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Beneath the mountain : a history of South Hobart
Title:
Beneath the mountain : a history of South Hobart / Alison Alexander.
Author/Creator:
Alexander, Alison, 1949 September 23- author.
Publication:
[South Hobart, Tasmania] : South Hobart Progress Association, 2015.
Physical description:
356 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits, maps ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliography (pages 346-347) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Section 1: 1820 - 1860 -- Section 2: 1861 - 1919 -- Section 3: 1920 - 1967 -- Section 4: 1968 - 2014 -- Street Names -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgements -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
"In its early days, South Hobart was a working-class suburb, with a pub on every corner and a population who worked hard and played hard. Today, its residents value South Hobart for its beauty, friendliness and sense of community. Close to central Hobart, it is also close to nature in its prime position beneath Mount Wellington."--Back cover.
ISBN:
9780646936758
Subjects:
Cities and towns -- Tasmania -- South Hobart -- History.

Historic buildings -- Tasmania -- South Hobart -- History.

Communities -- Tasmania -- South Hobart -- History.

South Hobart (Tas.) -- History.

South Hobart (Tas.) -- Description and travel.

South Hobart (Tas.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History.
Record ID:
SD_ILS:1172122