Hall
A Tribute to Betty Hall
Notes on the life of Betty Hall who died 8 April 2011. The notes cover mainly her life after her retirement which she spent in East Melbourne. She was involved in many local groups and community activities. In her working life she had been a highly respected property lawyer with the firm Purves and Purves.
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East Melbourne, Grey Street 151, Lansdowne Villa
Description:
A single storey, double fronted villa, with an arcaded verandah along the length of its front facade.
History:
When Henry Hall died in 1875 he left the house, known then as Lansdowne Villa, and its contents to his youngest sister, Clara Ellen. Clara was the widow of architect, Charles Swyer and she renamed the house Worsley after the place in England where he had died. Upon her death Clara left the house to her unmarried daughter, also Clara (Swyer), who lived there until 1922 when she sold it to Mrs.
East Melbourne, Grey Street 151, Worsley
Photograph of Worsley, 151 Grey Street (2 Grey Street pre-1890), now the site of the Mercy Private Hospital. Photo shows a symmetrical, single storey, double fronted house, with arcaded verandah. The house was built c. 1867 for Henry Hall, chemist. Architects: Austin & Ellis. Builders: Leech & Bricknell.
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East Melbourne, Grey Street 151, Worsley - research papers
Research notes establishing history of Worsley (see VF 419). Family history notes showing relationship between original owner, Henry Hall, and researcher, Joan Glover. (Rev. Edward Fethers, a locum vicar at Holy Trinity, was also part of this family.) Copy of map giving purchasers of land in Crown Land Sales, 1858. Copy of Cox map of 1866.
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1081
Description:
Two storey block of 'bachelor' flats in the streamlined Moderne style. The building features curved walls, curved concrete window hoods, black contrasting bricks and portholes.
History:
Index to Building Applications gives date of application as 7 Sept 1939, however the first page of the application shows it was initially signed on 10 Jan 1939, when the owner was the Commissioner of Victorian Railways and the builder was G. Phillips, 3 Glen Avon Road, Hawthorn. These names were crossed out and the application newly signed on 5 April 1940 when J.K.
East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1085, Millhayes
Description:
Two storey cream brick apartment block in the Art Deco style
History:
The building application for this site is dated 26 August 1939. The owner of the site was the Victorian Railways, which had owned it since purchasing a number of blocks along Wellington Parade in 1901 in order to create the existing railway line.
East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1111, 1113
1874 Names mentioned: Occupier No. 1111 Mrs Hall. Occupier No. 1113 Wm Evans.
1880c Names mentioned: Mrs A Brew, John P Tennant.
1880c Residences named "Sophia Villas".
Two 2-storey residences with a common decorated front parapet and a central panel showing the villa name.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 158, 160, 162, 164 - Burchett
1853. MCC BR: Thomas W. Stewart for self a house.
1861. MCC BR: John Bennell for Thos. W. Stewart, 2-storey house.
1862. T.W. Stewart - owner/occupier. Brick 4 rooms.
1867. MCC BR: Thos. W. Stewart to build three 6-roomed houses, also a 4-room house in connexion with stabling.
1870. Stewart - owner. Occupiers: W. Jeffrey, Thos. Pavey (solicitor), R. Greeve, Cumberland.
1870-86.
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East Melbourne, Victoria Parade 060,062,064 - Burchett
There may have been two No.12's originally. No.12a first appears in 1869 - may have been built on Anderson's stable site. (Refer 1894 MMBW plan). No.12a became No.60, No.14 to No.62 and No.16 to No.66? (should probably be No.64).
1852. Lot 15, Section 1 purchased by Solomon Benjamin.
1853. MCC BR: Wm. Anderson - builder, for self two houses and stables. (1854c-1893c).
1854. MCC BR: Wm.
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Gone to War as Sister: The Cost to Nurses' Health
One of 16 illustrated panels prepared by Janet Scarfe and volunteers from the East Melbourne Historical Society as part of an exhibition, Gone to War as Sister, commemorating the lives and work of the many women who served as nurses in the First World War and had connection with East Melbourne or Jolimont.
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