Fawkner Crematorium And Memorial Park: 100 Years Of Service
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
For over a century, Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park has stood as one of Melbourne's most significant and serene commemorative landscapes, bearing witness to the lives, losses, and legacies of generations of Australians. Don Chambers' centenary history chronicles the remarkable journey of this iconic institution — from its earliest days as a pioneering cremation facility in the early twentieth century through to its evolution into a sprawling and beautifully maintained memorial park that continues to serve the community with quiet dignity. Drawing on meticulous archival research and a deep affection for the subject, Chambers presents a richly detailed institutional biography that illuminates not just the administrative and architectural history of the park, but also the broader social and cultural attitudes toward death, commemoration, and remembrance in Australian life. The result is a work of profound local and national significance — one that will leave readers contemplating what it truly means to honour those who have gone before us.
Author: Don Chambers
Format: Hardback
Published: 2006, Fawkner Crematorium And Memorial Park
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
For over a century, Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park has stood as one of Melbourne's most significant and serene commemorative landscapes, bearing witness to the lives, losses, and legacies of generations of Australians. Don Chambers' centenary history chronicles the remarkable journey of this iconic institution — from its earliest days as a pioneering cremation facility in the early twentieth century through to its evolution into a sprawling and beautifully maintained memorial park that continues to serve the community with quiet dignity. Drawing on meticulous archival research and a deep affection for the subject, Chambers presents a richly detailed institutional biography that illuminates not just the administrative and architectural history of the park, but also the broader social and cultural attitudes toward death, commemoration, and remembrance in Australian life. The result is a work of profound local and national significance — one that will leave readers contemplating what it truly means to honour those who have gone before us.