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Rev C L Crossley
Newspaper articles from a page in a scrap book. In the main article Rev C L Crossley, incumbent at Holy Trinity, East Melbourne, gives his views on Christ's second coming.
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Rev. Gilder declines
A letter from Rev. Gilder declining the invitation to attend the wedding reception of Joan and Ron Dixon. It is enclosed in a card from Joan Dixon. The story behind the letter is explained by Elizabeth Cam and accompanies it.
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Review of planning controls in East Melbourne announced
City of Melbourne plans a review of its planning controls in light of increasing pressure from high rise development. Includes photo of Tunbridge Manor, 97 Albert Street.
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Richard Hale Budd
Richard Hale Budd was headmaster of first diocesan school adjacent to St. Peter's, Eastern Hill.
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Richard Meehan and sisters
Photo shows Richard Meehan and his sisters on board Stroud the plumber's motorbike outside their family home, 4 Grey Street, East Melbourne. Their mother Pauline nee Cooney grew up in the care of her aunt, Mary Cooney, at 1121 Hoddle Street. Pauline married Richard Meehan at St P...
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Richmond & East Melbourne Ladies' Benevolent Society
Newspaper clipping. A report of the 31st Annual Report, 1891.
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Richmond and East Melbourne Sketchbook
Drawings of some landmark buildings in Richmond and East Melbourne with accompanying text giving historical information
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Richmond Barracks, plans 1860
Sketch plans of the Richmond Mounted Police Barracks made in preparation for the building of a new police hospital. The Barracks were on the site of the residential area now bounded by Wellington Parade, Vale Street and Hoddle Street. The Barracks were decommissioned in 1881, whe...
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Richmond Football Club vows to exit Punt Road Oval if Jack Dyer Stand can't be demolished
Article about Richmond Football Club's proposal to redevelop its ground to create a larger playing area, comparable to that of the MCG. This will necessitate the demolition of the Jack Dyer Stand, which will be replaced with a stand of twice the capacity. The club claims that the...
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Richmond Football Ground flooded
Newspaper clipping about heavy rain in Melbourne which caused flooding at various points around the city including the Richmond Football Ground as shown in the photo.
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Ringing the changes: new liturgy versus heritage
Richard Falkinger, architect for the restoration of St. Patrick's, discusses the work and the constraints of heritage conservation against the need to adapt to the new liturgy. Photos.
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Rising prices - 1981
Newspaper articles about rising property market In East Melbourne. Sales mentioned include apartment block at 187 George Street, Crathie House, 118 Gipps Street, Koorine, Powlett Street Includes photo of iron work being installed at 52 Powlett Street.
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Rising prices - 1991
Newspaper article listing East Melbourne as most expensive suburb.
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River vista
Proof photo on non-photographic paper. Scene from river bank towards city. The location would now be Birrarung Marr. Man sitting on park bench and reading a newspaper in foreground.
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Rob Adams
Newspaper clipping about Rob Adams who was made a member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to urban design, town planning and architecture. Prof Adams was responsible for the East Melbourne Library project (2006).
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Robert Huckson
B/W portrait photo of Robert Huckson (1824-1902) as an elderly man. Photographer's name and subject's name printed below image. Copy.
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Robert Huckson
Information compiled from various sources by descendants of Robert Huckson, architect and builder, for family history purposes. Includes table of descendants; brief biography; chronology of events in his life; notes and transcripts of newspaper articles on his works, including Cl...
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Robert McFarland
Portrait photo of Robert McFarland. Robert McFarland's father built the house at 183 Hotham Street, East Melbourne (now demolished). Robert's early life was spent there.
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Robert Outhwaite: His Diary and the Painting of the Stag
Robert Outhwaite was a passenger on the Stag, the same ship which in 1847 brought to Melbourne its first bishop, Charles Perry, and his wife, Frances. Frances Perry wrote about the voyage in her journals, in his diary Outhwaite gives another view. In 2017 a painting of the Stag w...
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Robert Russell Lane maps
Two maps showing Robert Russell Lane in East Melbourne. The maps provide some details of changing surface treatments, land owners and local features.
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Roccella
Newpaper clipping with brief report on a new restaurant to be established on the ground floor of the apartment building known as 150 Clarendon Street, a conversion of the old Mercy Maternity Hospital. The restaurant will be called Roccella and run by Est Italia, a group made up o...
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Roccella. Restaurant review
Review of Roccella the restaurant that occupies the ground floor of the apartments at 150 Clarendon Street. The restaurant specialises in pizza but serves other dishes as well. The review concentrates on pizza. The restaurant is run by Francesco Crifo and brothers Joe and Bruno C...
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Rogues of East Melbourne
A former Scotland Yard detective, John Symonds, tells how he spied on Australia for the KGB. He lived briefly in East Melbourne.
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Rosslynd Piggott at The Johnston Collection
Newspaper clipping about The Johnston Collection, a house museum in East Melbourne. Each year a guest curator is invited to re-arrange the collection. This keeps the collection looking fresh and interesting. The article describes the collection as re-arranged by artist Rosslynd P...