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Bid to roof in Jolimont
Newspaper clippings about plan to develop air space above railway line between Federation Square and Richmond. Photo with diagram. June-Aug. 2003.
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BIDDLE, Frederick Leslie
DSO, MID, died of wounds on 16 Aug 1917 and his death notice published in the Argus on August 27. The dearly loved son of James and Helena I Biddle of 92 Vale Street East Melbourne and brother of Hollis and Isabel. Early life In early January 1903 Frederick was encamped with frie...
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BIDDULPH, Francis Edmond
Francis Edmond Biddulph was the only child of Francis Edmond Biddulph and Charlotte Izola, need Quinlivan. He aged 22 and a book keeper when he enlisted. His mother lived at 115 Grey Street, East Melbourne, which was also his address. Frank had spent 3 years with Victorian Rifles...
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Bill and Myra Sutton in Wellington Parade 1964
Bill and Myra Sutton outside 86 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. In the background is a sign for 'safety brakes spare parts', now Pyman's Pharmacy; and beyond that a sign for Foodland Self Service, now a Vietnamese restaurant. The Suttons at the time the photo was taken lived i...
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Bionic ear's birthday.
Newspaper clippings announcing government grant to help fund the establishment of a new centre which aims to create a new generation of bionic ears. Part of the Bionic Ear Institute it will be named after Professor Graeme Clark, the inventor of the bionic ear. Photos. April 2005.
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BIRBECK, Harry
Harry Birbeck was one of eight children of William Henry Birbeck and Margaret Jane Sutton of Laura, South Australia. Three of their children died in childhood, Frederick born 1882 at 9 months, Horace born 1880 at 3 years and Emily born 1888 at 2 months. Harry was their third chil...
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Birds Eye View of Melbourne showing Public Offices and Gardens: St Kilda in the distance- c1880
Coloured lithograph. Aerial view of Melbourne from a point just north of Victoria Parade looking towards Port Phillip Bay. Prominent East Melbourne features include St Patrick's Cathedral and nearby churches, the various government and parliament buildings, Treasury Gardens and t...
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Birrarung Marr
Newspaper cutting reporting on Birrarung Marr's original designers' disapproval of the Melbourne City Council's failure to implement their design in totality. The designers of the park were landscape architects Ronald Jones and Helena Piha, and consultants Taylor Cullity and Leth...
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Birth of Australian Ballet School
Newspaper clippings about the formation of the Australian Ballet School 4o years earlier. It started in an East Melbourne boarding school (PLC). Photos. 2004.
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Bishop Charles Perry - 1860c.
Picture of Bishop Charles Perry, Bishop of Melbourne from 1848 to 1876. The State Library of Victoria dates the picture between 1857 and 1863.
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Bishop Ian George AO
Profile of Bishop Ian George AO, locum-tenens at Holy Trinity, taken from Holy Trinity website. Accompanied by sermon delivered at Holy Trinity on Easter Day 8 April 2012.
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BISHOP, Selwyn Teignmouth
The studio portrait of 15421 Private Selwyn Teignmouth Bishop, 16th Reinforcements, 6th Field Company shows a determined young man. The youngest of six children, of Anglican Archdeacon George Nickells Bishop and his wife, Annie Mary (nee Kelly), he enlisted on 29 February, 1916,...
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Bishopscourt
Talk given by Bishop James Grant at the 2003 Christmas function at Bishopscourt. A history of the building.
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Bishopscourt
B/W photo of Bishopscourt from front entrance. Shows the tower and glimpses of the house through trees and shrubs. (La Trobe Picture Collection, SLV. Accession no. H90.161/20) c.1920.
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Bishopscourt - Jean Beck photo album
Selected images from a photo album loaned to Joy Freier by Jean Beck, daughter of the maid serving Bishopscourt under Archbishops Lees and Head.
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Bishopscourt book published
Newspaper articles about the publication of a book on the history of Bishopscourt, titled "Bishopscourt Melbourne - Official Residence and Family Home" by Elizabeth Rushen. The book was commissioned by Mrs Joy Freier, wife of Archbishop Philip Freier, who wanted it to be a social...
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Bishopscourt garden
Newspaper clipping about the garden at Bishopscourt, 120 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, its history, its fall into neglect and its revitalisation under the direction of The Australian Garden History Society (Victoria) with volunteer labour from the local community.
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Bishopscourt garden
Collection of various reports, newspaper clippings and pamphlets about the restoration of the Bishopscourt garden and its opening as part of Australia's Open Garden Scheme. Also includes photocopy of article entitled 'James Blackburn and Bishopscourt' by Timothy Hubbard from Inhe...
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Bishopscourt Melbourne - Official Residence and Family Home
A social history of Bishopscourt Melbourne. It starts with the arrival of Bishop Perry and his choosing of the site for Melbourne's episcopal residence and works through the trials and tribulations that he and his wife experienced in the establishment of a house and a tradition t...
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Bishopscourt miscellany
Variety of items pertaining to Bishopscourt. Copy of woodcut illustration of Bishopscourt. Illustrated booklet by Wendy Dwyer of history of the house and garden. Photocopy of article in Your Garden October 2002. Photocopy of sketch by Charles Joseph La Trobe of Bishopscourt dated...
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Bishopscourt Open Day, 30-31 July 2011
Photos and documents relating to Bishopscourt Open Day. Bishopscourt took part in "Melbourne Open House" on 30 and 31 July 2011. Guides provided historical perspectives of the building and its occupants since Bishop Charles and Mrs Frances Perry first took up residence in 1853. A...
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Bishopscourt Refurbishment Appeal
Publicity material for appeal for funds to support the refurbishment of Bishopscourt.
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Bishopscourt social history
Report of garden parties etc.
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Bishopscourt Social History
Publicity material for appeal for funds to support the writing of a social history of Bishopscourt, 2010-2011