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  • "Mikado"

    "Mikado"

    96 Trennery Crescent was once the site of "Mikado", the house of architect William Pitt. Pitt, born in Melbourne in…

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  • 'Carnforth'

    'Carnforth'

    Carnforth, 242 Scotchmer Street, North Fitzroy. Also known as the John Ashton house, built in 1894. It used to be…

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  • 'Doery House' – 353 and 355 Church Street

    'Doery House' – 353 and 355 Church Street

    Doery House was originally constructed as two buildings during the 1850s. Number 353 was, like many of the homes on…

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  • 'Headingsley' – 357-359 Church Street

    'Headingsley' – 357-359 Church Street

    Perched on the top of the Church Street hill the house was originally been built around 1895 for the physician…

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  • 'Helensville' – 377 Church Street

    'Helensville' – 377 Church Street

    Helensville was built in 1885 for the distinguished architect John Koch. Koch was appointed city architect for Richmond in 1887…

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  • 'Ivanhoe' - 383 Church Street

    'Ivanhoe' - 383 Church Street

    This was the home of Joseph Bosisto, the creator of ‘Bosisto’s Parrot Brand Eucalyptus Oil’.Bosisto was the mayor of Richmond…

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  • 'Mullaly House' – 339-341 Church Street

    'Mullaly House' – 339-341 Church Street

    This Queen Anne style building was constructed in 1907 for John H. Mullally, replacing an earlier building. The building was…

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  • 1 View Street

    1 View Street

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  • 1. Graham's Brewery

    1. Graham's Brewery

    1. Graham’s Brewery, Shamrock Brewery, Nycander Vinegar Company, MFB Training College. Image: Thomas Graham’s Simpson’s Road Brewery between 1865 and…

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  • 10 Peel Street Collingwood

    10 Peel Street Collingwood

    This beautiful small industrial building was designed by the architect Robert Bell Hamilton, more usually known for domestic architecture. It…

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  • 10. 13 Grosvenor St.

    10. 13 Grosvenor St.

    1867 double fronted brick house. Originally just two rooms, it has a skillion-roofed rear section. Tuck-pointed brickwork has been overpainted.…

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  • 10. East side Grosvenor St.

    10. East side Grosvenor St.

    East side Grosvenor St. A huge building site (Pro-Build / Salvo Property Group) going through to Flockhart Street. The Salvo…

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  • 11. Terminus Hotel

    11. Terminus Hotel

    This building was erected for brickmaker and landowner Robert Dehnert in 1867. Called the Brickmaker’s Arms until 1923, its new…

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  • 12. Victoria St.,  site of Green Square

    12. Victoria St., site of Green Square

    Green Square, a Salta Property development – you too could be cool – just buy an apartment here. Augustus Fritsch…

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  • 13.   [627] Victoria St. Brewery/Vinegar/Skipping Girl

    13. [627] Victoria St. Brewery/Vinegar/Skipping Girl

    This is the site of the front of Graham's brewery which was eventually bought by Messrs Boyd and Head of…

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  • 14. Former Crusader Plate

    14. Former Crusader Plate

    651-653 Victoria St. - Crusader Plate was built 1937 as an extension to the neighbouring works to the east and…

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  • 15. 655 Victoria St.

    15. 655 Victoria St.

    Former Handley and Tilley built 1929. The company was involved in the manufacture of aluminium plate. Now “Skipping Girl Apartments”.…

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  • 16. 659 Victoria St.

    16. 659 Victoria St.

    Yarra Yarra apartments. A recent residential development.

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  • 17.  663 Victoria St. Nettleton House

    17. 663 Victoria St. Nettleton House

    Peter Nettleton, a Yorkshireman, arrived in Melbourne in 1849 and was employed as a fellmonger until the discovery of gold…

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  • 18 Berry St Richmond

    18 Berry St Richmond

    Henry Frencham, who made his fortune in gold and is described in some quarters as the founder of Bendigo, commissioned…

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  • 18. Former Alma Wool Scouring works

    18. Former Alma Wool Scouring works

    Walk down between the buildings towards the river. Originally Peter Nettleton’s wool scouring works, Woolshed 1 and 2, and part…

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  • 184-186 Brunswick Street

    184-186 Brunswick Street

    Formerly W & A Bennetts and Sons Iron Merchants and Importers, later the British United Shoe Machinery Company, and then…

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  • 19 Victoria Street Fitzroy

    19 Victoria Street Fitzroy

    These apartments retain the distinctive exterior of the Universal Theatre, a much-loved comedy venue that operated from 1970s–1990s.

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  • 19 Victoria Street, Fitzroy

    19 Victoria Street, Fitzroy

    These apartments retain the distinctive exterior of the Universal Theatre, a much-loved comedy venue that operated from 1970s–1990s.

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  • 19 Victoria Street, Fitzroy

    19 Victoria Street, Fitzroy

    These apartments retain the distinctive exterior of the Universal Theatre, a much-loved comedy venue that operated from 1970s–1990s. the building…

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  • 19. Haven development site: Acacia Place

    19. Haven development site: Acacia Place

    Former Honeywell site, former site of Henry Walker’s soap factory. A John Boehme had a tallow works on this site…

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  • 1905 J. A. Boell, Ice-works , 101 Westgarth Street, Fitzroy.

    1905 J. A. Boell, Ice-works , 101 Westgarth Street, Fitzroy.

    Owned by J. A. Boell, formerly the 'Fitzroy Ice and Refrigerating Company' started in 1877.

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  • 1905. Aberdeen Hotel, Corner Holden Street and St George's Road, North Fitzroy.

    1905. Aberdeen Hotel, Corner Holden Street and St George's Road, North Fitzroy.

    Opened in 1889 by James Davoran. The hotel was built with a variety of styles and features - colonial verandahs,…

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  • 1905. Profitt Bros. Furniture Warehouse, 95-97 Smith Street, Fitzroy.

    1905. Profitt Bros. Furniture Warehouse, 95-97 Smith Street, Fitzroy.

    Furniture warehouse that sold new and secondhand goods. Their advertising stated "Household furniture suitable for cottage or mansion. Packed and…

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  • 1936.  Birmacley Margarine Works, 127 Scotchmer Street, North Fitzroy.

    1936. Birmacley Margarine Works, 127 Scotchmer Street, North Fitzroy.

    Exterior view of the Birmacley Margarine Factory. Photo is taken from a an album published to mark the opening of…

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  • 19a. Haven development site & Sanctuary Apartments

    19a. Haven development site & Sanctuary Apartments

    Former Honeywell site, former site of Henry Walker’s soap factory. A John Boehme had a tallow works on this site…

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  • 2.  Flockhart Reserve

    2. Flockhart Reserve

    Flockhart Reserve is located at the north end of Flockhart Street, which was at various times occupied by a tannery,…

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  • 20. Victoria St Bridge

    20. Victoria St Bridge

    A bridge across this section of the Yarra had been discussed for some years, but owing to the need for…

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  • 202 Young Street

    202 Young Street

    Will add this.

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  • 210 Brunswick Street

    210 Brunswick Street

    Formerly B. Elms Engineer and Blacksmith

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  • 251 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    251 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    The Alimentari Eatery and Delicatessen occupies a remarkable corner building dating back to the Victorian era.

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  • 251 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    251 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    The Alimentari Eatery and Delicatessen occupies a remarkable corner building dating back to the Victorian era.The building forms a part…

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  • 3. Grosvenor Street

    3. Grosvenor Street

    Part of the subdivision of the large Grosvenor Estate belonging to Mr Norton’s Grosvenor Lodge (previously and later known as…

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  • 3CR Community Radio: Yarra Elders Precious Memories

    3CR Community Radio: Yarra Elders Precious Memories

    Community Radio station operating from within the Yarra Council area, established in 1976 to provide a voice for those denied…

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  • 3CR Community Radio: Yarra Elders Precious Memories

    3CR Community Radio: Yarra Elders Precious Memories

    Community Radio station operating from within the Yarra Council area, established in 1976 to provide a voice for those denied…

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  • 4. Australian Asbestos Company

    4. Australian Asbestos Company

    Erected 1888. Henry Walker was one of the directors of the company. The building was taken over by Phoenix Biscuit…

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  • 47 Miller Street, boyhood home of Chicken Smallhorn

    47 Miller Street, boyhood home of Chicken Smallhorn

    Chicken (Wilfred) Smallhorn, 1911-1988, won the Brownlow Medal in 1933, and played for Fitzroy over 1930-1940.This was his boyhood home…

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  • 5-7 Peel Street Collingwood

    5-7 Peel Street Collingwood

    The former home and shop of David Cornfoot, plumber.

