Home

East Melbourne Historical Society

Drop-down menu

  • Articles
  • People
    • Notable Women
    • WW1 soldiers and nurses
    • WW1 nurses
  • History
    • Milestones
    • Buildings
    • Community
    • People
  • Gallery
    • Maps
    • MMBW plans
    • Abortion battles
    • Bishopscourt
    • Bishopscourt garden
    • Bomb shelter
    • Buildings
    • Cairns Memorial Church
    • Early Melbourne
    • Football
    • Jean Campbell
    • Lanes
    • Margaret McLean
      • Family and home
      • Female suffrage
      • Clippings - Australia
      • Clippings - Britain
      • Clippings - USA
    • Personalities
    • Yarra Park
      • History
      • Desecration
    • Yarra River
  • Catalogue
    • Browse and Search
    • Catalogue table view
    • Site images
  • Images
  • Society
    • Activities
    • Newsletters
    • Tributes
      • John Barrie Wykes
      • Wynne McGrath
    • Publications
    • About
Home
    • Home
    • Search
    • Forum
    • Contact

Valetta

East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 206, Valetta

Image
Image
Image
Image

Brochure advertising sale of 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 26 May 1999

Read more ...
  • 598 reads

Knowing Women:Origins of Women's Education in Nineteenth-century Australia

This book discusses the origins of women's education in nineteenth-century Australia. It focuses on private schools as opposed to State or Church run schools. It includes a short chapter on Vieusseux Ladies' College, East Melbourne and a photo of the proprietors, Julie and Lewis Vieusseux.
Read more ...
  • 2357 reads

Lowe Kong Meng. The man who made his mark

Image
Newspaper clipping publicising the 'Chinese Fortunes' exhibition held at Ballarat's Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka. The article focuses on Lowe Kong Meng a wealthy Chinese merchant and leader of the Chinese community. He lived at Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne from 1868 to 1876. The Age, 28 Jan 2016, Spectrum, pp.16-17
Read more ...
  • 1622 reads

Redmond Barry: A Colonial Life 1813-1880

Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
A booklet outlining the life of Redmond Barry by Peter Ryan. Barry died at his East Melbourne home, Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street. Tucked into the booklet were two newspaper clippings about Barry: 1. 'Kelly's final Victim' by Peter Ryan. The Age, 18 30 September 1980 2. 'No finer gentleman than Mr Barry' by Keith Dunstan.
Read more ...
  • 2381 reads

Richmond and East Melbourne Sketchbook

Image
Image

Drawings of some landmark buildings in Richmond and East Melbourne with accompanying text giving historical information

Read more ...
  • 3229 reads

Such is the life of historic house now in disrepair

Image
Newspaper clipping about Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, its history and its steady decline due to many years of neglect.
Read more ...
  • 1562 reads

Valetta gets repair order

Image

Newspaper clipping reporting that Planning Minister, Richard Wynne, has issued a repair order on the owner of Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne.  Valetta is on the State heritage list but has been allowed to fall into a state of dereliction.

Read more ...
  • 599 reads

Winston Burchett's Scrapbook

A scrapbook of cuttings collected by Winston Burchett.  Most cuttings relate to reviews of his books, East Melbourne Walkabout and East Melbourne 1837-1977.  A smaller number of cuttings cover property news in East Melbourne, including sales and planning controversies

Read more ...
  • 1026 reads

User login

  • Join EMHS
  • Request new password
  • Privacy
  • Membership
  • About
  • Contact
  • Guidelines