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Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, The Shanty Town at Tullamarine, 1971
... Melbourne's shanty town... airport Melbourne's shanty town Robin Boyd manuscript Numbered ...Discusses the reasons for Sydney's and Melbourne's new airports. Discusses the transformation from picturesque landscape to a growth of unordered supplementary structures surrounding airports (motels, sheds, storage rooms, petrol stations, shopping mall). Boyd predicts this "shanty town" image will only get worse, and critiques the image of Australia first presented to international visitors.Original manuscript of an article published in "The Sunday Australian", 27.06.1971Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 8 pagesNumbered in 13 paragraphstullamarine airport, international airport, melbourne's shanty town, robin boyd, manuscript -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Frank Cusack, Bendigo: a history, 1973
A history of Bendigo from before the first gold discovery to the closure of the last mine in 1954.262 p., illus.non-fictionA history of Bendigo from before the first gold discovery to the closure of the last mine in 1954.bendigo (vic.) - history, gold discoveries victoria, gold mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''SHANTY AT THE BRIDGE'' BY C.E.SAYERS
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 233 hardcover book on the history of the Wimmera township of Donald, Victoria. Written by C. E. Sayers. Published in 1963 as part of the centenary of Donald by the Shire of Donald. Illustrated with B&W photos of the town and people. Printed by W & K Purbrick Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Catalogue sticker ''2230 SAY'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on the flyleaf ''A.H.C. From C.E.S. Sincerely September 1963'' On a loose page inside the front cover handwritten in ink ''Dear Chis Here it is for what it's worth I trust that the acknowledgement to R.A.H.S. Is considered O.K. Sincerely C.E.S. FirstPublished1963 (RAHS = Royal Australian Historical Society)C. E. Sayersbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, c.e.sayers, donald, wimmera