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Hostels

1914 Church of England Men's Society Hostel, East Melbourne

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0057
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Photo of Church of England Men's Society hostel at 198 Albert Street published in the Church of England Messenger on 2 January 1914. The building is no more but the photo is readily reconciled with t
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East Melbourne, Victoria Parade 164, 166, Ardee

Description: 
A two storey, verandahed and parapeted mansion symmetrically composed around an imposing side lighted doorway.
History: 
This house was designed by Crouch and Wilson and built by John O’Dea for Lawrence Benjamin, a clothier with premises in the ‘Beehive’ building at the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, opposite t
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For the Upholding of Womanhood.

Catalogue number: 
emrp0001-199911-p116-127
Content or description: 
Discusses the rise of hostels providing accommodation for the growing number of young girls coming to Melbourne in search of work during the inter-war years.
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Sale of Nauruan hostel

Catalogue number: 
emvf0430
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Newspaper clippings about sale of Art Deco building on corner of Garden Avenue and Wellington Parade which was owned and used by Nauru as a hostel for Nauruans seeking medical treatment in Melbourne.
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