East Melbourne Historical Society
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Contains booklet 'The Centenary of St. Patrick's Cathedral', and order of services for the Mass for the Dedication of the Altar of st. Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne, Monday, 27thOctober, 1997 at 7.30 pm. Also historical information handed out on occasion of East Melbourne Histori...
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Scan of toned glass lantern slide of St Patrick's College taken from Fitzroy Gardens by John Henry Harvey.
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Publicity material.
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Two photos of the Stanford Fountain in Gordon Reserve, which lies at the junction of Spring Street and Macarthur Street. The Stanford fountain is named for its creator, William Stanford. [For a full history and description see link below]
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Real estate article about East Melbourne's high prices. Examples cited include Amberley, 188 George Street and Jolimont Square development.
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A book by Laurie Carew with Diane Masters, it is a memoir of Laurie's life from early childhood in Deniliquin and then moving to the city and becoming a window dresser for Georges, and later its Visual Merchandising Manager and Exhibitions Display Manager, through to his battle a...
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Newspaper clipping about the dragon which is part of the children's play area in the Fitzroy Gardens.
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Newspaper clippings about street and lane names.
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Short newspaper article explaining origin of Lansdowne Street's name. Leader, 22 Feb. 2004. Also real estate flyer in form of quiz on origin of street names.
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Newspaper article about the forthcoming sale of 157 Gipps Street. Also cards adversing the property. Photos.
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Submission and its documents made to the independent Panel Hearing of 4th-10th December 1996.
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Newspaper clipping about Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, its history and its steady decline due to many years of neglect.
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Article reporting on the sale by Brendan Sullivan of Sullivan Properties of the building at 122-130 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. Also mentioned is the forthcoming sale of 96 Wellington Parade, described by Barry Humphries in 1995 as the 'ugliest building in the city'.
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Article on early history of St. Vincent's hospital. Mentions Dr. Julian Smith, photographer and surgeon, who designed a person-to-person direct blood transfusion pump. Julian Smith lived on north-east corner of Powlett and George Streets. Many photos. Herald Sun 12 July 2004.
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Newspaper clipping about plans to create another car lane and build a new pedestrian footpath on the Swan Street Bridge. The article also refers to an upgrade of Hoddle Street which will involve the creation of 'continuous flow' intersections.
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Newspaper clipping about the World Swimming Championships to be held in a temporary pool constructed inside the Rod Laver Arena. Preliminary troubles included leakage. After the Championships most of the water in the pool was to be piped to the lake in the Royal Botanic Gardens,...
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Brochure advertising auction of 80 Hotham Street scheduled for 25 Oct., 2003. Photos. Plans.
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Newspaper clipping - an argument for conservation relating particularly to the work of architects, Harry and Frank Tompkins, who designed the Victorian Artists Society in Albert Street. The Age, 2 Aug. 2003.
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Leaflet produced by the National Trust outlining the history of Tasma Terrace.
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History of Tasma Terrace. Photos.
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1 x A4 pages of typed notes being the names of residents living at 10 Parliament Place, East Melbourne extracted from Electoral Rolls of 1934.
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Newspaper cuttings about plans to overhaul the tennis centre. Margaret Court Arena to have a retractable roof, and Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena to be refurbished. This will ensure that Melbourne hosts the Australian Open until at least 2036. From January 2010.
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Newspaper editorial about security measures that will be put in place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in response to increased fear of terrorist attacks. Also a letter to the editor in response.
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Photocopies of photographs of early East Melbourne buildings taken from That was Melbourne, View Productions, 1984.