02425nam 2200481 450 991078927410332120230803202130.01-922231-57-6(CKB)3710000000096760(EBL)1887467(SSID)ssj0001325824(PQKBManifestationID)11723252(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001325824(PQKBWorkID)11517747(PQKB)11119789(MiAaPQ)EBC1887467(EXLCZ)99371000000009676020140410h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBearbrass imagining early Melbourne /Robyn AnnearSecond edition.Collingwood, Victoria :Black Inc.,2014.©20141 online resource (377 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86395-655-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; About the author; BEARBRASS; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the new edition; Introduction; Map 1; Chapter 1: Founders and Shapers; Map 2; Chapter 2: The Shaping of Bearbrass; Map 3; Chapter 3: Past Lives of City Streets; Map 4; Chapter 4: Law and Order; Map 5; Chapter 5: Bearbrass People; Map 6; Chapter 6: A Land of Chops and Steak; Map 7; Chapter 7: The Colonial Vice; Map 8; Chapter 8: Bearbrass at Play; Epilogue: The End of Bearbrass; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; IndexIn this much-loved book, Robyn Annear resurrects the village that was early Melbourne - from the arrival of white settlers in 1835 until the first gold rushes shook the town - and brings it to life in vivid colour.Bearbrass was one of the local names by which Melbourne was known and Annear provides a fascinating living portrait of the streetlife of this town. In a lively and engaging style, she overlays her reinvention of Bearbrass with her own impressions and experiences of the modern city, enabling Melburnians and visitors to imagine the early township and remind themselves of the rich histoMelbourne (Vic.)History994.5102Annear Robyn1557841MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789274103321Bearbrass3821754UNINA