Writers
Glenda Banks
Obituary for Glenda Banks, journalist, who lived in East Melbourne for many years. Her book, A Respectable Married Woman, which she published in 2012, was set partly in Jolimont.
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Jolimont, Jolimont Road 112, Grassmere
A double fronted single storey house with a verandah at the front and built of dark brown brick with cream brick trim.
Alexander Britton, married and with his first child on the way, made plans to build a house. On 23 December 1869 builders, Little & Boyne, lodged notice with the Melbourne City Council that they would build a house in Jolimont Road, next to Morton’s.
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.
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Poems of East Melbourne
Author Le-Hoa Wysham used the COVID-19 lockdown as an opportunity to explore some of the stories of East Melbourne's history and to encapsulate them in poetry. Each poem is illustrated with a photo.
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The Five Walking Sticks
Dr. Harry Lew narrates his book about the life of Maurice Brodzky, journalist and owner of Table Talk.
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Three Neglected Writers of the 1930s: Jean Campbell, 'Capel Boake' and 'Georgia Rivers'
A writer of romance novels, Jean Campbell lived in East Melbourne from the 1920s to the 1950s, primarily in an apartment at 17 Powlett Street. Includes portrait photo. Article in The La Trobe Journal No. 83, May 2009.
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We of the Never-Never with a Memoir by Margaret Berry
This edition of the book contains a memoir about Mrs Gunn by her niece, Margaret Berry. Mrs Aeneas Gunn lived for many years at 179 George Street, East Melbourne with her two sisters, Lizzie Taylor and Carrie Templeton. Photos
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We of the Never-Never With a Memoir by Margaret Berry
This edition of the book contains a memoir about Mrs. Gunn by her niece, Margaret Berry. Mrs. Aeneas Gunn lived for many years at 179 George Street, East Melbourne with her two sisters, Lizzie Taylor and Carrie Templeton. Photos.
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