xviii 254 pages, indexed, illustrated. The book is ex libray, with the library, the library stamps limited to the preliminaries and back end paper, a map, a small section of which is also coverer by a blank white sticker; on the front paste down the map is partially covered by a library pocket, carries a crossed out bar code at the head and the front end paper has remnants of what I assume was a date due stamp. The body of the book is clean, unmarked and solid. ""Many of the servicemen returning to Australia after World War II dreamed of making an independent living for their families on their own small farms. But in Victoria there were painful memories of the difficulties and heartbreak of soldier settlement after World War I, when many families were unable to meet their debts and had to walk off their farms. This is the story of Australia's most successful soldier settlement scheme "