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Eastern House
Photo of apartments at Eastern House, 174 George Street.
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Eastside Brasserie
Review of Eastside Brasserie in Tribeca.
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Eat Street: Wellington Parade
Newspaper clipping featuring Wellington Parade, East Melbourne as a restaurant belt. It gives short description of six restaurants.
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Eblana, 140 Jolimont Road: Proposed redevelopment
A newspaper article about the proposed redevelopment of the house at 140 Jolimont Road, Jolimont, the former home of Thomas Jackson of Young and Jackson's Hotel. The East Melbourne Group is critical of the development which is to be 42m high, retaining only the facade of the old...
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ECCLES, Harold
Harold Eccles enlisted on 24 April, 1915. He was 23 years old, single and a salesman for Dairy Produce. he lived at 112 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, and gave as his next f kin his father, Edward Eccles, of 7 Oak Road, The Cliff, Broughton, Manchester. On 16 November, he was cal...
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EDGCUMBE, Erica Valletort
Erica Valletort Edgcumbe (1889-1955) Erica Valletort Edgcumbe’s period of active service was brief but when her story is expanded to encompass her wider life before, during and after the war, it takes on a wider significance. The family, which had come from early pioneer stock on...
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EDGINTON, Arthur Benjamin
Arthur Edginton enlisted on 11 February, 1915, and was placed in the 22nd battalion. He was British by birth, 29 years old, single and described himslef as a waiter and cook. He lived at 395 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, and gave his next of kin as his sister, Mary Ann Edginto...
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Education Department's spend-up
Newspaper clipping about the nearly five million dollar upgrade to the Education Department in Treasury Place while hundreds of schools are deteriorating through neglect.
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Edward S Chapman, sports writer
A photo of a display of photos of the senior staff of The Argus in 1882 - Edward is above the "r" in Argus. The photo is included in the manuscript "The Men who Made the Argus and the Australasian", from the State Library of Victoria. The head shot appeared in his obituary in The...
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EDWARDS, Ernestine Mabel
Ernestine Mabel Edwards, like other members of her family, was known by several variations of her name, most commonly Nesta. Nesta was born in 1883 in the mining hamlet of Snake Valley, near Carngham, some 30 kilometres from Ballarat. She was the first of two surviving children b...
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EDWARDS, Norman Daly
Norman Edwards was 27 years old when he enlisted on 11 September, 1915. Although he worked for the railways as an engine cleaner and lived in the city, he was placed in the 12th Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse. He was originally from country Victoria, having been born at Mount Eg...
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EDWARDS, Norman John Henry
Norman Edwards was a bank clerk and just nineteen years old when he enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania, on 13 February, 1918. He had had previous experience, with four years in the cadets and had served 130 days in the 36 Fort. Coy. Aust. Engineers. His father, Henry Alfred Edwards, li...
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EDWARDS, William Bertrand
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EGAN, Marshall John Patrick
Marshall John Egan seems to have been eager to go to war and proved to be a good soldier. He trained for 12 months before enlisting with the CMF at Albert Park, Victoria, then enlisted when he was eighteen and seven months old. A tinsmith by trade, he was 5' 7" tall, with a fair...
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Eking out a living
Newspaper clipping about the hardships of life as an artist. The article centres on Paul Knight, a resident of East Melbourne. Photo. The Age, 12 November 2003.
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Elections
Collection of newspaper articles about the Melbourne City Council elections in 2004. Photos.
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Elegant East Melbourne
A collection of newspaper articles about living in East Melbourne and Jolimont. Includes information on real estate market and lifestyle. Interviews with residents including Elizabeth Hill, Jacinta Ryan. Photos. From 1992.
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Eliza Jane Sprigg, Hannah Clark and Florence Bland Holt
The photo shows three women in Victorian dress taking tea on a verandah. The women are from left to right Eliza Jane Sprigg, her sister Hannah Clark and actress Florence Bland Holt. The donor of the photo believed it to be taken either at 166 Wellington Parade or Cliveden Mansion...
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Eliza McGuigan
This photograph of Eliza McGuigan, Henry's wife was taken in Melbourne around the 1870's
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Eliza with Ada and Mary
Ada Victoria McGuigan born 1875, her mother Eliza McGuigan and sister, Mary Elizabeth McGugian born 1870
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Elizabeth Alexander to be head of Medibank
Newspaper clipping announcing that Elizabeth Alexander is to be appointed as the new head of Medibank.
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Elizabeth Cotton Clark of 190 George Street
Life story of Elizabeth Cotton Clark compiled by Margaret Clark with additional notes by Jason Clark. Elizabeth was a photographic colourist as well as a talented botanical artist. The house at 190 George Street was built for her in 1909. She died only a year later. She was the s...
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Ellen Kellet (1837-1922)
Portrait of Ellen Kellet, wife of Abraham Kellet. The Kellets were the original owners of 54 George Street, East Melbourne. Abraham founded a cartage company called Kellet & Co.
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ELLIOTT, William Ewart
William was born at Port Melbourne July 1892. He married Elizabeth Llewelyn at East Melbourne in May 1912. After the wedding they were living at 112 Grey Street, East Melbourne. William enlisted as a private in the AIF in Melbourne on the 12 September 1914. He was allocated to th...