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  • 5.  Victoria Ice Company

    5. Victoria Ice Company

    Constructed 1889-90. Cnr Southampton Crescent and Grosvenor St. Taken over by the Phoenix Biscuit Co about 1910.

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  • 6. Phoenix Biscuit Company

    6. Phoenix Biscuit Company

    Constructed around 1925 on the southwest corner, a single story building with a curved parapet and the company initials in…

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  • 65 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

    65 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

    G. Dickens & Co, Painters, Plumbers and Paperhangers.

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  • 7. Site of Grosvenor Hotel

    7. Site of Grosvenor Hotel

    37 Grosvenor St., Grosvenor Hotel was a two-storey brick building with 12 rooms, which operated from 1870 to 1918.

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  • 733 Nicholson Street, Carlton North.

    733 Nicholson Street, Carlton North.

    In 1906, Fred J. Wood operated a pharmacy at his location.

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  • 8.  21 Grosvenor St.

    8. 21 Grosvenor St.

    Victorian house, later altered. Residence for many years of Henry Zeigenbein, a cab proprietor. The side driveway would have been…

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  • 83 + 85 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    83 + 85 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    During March 1910, a gas line exploded destroying the buildings at 83 and 85 Brunswick Street. Numbers 81 and 87…

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  • 83 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    83 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    Image showing destruction of building to gas leak.

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  • 9.  19 Grosvenor St.

    9. 19 Grosvenor St.

    Double fronted weatherboard house, built prior to 1864. Owned and occupied by Samuel Cane, a cooper. The oldest surviving building…

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  • A Debutantes' Ball

    A Debutantes' Ball

    Images relating to a Debutantes' Ball in the Fitzroy Town Hall, presumably in the Ballroom, photographed by by Allan Studios,…

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  • A Tour of Rage by Yana Alana

    A Tour of Rage by Yana Alana

    What makes cabaret diva and performance poet Yana Alana’s blood boil? This tour is a part of the 3CR audio…

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  • A Tour of Rage by Yana Alana

    A Tour of Rage by Yana Alana

    What makes cabaret diva and performance poet Yana Alana’s blood boil? This tour is a part of the 3CR audio…

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  • A Tour of the Aboriginal History of Gertrude Street 1920-50 with Larry Walsh

    A Tour of the Aboriginal History of Gertrude Street 1920-50 with Larry Walsh

    In this tour, Larry walks us down Gertrude Street to the Exhibition Gardens on a tour of the Aboriginal history…

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  • A Tour of the Aboriginal History of Gertrude Street 1920-50 with Larry Walsh

    A Tour of the Aboriginal History of Gertrude Street 1920-50 with Larry Walsh

    In this tour, Larry walks us down Gertrude Street to the Exhibition Gardens on a tour of the Aboriginal history…

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  • ACME Shirt Factory/La Mode Corset Factory, 31-39 Victoria Street

    ACME Shirt Factory/La Mode Corset Factory, 31-39 Victoria Street

    This building was was built in the late 1880s as the Acme Shirt Factory and by early 1900s it was…

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  • Aberdeen Hotel Interior - 1907

    Aberdeen Hotel Interior - 1907

    Aberdeen Hotel, Public Bar, St George's Road, North Fitzroy

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  • Advertising Sign for Bushell's Tea in Rathdowne Street

    Advertising Sign for Bushell's Tea in Rathdowne Street

    This faded sign for Bushell's Tea appears on the south-facing wall of 602 Rathdowne Street and can be viewed from…

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  • Advertising Sign, 9 Fenwick Street, North Carlton

    Advertising Sign, 9 Fenwick Street, North Carlton

    The Southern Waste Company, cotton waste manufacturers, occupied this building in the 1940s. It was originally built for Henry Gotardo…

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  • Advertising Signs Park Street, North Carlton (Corner Canning Street)

    Advertising Signs Park Street, North Carlton (Corner Canning Street)

    The brand names Velvet and Bushells feature in signage on the side wall of a former shop at 683 Canning…

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  • Advertising sign for Robur Tea, Macpherson Street, North Carlton

    Advertising sign for Robur Tea, Macpherson Street, North Carlton

    According to this advertisement, Robur tea “peps you UP” and “keeps you YOUNG!” The caffeine content of tea, while not…

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  • Advertising sign, rear of 536 Rathdowne Street, North Carlton

    Advertising sign, rear of 536 Rathdowne Street, North Carlton

    Otis tonic tablets, manufactured by E.C. De Witt & Company, were advertised as a "guaranteed remedy for debility, brain fog,…

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  • Advertising signs, corner of Lygon and Fenwick Streets, North Carlton

    Advertising signs, corner of Lygon and Fenwick Streets, North Carlton

    Renovations to the former grocery shop in 2010 uncovered colourful advertising images that had been hidden under layers of render…

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  • Afternoon Tea on The Verandah - St Helier's St

    Afternoon Tea on The Verandah - St Helier's St

    Sir Arthur sits in a cane chair with an unidentified woman (not his wife who had died before this date)…

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  • Alex Maconachie, slater and tile importer, Corner Johnston and Spring Streets

    Alex Maconachie, slater and tile importer, Corner Johnston and Spring Streets

    Alex Maconachie, slater and tile importer, Alex (L), John Charles Stickland (R): Stickland eventually bought the business when Alex fell…

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  • Alphington Bowls Club

    Alphington Bowls Club

    The Alphington Bowls Club was founded in 1921, and the ladies club in 1928. According to their club website they…

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  • Alphington Bowls Club and Gates

    Alphington Bowls Club and Gates

    Many bowling clubs built in the 1930s to 1960s in Australian suburbs have elaborate gates to mark their entrances, and…

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  • Alphington Paper Mills

    Alphington Paper Mills

    The Alphington Paper Mills Boiler House building is one of the larger buildings on the former Alphington Paper Mills /…

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  • Alphington Park

    Alphington Park

    The suburb of Alphington was established along the Yarra River and a train-line connecting the centre of Melbourne to the…

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  • Alphington Park new gardens

    Alphington Park new gardens

    A new ornate garden was designed for the northern perimeter of Alphington Park, in 2011-2012. The design caused some controversy…

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  • Alphington Swimming Pool in the Yarra

    Alphington Swimming Pool in the Yarra

    The Alphington Pool was located here on the banks of the Yarra River. It was constructed through voluntary community labour…

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  • Alphington Swimming Pool – children’s wading pool

    Alphington Swimming Pool – children’s wading pool

    This smaller rectangular enclosure was constructed in the 1940s as a children’s shallow wading pool. The river pools had a…

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  • Alphington Wetlands

    Alphington Wetlands

    As the sign here states, ‘Before European settlement, this area was the home of the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri-willam people.…

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  • Anderson & Ritchie’s Iron Foundry, 143 Rose Street (cnr. Young St.)

    Anderson & Ritchie’s Iron Foundry, 143 Rose Street (cnr. Young St.)

