biography
Ian Stapleton: Chronicler of the High Country
Ian Stapleton is a prominent chronicler of the Victorian High Country whose work documents the social history, resilient pioneers, and regional industries of the mountain…
Jacinta Crealy, Author
The author Jacinta Crealy chronicles the life of her great-great-great-grandfather Robert Whatmough, a pioneering horticulturalist who migrated from England to Melbourne in 1841. Settling in…
Introduction to the Reminiscences of J.C. Draper
James Chester Draper was a prominent figure of the Arthurs Creek district whose life spanned the transition from the pioneering era of his grandparents to…
From Drovers To Daisy-Pickers by Ian Stapleton
In this 2006 publication, Ian Stapleton chronicles the social history and evolving identity of the Bogongs region, documenting the transition of local industry and culture…
Vale Bruce Draper — From Boxing to Books: A Lifetime of Community Service
Bruce George Draper was a distinguished public servant, conservationist, and local historian whose life was defined by a profound commitment to community service and the…
Frank Dalby Davison’s Bush Diary
In 1951, the noted Australian author Frank Dalby Davison (1893–1970) and his wife Marie settled at Folding Hills, a small dairy and pig farm in…