There is a short tear on the jacket at the top outer edge and minor chipping to the lower ones, else a very nice copy, clean and solid. The book covers the story of a clash over the water rights to the Loddon River, the objection of big squatters against early settlers, as well as tracing the history of the Shire of East Loddon since 1871 and that of the Loddon Valley before the Shire was constituted. 248 pages, plus index.