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Frederick William Debney
A scanned copy of a typescript of the life of Frederick William Debney by Margaret Brookes, his grand-daughter. Debney and his wife lived at Chandos, 44 Hotham Street, East Melbourne between 1910 and 1919. When they lived there they formed the 'Chandos Club' where their friends a...
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Freemasons fight
Newspaper clippings about residents fight against proposed new development of Freemasons Hospital. May 2003-Jan 2004. Subsequent articles on proposed sale of Freemasons.
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Frogs far from croaking
Newspaper clipping about frogs in the Fitzroy Gardens' lake. Melbourne Yarra Leader, 26 May 2003, p. 7.
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Front garden of Gwyllehurst, Lot 4 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne - 1859
Painting of the front garden of Gwyllehurst, residence of John Gill, Wellington Parade, East Melbourne done in 1859 by Charles Norton.
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GAIN, Cyril Roy Frederick
Cyril Gain was born in 1895 and was the eldest child of Frederick Gain and his wife, Martha, nee Bartholomew. In the years that followed the family grew, until there were eleven young Gains, 5 boys and 6 girls. His younger brother, Augustus, was also to join up for the war and be...
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GALLIN, Alice Matilda
Introduction: three Gallin sisters AANS Alice Matilda Gallin was the first (and youngest) of three Gallin sisters to enlist in the Australian Army Nursing Service in the Great War. Her enrolment in 1915 preceded Eleanor’s by just weeks. Their eldest sister Mary Josephine joined i...
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GALLIN, Eleanor
Introduction: three Gallin sisters AANS Eleanor Gallin was the second of three Gallin sisters to enlist in the Australian Army Nursing Service in the Great War. Her enrolment in 1915 followed Alice’s by just weeks. Their eldest sister Mary Josephine joined in October 1917, soon a...
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GALLIN, Mary Josephine
Introduction: three Gallin sisters AANS Mary Josephine Gallin was the third of three Gallin sisters to enlist in the Australian Army Nursing Service in the Great War. Her younger sisters, Alice and Eleanor, enlisted in 1915. Their eldest sister Mary Josephine joined in October 19...
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GAYNOR, Edward John
Edward John Gaynor was the son of Police Constable Edward James Gaynor and his wife Margaret Anne, nee Edwards, known as Annie. The family lived at 'Wendouree', 56 Albert St., East Melbourne. There were two girls in addition to Edward, Eileen and Marie. On 1 May 1915, when he enl...
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GEMMELL, Jessie Ross
Jessie Ross Gemmell was one of nine children born to William Gemmell (1834–1903) and his wife Annie née Fenwick (c1839–1878). Both William and Annie were Scottish immigrants to the colony of Victoria in the gold rush decade of the 1850s. Annie likely came with her brother Peter,...
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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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GIDDINGS, Ethel May
Introduction Ethel Giddings came from a large family in Maryborough, Victoria. After training at Clunes Hospital, she worked in various hospitals, large and small, city and country, in three states. Highly experienced, she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1916,...
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GILBERT, William George
William George Gilbert was born in East Melbourne and on enlisting, gave his address as 115 Erskine Street, Middle Park. He have his mother, Annie Taylor as his next of kin, advising that she lived at 55 Munro Street, East Melbourne. Her address, in fact, was 56 Munro Street, Wes...
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GRAY, Clark Maxwell
Clark Maxwell Gray was born on 6 December, 1896 in Dunedin, New Zealand to William Gray and Mary Gray nee Cameron, both born and raised in the Dunedin area. After completing his schooling William Gray worked his way into increasingly senior teaching roles in the Otago region unti...
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GRIFFITHS, Norman Lance Guy
Private (Pte) Norman Lance Griffiths, aka Tasman Lance Guy Griffiths, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, of East Melbourne, Vic. Pte, Griffiths enlisted on 5 July 1915. His uncle, Arthur Griffith, as his legal guardian,gave his permission for the boy to join up. He had attempte...
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GUTHRIE, Albert John
Albert John Guthrie enlisted in Melbourne on 26 January, 1914. He was one of four brothers, all of whom volunteered and enlisted just nine days after his brother, Henry David Guthrie, had enlisted in Perth. The brothers were the sons of David Guthrie, a tobacconist, and his wife,...
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Games guru Gosper quietly pockets a festive $7m
Report on sale of Kevan Gosper's house at 54 Powlett Street, East Melbourne
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Garden Avenue
Newspaper clipping about sale of properties at 6 and 12 Garden Avenue, East Melbourne. From: The Age, 9 November 2019, Commercial Real Estate
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Gary Morgan for Lord Mayor
Newspaper clippings about Gary Morgan's attempts to become Lord Mayor of Melbourne. He has stood for the position in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
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General Charles George Gordon statue - Spring Street - 1890c
Bronze statue of Gordon, standing on high pedestal. With inscription which reads: ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF VICTORIA TO HONOUR THE MEMORY OF CHARLES GEORGE GORDON MAJOR-GEN ROYAL ENGINEERS WHO FELL AT KHARTOUM JANUARY 26 1885 Sculpture by Hamo Thornycroft. A second casting of an e...
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Geological Museum, 55 Macarthur Street, East Melbourne
Scanned lantern slide of the Geological Museum of Victoria taken by John Henry Harvey. The museum was built 1909 and demolished 1965.
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Geological Museum, 55 Macarthur Street, East Melbourne - 1910c.
Scanned photograph of the Geological Museum, Macarthur Street, East Melbourne taken some time between 1910 and 1920. The photographer is not identified. SLV description: "View from Macarthur Street showing a Renaissance revival style building with temple style windows, arched ped...
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Geological Museum, 55 Macarthur Street, East Melbourne - 1949
Scanned photo of the Geological Museum, Macarthur Street, East Melbourne taken by Colin Caldwell in 1949. The building was built in 1909 and demolished in 1965.
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Geological Museum, 55 Macarthur Street, East Melbourne - 1963
Scanned photo of the Geological Museum, Macarthur Street, East Melbourne, probably taken by John T.Collins in 1963. (See history of the item below.)