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Education

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

Catalogue number: 
embk0092
Content or description: 
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.
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St Patrick's College - verandah

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0400
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Black and white photo shows verandah at the rear of St Patrick's College.  The college was situated on the corner of Lansdowne Street and Cathedral Place, East Melbourne.  It was demolished in 1971 to make way for the Catholic Diocesan Centre.  One bluestone tower remains as a relic.

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The Wisewould Chronicles

Catalogue number: 
embk0112
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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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  • 607 reads

The Wisewould Chronicles - new edition

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Catalogue number: 
embk0118
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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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Yarra Park School Grade I 1940

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0354
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Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade I 1940.  The only student identified is Frances Hopgood (later Watkins) in the second back row, four from the left.

Donald McKerchar is in the front row, five from the right.

The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted to apartments.

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  • 316 reads

Yarra Park School Grade III 1938

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0297
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Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade III 1938.  The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in the second back row, three from the right.

The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted to apartments.

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Yarra Park School Grade IV 1939

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0296
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Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade IV 1939.  The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in the back row, three from the right.

The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted to apartments.

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  • 649 reads

Yarra Park School Grade Prep 1939

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0353
Content or description: 

Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade Prep 1939.  Frances Hopgood (later Watkins) is in the second back row, four from the right. 

Donald McKerchar is in the front row, five from the right.

The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted to apartments.

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  • 351 reads

Yarra Park School Grade V 1940

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0295
Content or description: 

Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade V 1940.  The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in the second back row, three from the right.

The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted to apartments.

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  • 781 reads

Yarra Park School Grade VI 1941

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Catalogue number: 
emdf0294
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Four images:

The first is a class photo of the 1941 Grade VI at Yarra Park School.  The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in second back row, five from the left.

The second is a detail of the above showing Glenice Hopgood.

The third is the medal awarded to Glenice Hopgood as dux of the class and presented by Mrs L Epstein.

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  • 635 reads

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