Printed paperback book. A4 size. 144 pages. Black and white photos. Subject and people indexes. Endnotes for each chapter. Citation: Down the Line Racecourses: Richfield, Mentone, Epsom, Aspendale. By John Macnaughton. Published by John Macnaughton, 2023. BMDHS Location: AR/SU5non-fictionA history of some of the lesser known horse racecourses in the greater Melbourne area. The relevance of this book for Bacchus Marsh history is in Chapter 5, 'Aspendale', pages 110-115, and the section titled 'The Founder: The Crook Family'. This section describes the Crook family involvement in the founding of Aspendale racecourse and in particular the involvement of James Elijah Crook in horseracing.crook family bacchus marsh, james elijah crook 1819-1889, horse racing, racecourses

Printed hardback book. 352 pages. Black and white photos. Index and appendices. Chapter endnotes. Citation: Country Victoria's Own: 150 Years of 8/7 RVR and its Predecessors by Neil Leckie. Australian Military History Publications, Loftus, Vic., 2008. BMDHS Location: AR/SU63/S1non-fictionA history of the 8/7 Battalion of the Royal Victoria regiment and its predecessors 1858-2008. The 8/7 Battalion traces its origins back to the Ballarat Volunteer Rifle Regiment and the Bendigo Rifle Regiment both of which formed in 1858. This book traces the history of the Ballarat infantry and the units in major cities and towns that form its predecessors. A small part of this history includes the Bacchus Marsh Rifle Association and the Prince of Wales Victorian Volunteers Light Horse troop based in Bacchus Marsh in the later part of the nineteenth century. References to Bacchus Marsh in this book can be found on pages 9 and 147-148. The book is useful for understanding the wider military system and context in which the military unit in Bacchus Marsh played a part. bacchus marsh volunteer military troop, colonial military forces