Heritage
East Melbourne & Jolimont Community Magazines 2021
Local magazine published by the East Melbourne Group covering matters of local concern. Community news. Three issues for the year published in May, August and November
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Heritage Matters: Seventy Years of the East Melbourne Group 1953-2023
The history of the East Melbourne Group starts with a group of concerned residents who in 1953 fought to save the elm trees lining George Street, East Melboourne, from being axed by the City Council. One block of trees were saved.
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Interview with Geoffrey Borrack (1936-2025)
In 2007 the East Melbourne Historical Society collaborated with the Australian Catholic University to conduct oral histories with East Melbourne residents. This was the second year the program took place.
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Michael Buxton (x2) - Developer and critic on common ground
Article in The Age newspaper 15 August 2011 about two Michael Buxtons, related but not brothers. Both have different career interests in urban development, one as a developer, the other as Professor of Environment and Planning at RMIT University.
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Preservation of Melbourne's Heritage
Two newspaper articles on preservation of Melbourne's heritage. Published on successive days in The Age 22nd and 23rd November 2011. The first by Christopher Menz, acting director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne. The second by Miki Perkins, city reporter for The Age.
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Punt Road Oval development - flyer
A flyer produced by the East Melbourne Group and the East Melbourne Historical Society which was delivered to local residents as part of a campaign to stop redevelopment of the Punt Road Oval which in particular would mean the demolition of the historic Jack Dyer Stand.
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Richmond Football Club vows to exit Punt Road Oval if Jack Dyer Stand can't be demolished
Article about Richmond Football Club's proposal to redevelop its ground to create a larger playing area, comparable to that of the MCG. This will necessitate the demolition of the Jack Dyer Stand, which will be replaced with a stand of twice the capacity. The club claims that there is no other way to achieve its aims and if demolition is refused it will be forced to leave
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Such is the life of historic house now in disrepair
Newspaper clipping about Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, its history and its steady decline due to many years of neglect.
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Valetta gets repair order
Newspaper clipping reporting that Planning Minister, Richard Wynne, has issued a repair order on the owner of Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne. Valetta is on the State heritage list but has been allowed to fall into a state of dereliction.
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Walking Tour of East Melbourne 1982
A brochure with the title Walking Tour of East Melbourne. It was devised and written by Winston H Burchett, and published in 1982 for the National Trust of Victoria in association with the East Melbourne Group. It provides a map with the subject buildings marked by numbers. The numbers correspond to short histories of the marked buildings.
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