Contents include: Introduction; 1. The First European; 2. The Port Philip Settlement; 3. The Cry that was Heard Around the World; 4. The Law, Licence and Liberty; 5. The Rise of the City, Decline of the Camp;

A Chronology 1835-1900; A Pictorial History; Diggerdom; The Diggings; Pennyweight Flat Children's Cemetery; Samuel Thomas Gill in Castlemaine; Hsin-Chin-Shan (New Gold Mountain); Bushrangers on the Field; The Story of the Famous Rock; The Baptist, Buda and the Baron; The Town; From Sly Grog to XXXX; The Pubs; The Garfield Mine and Waterwheel; Gold and Grain, Steel and Steam!; Keeping the Faith; Bibliography and Acknowledgements; Notes; Index

This superbly illustrated book presents the story of both Castlemaine and the State of Victoria's formative years, in a narrative style that makes this kind of history a joy to read.
Bibliography: p. 228 and index.