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NEWSLETTER VOLUME THIRTEEN • NUMBER ONE • ACN A00 390 26Z
March 2012
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Committee
Affiliated with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria
Aims
A full Statement of Purposes appears in our Documents of Incorporation but briefly the aims of the Society are as follows:• Tofosteraninterestinthehistory
of East Melbourne.• TobuildanarchiveofmaterialrelevanttothehistoryofEastMelbourne.
• Topromoteinterchangeofinforma-tionthroughlecturesandtours.
• Topromoteheritagepreservation.
Weinvitecontributionsrelatingto the history of East Melbourne from our members. Articles of up to 1500wordswillbeconsideredforpublication.Smallarticlesanditemsofinterest are also welcome.
Wewouldbepleasedtoreceiveyoursuggestionsandideasforactivities,guestspeakers,excursionsoranythingelseyoumightlikeustoorganizeonyourbehalf.
Please contact any member of our committee.
Contributions andSuggestions
Published by EMHS and supported by City of Melbourne Community Services Grants Program.
CONTACT DETAILS1st Floor, East Melbourne Library,
122 George Street, East MelbournePO Box 355, East Melbourne 8002
Telephone: 9416 0445.Email: info@emhs.org.auWeb: www.emhs.org.au
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Vice President:GrahamShepherd 94869039
Hon. Secretary:SylviaBlack 94172037
Treasurer:
MalcolmHowell 0417337519
Committee:
DeirdreBasham 94213252
LizRushen 96500525
JacintaRyan 94158288
RosieSmith 0431707405
MembershipMembership of the East Melbourne Historical Society is open to all who are interested in the history of East Melbourne.
Enquiries: Deirdre Basham: 9421 3252
Annual subscription: $25.00Guests are welcome at individual meetings $5.00
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President’s Letter
WillweeverbewithoutroadcrewsandtheirequipmentinEastMelbourne?TheDarlingSquarewaterconservationtanksarenowinplace,sobothDarlingStreetandGreyStreetareagainpristine,butthecrewshavemovedontowideningthekerbsatintersectionsinordertoslowdownthroughtrafficandthesehaveforcedusfindnewwaysofnegotiatinginandoutofthesuburb.ThemostchallengingtimewaswhentheGeorgeStreetandSimpsonStreet intersection wasclosedatthesametime as the Powlett StreetandHothamStreetprecinct.ThoseresidentsfoolishenoughtowanttogettothelibraryhadtodriveupGippsor Grey Street to ClarendonanddownGeorgeorelsecirclethesuburbusingWellingtonParadeandcomeinfromthesouthernendofPowlettStreet.Theconsolationisthatthenewkerbsarelargeenoughtoholdadinnerpartyon:simplyputupyourtable,4-6chairsandacolourfulumbrella.WhyhaveapicnicintheFitzroyGardenswhenyoucanwatchthepassingparadefrom the comfort of a street corner?Onamoreseriousnote,two
conservationissuescontinuetoconcern
us.ThefirstisthetwobeautifulhousesinClarendonStreet,MosspennockandValetta.Mosspennock,ownedbythetheThakralGroup,onthecornerofGeorgeStreet,wasbuiltin1882forJamesLiddellPurvesQC,aclosefriendofSirWilliamClarke,thehouse,consideredbytheCityofMelbourneas‘architecturallysignificant’,isnowdilapidated,boardedupandinadisgracefulcondition.
