Early pioneer families of Victoria and Riverina. A genealogical and biographical record

A$2,500 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

Melbourne: McCarron, Bird Co., 1936. Quarto, full red morocco over bevelled boards, armorial design on front board, spine lettered in gilt, spine dry, rubbing to joints and cracking to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, bookplate to pastedown, 584 pp. extensively illustrated. A solid copy of a handsome book. Henderson s hefty work on early pastoral families of Victoria and the Riverina has long been scarce and highly sought after for its unique content and portraits of leading families, many of whom still reside in their original homesteads. It also includes a section on the public schools of Wesley College, Geelong College, Melbourne Grammar, Geelong Grammar, Scotch College and Xavier College. Index of Families: Armytage Family of Bagdad, Van Diemen s Land, and Ingleby, Vic. Austin Family Baird of Kangatong and Warrong Baird of Mount Bute Bakewell Family Balfour of Melbourne, Vic. and Round Hill, New South Wales Bayliss of Merton Bedwell of Bellevue Beggs of Eurambeen Best of Concongella, Great Western Beswicke of Mordialloc Black of Glenormiston and Noorat Black of Prospect Hill Black of Tarwin Meadows Boadle of Prospect Hill Bree, Stapylton of Bewsall, Hamilton Buchanan of Ardblair Calder of Polkemmet Cameron of Morgiana Campbell of Gannawarra Campbell of Glencoe Carre Riddell (see Riddell) Carty of Brisbane Hill Champion de Crespigny (see de Crespigny) Clowes of Woodside Cole of West Cloven Hills Cooke, Winter, of Murndal Corney Family Craig of Eddington Crespigny

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