99 Hotham Street
The sound of music
Newspaper cutting about the visit of Oscar Hammerstein III to Melbourne. He is the grandson of Oscar Hammerstein II, co-writer of such musicals as Sound of Music and South Pacific. The article mentions Oscar Hammerstein II's marriage to Dorothy Blanchard in 1929. Dorothy was the daughter of the Mrs Blanchard who owned 99 Hotham Street, East Melbourne 1922-1925.
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The Wisewould Chronicles
A history of the Wisewould family. James Wisewould, solicitor and his wife, Sophia lived with their six small children at 99 Hotham Street in the late 1860s. During this time at least two of the children attended Mrs Roberts School, Sydenham House, across the road at 80 Hotham Street. Adeline, the eldest child, as a twelve year old wrote a diary for a period of just
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The Wisewould Chronicles - new edition
This is a new edition of The Wisewould Chronicles. It covers the same material as the earlier edition with extra information.
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