ROBYN ANNEAR
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Join us as Melbourne's most entertaining historian, Robyn Annear, takes us on a tour through Melbourne's backstreets ...
A VIRTUAL TOUR THROUGH MELBOURNE'S LOST LANEWAYS WITH ROBYN ANNEAR
*** TICKETS ONSALE FROM MONDAY 26th October AT 9AM ***
Join us as Melbourne's most entertaining historian, Robyn Annear, takes us on a tour through Melbourne's backstreets to uncover the history, anecdotes and lore hidden within the 'City of Lanes'
Melbourne is Australia’s city of laneways and we're about to find out a whole lot more than we know right now!
Food for this event will be provided by Granada Catering and can be purchased when you book your ticket.
A chicken and a vegan option is available and drinks can be purchased at the bar on the night.
About Robyn Annear:
Robyn Annear is the author of eleven books of history, including Bearbrass, A City Lost & Found: Whelan the Wrecker’s Melbourne, Nothing New, Adrift in Melbourne and Shutter City: Fragments of a forgotten Melbourne. She appeared in the acclaimed 2022 documentary, The Lost City of Melbourne. In her podcast, ‘Nothing on TV’, Robyn presents stories from Trove historical newspapers.
About the Book :
Melbourne is Australia’s city of laneways.
It has been that way ever since European settlement. But the lacework of back streets and alleys famous for their bars, restaurants and vibrant street art emerged from a more squalid history—and did so in a whirlwind of shonky construction and ruthless demolition that saw the streetscape change with bewildering rapidity. Whatever happened to Magnet Parade? Or Felix Place, or Roach Terrace?
Robyn Annear has trawled the historical records to trace the existence, over the years, of around 320 distinct Melbourne laneways, known by almost five hundred names. In Lost Laneways of Melbourne she takes the reader on a series of guided walks around the modern city to discover the ghost city behind it, and the stories of the people who lived there.
If you don’t know Melbourne, this is a delightful introduction. If you do, it is a revelation.
THURSday DECEMBER 17, 2026
6 00PM FOR 6 30PM START AND 8 30PM FINISH
The Garden Room - Buda House
42 Hunter St, Castlemaine, 3450
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