210 P.; map; facsimiles; indexes ; 21 cm.murchison-history, goulburn river valley, aboriginal protectorate-goulburn 40-56, ngooraialum tribes-customs - 23-39

xiv, 178 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 25 cm...emphasis has been laid on the earlier history. It is predominantly the incident-packed years of the last century, whilst Melbourne was undergoing so many rapid changes, that has preoccupied her and which she recounts here with such warmth and perception.1. batman, john, 1801-1839. 2. land settlement -- victoria -- port phillip bay region. 3. melbourne (vic.) -- history. 4. aborigines-melbourne-history.