"Editor for writing project 'Esperance, the last 50 years' : Rod Moran. Coordinator for writing project and compilation of this book: Penny Blumann". - Tp. verso.
Erratum verso back cover.
The idea of recording the story of settlement of the Esperance plains has always had a popular appeal. Because the initial finding from the Department for the Arts carried the proviso that individuals be encouraged to write their own story this shaped the project...

I hope the love and labour which everyone has put into the pages of this book will present an accurate picture of life and events in the region as they unfolded over the years and that it will be a fitting tribute to the centenary of the municipality of Esperance. (Penny Blumann, June 1995).