The Forgotten Boroondara Warrior is a great little book for the local history buff. It gives a blow by blow description of some of the more colourful old-timers of Boroondara when it was nothing more than Australian bush, empty paddocks where pademelon wallabies skipped the light fantastic and lorikeets swooped and screeched; where the carthorse plodded wearily home along Camberwell Road and when you could get a beer for a zack.

This is the book you need when you‘re fed up with Snoop Dogg and Gangsta rap, when the hip hop and the bebop has finally pushed you to the edge. When you need to push back the hordes of goofy rappers gone loco and after the spoof dudes have coned ya silly. It is at these times; you’ll need your Boro Warrior to reassure yourself you’re still in the Lucky Country.

Edward Dillon was born in Cork City and came to Australia in 1857, a fair dinkum bloke. A man who stood no nonsense and would round on anyone who would try to gammon with him, and if you came before his Bench he would have you breaking rocks while singing Rock of Ages. He stood by his principles no matter what. Edward Dillon was a Councillor of the Boroondara Shire for 48 years and President on five occasions. He was also a member of the Camberwell Court of Petty Sessions from 1897 to 1917 and Manager of the Standard Bank of Australia from 1890 till 1893. His brother Brian Dillon was a Colonel in the Irish Republican Brotherhood of Cork City. His son, Gerald Dillon was a noted singer of Irish National songs and Mother Violet Dillon RSCJ, his daughter was a long time teacher at Sacrė Cœur, Burke Road, Glen Iris. ISBN: 978-0-646-94176-9| Format: SoftCover | Publisher: Paul Dillon |Category: Australian History.