02624nam 2200505 450 991051142390332120170822111945.01-922231-41-X(CKB)3710000000096762(EBL)1887468(SSID)ssj0001326453(PQKBManifestationID)11794831(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001326453(PQKBWorkID)11518511(PQKB)10737428(MiAaPQ)EBC1887468(EXLCZ)99371000000009676220140410h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA city lost & found Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne /Robyn AnnearMelbourne, Victoria :Black Inc.,2014.©20141 online resource (395 p.)Includes index.1-86395-650-6 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"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 years (1892-1992). Its famous sign - 'Whelan the Wrecker is Here' on a pile of shifting rubble - was a laconic masterpiece and served as a vital sign of the city's progress. It's no stretch to say that over three generations, the Whelan family changed the face of Melbourne, demolishing hundreds of buildings iConstruction industryAustraliaVictoriaMelbourneHistoryMelbourne (Vic.)HistoryMelbourne (Vic.)Buildings, structures, etcHistoryElectronic books.Construction industryHistory.994.51Annear Robyn1067909MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910511423903321A city lost & found2552186UNINA