Sharing the stories of south-west soldier settlers

JAMES Affleck’s latest book, From Tents and Tin Huts to Timber Houses and Tiger Snakes: Soldier Settlers Stories from Hawkesdale, Macarthur and Penshurst, will be launched at the Warrnambool RSL on April 23. Photo: SUPPLIED.

By Campbell Kirwan

April 15, 2021 | 8:41 AM

A NEW book on stories of soldiers settling in the south-west post World War II will be launched by Warrnambool military historian, James Affleck on April 23, coinciding with the Anzac Day weekend.

Titled, From Tents and Tin Huts to Timber Houses and Tiger Snakes: Soldier Settlers Stories from Hawkesdale, Macarthur and Penshurst, the book launch will be at the Warrnambool RSL at 2pm, Friday, April 23.