Book, Luke Steenhuis, Secret Places of the Upper Yarra Valley - Beauty Spots, 1994

Physical description

A blue covered book about the Upper Yarra Valley, its history and tourism. The front cover has the title at the top in black lettering with a black and white photograph of the lower Mathinna Falls. At the bottom, Beauty Spots, is printed in black. As this book was on display in the reception area at Mont De Lancey Historical Homestead, it has a DISPLAY ONLY sticker on the right top corner of the front cover. It also has a red price sticker $9.85. Inside is the publisher and further details about the production of the book, Acknowledgements, Reference to decipher the Reference Panel for each map as well as black and white photographs with information about the site. At the back is a Bibliography and Index. 61 Pp.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

A large sticker on the front cover has: 'DISPLAY COPY'. A round red sticker at the bottom right has '$9.85'

Summary

Luke Steenhuis has a selection of beauty spots within the Upper Yarra Region, east of Melbourne, Victoria. The Valley was once Victoria's foremost tourist destination. Many of the sites have been neglected or closed to public access. The photograph on the front of the lower Mathinna Falls, have not been open for visitors for approximately 80 years.

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