This publication presents a vivid portait of con- temporary Aboriginal peoples in Australia's Victoria state. OVer 90 images by award winning Koori photographer Ricky Maynard show Aboriginal people in their daily life.

Reversing the Negatives

Arts & Photography

Birch, Tony

Maynard, Ricky

Photography & Video

Museum Victoria

This book is a transliteration of the writings, held in the archives of Museum Victoria, of the 19th century missionary, John Bulmer.

John Bulmer's Recollections of Victorian Aboriginal Life, 1855-1908

History

Campbell, Alastair

Australia & Oceania

Aboriginal String Bags, Nets And Cordage

West, Alan L.

19th century Melbourne was a growing metropolis of dazzling change brought about by new wealth. The Royal Exhibition Building, an icon of Victorian architecture, was the first to win World Heritage listing.

The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne: A Guide

Willis, Elizabeth

Architecture

This suberb book features exquisite photographs of the Museum Victoria's most treasured objects, and as well as fascinating insights into each by curators, collection staff and eminent Australians

Treasures of the Museum

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Written by the Curators

Antiques & Collectibles

An American academic who pioneered as an advocate for the play of children in the 1950s, she observe and documented the play and folklore of children in Australia, meticulously documenting accounts of childhood games such as hopscotch, marbles, and string games. Her insights into the world of the child are truly relevant today.

Child's Play: Dorothy Howard and the Folklore of Australian Children

Politics & Social Sciences

Factor, June

Social Sciences

The story of Australia's wonder horse, Phar Lap, a Depression-era winner who not only gave hope and joy to Australians but was cheered around the world. Chapters include Phar Lap as a foal, his triumphs, newspaper articles, his records and pedigree and news of his his untimely and mysterious death.

Phar Lap: A True Legend

Reason, Michael

The first book about initial contacts of Aborigina l and European for a lay audience.

Colliding Worlds: First Contact in the Western Desert 1932-1984

Batty, Philip

History & Criticism

Based upon the author's fieldwork carried out on the Cape York Peninsula, this is a detailed study of bags, nets and cordage made by Australian Aborigines w/photos of the manufacturing process and detailed diagrams of weaving technique s.

Aboriginal String Bags, Nets and Cordage

Anthropology

Australian dinosaurs described and placed among the far better known species from the western world.

Polar Dinosaurs (Museum Victoria Nature)

Science & Math

Rich, Thomas

Biological Sciences

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