Egan

East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1151

Description: 
A symmetrical single storey, double fronted weatherboard house. The front is executed in blockwork to imitate ashlar stonework. It has a particularly steeply pitched hipped slate roof and a timber verandah with convex iron and timber posts with cast iron frieze. The verandah may be a later addition. This is possibly a prefabricated building from Kent or Essex.
History: 
This is one of the only two weatherboard buildings extant in east Melbourne, and is representative of the large number of similar buildings that were built in East Melbourne in the 1850s and early 1860s. The house was built for a Mrs. Egan. Mrs.
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1151 - Burchett

Building is north of the "Boundary Hotel". Constructed of weatherboards on the sides and simulated stone boarding in front. 1865 Names mentioned: Mick Collins for Mrs Egan. Record states "next Boundary Hotel". This is disputed, as Mrs Egan already had a "wood" house next to hotel. Above would refer to a second one. 1866 Names mentioned: Egan as owner. Jos Williams as occupier.
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East Melbourne, Victoria Parade 548

Description: 
Fine Renaissance Revival single storey ashlar render residence. Elaborate eaves detail with timber brackets and render motif. Heavy cast iron frieze and brackets to verandah. The brackets have an unusual snake pattern. The slate roof is steeply pitched with fine render chimneys. The garden is bounded by a heavy cast iron palisade fence on bluestone plinth with intact corrugated iron side fences.
History: 
The house was built for William Phillips in 1869. Phillips was an iron moulder at the Victoria Foundry, Victoria Street, Carlton, and it is probably he who designed and cast the unusual iron brackets to the front verandah.
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EGAN, Marshall John Patrick

Biographical notes: 

Marshall John Egan seems to have been eager to go to war and proved to be a good soldier. He trained for 12 months before enlisting with the CMF at Albert Park, Victoria, then enlisted when he was eighteen and seven months old. A tinsmith by trade, he was 5' 7" tall, with a fair complexion, grey eyes and auburn hair.

Letter from Gracie Doe to Mrs. Bella Egan
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Memorial Cross, France
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St. John the Evangelist Church, East Melbourne - 50th Anniversary, October 14th 1979

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A booklet produced for the 50th anniversary of St John's Church, corner of Hoddle Street and Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. It contains brief tributes to some of the personalities who were involved in the church over the previous years.
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The Wisewould Chronicles

A history of the Wisewould family.  James Wisewould, solicitor and his wife, Sophia lived with their six small children at 99 Hotham Street in the late 1860s.  During this time at least two of the children attended Mrs Roberts School, Sydenham House, across the road at 80 Hotham Street.  Adeline, the eldest child, as a twelve year old wrote a diary for a period of just

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The Wisewould Chronicles - new edition

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This is a new edition of The Wisewould Chronicles.  It covers the same material as the earlier edition with extra information.

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