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Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History
Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History
Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History
Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History
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Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History

Melissa-Jane Forgarty, Dylan Finney (illus.)
$24.99
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An engaging and comprehensive history of one of Australia's most prominent landmarks, Flinders Street Station, and the land on which it is built.

This is the story of Narm-Jaap.

Flinders Street Station in Melbourne is a modern Australian icon, but the land on which it stands has a long history. We step back in time to when Narm-Jaap was a meeting place for the people of the Kulin nation, and follow along as the land is claimed by the colonisers. We witness Narm-Jaap through its evolution and many forms, but through it all, it remains a bustling epicentre of community and a place of meeting.

Our Lands is an Indigenous history series about Australia's most iconic landmarks and the land on which they are built.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Country
Australia
Date
31 March 2026
Pages
32
ISBN
9780734423399

An engaging and comprehensive history of one of Australia's most prominent landmarks, Flinders Street Station, and the land on which it is built.

This is the story of Narm-Jaap.

Flinders Street Station in Melbourne is a modern Australian icon, but the land on which it stands has a long history. We step back in time to when Narm-Jaap was a meeting place for the people of the Kulin nation, and follow along as the land is claimed by the colonisers. We witness Narm-Jaap through its evolution and many forms, but through it all, it remains a bustling epicentre of community and a place of meeting.

Our Lands is an Indigenous history series about Australia's most iconic landmarks and the land on which they are built.

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Country
Australia
Date
31 March 2026
Pages
32
ISBN
9780734423399
 
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Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History
by Melissa-Jane Forgarty, Dylan Finney (illus.)

by Tamuz Ellazam, Mar 2026

While most of us will know what you mean if you ask to meet ‘under the clocks’, few of us know the history of Flinders Street station, and even fewer know the history of the land upon which it stands. Here to dispel myths, educate and delight comes the compelling and comprehensive Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History by Melissa-Jane Fogarty and Dylan Finney, following on from their first title in the Our Lands series, Tubowgule: A Sydney Opera House History, which was just awarded a 2026 CBCA Notable.

Through lush illustrations and engaging storytelling, Fogarty and Finney send us back in time to an important meeting place for the Kulin nation, through colonisation, industrialisation, and into the present day. This timely and thoroughly-researched book centres on themes of community coming together, and will be the perfect gift for curious guests and local history buffs alike!

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