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East Melbourne, 144 Gipps Street,
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BW photos. 4 views of Fanecourt, 144 Gipps Street. (Later divided into apartments and renamed Torrington.) A large, red brick, late Victorian house. Copies. c.1970.
- 2906 reads
East Melbourne, Hilton Hotel
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4 newspaper clippings about proposed new Hilton Hotel. Drawings. Pre-1971 to July 1973.
- 2636 reads
East Melbourne, Lauriston Hall
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Auction brochure for Lauriston Hall, 86 Wellington Parade scheduled for 25 October 1990. Internal and external colour photos.
- 2510 reads
East Melbourne Group Newsletter - March, October 1996
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March, October 1996.
- 2230 reads
East Melbourne Group Newsletter - July, November 1997
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July, November 1997.
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East Melbourne Group Newsletter - March, August, December 1998
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March, August, December 1998.
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East Melbourne Group Newsletter - April, September 1999
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April, September 1999.
- 3861 reads
East Melbourne Group Newsletter - February, August 2000
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February, August 2000.
- 3647 reads
East Melbourne Group Newsletter - May 2001
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May 2001
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East Melbourne News 2002
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March, June, September, November 2002.
- 4042 reads
East Melbourne News 2003
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March, May (update), June, September, November 2003.
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East Melbourne, Freemasons Hospital
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Victorian Heritage Register entry for Freemasons Hospital.
- 2328 reads
East Melbourne, First Deanery, Hotham Street 188
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BW photo of first Deanery, Hotham Street, East Melbourne. Shows a large single storey Victorian house, and garden. Copy (2).
- 2748 reads
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 153
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Auction brochure for 153 Hotham Street, scheduled for 14 November 1998. Photo.
- 2305 reads
East Melbourne, Gipps Street 179
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Auction brochure for 179 Gipps Street (previously Ormiston, now Chrysalis), scheduled for 14 November (c.1998). Internal and external photos.
- 2374 reads
Benjamin, Sir Benjamin, Imperial Bank
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Photocopy of title page and chapter 28, 'Sir Benjamin Benjamin and the Imperial Bank' from The Land Boomers by Michael Cannon.
- 2434 reads
East Melbourne, Queen Bess Row, Hotham Street
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Newspaper clipping - letters to the Editor - about closure of Queen Bess Row and loss of cheap accommodation in East Melbourne due to demolition or conversion. Photocopy (2). The Age 25, November 1986.
- 2494 reads
East Melbourne, Queen Bess Row, Hotham Street
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Auction brochure for Queen Bess Row, 76 Hotham Street scheduled for 23 March 2002. Interior and exterior photos. Plans.
- 2274 reads
La Trobe, Charles Joseph
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Miscellaneous items pertaining to life of Charles Joseph La Trobe.
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Typhoid Fever connected with milk-supply
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A paper given at the Intercolonial Medical Congress of Australasia. A study of an outbreak of typhoid which spread from a dairy in Jolimont in 1879. Descriptions of Jolimont include rubbish tips, sewage, drainage. Detailed description of the house and dairy, and day to day procedure. The dairy appears to be 157 Wellington Pde. Sth. Maps. Tables.
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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 159, Little Parndon
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Photocopy of page from Richmond and East Melbourne Sketchbook, drawings by Arno Roger-Genersh and text by Brian Carroll. Drawing of house. Brief history of Little Parndon, 159 Gipps Street, and original owner, Eugene von Guerard, and later owner, Lord Casey.
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EMG miscellaneous
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Circulars. (1) seeking support of oppostion to proposed hotel on cnr. of Powlett St. and Wellington Pde. 5 Jul. 1996 (2) similar , with drawing of proposed building (3) coming events, 9 Oct.
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East Melbourne, Neighbourhood Watch
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Editorials: August 1995, July, October 1996.
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East Melbourne, Holy Trinity activities
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(1) invitation to Progressive Dinner 19 April (2) circular to cooks involved in Progressive Dinner (3) Menu for Novemberfest Dinner 2002. Also orders of service and other miscellaneous ephemera. Includes card with photo showing interior of church.
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Melbourne City Council miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous circulars and correspondence from City of Melbourne about planned work and planning applications.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 058.
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BW photo of 58 Clarendon Street, shows a large late Victorian, free standing, two storey house. C. 1902-1912.
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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 157
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Sale notices, February 2000. Sale notices, brochures and newspaper clipping, from December 2004. Photos. Plan.
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Parks and Recreation: our commitments
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MCC strategy plan for parks and recreation, 1996.
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Odgers W. H.
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Photocopies (2) and transcripts (2) of obituaries, photocopy of death certificate, entries from P.O. directories.
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East Melbourne, Grey Street 128-132.
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BW photos. 3 views of 128-132 Grey Street. Terrace of three two storey houses. C. 1963.
