Battle To Farm
This website is a resource for people looking for Victorian government records about soldier settlers.
Understanding the records
On this site you can access the individual records of thousands of World War One returned soldiers who leased farming land across Victoria between 1919 and 1935. Enter a settler’s name in the search box or search by geographic location through the digital map. Watch historian Dr Charles Fahey explain the kind of information you’re likely to find within the records as a family or historical researcher. Video

John Gervasoni
Making The Most Of It
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John McEwen
Building Victorian Towns
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James Henderson
Settlers Working Together
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James Bell
Small Blocks & The Great Depression
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Percy Pepper
Settling on your country
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William Bradshaw
Abandoning The Land
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