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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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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Clarendon Terrace and HER first neighbours
Clarendon Terrace, once home to the Menzies Foundation and venue for our lectures, has recently been reinvented as Her Place Women’s Museum. Her Place Women’s Museum Australia is a not-for-pr
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Recent acquisitions
East Melbourne, George Street 122
The photo shows a large two storey, double fronted house with a cast iron verandah. Although it is hard to see, the accompanying detail from the MMBW plan of 1898 shows the win
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Jolimont, Jolimont Road 122
The photo shows a single fronted two storey house with cast iron verandah. It was built 1868 for Howard Willoughby, editor of The Argus.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 188, The Deanery (first): documentation relating to its construction
Documentation, which together shows the builders of the first parsonage, 25 Hotham Street, East Melbourne and the first deanery, 188 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, to be Parry and Lainson
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Victorian Historical Journal June 2018
Essays on various aspects of Victoria's history
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We of the Never-Never with a Memoir by Margaret Berry
This edition of the book contains a memoir about Mrs Gunn by her niece, Margaret Berry. Mrs Aeneas Gunn lived for many years at 179 George Street, East Melbourne with her two sisters, Lizzie
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