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Hughes
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9 records and collections
Person
BROCKELBANK, Lilla
Lilla Brockebank, cricketer and architect, was the fifth of the six daughters of Duncan Brockelbank, actuary and accountant, and his wife Bessy Jemima, née Westmore .[1] Lilla was born in Hackney, London in 1883.[2] The family left London for Australia in August 1885 aboard the M...
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Cricket in Long Skirts: Women's Cricket 1905-1916
A history of the first eleven years of women's cricket as an organised competition. The Victorian Ladies' Cricket Association was formed in 1905. This ceased to function after the 1915-16 season largely due to the war and the need for women to expend their energies elsewhere. A n...
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East Melbourne, Berry Street 042, 044, 046, 048 - Burchett
1885: nos. 42-46 built by W. Eates and Son for C Allee - owner. Architect - W. Pitt. 1888: occupied by C.J. Allee, F. McLean, W. Hughes 1888: no. 48 built, designed by W. Pitt - architect
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East Melbourne, George Street 088, 090 - Burchett
1875. MCC BR: Chas Butler for Roberts, two 2-storey houses. 1875. Another notation on card: Probably built by Robert James Roberts, who had previously lived on site. 1876. Roberts - owner. Vacant. (Entry for second property: Vacant). 1877. Notation: Chas Butler in 1877 built Cant...
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1087, 1089 - Burchett
1887c this was known as "Allenbank". 1898 - 1906 operated as a private hospital. 1870-1906 Names mentioned: Kerr Robert, Hynam Edward, Reid Peter, Hughes George, Garlick L (Lucy ?), Langford John, Patterson G W. 1908-1950 Names mentioned: Turnbull E, Turnbull W R. 1950c - 1970c C...
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 071, 073, 079 - Burchett
1883. MCC BR: Murray and Hill to build 3 cottages, corner Simpson Street. 1885. Thomas Murray - owner. Occupiers: No.71 O'Neil. No.73 Hughes. No.75 (this should possibly be No.79? Refer index card.) 1886-95c. Herr Louis Pabst, music teacher, lived at No.71. Organiser of Risveglia...
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Jolimont, Jolimont Street 086, 088 - Burchett
1864. MCC BR: John Holmes to build for John Sinclair a cottage. 1866. John Sinclair - owner/occupier. 1867. MCC BR: David Hughes to build house for Mr. Sinclair. 1870. John Sinclair - owner/occupier, brick 4 rooms. J. Fraser - occupier, brick 7 rooms.
Place
Jolimont, Jolimont Street, 88,86
The house appears as a wide 2-storey rendered house with gently hipped slate roof and bearing a modern verandah.
Story
The Early Days of Women's Cricket
With the MCG within its boundaries East Melbourne has more than its fair share of sporting stories. One that is probably not so widely known is the foundation of women’s cricket as an organised sport. Women's cricket had been played sporadically since 1874 as a social game, often...