Echoes from the Mid-Yarra Valley: Bridging the Past and the Present

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This tribute to 20 well-known personalities shows how they helped develop the spirit of hospitality and creativity that abounds in the region today. From the first European settlers over 150 years ago, then early pioneer farmers, to entertainers and more-recent risk-takers, they overcame set-backs and held firmly to their ideals. As these lively historical snapshots reveal, their vision and efforts provide an enviable heritage upon which we continue to build. Meet: Dame Nellie Melba, Joseph Furphy, C. J. Dennis, Martin Boyd, David Syme, Robert Hoddle, Charles La Trobe, David Christmas, ‘Gulf Station’ Bells, The de Castellas, The Ryrie brothers, Lorenza McKenzie, Nathaniel Ellis, George Watts, Mac Clinton and others. A few of the author’s childhood and family reminiscences of growing up in Yarra Glen are also included.