Latest articles by Felicity Jack
John Buncle
The Hotham History Project is interested in getting together an inventory of the lanes and alleyways of North and West Melbourne and the stories they tell.
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Corners of Melbourne
Robyn Annear is the author of several amusing and easy to read books about the history of early Melbourne.
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The changing nature of our spring fair
Saturday, October 21 was possibly the 40th anniversary of North Melbourne’s annual Spring Festival, but that is an approximation because having started as a grassroots event, there are no records.
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Ninety years young: Lorna Margaret Hannan OAM
It’s hard to believe that Lorna turned 90 on October 7, an event that was celebrated by many friends, neighbours and ex-colleagues at Gardiner Reserve.
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Sayed’s vision comes to fruition: MAA TV
There were almost 60,000 Afghans living in Australia at the time of the June 2021 census.
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Rationing for our times
Governor of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe, desperately fighting a war against inflation, has suggested that financially stressed Australians could try to cut back spending.
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Delving into the history of West Melbourne
The Hotham History Project is currently putting together a volume of chapters on the history of West Melbourne
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Ellen Mulcahy
Ellen was born in County Cork, Ireland, in December 1859. Her parents, John Mulcahy and Bridget Connell, had two subsequent children, Catherine and Timothy, and the family of five set off for Australia in September 1864. Sadly, five-month-old Timothy died during the voyage.
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Supporting our new arrivals
Local community groups now have a chance to offer support and friendship to refugees arriving in Australia through a program backed by government and run through Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA).
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Shirley Andrews: 1915-2001
Shirley was born in Sandringham and completed her secondary schooling at St Michael’s Grammar School in St Kilda before enrolling in a science course at the University of Melbourne in 1934.
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Education in North and West Melbourne
This year celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Victorian Education Act 1872 that established free, compulsory and secular education for children aged between six and 14.
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Victorian iron lacework
North Melbourne still has some magnificent buildings with iron lacework that takes us back to the days of its early settlement.
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Freeman Manuel and the Eight Hour Movement
My past two articles were about people whose graves in the Melbourne General Cemetery had been renovated by the now defunct Labour Graves Committee, particularly men who had been involved in the 19th century Eight Hour Movement.
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The Eight Hour Day movement
The Melbourne General Cemetery is a treasure store of Victoria’s history, and it was one of my favourite walks during lockdown.
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The Albion Hotel
The Albion Hotel was rebuilt in 1926, the year that our present Queen Elizabeth was born.
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Maintaining our heritage with Victorian paint colours
Houses in areas where there is a heritage overlay are required to maintain their homes in their original style, thus preserving the architectural integrity of the area. Heritage colours are essentially those deemed appropriate to the historic period when the building was erected.
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The West Melbourne Apollo building
I have been interested to know more about the Mighty Apollo building at 109-111 Hawke St for many years, and the recently published book by Jon Faine, Apollo and Thelma, a true tall story, prompted me to find out more.
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Gasometers
Once a prominent feature of most towns but when I have asked people if they know what gasometers were, most people under the age of around 50 have looked at me blankly.
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At home on Hotham Hill
The Hotham History Project holds regular talks and walks on topics of local interest. Our next presentation will be given by Guy Murphy who has 20 years’ experience as a heritage consultant.
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