A History Of Nunawading
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Tucked within the sprawling eastern suburbs of Melbourne lies the story of Nunawading — a community whose journey from colonial frontier to thriving municipality is as rich and layered as the land itself. A History of Nunawading chronicles the growth and transformation of this Victorian locality, tracing its origins through early European settlement, the lives of pioneering families, and the civic developments that shaped it into a distinct and vibrant part of greater Melbourne's cultural fabric. Niall Brennan, a writer with a keen eye for social detail and local character, presents this regional history with warmth and scholarly precision, weaving together archival research and community narrative to illuminate the forces — agricultural, political, and demographic — that drove Nunawading's evolution. Much more than a municipal record, this work stands as a testament to the quiet, enduring dramas of suburban Australian life, leaving the reader to wonder just how many such stories remain buried beneath the pavements of the cities we think we know.
Author: Niall Brennan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, The Hawthorn Press
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Tucked within the sprawling eastern suburbs of Melbourne lies the story of Nunawading — a community whose journey from colonial frontier to thriving municipality is as rich and layered as the land itself. A History of Nunawading chronicles the growth and transformation of this Victorian locality, tracing its origins through early European settlement, the lives of pioneering families, and the civic developments that shaped it into a distinct and vibrant part of greater Melbourne's cultural fabric. Niall Brennan, a writer with a keen eye for social detail and local character, presents this regional history with warmth and scholarly precision, weaving together archival research and community narrative to illuminate the forces — agricultural, political, and demographic — that drove Nunawading's evolution. Much more than a municipal record, this work stands as a testament to the quiet, enduring dramas of suburban Australian life, leaving the reader to wonder just how many such stories remain buried beneath the pavements of the cities we think we know.