East Melbourne Historical Society
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Newspaper clipping about the controversy over the proposal for a major development of the land newly named Treasury Square which lies between Wellington Parade South and Batman Avenue. Greg Bisinella, planning spokesperson for the East Melbourne Group, puts a strong case against.
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Subjects WW1 Family name SHARPE Given names Walter Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 403 Victoria Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 17 Rank Lcpl Military units 22nd Battalion Head-Quarters Staff
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DSO, MID Charles Gordon (known as Gordon) Shaw was the youngest son of George and Eliza (nee McKay) Shaw. He was born on 9 January 1885 at Tullyvallin, 108 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, the Shaw family home since 1882. This remained the family home until 1918, after Eliza's...
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Son of George and Eliza (nee McKay) Shaw. Born in South Melbourne on 1 January 1874. Moved with family to Tullyvallin, 108 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne in 1882. Educated at Scotch College, East Melbourne. Studied medicine at Edinburgh University, gaining L.R.C.P et S. follow...
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Newspaper clipping reporting that Mary MacKillop House in Albert Street, East Melbourne, has been added to the register of Heritage Victoria. Mary MacKillop House was established as a home for homeless and unemployed women by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Photo.
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Victor Shepherd was one of ten children born to James and Mary Shepherd. Born in Bendigo, Victoria on 8 January, 1892, he enlisted at Black Boy Hill, Western Australia on 8 November, 1916. He gave his occupation as clerk and named as his next of kin his mother, Mary Shepherd, liv...
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Harold Oscar Sherlock was 24 years old, married and living in Sydney when he enlisted in the AIF at the Showgrounds, Sydney. He had already tried to enlist once before, at Melbourne, but been rejected because of his weak heart. A note on his medical assessment says that 'his left...
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Newspaper clipping about the life of Janet, Lady Clarke and particularly about the story of The Ashes which took place at Rupertswood, her home near Sunbury. A cricket match was played between the Clarke household and the visiting English team. The English team lost and Lady Clar...
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Invoice for cigarette ad. on letterhead. Business situated at 62 Wellington Parade.
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Newspaper clipping reporting on security issues and problems with short term rentals at the new Eastbourne Apartments.
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James Shortis was born in South Melbourne c.1887. When he enlisted on 6 March 1916 he was 29, single and working as a horse-driver. He gave his address as 528 Albert Street, East Melbourne, on the corner of Nicholson Street and now the site of Orica House (ICI House). He nominate...
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Subjects WW1 Family name SIEVERS Given names Charles George Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 48 Weston Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 685 Rank Gnr Military units 29th Battalion, B Company
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Sight and Sound, a Bi-Monthly Journal of the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital. This issue includes articles on medical advances, work of the auxilliary, and short social notes.
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Sight and Sound, a Bi-Monthly Journal of the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital. This issue includes articles on building development, hospital administration, medical advances, work of the auxilliary, and short social notes.
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Sight and Sound, a Bi-Monthly Journal of the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital. This issue includes articles on building development, hospital administration, medical advances, work of the auxilliary, and short social notes.
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Historical article by Jenny Brown about Sir William Clark and his vast town house, Cliveden, on the corner of Wellington Parade and Clarendon Street, East Melbourne. It was demolished to make way for the Hilton Hotel, now the Pullman Hotel.
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The photo looks north from Vale Street across Wellington Parade to Simpson Street, East Melbourne. On the left is the police station built in 1956 for the Melbourne Olympics and now demolished. On the corner of Simpson Street an old post box still stands next to its modern equiva...
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Photo shows the intersection of Simpson Street and Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. Across Wellington Parade is Vale Street. On the left hand corner of Vale Street is a modern building constructed as an extension to St Ives Hospital behind. It has now been demolished and the ol...
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Subjects WW1 Family name SIMPSON Given names Arthur Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 385 Victoria Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 8223 Rank Spr Military units Tunnelling Companies (September 1916-February 1918): Ju...
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Newspaper clipping about purchase of Park Hyatt by Singapore Government. The Age, 11Aug. 2003.
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Herbert Elliot Singleton was a grand-son of John Singleton (1808-1891), the well known doctor, philanthropist and long-time resident of East Melbourne. He was the second son of John Wesley and Mary Agnes (nee Addison) Singleton and was born at 1 Elizabeth Terrace, Simpson Street,...
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Percy William Singleton was the son of James and Lucy (nee Buxton) Singleton of Coalville, Victoria. In 1914, he was workign as a 'letter carrier' at Sandringham, Victoria, but by 1917, he was an assistant telegraphist with the PMG Telegraph Branch, which necessitated getting a l...
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Newspaper clipping about the Clarke family and their hereditary baronetcy.
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Photocopies of newspaper clipping referring to two sisters, the Misses Louie and Annie Marchant, and their refusal to sell their cottage. Some history of the cottage and description. The pre-fabricated cottage was demolished in the 1960s.