Di who is the author please? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dianne Carroll" <highcountryheritage@dodo.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 9:16 PM Subject: [HC] New Book - Now available > Three of Us and Mount Buffallo > > This first hand account by tells how three women enjoyed the Alpine > scenery > and snows in August 1910, a few weeks after the Mount Buffalo Chalet was > opened. > They discribe with attractive irony their train travel and their > explorations of the Buffalo Plateau, their comments often whimsical and at > times sharply observant of human foibles. > They made light of the frightful inconvenience of ground length skirts in > the snow up to their knees. They identified many of the sights and places > familiar to modern visitors who know the convenience of getting around in > ways undreamed of in 1910. > > The historical introduction tells of the origins of tourism and the > building > of Mount Buffalo Chalet. > > (Mich Dougherty was the coach driver who transported them and features in > the book) > > Copies available for $15.00 + $2 postage to > Pat Pelly > 41 Hawthorn St > Bright 3741 > > Ph: 0357551286 > > ````````````````````````````````````` > > Regards Di >