60 p.; 23 cm. Dustcover has been removednon-fictionLife in the Hills area; Towns of Dandenong, Emerald, Monbulk districtrose charman's cottage, emerald victoria, monbulk vic

Sepia-toned postcard featuring Beauty Bend just outside Belgrave Township on Monbulk Road. There is heavy bush to either side. A house is in the distance.

A cream rectangular paperback history book bound at the spine with spiral black plastic. The front cover has an illustration of a coach with three horses standing on a dirt road outside a weatherboard house. The title page has the details of the author and compiler who researcehd the book. Inside there is a poem by Jean Nation Sept 1989, Special Acknowledgements, a Foreword and Introduction. The book contains information about the early settlement of the Nation family in the Goldrush days. There are photographs, family trees and full details about their lives and those around them. Pp. 102.non-fictionRobert 'Bert' Nation (R.S. Nation) was a pioneer coachman and mail contractor in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. He established a vital horse-drawn coach and mail service connecting the Belgrave Railway Station to the newly settled village of Monbulk. The coach journey was challenging, traversing the steep and heavily timbered dirt tracks of the Dandenong Ranges before the road network was well-developed.coaches, horsedrawn coaches, horsedrawn vehicles, vehicles, dandenong ranges - history

This volume 1 of a series of three titles has a pale pink front cover with a faint outline of a woman or child in the bush. The title is in dark pink lettering at the top with the volume and sub-title at the bottom. In the top right hand corner of the cover is a black Mont de Lancey stamp.The title page has black lettering with an early photograph of the main street of Montrose. There is Acknowledgments, Contents, a statement about 'A Growing Community' and its history and development, 1950 - 1993. The rest of the book is filled with full and half page black and white photographs of the life and times of Montrose's people, which have detailed annotations for each. At the back is a comprehensive list of surnames. Pp.112.non-fictionThe Monbulk in Photographs series is a localized pictorial history published by the Monbulk Historical Society. Written by Dorothy Williams, the collection preserves the visual heritage of Monbulk, The Patch, and Kallista. The series is broken down into three chronological volumes:Volume 1: The Early Settlers (1893–1920) - Focuses on initial settlement, hardships, and family life featuring over 150 black and white images.Volume 2: One Big Family (1920–1950) - Documents the growth of the community, local farming, and everyday life. Volume 3: A Growing Community (1950–1993) - Follows the town's modernization and development over the latter half of the 20th century.monbulk - history, history - the dandenongs, local history