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WOOD, George
Enlisted at Melbourne on 30 September 1915. At enlistment was 39 years 6 mnths. 5ft 11; Complexion - fresh; eyes - blue; hair - dark brown. Next of kin was his sister: Mary Leah Wood, Bella Vista, Woonona, NSW. Single. Embarked: 2 October 1916 per Nestor. Proceeded to France 10 F...
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WOODLEY, Geo Herbert
Born Carlton, Vic. Enlisted at Melbourne on 18 Aug 1915, aged 32. He had previously served for four years with the West Australian Infantry Regiment, D Company. He was a salesman with Craig Williamson Pty. Ltd., 26 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, a large drapery store which closed i...
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Walking Tour of East Melbourne 1982
A brochure with the title Walking Tour of East Melbourne. It was devised and written by Winston H Burchett, and published in 1982 for the National Trust of Victoria in association with the East Melbourne Group. It provides a map with the subject buildings marked by numbers. The n...
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Warm bread and family fare
Newspaper article and review about Zio's. Photo. Age, 24 April 2003, A3, p. 10.
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Warne to be cast in bronze
Newspaper clipping announcing that Shane Warne's will be the next statue to take its place in Yarra Park. It will be the first of the Australia Post Avenue of Champions. Louis Laumen will be the sculptor as he has been for the previous statues.
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Water pipes under Yarra Park and other water stories
Newspaper articles relating to Melbourne's water supply. One explains the laying of new pipes under Yarra Park. Another tells of the background to the building of the Yan Yean reservoir. Another reports on the recycling of water used when Rod Laver Arena was converted to a swimmi...
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We of the Never-Never With a Memoir by Margaret Berry
This edition of the book contains a memoir about Mrs. Gunn by her niece, Margaret Berry. Mrs. Aeneas Gunn lived for many years at 179 George Street, East Melbourne with her two sisters, Lizzie Taylor and Carrie Templeton. Photos.
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Wellington Crescent sale
Items relating to apartment block.
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Wellington Parade and Cliveden, East Melbourne - 1930
Scan of watercolour painting by Len Annois in 1930 of a view towards Cliveden Mansions looking from the western end of Wellington Parade, East Melbourne.
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Wellington Terrace, 2-10 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne - 1950c.
Photograph of a five house terrace on the corner of Wellington Parade and Hoddle Street taken some time between 1941 and 1953, probably towards the end of this date range. The front of the fifth terrace has been so substantially modified that it appears that it is not of the same...
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What lies beneath: an 'iceberg' renovation
Newspaper clipping about an extension to be built behind the historic house at 99 Hotham Street, East Melbourne. As a way of working around height restrictions some developers are finding extra floor space underground. This development includes a two level basement which will inc...
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What's in a Name? The Lanes of East Melbourne
Booklet published by the East Melbourne Historical Society, November 2008. Quotation from the Introduction: East Melbourne’s lanes are an integral part of its historic character. Their bluestone cobbles lead us back to the nineteenth century in a way smoothly tarmacked roads cann...
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White swans on the Lagoon, Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
Scanned glass lantern slide of white swans and ducks on the Lagoon, Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, by East Melbourne photographer, John Henry Harvey.
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Who needs a car?
Rebecca and her daughter and dog demonstrate a popular form of local transport used by parents to convey their small children between East Melbourne and Melbourne Girls Grammar School in Anderson Street, South Yarra.
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Why East Melbourne is Special for Ros and Me
A short speech given by Richard Blandy on the occasion of a Christmas Drinks party held at the Hilton Hotel, Wellington Parade, by the East Melbourne Group for its members on 15 November 1994. Richard Blandy and his wife, Ros, lived at 90 George Street for nearly three years befo...
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William Elliott Gillies
Obituary of Dr. Gillies, ophthalmologist. He lived at 54 George Street.
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William Shiels born 1847 Glasgow
Portrait of William Shiels, barrister, born 1847 in Glasgow. Son of William Shiels and his wife, Elizabeth (nee Burrell) who owned the James Watt Hotel in Spencer Street. He owned as investments two houses in Canterbury Terrace, Nos 88 and 106 Powlett Street, East Melbourne.
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Worship at temple of Shirley
Newspaper article by Suzanne Carbone about Shirley Strauss on the occasion she opened her apartment in East Melbourne for a photo shoot with models wearing vintage clothes to promote a charity function. She was one of the models.
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Wynne McGrath
Photo provided by Wynne McGrath's family
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Yarra Park - Car Parking Damage - August 2010
A gallery of photographs showing the devastation at Yarra Park caused by car parking.
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Yarra Park - MCC's vision
Pages from the MCC News December 2009. Front page shows MCG and surrounds. Yarra Park is almost denuded of grass and covered in cars. Page 4 shows the MCC's Yarra Park masterplan and position of proposed water recycling plant. Pages 5-6 is an article explaining the water recyclin...
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Yarra Park School Class Photo 1939
Class photo. Grade IV at Yarra Park State School, East Melbourne, 1939. Tom Ovenden (born 1929), son of George Edward Ovenden and Yatala (nee Bruce) of 94 George Street, East Melbourne, is standing in the middle row, third from left (as the viewer sees it).
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Yarra Park School Grade I 1940
Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade I 1940. The only student identified is Frances Hopgood (later Watkins) in the second back row, four from the left. Donald McKerchar is in the front row, five from the right. The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East...
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Yarra Park School Grade III 1938
Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade III 1938. The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in the second back row, three from the right. The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted...