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'Old landmarks fall in nearly every block ... and the face of the city is changing so rapidly that the time is not too far distant when a search for a building 50 years old will be in vain.' - Herald, 1925. The demolition firm of Whelan the Wrecker was a Melbourne institution for a hundred years (1892-1992).

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Take a walk through Melbournes streets and discover a world of fascinating historical tidbits with renowned writer and history buff Robyn Annear.

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'Just a little way down Collins Street, beside Henry Buck's, is a perpetually dark but sheltered laneway called Equitable Place. Here you'll find a number of places to eat and drink. Settle yourself in the window of one, shut your eyes, and picture this scene of yore ...

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Robyn Annear lends her signature wit to this fantastic history of second-hand: from the origins of the op shop to eBay, up-cycling and how new became normal.

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In 1854, the heir to the Tichborne estate was reported drowned off Chile. Twelve years later, a Wagga butcher arrived in London and declared himself the long-lost Roger Tichborne, come to claim his inheritance. This true story is an intriguing mystery which has as its theme the ambivalent nature of truth and identity.