This is a slender red covered volume with black print. There is a rectangle of white paper glued to the inside cover with a printed name. The inside cover has an inscription in black ink as does the frontice page. The front and rear covers have had paper tape applied to them. Inside the book were found two sheets of paper [.2 &.3] with handwritten notes in black ink. [.4] There is also a small white envelope with red postmarks, a typewritten address and blue printing in the bottom left hand corner which originally contained the smaller sheet of paper.non-fictionThis volume is a compilation by the author, botanist, Daniel Bunce of language of the Aborigines of the Colony of Victoria. It was prepared as a guide to Aboriginal protectors and others who were engaging with First Nations people of the time. The loose leaf documents found within the book contain handwritten lists of aboriginal words.daniel bunce, aboriginal language, first nation language, alexander ingram, reynell eveleigh johns

This book has been written by Vanda Savill and is about the settlers in the Wallacedale area in Western Victoria. Wallacedale is 28 kilometres south west of Hamilton and was created by the draining of the Condah Swamp. Vanda Savill (1913-2005) and her husband ran a dairy farm and the Bower Birds Nest Museum and History Centre at Heywood. Vanda Savill was passionate about keeping alive the personal histories of local people and for 20 years she wrote and published many books about the areas in which she lived. This book is of interest because it tells the stories of settlers in the Wallacedale area of Western Victoria. It also has appeal because of the warm, conversational style of the author.This is a soft cover book of 216 pages. The cover has a white background with a black and white image of a hand holding a pen and, on the front cover, five black and white photographs and, on the back cover, nine black and white photographs. The title of the book is in red cursive writing. The information in the book is printed from the original handwriting of the author (Vanda Savill). The book also has many black and white photographs. The book is bound with red tape.wallacedale, history of western victoria, vanda savill, warrnambool