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East Melbourne, Albert Street 028 - Burchett

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Hoddle Street between Albert St and Victoria Pde St John's R.C. church Church built 1901 Celtic Cross & Irish Round Tower Old Gothic church opened 1866 New church foundation stone laid 1924 Mrs Koch of Gipps Street claims her mother told her a relative Richard Dennehy was architect of the first St Johns. A Dennerby was partner in the firm that designed Queen Bess Row. From MCC BR: 1865 J.B.
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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 165, 167, 169 - Burchett

Built 1871 by James Harper, Builder, for the Rev James Caldwell. Three 2 storey brick houses. Notable for the coach house entrance at 165. Rev James Caldwell lived at 18 Gore Street, Fitzroy and was minister at the St. Georges Presbyterian Church, Collingwood.
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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 165, Hope Terrace

Description: 

One of a row of three, two-storeyed houses, of which No. 165 possesses a porte cochere (i.e. a porch, large enough to accommodate wheeled vehicles). The row is decorated to present a single identity, i.e. the parapet is plain, and unbroken over the three houses and there is a central basket-arched 'entablature' flanked by scrolling. The cornice is dentillated.

History: 

Rev. James Caldwell died in 1907 leaving the property to his wife for her lifetime and then to his children. His wife, Mary Anne, died in 1926. The inventory in his will stated that 'Each house is let at 22/6 per week and assessed by the City of Melbourne at £50 per annum. The whole is valued at £2200'

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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 171, 173 - Burchett

1870. MCC BR: James Harper for John Armstrong 2 cottages. 1872. John Armstrong - owner. Occupiers: No.171 Amos Bigland. No.173 James Barton. 1874. Each of brick, 4 rooms.
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St. John the Evangelist Church East Melbourne. Memories of Yesteryear: May 1 Reunion 1994

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A booklet compiled for the 1994 reunion of past and present members of the St John's Parish, East Melbourne. It contains some extracts from the 1979 reunion booklet; reprints of previously published material; and some original stories and memoirs. The pieces cover personalities, church and parish life and go back to the 1930s. Includes some photos.

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Victorian Historical Journal June 2016

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Essays on various aspects of Victoria's history. Includes two articles which have some relevance to East Melbourne 1. Empires of Leaves: Tea Traders in Late Nineteenth-century and Edwardian Melbourne by Peter Griggs.

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