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The Story of Gulf Station, Yarra Glen

The story of Gulf Station founded by William and Agnes Bell. Their children, Mary and William (Bill), were boarders at PLC and Scotch in East Melbourne.
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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

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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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The Wisewould Family

In 2014 Beatrice M Garner wrote The Wisewould Chronicles. The Wisewoulds lived for a time at 99 Hotham Street.

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Trinity Hall School 1905

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Group photo of Trinity Hall School, East Melbourne, 1905. The teacher shown in the photo is Etta Stoddart. A pupil with the initials 'I J H A' is standing in the second row, second from the right. This is undoubtedly Isabelle Josephine Handfield Andersosn (1894-1984) who lived all her life at 20 Jolimont Terrace.  The school was run by Miss Dougharty. 

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Trinity Hall School c.1911

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Group photo of Trinity Hall School c.1911.  The reverse of the photo indicates that 'I J H A' (Isabelle Josephine Handfield Anderson) was the original owner of the photo. She has written that she was not present, nor 'L B R', nor 'C O W'. The head mistress was Miss Dougharty.

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Victorian Artists Society

Note card with reProduction of original architectural drawing of the Victorian Artists Society building by Richard Speight. Drawing also shows part of neighbouring buildings.
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Yarra Park School Grade III 1938

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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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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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Yarra Park School Grade Prep 1939

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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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