Businesses
East Melbourne, Powlett Street 071
A three storey block of Art Deco apartments built around a pre-existing shop. This is possibly the earliest licensed grocer in East Melbourne. Unfortunately the exterior has been substantially altered, but much of the interior shopfitting remains, including fine timber shelves, leadlights and arched openings. [i-Heritage database]
On 17 October 1874 [Thomas] Boyle notified the Melbourne City Council of his intention to have William Weir, of Clifton Hill build him a two storey house.[1] Three days later Weir advertised for tenders from rubblewallers and bricklayers and by May 1875 Thomas Boyle, now residing at Powlett Street, gave notice that he would apply for a grocer’s licence in those same premises.[2][3]
Eastbourne House
Card advertising that Board room is available for hire.. 3 copies.
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Eat Street: Wellington Parade
Newspaper clipping featuring Wellington Parade, East Melbourne as a restaurant belt. It gives short description of six restaurants.
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Ellen Kellet (1837-1922)
Portrait of Ellen Kellet, wife of Abraham Kellet. The Kellets were the original owners of 54 George Street, East Melbourne. Abraham founded a cartage company called Kellet & Co.
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GG - restaurant
Three newspaper clippings.
One is a short piece on new owners, Con Andronis, Rod Micalief and Rocky Veneziano, and their plans for the establishment of a restaurant on the ground floor of the apartment building at 150 Clarendon Street.
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Hansom Cabs
Business card - S. Taylor, Hansoms & Waggonettes. Operated at 43 Gipps Street, now the Ola Cohn Centre. The single letter 'J' was added to East Melbourne telephone numbers in 1923; Ola Cohn bought the stables for her residence and studio in 1938; giving a date for the card c.1923-1938.
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Helen Macpherson Smith
Newspaper clipping about Helen Macpherson Smith. She left £275,000, the majority of her wealth, to establish a perpetual philanthropic trust to benefit Victorian charitable institutions. In 2015, 64 years after her death, the value of HMS Trust’s investments totalled $104 million and almost $110 million of grants had been approved.
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In control of your lifestyle
Newspaper clipping about Lifestylers Group and its director, Natalie Morey.
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Magnolia Court - brochure
Brochure advertising Magnolia Court as boutique hotel, c.2000. The property has a long history as a guesthouse/private hotel and is noted as a place where visiting stage performers would stay. Since then it has become run down. A planning permit for an upgrade has been granted, however work has not started and the property is on the market.
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Memories of Bims Restaurant
Wendy Pomroy's memories of Bims and Vagn Ove Gunness and their restaurant, Bims at 366 Albert Street. Previously the pair had taken over Mirka, Mirka Mora's restaurant in the city, which they renamed Danish Delight.
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