Books about the Victorian North East
This page contains a list of books relevant to north east Victoria which have been submitted by Rootsweb and Groups.io subscribers. If you have a local history book that you have found useful, please email details to Peter for inclusion.
The books are grouped under towns where applicable, otherwise by locality, shire, then whatever. The grouping may be a bit arbitrary, so please scroll right through looking at possible area names.
If you know of other books covering the North East area, please let us know via the mailto:aus-vic-ne@groups.io list.
About towns of the north east.
Areas of the north east.
Victoria (including the northeast).
Australia (including the northeast).
Family Histories of the north east.
Border City: History of Albury (1976) by William A. Bayley.
The Border Post Almanac 1878.
For Albury, Wodonga and Yackandandah. Click HERE
for an online index.
Bygone Days of Back Creek: To the memory of the Pioneers of Back Creek by G.F. Craig. (1996)
Spanning the Years - Barmah Town & School.
A Biographical Dictionary of the Pioneers of Ovens and Townsmen of
Beechworth by M. Rosalyn Shennan.
A booklet of who's who in Beechworth in early goldmining days. There is a
photograph and a small write up on each person. It was compiled by photographer
Henry Hansen in 1899 and includes 495 photographs.
Background to Beechworth from 1852
Published by Beechworth and District Progress Association and compiled by the late Roy C. Harvey.
A great but small book on Beechworth, absolutely full of information from pioneers to mines to town band.
A booklet (64p). Mostly a civic history, and includes "The Ovens Directory",1857.
Beechworth Cemetery - A stroll through history by Ian Hyndman
ISBN 07316 2130 1
Gives a brief history of the Cemetery, a map, the Chinese Section, the gates, the rotunda
and the fountain. It then lists Graves of Historic Interest - or rather some of them ...
Beechworth: A Titan's Field by Carole Woods.
From the jacket blurb: "...covers the Ovens River district from the 1840's
concentrating on the nineteenth century".
Beechworth - An Australian Country Town and Its Past by Tom Griffiths.
Gold and Granite: Grandeur Living: History of Beechworth, Stanley and Eldorado (1994) by David Williams.
History of Beechworth by Ian Hyndman.
A small booklet in colour and black and white. Another history of the town.
Silver Threads and Golden Needles: The early history of Silver Creek, Beechworth (1985) by M. Rosalyn Shennan.
Beyond Gold - 150 Years of Memories 1848-1998. by Ken Treacy,
printed by Whitehorse Press of Ringwood.
The book incorporates a history of the Catholic Parish of Bright. Part 3 of the book has
about 50 pages on the early pioneers and their families.
Bright Uniting Church (formerly Methodist) 1884-1984.
Has a list of the ministers at the end.
Diamond Minutes.
Produced by Year 9 Students of Bright P-12 college. Interviews with residents of the Bright District.
Grave Recollections by Diann Talbot, (1999)
The history of the Bright Cemetery with some brief histories of our early pioneers.
Also including sections on the Freeburgh, Germantown, Porepunkah and Buckland Cemeteries.
Historic Bright Calendar 1993.
Pictures of Bright around the 1900s.
Up & Down the River - the Butlers from Benenden by Malcolm Ronan, 1995. The Early Ovens goldfield, Sheep Station Creek, and spread along the Murray and Mitta Valleys.
Then and Now by Diann Talbot
The Buckland Valley Goldfield by Diann Talbot.
ISBN No. 0-9757170-0-6
History of the Shire of Chiltern by Robert W.P. Ashley
Corryong and the Man from Snowy River District (1982) by T.W. Mitchell.
A History of Creightons Creek (1985) by C.W. Halsall.
The Branch Line: Wodonga-Tallangatta-Cudgewa Railway (1994) by Lloyd Holmes.
Drumanure and District - Changing Times by Christine Ginnane.
Gold and Granite: Grandeur Living: History of Beechworth, Stanley and Eldorado (1994) by David Williams.
