East Melbourne Group

Braemar reports

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Copies of reports prepared in support of the building's nomination to Historic Buildings Register, now Heritage Victoria. Includes report from National Trust of Victoria by C. Kellaway, dated 31/12/75; East Melbourne Group; and Geoff Borrack, architect. Also includes copy of article by Kerry Jordan, dated 15/8/01 entitled 'Ballrooms'

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Brewery redevelopment

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Three newspaper clippings about proposed development on site of old Victoria Brewery. Photo of Margaret Wood and Michael Wilson as representatives of East Melbourne Group. March 1998 - January 2002.

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Capital City News April/May 1999

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Copy of Capital City News with a photograph and article about new lord mayor, Peter Costigan, a resident of East Melbourne. Part of a collection of miscellaneous correspondence and documents circulated among committee members of the East Melbourne Group in the years 1997-98.

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City of Melbourne Conservation Schedule: Omitted Buildings

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Correspondence and research notes submitted to City of Melbourne to have included in the updated Conservation Schedule some buildings which had been omitted from the original 1983 schedule. At the same time it had been proposed to remove from the new schedule the buildings which had been given an E grading in 1983.

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Coalition of the angry line up against sell-off

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Newspaper clipping reporting on peoples' anger over the proposed sell-off of the old Peter MacCallum Cancer Hospital in East Melbourne. The state government claims it is surplus to its needs but the public view is that the site is such an important one it should be kept for public use and re-purposed. The photo shows five people standing outside the Peter MacCallum Hospital.

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