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The history of Colac and district.
- Title
- The history of Colac and district.
- Author
- Hebb, Isaac, 1852-1939.
- Publication
- Melbourne, Hawthorn Press, 1970.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | 1915.445 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 404 pages illustrations; 25 cm
- Subject
- Politics and Government - Local government
- Mining industry - Gold
- Settlement and contacts
- Transport - Railways
- Settlement and contacts - Settlers
- Libraries - Reference materials - Library holdings
- Media - Print media
- Colac, Australia (Shire) > History
- Colac (W Vic SJ54-12)
- Buntingdale (W Vic SJ54-12)
- Ballarat (W Vic SJ54-08)
- Geelong (Vic SJ55-09)
- Cape Otway / Otway Range (W Vic SJ54-12)
- Murray River (NE Qld SE55-10)
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "First published in series in Colac Herald, 1888."
- Contents
- First beginnings -- The first settlement -- The squatters and the land question -- Founding of Colac -- Names of places -- Early Colac history -- Pastoral development -- Political development -- Local government -- The Geelong to Colac Line -- The churches -- The romance of the Otway -- Buntingdale Aboriginal mission -- Aborigines -- Some discoveries and experiments -- Local newspapers -- A royal visitor -- Fish acclimatisation efforts -- Introduction of the Rabbit -- Public parks and gardens -- Colac district hospital -- Colac free library -- Friendly societies -- Banks and banking -- Sports, pastimes, etc. -- The Colac district.
- ISBN
- 0725600152
- 9780725600150
- LCCN
- 72190423
- OCLC
- ocm00548742
- 548742
- SCSB-873185
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library