East Melbourne Historical Society
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Photo of Queen Bess Row, 72-76 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, taken from the rear of 88 George Street. In the foreground on the left is 81-83 Hotham Street and on the right is the rear of 77-79 Hotham Street.
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Heritage impact statement for property at 140-142 Jolimont Road at the request of the owner as part of an Application for a Permit - Proposed Redevelopment. It was prepared by Bryce Raworth and dated December 2020.
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1857. MCC BR: No.12. W.B. Luscombe (?) for self, stone and brick house. 1857. MCC BR: No.14. Mr. Liddiard to build for J. Thorne. Front portion of 2-storey house. 1864. No.12. Names mentioned: C.T. Young, Richard Ikin (?). 1868-89. No.14. James Thorne, Professor of Music. 1889-95...
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See Albert Street entry. Nos.384-400. Classified National Trust. Nos.15-17 shown on first photo and Nos.19-27 in second one.
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Newspaper clipping about a suspicious fire at the office of solicitor, Stephen Andrianakis, 19 Lansdowne Street, East Melbourne.
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Auction brochure for Lauriston Hall, 86 Wellington Parade scheduled for 25 October 1990. Internal and external colour photos.
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Internet printout of East Melbourne items held in Richmond & Burnley Library local history collection.
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BW photo. Macarthur Street, East Melbourne, looking north east from Carpentaria Place.
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Newspaper clipping about sale of boutique hotel. Photo. Age 5 April 2003.
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Miscellaneous newspaper clippings about the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photos. From October 2002.
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Part of Eye and Ear Hospital. 1874c-1890. George Woinarski, Mining Agent and Broker. 1888. No.10. Note stating: Terrace house built. 1890. Both houses. Fred Wood - owner. G. Woinarski - occupier. Recorded National Trust. Citation Dec. 1974. Note: No.10 shown in first photo and No...
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Used to be Brunswick Street. 1867. MCC BR: Peter Cunningham 2 houses for Geo. White. 1869. Name mentioned for No.18: G. White. 1872. Names mentioned for No.14: Richard H. Thatcher. For No.16: Joseph French. 1873. (Name mentioned for No.12: Alexander Blyth.) 1883-9. At No.16: Hon....
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Originally called Brunswick Street. 1887. Michael Kelly to build two 2-storey houses for Mr. R. Stone. Architect: Mr. Dunn. 1888. R. Stone - listed as owner/occupier both properties. Each of brick, 9 rooms. 1889. Names mentioned: No.20. Rev. William Cuttle and No.22 Frederick W....
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Newspaper clipping reporting that 18 Morrison Place is available for lease. It was the past home of Paul Dainty, rock promoter, whose clients included the Rolling Stones. The clipping has been cropped and reformatted for ease of reading.
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On corner Albert Street and Morrison Place (formerly known as Brunswick Street). 1872. MCC BR: G.T.W. Freeman, of Richmond, to build church for Trustees of the Swedenborgian Church. Now store room for the Eye and Ear Hospital. (Note: The street number was probably No.6 Morrison P...
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Newspaper clippings about the fight by the East Melbourne Group under the presidency of Margaret Wood, to save Mosspennoch's ballroom from demolition. Photos.
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Newspaper clipping - murder at abortion clinic. Report of trial. Herald Sun, 25 June 2002. Also retrospective article The Age 16 July 2004. Review of book, Murder on his Mind.
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Editorials: August 1995, July, October 1996.
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An early resident tells of his memories of East Melbourne in the 1890s. Several names and houses are mentioned. EMHS Newsletter February 2002.
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Newspaper clippings about CAE's proposal to sell the Ola Cohn Centre, the fight to save it by the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors and the Cohn family, and successful resolution. Photos. March 2002 to June 2003.
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Documents, research notes, correspondence relating to the East Melbourne Group's campaign to prevent the Council of Adult Education overturning the will of Ola Cohn and thereby leaving the Centre vulnerable to redevelopment. Includes information about Ola Cohn, and handwriten not...
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Tells of the background leading up to its establishment and the history of the Old Men's Shelter in Powlett Reserve. EMHS Newsletter September 2002.
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Source material for article in EMHS newsletter September 2002. Includes photos, Heritage Victoria report to Heritage Council, MCC minutes, Heritage Victoria statement of significance. EMHS was at this point interested in occupying the Old Men's Shelter while the East Melbourne Li...
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Auction brochure (6 pages) for 1 Opportunity Lane, East Melbourne scheduled for 21 November 2015. The property was passed in at $1,650,000. A newspaper clipping from The Age, 22-23 January 2016 featuring the property for private sale. It was later sold for $1,620,000. The name Op...