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Muir
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5 records and collections
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Bessie Cornwell's drawing prize
Scan of inside cover of a copy of the Arabian Nights awarded to Bessie Cornwell for drawing in 1887 while she was a student at Claremont, 342 Albert Street, East Melbourne. The school ran for ten years between 1881 and 1891. The principal was Mrs W K Muir, the widow of Rev Willia...
Place
East Melbourne, Albert Street 340, 342
Matching pair of two storey houses with verandahs below, no balcony.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 043 - Burchett
Old No. 112. 1862c. First Directory entry: John Omand, cabinet maker. In 1867 he was a partner in firm: Omand and Miller, corn factors of 60 Bridge Road, Richmond. 1862-91. Name mentioned: John Omand. 1892-1909. Alexander Swinton. During this time, 1902, house was rebuilt. 1902....
Place
East Melbourne, Powlett Street 144, 146
The Statement of Assets in the Probate Papers of Henry McGuigan describes the houses as, "Two two storey stone houses and brick stable containing one stall and carriage shed."
Collection item
For King and Country - Stanley Keith Muir - Exhibition Panel
Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant im...