    Originally begun near the corner of Young & Rose Streets, the site was used by Randall, Thomas & Co manufacturing…

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  • Archibald Richard Thatcher, Wireworks

    Archibald Richard Thatcher, Wireworks

    Archibald Richard Thatcher was an inventor, but found that his inventions were pirated so often that he turned to patenting…

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  • Archibald Richard Thatcher, Wireworks, 147 Kerr Street, Fitzroy

    Archibald Richard Thatcher, Wireworks, 147 Kerr Street, Fitzroy

    Archibald Richard Thatcher was an inventor, but found that his inventions were pirated so often that he turned to patenting…

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  • Arthur Knapp, Boot maker, 309 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy

    Arthur Knapp, Boot maker, 309 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy

    Arthur Knapp was in business at these premises from 1920 to 1965. Image held by Fitzroy Library. FL13

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  • Austral Silk and Cotton Mill

    Austral Silk and Cotton Mill

    artist's sketch of the large complex of buildings making up the Austral Silk and Cotton Mills Pty. Ltd. in Trenerry…

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  • Avon Butter Factory, 218 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy

    Avon Butter Factory, 218 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy

    Built in 1933 for the Fitzpatrick Brothers, this building was designed to function as both a butter factory and retail…

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  • Bailey Hall, 401 Church Street Richmond

    Bailey Hall, 401 Church Street Richmond

    The Soldier's Memorial, RSL or Bailey Hall at 401 Church Street Richmond was the venue for a key moment in…

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  • Bandstand at Barkly Gardens

    Bandstand at Barkly Gardens

    A new band stand was erected in Barkly Gardens in 1924. Published in City of Richmond Report of the Council…

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  • Bangalore Villa, owned and built in 1885 by Robert Showers.

    Bangalore Villa, owned and built in 1885 by Robert Showers.

    Robert Showers was a Fitzroy builder (1852-55), a farmer at Northcote (1855-62), then builder and publican at the West of…

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  • Barnard's Hotel

    Barnard's Hotel

    Barnard's Hotel was built in 1869 and operated until it was delicensed in 1914. The building still exists today. William…

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  • Barrett Brothers cordial factory

    Barrett Brothers cordial factory

    Founded in 1908 at 43 HoldenStreet, the business expanded to include 42 Barkly Street and a new larger factory at…

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  • Baths

    Baths

    Advertisement from the Collingwood and Fitzroy Mercury c.1875

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  • Belvedere Hotel (later the Eastern Hill Hotel)

    Belvedere Hotel (later the Eastern Hill Hotel)

    The building on this site, now part of St Vincent's Hospital, was formerly the Belvedere Hotel, a key site in…

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  • Billboards on the Corner of Smith and Gertrude Streets

    Billboards on the Corner of Smith and Gertrude Streets

    Street hoardings on the corner of Smith street and Gertrude street. Advertisements include Mobiloil, Plume, Vincent's powders and tablets, Orlando…

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  • Black Cat

    Black Cat

    The Black Cat Cafe, created by Henry Maas with Toni and Brian Edwards, opened on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, in 1982.…

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  • Bradley Engineering Company

    Bradley Engineering Company

    A man operates machinery at the Bradley Engineering Company at 160 Noone Street, Clifton Hill. Content of image: Bradley Engineering…

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  • Brooks Crescent, North Fitzroy

    Brooks Crescent, North Fitzroy

    Brooks Crescent was formed around the boundaries of a small quarry used to mine stone in the 1850s, and as…

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  • Builder's Arms Hotel

    Builder's Arms Hotel

    Gertrude St has been home to as many as 14 hotels throughout its history, with many of these established in…

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  • Bull's Coachbuiling Works, 354 Fitzroy Street

    Bull's Coachbuiling Works, 354 Fitzroy Street

    Believed to have been built in around 1891, it was first occupied by J. Hackett, a carriage builder well-known for…

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  • Burnley Theatre

    Burnley Theatre

    The Burnley Theatre opened on 21st May 1928 and was operated by Union Theatres Ltd. Located in the Melbourne suburb…

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  • Burston & Treleaven’s Boot Factory, 68 Leicester Street (cnr. Fitzroy St.)

    Burston & Treleaven’s Boot Factory, 68 Leicester Street (cnr. Fitzroy St.)

    This is another two-storied boot factory typical of the medium-sized boot factories that flourished in Fitzroy between 1880 and the…

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  • C.J. Rojo & Sons, 237-253 Napier Street (cnr. St. David St.)

    C.J. Rojo & Sons, 237-253 Napier Street (cnr. St. David St.)

    This building was built in 1929 for C.J. Rojo & Sons, who operated as furniture manufacturers and wood turners. This…

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  • Cardplayers - Coolibah Club, Brotherhood of St. Laurence, Fitzroy

    Cardplayers - Coolibah Club, Brotherhood of St. Laurence, Fitzroy

    Group of men playing cards

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  • Carlton Hall (Dancehouse), 150 Princes Street, North Carlton

    Carlton Hall (Dancehouse), 150 Princes Street, North Carlton

    Carlton Hall was built by John Pigdon in February 1877, in controversial circumstances during the election campaign for the new…

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  • Carlton North Post Office, Rathdowne Street, North Carlton

    Carlton North Post Office, Rathdowne Street, North Carlton

    Located on Corner Rathdowne Street and Richardson Street, North Carlton.

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  • Carlton North Primary School 1252, Lee Street, North Carlton

    Carlton North Primary School 1252, Lee Street, North Carlton

    The school was originally known as the Stockade School and was built on the site of a former prison stockade…

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  • Central Hall / Cathedral Hall / Former TF Much Ballroom

    Central Hall / Cathedral Hall / Former TF Much Ballroom

    In 1873, the Exhibition Boot Factory was constructed on this site. In 1902, the building was purchased by the Roman…

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  • Charcoal Lane, Aboriginal Health Service site, and mural

    Charcoal Lane, Aboriginal Health Service site, and mural

    The Aboriginal Health Service ran from this site between 1979-1993. The Aboriginal Health Service was established in 1973 at 223…

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  • Church St Bridge 1914

    Church St Bridge 1914

    Bridge across the Yarra at Church St. Photo by "G.G.M", held at the State Library of Victoria. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/42663

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  • Church on 124 Napier St Fitzroy

    Church on 124 Napier St Fitzroy

    Any historical information on this property is of interest.

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  • Clifton Hill Hotel

    Clifton Hill Hotel

    The Clifton Hill Hotel was built by Frederick Warming in 1884, whose name can still be seen in the pediment.…

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  • Collingwood Council Workers on Strike 1983

    Collingwood Council Workers on Strike 1983

    A group of M.E.U. (Municipal Employees Union) council employees march along Hoddle Street near the town hall. Police direct traffic…

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  • Collingwood Farm

    Collingwood Farm

    Images from Yarra libraries' collection relating to Collingwood Childrens Farm.

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  • Collingwood Library

    Collingwood Library

    Collingwood Library in Stanton Street Abbotsford opened in 1978 in the former Church of Christ.

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  • Collingwood Swimming pool

    Collingwood Swimming pool

    A posed studio photo of seven members of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Rifles, Collingwood Company (known as the Collingwood Rifles).…

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  • Collingwood Town Hall

    Collingwood Town Hall

    fabulous George Johnson building

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  • Collingwood Town Hall at 5 pm, Winter

    Collingwood Town Hall at 5 pm, Winter

    Built in the 1880s

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  • Condell Plots

    Condell Plots

    Images relating to a small system of allotment gardens on a traffic island next to Fitzroy Town Hall, and a…

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  • Corner Hotel, Richmond

    Corner Hotel, Richmond

    The Corner Hotel first opened on this site in the 1870s to serve the growing population of the suburb of…

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  • Corner of Gertrude and Smith Street - 1886

    Corner of Gertrude and Smith Street - 1886

    A view of Smith Street looking north from Gertrude Street. Identifiable buildings include (starting from the right) Foresters Hall housing…

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  • Corner of Gertrude and Smith Street - 1886

    Corner of Gertrude and Smith Street - 1886

    A view of the Smith Street shopping center looking north from Gertrude Street. Identifiable buildings include (starting from the right)…

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  • Councillors at Quarry

    Councillors at Quarry

    A group of sixteen men posed on a bluestone cliff at what is probably the council quarry in Clifton Hill.…

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  • Cremorne Gardens

    Cremorne Gardens

    Map of the Cremorne Gardens amusement park. The notes on the backing sheet read: 'Cremorne Gardens was formerly Wright's Swamp…

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  • Cremorne Gardens 1862

    Cremorne Gardens 1862

    From the State Library of Victoria. Charles Frederick Somerton 1862.http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/246532 . Cremorne Gardens was an amusement park by the Yarra,…

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  • Cremorne Gardens Rotunda

    Cremorne Gardens Rotunda

    Image held by Richmond Library. Cremorne Gardens was an amusement park on the banks of the Yarra which operated from…

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  • Cremorne Gardens from south side of the Yarra