ValettaonthecornerofAlbertStreet,wasbuiltin1856andidentifiedbytheCityofMelbourne’sownheritagesiteasa‘uniquebuilding…oneofEastMelbourne’searliesthouses’.ThishouseisofparticularsignificancetothehistoryoftheChinesepopulationofMelbourne,havingbeenboughtbythetea
Mosspennock, 2012. Photo: Graham Shepherd
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importer,LoweKongMeng,whoseleadershipoftheearlyChinesemigrantpopulationwasrecognisedbytheEmperorT’ungCh’ih,whoawardedhimtherankofMandarinoftheBlueButtonin1863.Valettawas later the home of SirRedmondBarry,Supreme Court Justice andfirstChancellorofMelbourneUniversity.AsIwrite,thehouseisboardedup,followingsquatteroccupationandasmallfire,butasetofFrenchdoorsonthe balcony has been smashedandlefthangingopeninthefront,whileanotherwindowisopenontheAlbertSt.frontage.BoththeEMHSandtheMenziesFoundationhaveapproachedtheCityofMelbourneCouncilandHeritageVictoria,butnothingappearstohavebeendonetosavethismostimportanthousefromtheneglectofitsowners.BothhousesareAlistedandarepartofstatus1streetscapelistings.EastMelbourneispromotedbytheCityofMelbourneasaheritageareaandtouristsareencouragedtowalkthestreets,usingNeridaSamson’susefulguide,yetwhenitcomestoprotectingthatheritage,theCouncilseemsapathetic.Thesecondissuemightalmostbe
listedunder‘lostcauses’.WhileYarraParkhasbeensignificantlyimprovedinsomewaysbytheeffortsoftheMCC,thereisnodoubtthattheyregarditas
acarparkfirstandaheritageparklast.Newhardentrieshavebeenmadetofacilitatecarsenteringthepaddocks,butnoanswerhadbeenreceivedto
aletterinquiringastowhethertheyhadapermittoputthemin.Theconcoursehasbeenexpanded,attheexpenseofthegrassesareas,thecricketpitch,muchbelovedbyrecreationalusersofthepark,hasbeenobliteratedandworkmen’sandothers’carsarepermittedtoparkasclosetotheelmtreesastheylikeallweek.Residents’concernsappeartobeignoredandanythoughtthatcarsmightonedayberemovedfromYarraParkappearstobeonlydreaming.
JillFenwickPresident
Valetta, 2012. Photo: Graham Shepherd
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Valete
Charles Trethowan (1925-2011)
CharlesTrethowan,whodiedlastOctober,waswellknowntoourmembers.Withhiswife,Nola,hewasaregularattendeeatourmeetings.and,asAnneLatreilleputitinwritinghisobituaryinTheAge,“alwayswithafriendlysmilethatstayedintheheartsandmindsofthosewithwhomhecameintocontact.Asheleantslightlyforward,smiling,hemadeyoufeelyouwere the only person in the room.”Hewasbornandeducatedin
Ballarat.Heleftschoolat14andtookajobasofficeboywiththeStateElectricityCompany(SECV).In1942hejoinedtheAirTrainingCorpsasacadet,andtwoyearslatertheRAAF.AfterthewarheresumedworkwithSECVand,asareturnedserviceman,wasadmittedtoUniversityofMelbournewherehegainedabachelorofcommercedegree.In1974hewasmadegeneral-managerandchairmanofSECVwhichpositionheretaineduntil1987.Afterhisretirementheinvolvedhimselfinavarietyofacademicandphilanthropicorganizations,andtookpositionsonboardsofseveralwell-knowncompanies.HewasawardedseveralhonoursforhisworkincludingtheMedaloftheOrderofAustralia(1985).Inhisleisuremomentsheenjoyedgolfandwindsurfing,butparticularlyworkinginhisgardenatMt Martha.Hewasadelighttohaveinour
midstandhewillnotbeforgotten.
Clare Hicks (1927-2011)
ClareHicks(1927-2011),anotherloyalmemberofoursociety,wastheelderoftwodaughtersofFrankIrelandHicks,dentalsurgeon,andhiswife,DorothyClare.ThefamilymovedtoEastMelbourne(25PowlettStreet)fromColacin1938,andFrankcommencedpracticeattheT&Gbuilding,145CollinsStreet,butdiedthefollowingyear.ClarewenttoPresbyterianLadies’College(PLC),theninAlbertStreet,EastMelbourne,from1939-1944,andafterleavingschoolshestudiedpharmacy,graduatingin1948.Hergrand-father,HarryWilliamWheeler,achemistwithashopat450BridgeRoad,Richmond,diedin1950andClarewasabletotakeoverhis
Clare Hicks with her nephew and niece outside 21-27 Powlett Street, c.1962.]
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Memories of 106 Wellington Parade
business.LatershefilledinatourlocalPyman’sPharmacywhenthecurrentproprietor,Andrew’sfatherdied.
As a member of the Women PharmaceuticalChemists’AssociationofVictoria(WPCA)Clarejoinedthefightforequalitywithintheindustry.TheWPCAdisbandedin1979havingachieveditsgoalsbutClareremainedpartofagroupofVictorianwomenpharmacistswhocontinuedtomeet
twice a year at the Hilton Hotel to catchupandreminisce.MeanwhileClareandhermother,
whodiedin1983,continuedtoliveat25PowlettStreet,withonlyashortabsencewhentheiroldbuildingwaspulleddownandthecurrentoneerectedinthelate1960s:analmostcontinuousresidencyforoverseventyyears.Theholesheleavesisabigone.
