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BROCKELBANK, Lilla
Lilla Brockebank, cricketer and architect, was the fifth of the six daughters of Duncan Brockelbank, actuary and accountant, and his wife Bessy Jemima, née Westmore .[1] Lilla was born in Hackney, London in 1883.[2] The family left London for Australia in August 1885 aboard the Melbourne. A month into the journey Duncan died of consumption.[3]
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Cricket in Long Skirts: Women's Cricket 1905-1916
A history of the first eleven years of women's cricket as an organised competition. The Victorian Ladies' Cricket Association was formed in 1905. This ceased to function after the 1915-16 season largely due to the war and the need for women to expend their energies elsewhere. A new association was formed in 1924 - The Victorian Women's Cricket Association.
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East Melbourne, Berry Street 042, 044, 046, 048 - Burchett
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East Melbourne, George Street 088, 090 - Burchett
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East Melbourne, Hoddle Street 1087, 1089 - Burchett
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 071, 073, 079 - Burchett
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Jolimont, Jolimont Street 086, 088 - Burchett
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Jolimont, Jolimont Street, 88,86
The house appears as a wide 2-storey rendered house with gently hipped slate roof and bearing a modern verandah.
Although this building appears as a single house it started out as two small cottages. On 30 November 1864 John Sinclair notified the Council that John Holmes would build him a cottage. The Rate Books subsequently listed the cottage as having four rooms.
The Early Days of Women's Cricket
With the MCG within its boundaries East Melbourne has more than its fair share of sporting stories.
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