Flora and fauna found through the Otway Ranges interspersed with historical references from aboriginal occupation to the present day.The Otway Ranges.Trevor Pescott. 1st ed. Belmont (Vic); Yaugher Print; 1998. 112 p.; illus, map, bibliography. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9586562 1 5otway ranges; natural history; description; travel; geology; timber;

A personal glimpse of G.A. Facey's 70 years in the Otways and the changes that have taken place during that time.70 years in the Otways. G.A. Facey. Photocopy. Anglesea (Vic); G.A. Facey; nd. 18 p.; illus. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9597510 7 6otway ranges; g.a. facey; reminiscences; sawmills; bushfires;

Dedicated to the author's mother and all the women of the early Otways.We the Otway pioneers. G.A. Facey. 1st ed. Anglesea (Vic); G.A. Facey; nd. ii, 18 p.; illus. Soft cover.otway ranges; pioneers; women; survival; social interaction;

Early pioneers arriving before the railway, their battles with the environment, and the problems of getting supplies in and out of the Otways.Over the Otways. G.A. Facey. 2nd ed. Anglesea (Vic); G.A. Facey; nd. ii, 26 p.; illus. Soft cover.otway ranges; g.a. facey; reminiscenes;

Dedicated to his father, J.A. Facey, who gave the author a chance to build and operate sawmills in his youth leading to the ownership of his own sawmills.Otway timber mills & pioneering days. G.A. Facey. 1st ed. Anglesea (Vic); G.A. Facey; 1977. ii, 50 p.; illus. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9597510 3 3Signed by author. Address stamped on front page.otway ranges; g.a. facey; j.a. facey; timber; sawmills;

Story Soup. A collection of short stories, essays and an unfinished novel. Peter Bowditch. 1st ed. nl;np;2010. Soft cover.'To Anthony and Jacqui In loving memory of Peter From Lori and family.

A family history about the Holmes family and one daughter's marriage to Mark Trevaskis between 1897 and 1912.A Bush Girl. A story about life in the Otway ranges between 1897 and 1912. Eveline Bessie Orlina Trevaskis. Apollo Bay; Apollo Bay & District Historical Society; 2001. vi, 64 p.; illus, maps. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9577956 2 9a bush girl; bessie trevaskis; otway ranges; family history; barramunga; wongarra;

The harnessing of the bountiful water resources of the Otways as a critical element in the urban and agricultural development of the Colac region.A trust in water. A history of 100 years of water supply to the Colac district. R.J. McCormick. 1st ed. np; R.J. McCormick; 1990. xxii, 324 p.; illus, map. Hard cover. ISBN 0 7241968 2 X a trust in water; r.j. mccormick; colac; water resources; sewerage; west gellibrand dam; otways;

An Apollo Bay oral history project converted into a written work, it covers the lives of ten older residents and their times in Apollo Bay.Not a bad place, the Bay. Old residents of Apollo Bay talk to local primary school children and members of the community. Jackie Price (ed.). Nadia Wheatley (ed.) Apollo Bay (Vic); The Killala Road Publishing Co.; 1987. 160 p.; illus, map. Hard cover. ISBN 0 9587872 0 4not a bad place, the bay; apollo bay; jackie price (ed.); nadia wheatley (ed.); interviews; social life and customs; history;

The Austin family are early pastoral pioneers giving their time, energy and ability, contibuting to the growth of the state. It places 'Barwon Park' in it's historical setting.Settler by succession; James Austin, 1810-1896. J. Marjorie Butler. 1st ed. Belmont (Vic); Neptune Press; 1979. iv, 140 p.; illus, maps, bibliog. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9091313 2 settlers; j. marjorie butler; james austin; pastoral; history; barwon park; wills;

Compilation of three works: Twelve Decades, a short history of Apollo Bay, 1850-1969; Otway Memories; Pioneering Days, a collection of short articles prepared by Loney during his days at Apollo Bay.The Otway. J.K. Loney. 1st ed. np; J.K.Loney; 1979. 142 p.; illus, map. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9092442 1 9 twelve decades; otway memories; pioneering days; j.k. loney; e.w. morris; apollo bay; history; reminiscences; anecdotes;

A programme for the Choir covering songs during World War II with spoken word interludes.The Otways remembers World War II. Display and concert. Lavers Hill Choir. Lavers Hill (Vic); Lavers Hill Choir; 1995. 4 p. Soft cover.lavers hill choir; world war ii; recollections; memories;

The Report describes and assesses the natural resources of public land in the Corangamite study area, and provides a factual basis on which members of the community may base their submissions to the Council.Report on the Corangamite study area. Land Conservation Council. Melbourne; Land Conservation Council; May 1976. x, 310 p.; illus, maps (separate). Soft cover.land conservation council; corangamite; geology; physiography; climate; water resources; soils; vegetation; fauna;

