Waanyarra has its legends and myths set around the early gold-rush days of the 1850's.
"The Footsteps Echo" relates many of these stories and records the events of the times, with an abundance of photographs.
Over fifty family histories and stories have been contributed to this book, thereby making it a book for future generations to enjoy.

Whilst written primarily as a family history for his children, Ken Morton's book "In Neptune's Wake" records the story of one of Waanyarra's pioneering families, the Mortons, and their associated families.
The family, established by Irish convict Michael Morton in the early 1850's lived at Waanyarra for almost 100 years—their original homestead "The Welcome Inn" still stands.