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1854. Hepburn bought Lot 16 in George Street. Richard Fitzgerald to build house for Robert Hepburn. 1855. Robert McWilliam to build 2 houses for Robert Hepburn. Probably Nos. 199-203. 1856. First tenants: Geo. Turnbull, D. Sawley, Dr. A? Cairns - was Presbyterian Minister after w...
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Auction brochure for auction of 203 George Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 11 May 2013. Colour photos. Plans
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Brochure advertising for private sale 205 George Street, East Melbourne. Dated in hand writing 22.3.2000.
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Sales brochure for 205 George Street, East Melbourne. The house was to be sold mid-renovation. Permits had been obtained and permitted demolition taken place, but no building work yet started. The brochure contains proposed plans only.
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An article explaining the benefits of repurposing old, out of date terraces. In this instance the terraces have been converted to six flats, each with four rooms. The architect was PJW Murfett. Before and after illustrations. The building now operates as a bed and breakfast accom...
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Photograph of Bradoc House, 32-38 George Street, East Melbourne taken in 2012.
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Newspaper clipping advertising sale by expressions of interest of 50 George Street, East Melbourne
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Digital copy of coloured slide. Photo shows the building at the corner of George and Simpson Streets, East Melbourne. The corner unit has been commercial premises since erection in 1864 by Thomas Main, starting as a grocery shop and now the George Street Cafe. At the time of the...
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A series of four photos. The first shows the rear of Nos. 88 (on the left) and 90 George Street, East Melbourne. The other three photos show the rear of 90 George Street, with the last taken from further back on the property and giving a very different view.
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Brochure advertising auction of 90 George Street scheduled for 25 May 1996
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Brochure advertising auction of 94 George Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 26 October 1996
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House demolished 1969. Recorded by National Trust of Australia
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built 1869 by W H Kelly for self - 8 room house. 2870 John Kelly - owner, John King - occupant 1874 occupied by Sydney Gibbons, Fellow Chemical Society and analyst.
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Newspapere advertisement for the auction of 17 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. The property contains a shop and a dwelling and is zoned mixed-use.
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Built 1910 by P H Hiscock for Catherine Kennedy 2 brick dwellings. C Kennedy and Son owned Licenced grocer at 17 Gipps Street. No. 23 occupied by Catherine Kennedy 1912-1919.
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c1873 A Powell to build 2 storey brick house of 5 rooms for Adolf Brockhoff.
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1908 built by J Howlett Ross for self. Howlett Ross was a prominent teacher of elocution
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1869, David Lumsden built 4 brick houses for self - each of 5 rooms
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Brochure advertising auction of 37 Gipps Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 2 December 1988. Colour photo affixed. Floorplan. The house sold for $700,000.
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Built 1888 Coach House and Stables by William Hearnden for William Taylor. Architect C D Ebro. 1888 - 1912 used as livery stables. 1912 - 1921 occupied by John Page, 1922 -29 used by S Taylor as livery stables and garage. Occuied 1937 - 1963 by Ola Cohn as home and studio.
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Brochure advertising auction of 42 Gipps Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 18 November 1989. Black and white sketch. Floorplan. The house had been renovated by architect, Noel Crosling. The house sold for $550,000.
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Auction brochure for Unit 4, 45 Gipps Street, scheduled for 7 December 2002. Photo. Plans. Also 4 November 2005; 5 May 2011.
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1886 James Ibbotson built for self 2 houses each of 9 rooms. Occupied 1886-1887 45 - Mrs Harmsworth, 47 C Townsend.
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1870 F Bronken to build 4 brick cottages each of 4 rooms for P Mackay