Collection or topic
1900s
In this collection
7 records and collections
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Attribution, Pedigree and Legacy: interpreting 190 George Street, East Melbourne
An historical and architectural study of 190 George Street, East Melbourne. Includes information about the original owner and her family, subsequent owners, the architect and stylistic influences.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 64, 66, 68, 70
A photographic postcard published by Valentine's. V58 It shows four brick terrace houses. They were built in 1908-1910 for Sir Austin Chapman (1864-1926). In the 1950s the two on the right, nos 64-66, were modernised and given new facades of concrete breeze blocks. These same two...
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East Melbourne, Fitzroy Gardens old kiosk
Photo shows the old kiosk in the Fitzroy Gardens in the 1950s. Originally built in 1908 with an octagonal bandstand at the corner which has been built in. At the entrance is a weighing machine which a customer could use by inserting a penny in the slot provided.
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East Melbourne, George Street 194. Renovation
Article showcasing renovation of house at 194 George Street under the direction of Byrne architects.
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East Melbourne, Vale Street 14, 16, 18, 20
Two colour photos of a terrace of four houses at 14-20 Vale Street, East Melbourne.
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Gordon Monument c.1915
A black and white postcard. No. 29 of the Kookaburra Series. The central focus of the image is the Gordon Statue which was erected by the people of Melbourne in 1887 to honour the memory of Charles George Gordon, Major-General Royal Engineers who fell at Khartoum, January 26 1885...
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Jolimont, Wellington Parade South 101, Redcourt
Photo of large red brick house in the Queen Anne style, with terracotta roof and pebble dash panels. The house was built in 1902 for Mrs Tabitha Ball, one of the founders of Ball and Welch, department store.