The History of Prahran

The History of Prahran
Author: Sally Wilde
Publisher: Melbourne University
Total Pages: 331
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780522845877

In this book, the residents of Prahran, past and present, tell something of their own stories. These are as diverse as Prahran itself. There are tales of wine and roses at balls in Toorak, of playing cricket in the streets of Windsor and of campaigning against high-rise flats. Documentary sources are also used to build a collage of impressions of change in Prahran's streets, houses and factories, how its residents made a living, how they met and married, what they did for fun, and, of course, the changing patterns of shopping on Chapel Street and in the Prahran Market.

Japanese Cinema

Japanese Cinema
Author: Donald Richie
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1971
Genre: Motion pictures
ISBN: 9780436413506

The Civic Frontier

The Civic Frontier
Author: Bernard Barrett
Publisher: Melbourne University
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1979
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Any research and writing about Australian history and society is likely to touch at some stage on aspects of government. This book seeks to approach the subject in a fresh manner. It examines local government in a broad sociological, rather than merely administrative, context.

A History of Tasmania, from Its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time

A History of Tasmania, from Its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time
Author: James Fenton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1884
Genre: Tasmania
ISBN:

James Fenton (1820-1901) was born in Ireland and emigrated to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) with his family in 1833. He became a pioneer settler in an area on the Forth River and published this history of the island in 1884. The book begins with the discovery of the island in 1642 and concludes with the deaths of some significant public figures in the colony in 1884. The establishment of the colony on the island, and the involvement of convicts in its building, is documented. A chapter on the native aborigines gives a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the colonising people, and a detailed account of the removal of the native Tasmanians to Flinders Island, in an effort to separate them from the colonists. The book also contains portraits of some aboriginal people, as well as a glossary of their language.