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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 155
A two storey brick house with a pitched slate roof and simple cement rendered facade without verandah or balcony.
The house first appears in the rate books in 1864 and is described as having five rooms. In 1868 it appears as six rooms. Joachimi owned and occupied the house until 1870 when he sold to Daniel B. Pritchard who in turn sold it two years later to R.D. Pitt. Pitt sold to William Woodall in 1882 who was still the owner in 1890.
East Melbourne, Gipps Street 155 - Burchett
Built 1862 a 2 storey brick house for Mr G Joachimi. Builder Thos Padley.
Occupied 1895 - 1900 by Mrs Cass Parkinson.
It was here that Norman Lindasy courted his first wife Kate Parkinson.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 086
Small timber cottage
Richard Corbett owned the quarter acre allotment now occupied by a block of apartments known as 86-90 Hotham Street. Corbett was a storeman with Alston and Brown in Collins Street west. Alston and Brown was classed as a drapers but sold everything from carpets and tapestries, upholstery fabrics, dress fabrics, hats and other accessories.
East Melbourne, Powlett Street 101, 103, 105, 107 - Burchett
1860. MCC BR: No.107. Corner Gipps Street. Wyley to build wooden house for self.
1860. MCC BR: No.101. William Blewden to build for Charles Smith, house, 8 rooms and offices.
1860. No.101. Mrs. Ainslie Ladies School.
1861-2. Name mentioned: Villiers W. Wylie. Wood, 2 rooms.
1861. No.101. Chas. Smith - owner/occupier - 8 rooms, unfinished.
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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 107
Originally a single-storey double-fronted house with verandah, and stable. Now very much altered with a second storey added, and a garage in front of the stable.
107 Powlett Street was built in 1863 by James Nation for Vincent Matthew Wylly (sometimes erroneously Wylie or Wyley). It had five rooms, a kitchen and bathroom and a garden on its western side.
In 1867 Wylly commissioned James Nation to build a small cottage on the garden site. This is now numbered 153 Gipps Street.
East Melbourne, Simpson Street 051, 053, 055, 057 - Burchett
1886. MCC BR: John Thorpe (66 Neill Street, Carlton) to erect 4 brick houses for Mr. B. Lee. Mr. Ravenscroft - architect (see 'Elizabeth Terrace' 59-65 Simpson Street).
1887. Names mentioned (from George Street end): 1. Mrs. T. Archer, 2. 3. 4. vacant.
1888. 1. William Maher. 2. James Turner. 3. A. Roeser. 4. vacant.
1900. No.53 Norman Lindsay.
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James Sinclair and the Fitzroy Gardens
Newspaper clipping about the history of the Fitzroy Gardens. Includes author's own memories of seeing school children cutting through the gardens to the various schools and the many sculptures which adorned the gardens. The article mainly centres on the establishment of the gardens by James Sinclair (now disputed in favour of Clement Hodgkinson) and the story of his remarkable life.
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