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Capital: Melbourne when it was the Capital City of Australia, 1901–1927

By Krisitn Otto
$39.95
In the extraordinary first quarter of the twentieth century, Melbourne – an overgrown town and in all but name the nation's capital – oversaw the birth of modern Australia. Kristin Otto describes the developments that shaped the world we know today, and traces the web of influence, friendship and sheer coincidence that held it all together.

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Miss D and Miss N: An Extraordinary Partnership

Edited by Bev Roberts
$39.95
Anne Drysdale and Caroline Newcomb established a successful pastoral business in Victoria in the 1840s, and their daily lives were recorded in Anne's diary. Substantial extracts from the diary, selected and edited by Bev Roberts, trace the story of two extraordinary Victorian pioneers and are published for the first time in this book.

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Beyond Reasonable Drought: Photographs of a Changing Land and its People

By Many Australian Photographers Group
The Many Australian Photographers Group capture the impact of sustained drought on the land and on the people who live and work with it. These stunning photographs are not just about rain, or the lack of it, or about water and its scarcity, but also about resilience, ingenuity, despair and hope.

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Library Board of Victoria Annual Report 2008-09

By Library Board of Victoria
Free
The 2008-09 Annual Report outlines the Library's main achievements for the year. As well as financial statements, the report includes information on how the Library is enhancing its collection, strengthening partnerships, and making it easier and faster for the public to access its resources.

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Capital examines Melbourne in the early 1900s