Subject: "This random history of Goulburn is indeed as its name implies quite at random. There are many aspects of Goulburn's history you will not find within its covers. On the other hand you will find many subjects never before recorded in much more specific detail than before. This especially applies to personalities, trades, businesses, industries and professions. Many of the photographs of Goulburn etc. date from before the turn of the century and have been made available from organisation and people ..." (Foreword, by the author)