Cover title: South-western area, district 2. Eleven col. maps on folded leaves in pocket. Errata slip inserted. Contents: Introduction: Aims and methods p1. The study area p2. Prehistory p7: Aboriginal relics p8. Significance p13. Recording and preservation p14. History: Exploration p17. The gold rushes p21. The fate of the Aborigines p23. Successors to the tribesmen p24. The regional economy broadens p26. The twentieth century p29. Origins of place names p30. Nature of the land: Geology p33. Physiography p52. Climate p61. Water resources p70. Soils p89. Vegetation p99. Fauna p113. Land systems p132. Land use: Hazards p 135. Conservation p155. Recreation p161. Water utilisation p178. Agriculture p199. Apiculture p215. Timber production p221. Mining and quarrying p236. Utilities p247. Block descriptions: South-west Wimmera Plains p254. Grampians p254. Black Range – Dundas p286. Midlands p297. Eumeralla p307.