In 2003 Max lay published a book “Melbourne Miles” which is a comprehensive history of the roads and streets of metropolitan Melbourne. It is detailed, accurate, and unique. It reveals how Melbourne, one of the world’s great cities, grew and developed.
2nd edition
Bulleen, Victoria
Copyright Dr Maxwell Gordon Lay, AM
First edition published by Australian Scholarly Press in 2003
This second edition was self-published by the author in July 2022. Text available from Royal Historical Society of Victoria and via url http://vicroadsassociation.org/melbourne-miles/.
Minor editorial changes made in October 2022.
ISBN 978-0-646-85887-6
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Melbourne Miles is presented here as separate pdf documents for each chapter due to their large size, so be patient when downloading.
Chp 2 Melbourne’s inner suburbs
Chp 4 The individual radial routes pt1
Chp 4 The individual radial routes pt2