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31 records and collections
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7-Eleven Hold-up
Article about hold-ups at convenience stores. East Melbourne 7-Eleven was the subject of an armed robbery on 2 July 2005. Photo.
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East Melbourne Cellars - early advertisements
Two advertisements extracted from Trove for the licensed grocer at the corner of Powlett and Hotham Streets, East Melbourne, now known as East Melbourne Cellars. One from 1923 lists the address among retailers for Romalo wines; the other from 1917 advertises the products on sale.
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East Melbourne General Store
An article about Lisette Malatesta, owner of East Melbourne's General Store, and how she came to buy it and to continue its place as a community hub, as well as run it as a successful business in the face of competion from the big supermarkets.
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East Melbourne Language Centre
Newspaper clipping about the East Melbourne Language Centre and its services.
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East Melbourne, Albert Street 364, 366
Two houses: the two-storey one on the left was built in 1909 in the garden of the three storey house on the right which was built in 1873. For over fifty years they were together known as Wellpark, a boarding house or guest house. Later one became a restaurant and the other was c...
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East Melbourne, Albert Street 366
The house is built to the footpath, unusual for its time and in the East Melbourne area. It is a single fronted two storey house of red brick with cement mouldings, now painted. A crenelated parapet hides a gabled roof and a rough cast cement frieze runs below the cornice. The wi...
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East Melbourne, George Street 054
Two storey double fronted house with simple facade
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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 017-019
Newspapere advertisement for the auction of 17 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. The property contains a shop and a dwelling and is zoned mixed-use.
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1157
This is an early two storey brick and render shop with a dwelling to the upper floor. The upper floor windows have tuckpointed segmental arches and double hung sashes. The original structure probably had a single storey verandah. [City of Melbourne i-Heritage database]
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East Melbourne, Morrison Place 14-18
Newspaper clipping reporting that 18 Morrison Place is available for lease. It was the past home of Paul Dainty, rock promoter, whose clients included the Rolling Stones. The clipping has been cropped and reformatted for ease of reading.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 071
A three storey block of Art Deco apartments built around a pre-existing shop. This is possibly the earliest licensed grocer in East Melbourne. Unfortunately the exterior has been substantially altered, but much of the interior shopfitting remains, including fine timber shelves, l...
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Eastbourne House
Card advertising that Board room is available for hire.. 3 copies.
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Eat Street: Wellington Parade
Newspaper clipping featuring Wellington Parade, East Melbourne as a restaurant belt. It gives short description of six restaurants.
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Ellen Kellet (1837-1922)
Portrait of Ellen Kellet, wife of Abraham Kellet. The Kellets were the original owners of 54 George Street, East Melbourne. Abraham founded a cartage company called Kellet & Co.
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GG - restaurant
Three newspaper clippings. One is a short piece on new owners, Con Andronis, Rod Micalief and Rocky Veneziano, and their plans for the establishment of a restaurant on the ground floor of the apartment building at 150 Clarendon Street. The second piece is a review of the restaura...
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Hansom Cabs
Business card - S. Taylor, Hansoms & Waggonettes. Operated at 43 Gipps Street, now the Ola Cohn Centre. The single letter 'J' was added to East Melbourne telephone numbers in 1923; Ola Cohn bought the stables for her residence and studio in 1938; giving a date for the card c.1923...
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Helen Macpherson Smith
Newspaper clipping about Helen Macpherson Smith. She left £275,000, the majority of her wealth, to establish a perpetual philanthropic trust to benefit Victorian charitable institutions. In 2015, 64 years after her death, the value of HMS Trust’s investments totalled $104 million...
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In control of your lifestyle
Newspaper clipping about Lifestylers Group and its director, Natalie Morey.
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Magnolia Court - brochure
Brochure advertising Magnolia Court as boutique hotel, c.2000. The property has a long history as a guesthouse/private hotel and is noted as a place where visiting stage performers would stay. Since then it has become run down. A planning permit for an upgrade has been granted, h...
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Memories of Bims Restaurant
Wendy Pomroy's memories of Bims and Vagn Ove Gunness and their restaurant, Bims at 366 Albert Street. Previously the pair had taken over Mirka, Mirka Mora's restaurant in the city, which they renamed Danish Delight.
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New Boundary Hotel Newsletter
In 1991 chef Lino d'Angelo leased the dining room of the New Boundary Hotel to run his Restaurant Menage. This newsletter lists the various activities planned at the restaurant including music nights and wine appreciation courses. The newsletter also reproduces an article by Clau...
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Persillade - restaurant review
Newspaper clipping giving review of the restaurant Persillade, 150 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. The restaurant is owned by Tanya and Aidan Raftery and chef is Jacob Scannell.
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Pyman's Pharmacy
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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Pyman's Pharmacy is moving
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.