East Melbourne Historical Society
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Berthe Mouchette, nee Lion, was born in 1846 at Forcalquier, Provence-Alpes-Cotes d’Azur, France. She studied painting, gained qualifications as an art teacher and developed into an admired artist in her own right, exhibiting regularly at the Salon. She arrived in Melbourne in Se...
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Walter James Moule was born in East Melbourne on 6 February, 1889, the fourth child of James Bush Moule (1854-1926) and his wife Emma Edith, nee Archer (1854 -1912). He had three sisters Annie Louisa (1884-1960), Edith Miriam (1887-1947) , and Florence Amelia(1891-1966) and three...
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Newspaper clipping reporting on failed sale of Mornington, 105 Wellington Parade South. 29 May 2005.
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Real estate article about Mozart, 105 George Street scheduled for auction on 14 February, 1987. Also copy photo of Mozart c.1975, from the Burchett files held in the East Melbourne Library.
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Copy of pencil drawing of Mr. Henry Cooke's House, then known as Egglestone Villa. A later owner Thomas Welton Stanford called it Stanford House. Later again it was the Arms of Jesus Babies' Home. Originally a prefabricated house, believed to be the first private house in East Me...
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Article in The Victorian Historical Journal Nov-Dec. 1975: special C.J. La Trobe issue.
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Stanley Keith Muir was born at Ascog, Orrong Road South, Elsternwick on 8 April 1892. He was the youngest child of John Franklin Muir and his wife, Josephine, nee Holmes. He had two brothers and four sisters. John was a banker and at one time was manager of the Land Mortgage Bank...
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A memoir in the which the author, Virginia Hill, recounts her experience as a child of the British Raj sent away to board at Melbourne's Merton Hall at the age of five. It was an unhappy experience, and although the story has nothing to do with East Melbourne directly it highligh...
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The eventful, rags to riches life story of Muriel Ismay Smith who lived at Victoria House, 220 Clarendon Street between 1954 and 1988 when she died. The author is her grandson, Paul Lawrie. Includes photos.
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Agnes Gillian Murphy was born in Ireland but that is as much as we know about her early life. She appears to have arrived in Melbourne about 1884 on a visit to her sister, Elizabeth (Lily), who was already living here. She was first employed transcribing legal documents but in 18...
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Subjects WW1 Family name MURPHY Given names Joseph Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 70 Gipps Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 1086 Rank Spr Military units 3rd Tunnelling Company
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Thomas Michael Murphy enlisted on 9 August,1916. Born in Bridgewater, near Portland, Victoria, he was aged 25 and described himself as a Cycle and Motorcycle Mechanic. He was a married man, his wife, Mary Anne Murphy being listed on his papers as his next of kin, living at 478, a...
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born Jolimont
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Subjects WW1 Family name MURRAY Given names William John Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 6 Grey Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 5059 Rank Pte Military units 29th Battalion
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1 x A4 page of typed notes being names of musicians and entertainers extracted from Electoral Rolls of 1934, 1936 and 1945.
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The author, Arda Barry, tells the story of her early life: growing up in Latvia, fleeing the Russian invaders, experiences in the refugee camps of occupied Germany, arrival in Australia five years later and the Bonegilla Migrant Camp, school in the Riverina and work as a milk bar...
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The author, Arda Barry, tells the story of her early life: growing up in Latvia, fleeing the Russian invaders, experiences in the refugee camps of occupied Germany, arrival in Australia five years later and the Bonegilla Migrant Camp, school in the Riverina and work as a milk bar...
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Author, Kath McKay, writes about the legal case surrounding the rape of her grandmother, Ethel Wilkinson, as a nine year old child in 1895. The accused rapist was Edwin Worrall, a family friend who looked after Ethel and her two brothers while Harry Wilkinson, their father, a sol...
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Newspaper clipping and obituary of Vali Myers, artist. She lived at Watlington, 189 Hotham Street. Photos. January to February 2003.
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Two pictures of East Melbourne residents in front of Mygunya, 92 Vale Street, East Melbourne. The first of the family of Peter Hill taken in 1885. The second of Myra Young taken in 1962. Myra, about to leave for a holiday in Singapore and Hong Kong, is smartly dressed and sportin...
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A folder containing a collection of photos, auction brochures and newspaper clippings relating to East Melbourne and in particular to real estate. Myra Sutton, the donor of the collection, was on the committee of the East Melbourne Group and there are some items which relate to t...
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Newspaper article about the discovery of 240 mystery negatives depicting Melbourne scenes from the 1930s. They were donated to the East Melbourne Library where librarians and volunteers uncovered the story behind them and identified the subject matter. Louise McKenzie was the don...
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Subjects WW1 Family name NANCARROW Given names Victor Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 108 Albert Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 2560 Rank Pte Military units 29th Battalion
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Subjects WW1 Family name NASH Given names Henry Miles Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 423 Victoria Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 7282 Rank Pte Military units 6th Battalion