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New International Bookshop

Melbourne's oldest radical bookshop, located in the basement of the historic Trades Hall building. It offers a large selection of books on Australian history and politics (including Aboriginal history, women's and LBGTI struggle). It has a large second-hand section covering all genres, including a $1 book section. This bookshop is a not-for-profit co-operative that runs literary events on most Wednesdays at 6:30PM. Refreshments and snacks are available, as are badges, stickers, cards and other souvenirs.

Address
cnr Victoria & Lygon Streets
Getting there
opposite the Old Melbourne Gaol and the 8 Hour Monument
Hours
noon-7PM

Listing from Wikivoyage: Melbourne/Inner north, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.