A Short History of Collingwood.
by Hibbins, G. M
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0646309331
- ISBN 13
- 9780646309330
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne, Abbotsford: Collingwood Historical Society, 1997. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, top corners few pages little creased, light foxing along spine, rear white cover little marked, light crease along spine edge at cover join, minor edgewear, small written name red texta inside front cover. 80 pp. This book by G. M. Hibbins is the first to provide a general history of the Municipality of Collingwood for the full period of its existence, and to include its 20th century politics and politicians. Some of the chapters are: Before Local Government to 1855; From Municipal District to City 1850s and 1860s; Collingwood Overwhelmed 1870s; Collingwood and the Boom 1880s; Economic Revival and War 1900s and 1910s; The Second World War and Its Aftermath 1940s; A Changing Population 1950s and 1960s; A Changing Council 1970 - 1994. Essential for learning about this Melbourne suburb.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41033
- Title
- A Short History of Collingwood.
- Author
- Hibbins, G. M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0646309331
- ISBN 13
- 9780646309330
- Publisher
- Collingwood Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne, Abbotsford
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- australian history, australian locations, victoria, melbourne, collingwood
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIAN LOCATIONS;
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