List of members of the East Melbourne Group in 1996.  There are approximately 200 names, given with their addresses. 

Two items pertaining to the planned sale of the Ola Cohn Centre which would have meant the loss of the building to its occupiers, The Melbourne Society of Women Sculptors and Painters.

1. A letter to members of the East Melbourne Group seeking support in fighting the sale. 

2. A newspaper clipping from similar date outlining the issue. 

Brochure advertising 82 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, for auction scheduled for 25 October 2014

A series of photos showing the building at 83 Albert Street, East Melbourne from the internal courtyard. A screenshot from Google maps is also included to illustrate the unusual layout of the building.  

A collection of photos and newspaper clippings recording the life of Howarth family when they lived at Parliament House. 

Colin Howarth was the Housekeeper of the Legislative Assembly.  He lived in an apartment at Parliament House with his wife, June and son, Darren. 

This sketch map by Charles Joseph La Trobe marks in pink his own estate known as Jolimont.

A black and white postcard of Parliament House c.1905. It was printed in Prussia as part of the Victoria Stamp Market (VSM) Series.

Australia introduced the divided back on postcards in 1905.  This allowed a message and the address to be written side by side.

A colour tinted postcard with a wide white border.  It was printed in Saxony for the Victoria Stamp Market (V St M).  The message on the back of the card is dated 23 February 1910.  This is probably about the time the card was printed. 

The photo was taken from the roof of Parliament House and shows a view of Eastern Hill looking towards Fittzroy.  

Two colour photos of 167 and 169 Simpson Street, East Melbourne.  The houses have an unusual parapet embellished with a row of small lion masks. 

This map is described as 'shewing the buildings facing the principal streets at the time of survey'. A handwritten note says 'Submitted to the Surveyor General with my letter dated Nov'r 29 1853'. It is signed Clement Hodgkinson, Surveyor.

The buildings shown are colour-coded according to building material. 

Articles on aspects of Victoria's history

Lectures:
Women's Humanitarian Work is Never Done: Women Humanitarians and War Child Refugees in the Twentieth Century. Joy Damousi

The Forgotten Class? Shopkeepers of Nineteenth-century Melbourne. Fiona Gatt

Heritage impact statement for property at 140-142 Jolimont Road at the request of the owner as part of an Application for a Permit - Proposed Redevelopment. It was prepared by Bryce Raworth and dated December 2020.

A flyer produced by the East Melbourne Group and the East Melbourne Historical Society which was delivered to local residents as part of a campaign to stop redevelopment of the Punt Road Oval which in particular would mean the demolition of the historic Jack Dyer Stand. 

In 2006 the East Melbourne Historical Society collaborated with the Australian Catholic University to conduct oral histories with 15 East Melbourne residents. 

An interview with local resident and actress, Nora Riches.  It was one of a number of interviews conducted by members of the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an on-going oral history project.

The interview was conducted in 2005 by Elizabeth Cam and Sylvia Black and transcribed by Sylvia Black.

An interview with local resident and actress, Joan Mercer.  It was one of a number of interviews conducted by members of the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an on-going oral history project.

The interview was conducted in 2003 by Elizabeth Cam and transcribed by Sylvia Black.

Railways was a monthly newsletter published by the Vic Rail Board.  In the January 1978 issue an article appeared which described the creation of a garden behind the Jolimont Workshops.  A small group of workers clubbed together to create the garden.  It struggled until the Moscow Circus set up in nearby Yarra Park.  The workers were able to obtain an abundance of elephant m

Photo of Fintona Villa, 21 Agnes Street, Jolimont

Three photos from the City of Melbourne's City Collection.
All the photos have been taken to illustrate illegal parking.  
The information provided gives dates of c1956 indicating that the parking was a result of the Olympic Games.  However the cars, and number plates, indicate an earlier date.  It is possibly Grand Final Day.

Articles on aspects of Victoria's history

This issue focuses on Understanding Victoria.  Themes discussed include Federation and its effects; Feminist Activism, the Gay Movement and Black Power.

Order of Service on the occasion of Celia Sweetman's funeral, 21 February 2024.  Celia was a long time resident of East Melbourne and was 100 years old when she died. Includes sseveral photos.

Black and white photo of painting by Elma Roach entitled Street, East Melbourne.  The painting was reproduced in Art in Australia, November 1938. Link below.

The painting shows the house at 107 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, now much altered. 

At the time Elma Roach was living in a converted stable behind 144 Gipps Street.

Newspaper article about proposal by Connex Capital to roof in the railway line between the city and Jolimont and built a complex of apartments, shops, offices, restaurants, a school and a TAFE and nine hectares of green space. 

Also letters to the editor in response to the article. 

A newspaper article advertising an exhibition of the photographic works of Helmut Newton.  Newton was an internationally acclaimed photographer specialising in risque and often polarising images.  However his career began in Melbourne as a fashion photographer.  He lived at 17 George Street, East Melbourne during the late 1950s.