NEWSLETTER VOLUME TWENTY-ONE • NUMBER THREE • ACN A00 390 26Z

September 2020

EAST MELBOURNE

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

NEWSLETTER EAST MELBOURNE HISTORICAL

SOCIETY

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Committee

Affiliated with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Aims

A full Statement of Purposes appears in our Documents of

Incorporation but briefly the aims of the Society are as follows:• Tofosteraninterestinthehistory

of East Melbourne.• Tobuildanarchiveofmaterial

relevanttothehistoryofEastMelbourne.

• Topromoteinterchangeofinforma-tionthroughlecturesandtours.

• Topromoteheritagepreservation.

Weinvitecontributionsrelatingto the history of East Melbourne

from our members. Articles of up to 1500wordswillbeconsideredforpublication.Smallarticlesanditemsofinterest are also welcome.

Wewouldbepleasedtoreceiveyoursuggestionsandideasforactivities,guestspeakers,excursionsoranythingelseyoumightlikeustoorganizeonyourbehalf.

Please contact any member of our committee.

Contributions andSuggestions

Published by EMHS and supported by City of Melbourne Community Services Grants Program.

CONTACT DETAILS1st Floor, East Melbourne Library,

122 George Street, East MelbournePO Box 355, East Melbourne 8002

Telephone: 9416 0445.Email: info@emhs.org.auWeb: www.emhs.org.au

President:TimHolland 94158468Vice-president:BarbaraPaterson 0409192417Hon. Secretary:SylviaBlack 94172037Hon. Treasurer:MalcolmHowell 0417337519Committee:DianeClifford 94860793IanHind 0488661099TimHolland 94158468JillFenwick 94190437GrahamShepherd 94869039GaySussex 94956566

MembershipMembership of the East Melbourne Historical Society is open to all who are interested in the history of East Melbourne.

Enquiries: Diane Clifford dianeclifford1@gmail.comAnnual subscription: $30.00Guests are welcome at individual meetings $5.00

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President’s Letter

OnceagainmycontributionhereasPresidentisCOVID-related,

likesomuchinourlivesatthemoment.OurexistenceisinasortofstasisandasinthewidercommunityEMHShashadtohaverollingcancellationsofcomingeventsthatwehadplannedthroughtheyear.Inthecurrentenvironmentitisthedismantlingofpendingeventsthathasbecomethehallmarkofouractivities.

We are currently in the process of makingalternativearrangementsfortheholdingofourAnnualGeneralMeetingbyremoteplatform,andthosedetailswillbeforwardedtomembersinduecourse.Itisachallengeforusallinthisnewterritoryoflockdown,butmany of you will be aware of similar arrangementsbeingputinplaceforotherorganisationsofwhichyoumaybemembers.Itlookslikeweareinsomewaystranscendingtheagedemographicdelineationsoftentalkedaboutasweallbecome part of Gen Zoom.

Itisatimethatisputtingallorganisationsinthecommunityunderstress,apartfromthepersonalstressthatitisalsoputtingonallofusindividually.Itisattimeslikethisthatwerealisehowimportantsocialinteractionandcommunityinvolvementaretousinourdailylives.Atthesametimekeepingtheorganisationstickingoverisachallengetoallinvolved,andtheunderstandingof members in relation to this is appreciated.

InthisenvironmentyourCommitteeistryingtofindwaystoencourageinvolvementofmembers.TheYarra

ParkSchoolprojectismovingalong,althoughthecurrentlockdownhasputthePublicRecordOfficeoutofboundsagainforexaminingdocumentsattheReadingRoominNorthMelbourne.AtleasttherearestillresourcesavailabletobesiftedthroughontheonlineTrovesite.Itisanexcitingproject,andtheteamisunearthingsomeintriguingmaterialaboutouroldlocalschool.

AsIlookoutthewindowatthelargemagnoliatreeladenwithbudsabouttobloom,Irecalltheeditionofthisnewsletterfrom12monthsagoanditscapturingofthefirstfloweringmagnoliatreeinEastMelbourne.Ourliveshavecertainlychangedhugelysincetheninanunexpectedway.

Finally,oneobservationthatIhavemaderecentlyrelatestothewearingoffacemasks.Icannowseewhyfootpadsandbanditsintheoldwesternsworebandanasovertheirnosesandmouths,astheywouldhavemadethemselvesdifficulttorecognise.IfIhappentobewalkingdownthestreetandencounteranotherwalkerwearingafacemaskitisoftenquitedifficulttoworkoutwhetherornotitissomeonethatIknow.Ihavealso come to appreciate how much thereadingofthefacialexpressionsofothersreliesonseeingtheexpressionintheirmouths.InthatcontextletmetakethisopportunitytoapologisetoanyoneImayhaveseenonthestreetsrecentlyandunwittinglynotrecognisedbehindtheirfacemask!

Tim Holland, August 2020

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Reg Kavanagh - Dare Devil

EastMelbournehashadmanyfamouscitizens,

artists,politicians,publicservants,lawyers,doctorsandfoundersofsignificantbusinesses.Forsome,however,thefametheyachievedintheirearlyyearshadfadedand,bythetimeoftheirdeath,theywerebarelyremembered. ThiswasthestoryofRegKavanagh,oncealegendarystuntperformerwidelyadmiredforhisdaringfeats,famousforcrashingcarsthroughflaminghoopsanddoingwingwalksonaeroplanesinflight.In1974,theyearhedied,hewaslivinginasingleroominaboardinghouseinHoddleStreet,withfivecasesandoneseachestfilledwithclippingsandscrapbooksrecordingwhathadoncebeenafabulous life.

RegKavanaghwasprobablyborninDublin,butthefamilymovedtotheUSA.Regranawayfromhomeattheageoftwelve.Hewenttoseaforsomeyears,beforereturningtoEnglandinthe1920s,earningmoneyasaboxerinatravellingcircus.Whentheownerwentbroke,hemovedtomotorracing,firstasamechanicandthenasadriver.Fromtherehetriedspeedwayracing,competingonaDouglasmotorcycle.HerehemetCol.Stewart,themotorcyclinglegendfromBirregurra,Victoria,andfathertoEMHSmember,GaySussex.

ReproducedinCol Stewart Australia’s Speedway King 1926-31 by Barbara Batistitch (2011)

Gay’sfather,ColStewart,whowasadirttrackracingchampionduringtheThirties,wasagoodfriendofRegKavanagh’s. Gay’ssisterBarbaraBatistichhaswrittenabookabouttheirfatherCol Stewart Australia’s Speedway King which includessomeofKavanagh’slife. 

Fromspeedwayracing,Regmovedoninthe1930’s,settingupasuccessfulstuntcompany,theso-called‘DeathSquad’,later‘Reg.Kavanagh’sFilmCrashSquadron’.Inadditiontomotorcycleandcarstunts,inthelater1920s,hehadbecomefascinatedwithairtravelandwithstuntsinvolvingaeroplanes.In1956,hetoldanewspaper reporter that ‘A few years agohecrawledacross13planesin‘mid-air,wingtip’towingtip-withoutasafety line.’(Argus 20/9/1956p.28)

Kavanaghtravelledextensively,doingshowsinEngland,theUnitedStates,SouthAfrica,SouthAmerica,

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Germany,France,andCanada.HetouredAustraliatentimes.

TheBrisbane Telegraph of 21st September1931recorded‘…theplane,carandmotorcyclecrasherRegKavanaghhasaregularchargelistforvarioustypesofhairraisingstunts.For£25hewillstagea60m.p.h.headoncarcrash.Otherchargesare:aerialbattle£1,500;mid-aircrash£125;crashingplaneonlandorwater£50,parachutedrop£25.’

AccordingtoReg,‘themajorruleoftheCrashSquadprohibitedmembersfromgettingengagedormarried.MrKavanaghbrokeitandforfeitedhismembership when he met Miss Joy McKinnon,oftheSwitzerlandIceFollies,inNewZealandthisyear…

themarriagewastohavetakenplacethisyear,buttheeventhasnowbeenpostponedbecauseofhisdecisiontojointheR.A.F.’(Sunday Times29/9/1940,p.3).True?Orjustabitofgoodadvertising?Bynow,theSecondWorldWarhadbegunandRegreturnedtoEngland,withthestatedintentiontojointheRAF.

