East Melbourne Historical Society

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Ornamental Standard Saved From Scrap Heap

Newspaper article on the removal of cast iron standards from old bridge in Footscray prior to its demolition. One of the standards was bought by George Mora to convert to a fountain at his restaurant, Balzac in East Melbourne. A drawing of this became the restaurant's logo. The M...

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Pace Otto and Joanna

Newspaper clipping about the Paces role in the creation of the Lygon Street Festa. The Paces live at 100 Simpson Street. Photo. The Age, 26 October 2002.

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Panoramas of East Melbourne - Burchett

Series of panoramic photographs taken by Winston Burchett from the Mercy Hospital and the Hilton Hotel in 1973 and 1975.

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Panoramic View of Melbourne - 1888c

Lithograph. Very wide angle panoramic view of Melbourne. St Patrick's Cathedral in the immediate foreground with East Melbourne churches, schools and government buildings also prominent. Looking west with the You Yangs on the horizon. Image scanned directly from "Album of Melbour...

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Parade of Champions

Newspaper clippings about unveiling of statues of Ron Barassi and Betty Cuthbert in Parade of Champions at Yarra Park. Photo. August-Sept. 2003. Also statue of Dick Reynolds (2004). Also statue of Bill Ponsford (2005).

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Parcels Van 10CM at Jolimont Railway yards, c.1972

Colour photo of Parcels Van 10CM parked in Jolimont Railway Yards, (sidings). The MCG is visible in the background providing a useful landmark. The land was sold to a private developer in the 1980s and became the residential precinct known as Wellington Gardens, East Melbourne. '...

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Parish Map of Melbourne South c1900

Parish map of Melbourne South c.1900. Gives the names of first purchasers of all blocks of land. Shows the Yarra River after it was straightened in the late 1890s and it shows the 1894 foot-bridge over the Yarra at Punt Road and the road for vehicle traffic on Punt Road to cross...

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Park House, 124 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne

Scan of photograph of Park House, 124 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne taken circa 1878.

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Parking in Yarra Park could be abolished

Newspaper clipping reporting that it is likely that football parking in Yarra Park will soon be a thing of the past, except for disabled parking and parking for emergency services. The decision will be based on increasing security concerns.

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Parliament House Library

A black and white postcard of Parliament House c.1905. It was printed in Prussia as part of the Victoria Stamp Market (VSM) Series. Australia introduced the divided back on postcards in 1905. This allowed a message and the address to be written side by side. The eastern wing show...

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Passions of a Warrior - John Monash

Newspaper clipping about an ABC documentary on the life of Sir John Monash with emphasis on its social and private aspects. John Monash lived in East Melbourne with his wife and daughter c.1899-c.1912, first at 118 Gipps Street and then at 74 Gipps Street.

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Patricia Kennedy, actor - Obituary

Obituary for Patricia Kennedy OBE, actor. After leaving school Kennedy enrolled at Maie Hoban's school of drama in East Melbourne. In 1938 Maie Hoban moved her school from Elwood to a space in what the Australian Dictionary of Biography describes as “a workroom in the grounds of...

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Pauline Cooney of 1121 Hoddle Street

First photo shows Pauline Cooney (1916-1989) in the back yard of her childhood home, Doontallie, 1121 Hoddle Street. Pauline was the daughter of John Joseph Cooney but was brought up by her aunt Mary at Doontallie. After her marriage to Richard Meehan she lived at 4 Grey Street f...

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People of Mercy - A History of Mercy Hospital for Women 1971-2004

A book by Lesley Alves giving a history of the East Melbourne Mercy Hospital for Women from 1970 to 2004. Contents: Beginnings Structures and Restructures Family Centred Care Teaching Hospital Hospital in the Community Spirit of Mercy