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Midsummer Murders - A walk
Join us on a walk (approx. 2.5km) featuring some of the darker apsects of East Melbourne's history, and afterwards have coffee and cake at GG, 150 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne.
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1803: Lt-Governor David Collins took 460 convicts and white settlers ashore near Sorrento.
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Military History and Heritage Victoria
If you have a strong interest in military history you may be interested in joining Military History and Heritage Victoria which currently has two vacancies on its executive committee. MHHV provides a forum for people and groups who are passionate about military history and herita...
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MILLER, Edith Caroline Munckton
Edith Miller's connection with East Melbourne was as a parishioner of St Peter's Church, Eastern hill, East Melbourne. Her name appears on an Honour Board there commemorating parishioners who served overseas in the Great War. Before the war Edith Caroline Munckton Miller was the...
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MILLS, Claude William
Claude William Mills was the only son of William Bothwell Mills and Emily Jane Mills, nee Bienvenu. He hasd two sisters, May Louise Mills, born in 1883, died 1894 and Isabella May Dimond Mills, born in 1897 and died 1992. Claude Mills born on 4 November, 1892 in South Yarra and e...
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MILNE, Herman Edwin
Herman Edwin Briese Milne was born in Fitzroy, either in 1897, as listed on his official record of birth, or November 1895, as he wrote on his application to join the army. He was one of nine children born to Alfred Frank Milne and his wife Elizabeth Augusta Briese. All the child...
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Mines Museum
Copy of plans 30 June 1907. Laminated.
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Mirka Mora mural rediscovered
Newspaper clipping about the rediscovery of a mural on the wall of the old Balzac Restaurant, now Tippler & Co., at 58 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. Balzac Restaurant was established in 1956 by Georges Mora and his wife, artist Mirka Mora, who painted the mural.
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Mirka Mora turns 83
Short Newspaper clipping reporting on Mirka Mora's 83rd birthday. Mirka Mora is an East Melbourne identity as the founder, with her husband George, of the Balzac Restaurant, Wellington Parade.
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Mis-use of public parkland
Newspaper articles about the threat to public parks through redevleopment and inappropriate usage. Discusses parkland all over Melbourne, but includes as examples the suggestion to fence off part of Yarra Park for entertainment during the Boxing Day Test, and redevlopment of Flin...
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Miss Blanche Barrett at Tara
Photo shows Miss Blanche Barrett outside Tara, 338 Victoria Parade. Miss Barrett was live-in house keeper to the elderly Misses McDonough whose house it was.
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Miss Footy '69
Newspaper clipping of an article in which Tony Wilson writes of the time his mother, Margaret, won a football quiz giving her the title of Miss Football 1969. Margaret is a resident of East Melbourne. The Age, 26 May 2012, Good Weekend, p.9
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Missed the quiz? Don't worry, John Clarke provides the answers.
Punt Road. The other photo shows the Franz Joseph Glacier, where some actual movement has been detected by scientists over the past 600 years.
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MITCHELHILL, Russell
Russell Mitchelhill was born in East Melbourne on 19 September, 1899. He was one of four children, three bys and a girl, of David Cade Mitchelhill (1861-1931) and his wife Amy Ethel, nee Wade. Russell Mitchelhill was still a student when he enlisted on 20 November, 1917. He had s...
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MITCHELL, William Smith
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MMBW Master Plan 10E - Melbourne and inner suburbs
MMBW master plan and index to detailed plans covering Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Footscray, Melbourne, East Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Richmond, South Melbourne, Williamstown.
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MMBW Plan - Flinders St, Wellington Pd, Yarra River
MMBW detailed plan of East Melbourne published in 1896 covering Flinders Street, Wellington Parade, Railway Yards, City Morgue, Corporation Baths and Yarra River.
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MMBW Plan - Gisborne St, Victoria Pd, Eades St, Cathedral Pl
MMBW detailed plan of East Melbourne published in 1899 covering Gisborne Street, Victoria Parade, Cathedral Place (Grey Street), Albert Street, Brunswick Street, Lansdowne Street, Eades Street and Fitzroy Gardens.
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MMBW Plan - Grey St, Hoddle St, Hotham St, Powlett St
MMBW detailed plan of East Melbourne published in 1899 covering Grey Street, Hoddle Street, Hotham Street, Powlett Street, Gipps Street and Simpson Street.
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MMBW Plan - Grey St, Powlett St, Hotham St, Fitzroy Gardens
MMBW detailed plan of East Melbourne published in 1899 covering Grey Street, Powlett Street, Hotham Street, Clarendon Street, Gipps Street and Fitzroy Gardens.
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MMBW Plan - Hotham St, Hoddle St, Wellington Pd, Powlett St
MMBW detailed plan of East Melbourne published in 1898 covering Hotham Street, Hoddle Street, Wellington Parade, Powlett Street, Simpson Street and George Street.
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MMBW Plan - Hotham St, Powlett St, Wellington Pd, Fitzroy Gardens
MMBW detailed plan of East Melbourne published in 1899 covering Hotham Street, Powlett Street, Wellington Parade, George Street, Clarendon Street and Fitzroy Gardens.
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MMBW Plan - Jolimont St, Yarra Park, Scotch Oval
MMBW detailed plan of East Melbourne published in 1900 covering Jolimont Street, Swan Street, Jolimont Road and the old Scotch College Cricket Ground.
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MMBW Plan - MCG, Yarra Park, Swan St
MMBW detailed plan of East Melbourne published in 1900 covering the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Yarra Park.