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Terrace houses

East Melbourne, Hotham Street 164, Cypress Terrace, 2007

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Brochure advertising the auction of 164 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 6 October 2007.

Hand written note provides the information that the property was passed in on the day for 1.5m. Later sold to Tom Warwick for 1.6m.

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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 168, 170

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A pair of terrace style houses, with cast iron balcony.

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The land on which this pair of houses sits was part of a three acre plot originally granted to the Church of England. The land was put up for sale on 7 Feb 1863 and was described as ‘ … very eligible piece of building land, adjoining the episcopal residence, Hotham-Street, East Melbourne, having 36ft. frontage thereto, by 150ft. deep.

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East Melbourne, Lansdowne Street 019 - Fire

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Newspaper clipping about a suspicious fire at the office of solicitor, Stephen Andrianakis, 19 Lansdowne Street, East Melbourne.

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East Melbourne, Powlett 091, Rannoch

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Brochure advertising sale by private treaty of 91 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. 1998 

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 012

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Brochure advertising auction of 12 Powlett Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 20 February 1988. Black and white sketch. Floorplan.  The house sold for $496,000.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 059, Enfield Place

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Real estate article which gives some of the history of the house.  It was built in 1872 for Robert Jacomb by William Rankin. It was to be auctioned on 19 December 1987 by agents Eric Weber.  It was presumably passed in as Domain property sales states the sale was by private treaty the same month.  The price reached was $570,000.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 084

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Newspaper clipping about the house at 84 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, known as Samarang.  Article gives some historical background as well as a description of the interior.  The house was to be auctioned on 4 May 2002. 

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 087

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Brochure advertising auction of 87 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 27 August 1994

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 091, Rannoch

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Brochure advertising auction of 91 Powlett Street, East Melbourne scheduled for 30 May 1998. Colour photos. Floorplan.  The house was passed in on the day but sold the following August f0r $985,000.  [See link to Domain Property Sales below]

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 092

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Brochure advertising the executor's auction of 92 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 26 November 1983.

Hand written note gives vendor's name as Dr Kennedy Burnside

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