History Happened Here: Strange but True Stories from Australian Suburbia

by James Cockington

Throughout the land there are many unprepossessing, uncelebrated buildings that are associated with famous and infamous people and events. History Happened Here seeks them out and tells the strange-but-true tales behind the ordinary facades.Find out about Ronald Bigg's hideaway house in Glenelg North, the bungalow where Tony Hancock had his last half-hour, the gaol in Darwin from which all prisoners were released once it was bombed by the Japanese in WW2, the site of the Bogle-Chandler New Year's Eve party and much, much more. Each place has been photographed to reveal its full ordinariness.History Happened Heretakes a stroll on the peculiar side and the result is a compelling and humourous look at Australian history.

246 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003