East Melbourne Historical Society
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1845 Yarra River PuntKristin Otto's entertaining history of the Yarra River begins with the Kulin nation and its stories of creation and follows through to the building boom of the twentieth century. Through the millennia, the Yarra has been home, the source of life and the site...
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Newspaper clippings about plan to disband Yarra-Melbourne Regional Library Corporation which jointly runs City of Melbourne and City of Yarra's libraries.
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Correspondence about various matters of concern to do with the upkeep and maintenance of Yarra Park.
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A gallery of photographs showing the devastation at Yarra Park caused by car parking.
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Pages from the MCC News December 2009. Front page shows MCG and surrounds. Yarra Park is almost denuded of grass and covered in cars. Page 4 shows the MCC's Yarra Park masterplan and position of proposed water recycling plant. Pages 5-6 is an article explaining the water recyclin...
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Our continuing campaign to improve the well-being of Yarra Park has achieved some modest improvements of late. Construction vehicles have been causing quite a bit of damage plane trees to the south-western corner near the hump-backed bridge. The cabman's shelter has also been und...
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1 x A4 page of typed notes being the names of residents whose addresses are given as Yarra Park, Melbourne Cricket Ground or Amateur Sportsground.
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Yarra Park 1864In culmination of a long campaign by the East Melbourne Group, the Heritage Council of Victoria has added Yarra Park to the Heritage Register. This means that any major developments will require a permit from Heritage Victoria.
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Yarra Park 2 August 2010The East Melbourne Historical Society has published a gallery of photographs recording the current condition of Yarra Park, perhaps at its worst in living memory.
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The record of the decision of the Heritage Council of Victoria on 19 April 2010 to include Yarra Park in the Heritage Register. The outcome was the result of a strong campaign by the East Melbourne Group. (See news item link below.) Also included is a related newspaper clipping (...
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Two letters to-the-editor saying how much the condition of Yarra Park has improved over the past year, partly due to the lock-downs caused by the Covid pandemic. Both letter writers call for for a ban on car parking to keep the park looking healthy.
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The Conservation Analysis covers the history of Yarra Park and its individual components, including all structures and plantings. Gives botanical descriptions of trees. Photos.
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Class photo. Grade IV at Yarra Park State School, East Melbourne, 1939. Tom Ovenden (born 1929), son of George Edward Ovenden and Yatala (nee Bruce) of 94 George Street, East Melbourne, is standing in the middle row, third from left (as the viewer sees it).
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Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade I 1940. The only student identified is Frances Hopgood (later Watkins) in the second back row, four from the left. Donald McKerchar is in the front row, five from the right. The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East...
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Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade III 1938. The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in the second back row, three from the right. The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted...
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Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade IV 1939. The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in the back row, three from the right. The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted to apar...
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Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade Prep 1939. Frances Hopgood (later Watkins) is in the second back row, four from the right. Donald McKerchar is in the front row, five from the right. The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dico...
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Yarra Park School, class photo of Grade V 1940. The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in the second back row, three from the right. The school on the corner of Wellington Parade and Punt Road, East Melbourne, has been dicontinued and converted t...
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Four images: The first is a class photo of the 1941 Grade VI at Yarra Park School. The only student identified is Glenice Hopgood (later Nicholls) standing in second back row, five from the left. The second is a detail of the above showing Glenice Hopgood. The third is the medal...
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Group photo of Yarra Park School teachers 1911. Sitting front row left is Yatala Bruce (1894-1962). She was the daughter of John Vans Agnew Bruce and Sarah Grace nee Wayman. The family lived at 5 Palmer Street, Jolimont. In 1921 Yatala (Yattie) married George Edward Ovenden and t...
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The photo shows three Yarra Park School teachers in 1911. On the left is Yatala Bruce (1894-1962). She was the daughter of John Vans Agnew Bruce and Sarah Grace nee Wayman. The family lived at 5 Palmer Street, Jolimont. In 1921 Yatala (Yattie) married George Edward Ovenden and th...
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Plan for installation of heaters and sliding doors at Yarra Park State School, Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. Dated 1938-39 and numbered 142.
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Yarra Park State School In East Melbourne was located in a very prominent position - the intersection of Punt Road and Bridge Road. The building that still occupies the site and which housed the former school is familiar to generations of Melburnians who have passed through that...
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Ian Hind has been researching and compiling a history of Yarra Park State School for over a year and has uncovered a mass of material.