Bythe1950s,hisactivitieshadwaned,probablyduetotherangeofinjurieshehadsustainedduringhiscareer.Hereceivedsomeincomefromdoingadvertisements,oneforHoldenTyres,anotherfortheFordFalcon.Bythe1960sotherdaredevilslike‘Evil’Knievilhadtakenhisplace.Hediedin1974,aged69.

Gay Sussex

Yarra Park School (1874–1987)

DespitethedifficultiesofworkinginthecurrentCOVID

environment,agoodstarthasbeenmadebyagroupofEMHSmembersinresearchingthehistoryoftheformerYarraParkStateSchool#1406.ThegroupcomprisesIanHind,MarieFelsandIanandPatriziaKelly.WearealsoreceivingsomeassistancefromIngridStephenwhowasastudentatYarraParkinthelate1940s.Withverylimitedaccesstolocallibraries,theStateLibraryofVictoriaandthePublicRecordsOfficeofVictoria(PROV),theteamhasbeenabletogatherconsiderablematerialrelatingtotheschool’s history from on line resources suchasTROVE. 

YarraParkSchool,onthecornerofPuntRoadandWellingtonParade,

was built on a parcel of two acres of landoftheoldPoliceBarracksreservethatwastransferredtotheEducationMinistryin1873. TheschoolwasdesignedintheTudorstylebytheprominent colonial architect Charles WebbwhoseotherdesignsincludedtheRoyalArcade,theWindsorHotel,theSouthMelbourneTownHall,theAlfredHospitalandinEastMelbourne,theTasmaTerraceandMosspennochinClarendonStreet.TheonlyotherStateSchooldesignedbyWebbwasinDorcasStreet,SouthMelbourne. 

Theschool,openedinJuly1874,wasoneofthefirstlargeurbanstateschoolsconstructedafterthepassingoftheEducationAct1872whichestablishedfree,compulsoryandseculareducationinVictoria.Under

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theinitialheadmaster,JosephFrederickWalker,theschoolveryquicklygainedanexcellentreputationforitseducationalresults,firmdisciplineandsportingachievements.AlthoughlocatedintheCityofMelbourne,YarraParkschoolwasbuiltprimarilyinresponsetothegrowingschoolagedpopulationintheCityofRichmond. Upuntilitscentenaryin1974YarraParkwasnearlyalwaysthelargestoftheRichmondschools.Itsenrolmentintheinitialyearswasinexcessof1700studentsandaveragedailyattendancewas900to1000students. 

AstherewasvirtuallynostateprovidedsecondaryeducationinVictoriauntiltheearly1900s,theGovernmentofVictoriaofferedasmallnumberofcompetitivescholarshipsor‘exhibitions’tostudentsinthestateschoolswhowereunabletoaffordthefeesoftheprivateandchurchoperatedgrammarschoolsandcolleges.StudentsfromallovertheStateofVictoriasatacompetitiveexaminationfortheseexhibitionsandwehavefoundfromourresearchthatinalmosteveryyearfrom1874totheearly1890swhenthescholarshipswereabolished,thatoneormorestudentsfromYarraParkwasawardedascholarship.YarraParkStateschoolhasproducedanimpressivelistofalumniinawiderangeoffieldsincludingpublicadministration,thearmedservices,medicine,theclergy,theartsandthesportingarena. Perhapsthebest-knownalumnuswasSirJohnMonashwhowasastudentin1877beforeheattendedScotchCollege.Another famous alumnus is the sculptor SirBertramMackennalwhohasaworkinNationalGalleryofVictoriaand

alsotheTateGalleryinLondon. Incricketweknowofatleastsixex-studentswhoplayedTestCricketforAustraliaincludingSamLoxtonwhowasamemberofDonBradman’s1948‘Invincibles’.ManyAustralianRulesfootballersalsoattendedYarraPark. 

