Bailliere’s Gazetteer and Road Guide, 1879

This important and rare 19th-century gazetteer contains a wealth of information on Victoria. It provides details on towns and villages, lakes, rivers and creeks, islands, bays, hills and mountains, runs and other localities and features. It often gives latitude and longitude, populations, proximity to other towns, local industries, services such as coach and mail runs, hotels, churches, schools and much more.