CONTENTS:
Foreword p5. Acknowledgments p6. Contents p7. Introduction p9. Part 1: A time of transition: to 1880 p11. Overview: the significance of position; the landscape p11. The time of the Aborigines: a different kind of history p12. The end of the beginning p15. The Henty family p15. Opening up the new country p17. Clusters of people: the start of settlements and townships p23. Travel and its problems p23. Public houses: the seeding point for settlement p24. The border dispute p26. Keeping in touch: the beginning of mail routes and post offices p27. The new colony: Independence; A fiery start p29. The gold rushes and population explosion p30. The Gold Escort route p31. The Chinese travellers p32. Patterns of society: The squatting class p35. A sense of duty p36. The Race Club p40. Joseph and Mary Ann Botterill: key players in the early history of the town p45. Threat or promise: the Land Acts p49. The Bringalbert South selectors p50. A different breed p52. A shifting balance of power; The fire at the old hotel: the end of early Apsley p54. Apsley 1887: a snapshot p55. From settlement to town: W.T. Hoare, a man of influence p57. The Main Street p58. An extended town plan p59. Crown Land: the Common and the government reserves p62. Border duties p67. Local government p68. The Railway p69. The school 1873-1918 p71. Changes on the stations p75. Part 3: Two wars and a revolution: to 1950 p77. The First World War p77. Soldier settlement on Elderslie and Benayeo p78. The revolution p80. The school consolidates p81. Wider horizons p85. High drama p88. A variety of businesses p90. The Depot Shed p93. The battle of the Police Paddock p94. Cheering up the town p95. The Second World War p98. Soldier settlement at Newlands, Mundarra and Koijak p99. Part 4: the peacetime generations – 1950-2001. One bonus of war p101. Apsley and District War Memorial Council p102. Rebirth of sport p105. The Western Australian adventure p108. Education under pressure p110. Fun and games p113. A new streetscape p116. Fight back p118. A matter of identity p120. A view from the cross roads p123. Apsley on record: Students at Apsley State School (list) 1904-2001 p125. Teachers at Apsley State School p138. Wise’s Postal Directory 1884-5 p140. Application for a Common 1888 p140. Wise’s Postal Directory 1888-9, 1891-2, 1895-6, 1897-8, 1899-1900 p141. Enlistments from Apsley 1914 p142. Apsley residents 1921 p142. Apsley residents 1937 p143. Enlistments from Apsley 1939 p144. Apsley police officers from 1947 p144. Residents of Apsley 2001 p145. Kowree Shire presidents 1862-1995 p146. Apsley Post Office p147. Langkoop Apsley sub-branch of RSL p147. Presbyterian Church Apsley p148. Apsley Netball Club p149. Border Inn Social Club donations 1990-1998 p149. Bibliography p151. Index p153. Business and trades people – Apsley 1950s p159.

ILLUSTRATIONS (selected):
Map: Western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia p11. Map: Apsley district, key roads p12. Geological plan of the region p12. Map: Distribution of aborigines in the border region p13. Map: Rainfall distribution in the region p13. Map: Station boundaries 1845-50 p16. David Affleck of Lemon Springs and Kybybolite; Henry Jones of Binnum; Hugh McLeod of Benayeo p19. Jimmy Tarpot p20. James Hamilton p23. Map: Routes from Apsley to key centres p24. Map: The disputed border p26. Mail coach on border run, at Penola Post Office p27. Map: Gold routes from Adelaide and Robe to the gold fields p33. Newlands House p34. Binnum homestead p35. Newlands property p37. Murdock Smith with sister Milly, late 1800s; The Australian Natives Association at Newlands 1916 p38. Presbyterian Church; Dugald McCalman p40. The early Border Inn p41. Joseph Botterill; Mary Ann Botterill p45. James McGilchrist p46. Selectors family: