STOCKIES AND COCKIES: Reminiscences of Stock Inspection in Victoria 1830-1995 by (Compiled by): Leo Coffey and Malcolm Johns - 1995

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia: Animal Health Officers' Association, 1995. 175pp., illustrated throughout: b/white photographic halftone plates (archival sources), plus sketch-art by Gizella Konkoly. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Monochrome, illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped and edgeworn only. Textblock pristine. Stock inspectors with the Victorian Department of Agriculture have played a vital role in the control and eradication of diseases since the first inspection service of the 1830s. With the assistance of contributing officers and their families, these are their stories . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Abbreviations, Introduction, Officers Beginnings, Part 1/ Diseases. 2/ Line of Fire. 3/ When Duty Calls. 4/ Tyranny of Transport. 5/ In the Sticks. 6/ Bushfires. 7/ People and Places. 8/ Personal Profiles. 9/ References. (Includes list of Officers 1872-1994). The Stock Inspector's Lament. Book weight approx. 335g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.