Local History
Recollections of East Melbourne by Richard King
A short, hand-written piece giving the personal recollections of Richard King, owner and occupier of 125 George Street during the 1960s and 1970s. He mentions Robin Cuming, 'Black Jack' McEwen, Mrs Clark, Ian Gardiner, Ben Marriner and Peter and Di Renou. Most of the people mentioned were Richard's immediate neighbours.
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Reminiscences of East Melbourne
Typed transcript of a meeting held by the East Melbourne Historical Society on 16 April 2003. The event entailed Alan Basham chairing a panel of six long term residents of East Melbourne who, in turn, spoke of their memories of living in the area. Memories included stories of decrepit houses, neighbours, changing streetscapes and personal anecdotes.
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Whitehorse Manningham Heritage Network
Discusses the establishment and benefits of making local history catalogues available on the internet Victorian Historical Journal September 2000 pp 124-128.
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