My father was a tenant in the buildingwhenIwasachildandIbelievewasinthelastlotofpeopletousethebuildingpriortoitbeingcondemned,tothebestofmyknowledge.Myfather’smemoryisnotthebestthesedaysbutIremembermuchofthestoriesandsomeofthepeopleaswespentquitealotofourchildhoodroamingthebuilding.Dad’sbusinesswasJAEGER
ADVERTISINGPRODUCTIONSandhewasonthetopfloor(Irecallitbeingthethirdfloor?).Hehadtwosuitesjoinedtogetheraswellasanotherthatwasjoinedandheusedthatforstorage.DadwasaPhotographerandCommercialArtist-quiteanaccomplishedonein hisday,doingtheHilton’sbrochuresaswellastheirfirstlogowhenthe Hiltonopened.Irecallthewonderfuloldstaircase,
itwasbrightredincolour.Dadused toparkintherear,enteringfromGeorgeSt,IbelieveviaMozartPllookingattoday’smap.Therearstairs
wereverywobblyandIrememberourDadyellingatusifweplayedonthem.TherewasafellowwhorentedashackinthecarparkwherehedyedbuttonsforalivingandmysisterandIloved watchinghimworkandheusedtosaveusoneofeachcolour,eachweekandwecollectedtheminabigjar.HebecameagoodfriendofDad’sformanyyearsandhisnamewasWerner.IrememberduringthetimeofDad’stenancy,thelandlord’snamewasNormLewis.IalsorememberalovelyladynamedPatwhoworkedinthesuiteoppositeDad’sentrancedoor.OccasionallyIthinksheevenbabysatus.Manyyearslater,whenwewereadultsmymumanddadtoldusthatshewaslovelyfriendandapparentlyaprostitutethatworkedfromthebuildingandsadlywentmissingunderstrangecircumstancesandwasneverseenagain.DadsaidtherewasaparticularJudgeandseverallocalpoliticiansthatusedtovisitherthatherecognised.Ahh,thegoodolddays.
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When there were horses
Dad’sbusinessmovedoutfinallywhentherewasasuspiciouselectricalfire intheroofaboveoneofhissuitesin1977andmuchofhisphotography studioandartroom,anddarkroomweredamagedandasDadwasthelastofthreetenantsintheentirebuilding,theycalleditadayandmovedon.Therewereavarietyofstories
relatingtoghostsinthebuildingthatmyfatherwasconvincedweretrue.Hemetamaninthepubwhoeventually broughthiselderlymothertothepubtomeetDad.Shetoldofastorythat Dad’ssuitesapparentlyusedtobeDoctor’sroom(notsureifrelatedtotheAbortionclinicsornot)andthestorygoesthattheDoctor’snurseandwifebothwentmissingwithinmonthsofeachotherandwereneverfound.Priortomeetingtheoldlady,Dadhad
toldMumwhenheworkedlate(oftenbeingtheonlypersoninthebuildingastherewerenoonelivingthere-itwasallcommerciallyoccupied),onenightheheardunmistakablefootstepsinhisdarkroom.Anothernightthetapwasturnedfullyoninthesamedarkroom(whichwasformerlythekitchenwhenitwasanapartment).Anotherhotsummernightwithoutair-conditioningDadsaidthetemperaturedropped5degreesinasmanyminuteswhichsenthimpackingandboltingoutofthebuildingtohiscar.Hesaiditcontinuedforalong,longtimeandeventuallyhegotusedto‘her’andevenspoketo‘her’,hmmmmm,Dad’sstory,notmine.Whoknows?!?!?!
