History in our streets : the origins of Launceston street names
Title:
History in our streets : the origins of Launceston street names / by John and Don Morris.
Author/Creator:
Edition:
Revised edition.
Publication:
[Launceston, Tasmania] : Launceston Historical Society, 2013.
Physical description:
ix pages, pages 7-258, 25 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Revised edition with additions and corrections, issued by Launceston Historical Society to mark the 25th anniversary of the Society. Originally published: Regal Publications,1989.
Also published in a limited edition of 50 hardcover copies bound in green leather with gilt titling, which share the same ISBN number; endpapers feature a Launceston street scene.
Bibliography: page 245-247.
Contents:
Dedication -- Apocrypha -- Acknowledgments -- Prelude -- Introduction -- Names from Royalty -- Derivations from political leaders -- Governors and mayors -- The avenues of history -- Soldiers, Heroes and battles -- Streets named after Tasmanian and mainland places -- Names from home and abroad -- The Netherlands connection -- Names from countries across the globe -- For family, friends and other folk -- Aboriginal words -- Ships remembered -- Names derived from properties -- Names transferred from houses -- Names of an infinite variety -- Saintly streets -- Noble streets -- Artists and explorers -- Descriptive and topographical names -- Launceston and electric power -- Launceston: the garden city -- Some uncertainties -- Names of suburbs -- Some Launceston parks and gardens -- Names awaiting streets -- Epilogue - Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
"What's in a name? The names of Launceston streets come from many sources, and tell fascinating stories about the city's history. This book is an invaluable guide to the origins and history of the names of Launceston's streets, parks and squares."--Back cover.
ISBN:
1876261684 (paperback)
Record ID:
SD_ILS:1115741