Copies were presented to each of the city and council shires. This copy presented to Cr James Harper by the then Shire President Cr Hogan. Picture work in sepia.James Harper's grand daughter agreed to the donation of this book 114 years after it was gifted to her grandfather.Hard cover with red cloth cover and gold writing. Contains insignia of every city and shire council in Victoria in 1901.Presented by Thomas Hogan Esq, JP President Shire of Rodney to his colleague Cr James Harper. at Tatura February 24th, 1902.federation, royalty, cr james harper, cr hogan

Original edition of the letters from pioneering families in the Colony iof Port Phillip. It looks at their daily lives and hardships. It includes first hand reports of William Buckley?s role with the Aboriginal people after he returned to White society.maps, b&w illustrations

Biography of the life and times of Charles Joseph La Trobe and his role in the new settlement of Melbourne and the Colony of Victoria.b&w illustrations, document reproductions, family tree diagramcharles joseph la trobe, port phillip

xiii, 325 p. : figs., map. index; Barabool dialect list; names of the tribe, about 1841-43; ; 22 cThe letters record events which will recall to many persons still living old Vctorian memories, and will have a great value for the future historian of Victoria, as narrating the experiences of actual movers in the early scenes of our colonization, while they will also possess interest as incidental contributions to the biographies of the men who half a century ago beagan to encounter the hardships and perils which beset the pioneer in every part of this continent. These papers also contain interesting contributions to our knowldge of the aborigines-their languages, customs , and conflicts with the white men; and although some of the incdents narrated have found their way into print before, they are now for the first time given in their entirety to the public. frontier and pioneer life -- victoria. | victoria -- history -- 1834-1900 -- sources.