CindyJeffrey2012
Eachday,asthetouristcoachesclip-clopalongSimpsonStreetontheirwaytoandfromtheirworkdayinthecity,itislikesteppingoutofatimemachineandmomentarilyfindingoneself not in the 21stcentury,butbackinthenineteenth,inatimewithoutcarsandbuses.Horses,hansomcabs,coachesandstablewouldallhavebeenafamiliarpartofthesuburb,nowlonggone.Butifwelookabitdeeperthemomentcanlastlonger.TherearemanyremindersofthehorseandbuggydaysstilldiscerniblearoundEastMelbourne.Oneofthebestknownhorsey
buildingsistheOlaCohnCentreat
43GippsStreet.Itwasconstructedin1888forWilliamTaylor,aliverystableproprietor.Liverystablesallowedpeopletohireahorseand/orcarriageortorentspaceinwhichtokeeptheirown.Theentrancetothestableswasfrom Ola Cohn Place where the outline ofthewidecoachentrancecanstillbeseen.
Businesscardc.1930,donatedtoEMHSbyElizabethCam
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AcrossDarlingSquareat28DarlingStreet,andstillstanding,isthewarehouseorworkshop(laterdescribedasstables)builtforJamesPeelBrownein1885.Brownewasahansomcabproprietorandliverystablekeeper,whilehissonofthesamenamewasacoachbuilder.Theyalsoownedlargewoodenstablesnextdoortotheirhouseat42GreyStreet.GreenPlace,runningoffVictoria
Parade,wasnamedfortheGreenfamilyofproducemerchants.Thehorseswhichpulledtheirdeliverylorrieswerestabledbehindtheirhouseat92AlbertStreetaslateas1949.Nearby,justtwodoorswestofGreenPlace,weretheSurreyLiveryStablesandCommissionYards.AdsintheArgusofferedawidevarietyofhorse-drawnvehiclesforsale,forinstancethefollowing:
HORSES, suit buggies. Ralli carts, jinkers; also Abbot Buggies, Phaetons, Jinkers, Alexandra, Prince George Carts, Farmers’ Buggy Waggons, rubber-tired Dogcarts, 70 superior secondhand Vehicles, and 40 Sets Harness. Commission-yards, 111 Victoria-parade, East Melbourne. Tel 2861 Itishardtoimaginesomany
vehiclescrammedintothebackyardofa typical terrace house.InAlbertStreet,nexttotheBaptist
ChurchwasLiddy’scoachbuilders.EstablishedinQueenStreetinthe1840sasLiddyandPassfieldthefirmoperatedinAlbertStreetinthe1860sand1870s.Theyadvertised“lightbusinessWAGGONS,turnover-seatBuggy,parkPhaeton,Harness,secondhandCabs.”
Perhapsthemostpoignantreminderoftheolddaysofhorseandwagonistheoldcabman’sshelter.Lookingtotallyofcontext,stuckasitisinYarraParknearBruntonAvenue,istheoldcabman’sshelterwhichusedtobeinCarpentariaPlace(nowdiscontinuedbut once opposite Little Collins Street).Stillsurvivingaretherailsalongitsfrontwherehorsescouldbetethered,whiletheirdriversrelaxedinside.ItwasknownastheGrandRankCabman’sShelterinreferencetothedayswhentheWindsorHotelwasknownastheGrandHotel.Lookingattheoldmapsprepared
bytheMelbourneMetropolitanBoardofWorksinthe1890srevealsjusthowmanyhouseshadstablesbehind.Someofthesestillremain.Afewofthelargeroneshavebeenconvertedtoresidentialuse,suchasthoseat28CharlesStreet,Jolimont,andthosebehindtheoldGeorgeStreetpostoffice,butaccessibleonlyfromBurchettLaneoffHothamStreet.AnotherexampleofconversionisthebigstablecomplexbehindwhatwastheoldYarraParkState School but is now apartments.Dottedaroundthestreetsare
smallerbutstillsignificantrelicsofthehorsedrawnera.TherearetwohorsetroughsinEastMelbournebothapparentlystillinworkingorder.OneisinWellingtonParadeSouthnearJolimontTerrace.Itisintheformofametaltroughslungbetweentwobluestoneblocks.AnotherisinLansdowneStreetnearWellingtonParade.Itisofpre-castconcreteandhasinscribedonit“DonatedbyAnnisandGeorgeBell
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Australia”.Attachedonitsrighthandsideisasmalltroughatgroundlevelmeantfordogs.Itisoneofhundredsofsimilardesignfoundallaroundthecountry.GeorgeBellwasananimalloverwhomadeaconsiderableamountofmoneymanufacturinginner-springmattresses.Whenhediedin1927heleftthebulkofhisestatetobeusedtoconstructhorsetroughsalloverAustralasiaandtheBritishIsles.Thebollardonthecornerof
WellingtonParadeandPowlettStreet,placedtoensurethathorsesandvehicleswentaroundthecornerratherthanthroughit,isyetanotherreminder.Andsotooisthestonehitchingposttobefoundinthe
TreasuryGardensonthecornerofWellingtonParadeandSpringStreet.Itwasonceoutside85SpringStreet(nowEsandaandanentrancetoParliamentStation)butwasmovedtoitspresentsitein1971.Whilewecanstillseeevidence
ofhorsesinEastMelbourne,theinfrastructurethatsupportedalltheseanimalsishardertodiscern.Whereweretheblacksmiths?Wheredidpeoplebuyfoodforthehorses?DidtheGreensandtheirilkdelivertothedoor?Whorepairedharnesses?Wherewerethevets?TheVeterinaryCollegeandAnimalHospitalinBrunswickStreet,Fitzroy,onlystartedin1886.WasTheIllustratedHorseDoctor
Photo by W.H. Cooper, c.1890. City of Melbourne Arts and Heritage Collection.
