Collection: Local History Reference

A collection of information on women's sites in Melbourne. Includes historic women's sites and stories of many truly remarkable women who have helped make Melbourne the city that it is. Includes maps, addresses and detailed information on numerous landmarks. The book can be used as a walking tour...

They sit in the physical and emotional heart of our city, and have done so for 175 years. Most of us have spent time there, and they mean different things to each of us. The Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne have been a place of calm, a site for reflection, creative inspiration, discovery, roman...

There has been no shortage of heroic stories over the course of the Anzac Centenary: stories of courage and sacrifice, fortitude and endurance, mateship and resolve. But a hundred years on, there is a need for other stories as well - those that show the true cost of war.

To celebrate its coming of age, well-known jazz writer and jazz musician himself, David James, approached Michael to write the Club's story. Chapters cover the club's history, the club's founder, local musicians who have performed at the Club, the international performers (rock/pop legend Prince ...