Wriiten to help preserve some history of the many one teacher schools scattered through out the Otways. Otway Schools in retrospect, 1890-1973. Souvenir booklet of the Back-to-School celebration. Belle Speight (ed.). Leigh Dow (ed.). Lavers Hill (Vic); Back-To Committee, Lavers Hill; 1973. 30 p.; Illus, map. Soft cover.otway; schools; belle speight; leigh dow; education; history;

After various railways into the Otways were proposedfour separate lines were built, a crucial ingredient of the timber industry. It eventually expanded to become of the Victoria's largest.Railways of the Otways. Nick Anchen. Sierra Publishing; Ferntree Gully (Vic); 2011. ii, 96p.; illus, maps. Soft cover. ISBN 978 0 9807640 0 0.railways of the otway ranges; nick anchen; history; railways; otways; otway ranges; logging railroads; railroads, industrial;

A presentation key given to Mr Cliff Young following his victory in the Sydney to Melbourne foot race in April, 1983.A ash presentation box from the City of Melbourne to Mr Cliff Young containing on a blue background a gold-plated 14cm key and a gold-plated badge of the City of Melbourne.On paper attached to the inside lid a logo of the City of Melbourne with the words: "With the Compliments of the Lord Mayor and the Councillors of the City of Melbourne."cliff young, sydney, city of melbourne, lord mayor, key, running

Following his foot race from Sydney to Melbourne in April 1983 Victorian Railways issued this railway pass to My Cliff Young for his success in his run.A Victorian Railways railway pass number 137 issued to Mr Cliff Young for travel station to station from 5 May 1983 till 4 May 1984. cliff young; sydney; melbourne; 1983; 1984; victorian railways; railway pass;

The President, R.M. Whelan, Councillors, signed by G.J. Adams, the Shire Secretary, T.J. Fry, and ratepayers of the Shire of Otway presented a certificate to Gilbert J. Simmonds of Wyelangta on 21 June 1946 in appreciation of his duty in the services during World War II.Presentation Certificate to Gilbert J. Simmons of Wyelangta by the President, Councillors and ratepayers of the Shire of Otway in appeciation of his service during World War II. Dated 21 June 1946.certificate; otway; president; r.m. whelan; g.j. adams; shire secretary; t.j. fry; gilbert j. simmons; wyelangta;

Two pages with the history of George Baulch and family in the Otway Ranges.A story about George Baulch and his family settling in the Otway Ranges in the late 1890s and early 1900s.Typed on paper with advertisments on the reverse side.george baulch; carrie hobson; portland; princetown; otway ranges;

Engineman and historian Norman De Pomeroy took photographs in first half of 1962 of the Garratt engine and its rolling stock running on the narrow gauge line between Colac and Weeaproinah until its closure on 30 June 1962.Steam in the Otways from the collection of Norman W. De Pomeroy. A photographic profile. Neville Gee (ed.); John Sargent (ed.). 2005; Train Hobby Publications; Studfield (Vic). ii, 48 p.; illus. Soft cover. ISBN 1 921122 02 1colac; beech forest; weeaproinah; norman w. de pomeroy; narrow gauge; victorian railways;

In 1891 Victoria's Premier James Munro, under pressure from the pro-suffrage Woman's Christian Temperance Union, promised to introduce a Suffrage Bill into Parliament if it could be demonstrated that womens' franchise is what the colony's women wanted. After six weeks the suffragists had collected almost 33,000 signatures, the biggest petition ever to be presented to a colonial parliament. The Bill passed the lower house but was rejected by the ultra-conservative Upper House. This book oulines the history of 362 Colac women who signed the petition.Pioneers & Suffragists. Merrill O'Donnell; Stephen Brooks. 2nd ed. Stephen Brooks; Colac (Vic); 2013. x, 350 p.; illus. Soft cover. ISBN 978 0 646 58264 1suffrage bill; 1891; james munro; parliament; colac; women; pioneers; suffragists; merrill o'donnell; stephen brooks;

These eight books that make up The Victorian Readers, one for each of the grades that then comprised the primary school, were first published by the Victorian Education Department between 1928 and 1930. Second editions of all but the First Book, with a few changes in content, appeared some ten years later. One-quarter of the content was required to be Australian with the remainder from Britain, the United States and Europe. Beginning in the 1950s new Departmental publications gradually replaced the old books with the exception of the Fifth and Sixth books which survived until the late 1960s, when commercially-produced reading material finally took over in schools. The Victorian Readers: Books 1 to 8. Facsimile reprint. Ministry of Education (Schools Division); Melbourne (Vic); 1986. Various p.; illus; maps. Soft cover. ISBN 0 7306 0859 Xvictoria; education department; readers; primary education;