Duringthe1970sand1980sthedemographicchangesinMelbourne’sinnersuburbsbroughtasharpdownturnintheenrolmentsofRichmond’sschoolsleadingtoanumberofschoolclosuresinthelate1980sandearly1990s.YarraParkenrolleditslaststudentsin1987andclosedattheendofthatyear.BythistimethesitehadbecomeverycrampedasaresultofthewideningofPuntRoadintheearly1980s.InJuly1986theschoolwasclassifiedbytheNationalTrustofVictoria.Theschoolbuildingwasconvertedintoresidentialapartmentsintheearly1990s. 

AnymemberswhowouldliketoknowmoreorbecomeinvolvedintheprojectcancontactIanHind,EMHScommitteememberonhindrutherford@netspace.net.au. OncetheCOVIDrestrictionsareeasedwearehopingtodelvemoreintotheearlyhistoricaldocumentslocatedatPROVinNorthMelbourneandalsoconductinterviewswithanumberofformerteachers/principals,studentsandparents. SubsequentnewsletterarticleswillfocusonthePoliceBarrackslandonwhichtheschoolwasbuilt,theofficialopeningoftheschool,thepartplayedbytheschoolduringtwoworldwarsandbriefbiographiesofsomeofthenotablebutlesswellknownandinterestingalumni. 

Ian Hind

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James Gall (1828–1895) Architect

James Gall has come to our attention asthearchitectofEblana,140

JolimontRoad,thehomeofThomasJacksonofYoungandJackson’sHotel.Thehousewasbuiltin1883andwasthelatestoftheseveralhousesGalldesignedinEastMelbourneandJolimont.Fivearestillstanding,includingEblana.FormoreaboutThomasJacksonandhishouseseeourwebsite:https://emhs.org.au/history/people/jackson_thomas_joshua_1834-1901

Galldesignednumerousbuildings,mostofthemlarge,manywithatower,andsomeofthemlistedintheVictorianHeritageRegister,butnothinghasbeenwrittenabouthimorhiswork.

HewasborninOldDeer,Aberdeenshire,Scotlandin1828.Hisfather,Andrew,wasa‘housecarpenter’andJamesfollowedhiminthattrade.HearrivedinVictoriainNovember1851aboardtheTasmania,thefirstemigrantshiptosaildirecttoPortland.Hewasoneof196assistedpassengers,‘chieflytradesmenandagriculturallaborerswiththeirfamilies;theremainingportionbeingcomposedofsinglemalesandfemales’.

By1854hewasworkinginthefirmofThomson&Robertson,‘accountants,averageadjusters,estate,house,andgeneralagents,Collins-lane,11Collins-streetwest,Melbourne’.Heusedthisaddressforhisfirstadvertisementsasabuilderunderhisownname.ThefollowingyearhegavetheDukeofWellingtonHotel,Flinders-streetashis

address.In1856hemarriedAnnFultonand

theymovedtonewpremisesatOliver’sCottages,116FlindersLaneeast.OneofGall’searliestbuildingswasatworoomedbrickcottageinSimpsonStreet,EastMelbourneforGeorgeMurdison,apainterandglazier.GeorgehadmarriedJaneFultoninScotlandandtheMurdisonsandJane’sfamily,includinghersisterAnn,alltravelledouttogetheronthesameshipin1854.Thecottage,builtin1859,haslonggone.

ThenexthouseGallbuiltinEast Melbourne was a timber one in WellingtonParade,oneinfromthePowlettStreetonthewesternside.Thishousewasforhimself.Hemovedinin1864andwasthereforabouttenyears.Hefoundplentyofworklocallywithtendernoticesappearingregularlyinthe Argus.Manyofthesehouseshavenotbeenidentifiedandhavenodoubtbeendemolished.Butoneofhisearlierworksis32JolimontTerracebuiltin1868.ItisnowlistedontheHeritageVictoriaRegisteras‘distinctiveasarareandearlysinglefrontedtownhouseofpolychromaticbrick’.

In1877hedesignedInvereskonthecornerofJolimontTerraceandWellingtonParadeSouth.ThisseemstohavebeenatemplateforsomeofhislaterandmuchgrandercountrymansionssuchasNoorilim(1879)andMintaro(1881),bothontheVictorianHeritageRegister.TheStatementofSignificanceforNoorilimsaysofit:‘Thetwo-storeybrickstructurehas

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renderedfacadesandiscomposedofanasymmetricaltoweredentrancefacadeandagardenfrontcomprisingatwo-tieredarcadewithcentrallylocatedpediment.’ExactlythesamecouldbesaidofInveresk.

ThetwohousestogethernamedConingsbyat40-42JolimontTerraceandbuiltin1882makeupthetotalofGall’sfivehousestillstandinginJolimont.

In1870GallwasoneoftheresidentswhofoughtthegovernmentoveritsproposaltoresumethelandinthemiddleofWellingtonParadeforhousing.EventhenEastMelbournewasatriskofinappropriatedevelopment.Thelandisnowlargelytakenupbytherailway line.

TwoyearslaterGall’sparentsandsisterarrivedinMelbourneandcametostaywithhim.Soonafterheadvertised,‘WANDEREDfromresidenceofMr.JamesGall,architect,comerWellington-paradeandPowlettstreet,Mrs.GALL.Ageabout68years.’PossiblyMrsGallwassufferingfromdementiaand,alongwiththeincreasedpressureonaccommodation,thisgavehimreasontomovetolargerpremisesinBurkeRoad,Hawthornwherehelivedfortherestofhis life.

HesoonmadehismarkintheareabuyinglandonthecornerofCamberwellandBurwoodRoads,whereheengagedJamesHurleytobuildtheoldTowerHotel.JamesHurley’ssister,Annie,became the licensee.

Eblana,140JolimontRoad.Photo,GrahamShepherd

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AlongsidehisarchitecturalworkGallregularlyadvertisedhousesandlandforsaleorrent.It is not clear whether he was actingasagentorspeculatingonhisownbehalf,maybeabitofboth.Hewasobviouslyquiteentrepreneurialandfinanciallyverysuccessfulandhegenerouslycontributedtovarious,localfund-raisingdrives.Amanofvariedinterestshekeptacolourfulmenagerieincludinganemu,akangaroo,apeacockandthreeShetlandponies.Afterhisdeaththeinventoryofhischattelslistedaviolinandtwokettledrums.

Butin1891hiswife,Ann,diedandfromthereonhislifeturnedupsidedownasthelandboomcollapsedandthedepressionsetin.ThefollowingyearAnnieHurley,thelong-timelicenseeofhisTowerHotelwasdeclaredinsolvent.Insteadoffindinganewlicenseeheputthehotelonthemarket.Itdidn’tsell.TheBoroondaraShireCouncilrefusedtopayhimoutstandingfeesforitsnewshirehall(nowtheCamberwellTownHall).Hesuedandwasawardedpartofthemoney.HefollowedupbyburstingintoaCouncilmeetinginanintoxicatedstateandabusingthemembers.Hewasgivenachancetoapologisebutrefusedandwasfinedthreeguineas.In1895hedied.Forprobate purposes all his real estate was valuedasNilandhispersonalestatewasindeficit.Hediedinsolvent.Hisonlybequestwas£60worthoffurnituretogotoAnnieHurley.Whilemuchofhisworksurvivesandislauded,themanhimselfisforgotten.

Sylvia Black

32JolimontTerrace.Photo,GrahamShepherd

Skittles

EastMelbournev.Melbourne,playedatEastMelbournelast

Thursday,Eastwinningby11horsesto4.

W.W.Gaggin,B.DaviesandJ.Harrytiedforbestaverage,scoring33eachfor 15 frames. East Melbourne win the premiershipfor1895.

[The Age,9Sep1895,p.3]

Baseball

The East Melbourne Baseball Club havewonthebaseballpremiership

fortheseason1895,andhavesecuredaleginforthechallengetrophypresentedbyMr.J.C.Williamson

[Mornington Standard,26Sep1895,p.3]

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Maie Hoban – Further Information

TheJuneeditionofthenewsletterhadaninterestingarticlebySylvia

aboutMaieHoban,whowasanidentityintheperformingartscommunityinmid20thcenturyMelbourne,andwhooperatedaschoolofdramainEastMelbourne. Maie’s reputation was such astogetheranentryintheAustralian Dictionary of Biography.