    Cremorne Gardens from south side of the Yarra

    "The view is across the river towards Richmond. The distinctive features of the Paddle Steamer Gondola, which was in the…

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  • Cremorne Gardens showing statues and rotunda

    Cremorne Gardens showing statues and rotunda

    Cremorne Gardens was an amusement park on the banks of the Yarra, operating from 1853 to 1863.Source: State Library of…

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  • Curtain Square, North Carlton

    Curtain Square, North Carlton

    Curtain Square, also known as Curtain’s Square, was named in honour of John Curtain, a Melbourne City Councillor and Member…

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  • DANKS DRINKING FOUNTAIN

    DANKS DRINKING FOUNTAIN

    This drinking fountain, manufactured by Danks of South Melbourne, was decommissioned several years ago. Walkers now have to go to…

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    0
  • Danny's Burgers since 1945

    Danny's Burgers since 1945

    After being the site of a fruiterer (1935) and a florist (1940), Andonyou and Chapkoun established a hamburger shop here…

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Darling Gardens Flower Beds

    Darling Gardens Flower Beds

    Flower beds at the south-east corner of the Darling Gardens in Clifton Hill, near the intersection of South Terrace and…

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    0
  • Darling Gardens Rotunda

    Darling Gardens Rotunda

    A presentation card (original owned by the City of Collingwood) with the greeting "Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a…

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    0
  • Darling Gardens, Clifton Hill

    Darling Gardens, Clifton Hill

    A view of the bandstand, looking along the path of the newer elms planted around the early 1990s.

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    1
  • Deep Rock Swimming Club

    Deep Rock Swimming Club

    A large group of men and boys (many in bathing suits) posed at the Deep Rock swimming area above Dight's…

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Deutsche Schule

    Deutsche Schule

    Originally St Mary's church-school over 1911-38.Then St Joseph's Mariist Brothers college over 1939-99.Now German bilingual school, Deutsche Schule Melbourne since…

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Deutsche schule

    Deutsche schule

    1911-38

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  • Dight's Mill: Artist Representation

    Dight's Mill: Artist Representation

    A sketch published in The Illustrated Melbourne Post of October 4 1862 and captioned "Dight's Mills, on the Upper Yarra".…

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Dimmeys

    Dimmeys

    Image held at Richmond Library.Two children are standing in the street in the foreground of the photograph. A number of…

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  • Djap Wurrung Poster

    Djap Wurrung Poster

    Photo taken at the corner of St David Street and Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, 24/9/19. Depicting a poster for the…

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Drinking fountain, near Cemetery north gate, Macpherson Street, Princes Hill

    Drinking fountain, near Cemetery north gate, Macpherson Street, Princes Hill

    The fountain with the bust above is a memorial to William Cook, who served as a Melbourne City Councillor for…

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    0
  • Dunstone Bros.

    Dunstone Bros.

    Dunstone Brothers picture framing and enlarging shop was at 93 Johnston Street at least as early as 1919. Two men…

    TobyGooley2
    0
  • Eastern Freeway and East-West Link

    Eastern Freeway and East-West Link

    When the Bolte government announced their 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan to drastically expand Melbourne’s freeway and public transport network, some…

    laurenpiko
    0
  • Eastern Hill Hotel

    Eastern Hill Hotel

    The former Eastern Hill Hotel, now medical suites. c1949.

    amurray
    0
  • Ebenezer Particular Baptist Chapel

    Ebenezer Particular Baptist Chapel

    Particular Baptists believed atonement was only for the select few. Until 1870 the congregation met at a chapel in Wellington…

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    0
  • Echo Publishing Company Limited

    Echo Publishing Company Limited

    This postcard-sized advertisement for Echo Publishing Company Limited of North Fitzroy was discovered amongst some notebooks, handwritten by William Wilson…

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    0
  • Edinburgh Gardens band rotunda

    Edinburgh Gardens band rotunda

    1975. Edinburgh Gardens band rotunda, North Fitzroy. Allan Studios, 318 Smith Street, Collingwood.

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  • Engineering and Machine Shop

    Engineering and Machine Shop

    Shows part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex in Collingwood.This is one of 30 photos in an album prepared…

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    0
  • Eolian Hall (Former Kadimah), 836 Lygon Street, North Carlton

    Eolian Hall (Former Kadimah), 836 Lygon Street, North Carlton

    The hall at 836 Lygon Street, North Carlton, was built in 1933 to house the Kadimah, a Jewish cultural organization…

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    0
  • Fancy Dress Ball at Collingwood Town Hall

    Fancy Dress Ball at Collingwood Town Hall

    This photo is taken from the stage in the town hall showing the body of the hall full of people…

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Ferguson’s Mantle Factory, Wood Street

    Ferguson’s Mantle Factory, Wood Street

    Built shortly after 1900, it was first occupied by Mr W. Ferguson as a clothing factory in 1905. By 1930,…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Fitzroy Cyclorama

    Fitzroy Cyclorama

    Fitzroy Cyclorama, located on the corner of Fitzroy and Victoria Parade. Built in 1889, demolished 1927.

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Fitzroy Garbage Destructor

    Fitzroy Garbage Destructor

    The garbage destructor was built in 1893 for the Fitzroy Council in Miller Street between King Street & Queen Street.It…

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Fitzroy Ice Works, 95-101 Westgarth Street

    Fitzroy Ice Works, 95-101 Westgarth Street

    Dated as early as 1888, the "Dutch gabled" facade is what's left of the original building first occupied by the…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Fitzroy Ironworks, 129-131 Greeves Street

    Fitzroy Ironworks, 129-131 Greeves Street

    This building was erected in 1890 for the firm A. Horne & Son as Fitzroy Ironworks. Alexander Horne, the founder,…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Fitzroy Larcher Chimney

    Fitzroy Larcher Chimney

    A brief note on the Larcher chimney site location. -– the chimney is on Larcher’s site and was built after…

    alanskis
    0
  • Fitzroy Library

    Fitzroy Library

    Image of interior of Fitzroy Library

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  • Fitzroy Library Reading Room

    Fitzroy Library Reading Room

    An Interior view of the Reading Room Napier Street

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  • Fitzroy Town Hall

    Fitzroy Town Hall

    Fitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier Street, Fitzroyc.1970

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  • Fitzroy Town Hall

    Fitzroy Town Hall

    The Fitzroy Town Hall is emblematic of the rich and proud history of Fitzroy.

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  • Former Acme Shirt Factory

    Former Acme Shirt Factory

    The Acme Shirt Factory was one of Fitzroy's largest industrial employers, and one of the largest clothing manufacturers in Melbourne,…

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  • Former Bryant and May Factories

    Former Bryant and May Factories

    The Bryant and May factory complex was built on Church St Cremorne in 1909, designed by William Pitt, the same…

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    0
  • Former Collingwood Domestic Arts College

    Former Collingwood Domestic Arts College

    Secondary schooling was difficult to access for many young girls in Collingwood during the late 19th and early 20th century,…

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    0
  • Former Collingwood Post Office

    Former Collingwood Post Office

    Former Collingwood Post Office Then and Now.

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  • Former Davies, Christopher and Davies Drapers

    Former Davies, Christopher and Davies Drapers

    Former Davies, Christopher and Davies Drapers

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    0
  • Former Dyason & Co Cordial Factory

    Former Dyason & Co Cordial Factory

    John Dyason established the Dyason & Co Cordial Factory at 44 Oxford St in 1888, with the remaining building extending…

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    0
  • Former Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital / Fairfield Hospital

    Former Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital / Fairfield Hospital

    The Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital was one of the many institutions in the Yarra Bend area which sought to contain…

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    0
  • Former Fairlea Women's Prison

    Former Fairlea Women's Prison

    This site has a long history of use for containing parts of Melbourne's population. After the Yarra Bend Asylum closed…

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    0
  • Former Fitzroy Coffee Palace

    Former Fitzroy Coffee Palace

    This site retains part of the façade of the Fitzroy Coffee Palace. By the 1870s, groups such as the Collingwood…

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    0
  • Former Fitzroy Methodist Church and Mission Hall

    Former Fitzroy Methodist Church and Mission Hall

    The Fitzroy Methodist Church was constructed on this site in October 1860. This was an imposing bluestone structure with a…

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    0
  • Former Foster's Brewery, 15 Rokeby St

    Former Foster's Brewery, 15 Rokeby St

    The Yarra area has had a long history of brewing beer and other beverages, well before the construction of the…

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  • Former Foy and Gibson Factory Complex: "Gibsonia"

    Former Foy and Gibson Factory Complex: "Gibsonia"

    The Foy and Gibson factories occupied sites between Stanley, Wellington, Peel and Little Oxford Streets in Collingwood. The Foy and…

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  • Former Foy and Gibson’s department store

    Former Foy and Gibson’s department store

    Mark Foy opened a drapery store on this site on Smith Street in 1870. Foy modelled his store after the…

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    0
  • Former Golden Fleece Petrol Station

    Former Golden Fleece Petrol Station

    Former site of Golden Fleece Petrol Station, now part of the Australian Catholic University.

