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Williams
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Bishopscourt Melbourne - Official Residence and Family Home
A social history of Bishopscourt Melbourne. It starts with the arrival of Bishop Perry and his choosing of the site for Melbourne's episcopal residence and works through the trials and tribulations that he and his wife experienced in the establishment of a house and a tradition t...
Place
East Melbourne, Albert Street 340, 342
Matching pair of two storey houses with verandahs below, no balcony.
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East Melbourne, Albert Street 340, 342 - Burchett
Built 1880 pair of 2 storey brick houses for A Goldberg, Builder Wm Murtrie and architect A Williams. Classified by the National Trust of Victoria in 1975 - see index card for citation.
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1151 - Burchett
Building is north of the "Boundary Hotel". Constructed of weatherboards on the sides and simulated stone boarding in front. 1865 Names mentioned: Mick Collins for Mrs Egan. Record states "next Boundary Hotel". This is disputed, as Mrs Egan already had a "wood" house next to hotel...
Place
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 121, Arcadia
A double fronted, single story house of bluestone
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121 - Burchett
Originally No.34. 1855. MCC BR: Samuel Williams for self, kitchen. 1859. MCC BR: Thos. Sledman for Henry Dyer. Addition 2 rooms. Name also mentioned: Williamson. Brick house, unfinished. 1861. Henry Dyer - owner/occupier. Brick house and cottage at rear. 1862. Name mentioned: Dwy...
Place
East Melbourne, Powlett Street 121, Hazelwell
This is an interesting double fronted single storey ruled render dwelling with concave roofed cast iron verandah. There are simple render mouldings to the parapet and wing walls and fine render chimney. The substantial cast iron palisade fence with bluestone plinth and piers is i...
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."
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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 140, 142, 144, 146 - Burchett
1870. MCC BR: Alfred Besant to build four 5-room houses with bathrooms, for Mr. William Robert Stacey. 1872. Names mentioned: Waller? West, Mrs. Williams, Willoughby Bean, John Purse.
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East Melbourne, Victoria Parade 352, 354, 356, 358 - Burchett
1855. MCC BR: Linacre and Williams for selves, 2 houses. Site is on corner of Clarendon St. 1856. Names mentioned: R.S. Petrie and Major Danberghy. 1857. MCC BR: Abraham Linacre for self 2 houses. 1857. Names mentioned: Mrs. Barr and Mr. Burton. 1858. Names mentioned: Miss Draper...
Place
East Melbourne, Wellington Parade 136, 138, 140
Three shops with residence above
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East Melbourne, Wellington Parade 148, 150, 152
Two shops and seven roomed brick villa
Place
East Melbourne, Wellington Parade 190, Gwyllehurst
Single storey bluestone cottage with 4 french windows at the front, side entry, concave fabric roof verandah & side entry porch, both with openwork wood pilaster columns. Dressed stone quoins with rough faced stone beween. [Melbourne Mansions Database]
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Fred Williams - a remembrance of a friend past
Copy of obituary of Fred Williams, artist, written by Barbara Blackman for the The Bulletin. It tells of Blackman's first meeting with Williams at their house in East Melbourne. Charles and Barbara Blackman lived in a small cottage behind 129 George Street in 1951. File also incl...
Place
Jolimont, Jolimont Terrace 28, Bromo House
One of a pair of 2 storey ruled render terraces with quoins to corners and plain moulded string course to parapet. The timber fretwork single storey verandah is believed to be the original form. The stables to the rear are noteworthy. [from i-Heritage Database]
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Jolimont, Wellington Parade South 147 - Burchett
1868. MCC BR: Gustave Durant to build house and same plan as existing adjoining one, (old) No.7 - facing Richmond Road. 1870. First Directory entry: (Old) No.6. Durant - owner. D.G. Freeman - occupier. (Name also mentioned: Mrs. Sehool?). (Old) No.7. Durant - owner. John R. Willi...
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Journalists living in East Melbourne extracted from Electoral Rolls - 1934, 1939 and 1945
1 x A4 page of typed notes being names of jounalists extracted from Electoral Rolls of 1934, 1939 and 1945.
Story
Marching for Justice
On 15 March this year more than 5,000 people gathered in East Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens, many dressed in black, many carrying banners. They streamed up the steps from Parliament station, alighted from trams which had come from all over the city, and walked with determination f...
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Pyman's Pharmacy is moving
Postcard with old photo of Williams Pharmacy on the corner of Powlett Street and Wellington Parade from The Argus, 13 Oct 1956. Produced in 2004 to advertise change of address.
Person
WILLIAMS, Mark Alfred
Mark Alfred Williams was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. He enlisted on 19 August 1914 at Eastern Hill. At the time he was living at 539 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, a boarding house, just a few doors from Nicholson Street. He gave his age as 27, his occupation as blac...