{"product_id":"1945-victorian-municipal-directory-gazetteer-antique-australian-reference-book","title":"1945 Victorian Municipal Directory \u0026 Gazetteer Antique Australian Reference Book","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n \u003ch1\u003e\n  1936 Ramsay's Melbourne Business \u0026amp; Professional Directory History Book 3rd Ed\n \u003c\/h1\u003e\n 1936 Ramsay's Melbourne Business \u0026amp; Professional Directory History Book 3rd EdRamsay's Melbourne and Suburban Business and Professional DirectoryPublished by Ramsay Publishing Pty Ltd: Melbourne 1935 - 1936 3rd Edition\"This 1936 Ramsay's Business and Professional Directory for Melbourne and Suburbs is a comprehensive listing of all businesses, professions and organisations in the Melbourne area at the time. It also covers postal, telegraph and wireless information, telephone services and a listing of the members of the Victorian Parliament. The directory section is alphabetical within a wide range of categories - from Abattoirs to Yeast Manufacturers. The directory also contains advertisements from companies operating in the state at this time.\"General wear to covers \u0026amp; spine with marks, stains, soft edges, minor loss etc. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. Pages are clean and well presented. Contains a few old ink stamps from \"Jonson Johnstone \u0026amp; Buckley\". A nice copy of a scarce Melbourne History Reference book in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.Size 21.5cm x 14cm x 2.5cm - 544 Pages\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    1945 Victorian Municipal Directory \u0026amp; Gazetteer Antique Australian Reference Book\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n     Victorian Municipal Directory \u0026amp; Gazetteer - Water Supply Districts \u0026amp; Waterworks Trusts Record With The Commonwealth Guide For 1945\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n     Published by Arnall \u0026amp; Jackson Printers \u0026amp; Stationers: Melbourne 1945 78th Edition\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n     \u003cstrong\u003e\n      Complete With Original hardcover Bindings \u0026amp; No Loose Pages\n     \u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n     \"\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n     The Victorian Municipal Directory \u0026amp; Gazetteer for 1945 is a substantial reference work documenting the civic, political and infrastructural landscape of Victoria during the closing months of the Second World War. Published by Melbourne printers Arnall \u0026amp; Jackson in its seventy-eighth year of publication, the directory served as an indispensable handbook for municipal councils, government departments, engineers, businesses and residents throughout the state. Combining municipal records, gazetteer information and Commonwealth reference material, it provides a remarkable snapshot of Victorian administration and daily life in mid-twentieth century Australia.\n     \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003cbr\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cdiv\u003e\n      The volume contains extensive listings for Victorian municipalities, boroughs, shires and water supply districts, together with details of councillors, officers, population statistics, public institutions and local services. Also included are records relating to Waterworks Trusts, infrastructure and regional development, reflecting the importance of water management to both urban and rural Victoria. Directories of this nature were widely relied upon before the digital age and today remain invaluable primary research sources for historians, genealogists, collectors and local history enthusiasts seeking information about towns, communities and government administration during the 1940s.\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n     This 1945 edition, preserved in its original hardcover quarter-bound bindings with no loose pages, is an especially evocative wartime survivor. The publisher's utilitarian yet attractive design, complete with period advertisements and municipal data, captures the atmosphere of post-war civic Australia and offers fascinating insight into how Victorian communities were organised nearly eighty years ago. Increasingly difficult to locate in complete and well-preserved condition, these municipal directories are now highly regarded as important historical reference works and collectible pieces of Australian ephemera and local history.\"\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n     Light wear to covers \u0026amp; spine with a few light stains, soft edges etc. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. Pages are clean and well presented. No inscriptions. A nice copy of a scarce Melbourne History Reference book in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       Size 18cm x 12.5cm x 6cm - 1,112 Pages\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/font\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065132236939,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/0b78dfe6-f4d3-4e59-83b5-f4cbee0afe45.jpg?v=1779697277","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1945-victorian-municipal-directory-gazetteer-antique-australian-reference-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}