A City Lost & Found: Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne
Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne
Robyn Annear
ISBN: | 9781863953894 |
Publisher: | Penguin Australia |
Published: | 8 January, 2005 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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A City Lost & Found: Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne
Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne
Robyn Annear
The demolition firm of Whelan the Wrecker was a Melbourne institution for a hundred years (1892-1992). Its famous sign – 'Whelan the Wrecker Was Here' on a pile of smoking rubble – was a laconic masterpiece and served as a vital sign of the city's progress. In A City Lost and Found , Robyn Annear uses Whelan's demolition sites as portals to explore layers of the city laid bare by their...
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