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"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, 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 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
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 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
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
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. 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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
Former Handley and Tilley built 1929. The company was involved in the manufacture of aluminium plate. Now “Skipping Girl Apartments”.…
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
A bridge across this section of the Yarra had been discussed for some years, but owing to the need for…
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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. 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
Constructed around 1925 on the southwest corner, a single story building with a curved parapet and the company initials in…
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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.
In 1906, Fred J. Wood operated a pharmacy at his location.
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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
During March 1910, a gas line exploded destroying the buildings at 83 and 85 Brunswick Street. Numbers 81 and 87…
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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, Public Bar, St George's Road, North Fitzroy
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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
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)
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
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
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
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
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, Alex (L), John Charles Stickland (R): Stickland eventually bought the business when Alex fell…
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.)
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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.
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 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
Founded in 1908 at 43 HoldenStreet, the business expanded to include 42 Barkly Street and a new larger factory at…
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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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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.)
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.)
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
Group of men playing cards
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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
Located on Corner Rathdowne Street and Richardson Street, North Carlton.
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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
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
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
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
Any historical information on this property is of interest.
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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
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
Images from Yarra libraries' collection relating to Collingwood Childrens Farm.
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Collingwood Library
Collingwood Library in Stanton Street Abbotsford opened in 1978 in the former Church of Christ.
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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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 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, 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
This drinking fountain, manufactured by Danks of South Melbourne, was decommissioned several years ago. Walkers now have to go to…
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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…
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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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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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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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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…
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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…
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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".…
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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
Photo taken at the corner of St David Street and Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, 24/9/19. Depicting a poster for the…
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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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Dunstone Bros.
Dunstone Brothers picture framing and enlarging shop was at 93 Johnston Street at least as early as 1919. Two men…
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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…
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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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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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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
Shows part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex in Collingwood.This is one of 30 photos in an album prepared…
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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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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…
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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,…
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Fitzroy Cyclorama
Fitzroy Cyclorama, located on the corner of Fitzroy and Victoria Parade. Built in 1889, demolished 1927.
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Fitzroy Garbage Destructor
The garbage destructor was built in 1893 for the Fitzroy Council in Miller Street between King Street & Queen Street.It…
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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…
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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,…
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Fitzroy Larcher Chimney
A brief note on the Larcher chimney site location. -– the chimney is on Larcher’s site and was built after…
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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
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
The Bryant and May factory complex was built on Church St Cremorne in 1909, designed by William Pitt, the same…
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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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Former Davies, Christopher and Davies Drapers
Former Davies, Christopher and Davies Drapers
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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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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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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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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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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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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"
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
Mark Foy opened a drapery store on this site on Smith Street in 1870. Foy modelled his store after the…
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Former Golden Fleece Petrol Station
Former site of Golden Fleece Petrol Station, now part of the Australian Catholic University.
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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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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
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
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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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…
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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
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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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…
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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
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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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…
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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…
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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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Former Temperance Hall
The building on this site was constructed in 1884 as a Temperance Hall, part of the wider network of meeting…
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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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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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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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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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Gibsonia Mills
Two chimneys in Oxford Street, Collingwood, part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex.This is the frontispiece photo of an…
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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
In early 1897 John Dunne established the Moonee Valley Glass Works on 4 acres at the corner of King Street…
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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
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
Originally built as a boot factory in 1888, John Guest had the factory for less than 10 years before it…
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Hardy Gallagher Reserve
Formerly part of the Inner Circle Railway line, the land at this site became the site of a significant community…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Hibernian Society Temperance Hall
Many early buildings in Victoria are named after the Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefit Society, also known as the Hibernians. This…
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Inner Circle Railway Line
The Inner circle Railway Line was constructed from 1884, after the Victorian Government passed the Railway Construction Act which authorised…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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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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
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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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…
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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…
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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…
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Lucerne Crescent House
The house at 54 Lucerne Crescent was designed by the well known architect Harold Desbrowe Annear and is of local…
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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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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…
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Marios Cafe
Marios Cafe was established in 1986 by Mario Maccarone and Mario De Pasquale on this site and has traded continuously…
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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…
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Merri Creek and Bridge Postcard
Size: 88 x 138 mm Coloured post card Content of image: Merri Creek
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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…
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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…
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Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Ten firemen in helmets and uniforms are posed on a fire truck outside a red brick 'Metropolitan Fire Brigade' station,…
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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…
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Mrs. Tempany's Shop
Mrs Tempany stands on the footpath outside her fancy goods, dressmaking and underclothing establishment at 251 Hoddle Street. This was…
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Napier Street Presbyterian Church
Napier Street Presbyterian Church, photographed by by Wodetski, Norman, 1973
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Norris Boot factory workers
Norris Boot factory (located at the corner of Kerr and George street, Fitzroy) workers at the annual Boot Trade Employees'…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Opening of the Fitzroy Municipal Baths - opened by Councillor F.R. Chapman, Mayor
Images pertaining to the opening of the Fitzroy Municipal Baths
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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…
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Oxford St Mills and Factories
Shows part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex in Collingwood. This photo is taken from the south, looking towards…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Pilkington Street
This street was first named in Robert Russell's plan of subdivision in 1854, and is probably the oldest street name…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Raines Reserve
Rain's Reserve (named after Cr. William Rain) at the intersection of Heidelberg Road and Queen's Parade, Clifton Hill, looking west.…
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Raines Reserve
Rain's Reserve (named after Cr. William Rain) at the intersection of Heidelberg Road and Queen's Parade, Clifton Hill, looking west.…
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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,…
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Richmond Baths
Image held at Richmond Library. Photographed about 1913, a large number of boys are posed on the diving tower at…
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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 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
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 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 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
Image from the State Library of Victoria collection. Photographer Cyril Robert Stainer
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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
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
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, 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
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
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
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
Description: Original cutting, unknown illustrated newspaper.Date: c1875
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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.
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.
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
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 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
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
Foundation Stone laid by William Ruthven VC. Now semi-derelict.
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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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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 member painting the door of Sutton Gallery, September 2019.
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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)
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 near corner of Johnston and Brunswick streets, Fitzroy. Photo taken September 2019
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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 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 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 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
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
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
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 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 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
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 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
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
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
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 began with community consultations in 1985 and 1986 by the artists Megan…
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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
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
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.
Old women and young girl at rear unknown property in Fitzroy
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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 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
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
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
Chicken Smallhorn was born at Volksrust, Clauscen St in 1911
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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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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 mural marking the YES vote in favor of same-sex marriage in November 2017.
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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
Former Yorkshire Brewery with distinctive polychrome bricks and Mansard roof.
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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
J.H. and Sarah Cooke and friends in car, with delivery boys in carts.
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