. 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 . the Western District. The story of one disastrous ship-ment will give a picture of Westernport at the time. On January iTth. 1836,the Xorvar sailed from 1asmania for Port Philli]) with 1100 sheep on .severe gale was encountered, and the vessel
. 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 . the Western District. The story of one disastrous ship-ment will give a picture of Westernport at the time. On January iTth. 1836,the Xorvar sailed from 1asmania for Port Philli]) with 1100 sheep on .severe gale was encountered, and the vessel was hove to for three nightsand two days, during which time about 115 .sheep perished, and the greaterportion of their food was destroyed. The .stock left had to be fed on flourand water to keep them alive. As the vessel was under demurrage at £1 ])erday until she anchored in Westernport to load wattlebark, and there Avas agreat risk of the sheep dying before they could be landed at Port Phillip, itAvas decided to land them at Westernport and drive them across to the settle-ment at Port Phillip. Attempts Avere made both at Sandy Point and Philli])Island to find suitable s])ots for landing the sheep, but Avithout success, andeventually they proceeded ten miles fiirther up the bay and landed 1009 THE EARLY HISTORY 01- WESTERNPORT. ■2:i. SETTLEMBXT POINT.—Chimp of Pines innrkiiijr Site of First Settlement.
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