Author: PORTLAND VICTORIA.
Title: A Trip To Portland The Watering Place Of The West.
Description: First Edition; Demy 8vo; (xiv), unpaginated; printed on green stock, decorative page boarders, one page of advertisements, bound in original cream printed sewn wrappers, back wrapper has a view from the bay of Portland township, very good copy. Melbourne, Arnall & Jackson, Printers And Stationers, 1880. Ferguson. 14279. Scarce pamphlet. Portland was founded by the Hentys in 1834 and pre-dates the settlement of Melbourne. Topics covered "How to get there", Amusements", 'Drives and Walks", "Capes Grant and Nelson", "Aquatics", "Corporation Baths", "Botanical Gardens", "The Climate", "The Annual Regatta", "A Kangaroo Hunt", "Julia Percy Island", " Cape Bridgewater", "The Bats' Ridges", "Hotels".

Keywords: Australian Victoria Victorian Australia Portland local history