Heffernan family, lived between Edenhope and Apsley; Selector’s home: ‘Lauriston’ about 1912, home of Huntly family p49. Jim Kealy; Woolwash at Newlands Lake p52. Apsley in 1887 p55. William Thomas Hoare; Hoare’s Store p57. Hoare’s house; Apsley Mechanics’ Institute 1941 p58. The extended town map (West Wimmera Shire) p60. Jacky White’s Waterhole p62. Newlands Lake p63. Destroying rabbits p66. Donald McBain’s house p67. Hynam station yards 1913: Map of border railway network; First train from Kingston to Narracoorte 1877 p70. First purpose-built school in Apsley; Pupils of Apsley State School about 1910 p72. Eastern end of town p76. Six Lamond brothers who enlisted in World War One p77. Dedication of the World War One Memorial p78. Ken Astbury about 1945; School class; New windmill p83. Ken Clezy; Original school residence and bell p84. 1937 cricket team p86. Studebaker car used for mail run by Ansett; Fred Moore’ horse team carting wool early 1900s p87. Old slab hut behind Border Inn where inquest was held on Olga Johan p89. Hoare’s team at the woolstore in early 1900s; Mrs Botterill’s house, owned by Thomas family, shown 1930s p90. Elder Smith building and corner store 1965; Percy Clarke in his shop 1960s; Border Inn 1937 p91. Apsley tobacco kiln 1964 p92. Shearers at work in the Depot Shed p93. Shearers at the Depot Shed (outside) 1926; Taylor’s truck with load of wool p94. Anzac Parade at War Memorial p101. Apsley fire truck 1985; Dedication of World War Two Memorial 1950; Planting pine trees 1961; Laying foundation stone of RSL Hall p102. Completed RSL Hall; Apsley children at rally for Queen’s visit 1954; Hall Committee p103. Demolition of old hall; New hall opening p104. Drive-In Theatre p105. Les Burgess; Reg Burgess p106. 1965 cricket team p107. Ian Wilks, Ryan, David, Rick Steig, Don March, Gibbs, Ewan Stewart, Robert Marshall, Graham Oliver, Gordon Reader, Jimmy Reader p109. School opening 1965 p110. Back-to 1965 p113-4. Pipe Band; Adrian Cross at Lake Charleygrark p116. Catholic Church; Father Healy p117. Richard Hawker, Peter Hawker, Ray Morris, Bruce Wurst, Brad Turner, Linda Skinner, Jim Munn, Neil Burgess, Stephen McCabe, Brian Pope, David Honnor, Rob Munn, Peter Batt, James Hawker p119. Map of township of Apsley 1950s with business locations p159.

PLACENAMES and INSTITUTIONS from the index (selected):
Acclimatization Society. Angling Club. Apsley and District Local Repatriation and Rehabilitation Committee. Apsley and District War Memorial Council. Ararat. Assembly Hall. Australian Natives Association. Bakery. Balmoral. Beath Schiess and Co. Benayeo (Benyeo). Binnum. Blanche Cave. Boandine. Boikabert Swamp. Bool Lagoon. Booropki (Booroopki). Border Farm Supplies Border Inn. Bringalbert (Bringalbart). Bringalbert South. Brippick. Bryans Creek. Buandik. Caldow. Caledonian Arms. Carpolac. Carracher. Catholic Church. Casterton. Cavendish. Cemetery. Centenary of Victoria Celebration. Charlegraak. Chetwynd. Chinamen’s Wells. Chinese. Church of England (Anglican). Closer Settlement Board. Clyde Company. Cobb and Co. Coleraine. Coleman’s Store. Colonial Bank. Commission Agency. Common. Customs duties, officer, reserve. Deep Creek. Depot Shed. Dergholm. Djab Warrung. Doline. Drive-In Pictures. Duke’s Highway. Dundas Peninsular. Edenhope. Elders-Goldsborough Mort. Elderslie. Electric power. Emporium. Emu Creek. Englefield. E.S.