VCHA 2013 Entries List - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

2013 Victorian
Community History
Awards
Living with Fire: People, Nature and History in Steels
Creek
By Christine Hansen and Tom Griffiths
his deeply moving book examines how the Steels Creek community
rebuilt and redefined itself following the Black Saturday fires. In 'Living
with Fire' the authors trace both the history of fire in the region and the
human history in a series of essays together with artwork produced by
the community.
Pathways to Harrow 2012: Five women…one town called
harrow…how, why, and everything in between
Harrow Bush Nursing Centre
'Pathways to Harrow' is a 5 year project documenting the journeys of 25
women (5 each year) who have come to Harrow and why they have
stayed. A booklet is produced and launched each year coinciding with
International Day Rural Women on 15 October. Each woman presents a
20 minute talk. Women are invited who have diverse backgrounds.
'Life in Ten Houses'
By Sonja Hartnett, Penguin Books
'Internationally celebrated writer Sonja Hartnett explores her firmly
Melburnian roots, vividly recalling the places she has passed through
on her way to finding 'the last House'. This short memoir is a beautifully
atmospheric exploration of home, the Melbourne suburbs, and what it
means to be a writer in a City of Literature.
Images of Time
Healesville & District Historical Society
A pictorial history book spanning the first 50 years of the settlement of
Healesville up to 1920.
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