. 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 . rted the goods and chattels of a considerablenumber of selectors to their destination, not unfrequentiy exposed to a greatrisk of life or limb in carrying out various undertakings. Mr. .C. Burchett. who came from Brunswick, selected in Fel)i-uary, 187
. 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 . rted the goods and chattels of a considerablenumber of selectors to their destination, not unfrequentiy exposed to a greatrisk of life or limb in carrying out various undertakings. Mr. .C. Burchett. who came from Brunswick, selected in Fel)i-uary, Ijlock was directly opposite the Poowonu Township Koervc. and thesouthern end, abutting on AIcDonalds Track, now forms part of the Burchett. on settling at Poowong. immediately attended to the religiousinterests of the settlers living in the district by conducting services, which atfirst were held in his house, and afterwards 1)> taking an active part in theerection of a Union Church, which for a time served all the Protestantinhabitanrs. Mr. Burchett was also one of the early Councillors representingthe Poowong District in the Buln Buln Shire Council. This Shire wasconstituted in 1ST8. the meetings of the Council being held in Drouin. ] took considerable interest in the Atlienuinii. erecteil at Poowona in. 102 THE PIONEERS OF POOWONG. ls>>4. and tlu Library coiiiieciod with it. ljeiii«r Serretai-v and Librarian formany years. ^Ii-. and Horsley came from Maldon, where they had foral)ont 1*0 years, to Poowong in Jnne, ISTT. their selection being- close to thetoA^nship on the eastern side. Mr. Horsley was the first blacksmith atPooMo)]o-. and Mrs. Horsley the first post-mistress. The mails were obtainedfiom the Grantville coach at Lang Lang, and carried to Poowong on horse-back. This method gave place in abotit 1880 to a coach service betweenDronin and Poowong. established by Mr. Howard for the carriage of pas-sengers and mai
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