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Let's play spot the barrister

Pen and ink sketch with caption, Let's play spot the barrister, by Patricia Broadbent. Created to illustrate a flyer publicising a social function held by the East Melbourne Group.

Newspaper clipping - obituary of Nancy Lewis. Her rooms were in Albert Street Photo. Herald Sun, 29 April 2002.

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Library updates

Updates from the Melbourne City Council on progress of library re-development. Drawings. 2003-2004.

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Library, Parliament House from north

Library, Parliament House from gardens on corner of Albert and Spring Streets

Newspaper article about the pro-lifers who protest daily outside the Fertility Control Clinic, 118 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne

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Lift Up Your Hearts: The Story of St. Patrick's Cathedral

The history of the building of St. Patrick's Cathedral, East Melbourne. Black and white photos.

Newspaper article describes aspects of living in East Melbourne and gives median prices. On same page is an advertisement for the sale of 70 Gipps Street. The Age, 22 March 2000, Domain.

Minutes of meetings of Yarra-Melbourne Local History Forum. Booklet produced from 'Rural Remnants' exhibition held 2002, includes extensive, historical article on 'Yarra Park and Fitzroy Gardens' by John Patrick, with photos. Also short history of Holy Trinity Church and Trinity...

A copy of a letter written by Sir John Longstaff to a Mr. Whitcher in response to an enquiry about his painting 'Breaking the News'. The letter is written on personal notepaper printed with his address and phone number. Longstaff lived at 118 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne.

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Looking back Looking forward

The story of 'Berry Street' Child and Family Care 1877-1977. Berry Street was founded in 1877 in Fitzroy as 'The Victorian Infant Asylum'. It moved to Berry Street, East Melbourne in 1881 occupying the old Police Hospital that had been part of the mounted police barracks. Over th...

Newspaper clipping about Ron and Jenni Stone and the refurbishment of their house at 52 Berry Street, East Melbourne. Photos. The Age, 1 September 2004.

Book is described as 'a memorial to forgotten Australian buildings'. It has a chapter on St. Patrick's College, East Melbourne.

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Lost Melbourne

Newspaper clipping publicises a new book 'Remembering Melbourne 1850-1960' edited by Richard Broome and published by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. It has over 700 photos of Melbourne's lost or changed buildings. The first half of the book covers CBD buildings and was...

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Lowe Kong Meng

Engraving of Mr Lowe Kong Meng taken from a photo by Frith dated 1866. Lowe Kong Meng was a very successful Chines businessman who lived in East Melbourne at Valetta in Clarendon Street. See http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lowe-kong-meng-4043

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Lowe Kong Meng. The man who made his mark

Newspaper clipping publicising the 'Chinese Fortunes' exhibition held at Ballarat's Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka. The article focuses on Lowe Kong Meng a wealthy Chinese merchant and leader of the Chinese community. He lived at Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melb...

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Lumeah - Advertisement for Invalids' Home 1892

Advertisement which appeared in the Australian Medical Journal on April 15, 1892. Transcript of text: Telephone No. 771 Invalids' Home. "Lumeah," 1091 Hoddle St., near Wellington Parade East Melbourne. Principal - Miss Garlick, Assisted by Efficient Hospital Trained Nurses.

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Lutheran Church and Tasma Terrace

View of the Lutheran Church and Tasma Terrace looking east

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Lygon St shop has led to la dolce vita

Newspaper article by Claire Heaney about Joanna and Ottorino Pace, their meeting, marrying and founding of Casa del Gelato in Lygon Street, Carlton. Joanna and Ottorino Pace have lived in East Melbourne for many years. Joanna died in 2015.

Items pertaining to John and Marga Macdonald.

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Madame Midas

Copy of the book, Madame Midas, Fergus Hume's second book after his best-selling The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, with an introduction by Simon Caterson. The book was first published in 1888. It is a story of crime set in the Ballarat goldfields. The story itself has no connection wi...

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Magnolia Court - brochure

Brochure advertising Magnolia Court as boutique hotel, c.2000. The property has a long history as a guesthouse/private hotel and is noted as a place where visiting stage performers would stay. Since then it has become run down. A planning permit for an upgrade has been granted, h...

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Man on quest for grandfather he never knew

Newspaper clipping telling the story of Malcolm Mathias' search for his lost grandfather who he believes was Lt. Clark Maxwell Gray who died at Fromelles in WW1. Lt Gray's father was principal of Pesbyterian Ladies College, and he, himself, went to Scotch College, both in East Me...

Newspaper article about Charles Joseph La Trobe and his importance in the development of Melbourne. Photos of his cottage originally erected at Jolimont but since moved to a site near the Royal Botanic Gardens.

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Map of East Melbourne 1858

Map of East Melbourne based on 1850 survey by C.C. Horrel. Scale 4 chains to the inch. Published by the Public Lands Office Melbourne in 1858. Lithograph by J.B.Philp and W. Hollis. Properties and owners are marked.