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Barbara Minchinton, Philip Bentley
A must-read biography of an enigmatic personality who helped shape early Melbourne
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Sophie Cunningham
In this bestselling book, Sophie Cunningham writes about what happened over the year that followed Black Saturday, the day that bushfires tore through the outskirts of Melbourne, shattering thousands of…
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Kornelia Freeman
Melbourne’s unique laneways are a wonderful place of excitement and discovery and a mecca for people who love to explore, socialise, shop and eat & drink.
Laneways of Melbourne is…
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Chris Macheras
A sequel to Old Vintage Melbourne, this collection invites you again to turn back time and revisit the diverse past of the much-loved city of Melbourne.
Harry Saddler
A passionate, evocative love letter to an iconic waterway, and an opportunity to appreciate the natural beauty right on our doorsteps.
Gus Berger
The story of Melbourne before Whelan the Wrecker was here. A companion piece to the highly acclaimed independent documentary of the same name, this beautiful volume tells the story of…
Robyn Annear
Melbourne's favourite historian, as seen in the acclaimed documentary, The Lost City of Melbourne, takes us on an unorthodox tour of the city's streets and corners, telling stories about the…
Take a walk through Melbourne’s streets and discover a world of fascinating historical tidbits with renowned writer and history buff Robyn Annear.
Andrew May
Ugo Catanis A Summer Shower in Collins Street, 1889, sets the scene for Andrew Mays invitation to walk the streets of Melbourne, imagine the everyday past, and see the urban…
Kristin Otto
Kristin Otto has produced a moving and surprising exploration of the history and meaning of Melbourne’s Yarra river and those who have lived and worked on it. Yarra celebrates a…
Chris Cincotta
'On January 1st 2022, I decided that I would embark on my biggest project ever. I would take a photo each day of 2022 in Melbourne/Victoria. I only knew one…
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Sophie Cunningham writes a year in the city’s life, a year that takes us from the heatwave that culminated on Black Saturday when temperatures soared to 47 degrees to the…
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An enchanting collection of annotated historical images and contemporary photographs, revealing the change and development that Melbourne has experienced over the years.
In 1901, the Australian colonies came together to form a new nation which, for the next 26 years, was governed from Melbourne. And this overgrown town, in all but name…
Maree Coote
Look up. Look down, look all around, the alphabet’s all over town, it’s hidden in the scenery, the letters of the A-B-C. Teach your littlies the letters of the alphabet…
John McLaren
Like cities everywhere, Melbourne is two cities. There is the city of space and place, of the streets and parks and buildings where we live. Then there is the city…
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Evi O, Andrew Grune
With a trip for every week of the year, Day Trip Melbourne takes you to mountains, waterfalls, swimming holes, beaches, forests, coastlines, snow trails, urban parks, Aboriginal sites, rivers, canyons…
‘Just a little way down Collins Street, beside Henry Buck’s, is a perpetually dark but sheltered laneway called Equitable Place. Here you’ll find a number of places to eat and…
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Oslo Davis
A brilliantly entertaining, full-colour collection of words and pictures by Melbourne’s favourite cartoonist, Oslo Davis
Tim Flannery
In the tradition of Birth of Sydney, award winning author Tim Flannery has brought together a fascinating, quirky collection of contemporary stories describing the making of the great Southern city…
Marilyn Bull
The Flora of Melbourne is a resource that assists in the recognition and botanical identification of species while encouraging an awareness of the interrelationships between indigenous plants and animals.
How do you spell Melbourne town? Could you spell your way around? Each piece of Alphabet City Art Hides an anagram at its heart. Spell a picture not a word…
Broadsheet Media
Broadsheet Melbourne Food is the definitive guide to Melbourne’s best produce and where to get it, from the city’s most authoritative source.
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Barbara Minchinton
A vivid account of a remarkable but little-known chapter in Melbourne’s history