Physical description

A brown book with a grey dust jacket featuring an old photograph of a bullock team and wagon, Birt's Hill, Brushy Creek. A farmer, Michael Smith stands at the horse's head. The title and author are printed in black lettering at the top with Shire of Lillydale printed in white at the bottom with a white outline of the shire coat of arms. The spine has all details in black lettering. The back of the book's end paper has a list of the Shire of Lillydale West Riding Councillors. The blurb on the back end paper gives an outline of the contents inside. There is a Preface, Contents, Acknowledgements, and Index at the back. Inside are photographs, maps, advertisements and detailed information about the early days of settlement and development up to the 1980's. Pp. 96.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Inside the left of the front cover at the top is a black stamp: ' Mont de Lancey Historical Homestead & Museum Wandin'

Summary

The book is a historical account of these Victorian suburbs, commissioned by the Shire of Lillydale. It documents the area's development through personal stories, maps, and photographs, detailing the evolution of these communities.