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Lalor

East Melbourne, Morrison Place 014, 016, 018 - Burchett

Used to be Brunswick Street.
1867. MCC BR: Peter Cunningham 2 houses for Geo. White.
1869. Name mentioned for No.18: G. White.
1872. Names mentioned for No.14: Richard H. Thatcher. For No.16: Joseph French.
1873. (Name mentioned for No.12: Alexander Blyth.)
1883-9. At No.16: Hon. Peter Lalor. Eureka Leader, Speaker of House. Died here 1889.

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East Melbourne, Powlett Street 085, 087 - Burchett

Originally numbered 32-34.
1859. MCC BR: George Black for self, two 2-storey houses.
1861. Black - owner. Parnham and Garrett - occupiers of the houses.
1866. John McCrea - owner.
1870. R. Jack - owner.
1876c-1883. No.85 occupied by Hon. Peter Lalor. Hero of Eureka, Speaker of Victorian Parliament.
1977. No.85 occupied Mr. John Balmford.

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Eureka 150 years on

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Two articles appearing in the same issue of Royal Auto about the Eureka Stockade. The first, "Victoria's Bloody Sunday" by Professor Geoffrey Blainey, tells the story of the rebellion. The second, "The Flag was Stolen ...

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