Bearbrass : imagining early Melbourne
Annear, Robyn2014
Book
'Just a little way down Collins Street, beside Henry Buck's, is a perpetually dark but sheltered laneway called Equitable Place. Here you'll find a number of places to eat and drink. Settle yourself in the window of one, shut your eyes, and picture this scene of yore ...' In this much-loved book, Robyn Annear resurrects the village that was early Melbourne - from the arrival of white settlers in 1835 until the first gold rushes shook the town - and brings it to life in vivid colour. Bearbrass was one of the local names by which Melbourne was known and Annear provides a fascinating living portrait of the streetlife of this town. In a lively and engaging style, she overlays her reinvention of Bearbrass with her own impressions and experiences of the modern city, enabling Melburnians and visitors to imagine the early township and remind themselves of the rich history that lies beneath today's modern metropolis.
Main title:
Bearbrass : imagining early Melbourne / Robyn Annear.
Author:
Annear, Robyn, author
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Collingwood, Victoria, Australia : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd, [2014]©2014
Collation:
xiii, 255 pages : maps ; 20 cm
Notes:
First edition published in 1995 by Mandarin.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
97818639565509781863956550 (paperback)
Dewey class:
994.5102994.51
Language:
English
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Subject:
BRN:
130199
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Local History Non Fiction | LH 994.51 ANNE | Available |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Local History Non Fiction | LH 994.5102 ANNE | On reserve shelf at City Library |
| Library at the Dock | Local History Non Fiction | LH 994.51 ANNE | Available |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Local History Non Fiction | LH 994.5102 ANNE | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 994.5102 ANNE | Not for loan (Set: 25 Jul 2023) |