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St. Patrick's College, East Melbourne
Scan of toned glass lantern slide of St Patrick's College taken from Fitzroy Gardens by John Henry Harvey.
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Stanford Fountain
Two photos of the Stanford Fountain in Gordon Reserve, which lies at the junction of Spring Street and Macarthur Street. The Stanford fountain is named for its creator, William Stanford. [For a full history and description see link below]
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Star of the East
Real estate article about East Melbourne's high prices. Examples cited include Amberley, 188 George Street and Jolimont Square development.
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Still Here
A book by Laurie Carew with Diane Masters, it is a memoir of Laurie's life from early childhood in Deniliquin and then moving to the city and becoming a window dresser for Georges, and later its Visual Merchandising Manager and Exhibitions Display Manager, through to his battle a...
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Such is the life of historic house now in disrepair
Newspaper clipping about Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, its history and its steady decline due to many years of neglect.
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Sullivan sells seven-floor block
Article reporting on the sale by Brendan Sullivan of Sullivan Properties of the building at 122-130 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. Also mentioned is the forthcoming sale of 96 Wellington Parade, described by Barry Humphries in 1995 as the 'ugliest building in the city'.
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Surgery on Show
Article on early history of St. Vincent's hospital. Mentions Dr. Julian Smith, photographer and surgeon, who designed a person-to-person direct blood transfusion pump. Julian Smith lived on north-east corner of Powlett and George Streets. Many photos. Herald Sun 12 July 2004.
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Swan St fix might be new footbridge
Newspaper clipping about plans to create another car lane and build a new pedestrian footpath on the Swan Street Bridge. The article also refers to an upgrade of Hoddle Street which will involve the creation of 'continuous flow' intersections.
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Swimming in Rod Laver Arena
Newspaper clipping about the World Swimming Championships to be held in a temporary pool constructed inside the Rod Laver Arena. Preliminary troubles included leakage. After the Championships most of the water in the pool was to be piped to the lake in the Royal Botanic Gardens,...
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Sydenham House
Brochure advertising auction of 80 Hotham Street scheduled for 25 Oct., 2003. Photos. Plans.
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TABULO, James
James Tabulo was born in Abbotsford c.1892. When he enlisted on 26 January 1915 he gave his occupation as assistant electrical linesman. He named a friend, Mrs Howard of Terang, Victoria, as his next of kin. He was appointed to the 7th Battalion, 7th Reinforcements as a private a...
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THOMPSON, Muriel Edith Lucy
Muriel Edith Lucy Thompson (1889–1951) Introduction Muriel Edith Lucy Thompson is named on the Great War honour boards commemorating parishioners who served overseas between 1914 and 1918. Her connection with the parish was as much by family (she was related to the vicar) as by a...
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TOPE, William
William Tope was born c.1893 in Camberwell, Victoria. He was the son of William Charles Tope and his wife, Alexandra Mary, nee Taylor. The family moved to East Melbourne in 1909 when William snr bought the house at 110 Vale Street. When he enlisted at Brighton, Tasmania, on 22 Au...
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TORPEY, Henry Alphonsus
Henry Alphonsus Torpey was born in 1884 in Limerick, Ireland. He was the youngest son of John and Catherine Torpey. The family emigrated in 1897 and was living at 376 Albert Street, East Melbourne by 1902 when John died. Catherine died in 1907. The children continued to live toge...
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TOVELL, Ada
ADA TOVELL – FIRST WOMAN DENTIST Michelle Calder has contacted us seeking information about her grand-mother’s maternal grand-mother, Ada Tovell (nee Fenton), who she said was the first woman in Australia to practise as a dentist. Ada Fenton had been a student at Ormiston College...
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TUCKER, Beryl May
Beryl May Tucker was born in 1890 in the Melbourne suburb of Canterbury to Robert Octavius Tucker (1852–1937) and his wife Mary Eleanor (‘Ella’) (1859–1941). At the time of Beryl’s birth, her father Robert was a teacher at the Brighton Street School in Richmond, the Melbourne inn...
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Take a dekko at our deco while you can
Newspaper clipping - an argument for conservation relating particularly to the work of architects, Harry and Frank Tompkins, who designed the Victorian Artists Society in Albert Street. The Age, 2 Aug. 2003.
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Terrorism and the MCG
Newspaper editorial about security measures that will be put in place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in response to increased fear of terrorist attacks. Also a letter to the editor in response.
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The 'iceberg' apartments
Newspaper clipping about a block of apartments to be built behind the old grocer's shop at 17 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. As a way of working around height restrictions some developers are finding extra floor space underground. This block of apartments will be 7.8 metres high b...
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The Consecration of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, 1897
This booklet is a reproduction of the 1898 orginal commemorative booklet published to record the consecration of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, on Sunday 31 October 1897, and the events that surrounded the occasion.
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The Cymyn, 166 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne - 1946
Photo of house at 166 Wellington Parade taken in 1946. Shows large two storey house with timber arcaded verandah and timber balcony above and an octagonal turret with elaborate cement decoration beneath the eaves. Built c.1908 for William Gardiner Sprigg who called it The Cymyn....
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The Fitzroy Gardens
View of fountain in the Fitzroy Gardens now removed.
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The Glasshouse: a new building for the Collingwood Football Club
Newspaper clipping gives description of the newly completed building constructed for the Collingwood Football Club to provide additional function facilities to those already available in the Club's main building, the old Olympic swimming pool. The building was designed by Croxon...
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The Grand Hotel Cabman's shelter in Yarra Park
A story by Jenny Brown published in The Age newspaper Saturday 13 August 2011 about cabbies in the early days of Melbourne. A picture is shown of the Grand Hotel cabman's shelter which is now in Yarra Park. It was originally in Carpentaria Place opposite the Grand Hotel, now the...