Name/TitleVictoria the first century : an historical survey
MakerCentenary Celebrations Council. Historical Sub-Committee
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectContents:
Coastal exploration and attempts at settlement
Whaling and sealing - the Portland Bay settlement
The exploration of the interior
The foundation of Melbourne
The pastoral pioneers
Melbourne in the thirties and forties
Pastoral and agricultural settlement - the Aborigines
The Incorporation of Melbourne : suburban expansion ; end of the early period
Resistance to convict transportation : separation from New South Wales
The goldfields ; bushrangers
Melbourne in the fifities
Responsible government : its early struggles and achievements
Coaching and roadmaking : Inland towns : navigation of the Murray
Education
Melbourne in the sixties and seventies
The "Land Boom" period
The nineties : depression and recovery
Federation
The defence force
Modern Victoria
Public works : shipping : aviation
Art : the stage : music : literature : learned societies
Sport and recreation : parks and gardens : the police force
Religious and philanthropic institutions : conclusion
Period1930-1940
PublisherRobertson & Mullens
Publication Date1934
Publication PlaceMelbourne, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers
Subject and Association KeywordsExplorers and Exploration
Subject and Association KeywordsMelbourne (Victoria.)
Subject and Association KeywordsFederation (1901)
Subject and Association KeywordsCentenaries
Named CollectionLibrary
Credit LineDonated by the Centenary Council of Victoria
Object TypeBook
Object numberLIB 015554
Spine Label994.5 CEN
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved