Alley & Co: Mulgrave Valley 1877-1897

Alley & Co: Mulgrave Valley 1877-1897

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Alley & Co: Mulgrave Valley 1877-1897 is a compelling family history which presents a rich tapestry of the Alley family, creating a vivid portrait of resilience, ambition, birth, deaths and jealousies of the first settlers of the Mulgrave River Valley south of Cairns. The family’s first venture was as cedar cutters in 1877, and they later became hotel owners in the 1880s and 1990s. Susan Alley’s meticulous research and personal insights breathe life into the narrative, painting a vivid portrait of the early years of Cairns, Gordonvale and the Mulgrave Valley in Far North Queensland, Australia.

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  • Title: Alley & Co: Mulgrave Valley 1877-1897
  • Published by: Jabiru Publishing
  • Year of publishing: 2026
  • Book format: Paperback
  • Pages: 254
  • ISBN: 9781763863590

Susan Alley

Susan Alley was born in Gordonvale, Far North Queensland, but grew up and was educated in Babinda, which is just half an hour south of Gordonvale. As she wanted to broaden her horizons, Susan moved to Sydney, to London, and then back to Australia to the northern rivers area in New South Wales, finally returning to Babinda where she now lives. She has written four family history books: Battle of the Bar about her great-grandfather, Lachlan McKinnon; and Flamin’ Donny!, a book about her childhood on a sugar cane farm and her tormenting brother, Don, who was named after his uncle, Don Mitchell. Cheerio, Don, about her uncle, Don Mitchell, was published in 2015 by Jabiru Publishing. Susan's latest book, Alley & Co: Mulgrave Valley 1877-1897, was published by Jabiru Publishing in 2026. This book is the story of the Alley family who settled in Gordonvale, Mulgrave Valley, near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia.