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An article explaining the benefits of repurposing old, out of date terraces. In this instance the terraces have been converted to six flats, each with four rooms. The architect was PJW Murfett. Before and after illustrations. The building now operates as a bed and breakfast accom...
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Photograph of Bradoc House, 32-38 George Street, East Melbourne taken in 2012.
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Newspaper clipping advertising sale by expressions of interest of 50 George Street, East Melbourne
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Digital copy of coloured slide. Photo shows the building at the corner of George and Simpson Streets, East Melbourne. The corner unit has been commercial premises since erection in 1864 by Thomas Main, starting as a grocery shop and now the George Street Cafe. At the time of the...
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A series of four photos. The first shows the rear of Nos. 88 (on the left) and 90 George Street, East Melbourne. The other three photos show the rear of 90 George Street, with the last taken from further back on the property and giving a very different view.
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Brochure advertising auction of 90 George Street scheduled for 25 May 1996
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Brochure advertising auction of 94 George Street, East Melbourne, scheduled for 26 October 1996
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first ‹ previous 9 of 82 next › last East Melbourne, George Street, 108, Varzin 020 Open full image ↗ Varzin tennis court. View towards "Halloween", 99 Hotham Street. Caption on original: A.J. Stewart, C.H. Northcote, Varzin 1913 Picture courtesy of Kath Collins, a descendant of...
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first ‹ previous 10 of 82 next › last East Melbourne, George Street, 108, Varzin 040 Open full image ↗ Picture courtesy of Kath Collins, a descendant of the Eason family. first ‹ previous 10 of 82 next › last
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first ‹ previous 11 of 82 next › last East Melbourne, George Street, 108, Varzin 041 Open full image ↗ Caption on original: Tallie Buckman, Daisy, Varzin 1914 Picture courtesy of Kath Collins, a descendant of the Eason family. first ‹ previous 11 of 82 next › last
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first ‹ previous 12 of 82 next › last East Melbourne, George Street, 108, Varzin 044 Open full image ↗ Caption on original: Burwood Tennis Club, Varzin 1911 Acknowledgments Picture courtesy of Kath Collins, a descendant of the Eason family. first ‹ previous 12 of 82 next › last
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first ‹ previous 13 of 82 next › last East Melbourne, George Street, 108, Varzin 050 Open full image ↗ Picture courtesy of Kath Collins, a descendant of the Eason family. first ‹ previous 13 of 82 next › last
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first ‹ previous 14 of 82 next › last East Melbourne, George Street, 108, Varzin 051 Open full image ↗ Picture courtesy of Kath Collins, a descendant of the Eason family. first ‹ previous 14 of 82 next › last
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Caption on original: "as before" [which may be deduced as: Jack, Orie, George, Dad (John Eason), Tom Roberts]
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The game being played here is "Table Bobs". The end of the table has 9 numbered archways. There are six balls, five coloured ones and a white (or black) "kitty". Players take turns playing a full round each. The kitty is placed near the arches and the coloured balls are cued from...
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The 1920s brought many different architectural styles to Melbourne. Tasma fits most closely into the Prairie style with its low-pitched hip roof, wide eaves, strong massing, and restrained use of applied ornamentation. In spite of its two-storey height the building retains a sens...
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Very narrow single fronted two storey house.
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House demolished 1969. Recorded by National Trust of Australia
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built 1869 by W H Kelly for self - 8 room house. 2870 John Kelly - owner, John King - occupant 1874 occupied by Sydney Gibbons, Fellow Chemical Society and analyst.
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Two storeyed, single fronted house with cast iron balcony, in the style of a terrace house.
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A double fronted shop with residence above. The shop front has been modernised with plate glass windows each side of the central door. There is a modern awning which may have replaced a cast iron verandah. Above there are three arched windows framed by pilasters at each end of th...
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Newspapere advertisement for the auction of 17 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. The property contains a shop and a dwelling and is zoned mixed-use.
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Built 1910 by P H Hiscock for Catherine Kennedy 2 brick dwellings. C Kennedy and Son owned Licenced grocer at 17 Gipps Street. No. 23 occupied by Catherine Kennedy 1912-1919.
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c1873 A Powell to build 2 storey brick house of 5 rooms for Adolf Brockhoff.