Historical information

This book belonged to John Draffin. John Draffin came to Australia as a child with his parents from the north of Ireland . He came to Orbost in 1894 and was Shire Secretary from then until 1910 He had four children: Andrina, Eva, George, Maggie, Sally and Nellie.

Significance

This item is associated with John Draffin who was a prominent Orbost citizen involved in many community activities. This item is a useful research tool

Physical description

A small black leather bound 782 pp book with the title, "Molesworth's Pocket Book of Engineering Formulae" in gold print inside an ornate gold border. Pages are gilt edged.
Contains line drawings and charts.

Inscriptions & markings

inside front cover - "John Draffin, Orbost 24.12.04"