Bangalore Dies With Me

An historical memoir

Peter Loveday, Heather Jones, Dr Judith Godden

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English

Peter Loveday
24 February 2021

Memoirs; Australasian & Pacific history; Geography; Agriculture & farming; Irrigation

"Bangalore Dies With Me is an historical memoir by the great-grandson of 'The Colonel' Charles Morant, one of Australia's agricultural pioneers in South Australia. On 7 December 1891, this British-born gentleman from India with no agricultural training bought 100 acres of South Australian scrub land which became famous locally and internationally as an agricultural wonder in fruit farming and irrigation called ""Bangalore"".

In 1986, 'Bangalore' was certified as a State Heritage Place in the South Australian Heritage Register. It was also listed on the Register of the National Estate, indicating its Australian-wide significance. Today, the author describes the ""gut wrenching"" sight of neglect and disrepair after the once-stunning property with its historically-significant buildings and contents were handed over to State Heritage care.

Through the Great Depression, financial crises, both World Wars and the Boer War, three generations of the Morant family ploughed the fields of 'Bangalore'. Its last family custodian was a rarity at the time in fruit block farming: a single, stalwart pioneer of a woman, Miss Beryl Morant, who lived and worked on the property to preserve her father's legacy until her own death in 2007.

It was Miss Morant who etched and initialled this prophetic fear, ""Dad's Bangalore will die with me"" on a document, that inspired the author to pull together the historically-significant photos, media archives and first-hand accounts to create his first published book, Bangalore Dies With Me.

The book beautifully and factually captures the hard-won battles of life on the land, and honours the labour, love and loss of the Morant family and its descendants in an effort to preserve their memory for generations to come. Anyone who reads it shares in an important part of Australian agricultural history."

By: Peter Loveday
Edited by: Heather Jones
Other: Dr Judith Godden
Imprint: Peter Loveday
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 558g
ISBN: 9780646831497
ISBN 10: 0646831496
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 24 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Peter Loveday spent his early childhood years during and after World War II in the collective care of his mother and aunts on one of the first fruit blocks in Renmark, South Australia known as 'Bangalore', first bought by his great-grandfather from the Chaffey Brothers in 1891. Peter was actively involved in getting 'Bangalore' certified as a State Heritage Place in the South Australian Heritage Register in 1986. It was also listed on the Register of the National Estate, indicating its Australian-wide significance. Peter's family lived and worked 'the block' for over 100 years before the death of its final family custodian, his beloved aunt, Miss Beryl Morant, and is heartbroken at the ""gut wrenching"" state of disrepair and neglect at the property since her passing. Peter holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Adelaide. 'Bangalore Dies With Me' is his first published book inspired by his promise to his late aunt to overcome her oft-articulated fear, that ""Dad's Bangalore will die with me"" by enshrining its story in book form to be shared for generations to come. Heather Jones is a professional writer, brand storyteller and publicist. After almost 20 years in corporate communications and PR for some of the largest technology brands in the world, she founded her own PR and marketing agency in 2010 called Filtered Media with her husband and business partner. Today the agency is B-Corp certified and employs about 20 professional storytellers to serve purpose-led organisations. Judith is a highly respected historian with extensive experience in the history of healthcare and an Honorary Associate of the Department of History, School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney. Qualifications: PhD (Macq), BA(Hons) (UNE), MPHlth (a.e.g. Syd), Dip.Ed. (UNE), FACN (Hon), MPHA(NSW)."

Reviews for Bangalore Dies With Me: An historical memoir

There is an irony in the title of this book: Bangalore Dies With Me. Even though the Bangalore so dear to the author and his family sadly fell into neglect, its historical significance lives on through the research, stories and images so thoughtfully woven into what is more than a family history. Here we meet the people who pioneered fruit growing in Renmark, buildings and daily routines representative of their place and time, and the tragey or murky and inefficient heritage legislation and action. Dr Janis Wilton OAM Adjunct Associate Professor in History University of New England