A City Lost & Found
Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne
$30.52
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
26 March 2014
Summary
This is a book about the making - and remaking - of a city.
The demolition firm of Whelan the Wrecker was a Melbourne institution for a hundred years (1892-1992). Its famous sign - ‘Whelan the Wrecker is Here’ on a pile of shifting rubble - was a laconic masterpiece and served as a vital sign of the city’s progress. It’s no stretch to say that over three generations, the Whelan family changed the face of Melbourne, demolishing hundreds of buildings in the central city alone.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781863956505 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1863956506 |
| Author: | Robyn Annear |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 26 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 197mm |
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Robyn Annear
Robyn Annear is an ex-typist who lives in country Victoria with somebody else’s husband. She is the author of A City Lost and Found, Bearbrass, Nothing But Gold, The Man Who Lost Himself, and Fly a Rebel Flag. She has also written several pieces for The Monthly magazine.
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