Euroa Bowls Club
Euroa Hospital by John Sullivan
Euroa in the 1850's & 60's. Transcribed from 1921 newspaper
Euroa Personalities. Vol 1 & 2 by C.W. Halsall.
Euroa Photos by John Sullivan
Charles Lane DeBoos: History of Euroa. Transcribed from 1908 newspaper
A General History of Euroa and District by C.W. Halsall.
One of three books written by the author to celebrate 100 Years of Local Government in 1980.
A History of Sport in Euroa and District by C.W. Halsall.
One of three books written by the author to celebrate 100 Years of Local Government in 1980.
The History of the Euroa Shire by C.W. Halsall.
One of three books written by the author to celebrate 100 Years of Local Government in 1980.
History of Euroa Public Cemetery by Val McKernan.
This is NOT a list of burials.
Gold at Gaffneys Creek by Brian Lloyd & Howard Combes (1981).
Memories of the North East Ranges by Nelson Jefferies (1973).
Unpublished manuscript by Anne's great uncle that includes many names of the old pioneers
in the Gaffneys Creek area.
A History of Greta by S. E. Ellis.
(1972) Lowden, Kilmore
Has a early parish map in the back, and contains many names of the early pioneers of Greta
and district.
Gold at Harrietville: Gold mining at Harrietville 1852-1982 by Brian Lloyd. (1982).
Hillsborough: Dedicated to the pioneers of Hillsborough by G.F. Craig. (1996).
Beyond the Crested Wave, Robert McAliece and Catherine Crawford, Pioneers of "Hurdle Creek" Oxley Victoria - The Family Chronicles 1855-1997. Compiled by Gloria Newton.
Memories of the Good Old Days of Hurdle Flat: Dedicated to the Pioneers of Hurdle Flat. by G.F. Craig. (1995).
Gold in the Ranges: Jamieson to Woods Point by Brian Lloyd. (2002)
ISBN 0957843046
A History of the Kiewa Valley (1989) & (1971) by Esther Temple.
Potted history of numerous families.
100 Years in Hurley Street (Longwood Primary School) compiled by the Centenary Committee.
Just Longwood by Ildie Houston.
Mitta Mitta from the Early Pioneer Days (1989) by S.A. Colquhoun.
Across the Threshold - Ronans from Kilkenny to Victoria by
Malcolm Ronan, 1993.
Establishment of this family around the Kiewa and lower Mitta Valleys, with
sections on Markwood, Dederang, Noorongong and Tallangatta.
Our Soldier Sons: A short history of the Mitta Valley & our veterans
1914-1919 (Albury, April 2001) by Mitta Valley Heritage Society.
Available from: Julie King, Mitta valley Heritage Society, P.O. Eskdale, Vic, 3701. Ph 02 60720321
Myrrhee School Centenary and Pioneer Families Reunion, 1885 - 1985
Lots of information on many of the early pioneers of Myrrhee, and details on the town, as
well as a roll of the primary school pupils.
Myrtleford, Gateway to Alps by Kay Robertson
Back to Narioka & District 1876-1946.
History of Nathalia in Print
by Nathalia Genealogy Group.
Available for purchase from The Nathalia Genealogy Group.
History of the Nathalia Shire - The Good Helmsmen by Gillian Hibbins
Holy Trinity Nathalia 1887-1987.
Nathalia & Lower Moira Agricultural Assoc. 1888-1994.
Pioneers of Nathalia & District. Vols 1-5
byNathalia Genealogy Group.
Vols 1 & 2 are now out of print.
Vols 3, 4 & 5 are available for purchase from The Nathalia Genealogy Group.
The Spirit of Care
Nursing, Medical & Hospital History of Nathalia Shire 1876-1990
Times Have Changed - Nathalia & Barmah.
Glagcow to Daylesford - History of William Kerr Bell.
Local Nathalia family.
