Author: SELBY, ISAAC.
Title: The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne. From the Discovery of Port Phillip down to the World War.
Description: First Edition; 4to; pp. 494; frontispiece map, 2 fold-out maps at rear, (22" x 16" folding plan of the old Melbourne Cemetery and a 18" x 15" folding map of Melbourne, showing every Crown Grant and Original Sale of Land in the Business Centre of the City from the First Sale, June 1st 1837, down to the present time.), 7 maps, 83 illustrations, index to memorial graves and to the map of the old cemetery, general index; original faded purple cloth, spine and corners bumped; name on front endpaper, a good copy Melbourne, The Old Pioneers Memorial Fund, [1924]. Covers Buckley [illustrated], the Henty family, Latrobe, an illustration of the first Melbourne Cup, the origin of the Children's Hospital, the Gallery, Library, Aboriginals, name of Seaford occurred because of similarity to Sleaford but name needed to indicate it was near the Sea and hence Seaford. many more local names and traditions explained.
Keywords: local history Australian Victorian Australia Victoria Melbourne Port Philip First World War I One 1
Title: The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne. From the Discovery of Port Phillip down to the World War.
Description: First Edition; 4to; pp. 494; frontispiece map, 2 fold-out maps at rear, (22" x 16" folding plan of the old Melbourne Cemetery and a 18" x 15" folding map of Melbourne, showing every Crown Grant and Original Sale of Land in the Business Centre of the City from the First Sale, June 1st 1837, down to the present time.), 7 maps, 83 illustrations, index to memorial graves and to the map of the old cemetery, general index; original faded purple cloth, spine and corners bumped; name on front endpaper, a good copy Melbourne, The Old Pioneers Memorial Fund, [1924]. Covers Buckley [illustrated], the Henty family, Latrobe, an illustration of the first Melbourne Cup, the origin of the Children's Hospital, the Gallery, Library, Aboriginals, name of Seaford occurred because of similarity to Sleaford but name needed to indicate it was near the Sea and hence Seaford. many more local names and traditions explained.
Keywords: local history Australian Victorian Australia Victoria Melbourne Port Philip First World War I One 1
Price: AUD 95.00 = appr. US$ 65.73 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 78208
- Book number: 78208