Carlton

This marvellous account of Carlton offers unique insights into one of Melbourne's oldest suburbs. The reader can fight the epic political battles of the past as recounted by John Button, take part in street theatre with Bill Garner, watch the building of the elegant terraces of Drummond Street with Miles Lewis, stroll though the Melbourne General Cemetery with Don Chambers and Celestina Sagazio, share the experience of Greek immigrants with Nick Vlahogiannis, grow up in the 1950s with Arnold Zable, trace the building of the Royal Exhibition Building with David Dunstan, fight the Housing Commission with David Beauchamp, Frank Strahan and George Tibbits, or follow the rise of one of Victoria's most successful football clubs with Lionel Frost.