East Melbourne Historical Society
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Black and white photo shows a group of students in school uniform, some standing, some sitting on the ground. Numbers appear on the reverse which correspond to a list of names accompanying the photo. Names given are Sandra Cootes, Gwenda Parsons, Noelle Howden, Margot Harris, Pau...
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Black and white photo shows five girls wearing kilts, standing. In front one girl sits wrapped in a blanket. Names written on the back include Anne Abell, Jan ?, Susan Howe, Heather Beveridge, Jenny Hume, Rosemary Schenker. The name Flora McDonald appears in brackets with questio...
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Scanned photographs of Presbyterian Ladies' College taken circa 1953 by Myra Sutton, a student there at that time.
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Prospectus providing details of PLC. Photos.
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Copies of three photos taken from early prospectus for Presbyterian Ladies College, and a humorous poem about PLC in the 1950s. Part of a collection of miscellaneous correspondence and documents circulated among committee members of the East Melbourne Group in the years 1997-98.
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Photocopy of Chapter Four from book entitled Presbyterian Leaders in Nineteenth Century Australia by Rowland S. Ward, Melbourne, 1993. The chapter is called 'Adam Cairns (1802-81): Evangelical Leader'. A biography covering his early years in Scotland, mig.
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Two newspaper articles on preservation of Melbourne's heritage. Published on successive days in The Age 22nd and 23rd November 2011. The first by Christopher Menz, acting director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne. The second by Miki Perkins, city repor...
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Newspaper clipping about the Melbourne University Archives which turned 50 in 2010. The clipping includes a photo of a participant in the Land Rights March of 26 January 1976. The photo is taken outside Captain Cook's cottage as a symbol of the British invasion. An additional poi...
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Newspaper clippings about anti-abortion protesters outside the fertility clinic in Wellington Parade. From 2005
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Newspaper clippings about Prof. Peter Colman and his research which seeks to find a way to stop cancer cells spreading. He previously discovered the anti-flu drug now sold under the name Relenza.
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Newspaper clippings about proposed new pedestrian bridge which will link MCG and Birrarung Marr. Drawing. Photos. 2003. Later clippings also.
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A letter dated 26 April 1951 from C.H. Beauchamp, valuer, to Mr. Bernard Nolan, solicitor, reporting valuations of three properties on Clarendon Street from the Grey Street to Gipps Street. The properties were "Verona", 132 Clarendon Street; 146 Clarendon Street, the most norther...
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Eight computer generated perspective images for a proposed development at 17 Powlett Street. Original house to be converted to the Morgan Memorial Library, and a six storey block of apartments with a swimming pool on top to be attached behind. The development didn't proceed. Two...
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Fund raising for the new Presbyterian Intermediate Hospital in East Melbourne began in 1930. This small flyer encouraged children to raise funds for their own section of the hospital. Ways to raise money were suggested and it was hoped that every boy and girl would be able to ear...
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Newspaper article about proposal by Connex Capital to roof in the railway line between the city and Jolimont and built a complex of apartments, shops, offices, restaurants, a school and a TAFE and nine hectares of green space. Also letters to the editor in response to the article...
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An article in the Melbourne Truth newspaper dated 24 April 1976 describing the events of 1911 when Dr Samuel Peacock was prosecuted for the murder of Mary Margaret Davies. Her remains were never found but it appears that she died following an abortion at Dr Peacock's premises in...
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Newspaper clipping about the garden behind 165 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. Then owners, Pat and Graham Martin gave it a makeover with the help of The City Gardener in Richmond.
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Fitzroy and Treasury Gardens Public Consultation Report, correspondence and map of Parks Gardens and Reserves showing areas allocated as 'off leash' areas for dogs. Part of a collection of miscellaneous correspondence and documents circulated among committee members of the East M...
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Lithograph of a punt on the Yarra near the site of Prince's Bridge. The punt is carrying a cart and six oxen carrying a load of wood. Another cart is waiting on the bank. Lithograph by Ham Bros from a sketch by Charles Norton. The original lithograph is in the collection of the S...
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A flyer produced by the East Melbourne Group and the East Melbourne Historical Society which was delivered to local residents as part of a campaign to stop redevelopment of the Punt Road Oval which in particular would mean the demolition of the historic Jack Dyer Stand.
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Cartoon by Andrew Weldon in The Age 27 March 2012.
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Newspaper clipping about proposal by Melbourne City Council to demolish old police station and add the land to Yarra Park, along with former army barracks site on Swan Street, as compensation for land lost in re-development of MCG. Report that old police station to be used by Big...
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A note from Andrew Pyman to his customers on his retirement and handing over of his pharmacy to new owners. He tells a little of the history of the pharmacy.
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Postcard with old photo of Williams Pharmacy on the corner of Powlett Street and Wellington Parade from The Argus, 13 Oct 1956. Produced in 2004 to advertise change of address.