GHOST & GOLD IN VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY

The Story of Mining and settlement in Victoria's Historic Alpine Areas

Throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century, mining played an important role in the development and settlement of the Victorian Alps.

This book deals with Victoria's proclaimed historic areas and encompasses mining fields and historic areas such as Sunnyside, Grant, Crooked River, Oriental Claims at Omeo, Cassilis, Victoria River, Glen Wills, Mount Murphy and Howqua Hills which although substantial in their day, have now ceased to exist.