LEADER 02624nam 2200505 450 001 9910511423903321 005 20170822111945.0 010 $a1-922231-41-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000096762 035 $a(EBL)1887468 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001326453 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11794831 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001326453 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11518511 035 $a(PQKB)10737428 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1887468 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000096762 100 $a20140410h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA city lost & found $eWhelan the Wrecker's Melbourne /$fRobyn Annear 210 1$aMelbourne, Victoria :$cBlack Inc.,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (395 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-86395-650-6 327 $aCover 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 330 $a"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 i 606 $aConstruction industry$zAustralia$zVictoria$zMelbourne$xHistory 607 $aMelbourne (Vic.)$xHistory 607 $aMelbourne (Vic.)$xBuildings, structures, etc$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConstruction industry$xHistory. 676 $a994.51 700 $aAnnear$b Robyn$01067909 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910511423903321 996 $aA city lost & found$92552186 997 $aUNINA