Description

Lost & Almost Forgotten Towns of Colonial Victoria Format: Book
Author: Angus B Watson
ISBN: 958053707
Year of publication: 2003

A Comprehensive analysis of census results for Victoria 1841 – 1901

Where there is now a herd of beef cattle quietly grazing in an open field, a bustling population of gold fossickers, tradespeople and their young families once went about their daily tasks. The only visible trace of them today is in the census results collected by the fledgling governments of Colonial Victoria. In other locations there stand magnificent examples of colonial architecture or the chaotic remains of gold diggings. Some of the over 1400 centres analysed herein are now experiencing a renaissance as new communities take shape within old town boundaries.

This book is the fruit of many years’ meticulous research, driven by the author’s passion for Victoria’s colonial history. Both a comprehensive reference and a fascinating insight into the movements of early populations of new Australians and the forcs that shaped them, Lost and almost forgotten towns of Colonial Victoria sheds new light on a crucial period in Australian history.

Useful to historians, researchers and all readers with a fascination for colonial history, this detailed assessment of the census results of 1841 to 1901 allows greater understanding of the ground upon which the current population of Victoria stands. For those who touring Victoria, Lost and almost forgotten towns of Colonial Victoria will open up new possibilities for exploration that are not suggested by the more commonly available resources.

Softcover; 518pp, with place name index

About the Author

Angus B Watson has been an historian since early childhood and has deepened his knowledge of Victorian history through a great deal of travel and research over the last twenty years. His fascination with maps has enabled him to gather insights from diverse resources that are often overlooked in preparing histories of specific areas.