Collection or topic
Theatre
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8 records and collections
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Bland Holt and 19th century theatre
Newspaper clipping about the Break a Leg exhibition held at the City Museum in June 2009. Artefacts from 19th century theatre were on show. Amongst the theatre people represented was Bland Holt (1851-1942) who lived at Mere House, 176 Wellington Parade c.1904-c.1919. He was a fla...
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Cook of the Endeavour
Program of a Son et Lumiere Presentation entitled 'Cook of the Endeavour' staged to celebrate the Bi-Centenary of Lieut. James Cook's Voyage to New South Wales. First Son et Lumiere Production in Melbourne. Accompanied by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. April 1970.
Place
East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 060, Gnaroo
Large two storey brick house, with tiled roof, large verandahs and no chimneys
Place
East Melbourne, Vale Street 024
A two storey rendered terrace with austere rendered embellishments and two storey balustraded colonnaded parapet over. The fence and verandah tiles are intact as is the fine leadlight over the entry. [East Melbourne and Jolimont Conservation Study 1983]
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Frederick Baker's gravestone
Newspaper clipping about tours of the Melbourne General Cemetery run by the National Trust of Victoria's senior historian, Celestina Sagazio. One of the graves mentioned and shown in a photograph is that of Frederick Baker, the opera singer known as Federici, and best known as th...
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...
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Patricia Kennedy, actor - Obituary
Obituary for Patricia Kennedy OBE, actor. After leaving school Kennedy enrolled at Maie Hoban's school of drama in East Melbourne. In 1938 Maie Hoban moved her school from Elwood to a space in what the Australian Dictionary of Biography describes as “a workroom in the grounds of...
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The Beautiful Hill: an Anthology of Writing from East Melbourne
A collection of short essays and poems written by local identities. Their memories and stories cover a wide variety of subjects relating to East Melbourne.