Residents

Margaret McLean and the Monster Petition

Tells the story of the women's suffrage movement, the background to the Monster Petition and the life of Margaret McLean, a leader in the movement, and first signatory to the petition. Includes photos.
Article in Circa, The Journal of Professional Historians, 2010

2973 reads

Marian de Lacy Lowe obituary

Obituary for Marian de Lacy Lowe, model, writer and long time resident of East Melbourne who bought back the house at 42 Albert Street which her grandparents had built and in which she was born. Written by her son Dominic Lowe and published in The Age 10 November 2010.

3523 reads

Miss Footy '69

Newspaper clipping of an article in which Tony Wilson writes of the time his mother, Margaret, won a football quiz giving her the title of Miss Football 1969. Margaret is a resident of East Melbourne.
The Age, 26 May 2012, Good Weekend, p.9

2231 reads

Morgan for mayor

Newspaper articles about Gary Morgan's mayoral campaign as part of Melbourne city Council elections in 2004. Includes some biographical information. Photos.

3103 reads

Muriel Ismay Smith - a remarkable life

The eventful, rags to riches life story of Muriel Ismay Smith who lived at Victoria House, 220 Clarendon Street between 1954 and 1988 when she died. The author is her grandson, Paul Lawrie. Includes photos.

1704 reads

Nerida Sampson stays put in East Melbourne

Newspaper clipping about suburbs where residents stay longest before selling their houses. Nerida Samson says why she will stay in her East Melbourne home.
Nerida Samson was president of the East Melbourne Group and a keen advocate for her suburb.