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MCG Hotel: Statement of Evidence regarding heritage issues. Report to VCAT October 2010

East Melbourne

  • 178 Wellington Parade

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Acquisition number
1046
Catalogue number
emvf0771
File name
VF0771
File location
Vertical File

An expert witness statement to VCAT supporting the case against demolition of the northern wing of the hotel which was part of a proposal to build apartments on the site. The statement contains historical information and images.
The file also contains two pages from 'A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football' by Geoffrey Blainey which cites the MCG (Parade) Hotel as being the place where the first formal rules of football were written.

Item type
File
Building name
MCG Hotel
Parade Hotel
Subject address
178 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne
Author
Bruce Trethowan, B. Arch., FRAIA
Date of publication or creation
2010
Year acquired
2011

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MCG Hotel: Statement of Evidence regarding heritage issues. Report to VCAT October 2010
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