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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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?
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Bunjilaka Aboriginal Culture Centre contains a permanent exhibition, created by a shared enterprise between Museum Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal Community.
Help needed for Boer War research
Rob Droogleever has written to us seeking help with research for his new book which is a regimental history of the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles Contingent in the Boer War.
Forthcoming activities
Walking tour: Fitzroy Gardens and its Vanished Statues
Academic in art, architecture and design, Dr Monique Webber will take us on a walk through the Fitzroy Gardens. She will explain exactly where some of the old statues stood and will iden
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'Sleepers, Wake' Revisited
Join us as Dr Barry Jones AC revisits for the 21st century his best-selling and widely influential book on technology and the future of work.
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Spencer Street Bridge: a surprising history
Fiona will be known to most of us as the peerless local history librarian stationed at our East Melbourne Library. She has made a detailed study of the Spencer Street Bridge and discovered a
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Recent acquisitions
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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Blockbuster
Blockbuster is a biograhy of Fergus Hume but more it is the story of his famous book, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, published in 1886. It was one of the earliest dectective stories i
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East Melbourne Group Yarra Park Election Flyer
This flyer (pdf attached) was prepared and distributed by the East Melbourne Group prior to the Victorian State Election in November 2018
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