A city lost & found : Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne /

"Old landmarks fall in nearly every block ... and the face of the city is changing so rapidly that the time is not too far distant when a search for a building 50 years old will be in vain."--Herald, 1925. The demolition firm of Whelan the Wrecker was a Melbourne institution for a hundred...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Annear, Robyn (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne, Victoria : Black Inc., 2014.
Temas:
Whelan the Wrecker Pty. Ltd.
Construction industry > Australia > Melbourne (Vic.) > History.
Construction > Industrie > Australie > Melbourne (Vict.) > Histoire.
Buildings
Construction industry
Melbourne (Vic.) > History.
Melbourne (Vic.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > History.
Victoria
Victoria > Melbourne
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Chapter 1; Two Pounds in his Pocket; Chapter 2; Bigger Things; Chapter 3; Out of Hiding; Chapter 4; The Face of the City; Chapter 5; Spaniards, Pies and Monkeys; Chapter 6; Saved From the Wrecker's Pit; Chapter 7; As if Lives Are Being Lost; Chapter 8; A Way of Forgetting; Chapter 9; Forever; Chapter 10; You Never Know What Might be Under It; Chapter 11; Melba Always Stayed There; Chapter 12; Nothing But Memories; Chapter 13; All Buildings Removed; Chapter 14; All Things Come to an End; Acknowledgements; Picture Credits; Index.

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