This map shows the following: The name as spelt in 1848; the licence number as found in Port Phillip Gazette for July 26, 1848; name of licensee; estimated area in acres. The scale is 8 miles to the inch.A map showing the squatting runs in 1848 including the names of the squatters , the licenxe numberand the area in acres. Roll of hand drawn map depicting 'Squatting Runs of the Murray District 1848 in Victoria. Created by squatting runs map 1848, dederang, tawanga, gundowring, kergunyah

The Port Phillip Gazette was the second newspaper published in Melbourne, in the then Port Phillip district, now Victoria. In 1948 it was published bi-weekly.The map shows the original names of squatters along the Kiewa River. The names of the district are mostly current today although some are spelt differently.2 copies - 1 laminated & 1 paper of the map of "Squatting Runs of the Murray District 1848." The area is recorded (eg. Tawanga, Dederang, Gundowring, Kergunia, Merrimarenbung all along the Kiewa River) under which the names of the squatter is recorded, the number of acres and the licence number. Scale is 8 miles to the inch.squatting runs; kiewa valley; port phillip district;