Crime
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
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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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.
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1081, Ascot - fire
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
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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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 167, 169
A pair of single storey, single fronted cottages. The facades have been modernised, with a window exchanged for french doors in one, and the lace-work trim to the verandah removed in the other. The parapet has an unusual undulating form, with small masks placed in each dip. The chimneys too, are of unusual form. The caps may have been replaced.
These two houses, were built by Walter Fortune for Paul Francis Costelloe, real estate agent, in 1871. Costelloe, himself, advertised:
East Melbourne, Vale Street 024
A two storey rendered terrace with austere rendered embellishments and two storey balustraded colonnaded parapet over. The fence and verandah tiles are intact as is the fine leadlight over the entry. [East Melbourne and Jolimont Conservation Study 1983]
This house was built for G A Gibbs by Timmins & Moles of 27 McKean St., Fitzroy in 1891.
George Arthur Gibbs was secretary of the Metropolitan Board of Works, a post he held for 37 years. He was less faithful to his place of residence and sold it in 1897 to Eliza Welch.