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A history of the City of Melbourne Bowls Club
More than 150 years of history is recorded in the newly launched book On Flagstaff Hill – A History of the City of Melbourne Bowls Club by historian Alex McDermott.
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The Melbourne Benevolent Asylum
Mary Kehoe’s history of the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum, published in 1998, is a comprehensive account of the history of the building and tells the story of some of its residents.
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Lest we forget
It is timely to consider the North Melbourne War Memorial, situated on the corner of Hawke and King streets, as we prepare to celebrate ANZAC Day.
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Celebrating the eight-hour day
Victoria’s Labour Day holiday is enjoyed by several million people throughout the state.
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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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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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Hotels of North Melbourne
At home on Hotham Hill
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