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East Melbourne, Grey Street 114
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Series of four photos of 114 (or 122?) Grey Street. Timber (pre-fab) house. Taken by J.T. Collins dated from 5 December 1962 to 8 December 1963. Demolished. Now the site of the Unitarian Church.
- 2792 reads
East Melbourne, Gipps Street 118, Crathre House
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BW photo of Crathre House, 118 Gipps Street. Previously known as Crathie Hospital, Crathie Apartments, The Bungalow. Large Victorian house. 1976. Internet print (SLV, picture collection accession no. H95.200/769).
- 4251 reads
East Melbourne, George Street - 1910c.
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BW photo. George Street, bottom block, looking west. Shows elm trees in street. C. 1910.
- 2583 reads
East Melbourne, Grey Street - 1910c
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BW photo. Grey Street, looking south. Shows plane trees in street. C. 1910.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street, Verona and Fitzroy Terrace
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BW photos of Verona, corner Clarendon and Gipps Streets. Very large Victorian house. Demolished. 1902-1934. (SLV, picture collection accession no. H86.77/13.
And also of Fitzroy Terrace, Clarendon Street.
Clues to the dating of the pictures may be drawn from clothing of the pedestrians in two of the pictures, the growth of street trees and the progression from gas to electric power and lighting.
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East Melbourne, Macarthur Street
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BW photo. Macarthur Street, East Melbourne, looking north east from Carpentaria Place.
- 2876 reads
East Melbourne, Gisborne Street - 1913c
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BW photo. Gisborne Street - looking south. 1913-1914. Probably taken from the Melbourne Fire Brigade lookout tower.
St Peter's Church, on the corner of Gisborne and Albert Streets, is in the immediate foreground.
- 2871 reads
East Melbourne, Fitzroy Gardens, Poplar Avenue - 1930c.
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BW photo. Fitzroy Gardens, poplar avenue. 1920c. Internet print. (SLV, picture collection accession no. H32492/7449.
- 3000 reads
Aerial view of Melbourne looking east towards East Melbourne - 1938
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BW photo. Aerial view of city looking east, East Melbourne in distance. Circa 1938.
Digital image from glass negative approx. 10.0x12.5 cm.
Original is very faded. Contrast has been adjusted digitally.
(State Library of Victoria, picture collection accession no. H91.160/536).
- 4508 reads
East Melbourne, Aerial view - 1962
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BW photo. Aerial view shows Fitzroy, East Melbourne, City. 1962. Internet print. (SLV, picture collection accession no. H92.20/7247).
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View from Parliament House towards Fitzroy - 1865c
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BW photo. View from Parliament House over Albert Street towards Fitzroy. Carlton Gardens are in the distance. Shows 6 terrace houses, C & J Smith Collingwood Saw Mills and Timber Yard, C. White & Co. Brassfounders and Gasfitters, R. Hyde & Co. Marine Storemen, Baptist Church without portico. c.1865.
Internet print. (SLV, picture collection accession no. H88.22/4).
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East Melbourne, Darling Square Map
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Photocopies of 2 maps. (1) MMBW of northern part (from George Street to Victoria Parade.) of East Melbourne c. 1890-1907. (2) MCC map of Darling Square c. 1880-1900. The maps show different layouts for Darling Square.
- 4270 reads
East Melbourne, Brief history
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Internet printout from Monash University site. History, notable buildings land grants in East Melbourne.
- 5425 reads
Jolimont,18 Jolimont Terrace
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Newspaper clipping - real estate article about forthcoming auction of The Crib, 18 Jolimont Terrace Interior and exterior photos.
- 3134 reads
Water pipes under Yarra Park and other water stories
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Newspaper articles relating to Melbourne's water supply. One explains the laying of new pipes under Yarra Park. Another tells of the background to the building of the Yan Yean reservoir. Another reports on the recycling of water used when Rod Laver Arena was converted to a swimming pool for the World Swimming Championships. The water was afterwards piped to the Botanic Gardens lake. Photos.
- 2971 reads
East Melbourne, Art Deco buildings
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Newspaper article about an important group of late 1930s apartment buildings in George Street and Garden Avenue, East Melbourne, designed by Illiffe Anderson.
- 2960 reads
East Melbourne, Dogs, Rod Goodwin
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Newspaper article about living with pets in the city.
- 2793 reads
Victorian Historical Journal November 1999
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Founders Issue. Articles and reviews on a variety of aspects of Victoria's history. November 1999.
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For the Upholding of Womanhood.
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Discusses the rise of hostels providing accommodation for the growing number of young girls coming to Melbourne in search of work during the inter-war years. One of these was Chalmers Hall in East Melbourne. Victorian Historical Journal November 1999 pp 116-127.
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Victorian Historical Journal March 2000
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Confronting Cruelty. Articles and reviews on a variety of aspects of Victoria's history. March 2000.
- 2095 reads