Highways of Water: How Shipping on the Lakes Shaped Gippsland

Author: Peter Synan
Publisher: Landmark Press, Drouin, Victoria
Year: 1989
Format: Softcover
Pages: 236 pages, with illustrations, some colour plates, maps and portraits
ISBN: 0949449644 / 0949449725
Type of Book: Australian local history, Gippsland maritime and transport history

Description
Highways of Water by Peter Synan explores the important role shipping played in the development of Gippsland, particularly around its lakes and inland waterways. The book traces how boats, trade routes, transport networks and lake communities helped shape the region’s economy, settlement patterns and everyday life.

Illustrated with maps, photographs, portraits and colour plates, this volume is a valuable record of Gippsland’s maritime heritage. It includes an index and bibliography, making it useful for local historians, family history researchers, maritime enthusiasts and collectors of Victorian regional history.

Condition
Softcover. Good condition.

Why You’ll Love It
A detailed and well-illustrated regional history showing how Gippsland’s lakes became vital highways for trade, travel and community life.