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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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Certain Admissions - book review

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A review of the book, Certain Amissions, by Gideon Haigh. The book tells the story of John Bryan Kerr who was gaoled for the murder by strangulation of his girl friend. The author revisits the case and casts some doubt on the verdict. John Bryan Kerr was the son of Donald Wallace Kerr, one of East Melbourne's WW1 soldiers, see link below.
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  • 1956 reads

Drug deals in phone box

Newspaper clipping about about drug deals being done in a phone box in Grey Street, East Melbourne, close to the Powlett Reserve child care centre.
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East Melbourne Historical Society Newsletter: February, June, September 2005

Vol. VI, 2005. Three issues a year. Newsletter gives news of Society's activities and short articles relevant to the history of East Melbourne and Jolimont. February articles: 'Jolimont 1879', an edited version of an article entitled, 'Typhoid Fever connected with Milk Supply', by H.B. Allen, M.D.
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1081, Ascot - fire

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Newspaper clipping reporting a suspiscious fire that occured at a property in East Melbourne.  The address is not given but the property was Ascot, 1081 Hoddle Street, East Melbourne.  The property had recently been the site of a planning application for a mult-storey building.  

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East Melbourne, Lansdowne Street 019 - Fire

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Newspaper clipping about a suspicious fire at the office of solicitor, Stephen Andrianakis, 19 Lansdowne Street, East Melbourne.

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East Melbourne, Murder at abortion clinic

Newspaper clipping - murder at abortion clinic. Report of trial. Herald Sun, 25 June 2002. Also retrospective article The Age 16 July 2004. Review of book, Murder on his Mind.
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East Melbourne, Neighbourhood Watch

Editorials: August 1995, July, October 1996.
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Eric William Tulloch

Two copy portrait photographs of Eric Tulloch. Both in army uniform.
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Eric William Tulloch

Biographical notes; the story of Tulloch's murder; photocopy of article by Gordon Sargood from Melbourne Grammar School Archives.
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