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Flood, Fire and Fever
A History of Elwood
Meyer Eidelson
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ISBN:
978-0-9804534-6-1
Original
publisher: Prahran Mechanics Institute Press
Edited by Robin
Grow
Web Layout &
Design: Taskforce Community Agency
© St Kilda
Historical Society
Date of
publication: 2006
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Has human life no
quality at Elwood?
In 1877 this was the heartfelt appeal from the residents of 'the
comical autonomous dreaming kingdom of Elwood'. Their petition to
government sought protection from frequent hazards such as flooding,
bushrangers, human manure, isolation and strati shellfire.
Author Meyer Eidelson tells the fascinating Elwood story from Koorie
hunting ground to quarantine station, from swamp to Squizzy bolthole,
from rifle range to Poets Corner, from graveyard to boom settlement,
from wasteland to modern village.
Recorded here also is the heritage of Elwood's buildings, memories
of older residents, an art deco walk, and a range of essential
photos.
This book is an indispensable guide for all those who have fallen in
love with, lived in, or just visited this delightful suburb on the
crescent of Port Phillip Bay.
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