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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.