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7-Eleven Hold-up

Article about hold-ups at convenience stores. East Melbourne 7-Eleven was the subject of an armed robbery on 2 July 2005. Photo.

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East Melbourne Cellars - early advertisements

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Two advertisements extracted from Trove for the licensed grocer at the corner of Powlett and Hotham Streets, East Melbourne, now known as East Melbourne Cellars. One from 1923 lists the address among retailers for Romalo wines; the other from 1917 advertises the products on sale.

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East Melbourne General Store

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An article about Lisette Malatesta, owner of East Melbourne's General Store, and how she came to buy it and to continue its place as a community hub, as well as run it as a successful business in the face of competion from the big supermarkets. 

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East Melbourne Language Centre

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Newspaper clipping about the East Melbourne Language Centre and its services.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 364, 366

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Two houses:  the two-storey one on the left was built in 1909 in the garden of the three storey house on the right which was built in 1873. For over fifty years they were together known as Wellpark, a boarding house or guest house. Later one became a restaurant and the other was converted to offices. They remain on the one title.

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 366

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The house is built to the footpath, unusual for its time and in the East Melbourne area. It is a single fronted two storey house of red brick with cement mouldings, now painted.  A crenelated parapet hides a gabled roof and a rough cast cement frieze runs below the cornice.

History: 

The house at 366 Albert Street East Melbourne was built in 1909 for the Rev Llewelyn David Bevan (1842-1918). It was built on the land which had once been the garden of the neighbouring house, No 364, which by this time Bevan owned.

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East Melbourne, George Street 054

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Two storey double fronted house with simple facade

History: 

Abraham Kellet married Ellen Russell in 1857 and was no doubt anxious to provide a home for his new bride and what turned out to be his large brood of children. He advertised for tenders, ‘labour only, for BUILDING four-roomed stone and brick HOUSE’ on 19 October 1860 and he gave notice to Council of his intention to build just ten days later.

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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 017-019

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Newspapere advertisement for the auction of 17 Gipps Street, East Melbourne.  The property contains a shop and a dwelling and is zoned mixed-use.

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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1157

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This is an early two storey brick and render shop with a dwelling to the upper floor. The upper floor windows have tuckpointed segmental arches and double hung sashes. The original structure probably had a single storey verandah. [City of Melbourne i-Heritage database]

History: 

No 1157 Hoddle Street was built for Thomas Davis, or Davies, in 1872 by Trinnick & Timmins of 48 Peel Street, Hotham (North Melbourne).  Sharing the home with Thomas was his mother, Hannah, and his sister, Emma.

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East Melbourne, Morrison Place 14-18

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Newspaper clipping reporting that 18 Morrison Place is available for lease.  It was the past home of Paul Dainty, rock promoter, whose clients included the Rolling Stones.

The clipping has been cropped and reformatted for ease of reading.

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