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all the information people felt they needed?18s6din1868,notcheap!(InthesameyearyoucouldrentasixroomedcottageinSimpsonStreetfor22s6d.p.w.)Didscoopboysoperateinthe
suburbs,oronlyinthecity?Ifnot,whoclearedthestreets?AreportintheArgusaslateas1907tellsus,“Wherevertherewasastablethelaneswerelitteredwithitsrefuseandanyvacantallotmenthandywasusedasaconvenientplacetothrowthestablesweepings.”YettherewasastrongmarketforhorsemanurefromgardenersalloverMelbourne.In1866Mr.Occleston,acorkmerchant,advertisedhisneedofit.Thatwasthesame year he built Hotham House at175HothamStreet.In1932theArgusranalongarticleentitled,“AGiantofOldMelbourne:TheTallPearTreeofHothamHouse”.Itdescribedapeartreeinthebackgardenwhichwasthensaidtobe45fthigh,withaspreadofabout50ft.Ithadsomanypearsnoteventhebirdscouldeatthemall,andwiththehelpoflongladdersandyouthfulnimblenessitsuppliedneighboursandfriendsinabundance.Nodoubttheresultofexcellentgardenpreparationallthoseyearsearlier.Thepeartreeisgone,butourparksandgardensandmanystreetsareplantedwithmagnificenttreesthatsurelymusthavehadasimilarstart;eachoneareminderofalifebeforecars,
Whenhorsesruledthestreets.
Member,PeterFielding,hascontributedtoourwebsiteabeautifullyresearchedarticleonhishouse,140JolimontRoad,anditsoriginalowner,ThomasJoshuaJackson(1834-1901)ofYoungandJacksonfame.Enjoyreadingitat:http://emhs.org.au/history/people/jackson_thomas_joshua_1834-1901Wewouldlovemorecontributions
ofthiskindfromourmembers.Evenashortparagraphcanbethestartofanon-goingstory.OncetheinformationgetsoutintotheGoogleworlditallows,andstimulates,otherstobuildonit.Weoftenhavedescendantsandrelativescontactingustocorrectwhatwehavewritten,ortoaddanextradetail.Inthiswaythestorybuildswaybeyondwhatwecouldhavedoneourselves.Itjustneedsthatsmallseedtogetitgoing.Inthiswaywe can collect a really useful web library oflocalhistory.Contributionsdonothavetobelimitedtostoriesaboutpeopleorhouses.Itcouldbeastoryaboutashop,restaurant,school,church,oranevent.Perhapswecouldhaveaspecialcollectionof“Irememberwhen…”items.Iwouldstartwith“Doyourememberwhenthemilktankerdriverswentonstrike,andthefarmersbroughttheirmilktoYarraParkandsolditdirectlyfromthechurns.Webroughtourownjugsandcontainerstobefilledup.”Itmusthavebeentheearly1970sbutIcan’trememberexactly.Cananyoneconfirm?Thisishowwecanbuildstories.Emailanycontributionsbigorsmalltoinfo@emhs.org.auandwewillfindahomeforthem.
