CONTENTS:
The naming of Broadford / Barbara J. Savill p1. Natural history in the Broadford Shire / G.M. Crowl p7. The Shire of Broadford / Barbara J. Savill p10. Broadford District Road Board. Reminiscences of John Zwar 14 Feb 1935 p26. School days. Puckapunyal Tribe. Sydney Road. Bushrangers. Strikes. Mount Piper Station. Shire council. Historical records of Strath Creek / Jean E. Lade p40. Kerrisdale Station. Flowerdale and Hutton’s Station. Rabbits. Mining. Survey of Strath Creek township. Early mail facilities [postal services]. Milling. Sport. Boer War. Entertainments. The women. Time chart. Reedy Creek gold rush / Lawrence Balmer p52. Some characters of Reedy Creek / Hugh Reid p57. Reedy Creek and Tyaak / E. Neill p63. Tyaak Sanctuary. Sunday Creek / R. Clarke p66. Mount (Mt) Disappointment State Forest / Michael D. Wade p69. Natural factors. Flora and fauna. History. Recreation. Points of interest: Mount Disappointment; Murchison Falls; scenic driving. One hundred years in the forest p74. chronology. The Toll Gate p76. The paperboard mill / D.B. McFarlane p79. Establishment. Early operations 1891-1911. Operations 1911-46. Operations 1946 to present. Other industries p87. The Tannery. Butter Factory. Quarry. Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times [newspaper]. Wool Scouring and Carbonising Works. Victory Bakery. Schools [education] / H.M. Oliver p94. Reedy Creek no. 986 1872-85. Broadford no. 1125 1873-. Glenburnie no. 1200 1873-1906. Clonbinane no. 1653 1875-1948. North Broadford no. 1897 1877-85. Reedy Creek no. 2234 1880-1967. Comet Saw Mills no. 2799 1887-1902. Strath Creek no. 3173 1881-. Tyaak no. 3243 1895-1924. Sunday Creek no. 3293 1897-1930. History of Broadford High School / James Fletcher. Bambara Boys’ Camp – Camberwell Grammar School. The churches [religion] p106. Broadford Catholic Church. St Matthews Church of England [Anglican], Broadford. Methodist Church, Broadford district. Wesleyan Division. Clonbinane. Sunday Creek. Reedy Creek. Strath Creek. St George’s Presbyterian Church, Broadford. Broadford Salvation Army Corps. Local services and organisations p121. Early Broadford postal history. Police Station. Mechanics’ Hall [Institute]. Central Park. Bush Nursing Cottage Hospital. Victorian Mounted Rifles. Fire Brigades. Red Cross. Bowling Club. Golf Club. Country Women’s Association (CWA). Scouts and cubs. Guiding [girl guides]. Mrs Brady’s dancing class. Mrs Figgins’ concert party. Family histories p141. The clan (poem) / Alan G. Daws 1959. Balmer. Bassett of Strath Creek. John Bennett. Bidstrup. Blandford. Bruce. Granny Burns. Catrina of Reedy Creek. Clark. W.J.R. Colbon. Jonathan Coulson, Sunday Creek. Crawford. Cunningham. Daws. Doherty. Donald Ferguson. Fleming. John Forbes. Miss Emily Charlotte Gavan – Taatooke, Broadford. Hamilton. History of Glenaroua Homestead. W.G. Hicks. Hilliear of Strath Creek. John Alfred Howden. Jeffrey family and Prospect Hill. Frank Keays of Strath Creek. Kelly. Lade. Thomas McConchie of Strath Creek. McDonald of Sunday Creek. McDonald. McDougall. Alexander McKenzie, Reedy Creek Estate. David McKenzie, Glenview, Broadford. McLiesh. Alexander McLeod. MacPherson. Neill. Newnham. O’Connor. Maria O’Halloran. Bob Peel. Dr Vincent Purrier. Reid. Richards of Strath Creek. Rowlands of Strath Creek. Dr George H. Skinner. Smedley of Sunday Creek. Smith, Ridge Park, Broadford. John Smith family, Mia Mia. John Summers. Sutton. Whiteman. John Yorston, Strath Creek. Zwar. Appendix: Broadford District Road Board p187. Broadford Shire Council p187. Bibliography p189. Index p191.

