As Cedars Grow is the story of the young Baynie family, who migrate to Australia in 1925 from Bane, a tiny village high in the mountains of Lebanon. The book charts their journey from Lebanon by ship to Australia describing the many travails and wonderful support they encountered.
David Brown is the eldest son of Mary and Frank Brown and the eldest grandson Alma and Anthony Baynie. As the author of As Cedars Grow, David shares his memories of growing up within this remarkable family and also recounts his own journey to Bane in 2018, to understand more deeply, his roots and culture. David and Richard Broome established their friendship at the University of NSW in 1966. Despite their vastly different career paths their friendship has remained strong to this day.
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