Historical information

The Willis family were early settlers at Lower Plenty, just near where the hotel and old bridge are today. This is a chapter from Historical Records of Victoria / editor-in-chief, Michael Cannon ; [compiled by the Public Records Office]. Vol. 6. The Crown, the land, and the squatter, 1835-1840.

Significance

Diary of James L Willis from 1837, portraying hardships suffered in the young colony of Victoria.

Physical description

24 page photocopy of chapter of a book. Digitised copy included.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten inscription on front page: Willis family of Lower Plenty