Contributions to EMHS
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Cats,likepeoplechoosetheirroles in life. Some become domesticgodsandgoddesses,presidingoverthewell-beingofthehousehold;othersbecomecompanions,accompanyingtheirfavouritehumanonthedailyrounds,sittingwiththemtowatchtelevision,goingonexcursionstothegardenandhelpingoutwithadviceinthekitchen.Somecats,however,acceptthechallengesofapubliclife,makingthestreettheirdomain,meetingandgreeting,surveyingtheneighbourhood,andgenerallycreatinganairofcalm,orderandwell-being.Therewerethreesuchcatsinour
neighbourhood,widelyknownandrespected.ImightmentionJasper,ofmiddleHothamStreet,atabbycatofsomedistinction,whotakeshisplaceonthepavementoranearbygarden,greetschildrenandpassersby,staresdowndogs(noisyanduntidy),andisever-willingtohelpwithgardeningorsimplytakeanapinanyoneoftengardensalonghisbeat.FurtherdownthestreetandoppositeNorm’s,istheareaundertheaegisofBolly,adignified,somewhatrotundandpleasantgingercat,perhapslesssocialthanJasper,butnevertheless,asignificantpresenceinhisgardenoronstrollingalongoutside.Alas,thethirdsuchcat,isdead.
Hercules,guardianofGeorgeStreetandthelibraryprecinct,willbeseennomore.Hisvirtueswerenumerous
andhisdevotiontodutyimpeccable.Itwouldnotbeunkindtosaythathewasasomewhatlargecatandthatgettingthroughthefrontfencetooksomestrengthofmind,butheneverfailedinwhatheclearlysawtobehisduty.Passersbyweredetainedbyagingerpawthrustthroughthefenceandheartilygreeted.Ifherested,itwasagainstthefence,sothatchildrencouldreachoutandgivehimapat.Whenheoncetooktimeofftogoonawalkingtour,anoticewasputonanearbypoleonhisreturn,thankingpeoplefortheirenquiriesastohiswell-being.Forcedbyill-healthtoretireattheageofsixteen–eightyinhumanyears - such was his popularity that bulletinshadtobeissuedandhisdeathannouncedviapublicnoticetohismanyfollowers.Herculeswillbesadlymissedbyallwhoknewhim,especiallyusersoftheEastMelbournelibraryandthelibrarystaff,whohaveorganisedatributetohislifeandwork.
Hercules: Death of a Hero
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Coming EventsWednesday, 18 April, at 8.00TheMercyHospitalinEastMelbourne
Ourspeaker,HelenMonkivitch,AO,startedherassociationwiththeMercyHospitalin1965asareligioussisteratMercyPrivate.Sheis now the Director of Mercy Health andAgedCare.Shehasathoroughknowledgeofthehospital’shistory,itswork,andofthelifeandpeoplewithinit.
Wednesday, 20 June VictorianTownHouseGardens.
ThistalkwillbepresentedbyHelenPageOAM.HelenisafoundationmemberoftheAustralianGardenHistorySocietysince1980andChairoftheVictorianBranch1994-2004.SheplayedanimportantroleinsavingthegardenatBishopscourtfromsubdivisionanddevelopmentin1998,andhasledateamofenthusiasticvolunteerworkersinrestoringandmaintainingthegardeneversince.
Wednesday, 15 August TheVanishingSculptures
AvisitorwalkingthroughtheFitzroyGardensinthenineteenthcenturywouldhavefoundtheirlushplantingshighlightedwithstatuesintheclassicalandneo-classicalstyle.Nowthesehavedisappeared.Why?Whathappenedtothem?TerenceLane,formerSeniorCurator,AustralianArt,NGV,andauthorofseveralbooksontheAustraliandecorativearts,willgiveustheanswers,someofthemsurprising.
PhotobyG.Nettleton.CityofMelbourneArtsandHeritageCollection
Wednesday, 17 OctoberAGM
Architect,GeoffreyBorrack,whohaslivedandworkedinEastMelbournesincetheearly1960s,willtellusofhis memories of the suburb before gentrificationtookhold.Geoffreyhasbeeninstrumentalinsavingsomeofourmostnotablehousesfromdemolitionandhasplayedasignificantpartinre-shapingthehomesofEastMelbourneformodernliving.Hehasvividmemoriesofourarea’slesssalubriousdays.
Halloween,99HothamStreetunderrenovation,1977.PhotobyWinstonBurchett.
OriginalheldbyEastMelbourneLibrary.
Alltalksstartat8.00p.m.atClarendonTerrace,210ClarendonStreet,EastMelbourne.