Sons of a Carpenter (Griffiths Family History 1743-2000) by
Joy Bell
A lot of history about people in the Nathalia District.
Stanley Harding WW1 letters 1893-1968.
Local Nathalian.
The Schier Family 1812-1982.
Local Nathalia family.
Numurkah Football Club Centenary: 1882-1982.
The 1855 Ovens Election and the Golden Horseshoes (1995) by M. Rosalyn Shennan.
A Biographical Dictionary of the Pioneers of Ovens and Townsmen of
Beechworth by M. Rosalyn Shennan.
See above under Beechworth.
Ovens Directory 1857.
The Ovens Valley Railway (1983) by Wal Larsen.
Reflection, Ranges & Rosellas: Living History in the Ovens Valley (1995) by David Williams.
Memories of Oxley. Shire of Oxley 1862-1994 by Graham Jones.
Charcquin Hill Publishing, Wangaratta 1995
ISBN 0646 25928 8
This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in the Shire. This Shire covers Myrtleford
to Wangaratta to Gelnrowan to Edi, Greta South, and across to Carboor and south.
Those were the Days - History of Picola Football League.
Tales of the Tablelands compiled by Jenni Hobbly for the Ruffy Primary School Centenary in 1986.
Ruffy 1884-1900 by RB Eddy.
Big Camp: Wahgunyah: History of the Rutherglen District. (1983) by Muriel McGivern.
Rutherglen. (1985) by Brian Lloyd.
Stanley. by G Craig. (1998)
Gold and Granite: Grandeur Living: History of Beechworth, Stanley and Eldorado. (1994) by David Williams.
Old Tallangatta - a town to remember 1995, 2nd Ed 2003 by Malcolm Ronan. The story of 100 years leading up to the inundation and removal of the town to a new site in 1954, plus 140 local family histories.
The Days of Gold: Mining in Tallangatta Area (1980) by Tony Convey.
The Branch Line: Wodonga-Tallangatta-Cudgewa Railway (1994) by Lloyd Holmes.
The Town that Moved (1986) by Harold Craig.
The Story of Tallangatta 1951-1956.
Across the Threshold - Ronans from Kilkenny to Victoria by Malcolm Ronan, 1993. Some Irish history and settlement in the Ovens, Kiewa and lower Mitta Valleys.
Up & Down the River - the Butlers from Benenden by Malcolm Ronan, 1998. The background of Butler family in Kent, and 1839 voyage and settlement along the Ovens, Murray and Mitta Valleys in Victoria and NSW.
Hearts in Stone - the saga of Tallangatta's war memorials by Malcolm Ronan, 2000. [Out of print]
The Century Book - Old and New Tallangatta by Malcolm Ronan and Harold Craig, 2001. The transfer of a town to a new site 5 miles east to make way for waters of the Hume Weir. [Out of print]
Slates and Suet Pudding by Carmel Winkler, 1988. Printed by Thomson's Printing, Albury. 229 pages
Tallygaroopna and District - Times and Tales by Elsie Brady
Tintaldra 150 years 1837-1987 by Betty Walton.
A Brief History.
Alpha to Omega - Shire of Tungamah 1878-1994 compiled by the Committee.
St Paul's Wakiti 1895-1995.
Wandiligong: a valley through time by Wandiligong Preservation Society.
ISBN 0731617320
Wangaratta: Being the History of the Township that sprang up at Ovens Crossing and grew into a modern City.
by D.M. Whittaker. Wangaratta City Council, 1963.
Includes a list of mayors and parliamentarians.
An online index exists at
Book-indexes\wangaratta
Wangaratta: Old Tales and Tours by Judy Bassett & Edna Harman.
Neptune Press Pty. Ltd., Newtown, 1983.
A witty look at the history of Wangaratta through the eyes of two women
who take a walk through the town. Full of lovely anecdotes about past residents and past lives of buildings from
earliest settlement through to the 1980s.
