Collection: Local History Reference

A funky and compact guide to Melbourne's hidden treasures. From restaurants and shops to live music venues, the book features 40 secret and intriguing places that you won't find in any regular travel guide. Each place is featured over a double-page spread with information, images and a handy loca...

After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was sent into exile on Saint Helena. He became an 'eagle in a cage', reduced from the most powerful figure in Europe to a prisoner on a rock in the South Atlantic. But the fallen emperor was charmed by the pretty teenage daughter o...

"Has our regulatory framework failed to keep pace with development and our desire to retain the character of our beloved city? This exhibition questions the dynamic being played out between the street and the sky." -- publisher's website.

A history of the social, commercial and architectural history of Flinders Street Station including the history of the Victorian Railways institute's use of the building over the 100 years of its existence.

A bibliography of published material on the Aborigines of Victoria. The work is arranged in dictionary order, mainly by geographic location (eg: "Melbourne and surroundings", 2 pages), but occasionally by subject (eg: "food", "diseases"). An appendix covers manuscript material held by the State L...