{"product_id":"9781764132121","title":"The Town Like No Other","description":"Author: Robert McLean\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781764132121\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bakers Lane Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Town Like No Other\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert McLean weaves memoir with social and economic history to tell the story of Broken Hill during its 'magic years', 19501970.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the portrait of a town that punched above its weight: a world-class mining centre that delivered record incomes and productivity, but also a thriving community where unions, managers and miners forged pragmatic partnerships. At the same time, artists, migrants, educators and conservationists created a cultural identity that was fiercely local yet nationally influential, shaping the way the town saw itself and how it was seen from afar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonest and nuanced, this is the story of a community both ordinary and extraordinary. Broken Hill was a place of strong social capital, civic pride and opportunity, yet it was also marked by contradictions  married women excluded from work, Indigenous people pushed to the margins, and families grieving lives lost underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough lived experience and careful research, McLean captures Broken Hill at its zenith: resilient, inventive and deeply human, a town unlike any other in Australia's history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46687912657054,"sku":"ADS-9781764132121","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781764132121.jpg?v=1775630861","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781764132121","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}