    LWyatt
    0
  • Former Harrison's Cordial Factory

    Former Harrison's Cordial Factory

    Harrison's Cordial Factory operated on this site from 1882 until the 1950s. Robert Harrison was one of a number of…

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    0
  • Former Laboratory Building, Herbert Street, North Carlton

    Former Laboratory Building, Herbert Street, North Carlton

    The two-storey laboratory was designed by architect A.H. Cutler and built by John Hill for Arthur C. Parkin, a manufacturing…

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  • Former Macrobertson's "White City" confectionery factory

    Former Macrobertson's "White City" confectionery factory

    The MacRobertson’s Steam Confectionery Works operated on this site from the early 1880s. MacPherson Robertson, born on the Ballarat Goldfields…

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  • Former Melbourne Asylum / Yarra Bend Asylum

    Former Melbourne Asylum / Yarra Bend Asylum

    This site has been used for a number of institutions with the purpose of containing or restricting parts of Melbourne's…

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    0
  • Former Methodist Church and Hall

    Former Methodist Church and Hall

    Site of the former Methodist (later Wesleyan) Church. The church was demolished in 1969 to make way for the Atherton…

    LWyatt
    0
  • Former Moran and Cato Factories, Victoria Street

    Former Moran and Cato Factories, Victoria Street

    Moran and Cato was Australia's best known national grocery chain during the late 19th and early 20th century, and it…

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  • Former Moran and Cato flagship grocery store

    Former Moran and Cato flagship grocery store

    Moran and Cato's national grocery chain had its genesis in Frederick Cato and Thomas Edwin Moran's first two stores, opened…

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    0
  • Former Residence of Dr Heffernan

    Former Residence of Dr Heffernan

    The house pictured was constructed in 1895 for Dr Edward Bonaventure Heffernan, who used the building as private residence while…

    LWyatt
    0
  • Former Schweppe’s Cordial Factory

    Former Schweppe’s Cordial Factory

    While the brewing industry was dominant in the Collingwood and Abbotsford area during the 19th century, the rise of the…

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  • Former Shop, Corner of Canning and Pigdon Streets, North Carlton

    Former Shop, Corner of Canning and Pigdon Streets, North Carlton

    You won't find instant coffee on the menu at Café BÜ, at the rear of 585 Canning Street, North Carlton.…

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    0
  • Former Soldiers’ Memorial Hall (Richmond RSL) – 399-401 Church Street

    Former Soldiers’ Memorial Hall (Richmond RSL) – 399-401 Church Street

    The Soldier’s Memorial Hall was constructed in 1922 to commemorate those who had died in World War One. It was…

    LWyatt
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  • Former Soldiers’ Memorial Hall (Richmond RSL) – 399-401 Church Street

    Former Soldiers’ Memorial Hall (Richmond RSL) – 399-401 Church Street

    The Soldier’s Memorial Hall was constructed in 1922 to commemorate those who had died in World War One. It was…

    LWyatt
    0
  • Former Tel Aviv Dairy, 183 Macpherson Street, North Carlton

    Former Tel Aviv Dairy, 183 Macpherson Street, North Carlton

    In the days before milk was sold in bottles or cartons, dairies were common. Often they were very small operations…

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    0
  • Former Temperance Hall

    Former Temperance Hall

    The building on this site was constructed in 1884 as a Temperance Hall, part of the wider network of meeting…

    laurenpiko
    0
  • Former Wertheim Piano Factory, Heinz Factory, and GTV9 Studios

    Former Wertheim Piano Factory, Heinz Factory, and GTV9 Studios

    The factory complex on this site has had a long and varied history which reflects Richmond's changing economy over the…

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    0
  • Former factory of S.T. Nunquam, confectionery manufacturer.

    Former factory of S.T. Nunquam, confectionery manufacturer.

    The two-storey, red brick building on the corner of Newry Street was built by T.E. Mathews for Stanislav Techitch Nunquam,…

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  • Fox Hotel

    Fox Hotel

    cnr Alexandra Parade and Wellington Street, Collingwood

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  • Galloway Arms Hotel

    Galloway Arms Hotel

    Although the Galloway Arms closed its doors as a watering hole many years ago, the building still stands at 117…

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    0
  • Gas Lighting in Carlton and North Carlton

    Gas Lighting in Carlton and North Carlton

    In the days before the advent of electricity, the streets of Carlton were illuminated with gas lighting. There were gas…

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    0
  • Gibsonia Mills

    Gibsonia Mills

    Two chimneys in Oxford Street, Collingwood, part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex.This is the frontispiece photo of an…

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Gibsonia Yarn Mill

    Gibsonia Yarn Mill

    Shows part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex in Collingwood. The four storey building is the east side of…

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  • Glass Bottle Works, King Street, North Fitzroy

    Glass Bottle Works, King Street, North Fitzroy

    In early 1897 John Dunne established the Moonee Valley Glass Works on 4 acres at the corner of King Street…

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Grace Darling Hotel

    Grace Darling Hotel

    The Grace Darling is Collingwood's oldest surviving hotel, that still operates as a hotel. The name Grace Darling commemorates the…

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  • Guest’s Boot Factory chimney, Cremorne Street

    Guest’s Boot Factory chimney, Cremorne Street

    The brick chimney was originally connected to a boilerhouse at the back of Guest's boot factory

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  • Guest’s Boot Factory, 9 John Street

    Guest’s Boot Factory, 9 John Street

    Originally built as a boot factory in 1888, John Guest had the factory for less than 10 years before it…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Hardy Gallagher Reserve

    Hardy Gallagher Reserve

    Formerly part of the Inner Circle Railway line, the land at this site became the site of a significant community…

    laurenpiko
    0
  • Hardy Reserve, Macpherson Street, North Carlton

    Hardy Reserve, Macpherson Street, North Carlton

    Hardy Reserve is named after two members of the same family, father and son Robert and Fred Hardy, both of…

    cchg
    0
  • Harrison’s Cordial Factory & Stables, 8-12 Spring Street

    Harrison’s Cordial Factory & Stables, 8-12 Spring Street

    Started as a small ginger beer factory on this site in 1866 by Robert Harrison, the factory expanded into one…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Harrison’s Cordial Factory & Stables, 8-12 Spring Street

    Harrison’s Cordial Factory & Stables, 8-12 Spring Street

    Started as a small ginger beer factory on this site in 1866 by Robert Harrison, the factory expanded into one…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Hibernian Society Temperance Hall

    Hibernian Society Temperance Hall

    Many early buildings in Victoria are named after the Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefit Society, also known as the Hibernians. This…

    laurenpiko
    0
  • Hoddle Street

    Hoddle Street

    Hoddle Street looking south.

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  • Inner Circle Railway Line

    Inner Circle Railway Line

    The Inner circle Railway Line was constructed from 1884, after the Victorian Government passed the Railway Construction Act which authorised…

    laurenpiko
    0
  • Iron & Piper’s Boot Factory, 71 Argyle Street (cnr. Fitzroy Street)

    Iron & Piper’s Boot Factory, 71 Argyle Street (cnr. Fitzroy Street)

    The two-storeyed poly-chrome brick building on the north-east corner of Fitzroy and Argyle Streets was built-during the late 1880s and…

    LinaFavrin
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  • James Reilly’s Flourmill, 433 Brunswick Street (cnr. Cecil St.)

