Acknowledgements
Foreword
Lawrence McBrearty
Introduction
Part One: Making a Place in History
1 A Hammer and a Fox
2 William Trethewey Comes to Cobalt
3 Tents in the Bush
4 Dancing on the Stage of the World
5 The Coming of the Ladies
6 Fire and Plague
7 Featuring a Cast of Thousands
8 Big Jim McGuire
9 The Whistle Blows Nine Times
10 Learning from the School of Life
11 The Prince Finally Comes
Part Two: Within Living Memory
12 The Friendless Finn
13 A Playground Like No Other
14 Gabriel Blows His Horn
15 The War Years
16 The Days of the Silver Miller
17 Hanging Out at the Minerva
18 Playing in the Drifts
19 Fighting at the Fraser
20 Searching for the High-Grade
21 Every Mother's Mistake
22 Struck Down by Fire
Part Three: Picking Up the Pieces
23 The Longest Decade
24 Once It's Gone
Conclusion
Chapter Sources
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography