This is a form 2 or year 8 English book used for reading. This book would have been used in all schools over Victoria. It consists of assorted stories and poems. It has 260 pagesThis has social and historical significance as it shows what students of the Kiewa Valley in the 1940's were reading in form 2 or in todays year 8. It was donated by the Davies family from Tawonga, and therefore has good interpretive capacity as it is part of a set of readers for primary and high school students. It is also good for research as a comparative tool to see what students learn now compaired to the 1940'sThe book as a light brown material cover with black writing in front cover and spine. There is a logo of the Victorian Education Department on the front cover. Also in writing "Second Edition" at bottom of front cover. The name G Davies Form 11a is on first inside page.book, school, english, secondary, department-of-education 1940

Education Department (First Edition) 1941. Fabric covered cardboardFaye Harris, 61 Lucknow Street, Mitcham. WU 2906. Box Hill Girls Technical School. Form 1F.education department, arithmetic, book

Map of Marong. Drawn and reproduced at the Dept. of Lands and Survey, Melbourne. By authority: W.M. Houston Government Printer. June 1953.On the back in blue pen: certified plan parish Marong, signed minister and seal affixed for land S sec.72 evidence act. I certify that this a true plan parish Marong (signature illegible) minister for lands.map, marong

Mary Egan who died on April 4th, 1981, spent 23 years as a greatly-respected lecturer in English curriculum at the Ballarat Teachers College, State College of Victoria and Ballarat College of Advanced Education. 72 page book , The Victorian Readers - First Book, Education Department Victoria Book Plate, Stamp of 10360 and Ballarat Teachers' College mary egan, ballarat teachers college, state college of victoria, ballarat college of advanced education, education department victoria, playmates, marjorie howden, w.m. houston

Map: County of Kara Kara, map sheet showing the whole of the County of Kara Kara and all of the Parishes within. Scale 2 miles to 1 inch.By Authority: W.M. Houston, Government Printer Melbourne. Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 1958map, kara kara, county, kara kara

Map: County of Gladstone, map sheet showing the whole of the County and the Parishes within. Scale 2 Miles to 1 inch.Engraved at the Department of Lands and Survey Melbourne. 1958. By Authority of W.M. Houston, Government Printermap, gladstone, parish plan, gladstone

Map: Parish of Hayanmi, County of Bendigo. Parish plan.By Authority: W.M. Houston, Government Printer. Drawn and reproduced at the Dept, of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, Victoriamap, bendigo, parish plan, hayanmi

Map: Parish of Marong, County of Bendigo. Parish plan.By Authority W.M. Houston, Government Printer. Drawn and reporduced at the Dept., of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, Victoria.map, bendigo, parish plan, marong