    James Reilly’s Flourmill, 433 Brunswick Street (cnr. Cecil St.)

    Built in 1869, a former flourmill, it is believed to be the oldest surviving industrial building in Fitzroy. It has…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • John Lancaster's Shoeing Forge, 423 Napier Street (cnr. Westgarth St.)

    John Lancaster's Shoeing Forge, 423 Napier Street (cnr. Westgarth St.)

    The building was built in about 1888 for a leading Fitzroy farrier, John Lancaster, as a branch works to compliment…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Keith Haring Mural

    Keith Haring Mural

    In 1984, the American street artist Keith Haring visited Australia, and created a number of significant works here, including a…

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    0
  • Kent Hotel, 370 Rathdowne Street, North Carlton

    Kent Hotel, 370 Rathdowne Street, North Carlton

    The Kent Hotel is one of three remaining Victorian-era hotels in North Carlton. The Kent was first licensed to Charles…

    cchg
    0
  • Kevin Crehan Grandstand and Alphington Park Oval

    Kevin Crehan Grandstand and Alphington Park Oval

    The oval has long been home to local sporting clubs and is used and loved by the local community and…

    HannahL
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  • Kingston Hotel, 55 Highett St Richmond

    Kingston Hotel, 55 Highett St Richmond

    The Kingston was a significant early player in the development of inner-city pubs as music venues. There was a Kingston…

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    0
  • Lady Peacock plants a tree

    Lady Peacock plants a tree

    A large number of people are grouped around Lady Peacock, looking the picture of Edwardian elegance while planting a tree…

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  • Langridge Street looking east from Smith Street

    Langridge Street looking east from Smith Street

    The foreground shows the section of Langridge Street from Smith Street to Wellington Street. A horse-and-carriage with driver stands at…

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  • Larchers chimney

    Larchers chimney

    Old dairy remains

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  • Lewis & Whitty’s Blacking Factory, 52-54 Charles Street

    Lewis & Whitty’s Blacking Factory, 52-54 Charles Street

    This building was built for the firm of Lewis & Whitty in about 1880. Lewis & Whitty were prominent boot…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Little Oxford St. Mills and Factories

    Little Oxford St. Mills and Factories

    Shows part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex in Collingwood.This is one of 30 photos in an album prepared…

    collingwoodlibrary
    0
  • Louisville, 60 Amess Street, North Carlton

    Louisville, 60 Amess Street, North Carlton

    In 1890 Louis Soumprou built Louisville, as he modestly named it, a hall on the corner of Amess and Mapherson…

    cchg
    1
  • Lucerne Crescent House

    Lucerne Crescent House

    The house at 54 Lucerne Crescent was designed by the well known architect Harold Desbrowe Annear and is of local…

    HannahL
    0
  • MCG gate 3: the 'Bowie Queue(s)' 1978

    MCG gate 3: the 'Bowie Queue(s)' 1978

    On Saturday 23 September 1978, tickets went onsale for David Bowie shows in Melbourne, which had extraordinary significance for Melbourne…

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    0
  • MacRobertson’s Confectionery Works, Argyle, Gore, Smith, Rose & Kerr Streets.

    MacRobertson’s Confectionery Works, Argyle, Gore, Smith, Rose & Kerr Streets.

    Started at the back of his mother’s small cottage in Argyle Street, MacPherson Robertson confectionery empire was well established in…

    LinaFavrin
    0
  • Marios Cafe

    Marios Cafe

    Marios Cafe was established in 1986 by Mario Maccarone and Mario De Pasquale on this site and has traded continuously…

    laurenpiko
    0
  • Men about to leave for war

    Men about to leave for war

    A farewell to soldiers about to leave for World War 1 is in progress in a room at the Sir…

    TobyGooley2
    0
  • Merri Creek and Bridge Postcard

    Merri Creek and Bridge Postcard

    Size: 88 x 138 mm Coloured post card Content of image: Merri Creek

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    0
  • Merrivale Cottage at 243 Holden Street

    Merrivale Cottage at 243 Holden Street

    This was a wooden house of 7 rooms facing towards the Merri Creek, at the present site of 243 Holden…

    MikeMoore
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  • Merriville Lodge at 217 Holden Street (and 262 Barkly Street)

    Merriville Lodge at 217 Holden Street (and 262 Barkly Street)

    William Thomas was a protector and guardian of Aborigines from 1839 until his death in 1867. He lived here from…

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Metropolitan Fire Brigade

    Metropolitan Fire Brigade

    Ten firemen in helmets and uniforms are posed on a fire truck outside a red brick 'Metropolitan Fire Brigade' station,…

    TobyGooley2
    0
  • Moonee Valley Cordial Company and Horonda Brewery

    Moonee Valley Cordial Company and Horonda Brewery

    The Moonee Valley Cordial and Aerated Water Co was established by John Dunne in 1890 at what is now 9…

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Mrs. Tempany's Shop

    Mrs. Tempany's Shop

    Mrs Tempany stands on the footpath outside her fancy goods, dressmaking and underclothing establishment at 251 Hoddle Street. This was…

    TobyGooley2
    0
  • Napier Street Presbyterian Church

    Napier Street Presbyterian Church

    Napier Street Presbyterian Church, photographed by by Wodetski, Norman, 1973

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Norris Boot factory workers

    Norris Boot factory workers

    Norris Boot factory (located at the corner of Kerr and George street, Fitzroy) workers at the annual Boot Trade Employees'…

    TobyGooley
    0
  • North Fitzroy tram sheds

    North Fitzroy tram sheds

    The cable tramway to North Fitzroy was opened in 1886.The route along Brunswick Street and St Georges Rd terminated at…

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Northern boundary of North Fitzroy

    Northern boundary of North Fitzroy

    North Fitzroy was proclaimed in 1860, as the area north from Reilly Street (now Alexandra Parade) as far as Park…

    MikeMoore
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  • Opening of the Fitzroy Municipal Baths

    Opening of the Fitzroy Municipal Baths

    On the 21st October 1908 the Fitzroy Municipal Baths were opened by Councillor F.R. Chapman, Mayor. The Fitzroy Swimming Pool…

    LinaFavrin
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  • Opening of the Fitzroy Municipal Baths - opened by Councillor F.R. Chapman, Mayor

    Opening of the Fitzroy Municipal Baths - opened by Councillor F.R. Chapman, Mayor

    Images pertaining to the opening of the Fitzroy Municipal Baths

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Oratava, Oruba and Ormuz, 299-303 Pigdon Street, Princes Hill

    Oratava, Oruba and Ormuz, 299-303 Pigdon Street, Princes Hill

    Oratava, Oruba and Ormuz are three handsome double fronted houses in Pigdon Street, Princes Hill. The houses were built by…

    cchg
    0
  • Oxford St Mills and Factories

    Oxford St Mills and Factories

    Shows part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex in Collingwood. This photo is taken from the south, looking towards…

    collingwoodlibrary
    0
  • Oxford St Mills and Factories - A Street of Mills

    Oxford St Mills and Factories - A Street of Mills

    Photo by William Sadler, 214 Russell Street, Melbourne. Shows part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex in Collingwood. This…

    collingwoodlibrary
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  • Paddle Brothers Boot and Shoe Manufactures  4 Reid Street North Fitzroy

    Paddle Brothers Boot and Shoe Manufactures 4 Reid Street North Fitzroy

    Paddle Bros. came to Reid St in 1906 in a major expansion and built a two story factory. This 1948…

    neil.paddle
    1
  • Pavilion Cafe and Oyster Palace

    Pavilion Cafe and Oyster Palace

    Advertisement from Collingwood Observer c.1889

    TobyGooley
    0
  • Pelaco Factory 21 Goodwood St Richmond

    Pelaco Factory 21 Goodwood St Richmond

    Established in 1906 by James Pearson and James Law, Pelaco (and its advertising based around an often pantsless Aboriginal man,…

    davidnichols
    0
  • Phoenix Chemical Company, Fitzroy.

    Phoenix Chemical Company, Fitzroy.

