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: [email protected]: 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 [email protected] 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,[email protected]. 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
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