East Melbourne Historical Society
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Frank Davison was born on 10 August 1890. His father, John, had been a practising General Practitioner in Shepparton, but the marriage broke up in 1890 and Dr Davison moved to 19 George St., East Melbourne. Frank was brought up in East Melbourne and went to school at Christian Br...
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Ellen Davitt is best remembered as a pioneer educationalist in her role as the first superintendent of the Model School, East Melbourne, which once stood on the island site now occupied by the Royal College of Surgeons. She and her husband, Arthur, who held the senior position of...
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Walter Henri de Morton was over age when he enlisted on 11 December, 1916. He gave his age as 39, but was already 47. He was a widower and gave as his next of kin his son, Edward David De Morton. They both lived at 138 Lake St., Perth. Walter was a railway employee and gave his....
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Allan Stanley Deacon was Scottish by birth and had been born at Milton on Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, in 1886. He was 29 years old when he enlisted, a single man, who named as his next of kin his father, Cecil Deacon of Kirkintillock, Scotland. Cecil Deacon (1859-19350 and his wife L...
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Cornelius Aloysius Deane came from a large family at Wahring, near Nagambie, Victoria. He was the son of Patrick and Johanna (nee Forde) Deane and brother to Teresa, Jonnie, Caecilia, May, Patrick and Thomas, plus one other sister and a brother who died early. He enlisted on 9 Ju...
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Richard Delaney was Irish by birth and came from Galway. He was 35 years old, single and working as a sawyer when he enlisted on 19 July, 1916. He was Roman Catholic in faith and living at 162 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, within easy walking distance of St. Patrick's Cathedral...
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Short article and photo about improving library services by the creation of a joint library service by City of Melbourne and City of Yarra. Photo of Librarians, Lina Favrin and Heather McKay at the East Melbourne Library. From Capital News July 1995.
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Newspaper clippings about controversial demolition of a toilet block in the Fitzroy Gardens. Photos. 2006.
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Arundel Cecil Dene enlisted on 15 December 1914. He was a journalist, aged 28, married to Phyllis Lilian and living at 'Rockleigh', in George Street, East Melbourne, now known at 'Braemar'. It may have been Phyllis's family home. Dene had been born in the suburb of Clapham, Londo...
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Roger Densham was the first-born of twins born to Robert Densham and his wife Mary Ann, nee Hartnell, on 20 January 189o. They had four other children, Annie (1885-1977), Alma (1887-1979), May Page (1891-1979), nad Mary (1893-1981). Roger's twin, William died in 1894. By 31 Janua...
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Born in Maryborough, Melbourne, by 1917 Matthew Devereux was 33 and 3 months old when he enlisted at Redfern, Sydney, NSW on 18 September, 1917. His connection with East Melbourne is therefore tenuous - his next of kin was his father, John Devereux, whom he claimed lived at 61 Ge...
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William Devine was a parish priest at St Paul's Church, 264 Brunswick Street, Coburg, when he enlisted on 1 July, 1915. The son of George Devine, a draper, and his wife Catherine, nee McGluckey, he was educated at Drumnadey National School, St. Columba's College, Derry and St. Pa...
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Two newspaper clippings: 1. Report of fund raising function held at the National Gallery of Victoria to raise money for its international fashion collection. Among the guests were Harold and Krystyna Campbell-Pretty of East Melbourne. Photo 2. Krystyna Campbell-Pretty's gift of t...
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Feature article on 1950's model, Diane Masters, as promo for fashion exhibition. Photos. The Age, A3, 8 Aug. 2003.
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Seven photos of the interior of the cottage in Burchett Lane once owned by Dick Thompson before his renovating it. The cottage was previously the headquarters of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, more commonly known as the Jehovah's Witnesses who sold it to Mr. Thompson in...
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Ruby Droma Dickinson Ruby Droma Dickinson (1885–1945) served with the Australian Army Nursing Service in Egypt and later in Greece at Salonika. (She is not to be confused with Ruby Dickinson, AANS, from NSW, who died of pneumonia in hospital in Southwell Gardens, London in June 1...
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With Remberance Day coming up it seems a fitting time to acknowledge one of East Melbourne’s many residents who enlisted to serve their King and Country in the Great War. Shown here is Henri Joseph Lamande, in one of the more diverting photos in our society’s collection. For him...
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Emily Dilnot (1887–1984) worked at Mena House Hospital, Simpson St, East Melbourne from 1912 until 1916 when she travelled to England and enlisted in the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. She attended nearby St Peter’s Eastern Hill Church of England, whe...
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Historical article by Jenny Brown about the old Olympic Swimming Pool and other sporting arenas in the sporting precinct of East Melbourne. Includes some quotes from Professor Blainey on the origins of Australian Rules football.
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Newspaper clipping about the life and work of Phillip Schuler, war correspondent for The Age during the Gallipoli campaign, and soldier on the Western Front, where he lost his life. Phillip Schuler was born at Brentani Terrace, 159-161 Grey Street, East Melbourne and lived as a s...
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William Ditchburn was the second of eight sons born to Thomas Ditchburn (1848-1903) and his wife Eugenie Jane, nee Musika. William Ditchburn was an ironmonger, when he enlisted on 1 March, 1915. Of his four children,the youngest, Noel, was born in 1916, and it is possible that hi...
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Frank Dix was 22 years old when he enlisted on 18 January, 1916. He was the son of George Albert Dix and Edith Hooper and identified himself by occupation as a student. He was immediately attached to 'C' Flight, No 1 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps, at Laverton, Victoria,...
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Biography of Charles Richard Herschell by his grand-daughter. Herschell founded a film Production studio of the same name. Its headquarters were at 31 Agnes Street, Jolimont from 1925. List of films made by Herschells. Photos.
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If you're looking for somewhere new to visit, why not head down to see the new Docklands Library at 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade? Catch the 48 tram down to its final stop, get off and spend a pleasant time exploring this new addition to our library network. It's an exciting pla...