    Phoenix Chemical Company, Fitzroy, 1895.

    amurray
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  • Pilkington Houses at 183 and 193 Holden Street

    Pilkington Houses at 183 and 193 Holden Street

    1881 at 1931890 at 183

    MikeMoore
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  • Pilkington Street

    Pilkington Street

    This street was first named in Robert Russell's plan of subdivision in 1854, and is probably the oldest street name…

    MikeMoore
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  • Playing in the Yarra River

    Playing in the Yarra River

    A girl stands on the Yarra bank throwing stones at a dumped car body upended in the Yarra to the…

    TobyGooley2
    0
  • Postcard of Dight's Falls

    Postcard of Dight's Falls

    A photo taken from the Studley Park side of the river and showing the mill race and a cluster of…

    TobyGooley
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  • Princes Hill Primary School 2955, Pigdon Street, Princes Hill

    Princes Hill Primary School 2955, Pigdon Street, Princes Hill

    The school opened in a two storey building in Arnold Street, Princes Hill in 1889. In 1908 it became a…

    cchg
    1
  • Proposed Township of West Northcote in 1854

    Proposed Township of West Northcote in 1854

    This land had been purchased by William Thomas in 1848, and used as a farm by his son. In 1854…

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Quarries at Glenlyon Road

    Quarries at Glenlyon Road

    to come

    MikeMoore
    0
  • Quarries near Glenlyon Road

    Quarries near Glenlyon Road

    to do

    MikeMoore
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  • Railway House, 20 Solly Avenue, Princes Hill

    Railway House, 20 Solly Avenue, Princes Hill

    Built in 1888 as the North Carlton railway station on the now defunct Inner Circle Line, this building is now…

    cchg
    0
  • Raines (Rain's) Reserve

    Raines (Rain's) Reserve

    1907-1925?. Rain's Reserve (named after Cr. William Rain) at the intersection of Heidelberg Road and Queen's Parade, Clifton Hill, looking…

    collingwoodlibrary
    0
  • Raines Reserve

    Raines Reserve

    Rain's Reserve (named after Cr. William Rain) at the intersection of Heidelberg Road and Queen's Parade, Clifton Hill, looking west.…

    collingwoodlibrary
    0
  • Raines Reserve

    Raines Reserve

    Rain's Reserve (named after Cr. William Rain) at the intersection of Heidelberg Road and Queen's Parade, Clifton Hill, looking west.…

    collingwoodlibrary
    0
  • Relics of Melbourne City Council in North Carlton

    Relics of Melbourne City Council in North Carlton

    The NO PARKING sign, bearing the Melbourne City Council's name and coat of arms, is a relic of times past,…

    cchg
    0
  • Retreat Hotel

    Retreat Hotel

    226 Nicholson St., Abbotsford

    PatMiller
    0
  • Richmond Baths

    Richmond Baths

    Image held at Richmond Library. Photographed about 1913, a large number of boys are posed on the diving tower at…

    LeeMcDonald
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  • Richmond Baths c.1915

    Richmond Baths c.1915

    Image held at Richmond Library. Boys are swimming and splashing in the foreground of the photograph, more are standing around…

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  • Richmond Corporation Stables

    Richmond Corporation Stables

    Richmond Corporation Stables circa 1914/15. The stables at 19 Duke Street were built tor Stafford Brothers, contractors, in 1894. The…

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  • Richmond Maltings and Silos

    Richmond Maltings and Silos

    The Richmond Maltings site stretches along Gough Street, and includes traces from several generations of brewing and malting manufacturing which…

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  • Richmond Recorders

    Richmond Recorders

    Richmond Recorders was a popular recording studio in the late 70s and early 80s; the Ears, the band that inspired…

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  • Richmond Recorders

    Richmond Recorders

    Richmond Recorders was a popular recording studio active through the late 1970s and into the 90s. Much of the Dogs…

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  • Richmond Station, Victoria c.1891

    Richmond Station, Victoria c.1891

    Image from the State Library of Victoria collection. Photographer Cyril Robert Stainer

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  • Richmond Town Hall

    Richmond Town Hall

    Richmond Town Hall (on Bridge Road) before major renovations. Published in City of Richmond, Report of the Council 1924-25.

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  • Richmond Town Hall, illuminated

    Richmond Town Hall, illuminated

    Photographed at night, the town hall is decorated with coloured electric lights. This was to celebrate the centenary of Victoria…

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  • Rosella Preserving Company factory complex

    Rosella Preserving Company factory complex

    The Rosella Preserving Company was established in North Carlton in 1895, with their trademark registered at 266 Station Street. The…

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  • Rosh Pinah, 311 Pigdon Street, Princes Hill

    Rosh Pinah, 311 Pigdon Street, Princes Hill

    Rosh Pinah, the corner block of flats at 311 Pigdon Street, Princes Hill, was designed by Archibald Ikin and built…

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  • Royal Oak Hotel

    Royal Oak Hotel

    The Royal Oak Hotel has continuously operated on this site since 1866, when the site was first licensed to publican…

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  • Runnymeade Residence and Gardens

    Runnymeade Residence and Gardens

    Read the sign about the former Runnymeade house and gardens that once stood by the river on this part of…

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  • Russel Bros. Tannery

    Russel Bros. Tannery

    A posed photograph of tannery workers seated and standing in front of the tannery in Rooney St, Richmond. As early…

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  • School of Design, Trades Hall, Lygon Street

    School of Design, Trades Hall, Lygon Street

    Description: Original cutting, unknown illustrated newspaper.Date: c1875

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  • Sentinel steam waggon

    Sentinel steam waggon

    A photograph of a truck carrying what appear to be two large tanks. The driver is talking to a boy…

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  • September 2006. Robur Tea sign.

    September 2006. Robur Tea sign.

    Robur Tea sign on north side of building, corner of Fenwick and Canning Streets, North Carlton

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  • September 2006. Robur Tea sign.

    September 2006. Robur Tea sign.

    Robur Tea sign on wall of private residence, near corner Canning Street and Macpherson Street, North Carlton.

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  • Shakespeare Street, North Carlton

    Shakespeare Street, North Carlton

    The mural facing the mini park was painted in 2018. The text "Little but Fierce" is taken from William Shakespeare's…

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  • Slade Knitwear Factory and Neon Sign

    Slade Knitwear Factory and Neon Sign

    Slade Knitwear has a long association with Richmond's textile manufacturing industry, including through its iconic neon sign which has become…

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  • Smith St Decorated for Queen Victoria's Jubilee

    Smith St Decorated for Queen Victoria's Jubilee

    A large trellised archway has been built right across the road from Foy and Gibson's drapers on the left (Collingwood)…

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  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

    Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

    Foundation Stone laid by William Ruthven VC. Now semi-derelict.

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  • Spicer Bros. Boot Factory, 62 Bell Street

    Spicer Bros. Boot Factory, 62 Bell Street

    The brick building was built in about 1886 for boot manufacturers, Samuel Lang & Co. Mr Lang was the manager…

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  • Squizzy Taylor's Gambling House

    Squizzy Taylor's Gambling House

    Location of Melbourne Gangster's Gambling Den

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  • St Ignatius Church  August 2018

    St Ignatius Church August 2018

    Church Street Richmond

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  • St Michael’s Anglican Church, Corner of McIlwraith and Macpherson Streets, Princes Hill

    St Michael’s Anglican Church, Corner of McIlwraith and Macpherson Streets, Princes Hill

    Prior to 1885, there was no Anglican church in North Carlton and Princes Hill to serve the pastoral needs of…

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  • Staff repainting door of an art gallery

    Staff repainting door of an art gallery

    Staff member painting the door of Sutton Gallery, September 2019.

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  • Start: Walmer St Bridge

    Start: Walmer St Bridge

    This bridge, although it also provides pedestrian access between Abbotsford and Studley Park, was primarily constructed to transport fresh water…

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  • Stones and Petrified Wood Sculptural Streetscape by Glenn Romanis (2010)

    Stones and Petrified Wood Sculptural Streetscape by Glenn Romanis (2010)

    This sculpture by Glenn Romanis, maps out sites of significance to the local Indigenous community, by presenting “a bird’s eye…

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  • Street Art/Mural

    Street Art/Mural

    Street art near corner of Johnston and Brunswick streets, Fitzroy. Photo taken September 2019

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  • Swan St Railway Crossing

    Swan St Railway Crossing

    The photograph shows Swan St and the Swan St shops from a western angle, closed railway gates with horses and…

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  • Swan Street postcard

    Swan Street postcard

    Swan street postcardDate[ca. 1907]Identifier(s)H40395/105

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  • Swan Street works by electric light, July 27, 1885, from The Australasian Sketcher

    Swan Street works by electric light, July 27, 1885, from The Australasian Sketcher

    Crowd watching a train illuminated by lights, remains of dismantled level crossing by the side of track. Image from State…

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  • The American Candy Co., 157 Kerr Street (cnr. Napier St.)

