Collection: Local History Reference

Apollo and Thelma is the astonishing true story of Thelma and her brother Paul, 'The Mighty Apollo'. Their twisting tales take author and broadcaster Jon Faine from Melbourne's depression-era slums to the harsh, unforgiving landscape of the Australian outback. Jon revisits the feats of Apollo, a ...

Have you ever wondered what lies under your feet? The history, buried beneath our city streets? Here Helen Addison-Smith, Lisa French, Victoria Kenworthy, Rose Michael, Benjamin Sheppard, Jessica L Wilkinson and Beau Windon share site-specific stories of the Melbournes that once were. What was di...

The Architecture of Devotion: James Goold and His Legacies in Colonial Melbourne' honours the life and cultural contribution of Archbishop James Alipius Goold (1812-1886). Goold arrived in 1848 as the first Catholic bishop of the newly created diocese of Melbourne and quickly adapted to Australia...