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Police Station

East Melbourne, Darling Street 018 - Burchett

Was Police Station on this site until 1956 when it moved to Wellington Parade.
Names mentioned:
J. Fielding, Thos. Wright, Thomas A. Fielding, Robert Richardson, John Gardiner

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Push to add police site to Yarra parkland

Newspaper clipping about proposal by Melbourne City Council to demolish old police station and add the land to Yarra Park, along with former army barracks site on Swan Street, as compensation for land lost in re-development of MCG. Report that old police station to be used by Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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Simpson Street intersection

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Photo shows the intersection of Simpson Street and Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. Across Wellington Parade is Vale Street.  On the left hand corner of Vale Street is a modern building constructed as an extension to St Ives Hospital behind.  It has now been demolished and the old house has been restored as a private residence.

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