    The American Candy Co., 157 Kerr Street (cnr. Napier St.)

    The single storey brick building was built in about 1890 for the proprietor of the American Candy Co., MacPherson Robertson.…

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  • The Cotton Mill, 60 Curtain Street, North Carlton

    The Cotton Mill, 60 Curtain Street, North Carlton

    The two-storey brick building opposite Curtain Square bears the name "Moton Moss Manufacturing" and the date of 1870. Moton Moss…

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  • The Dolls House

    The Dolls House

    A photo of the tiny house at 130 Islington Street popularly known as "The Dolls House". This part of Islington…

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  • The Island School

    The Island School

    A school began on this site for several years in the 80's and 90's for students for whom conventional schooling…

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  • The Laying of the Fitzroy Library Foundation Stone

    The Laying of the Fitzroy Library Foundation Stone

    Laying the foundation stone of the Fitzroy Public Library. The Library was official opened to the public on 17 July…

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  • The Perserverance Hotel

    The Perserverance Hotel

    The Perseverance Hotel was first established on this site in 1865 and has continuously traded as a hotel since that…

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  • The Rosella Preserving Company in North Carlton

    The Rosella Preserving Company in North Carlton

    The iconic Australian brand name Rosella is traditionally associated with the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, where the company's jams, sauces…

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  • The Shot Tower

    The Shot Tower

    Clifton Hill's Impressive tower in the afternoon winter sunlight. Once a thriving industry producing lead shot from the 1880s. Now…

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  • The Sir Robert Peel Hotel

    The Sir Robert Peel Hotel

    The Robert Peel Hotel was established in 1857 by John Wood, owner of the Yorkshire Brewery across Wellington Street. It…

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  • The Star Hotel

    The Star Hotel

    9-11 Peel St, Collingwood This hotel was built by Thomas Veal in 1868 and operated as a hotel until it…

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  • The Tiger Lounge

    The Tiger Lounge

    Laurie Richards operated the Tiger Lounge (also known sometimes as the Tiger Room) in the Royal Oak Hotel, Bridge Road…

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  • The Tom Sherrin stand at Victoria Park

    The Tom Sherrin stand at Victoria Park

    Three men sit on benches, dwarfed by the huge empty Sherrin stand rising behind them. Content of image: Sherrin, Tom…

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  • The Women’s Mural:  From Bomboniere to Barbed Wire

    The Women’s Mural: From Bomboniere to Barbed Wire

    The Women’s Mural: From Bomboniere to Barbed Wire began with community consultations in 1985 and 1986 by the artists Megan…

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  • Tower Hotel Alphington

    Tower Hotel Alphington

    The Tower Hotel was built at the corner of Heidelberg and Old Heidelberg Road in 1891.

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  • Tram Sheds and Cable Winding House, Rathdowne Street,  North Carlton

    Tram Sheds and Cable Winding House, Rathdowne Street, North Carlton

    From 9 February 1889 to 2 August 1936, Rathdowne Street had a cable tram service running between Elgin and Park…

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  • Tram Sheds, St Georges Road, North Fiitzroy

    Tram Sheds, St Georges Road, North Fiitzroy

    The North Fitzroy cable tramway was opened in 1886.The route along Brunswick Street and St Georges Road terminated at Barlky…

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  • Two women, rear of house, Fitzroy.

    Two women, rear of house, Fitzroy.

    Old women and young girl at rear unknown property in Fitzroy

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  • United Kingdom Hotel

    United Kingdom Hotel

    The United Kingdom Hotel was built in 1878 and was located in a prominent triangular position at the junction of…

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  • Victoria Parade

    Victoria Parade

    Victoria Parade looking towards Hoddle Street.

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  • Victoria Park: Industrial Football heritage

    Victoria Park: Industrial Football heritage

    Many large industrial employers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries actively encouraged their workers to play football, and…

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  • Victorian Aboriginal Health Service 1973-1993

    Victorian Aboriginal Health Service 1973-1993

    The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service opened on this site in 1973. The VAHS was partly inspired by the volunteer-run Aboriginal…

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  • Visiting dignitary at Cambridge Street Primary School

    Visiting dignitary at Cambridge Street Primary School

    A view looking north across the school yard towards Derby Street. This was obviously a very important occasion and the…

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  • Volksrust - Chicken Smallhorn birthplace

    Volksrust - Chicken Smallhorn birthplace

    Chicken Smallhorn was born at Volksrust, Clauscen St in 1911

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  • Volksrust, Clauscen Street

    Volksrust, Clauscen Street

    birthplace of Chicken Smallhorn in 1911

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  • Volksrust, Clauscen Street

    Volksrust, Clauscen Street

    birthplace of Chicken Smallhorn in 1911

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  • Weaving Shed - Wellington St

    Weaving Shed - Wellington St

    Shows part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex in Collingwood.This is one of 30 photos in an album prepared…

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  • What light through yonder window breaks

    What light through yonder window breaks

    A photo taken by PhD candidate in architectural history Soon-Tzu "Spoon" Speechley, showing the pattern of light and shadow from…

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  • Whitework and Shirt Factory

    Whitework and Shirt Factory

    1922. As well as the factory on the corner of Stanley and Oxford streets, single storey shops or houses in…

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  • Wooden zebra on town hall steps

    Wooden zebra on town hall steps

    A wooden zebra and the bedding of a rough sleeper on the steps of the Fitzroy Town Hall, September 2019.

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  • Woollen Carding and Spinning - Cambridge St No. 2

    Woollen Carding and Spinning - Cambridge St No. 2

    This is a photo in an album prepared for the firm in 1921 or 1922. On the cover is embossed…

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  • Woollen Carding and Spinning - Cambridge St.

    Woollen Carding and Spinning - Cambridge St.

    This is a photo in an album prepared for the firm of Foy and Gibson in late 1921 or 1922.…

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  • World War I Memorial

    World War I Memorial

    The land that now comprises Alphington Park was originally donated to the community by local residents who saw the proximity…

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  • World War II Memorial

    World War II Memorial

    Next to the World War I statue in Alphington Park is a streamlined, granite memorial drinking fountain erected by local…

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  • Wynn's Boot Factory, 132-4 Leicester Street

    Wynn's Boot Factory, 132-4 Leicester Street

    The building was occupied by a succession of footwear manufacturers from when it was built in about 1880. The earliest…

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  • YES vote mural

    YES vote mural

    YES mural marking the YES vote in favor of same-sex marriage in November 2017.

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  • Yorkshire Brewery

    Yorkshire Brewery

    By the late 1870s, Collingwood’s brewing industry was a central part of the local economy, and while many smaller companies…

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  • Yorkshire Brewery

    Yorkshire Brewery

    Former Yorkshire Brewery with distinctive polychrome bricks and Mansard roof.

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  • Young Street corner, Fitzroy

    Young Street corner, Fitzroy

    Corner of Young and Greeves Street.

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  • Young Street corner, Fitzroy

    Young Street corner, Fitzroy

    Corner of Young and Greeves Street, Fitzroy.

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  • Young Street, Fitzroy

    Young Street, Fitzroy

    Young Street, Fitzroy. Then and now.

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  • bad frankie

    bad frankie

    bar at 141 Greeves St

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  • c.1890 11-13 Reid Street, North Fitzroy

    c.1890 11-13 Reid Street, North Fitzroy

    In the backyard with Gilbert Goodenough standing at the door of a glasshouse. James or Theodore Goodenough stands to the…

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  • c.1900 J.H. Cooke, Butcher, 378 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill

    c.1900 J.H. Cooke, Butcher, 378 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill

    J.H. and Sarah Cooke and friends in car, with delivery boys in carts.

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