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Festa display 2008 - Henry Cooke's House

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  • Brooks Henry
  • Cooke Amelia
  • Cooke Henry
  • East Melbourne Festa
  • Egglestone Villa
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  • Ormiston
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Acquisition number: 
740
Catalogue number: 
emvf0636
File name: 
VF636
File location: 
Vertical File

File contains images used for East Melbourne Festa display in 2008. The display was intended as a case study of how to research the history of your house. Henry Cooke's house in Clarendon Street was used as the example. Images include:
Mr. Cooke's House 1853, drawing by Jane Cannan (RHSV); Portrait of Henry Cooke; Portrait of Amelia Cooke; Extract from City of Melbourne Rate Books 1854, La Trobe Ward, showing first listing; Excel spreadsheet tracing the house from 1890 back to first listing; Entry from Burchett Index, City of Melbourne Notices of Intent to Build, 21 Dec 1852, Reg. No. 648; Entry from Burchett local history files; Entry from the City of Melbourne Citizens Roll showing occupation of tenant Henry Brooks; Entry from Probate Index for Henry Brooks; Death notice for Henry Brooks; Entry from Burchett Index, 29 Oct 1884, Reg. No. 1165; photo of house as it was when owned by Thomas Welton Stanford (SLV); photo of streetscape with Stanford house (SLV);photo of Thomas Welton Stanford; photo of house during its time as Ormiston School (Ormiston Archives); MMBW plan 1895. Also explanatory notes and research notes.

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