Occasional Tales from the Mountain brings a more detailed look at a subject than is possible in Mountain Tales
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 09
W.H. Elsum and The Dandenongs: A Guide to Melbourne’s GreatPlayground A significant early tourist guide to the hills was W.H. Elsum’s The Dandenongs: A Guide to Melbourne’s Great Playground, published in 1929.
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 08
A motoring miscellany from the Dandenongs “A nice drive in the hills” has long been part of Melbourne life and the motor carinstrumental in making the district popular with visitors.
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 07
Memorialising war: how the hills honoured their WW1 Diggers
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 06
The Kennons
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 05
Tram tracks into the forest (and other shattered dreams)
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 04
‘Driven to a diet of potatoes and water’: A cry for help from the forest in 1896
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 03
Outs: The Excursionists Guide from Melbourne 1868
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 02
Dr Harry Sloggett brought whiffs of sea air and scandal to the hills
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Occasional Tales from the Mountain No. 01
Love Letter to the Dandenongs: A charming letter from Mrs Gwynnivere (Vere) Frazer