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Eastern Hill Fire Station

East Melbourne, Victoria Parade, c.1905

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Postcard, BP Series, colour print. The reverse is divided into a space for a message and a space for the address.  This format first appeared in Australia in 1905.

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Fire Station, Victoria Parade, Eastern Hill, East Melbourne. Electoral Rolls of 1934 and 1936

1 x A4 pages of typed notes being the names of residents living at the Eastern Hill Fire Station, East Melbourne extracted from Electoral Rolls of 1934 and 1936.
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Harold Freedman: the big picture

A book on the work of Harold Freedman, artist best known for his painted and mosaic murals. Known in East Melbourne as the creator of The Legend of Fire mosaic mural which adorns the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Headquarters in Albert Street. This work is covered in detail. Multiple coloured illustrations. Index.
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Melbourne Eucharistic Congress 1934

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Souvenir of the National Eucharistic Congress, Melbourne, 1934 Highly detailed panoramic photo taken by H.M. Walker from the parapet of the Eastern Hill Fire Station. The photograph shows the special papal legate Cardinal MacRory standing on the balcony of Mount St Evin's Private Hospital with white-robed church dignitaries and thousands of the faithful packed the Parade.
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Richmond and East Melbourne Sketchbook

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Drawings of some landmark buildings in Richmond and East Melbourne with accompanying text giving historical information

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