hill
Foreword by: Sir Robert Menzies
Publisher: Ure Smith, Sydney
Edition: Walkabout Pocketbook Edition
Format: Softcover
Pages: 296 pages + [16 pages of plates]
Language: English
Condition: Very Good – light shelf wear

Description
Water into Gold is Ernestine Hill’s celebrated account of one of Australia’s most ambitious nation-building projects—the transformation of the Murray River Valley through irrigation. Focusing on the development of Mildura and the broader Riverland region, Hill chronicles the rise of the dried fruit industry and the pioneering efforts of the Chaffey brothers. First published in the 1930s and reissued in this 1969 edition with a foreword by Sir Robert Menzies, the book blends investigative journalism, biography, and regional history into a compelling narrative about water, land, and ingenuity.

Why You’ll Love It
This work is a cornerstone of Australian agricultural and regional development history. Ideal for readers interested in the Murray-Darling Basin, irrigation, or 20th-century visionary schemes, Hill’s engaging prose brings a critical moment in national progress to life.