. The Land of the Lyre bird; a story of early settlement in the great forest of south Gippsland. Being a description of the Big Scrub in its virgin state with its birds and animals, and of the adventures and hardship of its early explorers and prospectors; also accounts by the settlers of the clearing, settlement, and development of the country . lbouine. He Avas also a memlter of the Shire Council for scAeralyears. Two Avorkmen in the eaily ilays. Avho Avere noted scrub-cutters, are stillin the district. These are David Sullivan and Batty Stewart, the faithfulday man of the Shire Council. The
. The Land of the Lyre bird; a story of early settlement in the great forest of south Gippsland. Being a description of the Big Scrub in its virgin state with its birds and animals, and of the adventures and hardship of its early explorers and prospectors; also accounts by the settlers of the clearing, settlement, and development of the country . lbouine. He Avas also a memlter of the Shire Council for scAeralyears. Two Avorkmen in the eaily ilays. Avho Avere noted scrub-cutters, are stillin the district. These are David Sullivan and Batty Stewart, the faithfulday man of the Shire Council. These are a fcAV brief notices of a number of the early settlers of thePooAvong district. A fact Avorthy of notice respecting the settlers is the large number ofteachers that selected and came to the district. Along McDonalds Track Avere ^Messrs. Ure and son. Misses B. and , and ]Mr. and Mrs. Burchett: and betAveen PooAvong and Loch. Mrs. Cook, also Mr. E. Cook and ^liss Leys: Avhilst near Jeetho were Mrs. AVilson. and ai Poowong Xoith A\ere ^fr. and Mrs. Bee and Mr. and^Vfrs. Gillan. It may l)e noted that the first Aveather-board house erected in the districtof PooAvoug. about 1882. Avas that owned and occupied by Mi-^ ^IcLean andnoAv oAvned and occupied by Mrs. Beck. Recollections and Experiences MR. CALEB In Aietoria, about 38 years ago. then- was a timeof great commercial and industrial de])re*> of all kinds depreciated in value, buildingoperations almost ceased, large numbers of )nen wereunemployed, and much anxiety AA-as felt as to thefuture. It was then that the faces of many were turnedtowards the land, and the discovery of the rich soilsof Brandy and Whisky Creeks opened up to rapidsettlement the country which now includes the ]i()pu-lous and pro.^perous towns of Drouin and Warragiil. By hundreds people entered that part of (li])ps-land. and in spite of the absence of roads, railways,or tracks, proceeded to peg out the lan
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