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Old Vintage Melbourne longlisted for 2022 Indie Book Awards

Chris Macheras’ debut Old Vintage Melbourne has been longlisted for the 2022 Indie Book Awards for Illustrated Nonfiction.

Old Vintage Melbourne is enchanting collection of annotated historical images and contemporary photographs, revealing the change and development that Melbourne has experienced over the years.

Chris Macheras is a Melbourne-born lawyer and artist. His Greek-Australian upbringing instilled an appreciation for the hardships his migrant grandparents endured in pursuit of a better life. His combined love of Melbourne, history, and photography led him to establish Old Vintage Melbourne, using social media as the platform to reach tens of thousands of others with shared interests.

Congratulations to Chris and all the longlisted authors.

Old Vintage Melbourne

An enchanting collection of annotated historical images and contemporary photographs, revealing the change and development that Melbourne has experienced over the years.

In 1835, as he walked the sacred grounds of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations, John Batman wrote in his diary, ‘This will be the place for a village.’ That small village rapidly grew into the vibrant city of Melbourne.

Historical photographs are a window to the past — a time capsule that allows us to walk in the footsteps of our predecessors. Now, this collection enables us to imagine strolling down Bourke…

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