An online index exists at
Book-indexes\old-tales-and-tours
Sedition, Treason & other pastoral pursuits by John R Grenville.
High Country Publishing, Dargo, 1997
The history of the Wangaratta family of George & Hannah Grey.
An online index exists at Book-indexes\sedition-treason
Through Women's Eyes at Pioneering Days: ... some women of Wangaratta and
District. Compiled by Brenda Leitch.
Includes stories about Ada Cambridge, Ada Cross, Sarah Docker, Rita Fisher,
Elizabeth Jones, Alice Keenan, Sarah Mason, Bridget Murdoch, Catherine
Osboldstone, Agnes Reid, Flora Scobie, Mainie Scott, Ann Spink, Mary Elizabeth
Vincent, Mary Walsh, Canice Wyer.
There Was a Time: a Shire of Wangaratta Bi-Centenary Celebration
by Graham Jones. Shire of Wangaratta, c1988.
Wangaratta 1959-1984: a Silver City. City of Wangaratta, 1984.
Wangaratta Shire Centenary - 1967 by Angus, J. Colin. Wangaratta Shire Council, 1967.
The Farmers' Store That Grew and Grew: a pictorial history of Wangaratta's
Co-Store by Graham Jones. North Eastern Co-Operative Society Ltd, 1988.
The History of Wangaratta Trotting Club by W J Findlay.1976
Winton Primary School No. 1870 Centenary - 1877-1977 edited
by Marion Webster.
Lots of information on many of the early pioneers of Winton, and details on the town, as
well as a roll of the primary school pupils.
The Border Post Almanac 1878.
For Albury, Wodonga and Yackandandah, Click HERE
for an online index.
A Tale of Twin Cities: Part 1: The Founding Years (1981) by
Desmond Martin.
Albury/Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga Sketchbook (1977) by Brian Carroll &
Annette Meikle.
Sketches with potted histories.
The Branch Line: Wodonga-Tallangatta-Cudgewa Railway (1994) by Lloyd Holmes.
Gold for the Taking: a pictorial history of the heyday of the Walhalla-Woods Point Gold Belt 1860s - 1960s (2007)
ISBN 9780957994690
Includes goldfields such as A1 mine settlement, Enochs Point, Gaffneys Creek, Gooleys Creek, Jamieson, Kevington, Knockwood, Matlock and Ten Mile
Gold in the Ranges: Jamieson to Woods Point by Brian Lloyd. (2002)
ISBN 0957843046
Woods Point Directory 1866.
Contains names, occupation/business and descriptive address for the area around Matlock,
Woods Point, Gaffneys Creek and Jamieson.
Write up on Woolshed Valley.......a Glimpse of Gold
Lists types of fauna flora a bit on folk lore.
The Early Days of the Woolshed, Ovens Goldfield, Vic: A History of Reid's
Creek, Woolshed and Sebastopol. by Musk William J. (1995)
Wooragee - Dedicated to the memory of the Pioneers of Wooragee by G.F. Craig of Stanley.(1989).
The Peppermint Gumtree by Denise McMahon.
The early history of Woorage and its pioneers to WWI.
Wunghnu Football Club: Celebrating 110 years of Football: 1885-1995.
A History of Yackandandah School 1855 - 1991 by Mott C.A.
Yackandandah and District Historical Society Inc.
Specialty Press. Albury. NSW. 1991
Includes a list of the first 100 students, when the school was required to conform
with the Common Schools Act. Available at the Yackandandah Tourist Information Centre,
High Street Yackandandah.
Click HERE for an online index.
The Border Post Almanac 1878.
For Albury, Wodonga and Yackandandah. Click HERE
for an online index.
Yackandandah by Susan Reynolds
Available at the Yackandandah Tourist Information Centre, High Street Yackandandah.
Yackandandah Creek - Some Effects of Mining by Trevor Matthews.
A Century of Cricket at Yalca North.
