Historical information

These books are all old and belonged to local families in the Kiewa Valley. Reading was a major form of entertainment from the 1930s before TV was available.

Significance

These books give an insight into the interests of families in the Kiewa Valley prior to the invention of TV.

Physical description

Case - Stiff cardboard, yellow & green with two yellow strips on outside. Inside blue squares. Metal handle attached. Fastened by two sliding locks one at each end and each with a key hole. There is a clip/clasp in the front centre.
Books: Nos. 1-4 A collection of x4 medium size novels belonging to Vera Hore; No. 5 x1 belonging to Jessie Hollonds, Tawonga and is a small book with coloured cover. No. 6. large red book No. 7. a large yellow/brown book No 8. a large hard covered red book with x2 gold lions on front No 9. colored cardboard cover with spiral spine

Inscriptions & markings

Case - Label on the lid inside and centre top: 'Made by/ Permacase/Melbourne, Victoria/Aero Tweed
Books: 1-4 Mrs Vera Hore / Bogong Hotel / Tawonga inscribed on front page
5. Lois Jessie Hollonds, Tawonga "To dear Lois / With best wishes / from Nancy / Xmas 1934 inscribed on front page
6. Dorothy Maureen Ryder / Tawonga / 1-10-35 inscribed on front page
7- - 9. nil