OutofinterestIdidalittlediggingmyselfaboutherandherhusband.ShehadmarriedDanielJamesHobanin1915shortly before he went to the Western Frontasa2ndLieutenantwiththeAIF.HewasseverelyinjuredatPozieresreceivinggunshotwoundstobothlegs.BiographicalstudiesofMaieindicatethathelostaleg,buthisservicerecordindicatesbothlegswereamputated;averyconfrontingoutcomeeitherway.

WhenHobanenlistedhewasanauctioneerandhecontinuedthislineofworkafterthewar,particularlyinthedevelopmentoftheSpringvalearea.

WhatparticularlycaughtmyattentionwasmaterialinhisservicerecordrelatingtohimstandingasacandidatefortheVictorianParliamentintheseatofBrightoninthe1928election.Thereareanumberofaspectsofthiswhichseemalittlequirkytothe21stcenturyreader.

Firstly,therewasquiteafussinthepressaboutHobanlaunchinglegalproceedingsforlibelagainsttheHerald and Weekly Timesseekingdamagesof5000pounds.Thebasisappearstobethatthe Heraldwrotethat“someofthevotesthatmighthavebeencastfortheLaborcandidate…maygotoMrDJHobanwhorepresentstheCatholicfollowing”.

HobanstoodasaLiberalcandidate.TheNewsEditoroftheHerald then

wroteahandwrittenlettertoCaptMcIntoshofArmyRecordsaskinghimtolookupHoban’senlistmentpaperstoseewhetherhegavehisreligionasRomanCatholic–“itisentirelyaprivateinquiry”hewrote,adding“youwillrememberthatIusedtoseeyoudailyduringthewar”.TheCaptainatleastreferredtherequesttohissuperior,whoapprovedtheinformationbeingsupplied.Modernprinciplesofprivacyprotectionofinformationwerealongwayoff,whiletheOldComradesCodeseemedtobeverymuchtothefore.

Maiealsoappearsinthestory,astheHerald saidthattheallegedlylibellousstatement“wasbasedonfactssuppliedbyMrHoban’swifewhocalledattheHeraldOffice…seekingpublicityforherhusband’scandidature.ShesuppliedMrHoban’spictureforpublicationandvolunteeredinformationthathewastheonlyCatholiccandidateandthereforehopedtogetabout4000Catholicvotes,someofwhichmightotherwisegotoLabor”.

It’s not clear what statement by the HeraldMrHobanparticularisedinhislibelsuitasamountingtoalibel,butintheendhepolledonlyabout800votes(approx.4%ofthevote)andthenwithdrewhislegalaction.Itwasallperhapspartofan“anypublicityisgoodpublicity”approach,ashecertainlyputhisnameinthespotlightbuttonogreateffect.

Tim Holland

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Wehaveobservedanincreaseinlarge-scaledevelopmentsinEast

Melbournerecently.Thesedevelopmentsapparently rely on the manipulation ofheritagehousesfortheirviability.LegislationthisyearhasseenhousesgradedCundertheMelbournePlanningSchemereclassifiedasContributorytothestreetscape.Thetranslationdoesnotappeartobeexacthoweverandweareconcernedthatthesebuildingswillfarebadlyunderthenewsystem.

Thesearesomeofthedevelopmentswhich cause us concern -

86-94JolimontSt-ArecentVCATdecisiongrantedapermitforadevelopmentwhichinvolvedthedemolitionoftheC-grade/Contributoryhouseat88JolimontSt,aplace,weargued,ofheritagecharacterthathasenhancement potential.

364-366&368-370AlbertSt-Apermithasbeenlodgedseekingdemolitionandworksforconstructionofamulti-levelmixedusedevelopment.Theapplicationinvolvessubstantialalterationto364Albert,aSignificanthouseinheritageterms,andtotaldemolitionof366Albert,aContributorybuilding.ThismatterisatVCAT.

