March 2012 · 2020. 12. 18. · Charles Trethowan (1925-2011) Charles Trethowan, who died last October, was well known to our members. With his wife, Nola, he was a regular attendee

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: [email protected]: www.emhs.org.au

President:JillFenwick 94190437

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.