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                    Books for sale

                    sepia toned historical image of William Legrand, bookseller, in his Hobart shop, after 1891
                    Have a look at some of the great books we have for sale about local history.

                    ​Available at North Melbourne Library

                    Men of Hotham: municipal government in North Melbourne, 1859 to 1905
                    Heather McKay; with foreword by Winsome Roberts
                    North Melbourne Vic
                    Hotham History Project 2006
                    $25

                    Princes of angels: the story of St. Michael’s Church North Melbourne 1907 to 2007
                    Lorna H Hannan
                    North Melbourne
                    Hotham History Project 2007
                    $12

                    At home on Hotham Hill: a portrait of a nineteenth century entrepreneur
                    Guy Murphy
                    Melbourne
                    Hotham History Project 2004
                    $25

                    R-rated real estate belonging to North and West Melbourne
                    Lorraine Siska and Alan Ashley
                    North Melbourne
                    |Hotham History Project 2004
                    $20

                    A centenary in the Park: the history of the Royal Park Golf Club 1903 to 2003
                    Compiled and produced by Denise Hilton
                    Brunswick South
                    Royal Park Golf Club 2003
                    $14

                    Pride of Hotham: a tale of North Melbourne and a red-headed architect
                    Bill Hannan; illustrated by Gil Freeman
                    North Melbourne
                    Hotham History Project 2006
                    $45

                    Moving around: stories of a North Melbourne family 1902 to 1962
                    Rae Nicholls and Lorna Hannan
                    North Melbourne
                    Hotham History Project 2013
                    $20

                    Available at East Melbourne Library

                    Changing places: 100 years of domestic architecture in Jolimont and East Melbourne 
                    Sylvia Black
                    East Melbourne Historical Society 2012
                    $10

                    Available from Amazon

                    The residents who roared: a history of the East Melbourne Group 1953 to 2003 
                    Jill Fenwick
                    East Melbourne Historical Society 2018
                    eBook available on Amazon
                    $9.50

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