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North East (covers more than a single town or locality)
American Fever Australian Gold
by H. Denise McMahon and Christine G.
Wild. Published 2008.
Exposes through more than 130 narratives, the daily happenings in the lives
of over 170 men and women who ventured across the seas from America and Canada
during the first two decades (1850-1870) of the Australian gold rush. 1700 names
of people in the northeast of Victoria are listed in the contents page. The
majority of the men and women within this work have not been included in the
history books of northeast Victoria. History never seen before has been
unearthed by the authors in their quest, history of the region and of the lives
of these people.
This work, produced on CD-Rom, can be obtained by contacting the authors
by clicking here
Discovering the North East by Graham Jones.
Early Days of the Upper Murray (1981) by Jean Carmody.
Ghost Towns of the Mountain Goldfields by Luke Steenhuis.
One of his earlier works and is not the printing quality of his later books. Features 65
former gold mining towns, mainly south of the Divide but some are north of it, including
A1Mine Settlement, Gaffneys creek, Howqua Hills, Kevington, Knockwood, Matlock, Mirimbah
and Woods Point. Potted histories of each town with township maps.
Secrets of ...Ghost Towns of the Mountain Goldfields
by Luke Steenhuis.
ISBN 0-949600-40-7
Published 1999 by Research Publications, Vermont, Melbourne.
A better quality reprint of his early book, but only covering 50 towns.
Gold Gemstone and Relic Sites
Map showing various mines
Old News Today: Tales of the Upper Murray by Denise McMahon and Christine Wild.
Published 2006.
Tales about our ancestors. The information was randomly taken from two local newspapers printed during the years 1876-1900.
The area covered is from Tallangatta to Corryong and from Mitta Mitta to
Tumbarumba and is intended for family and local history researchers.
Nearly 1000 surnames, and the book is indexed.
On this Day in the North East (1989) by Graham Jones.
People Places & Things of the North East (1981)
by Graham
Jones.
Separated into places.
A Spirit of Co-operation: A Century of Co-operative Dairy Factories in the North East (1993) by Ross Coulthard.
Tales of Gibbo Gold (1993) by John A. Morrow.
Characters from the 1880s who were lured to the goldfields of Victoria's remote NE. Each
chapter is a different mining area.
Valleys, Vistas and Verandahs:History Alive in Chiltern, Barnawartha & Yackandandah by David Williams.
ISBN 0 64621641 4
Sketch book of buildings mines etc. in the above areas. Each has a small history under the
sketch.
Victoria's North-East Corner (1976) by Dick Johnson & John Brownlie.
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Victoria (includes references to the north east)
Victoria and Riverina: Biographical Sketches of Pioneer Families.
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Australia (includes references to north east Victoria)
Australian National Trusts Historic Places.
This relates to all of Australia, but includes some in the area of the list.
Ghost Towns of Australia by George Farwell.
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Up and Down the River: The Butlers from Benenden by Malcom
Ronan.
A family history detailing the events of the Butler family from the Kentish town of
Benenden, their arrival and settlement in Australia, and finally their marriages and
descendants. A lot of this book is based around the Bright and Wandiligong areas of
Victoria and along the Murray River. Too many names in this book to even try to mention.
In Quest of Family History (Halsall Family) by C.W. Halsall.
The Runciman Family in Australia 1857-1990 by Roslyn Runciman
This book on the Runciman family details their arrival and early life in Melbourne, the
birth of their children and continues to outline the children as they move to Arcadia,
Karramous South, Tatura & Golden Square. After this outline the various descendants of
this family are listed.
The Golden Gumtree by Denise Marriott-McMahon, published 2000.
A History of Hiram Allen Crawford, Pioneer of the Northeast of Victoria. Much in the way
of local history, newspaper cuttings, many photos, diary extracts etc. This book is based
from the US to Victoria in the time 1853-1916. 200p.
Last updated on 01 September 2021