1873-78. First appearance of one entry between Yarra Park and Wellington Parade: Mrs. Mitchell, refreshment house. 1882-83. Name mentioned: Mrs. Emily Bayly. 1881. Subdivided. 1884. Terraces and other houses on blocks south of school.
[Note: Mrs Mitchell ran the Refreshment Rooms on the Yarra near the bridge that once connected the Zoological/Friendly Society Gardens with the Botanic Gardens. She appears in the 1872 Directory under Yarra Park. A short ad confirms this: 'FOR SALE, cheap, two PASSAGE WARRANTS. Mrs. Mitchell, refreshment rooms. Botanic-bridge, Yarra-park.' (Argus, 3 Apr 1869, p.3) SB]
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