THE MILK BARS BOOK
By Eamon Donnelly. (2018)
Milkshakes, Memories and Mixed Lollies.
Documenting Australia's Colourful Corner Shops.
ISBN-13: 978-0-646-98833-7
Hardcover. Pages: 424. Size: 26cm x 25cm. Weight 2.3kg.
Proudly printed & bound in Melbourne, Australia by
Ellikon Fine Printers, Collingwood, Melbourne.
Pre-orders for book two are coming soon!
If you would like to contribute a milk bar memory to feature in the new book, drop me an email via the contact page or info@milkbarsbook.com.
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Everyone remembers their corner milk bar; the milkshakes, the memories and the mixed lollies.
Chock-a-bloc, richly nostalgic and colourfully illustrated, The MILK BARS Book will take you back to those hot summer afternoons when you met your mates at the milk bar and spent your hard-earned pocket money on a bag of mixed lollies, an ice cream or a milkshake, the place of childhood dreams. Documenting these sweet and colourful family run institutions, author and photographer Eamon Donnelly has dedicated over a decade to capturing the faded facades, sun-kissed signage and inviting interiors of milk bars and corner shops from all over Australia.
Featuring photography of shopfronts, signage and interiors, archival ads of snacks and sweets, the history of the milk bar and family memories from behind the countertop, the milk bars book celebrates an iconic Australian invention that for generations has helped shape our suburbs, supported our communities, contributed to our diverse culture and given generations of children that glorious childhood experience of the milk bar.
Take a trip down memory lane to the days when there was a friendly milk bar on every corner.
Featured in
The New York Times, The Age, Herald Sun, The Today Show, SBS, The Big Issue, Broadsheet, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail UK, Channel 31, 3AW, 2GB, ABC News, ABC Radio: Melbourne, Perth, Darwin, Gippsland, Broken Hill, Vice, Triple RRR, Studio 10, Jetstar magazine, Monster Children, The Design Files, The Australian, The Weekly Review, 2SER 107.3, Southern Cross News,
Geelong Advertiser and Desktop magazine.
THE MILK BARS BOOK
Milkshakes, Memories & Mixed Lollies
By Eamon Donnelly
"Over a decade in the making, a richly nostalgic, colourfully illustrated, photography coffee table book celebrating an iconic Australian invention, the milk bar."
ISBN-13: 978-0-646-98833-7
The 2018 edition sold out mid 2019.
Pre-orders for book 2 is coming soon! Subscribe to the mailing list to be the first to pre-order.
“Eamon has a knack for capturing moments of Australian life like few others. Our past needs to be valued, documented and celebrated. The simplicity of the Milk Bar experience, a cherished memory of our childhoods, is one that should be elevated to a higher plane. Get behind this. I certainly am.”
Tim "Rosso" Ross, Australian Comedian, writer, radio host, social commentator and design nerd.
Testimonials
Kickstarter funded in 2018
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eamondonnelly/the-milk-bars-book
View the campaign video below.