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Plans for MCG redevelopment
Article about plans to redevelop the MCG's Great Southern Stand. A refresh, along with additonal facilities, is deemed necessary if the stadium is to retain its place as a world leader.
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PLC clippings
Clippings from 1931 and 1932 Patchwork. Include House Notes and articles on The Late Dame Nellie Melba and Henry Handel Richardson. Illustrations of decorative furniture and joinery in Wyselaskie Hall. Photo of students at assembly in Wyselaskie Hall. Photo of Music Rooms (Koorin...
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PLC Melbourne: The First Century 1875-1975
History of Presbyterian Ladies College 1875-1975. Photos. Index.
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Poems of East Melbourne
Author Le-Hoa Wysham used the COVID-19 lockdown as an opportunity to explore some of the stories of East Melbourne's history and to encapsulate them in poetry. Each poem is illustrated with a photo.
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Policing East Melbourne
In 1883 the Police Department rented a house on a wide block of land in Darling Street, East Melbourne. This house would become the residence of the sergeant-in-charge of the new police station. Next door, on the undeveloped part of the land, a small two-roomed, wooden office was...
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POLSON, Arthur Ernest
Arthur Ernest Polson was the the son of Karl Olaf (Charles) Polson and his wife, Selma Maria Francisca Inga Anderson. He waas born in 1893 and enlisted for the First World War on 16 July, 1915. He was then aged 22 years and 3 months and was working as a storekeeper. He was single...
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Pope's visit
Series of seven small colour proof photos of the visit by Pope John Paul II to the Mercy Hospital in 1986.
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Port Phillip Colonial 1801-1851
Book published on occasion of like named exhibition at State Library of Victoria. Covers early Government Buildings and surveys. Includes Lonsdale and his cottage, La Trobe and his cottage. Illustrations.
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Possums in the park
Clippings from Melbourne News about night time tours run in the Fitzroy Gardens for tourists to see the native wildlife such as possums, bats and a tawny frogmouth.
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Postcards from the Raj
Newspaper clippings about the Johnston Collection. Includes articles on new book entitled Indian Painters - British Masters about the Company Paintings in the collection. Also articles about various exhibitions. Photos.
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POTTAGE, Henry Rupert
Subjects WW1 Author Sue Larkin Family name POTTAGE Given names Henry Rupert Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Jolimont, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 15173 Rank Pte Military units 14th Australian General Hospital
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Power House or White Elephant
A review of the book, Bishopscourt Melbourne - Official Residence and Family Home by Elizabeth Rushen (Mosaic Press 2013). The author of the review is David Woods, the son of Sir Frank Woods KBE, Archbishop of Melbourne 1957-77. Published in The Melbourne Anglican, February 2014,...
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Power precinct
Newspaper clipping publicising a new block of 250 apartments being built on the site of the old Dallas Brooks Hall to be known as The Eastbourne. The developer of the project is Mirvac and the architectural firm is Bates Smart. In an associated piece Tom Kiing tells why he has bo...
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POWERLETT, George
George Powerlett stated that he was born in East Melbourne on 7 December 1884. However his grand-daughter, Valerie Weber, has unearthed a slightly different story. According to the Victorian Police Gazette he was found abandoned in the Cricket Reserve (Yarra Park) on 20 December...
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Powlett Reserve and Darling Square
Notification to residents of plans to upgrade Powlett Reserve and Darling Square. Includes schedule and plans. 1996.
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Powlett Reserve Child Care Centre
Short paragraph about the opening of the Powlett Reserve Child Care Centre. From Melbourne Life, July 1992
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Powlett Street and Hotham Street corner 1950s
Three photos from the City of Melbourne's City Collection. All the photos have been taken to illustrate illegal parking. The information provided gives dates of c1956 indicating that the parking was a result of the Olympic Games. However the cars, and number plates, indicate an e...
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Powlett Street, East Melbourne, picket gate in an established garden
Scanned glass lantern slide of apicket gate in an established garden in Powlett Street, East Melbourne. Photographer John Henry Harvey
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POYNTER, James Cursham
Wife - Sarah Jane Poynter, 583 Victoria Parade East Melbourne James enlisted on the 18 September 1916 at the age of 43 years and 8 months with the occupation o Clerk His parents were deceased, however, James married Sarah Jane on 23 November 1916 who became his next of kin Upon e...
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Pre-European culture in the East Melbourne area
Gary Presland, historian and authority on Aboriginal history, will share his insights into the life and times of the Aboriginal peoples in our local area.
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Precinct Tree Planting Design
An overview of City of Melbourne's planning strategy for planting new trees and replacing old in East Melbourne and Jolimont (2002).
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Premier of Victoria passes the buck on Yarra Park
The tree versus the bull barThe EMHS referred its photographic essay on the devastation of Yarra Park to the Premier of Victoria. Similar letters were also sent to the Lord Mayor and the local State Member of Parliament, Bronwyn Pike. The Premier's office, unlike the local member...
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Presbyterian Ladies College Image 1956
Framed drawing of Presbyterian College, East Melbourne viewed from Albert Street 1956 by Herbert Moore. Moore was an architectural draughtsman who was known for his pen and ink drawings of old buildings. The buildings shown from left to right are: the original PLC building design...
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Presbyterian Ladies College: class photo
Black and white photo shows a group of students in school uniform, some standing, some sitting on the ground. Numbers appear on the reverse which correspond to a list of names accompanying the photo. Names given are Sandra Cootes, Gwenda Parsons, Noelle Howden, Margot Harris, Pau...