&A. Bank. Esperence [Esperance] Land Development Company. Fairview. Football. Frances. Frances Border Cricket Association. Ganoo Ganoo. Gariwerd. Gate Mail Hotel. Glenelg district, river, shire. Glenisla. Gordon’s Run. Goroke. Grampians. Great Eastern Road. Guide Dogs for the Blind. Gun Club. Halfway Escort Station. Hamilton Spectator. Harrow. Hornabrook. Horsham. Hotel Fuel Store. Hotspur. Hynam. Avenue Range Inn. Baird Inn. Jardwadjali. Junior Red Cross. Katnook. Kalangadoo. Kaniva. Koijak. Kowree Football Association. Kowree Pipe Band. Kowree Shire. Kowree Tennis Association. Kyjak. Kybybolite. Lake Gerli. Lake Wallace. Langkoop. Lauriston. Leah Swamp. Lemon Springs. Lillimur. Lion’s Club. Little Desert. Little School. Lockart [Lockhart] Station. Longlands. Lucindale. Major’s Ford. Marditjali. Maryvale Station. Mechanics’ Institute. Meereek School. Merne. Minimay. Mitchell Football Association. Morambro. Mortat. Mosquito Creek, Plains. Mother Hutchison’s Swamp. Mount Alexander. Mount Gambier. Mount Talbot. Mullagh. Mundarra (Murrandarra). Mundulla. Murray Basin, River. Nalang. Nangeela. Naracoorte. Neuarrpur. Newlands. Ninety Mile Desert. North Harrow Road District. Ophir. Old Time Dance Club. Otway Basin. Oval. Overland Telegraph. Ozenkadnook. Padthaway. Penola. Pleasant Banks. Police. Pony Club. Portland. Port MacDonnell. Port Phillip. Post Office. Presbyterian Church. Princeland. Quat Quat Swamp. Apsley Race Club, Course. Racecourse Lane, Reserve. Railway. Recreation Reserve. Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial League (RSSIL). Returned Servicemen’s League (RSL). Roads Board. Robe. Salt Lakes. Sandiford. Apsley School. Bringalbert South School. Secession Movement. Senior Citizens Club. Smoky Creek. Tallageira. Tarryoukyan. Tatiara. ‘Thistle’. Tilley’s Station. Upper Adelaide Road. Ullswater. Wallace’s New Country. Wannon Federal Seat. Wannon River. Wannon Shire. Barnack Waterhole. Buffalo Waterhole. Church Waterhole. Jackie White’s Waterhole. Muddy Waterhole. Trangmar’s Waterhole. Wellington. Apsley Well. Western Australia. West Wimmera Shire. Wimmera. Wongalina. Wonwondah. Woolumbool. Wrattonbully (Warattenbullie, Wrattonbullie). Wytwarrone.

SURNAMES / FAMILY NAMES from the index:
Aberle. Adams. Affleck. Alexander. Allison. Ansett. Armytage. Auld. Badley. Baird. Balcon. Ballantyne. Bates. Batman. Bell. Bennett. Bird. Blackford. Blohm. Botterill. Brewer. Brooksby. Brown. Burgess. Cameron. Campbell. Carberry. Carlson. Carrick. Casline. Chapman. Clark. Clarke. Clezy. Close. Collins. Cother. Coward. Davidson. Davies. Davison. De Garis and Co. Docherty. Dowling. Drury. Dungey. Dunlop. Dunn. Dwyer. Edgar. Falconer. Farnthorpe. Farrelly. Ferguson. Fetherstonehaugh. Fiddes. Flynn. Foote. Ford. Foster. Fox. Gericke. Gibson. Gordon. Gore. Gray. Grieve. Grigg. Halsell. Hamilton. Harkness. Haustofer. Hawker. Healy. Heffernan. Henty. Hinchley. Hindhough. Hines. Hoare. Hope. Hornabrook. Humphries. Hunt. Hunter. Huntly. Hutchison. Jackson. Jenkins. Johan. Jones. Kay. Kealy. Kelly. Kiddle. Kilpatrick. Laidlaw. Lamond. Laurance. Lawson. Lewis. Liddiard. Lindsay. Lowe. McBain. McCallum. McCalman. McCarthy. McDonald. McGilchrist. McGinty. McGregor. McKerrow. McInnes. McIntosh. McLeod. McMeekan. McMeikan. McNeil. McPhee. McPhillamy. Mahoney. Makin. Mann. March. Marshall. Mason. Meakin. Mitchell. Moffatt. Molloy. Moore. Montgomery. Morrison. Munn. Nelson. O’Connell. O’Connor. Ormerod. Page. Pahl. Parker. Perkins. Pettit. Pike. Plukhahn. Police Constables: Anlazark, Byrnes, Dwyer, Grummisch, Moore, Roache, Sadlier. Powell. Priestley. Quartermain. Rainsford. Rankine. Reader. Reid. Richardson. Richstein. Robertson. Sandiford. Schider. Schinckel. Scott. Sheils. Simpson. Slater. Slatterie. Sluter. Smalpage. Smith. Spanenberg. Stereo. Stevens. Stewart. Studdard. Tarpot. Taylor. Thomas. Thompson. Tolmer. Tully. Turner. Urquhart. Usher. Vickery. Wade. Wallace. Welsh. Whittaker. Wilks. Wong. Woods.

FULL INDEX available on library computers: Electronic resources \ indexes (alphabetically by name of place).
Note: page numbers from index appear to be out by two pages, e.g. a name listed as being on page 98 is actually on page 100.