The Land Conservation Council has carried out an investigation of historic places in public land in South-western Victoria. The report contains the Council's recommendations for the protection, management and future use of more than 700 historic places, out of 2200 places identified during the investigation. The places have been assigned to three categories, A, B and C, representing State, regional and local levels of significance. The report also contains recommendations relating to general historic places management, the processes available in Victoria for the protection of historic places on public land, and Aboriginal historic places.Historic places: Special investigation: South-Western Victoria: Final recommendations. Land Conservation Council. Land Conservation Council; Melbourne (Vic); January 1997. viii, 176 p.; illus.; maps. Soft cover. ISBN 0 7241 9290 5Maps in plastic sleeve.land conservation council; conservation; historic places; public land; aborigines; south west victoria;

The south-west of Victoria, possessing a rich heritage of the signs of past human activity, is fertile ground for an investigation of historic places on public land. This report includes an initial inventory of almost 2000 places. The report outlines the history and the related heritage of the area, describes in some detail its biophysical attributes and introduces the natural resources and present land use. This information provides a context for understanding the origins of the historical features that are observes today.Historic places: Special investigation: South-Western Victoria: Descriptive report. Land Conservation Council. Land Conservation Council; Melbourne (Vic); January 1966. viii, 180 p.; illus.; maps. Soft cover. ISBN 0 7241 9288 3Maps in plastic sleeve.land conservation council; conservation; south-western victoria; historic places;

Sport has never been more competitive in the 1950s to the 1980s than it is today, nor its practitioners more clearly cast in the role of competitors. It is as such that the photographs in the book portray modern sports men and women capturing the intense effort, concentration, physical and mental prowess that is required of them. On page 19 and 135 it shows Cliff Young driving through the rain and shine on his way to winning the Melbourne to Sydney marathon. Competitors: the sports experience. Australian sporting photographs, 1950s to 1980s. Ann Atkinson (ed.). The Fairfax Library; Ultimo (NSW); 1988. 176 p.; illus. Copyright: Daniel O'Keefe Publishing Pty. Ltd., 1984. ISBN 8 86290 003 5 sports; history; competitors; cliff young; photographs;

Based on people whose lives had an impact on education in Lavers Hill in Victoria, it is a community that has faced challenges and achievements, overcoming everything that has been thrown there way - except for the weather which has not changed in fifty years.Where there's a will there's a way. The story of education in Lavers Hill. Ellise M. Angel. E.M. Angel; Colac; 2003. 72 p.; illus. Soft cover.Signed by author.lavers hill; education; ellise m. angel;

This is a time line of Colac, Victoria, giving a short history of the area, some early pioneers of the district, and a brief political history of the representatives of Colac.Colac. A short history from 1837. Colac and District Historical Society. Colac and District Historical Society; Colac (Vic); nd. 24 p.; illus. Soft cover. colac; time line; history; pioneers; political representatives; colac and district historical society.

From 1838 early Ballarat was settled by pastoralists in ideal conditions, a peaceful, verdant valley where the hills were clothed in virgin forest and the flats covered with lush pasture. Then gold was discovered to spark off what was Victoria's first great gold rush. This book covers the gold rush after on the aboriginal ownership and early pastoral activities.Ballarat: the formative years. A.W. Strange. B. & B. Strange; Ballarat (Vic); April 1982. viii, 100 p.; illus.; map. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9596802 3 3Signed: "A.W. Strange 10/1/1983" Map inside back cover.ballarat; pastoralism; aborigines; gold rush; mining; eureka; local government; a.w. strange;

William Buckley was born in 1780 at Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. After time as a bricklayer and soldier he was caught with stolen property, sentenced on 2 August 1802, and transported to Australia. Between October, 1803, and January, 1804, he escaped from Sullivan's Bay in the Port Phillip district and spent the next 32 years in the company of aborigines wandering between Port Phillip and the near western district as far as Lake Corangamite. In about 1835 he was discovered by three white men, members of John Batman's Port Phillip Association investigating the area with a view to future settlement.Wild white man. Kevin Hayden. Marine History Publications; Geelong (Vic); nd. 28 p.; illus.; map. Soft cover.william buckley; aborigines; otway ranges;

This book is a replica of a booklet printed in the United Kingdom. In 1848, when it was published in London as a guide to prospective emigrants, 23,904 people left the United Kingdom for the Australian colonies and New Zealand. In 1847, with the failure of potato crops threatening famine in Ireland and growing political unrest at home, the British Government had once again encouraged emigration by offering free passage to candidates of 'good character'. Immigration, particularly by the labouring classes, was intended to relieve both the overburdened Mother Country and the colonies which had acute labour shortages. The booklet gives some history of each colony as well as the sale of lands, mines and mining, produce, the price of living, wages and, generally, the situation. The emigrant's friend, or authentic guide to South Australia including Sydney: Port Phillip, or Australia Felix: Western Australia, or Swan River Colony: New South Wales: Van Dieman's Land: and New Zealand. Reprint. Reader's Digest Services Pty Limited; Surrey Hills (NSW); 1974. 40 p. Soft cover. australia; colonies; settlement; nsw; port phillip; western australia; south australia; van dieman's land; new zealand; emigration; immigration;