Chapter 4
Stella settled in for the three-hour drive to Wirrabara, one of several small towns, villages really, situated along the western edge of the Southern Flinders Ranges, two hundred and thirty-five kilometres north of Adelaide.
'Do you have any idea of Wirrabara's place in South Australia's history, Sarge,' said Brian, as they approached the township.
'History isn't one of my strong points, Brian.'
'Well, in the early days of European settlement, they cut down the native trees covering the hills around here to provide timber for the copper mines at Moonta, Wallaroo and Burra.
'Sounds like a lot of trees,' said Stella. 'How'd they get the logs to places like Burra? That's more than a hundred kilometres from here.'
'Bullocks, I suppose. My grandfather and his father before him w
