Half a Thousand Acres
A History of the Balmain Land Grant

Peter L. Reynolds and Paul V. Flottmann, 1976.

In this book the lives and times of the two main characters concerned with the Balmain Land Grant, Dr. William Balmain and Professor John Gilchrist emerge from hitherto obscurity and become clearly defined by the authors’ painstaking research.

The real substance of the book, however, lies in the posthumous effect of the two significant legal actions made in their lifetimes; one, the recipient and transfer of “Half a Thousand Acres” and the other, the execution of their wills.

A must-have for anyone with a serious interest in Balmain history.

Limited copies remain.

Hard cover, 190mm x 250mm, 147 pages, 1976.

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