Cohn Ola
East Melbourne Group Newsletter - March, August, December 1998
March, August, December 1998.
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East Melbourne, Ola Cohn Centre
Documents, research notes, correspondence relating to the East Melbourne Group's campaign to prevent the Council of Adult Education overturning the will of Ola Cohn and thereby leaving the Centre vulnerable to redevelopment. Includes information about Ola Cohn, and handwriten notes on William Taylor and his livery stables which were converted by Ola Cohn.
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Marvellous Melbourne and Me
Memoir of living in Melbourne in the 20th century. The author, Bruce McBrien, grew up in a house in Spring Street, Melbourne, and spent much of his social life in East Melbourne, and went to school at Yarra Park State School. Has extensive and detailed memories of a child's life in East Melbourne. Includes photos. No index.
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More Than Just Gumtrees: A Personal, Social and Artistic History of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors
A history of the society includes biographies of members. Photos. Index.
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Ola Cohn and her Studio
Two photocopied magazine articles about Ola Cohn, her home, and her sculpture. Includes 'Transforming a Livery Stable: Miss Ola Cohn in Her Studio Home' by Walter Jago in The Australian Home Beautiful, 1 August, 1939; 'Ola Cohn at Work: Her contribution to Australian Architecture' by Walter Jago in Australian Home Beautiful, 1 Sept., 1939.
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Ola Cohn and the Fairies Tree
A collection of photocopied newspaper clippings about Ola Cohn and the creation of the Fairies Tree. some undated but all appear to be 1932. Photos.
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The Search for a Home for Ola
Article in EMHS newsletter - part 1 in March 2003; part 2 in June 2003.
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Way we were
Newspaper clipping showing a series of old photos from Melbourne's past. Included is photo of MCG during Billy Graham's visit in 1959; and Ola Cohn working on The Fairies Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens.
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