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Salvation Army Printing Works
Newspaper clipping reporting on forthcoming sale of the old Salvation Army Printing Works building at 502 Albert Street, East Melbourne.Salvation
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SAMSON, Eric James
Eric James Samson was the son of Henry Augustus Samson and his wife, Helen/Ellen Mary or Mary Helen/Ellen nee Savage. Henry was a doctor, graduating from Melbourne University in 1880. In 1883 he was appointed health officer for the Shire of Omeo. Eric was born at Beechworth in 18...
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SAMSON, John Vernon
John Vernon Samson, was the son of Henry Augustus Samson and his wife, Helen/Ellen Mary or Mary Helen/Ellen nee Savage. Henry was a doctor, graduating from Melbourne University in 1880. In 1883 he was appointed health officer for the Shire of Omeo. At the time of his death in 190...
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SANDERS, Algernon Benjamin
Algernon Benjamin Sanders was born in 1884 at Burlington Terrace, 52 [now 404] Albert Street, East Melbourne. He was the third son in the large family of Lewis Sanders and his wife Miriam, nee Benjamin. The Sanders and their first child had moved into the newly built Burlington T...
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SANDERS, Frederic Roy
Frederic Roy Sanders was born on 2 January 1887 at Burlington Terrace, 52 [now 404] Albert Street, East Melbourne. He was a son of Lewis Sanders and his wife, Miriam nee Benjamin. The Sanders and their first child had moved into the newly built Burlington Terrace in 1867. The ter...
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Sandra Mackenzie
Two copy photographs of Sandra Mackenzie and others in front of Miss MacDonald's Guest House at 70 Clarendon Street.
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Sands and McDougall Directories
Fiona Campbell, local history librarian at East Melbourne Library, has the knack of wringing juice out of the driest of subjects. In this talk she will take on the Sands and McDougall Post Office Directories. These massive volumes were produced from 1857 to 1974 and are an invalu...
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Sarah's Search: A Silk Odyssey
The story of Sarah Bladen Neill's attempts to establish a silk industry in Australia. The story concentrates on her activities in Corowa, Central Victoria and Europe, but its earliest beginnings were in East Melbourne when Sarah lived at Barkly Terrace in Grey Street (now demolis...
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Sausages and memories
Newspaper article by Paul Daffey about Holy Trinity Church and its connections with Australian Rules football, particularly with Arthur Mueller 'Joe' Pearce, a member of the congregation, star footballer and WW1 hero. Members of the church, led by church warden and organist, Laur...
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Saving Caspar: how a vet got a tick of approval
Newspaper article in The Age, 13 December 2011. The story is told of Caspar, an East Melbourne pet Tibetan spaniel cross. Caspar was bitten and brought near to death by a tick of a type rare in Melbourne. The problem was eventually correctly diagnosed by local vet Bill Ryan and C...
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Scaly beast
Newspaper clipping about installation of dragon in children's play area in Fitzroy Gardens.
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School closed over gay message
Newsclipping about the Seventh Day Adventist Church closing its language school because a teacher, Keith Paulusse, supported gay marriage. The language school re-opened five days later at the Unitarian Church in East Melbourne.
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Schools
Copies and transcripts of newspaper articles, and notes, about Yarra Park State School, The City Free Kindergarten (the predecessor of Powlett Reserve Kindergarten), Servants Training Institution. Covers period 1874 to 1932.
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SCHULER, Phillip Frederick Edward
Phillip Frederick Edward Schuler (often known as Peter) was born c. 1889 in East Melbourne. At this time his father was living at Brentani Terrace, Grey Street, East Melbourne, now part of the site on which the Mercy Private Hospital stands. Soon afterwards the family moved to 28...
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SCHULTZ, Ernest Leslie
Ernest Leslie Schultz was born in Geelong on 9 March 1896. He was the eldest son of Ernest Schultz and his wife, Pauline (nee Hartwich). Ernest snr was an engineer with a special interest in developing a process of producing a cheap, fine grade motor oil from crude oil extracted...
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SCHULTZ, Johann George
Johann George Schultz was born in Geelong on 28 June 1899. He was the second son of Ernest Schultz and his wife, Pauline (nee Hartwich). Ernest was an engineer with a specal interest in developing a process of producing a cheap, fine grade motor oil from crude oil extracted from...
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Scotch photos
Photocopies of photographs and plan of Scotch College handed out to accompany talk given by James Mitchell to the East Melbourne Historical Society on the history of Scotch College in October 2004.
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SCOTLAND, James Alexander
James Alexander Scotland was born in Perthshire, Scotland c.1891. When he enlisted on 17 January 1916 he gave his age as 25. He was working as a carpenter and living at 34 Albert Street, East Melbourne. However his parents,, John and Anna Maria, were still living in Scotland. It...
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SCOTT, Ernest Humphrey
Ernest Humphrey Scott enlisted on 25 January 1916 in Melbourne. He gave his next of kin as his wife, Jessie Gladys Scott of 43 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. He gave his occupation as motor engineer. He had had a year's military experience with the Overseas Rifle Club, Melbou...
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SEARL, Alice
Their working lives brought Alice Searl and several of her siblings to East Melbourne in the first decades of the twentieth century. Alice and her sisters Mary Ann and Louisa (1101 and 1109 Hoddle St) were all nurses, and Matthew their brother (108 Powlett St) was a law clerk. Lo...
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SEDMAN, George Edwin
Subjects WW1 Family name SEDMAN Given names George Edwin Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 262 Albert Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 7078 Rank Pte Military units 14th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
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SELLAR, Jack Marchant
John (Jack) Marchant Sellar was born in Richmond in 1897. His parents were George Smythe (d. 1919) and Josephine Sellar. When he enlisted on 15 January 1916 Jack was 18 years and 5 months.. He gave his occupation as salesman and stated that he had been a member of the senior cade...
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SERLE, Walter Henry
Walter Henry Serle was the son of Walter Henry Serle and his wife, Kate (nee Grocock). He was born on 25 November 1873 at the family home in Powlett Street, East Melbourne. They had moved into the house in 1870 and were to spend just over twenty years there. He and his two brothe...
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Set in stone
Newspaper clipping - Jeff Kennett as model for gargoyle on St. Patrick's Cathedral. Photos. The Age, 7 June 2002.