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Catalogue

This is the East Melbourne Historical Society catalogue showing a brief summary of each item.
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Shadow looms over Treasury Square plan

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0369
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Newspaper clipping about the controversy over the proposal for a major development of the land newly named Treasury Square which lies between Wellington Parade South and Batman Avenue.  Greg Bisinella, planning spokesperson for the East Melbourne Group, puts a strong case against.

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  • 43 reads

Shire link to cricket's Ashes

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0370
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Newspaper clipping about the life of Janet, Lady Clarke and particularly about the story of The Ashes which took place at Rupertswood, her home near Sunbury.  A cricket match was played between the Clarke household and the visiting English team.  The English team lost and Lady Clarke, as a joke, is said to have presented the captain, Ivo Bligh, with the little urn containing some

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  • 33 reads

Roccella

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0371
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Newpaper clipping with brief report on a new restaurant to be established on the ground floor of the apartment building known as 150 Clarendon Street, a conversion of the old Mercy Maternity Hospital.  The restaurant will be called Roccella and run by Est Italia, a group made up of Francesco Crifo, Joe Ceraso and Bruno Ceraso.

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  • 45 reads

Jolimont Street planned office building 'flawed'

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0372
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the proposed re-development of 86-88 Jolimont Street.  Initial plans for the new office building were rejected by Council.  Report gives a detailed background to the story. 
The developer is named as Geoff Harris, philanthropist and Flight Centre co-founder.  Previous owner of the site was Cricket Victoria.

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  • 45 reads

Sale of Palmer Street apartment

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0373
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Newpaper clipping reporting on the remarkable price achieved at auction of a one-bedroom apartment described as derelict at 9 Palmer Street, Jolimont. 

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  • 33 reads

Unliveable townhouse at 126 Albert Street sells

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0374
Content or description: 

Newspaper clipping reporting on the unexpectedly high price gained at auction for an apartment described as unliveable at 126 Albert Street, East Melbourne

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  • 40 reads

Treasury Square project

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0375
Content or description: 

Newspaper clipping about the controversy over the proposal for a major development of the land newly named Treasury Square which lies between Wellington Parade South and Batman Avenue.  Greg Bisinella of the East Melbourne Group is critical of the plan.

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  • 47 reads

Office space at Tasma Terrace

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0376
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Newspaper clipping reporting that the National Trust has reconfigured its headquarters at Tasma Terrace, Parliament Place, to create commercial office space on the ground and first floors.

 

[Item as illustrated has been extracted from a larger article and re-formatted]

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  • 42 reads

New apartments in Clarendon Street

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0377
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the completion and successful sale of new apartments next to the Pullman Hotel in Clarendon Street and Wellington Parade, East Melbourne.

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  • 39 reads

Valetta gets repair order

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0378
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Newspaper clipping reporting that Planning Minister, Richard Wynne, has issued a repair order on the owner of Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne.  Valetta is on the State heritage list but has been allowed to fall into a state of dereliction.

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  • 45 reads

Eastbourne Apartments: building to begin

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0379
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Advertising insert accompanying Herald Sun newspaper gives description of types of aparments being offered.  Mirvac is the developer and Bates Smart is the architect. 

No date, c.2016

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  • 55 reads

New Clarendon Street apartments

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0380
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Advertising feature describes new apartments in East Melbourne.  The development takes the form of three separate buildings: the redevelopment of the old Mosspennoch mansion into six apartments; the seven storey tower next door and a larger building around the corner in Wellington Parade.  The Pullman Hotel on the corner lies between them.  

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  • 47 reads

Melbourne Football Club looks for new home

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0381
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the proposal by the Melbourne Football Club to use part of Gosch's Paddock for its new headquarters. The Club had previously tried to obtain the use of part of Yarra Park.

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  • 68 reads

The Glasshouse: a new building for the Collingwood Football Club

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0382
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Newspaper clipping gives description of the newly completed building constructed for the Collingwood Football Club to provide additional function facilities to those already available in the Club's main building, the old Olympic swimming pool.  The building was designed by Croxon Ramsay Architects with interiors by Hecker Guthrie.

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  • 41 reads

140 Simpson Street sold after 57 years

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0383
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the sale of 14o Simpson Street, East Melbourne.  The vendor, Mrs Kathleen Joan Brosnan, had owned the property for 57 years to the day.

Also so sold was 8/98 Vale Street, East Melbourne

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  • 51 reads

Sale of 96 Wellington Parade

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0384
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the sale of 96 Wellington Parade for $9.53 million. The clipping also refers to the new apartments known as The Eastbourne, 280 Albert Street, East Melbourne.

 

[This item has been extracted from a larger article and reformatted]

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  • 61 reads

76-78 Jolimont Street for sale

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0385
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the forthcoming auction of 76-78 Jolimont Street, Jolimont.  The vendor is B2B Lawyers.  Also mentioned is the recent sale of 122-130 Wellington Parade for around $40 million.

