Historical information
This booklet was the first of a series of scientific and historical studies of Gippsland to be published by the Bairnsdale Advertiser.
The author, Eric Charles Frederick Bird was Principal Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia.
The Mitchell River silt jetties are an unusually long, thin landform located in the Gippsland Lakes region. They have been formed over millions of years by sediment deposition from the Mitchell River during periods of low water flow and subsequent wash-through during periods of high water flow. The long narrow banks of silt extend more than eight kilometres east into Lake King.
Significance
This item is a useful reference for the silt jetties of the Mitchell River.
Physical description
A 32 pp book with alight green cover. The title is in black print, " The Silk Jetties of the Mitchell River" and underneath the title there is a b/w photograph of the Mitchell River and silt jetties taken from above in 1931. It was written by E. C. F. Bird.