204-208AlbertSt–AnapplicationtodemolishallbutthefaçadeandreturnwallsoftheexistingDgradedbuildingandtoconstructa10-storeybuildingbehindthis.Wesupporttheproposaltocarryoutconservationworksonthefaçadeoftheexistingbuilding.Butthiscomesatahighpriceasitcouldbeseen

The Use and Abuse of Heritage byDevelopers in East Melbourne

asa‘payoff’inexpectationofapprovalforanotherwiseegregiousdevelopment.

1071-1081HoddleSt(AscotLodge)-Apermitapplicationhasbeenlodgedseekingdemolitionoftheexistingbuildingsonsiteandconstructionofamulti-storey,mixed-usedevelopment.AscotLodgeisanArtDecoModernebuildingwhichhasstrategicallybeenlefttodeteriorate.Severalyearsagoapermit,whichincludedfaçadepreservation,wasgrantedforthesite.Theseplanswereabandonedandthesitewassoldtoanewdeveloperwhohasevenmoreambitiousplans which entail the complete demolitionofAscotLodge.

140-142JolimontSt(Eblana)-ThisItalianate-stylevillabuiltinthelate1880s,gradedCandnowdesignatedContributory,wasmarketedassuitableforanofficeormulti-levelapartmentdevelopment.Eblanawasrecentlysoldandweawaitfutureplans.

Allthesebuildingshaveheritagecharacteristics that are typical of the precinctandcontributetoit.Thesuburbwillbediminishedwithoutthem

Onefinalmatter.IfyouseeayellownoticeadvertisingapermitapplicationonabuildingpleaseletsomeoneonEMHSknow.SuchapplicationsareusuallyincludedintheMelbourneCouncil’sweeklypermitlistbutnotalwaysandifoneismisseditcouldmeanthatweareexcludedfromanyfurtherinputshouldthematterproceedtoVCAT.Moreonthisaspectinalateredition. Barbara Paterson

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Coming Events

We Welcome New Member

Coverimage:YarraParkSchool.Postcardc.1907.

StateLibraryofVictoria,Accessionno:H2008.12/49

Cotswold, 40 Berry-street, Yarra Park, East Melbourne.

DearCinderella,—Areyouarealferryhaveyougot

wingsIgotalittlecatwithallwhiteoverherwithblacktailandablackspotonherbackIhaveabigsistersheistwelveIhavealittlebrotherhewillstrikesixnextfridaywehaveabirdhewhishelssoprettywecallhimjoeareyouprettyhaveyougotgolldenhaierhaveyougotbloweyesIgotoschoolIwawuldlikeyoutocometoseemethisletterhasmaidmeverytiredgood-by

IRISBOWEN.Age,7years8months.[Leader, 28Sep1895,p.34]

Correspondence

Wednesday, 21 October, at 5.00 p.m. – AGM by ZoomYourinvitationtojointhemeetingwillbesentoutintheweekprior.

Assistancewillbeavailableifneeded.

Wednesday, 2 December at 6.30 – Christmas DrinksPutitinyourdiarynow.Moredetailslater.Weliveinhope.

Notice of AGM

NoticeofAnnualGeneralMeeting,nominationformandproxyform

areenclosedwiththisnewsletter.Alsoenclosedareourannualreport,treasurer’sreportandminutesofthepreviousmeetinginpreparationforthis year’s AGM by Zoom.

AllfinancialmembersoftheEMHSareeligibletonominateforthecommittee.

NeshaNaidoo

ThenoisesofMelbournehavemanysources.Wirelesssets,motor-horns,

tramcars,andmotor-cyclescontributetheirquotatoIt,butinEastMelbournethe chief nuisance is none of these. It iscattle.ThishasbeenrevealedtotheCityCouncilbycomplaintsreceivedrecentlyfromprivatehospitalsinEastMelbourne.Everynight,itissaid,patientsarerobbedoftheirsleepbythenoisesoftrottinghoofs,thecrackingofstockwhips,thebarkingofdogs,andthelowingofcattle.Thecouncilhasbeenaskedtostopthenuisance.DroverswillbewarnedthattheymusttakeadifferentroutetotheRichmondabattoirs. [Argus,28Jan1938,p.3]

Lowing Herds WindLoudly over Street