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Sale of 384-388 Albert Street and 458 Victoria Parade

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Sale of 384-388 Albert Street and 458 Victoria Parade

Clipping from The Age 30 January 2021 referring to the sale of part of Burlington Terrace, 368-368 Albert Street, by the Bionic Eye and Ear Institute to the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Also mentioned are earlier sales of Dorijo, 458 Victoria Parade, to Banner Asset Managem...

Sale of 96 Wellington Parade

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Sale of 96 Wellington Parade

Newspaper clipping reporting on the sale of 96 Wellington Parade for $9.53 million. The clipping also refers to the new apartments known as The Eastbourne, 280 Albert Street, East Melbourne. [This item has been extracted from a larger article and reformatted]

Sale of Furniture from Brentani 159 Grey Street 1901

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Sale of Furniture from Brentani 159 Grey Street 1901

Advertisement on page 2 of the Argus 15 April 1901 for the sale of furniture from Brentani Terrace 159 Grey Street East Melbourne: THIS DAY. At Eleven O'clock. "BRENTANI," 159 GREY-STREET, EAST MELBOURNE, Second House from Clarendon-street. IMPORTANT SALE Of the Splendid MODERN H...

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Sale of Nauruan hostel

Newspaper clippings about sale of Art Deco building on corner of Garden Avenue and Wellington Parade which was owned and used by Nauru as a hostel for Nauruans seeking medical treatment in Melbourne.

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Sarah's Search: A Silk Odyssey

The story of Sarah Bladen Neill's attempts to establish a silk industry in Australia. The story concentrates on her activities in Corowa, Central Victoria and Europe, but its earliest beginnings were in East Melbourne when Sarah lived at Barkly Terrace in Grey Street (now demolis...

Sausages and memories

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Sausages and memories

Newspaper article by Paul Daffey about Holy Trinity Church and its connections with Australian Rules football, particularly with Arthur Mueller 'Joe' Pearce, a member of the congregation, star footballer and WW1 hero. Members of the church, led by church warden and organist, Laur...

Saving Caspar: how a vet got a tick of approval

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Saving Caspar: how a vet got a tick of approval

Newspaper article in The Age, 13 December 2011. The story is told of Caspar, an East Melbourne pet Tibetan spaniel cross. Caspar was bitten and brought near to death by a tick of a type rare in Melbourne. The problem was eventually correctly diagnosed by local vet Bill Ryan and C...

School closed over gay message

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School closed over gay message

Newsclipping about the Seventh Day Adventist Church closing its language school because a teacher, Keith Paulusse, supported gay marriage. The language school re-opened five days later at the Unitarian Church in East Melbourne.

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Schools

Copies and transcripts of newspaper articles, and notes, about Yarra Park State School, The City Free Kindergarten (the predecessor of Powlett Reserve Kindergarten), Servants Training Institution. Covers period 1874 to 1932.

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Scotch photos

Photocopies of photographs and plan of Scotch College handed out to accompany talk given by James Mitchell to the East Melbourne Historical Society on the history of Scotch College in October 2004.

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Set in stone

Newspaper clipping - Jeff Kennett as model for gargoyle on St. Patrick's Cathedral. Photos. The Age, 7 June 2002.

Shadow looms over Treasury Square plan

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Shadow looms over Treasury Square plan

Newspaper clipping about the controversy over the proposal for a major development of the land newly named Treasury Square which lies between Wellington Parade South and Batman Avenue. Greg Bisinella, planning spokesperson for the East Melbourne Group, puts a strong case against.

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