Author: CANNON, MICHAEL; Editor.
Title: Historical Records Of Victoria. Foundation Series. Volume Three. The Early Development of Melbourne.
Description: Thick 8vo; pp. xx, 670; illustrated endpapers, 5 fold-outs (11 colour illusts., 2 b/w. illusts. and 1 map), numerous b/w. illustrations throughout text, index; dustjacket, a fine copy. Melbourne, Victorian Government Printing Office, 1984. Illustrations include Fawkner's men disembarking in 1835, Melbourne's first residence, Melbourne from Batman's hill, Melbourne 1838, brick houses of 1840 in King Street, Samuel Jacksons 1841 panorama of Melbourne, 2 panels from John Henning's sketch. Text covers punishments for male convicts 25 lashes for insolence or being absent from duty or walking in disorderly manner, census of Melbourne Town march 1838, 1835 -39 list of Marriages, Births and Deaths. and more.

Keywords: victorian melbourne port phillip john pascoe fawkner yarra convicts Australian local vic history bilson william buckley census populationsamuel jackson