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...