Auction brochure advertising auction of 146 Hotham Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 25 May 2013. Photos. Plans. Hand written note: price realized $2.7m.

Auction brochure advertising auction of 136 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 15 June 2013. Photos. Plans. Handwritten note gives price realized as $2.505m.

Auction brochure advertising auction of 162 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 11 May 2013. Photos. Plans. Also a separate sheet giving a Property Summary and recent comparable sales in the area. Hand written note gives price realized as $1.85m.

A collection of photocopied photos and newspaper articles spanning the life of Ola Cohn, sculptor whose studio was at 41 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. Includes photos of Ola Cohn, her work and her studio; biographical articles, articles about her work and about the renovation of her studio. Compiled and donated by Helen Bruinier, niece of Ola Cohn.

A social history of Bishopscourt Melbourne. It starts with the arrival of Bishop Perry and his choosing of the site for Melbourne's episcopal residence and works through the trials and tribulations that he and his wife experienced in the establishment of a house and a tradition that had to serve both their public and private lives.

Articles and reviews on various aspects of Victoria's history

Photocopy of newspaper clipping. An article about large donations to schools. Betty Hall, well known past resident of East Melbourne, left a large amount of money to her old school Dimboola Memorial Secondary College. Betty went on to become a highly regarded property lawyer.

A book of recipes by Mary Burchett, wife of Winston Burchett and mother of Stephanie Alexander.
Winston Burchett was the author of two books on the history of East Melbourne. Stephanie Alexander is a leading chef and author of several cook books.

Two items relating to an exhibition of Joyce Meier's paintings held at Bridget McDonnell Gallery 10-30 November 2013.
1. An flyer advertising the exhibition. A5 in size.
2. An invitation to the opening with many paintings illustrated and short biographical notes. Item is folded into three, with folded size A5.

A book by Laurie Carew with Diane Masters, it is a memoir of Laurie's life from early childhood in Deniliquin and then moving to the city and becoming a window dresser for Georges, and later its Visual Merchandising Manager and Exhibitions Display Manager, through to his battle against melanoma and the amputation of his leg.

Australian biographical dictionary. Short biographies include birth, death, marriage and children; education; achievements; recreation; current address.

An autobiography based on an original manuscript, Me in the Making (c.1947), by Ola Cohn and edited by Barbara Lemon. Includes a chapter on her home and studio at 43 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. Photos.

Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant images, of men and women who served in the war and who had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.

Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant images, of men and women who served in the war and who had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.

Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant images, of men and women who served in the war and who had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.

Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant images, of men and women who served in the war and who had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.

Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant images, of men and women who served in the war and who had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.

Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant images, of men and women who served in the war and who had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.

Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant images, of men and women who served in the war and who had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.

Illustrated panel prepared by volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition,For King and Country, commemorating the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. It is one of 16 panels, each of which provides a life story, with relevant images, of men and women who served in the war and who had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.

A hand-written list of names of residents at Cliveden Mansions detailing their dining room bookings. There are columns for Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner, Trays and Syphons. Only surnames are given. The list can be dated to the early 1950s. It has been pasted to a plywood backing.
The names in order of listing are:
Bevan
Cameron
Skinner
Gillespie
Bauld

Two items: a breakfast menu and a card (business size) giving times for meals.

Ferries on the Yarra by Colin Jones tells the story of ferry travel on the Yarra from the earliest days of white settlement and covers the stretch of river from Studley Park to the Docks. Many of the ferries travelled along the East Melbourne section of the river and Brander's Ferry, in particular, provided river crossings before the advent of the Swan Street Bridge.

Photo shows Miss Blanche Barrett outside Tara, 338 Victoria Parade. Miss Barrett was live-in house keeper to the elderly Misses McDonough whose house it was.