Folk of Herberton's Past

A new history book entitled 'Ghosts of a Mining Town' was launched at the recent heritage walk at the Herberton cemetery.  Edited by local historian Mr Ivan Searston, this new volume is a collection of stories which has been amassed from the many 'ghost' walks conducted by the Herberton Lions Club since the early 2000's.  These stories chronicle the history of Herberton and the characters that helped to shape the town.  Ivan stated at the launch that the walks was firstly a way of telling the stories of people who are long gone but still remembered by headstones at the local cemetery and then later as simple re-enactments of the town's past.  Some three dozen of these tales have been included in this new book which are taken from five history walks.  These walks have become very popular about the North and this collection is just the first volume of several which is planed for publication in the future.  You can obtain a copy from the Mining History Centre in Herberton.