ILLUSTRATIONS
Typical bushman’s hut in the forest p4. Strath Creek home of Steve Baker 1900 p4. Green’s Sawmill, Strath Creek p5. Neill’s bullock team taking boiler to Green’s Sawmill, on highway near Sunday Creek Bridge p5. Team of horses pulling a load up Zwar’s Hill p12. Timber trucks from Green’s Sawmill p12. Jackie McDonald’s bullock team carting timber to arm, Jim McDonald in the foreground p13. Log from Broadford Forest area p13. Reedy Creek township p16. Trezise’s Reedy Creek Hotel p16. High Street, Broadford c 1900 p17. High Street, Broadford looking south c 1900 p32. High Street, Broadford looking north c 1900 p32. Australian Paper Mill at Broadford c 1910 p33. The Broadford Mill c 1917 p33. Lloyd Brothers and McGinnis’ Tannery, Mount Sugarloaf in background p36. The same tannery after the 1914 fire p36. Australian Light Horse Broadford team: V. Ross. Ross Smith. C. Campbell. J. Smith. Jacob Neill. C. McDonald. J. Bennett p37. Unloading Red Cross horses for 1914 Australian Light Horse Camp at Broadford p37. Australian Light Horse Camp at Broadford looking north p44. Australian Light Horse Camp at Broadford, returning from a church parade p44. One of the horse teams owned by W.G. Hicks p45. Broadford Cricket Team c 1900 p45. Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library, Broadford, built 1890, demolished 1973 p48. Mechanics’ Hall, Broadford c 1900, note Billy Wilson’s bullock dray in foreground p48. Baker’s Shop of W. Parker, High Street, Broadford p49. Broadford Butter Factory 1912 p49. Dawborn’s Store, Broadford p64. Butcher shop of Mr Simon, High Street, Broadford 1902 p64. Broadford Hotel with P. O’Connor as licensee p65. McDonald’s Ford over Sunday Creek, Broadford: Chrissie McDonald (Mrs A. Brown). Mrs Bob Pemberton p65. Garage of G. Clark and Son, High Street, Broadford: N. McPherson. H. Johnston. Jim Johnstone (Sugarloaf Creek). R. Ross. Miss P. Clark. H. Stimson. G. Clark senior. A. Johnson. G. Clark p80. Fire which destroyed two shops at the corner of High Street and Powlett Street, Broadford 1930 p80. Strath Creek township p81. Strath Creek Hall p81. Mail day at Strath Creek Store c 1910 p96. Sports day, Clonbinane 1895, the ladies’ tug-of-war in progress p96. Broadford Paper Mills’ Cricket Club 1933: J. Graham. D. Clifton. A. Dunnashie. R. Hammond. G. Hammond. R. Downie. R. Howden. H. Parkinson. L. Howden. G. Foster. C. White. W. Parker. R. Smart p97. Broadford Tennis Club 1921: Mr Stimson senior. Ray Ross. Eric McDonald. C. McKenzie. C. Petch. Miss Munro. Miss McFarlane. Doug Cobbold. Mrs Cruickshank. Mrs Schneider. Mrs Smith (nee Elsie McPherson). Sis Ross. Ruth Ross. Dot Trewella. Bessie Fothergill. Thelma McDonald. Dulcie McDonald p97. Broadford Cycling Club 1943 p112. Broadford Tennis Club fancy dress, Easter 1947: Eliza White. Miss M.R. McKenzie. M. Robinson. L. Chenhall. Lil Graham. Jean Henry. Muriel Francis p112. Broadford Football Club, premiers and champions 1926: C. Hicks. E. McDonald. C. Parker. J. Arbuthnot. T. Fothergill. J. Graham. H. Bence. R. Ross. J. Hammond. J. Moir. W. Smith. G. Clark. W. Wittingslow. R. Hammond. W. Birney. A. Zwar. G. Hammond. F. Chenhall. J. Wittingslow. R. Hedley. A. Wheeler p113. First debutante set after World War Two, Broadford 1945 p113. Group of Australian Paper Manufacturers employees 1938: W. Bennett. W. Parker. A. Downie. J. Horwood. W. Gillhome. L. Folvig. P. White. F. Clemens. L. Greenwood. L. Walsh. C. Edge. J. Nesbitt. D. Walsh. Mills. P. Trewella. C. Ryan. N. Parker. M. Parker. S. Horwood. C. Delaney. W. Keating. P. Richardson. E. Stanmore. W. Birney. B. Trewella. W. Wright p128. A group of employees in the mid 1960s p128. Sydney Express [train] crossing Sunday Creek, Broadford c 1910 p129. Broadford Railway Station decorated for visit of Queen Elizabeth II 1954 p129. Kilmore – Broadford Methodist Circuit quarterly meeting 1901 p144. Broadford Methodist Christian Endeavour Society 1921: Bert Newnham. Dave Newnham. William Lee. Stan Newnham. Mary Lee (carrying Merv). Mrs R. Suttton. - McDonald. Bess Trewella. Margaret McLaughlin. Mabel Welsh. Pearl Newnham. Hannah Sutton. Bessie Welsh. Dorothy Trewella. Mr Sutton. Rose Newnham. Rev. J. Green. Annie Sutton. Mr G.T. Newnham p144. Group of Broadford churches (collage, 1908?) p145. Methodist Church, Broadford p145. St George’s Presbyterian Church, Broadford p160. St Matthew’s Church of England [Anglican], Broadford p160. Catholic Church, Broadford p161. Salvation Army Citadel, Broadford p161. H.J. Veal Pty Ltd wool scouring plant, Broadford p164. Broadford Courier Printing Office p164. Aerial photo of Australian Paper Manufacturers Mill 1950 p165. Aerial photo of Australian Paper Manufacturers Mill 1974 p165. Broadford Shire Hall 1974 p172. The old Broadford Bush Nursing Hospital (now closed) p172. State School, Broadford p173. Aerial photo of Broadford p173.

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