Perry
Bishop Charles Perry - 1860c.
Picture of Bishop Charles Perry, Bishop of Melbourne from 1848 to 1876. The State Library of Victoria dates the picture between 1857 and 1863.
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Bishopscourt Melbourne - Official Residence and Family Home
A social history of Bishopscourt Melbourne. It starts with the arrival of Bishop Perry and his choosing of the site for Melbourne's episcopal residence and works through the trials and tribulations that he and his wife experienced in the establishment of a house and a tradition that had to serve both their public and private lives.
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Bishopscourt Open Day, 30-31 July 2011
Photos and documents relating to Bishopscourt Open Day.
Bishopscourt took part in "Melbourne Open House" on 30 and 31 July 2011. Guides provided historical perspectives of the building and its occupants since Bishop Charles and Mrs Frances Perry first took up residence in 1853.
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Clarendon Terrace and her neighbours
Booklet based on the inaugural lecture at Clarendon terrace for Her Place Women's Museum given by Dr Liz Rushen on 9 May 2019 as part of the National Trust Asutralian Heritage Festival 2019.
Clarendon Terrace was built in 1857 and the talk focuses on its history and its neighbours at that time, particularly women, including:
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East Melbourne, Bishopscourt, Open garden days 2002, 2003, 2006
Newspaper clippings and pamphlets about open garden day and other visits at Bishopscourt on 12 October 2002, 29-30 Nov. 2003 and 26 April 2006. Photos.
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 017
Photo of St Hilda's 17 Clarendon Street taken by Sarony Studios in the early 1900s.
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Jolimont, Jolimont Terrace 002 - Burchett
1870. Names mentioned: J. Sharp - owner, 8 rooms and grounds. Mrs. Sharp - occupier.
1870c-1901. Name mentioned: John Sharp - Timber merchant.
1877. MCC BR: John Sharp to build on his allotment. Architect: Jas. Gall, Princes Chambers, Swanston Street.
1878. John Sharp - owner/occupier, 14 rooms.
1902-8.
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Jolimont, Palmer Street outbuild - Burchett
Outbuildings at rear of flats. Said to date from Bishop Perry's occupancy 1852c.
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On Board with the Bishop
An account of Charles Perry's voyage to Port Phillip on 'The Stag'. Charles Perry, first bishop of Melbourne, arrived in Melbourne in 1847, with his wife, Frances, and 80 other passengers including a number of clergymen hand-picked to assist him in his ministry. Author Tim Gatehouse has followed the story of journey out and the lives of some of the passengers on the ship.
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Power House or White Elephant
A review of the book, Bishopscourt Melbourne - Official Residence and Family Home by Elizabeth Rushen (Mosaic Press 2013). The author of the review is David Woods, the son of Sir Frank Woods KBE, Archbishop of Melbourne 1957-77. Published in The Melbourne Anglican, February 2014, page 25.
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