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Permanent Reservation and Control of City Park Lands
Historical notes on the reservation of Melbourne's parklands along with comments about later excisions and changes, compiled by David Wark
East Melbourne Historical Society
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Persillade - restaurant review
Newspaper clipping giving review of the restaurant Persillade, 150 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. The restaurant is owned by Tanya and Aidan Raftery and chef is Jacob Scannell.
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Hospital remains empty
A newspaper article stating that the Peter MacCallum Cancer Hospital in East Melbourne, which has been empty since the new cancer hopital was built in Carlton, has been converted to an intensive care unit for use during the Covid pandemic at the cost of $30m, but remains empty.
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Philip Brady draws raffle
Photo of Philip Brady drawing a Mercy Maternity Hospital raffle in the cafeteria in the 1970s.
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Plan for athletes village over Jolimont Rail Yards scuttled
City of Melbourne's proposal that the athletes' village for the Commonwealth Games be built over the Jolimont rail yards was not accepted by the State Government.
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Plan for Mansion
Article about revised development plans for Mosspennoch site. Leader, 27 Sept. 2004.
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Planning and heritage in City of Melbourne
A collection of newspaper clippings commenting on the State Government's attitude to planning and heritage matters in the City of Melbourne. These issues are relevant to East Melbourne, particularly the inconsistent heritage protection given to the different parts of the city.
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Planning loophole
Newspaper clippings about a loophole in the new planning laws in the Melbourne 2030 policy which allows high rise buildings to be built in low rise areas.
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Plans for MCG redevelopment
Article about plans to redevelop the MCG's Great Southern Stand. A refresh, along with additonal facilities, is deemed necessary if the stadium is to retain its place as a world leader.
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PLC clippings
Clippings from 1931 and 1932 Patchwork. Include House Notes and articles on The Late Dame Nellie Melba and Henry Handel Richardson. Illustrations of decorative furniture and joinery in Wyselaskie Hall. Photo of students at assembly in Wyselaskie Hall. Photo of Music Rooms (Koorin...
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PLC Melbourne: The First Century 1875-1975
History of Presbyterian Ladies College 1875-1975. Photos. Index.
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Poems of East Melbourne
Author Le-Hoa Wysham used the COVID-19 lockdown as an opportunity to explore some of the stories of East Melbourne's history and to encapsulate them in poetry. Each poem is illustrated with a photo.
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Pope's visit
Series of seven small colour proof photos of the visit by Pope John Paul II to the Mercy Hospital in 1986.
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Port Phillip Colonial 1801-1851
Book published on occasion of like named exhibition at State Library of Victoria. Covers early Government Buildings and surveys. Includes Lonsdale and his cottage, La Trobe and his cottage. Illustrations.
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Possums in the park
Clippings from Melbourne News about night time tours run in the Fitzroy Gardens for tourists to see the native wildlife such as possums, bats and a tawny frogmouth.
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Postcards from the Raj
Newspaper clippings about the Johnston Collection. Includes articles on new book entitled Indian Painters - British Masters about the Company Paintings in the collection. Also articles about various exhibitions. Photos.
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Power House or White Elephant
A review of the book, Bishopscourt Melbourne - Official Residence and Family Home by Elizabeth Rushen (Mosaic Press 2013). The author of the review is David Woods, the son of Sir Frank Woods KBE, Archbishop of Melbourne 1957-77. Published in The Melbourne Anglican, February 2014,...
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Power precinct
Newspaper clipping publicising a new block of 250 apartments being built on the site of the old Dallas Brooks Hall to be known as The Eastbourne. The developer of the project is Mirvac and the architectural firm is Bates Smart. In an associated piece Tom Kiing tells why he has bo...
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Powlett Reserve and Darling Square
Notification to residents of plans to upgrade Powlett Reserve and Darling Square. Includes schedule and plans. 1996.
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Powlett Reserve Child Care Centre
Short paragraph about the opening of the Powlett Reserve Child Care Centre. From Melbourne Life, July 1992
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Powlett Street and Hotham Street corner 1950s
Three photos from the City of Melbourne's City Collection. All the photos have been taken to illustrate illegal parking. The information provided gives dates of c1956 indicating that the parking was a result of the Olympic Games. However the cars, and number plates, indicate an e...
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Powlett Street, East Melbourne, picket gate in an established garden
Scanned glass lantern slide of apicket gate in an established garden in Powlett Street, East Melbourne. Photographer John Henry Harvey
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Precinct Tree Planting Design
An overview of City of Melbourne's planning strategy for planting new trees and replacing old in East Melbourne and Jolimont (2002).
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Presbyterian Ladies College Image 1956
Framed drawing of Presbyterian College, East Melbourne viewed from Albert Street 1956 by Herbert Moore. Moore was an architectural draughtsman who was known for his pen and ink drawings of old buildings. The buildings shown from left to right are: the original PLC building design...