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Melba
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Ann Blainey and Life of Melba
Newspaper clippings reporting on Ann Blainey's winning of the National Biography Award 2009 for her book, I am Melba".
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Dame Nellie Melba and Presbyterian Ladies College, East Melbourne
6 x A4 pages photocopied from Patchwork, the school magazine of Presbyterian Ladies College. File includes two short articles about old girl, Dame Nellie Melba, "Melba, the Singer" by Mary Campbell and "Melba and the Old School" by Frances Fraser. The pages also include snaps tak...
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East Melbourne, George Street 021, 023, 025 - Burchett
Known as 'Georgian Court', formerly as 'Vincent Terrace'. M.C.C. B.R. 1870. Robert Huckson to build 3 houses for Mr. Farrell. Plans by D. Goldie of Little Collins Street. 1871 3 vacant brick houses, each 10 rooms, owner Hugh O'Farrell. 1880's Residents of Vincent Terrace included...
Person
MURPHY, Agnes
Agnes Gillian Murphy was born in Ireland but that is as much as we know about her early life. She appears to have arrived in Melbourne about 1884 on a visit to her sister, Elizabeth (Lily), who was already living here. She was first employed transcribing legal documents but in 18...