Physical description

A small book of 99 pages including text, sketch maps and images telling the story of the early settlement of Bethanga and Springdale townships in Northeast Victoria.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Back cover - Harris Bros/ Importers and General Merchants / Bethanga

Summary

This publication was produced for the Bethanga-Springdale Schools Centenary Committee to mark the centenary of the Bethanga State School and the closing of the school at Springdale.
It traces settlement in the area from the arrival of early pastoralists c1835 followed by the free selectors and later the miners.
The remainder of the publication focuses on the establishment of the Bethanga and Springdale Schools and a brief outline of pioneer families of the Bethanga area.