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Clarendon Terrace and her neighbours
Booklet based on the inaugural lecture at Clarendon terrace for Her Place Women's Museum given by Dr Liz Rushen on 9 May 2019 as part of the National Trust Asutralian Heritage Festival 2019.
Clarendon Terrace was built in 1857 and the talk focuses on its history and its neighbours at that time, particularly women, including:
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East Melbourne, Clarendon Street 150, Clarendon House
Description:
A large two-storey house with colonnaded balcony and a balustrade around the roofline.
History:
Sir William a'Beckett, Chief Justice of Victoria, and his wife were the first owners of Clarendon House. They personally selected furniture and fittings for it while travelling in Italy but did not remain in it long.