The Residents who Roared
A History of The East Melbourne Group 1953-2003
By Jill Fenwick
When officious bureaucrats decided that the leafy, tranquil suburb of East Melbourne could do without a few of its trees, they couldn't have guessed that the outraged response of local citizens would lead to the foundation of one of the oldest residents' action groups in Australia. Read how, for more than 60 years, the East Melbourne Group has battled to preserve the heritage of their beloved suburb. Colourful characters, ambitious developers, reckless motorists and dastardly plots abound in this comprehensive history of the group's foundation and achievements.
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Jolimont Station: submission
The East Melbourne Historical Society has recently nominated Jolimont Station for inclusion on the Heritage Victoria register. The station has been a long overlooked part of our history. It does not appear even on the City of Melbourne's Inventory of Heritage Places. We felt it was time the station was given the recognition it deserves, and hopefully Heritage Victoria will agree with us. However it will be many months before a decision is made. If you would like to read our submission it can be found at https://emhs.org.au/catalogue/emdf0293
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Phil Ruthven Slides Available
There was an excellent attendance at our event on Wednesday 21 June 2017 when Phil Ruthven took us on a trip down Memory Lane looking back to Australia, Melbourne and East Melbourne in 1853 an
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Richard Wynne, planning minister, states East Melbourne 'spectacular'
On Monday, March 9 2015 The Age ran an article by Clay Lucas under the headline 'Towers make city hostile. says minister'.
DOCKLANDS LIBRARY
If you're looking for somewhere new to visit, why not head down to see the new Docklands Library at 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade?
BUNJILAKA ABORIGINAL CULTURE CENTRE
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Culture Centre contains a permanent exhibition, created by a shared enterprise between Museum Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal Community.
Forthcoming activities
King of the Air: the Turbulent Life of Charles Kingsford Smith
Ann Blainey will talk about her new book and its star, Charles Kingsford Smith, flyer extraordinaire. It was he who made the first continuous flight across Australia, the first trans-Pacific flight, and the first flight across the Atlantic from east to west. He also held the record for a flight from Sydney to London, then retraced his steps to make the first solo flight on the same route. But there was so much more to the life of this intrepid pioneer, as we will discover.
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Recent acquisitions
Jolimont Station: submission
Part of East Melbourne Historical Society's nomination to Heritage Victoria for Jolimont Station to be added to the Heritage Register. It is the EMHS's own assessment of the
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Clarendon Terrace and her neighbours
Booklet based on the inaugural lecture at Clarendon terrace for Her Place Women's Museum given by Dr Liz Rushen on 9 May 2019 as part of the National Trust Asutralian Heritage Festival 201
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Dame Beryl Beaurepaire (1923-2018)
Obituary for Dame Beryl Beaurepaire. Dame Beryl was of the Bedggood family of shoe manufacturers whose factory was in Jolimont. She and her husband, Ian, had 124 Powlett Street as their
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Sullivan sells seven-floor block
Article reporting on the sale by Brendan Sullivan of Sullivan Properties of the building at 122-130 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne.
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Eve Esnouf (1919-2017)
Obituary for Eve Esnouf. The Esnouf family had a long connection with East Melbourne with Ernest Phillip Esnouf purchasing 1229 Hoddle Street in 1922 living there with his family until the mi
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