East Melbourne Historical Society
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Book of photos of early Melbourne and accompanying text. Includes photo of William Blanton's bakery in Wellington Parade, 1862. (Possibly Wellington Street, Collingwood?).
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In the time before white settlement the area around what we know as Darling Square in East Melbourne was swampland, and was a source of plentiful foodstuffs enjoyed by the local Wurundjeri people. However, it was not long before white people made ‘improvements’. Bit by bit the ed...
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Brochure and newspaper advertisement for sale of The Chapel in Jolimont Square. Photo.
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Newspaper article about Clarke Family since their arrival in Australia. The Weekend Australian Magazine, 24-25 September 1983.
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This booklet is a reproduction of the 1898 orginal commemorative booklet published to record the consecration of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, on Sunday 31 October 1897, and the events that surrounded the occasion.
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Thomas Welton Stanford arrived in Melbourne in 1860 to make money. He achieved this by quickly securing the sole licence to import Singer sewing machines. But it is not for his business success that he is primarily known.
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Photo of house at 166 Wellington Parade taken in 1946. Shows large two storey house with timber arcaded verandah and timber balcony above and an octagonal turret with elaborate cement decoration beneath the eaves. Built c.1908 for William Gardiner Sprigg who called it The Cymyn....
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Newspaper clippings about Archbishop Peter Watson's farewell from office. Photos. The Melbourne Anglican, November 2005.
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Looks at the people responsible for early Melbourne's finances. Hugh Childers was the second Auditor-General and lived in Jolimont. Victorian Historical Journal. September 2002 pp.202-220.
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With the MCG within its boundaries East Melbourne has more than its fair share of sporting stories. One that is probably not so widely known is the foundation of women’s cricket as an organised sport. Women's cricket had been played sporadically since 1874 as a social game, often...
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Talk given by Robert Pascoe on 20 Aug. 2003. The ground was the home of the East Melbourne Cricket Club and the Essendon Football Club. Includes bibliography.
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Project team members: - Jill Fenwick, Nik Iljin, Wendy BabiolakisThe East Melbourne Historical Society has received a grant of $2,290 from Museums Australia (Victoria) to digitise its collection. Digitising involves creating high quality electronic images of items in the collecti...
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Article about proposed replacement of elms in Swan Street in Elm Watch June, September 2003.
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A documentary made to commemorate the end of the Freemasons' ownership of the hospital. Incorporates an earlier documentary (c. 1950s) made by Herschell Films.
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A documentary made to commemorate the end of the Freemasons' ownership of the hospital. Incorporates an earlier documentary (c. 1950s) made by Herschell Films.
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Catalogue of exhibition of photographs held at the Museum of Modern Art at Heide in 1998. One photograph shows Albert Tucker's studio at 85 Powlett Street in 1943.
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Your body, your life, your choices[This talk has been rescheduled as shown above.] Dr. Jo Wainer will talk about the history of the fight to decriminalise abortion.
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In Fitzroy in 1865 the idea of a local bowling club finally came to fruition. A committee was elected. The name was confirmed as the Fitzroy Bowling Club and rules were put in place. The next task was to find a green. Within a month the Fitzroy council had granted the club permis...
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In Fitzroy in 1865 the idea of a local bowling club finally came to fruition. A committee was elected. The name was confirmed as the Fitzroy Bowling Club and rules were put in place. The next task was to find a green. Within a month the Fitzroy council had granted the club permis...
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View of fountain in the Fitzroy Gardens now removed.
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Dr. Harry Lew narrates his book about the life of Maurice Brodzky, journalist and owner of Table Talk.
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Typescript article gives brief history of the first Holy Trinity Church in East Melbourne which was destroyed by fire, and its replacement by existing church. Accompanied by brief history of Holy Trinity Church Hall.
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A history of the Victorian Artists' Society and a selection of essays on artists representative of their eras and who were members of the society. Illustrations.
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Newspaper clipping gives description of the newly completed building constructed for the Collingwood Football Club to provide additional function facilities to those already available in the Club's main building, the old Olympic swimming pool. The building was designed by Croxon...