Collection: Local History Reference

In this book, David Sornig examines how the 8km-square zone to the west of central Melbourne became the city's blind spot. Once a fertile wetland with a large blue saltwater lagoon, it passed through various incarnations- from boneyards and rubbish tips; through the Depression-era Dudley Flats sh...

Blueprint for Recipes is a chronicle of Joseph Henry Walker (1826-1916), architect, builder, miller, manufacturer and entrepreneur, who left England at age 22 as the first school master on an immigrant ship to Australia. As he adapts to the needs of the nascent Adelaide, Bendigo and Melbourne, as...

This is a book that all Victorian race-goers and punters of all sports will find an entertaining and absorbing read. Bookmaking has always been the most colourful and vibrant part of racing in Victoria. Betting on Victorian racecourses established the unique atmosphere that existed until the adve...

In Bold Types, Patricia Clarke recounts the high points and the failures of the chequered journey of women journalists in the fight for gender equality from 1860 to the end of World War II through the stories of independent, adventurous women journalists who ventured far and wide in search of new...