Book, Agnes P Bell, Melbourne: John Batman’s Village, 1965

Physical description

Melbourne, Vic. : Cassell Australia, 1965
xiv, 178p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., map, porto. ; 25cm.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Owner signature: Dorothy Rogers

Summary

A history of Melbourne, tracing its development from the riverside village founded by John Batman to the metropolis of the 1960s; includes description of Aboriginal corroborees and other early encounters with the Aboriginal inhabitants of the area.

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