East Melbourne Historical Society
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Subjects WW1 Family name OLIVE Given names William James Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 177 Simpson Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 6633 Rank Pte Military units 6th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
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Subjects WW1 Family name OLIVER Given names Walter Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 6 Jolimont Terrace , Jolimont, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 19332 Rank BQMS Military units Field Artillery Brigade 7, Brigade Ammunition Column
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An account of Charles Perry's voyage to Port Phillip on 'The Stag'. Charles Perry, first bishop of Melbourne, arrived in Melbourne in 1847, with his wife, Frances, and 80 other passengers including a number of clergymen hand-picked to assist him in his ministry. Author Tim Gateho...
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A collection of large format photos used for EMHS Open House exhibition held at The Menzies Foundation, Clarendon Terrace during Open House weekend, July 2013. Each photo is in a protective sleeve with supporting photos included. Housed together in a Zetta Florence cardboard carr...
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Feature article on Ann Gallbally as winner of The Age Non-fiction Book of the Year for her book Charles Conder: the last bohemian. Photo. The Age, 23 Aug. 2003.
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A leaflet produced on the occasion of the garden being open as part of Australia's Open Garden Scheme. Includes some history of the property.
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Newspaper clippings about Melbourne's Open House scheme for 2011. Bishopscourt was part of the program.
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Five typescript pages giving brief histories of five houses that were open as part of a fund raising open day c.1976. The notes were prepared by the owners of the houses at the time. A copy of a sixth history from the archives of Holy Trinity is also included.
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Obituary for Peter Maund by his sister-in-law, Suzie St George. Peter Maund lived for many years at 112 Powlett Street, East Melbourne.
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Subjects WW1 Family name ORAMES Given names Archibald William Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 622 Rank Spr Military units Railway Unit, Section 2
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Subjects WW1 Family name ORFORD Given names William Albert Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 51 Berry Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 4867 Rank Gnr Military units Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 8
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Clark Orman was working as a night porter when he enlisted in the AIF on 27 October 1916. Although he was living in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, he enlisted at Geelong. He was just over 21, 5'7", with light blue eyes and brown hair. His father was his next of kin and lived at...
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East Melbourne from its earliest days was full of schools. The larger, purpose-built church schools eventually grew too big for the small parcels of land available and moved to more spacious suburbs; and the smaller privately run schools generally died a natural death when their...
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Photos of two advertisments for Ormiston Ladies' College. The school was first established c.1861 by Mrs Ainslie in George Street, East Melbourne. In 1862 she moved the school to 40 (now 101) Powlett Street as shown in the first advertisement. In 1868 Mrs Ainslie sold the school...
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Newspaper article on the removal of cast iron standards from old bridge in Footscray prior to its demolition. One of the standards was bought by George Mora to convert to a fountain at his restaurant, Balzac in East Melbourne. A drawing of this became the restaurant's logo. The M...
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In 1946 Oscar Oeser, like many men who had fought in World War 11, migrated to Australia. His arrival had already been announced in an ‘Age’ article of 24 November 1945.
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Ian is a former senior executive in the coal mining and gas industries, but after 27 years he switched his focus to the natural environment.
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Marguerite Ousley 1881-1971 Marguerite Ousley (1881–1971) is among the nurses commemorated at St Peter’s Church, Eastern Hill, East Melbourne, on the honour boards naming parishioners who served abroad or at home during the Great War of 1914–18. She trained at St Vincent’s Hospit...
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An article telling the story of the unsolved murder of Eric Tulloch which took place at Lauriston Hall, 86 Wellington Parade in 1921.
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born East Melbourne
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Subjects WW1 Family name OWEN Given names Herbert Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Miss Edith Owen, Cliveden Mansions 192 Wellington Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 4318 Rank Dvr Military units 24th Battalion, 10th...
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Newspaper clipping about the Paces role in the creation of the Lygon Street Festa. The Paces live at 100 Simpson Street. Photo. The Age, 26 October 2002.
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Following our AGM at 7.30 Fay Woodhouse, professional historian and editor of the book, Robert Russell: Artist of Early Melbourne will take us through the life and work of the man who laid the foundations of our city but about whom relatively little is known.
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Entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography. Palmer was responsible for the layout of Jolimont Square.