Medical practitioners
Dr Bertram Wainer and the Struggle for the Right to Abortion
On 24 June 2022, in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 1973 ruling, made as result of the now famous Roe v Wade case, that gave a fundamental right to women to access abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Dr Julian Smith: surgeon and photographer
One of East Melbourne’s more notable residents was Dr Julian Smith: a remarkable man, famous in two very different fields, surgery and photography. Born in England in 1873, he arrived in South Australia with his family three years later. He studied medicine at Adelaide University but had to transfer to Melbourne when all the instructing medical professionals resigned.
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Dr Samuel Peacock of Eastbourne House
Eastbourne House stands on the corner of Wellington Parade and Simpson Street in East Melbourne. It is a two-storey building of 16 rooms, with a large balcony overhanging Simpson Street, and is classified by the National Trust. It was built for Dr Samuel Peacock in 1902. He used Eastbourne House as a residence, a surgery and a private hospital solely for female patients.
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Dr. Samuel Peacock: some notes
6 x A4 pages being notes and photocopied extracts from books relating to the life of Dr. Samuel Peacock (1839-1936)of Eastbourne House, 62 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne.
1. 1 x A4 page being typed notes transcribing the death notice of Samuel Peacock's mother which appeared in The Argus, 6 Jan 1891. [see PDF]
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Smelling History
Smells trigger memory just as effectively as old photos or objects. Think of some of Melbourne’s more famous smells such as tomato sauce from the old Rosella factory in Richmond, or baking bread from the Capitol Bakery in South Yarra, or even roasting coffee from Quists in Little Collins Street. East Melbourne had its own famous smell emanating from the Victoria Brewery in Victoria
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