Collection: Local History Reference

Part 1 of the book offers biographies of Australia's Nobel laureates, which examine both their lives and work. Part 2 examines more than 65 areas of innovation occurring today in Australia - in science, but also in education, architecture, project management, finance, manufacturing, medicine, ele...

Comprises autobiographical notes by J. F. Crow in two exercise books. "A few notes on my life" and "Some incidents in my long and varied life".

Very little about the photobooth experience has changed since its inception in the early twentieth century. There is a particular charm to its inherent simplicity and repetition. The framing is fixed, as is the lighting, backdrop, and time between photographs. Only we, the subject, are the ones t...

Ibsen's A Doll's House opened in Melbourne on 14 September 1889. The slam of the door as Nora left her husband echoed in the minds of thousands of young Australian women. This book is about four of these women, each of whom became an international pioneer in the arts. Dora Ohlfsen and her lover C...

A collection of stories told by those who have witnessed the best, and the worst, of Australia. From sailing aboard a barque in 1936 to witnessing the West Gate Bridge disaster, 'Backtracks' captures the history behind some of Australia's most iconic places and interesting people, brings to life ...