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New elms for Swan Street
Clipping from Melbourne News, a newsletter of the City of Melbourne, about replacement of elm trees in Swan Street due to declining health
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Nina Stanton's East Melbourne
Nina Stanton gives a local resident's view of living in East Melbourne. Nina was diector and curator of The Johnston Collection, a house museum in East Melbourne.
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No Glory in the Saga of the Wren Family Feud
Newspaper cutting about Jenny Kurg, grand-daughter of John Wren, infamous entrepreneur, and family feud. Jenny and her new partner, David Anthony (Tony) Woods, artist, lived in East Melbourne, with their children. From about 1971 they lived at 52 Gipps Street which was orignally...
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No Longer by Gaslight: The First 100 Years of the Adult Deaf Society of Victoria
History of the Deaf Society from 1884-1984. Includes much information about Jolimont Square and conversion work undertaken. Photos. Index. The EMHS copy is in fragile condition and the image of the 1925 plan included here is one of the only internal pages available for scanning b...
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Noel Goss
Obituary of Noel Goss who died on 25 May 2004. He lived at 157 Gipps Street. He was founding president of the East Melbourne Group Also a card from Richard Goss, Noel's son with photos of Noel Goss.
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O'KEEFE, Patrick Augustine
Patrick O'Keefe had no real connection to East Melbourne. His brother, whom he named at next of kin, worked at the Jolimont Railway Workshops, but he was born in Bendigo, worked as a carpenter and embarked to the war from Sydney. He gave his age as thirty on his enlistment form,...
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O'LOGHLEN, Frank Anthony
Frank Anthony O'Loghlen was the son of Patrick Joseph and Mary Josephine, nee Blake-Forster, O'Loghlen. He was born in August, 1895, the second of three youngest of three children. He enlisted on 29 April, 1915, aged nineteen years. He was sent to Broadmeadows after call-up and a...
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ORMAN, Clark Burnett
Clark Orman was working as a night porter when he enlisted in the AIF on 27 October 1916. Although he was living in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, he enlisted at Geelong. He was just over 21, 5'7", with light blue eyes and brown hair. His father was his next of kin and lived at...
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OUSLEY, Marguerite
Marguerite Ousley 1881-1971 Marguerite Ousley (1881–1971) is among the nurses commemorated at St Peter’s Church, Eastern Hill, East Melbourne, on the honour boards naming parishioners who served abroad or at home during the Great War of 1914–18. She trained at St Vincent’s Hospit...
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Office space at Tasma Terrace
Newspaper clipping reporting that the National Trust has reconfigured its headquarters at Tasma Terrace, Parliament Place, to create commercial office space on the ground and first floors. [Item as illustrated has been extracted from a larger article and re-formatted]
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Ola Cohn and The Fairies' Tree
Postcard showing photograph of Ola Cohn at work carving The Fairies' Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens. The photo appeared in the Argus newspaper on 3 November 1932. The postcard is signed by Ola Cohn and dated with the year. On the reverse is written "To Mr & Mrs Holloway Wishing you...
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Ola Cohn and her Studio
Two photocopied magazine articles about Ola Cohn, her home, and her sculpture. Includes 'Transforming a Livery Stable: Miss Ola Cohn in Her Studio Home' by Walter Jago in The Australian Home Beautiful, 1 August, 1939; 'Ola Cohn at Work: Her contribution to Australian Architecture...
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Old Pavilion, Fitzroy Gardens
Old Pavilion Cafe, Fitzroy Gardens - now demolished and replaced
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Old School
Newspaper clipping about sale of old school. Photo. The Age, 24 May 2003, Business, p. 24.
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Old Treasury Building
Newspaper clipping announcing that the Old Treasury Building restoration won the 2003 Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings under $1,000,000. Photo. Age, 19 May 2003, Advertising Feature p. 3.
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Old Treasury Building
Old Treasury Building, Spring Street, Melbourne. View of front facade. This imposing building was designed by J J Clarke,one of the first colonial architects in Victoria
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Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne
Scanned glass transparency of the old Treasury Building taken by John Henry Harvey. The date is unknown but the format of this picture and the nature of Spring Street suggest that it was taken in the earlier phase of John Henry Harvey's creative work, possibly during the 1890s. T...
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Old footbridges
Newspaper clipping about cost of repairs to Melbourne bridges, includes footbridge to east of MCG in Yarra Park. (the date given for original construction is wrong).
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On Board with the Bishop
An account of Charles Perry's voyage to Port Phillip on 'The Stag'. Charles Perry, first bishop of Melbourne, arrived in Melbourne in 1847, with his wife, Frances, and 80 other passengers including a number of clergymen hand-picked to assist him in his ministry. Author Tim Gateho...
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On the trail of a wild colonial boy
Feature article on Ann Gallbally as winner of The Age Non-fiction Book of the Year for her book Charles Conder: the last bohemian. Photo. The Age, 23 Aug. 2003.
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Open House Day
Five typescript pages giving brief histories of five houses that were open as part of a fund raising open day c.1976. The notes were prepared by the owners of the houses at the time. A copy of a sixth history from the archives of Holy Trinity is also included.
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Open House at Bishopscourt
Newspaper clippings about Melbourne's Open House scheme for 2011. Bishopscourt was part of the program.
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Opinion shaper in media and business. Obituary: Peter Maund
Obituary for Peter Maund by his sister-in-law, Suzie St George. Peter Maund lived for many years at 112 Powlett Street, East Melbourne.
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Ormiston Ladies' College advertisements
Photos of two advertisments for Ormiston Ladies' College. The school was first established c.1861 by Mrs Ainslie in George Street, East Melbourne. In 1862 she moved the school to 40 (now 101) Powlett Street as shown in the first advertisement. In 1868 Mrs Ainslie sold the school...