East Melbourne Historical Society
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Vincent Patrick Mackey was born and raised in East Melbourne. He attended Christian Brothers College, Parade on Victoria Parade, a short walk from his home at 87 Grey Street. Matriculating at age 13 he was too young to attend the University of Melbourne; he obtained a clerical po...
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Vincent Patrick Mackey was born in East Melbourne in May 1890, the eldest of four sons of Denis Patrick Mackey and Mary Donohoe.
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Copy of the book, Madame Midas, Fergus Hume's second book after his best-selling The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, with an introduction by Simon Caterson. The book was first published in 1888. It is a story of crime set in the Ballarat goldfields. The story itself has no connection wi...
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Arthur Magill was a 21 year old Bank Clerk, probably living in Ballarat, Victoria, when he enlisted for the First World War on 26 July, 1915. His next of kin was given as his father, Alexander Magill of Wendouree Parade, Ballarat. He may have enlisted in at the Drill Hall in East...
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Brochure advertising Magnolia Court as boutique hotel, c.2000. The property has a long history as a guesthouse/private hotel and is noted as a place where visiting stage performers would stay. Since then it has become run down. A planning permit for an upgrade has been granted, h...
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Maher enlisted on 4 November 1914. He was 5' 5" tall, weighing 136 lbs, with brown eyes and brown hair. He was 22 years and 8 months of age. His occupation was described as "tinsmith", and he is probably the Frederick James Maher, galvaniser, on the electoral roll at 55 Murphy St...
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Martin Mahoney was born in 1893 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, and enlisted for the war on 14 August, 1914. He had already had some military training, having been one year with the Broken Hill Rifle Club and six months with the 82nd Regiment. His mother, Annie Mahoney, lived...
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Whether Sidney Albert Maidment had any connection to East Melbourne is dubious. He enlisted under a false name, gave a false place of birth and, it may be assumed, a false place of residence. Certainly he does not appear on the electoral records under either of his names. The rea...
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Newspaper clipping telling the story of Malcolm Mathias' search for his lost grandfather who he believes was Lt. Clark Maxwell Gray who died at Fromelles in WW1. Lt Gray's father was principal of Pesbyterian Ladies College, and he, himself, went to Scotch College, both in East Me...
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Leslie William Mansell was the son of Reuben Mansell and Louisa Gowan. Born in Ballarat East in 1894, he enlisted for World War 1 on 2o August, 1914 at the age of 20 years and eight months. He was at the time a fruit grower in Mildura, something he would return to after the war....
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William Mansfield enlisted at Melbourne Town Hall on 16 May 1916. He was a married man, living with his wife Adelaide at 535 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. They had married around the same time that he had enlisted. He was 47 years old at the time and described his occupation a...
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Newspaper article about Charles Joseph La Trobe and his importance in the development of Melbourne. Photos of his cottage originally erected at Jolimont but since moved to a site near the Royal Botanic Gardens.
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Map of East Melbourne based on 1850 survey by C.C. Horrel. Scale 4 chains to the inch. Published by the Public Lands Office Melbourne in 1858. Lithograph by J.B.Philp and W. Hollis. Properties and owners are marked.
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Partial print of the so called "Cox Chart" 1864. "Hobson Bay and River Yarra Leading to Melbourne" by Commander H.L. Cox R.N. 1864 with updates in 1875 and 1879.
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Chart of Hobson Bay and River Yarra leading to Melbourne surveyed by H.L. Cox ; assisted by Thos. Bourchier & P.H. McHugh, 1864 ; engraved by J. & C. Walker. Published 1865. This edition published 1866 but further annotated with survey information from 1875.
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Detailed map of Melbourne and suburbs in 1855. It extends from Northcote in the north to St Kilda in the south and from North and South Melbourne in the west to Studley Park in the east.
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On 15 March this year more than 5,000 people gathered in East Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens, many dressed in black, many carrying banners. They streamed up the steps from Parliament station, alighted from trams which had come from all over the city, and walked with determination f...
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Newspaper article reporting on Margaret Gurry's work in tutoring children from immigrant families for which she was awarded The Order of Australia (AM). Photo. Melbourne Yarra Leader 14 June 2004. Further article about the classes held at St. John The Evangelist School. Melbourne...
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Material exhibited to accompany talk given by Dr. Liz Rushen to the East Melbourne Historical Society on Margaret McLean, her life and her contribution to female suffrage. Meeting held 18 June 2008. Material includes several photos of Margaret McLean; photos of her husband, Willi...
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Material exhibited to accompany talk given by Dr. Liz Rushen to the East Melbourne Historical Society on Margaret McLean, her life and her contribution to female suffrage. Meeting held 18 June 2008. Material includes First page of 1891 'Monster Petitition' showing Margaret McLean...
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Tells the story of the women's suffrage movement, the background to the Monster Petition and the life of Margaret McLean, a leader in the movement, and first signatory to the petition. Includes photos. Article in Circa, The Journal of Professional Historians, 2010
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Margaret McLean circa 1902In celebration of the centenary of women's suffrage in Victoria Dr. Liz Rushen will talk on Margaret McLean and her contribution to the cause. Mrs. McLean lived at 'Torloisk', on the corner of Vale Street and Wellington Parade South. She was the first si...
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Obituary for Marian de Lacy Lowe, model, writer and long time resident of East Melbourne who bought back the house at 42 Albert Street which her grandparents had built and in which she was born. Written by her son Dominic Lowe and published in The Age 10 November 2010.
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Document gives sales and rental results in East Melbourne April-June 2010. Thumbnail photos.