PSC Insurance, owner of 96 Wellington Parade, has withdrawn the property from sale. 

 

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  • 55 reads

Melbourne Football Club eyes off Yarra Park for training ground

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0386
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Newspaper clipping reporting on action by the East Melbourne Group and local residents to thwart the Melbourne Football Club's ambition to have part of Yarra Park for its training ground.  With a State election imminent candidates will want to keep the electorate onside.

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  • 52 reads

JJ Clark's house renovated

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0387
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the renovation of architect JJ Clark's 1869 house on the corner of Gipps and Powlett Streets, East Melbourne.  SJB Architects reworked and extended the home.

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  • 51 reads

Dallas Brooks site to become apartments

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0388
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Newspaper clipping reporting on plans for development of the Dallas Brooks site in Albert Street, East Melbourne.  The site is to be developed by Mirvac into luxury apartments, with Bates Smart as architects.

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  • 58 reads

Eastbourne Apartments near completion

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0389
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Newspaper clipping reporting on near completion of Eastbourne Apartments on the old Dallas Brooks Hall site in Albert Street, East Melbourne.  Bates Smart designed the building for Mirvac. Report gives an extensive description of the complex's attributes.

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  • 42 reads

Short term rentals a problem at Eastbourne Apartments

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0390
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Newspaper clipping reporting on security issues and problems with short term rentals at the new Eastbourne Apartments.  

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  • 42 reads

140 Jolimont Road for sale

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0391
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the sale of the house at 140 Jolimont Road.  The house was built by Thomas Jackson of Young and Jackson's. Article also gives a brief outline of the history of Jolimont.

[This item has been extracted from a longer article and reformatted]

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  • 49 reads

254-260 Albert Street listed for sale

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0392
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Newspaper clipping reporting 254-260 Albert Street, East Melbourne is listed for sale.  The property has been the headquarters of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for 37 years. 

[This item has been extracted from a larger article and reformatted]

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  • 53 reads

Hotels in high demand including Pullman on the Park

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0393
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Newsclippping reporting on the large number of hotels in Australia that have changed hands recently.  Includes the sale of the Pullman on the Park to iProsperity for $156 million.

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  • 54 reads

Sale of apartment at 108 George Street, East Melbourne

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0394
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Newspaper clipping reporting on the sucessful sale of apartment 3/108 George Street, East Melbourne.  

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  • 54 reads

A new look for JJ Clark's house

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Catalogue number: 
emdf395
Content or description: 

Newspaper clipping describing the renovations undertaken at 104 Gipps Street, the former home of JJ Clark, architect of the Old Treasuryds building in Spring Street. The text is similar to that in another article but the photos are different (see link below).

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  • 59 reads

New apartments at 28 Powlett Street

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0396
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Newspaper clipping describing the new apartments at 30 Powlett Street, East Melbourne.  The building was designed by Glenn & Powell. (The address is now 28 Powlett Street.)

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  • 69 reads

New apartments at 28 Powlett Street

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0397
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Newspaper clipping describing the new apartments at 28 Powlett Street, East Melbourne.  The building was designed by Glenn & Powell for ICON. 

Matt Stribely, who runs the cafe, Square and Compass, promotes East Melbourne as a good place to live.

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  • 63 reads

The Wisewould Chronicles - new edition

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Catalogue number: 
embk0118
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This is a new edition of The Wisewould Chronicles.  It covers the same material as the earlier edition with extra information.

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  • 71 reads

109 Albert Street, East Melbourne - Burnell

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0398
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Colour photo shows house of unusual Moorish design.  It was built for John Speechley Gotch, newsagent and partner in Gordon and Gotch.  It was demolished in the 1960s to make way for expansion of the Freemasons Hospital.

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  • 69 reads

Victoria Parade in the 1950s

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0399
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Colour photo shows W class tram travelling west towards the city along Victoria Parade.  The tram is a No 42 to Mont Albert. This route merged with route 111 in 1993 to become route 109.  The tram is crossing an intersection which is probably Powlett Street.  The tramline is bordered by neatly clipped privet hedges.  

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  • 57 reads

St Patrick's College - verandah

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0400
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Black and white photo shows verandah at the rear of St Patrick's College.  The college was situated on the corner of Lansdowne Street and Cathedral Place, East Melbourne.  It was demolished in 1971 to make way for the Catholic Diocesan Centre.  One bluestone tower remains as a relic.

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  • 60 reads

ABC-TV at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0401
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Colour photo shows three blue and white transport vehicles clearly labelled as belonging to ABC Channel 2. They are parked outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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  • 57 reads

1852 Map of the City of Melbourne and its Extension - William Green

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0402
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A map issued by O'Connor & Co., Land Agents.  It is a copy of the original map drawn by William Green, surveyor, architect and land agent, in 1852 and released in December that year. The map covers the City of Melbourne and inner suburbs.  It probably dates from the 1920s as by the 1930s PJ O'Connor had begun practising as an architect. 

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