Journey to the Source of the Merri

By Freya Mathews

On a sunny October morning in 1999, three friends set off to find the source of their local creek, the Merri. Starting where the Merri joins the Yarra River, they followed the watercourse through city, suburbs, outer industrial wastelands, farmscapes and the foothills of the Great Divide. Temples, goddesses, medieval churches, sacred birds, sanctua

• Language: English
• Publisher: Debbie Lee
• Release date: May 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781740279475

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