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St Patrick's Cathedral
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Bluestone
Newspaper clipping about the extensive use of bluestone in Melbourne. In East Melbourne it is commonly seen in lanes, foundations, kerbstones and gutters as well as some fine early buildings such as St. Patrick's Cathedral. In Melbourne's earliest days bluestone was quarried in w...
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East Melbourne from Studley Park
One of 16 views of Melbourne suburbs issued as a pictorial supplement with The Australasian newspaper of 6 April 1872. The pictures were drawn by Thomas Carrington (1842-1918) and engraved by Rudolph Jenny (1827-1905). An article in the newspaper itself lists the viewpoints that...
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Eastern Hill from Parliament House
A colour tinted postcard with a wide white border. It was printed in Saxony for the Victoria Stamp Market (V St M). The message on the back of the card is dated 23 February 1910. This is probably about the time the card was printed. The photo was taken from the roof of Parliament...
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Footprints. Vol 34, No. 1. June 2019
The Invention of Melbourne: A Baroque Archbishop and A Gothic Architect. A catalogue for the exhibition held at the Old Treasury Building Museum 31 July 2019-March 2020. Includes images and plans of St Patrick's Cathedral, as well as portraits and religious paintings. Many are fr...
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Footprints. Vol 37, No 2 & Vol 38, No 1. December 2022 & June 2023
This double edition celebrates the 125th Anniversary of the Consecration of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, 1897 and the Development of the Cathedral site from 1848. A wealth of information about the founding and development of the site. Includes many photos and plans. 2 copie...
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Richmond and East Melbourne Sketchbook
Drawings of some landmark buildings in Richmond and East Melbourne with accompanying text giving historical information
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Some of the Fruits of Fifty Years: Annals of the Catholic Church in Victoria
The book contains short individual histories of Catholic institutions and buildings in Victoria. With photos. These include St Patrick's Cathedral; St Patrick's College; Christian Brothers' Schools, East Melbourne (Parade College). Photos include: St Patrick's Church St Patrick's...
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St Patrick's Cathedral
A colour postcard. Printed in Germany, c.1905 Shows St Patrick's Cathedral from the corner of Gisborne Street and Cathedral Place. The spires were not completed until 1939. Next door to the right is St Patrick's College. One only of two matching towers is visible. The second towe...
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St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne: a brief historical guide
A historical guide to St Patrick's Cathedral, with photos and plans. 3 copies
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St Vincent's Hospital, Fire Station and St Patrick's Cathedral
A colour postcard. Published by Valentine & Sons and printed in Great Britain, c.1905. The view is possibly taken from the Trades Hall building in Victoria Street. It shows on the skyline at the left St Vincent's Hospital, in the middle the watch-tower of the Eastern Hill Fire St...
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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 Invention of Melbourne: A Baroque Archbishop and A Gothic Architect
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Old Treasury Building Museum 31 July 2019-March 2020. The exhibition 'celebrates the partnership of an ambitious archbishop and an architect of genius in the creation of some of the most celebrated and enduring buildings in Melbourne'. The e...