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Gasometers

March 18th, 2022 - Felicity Jack

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

February 17th, 2022 - Felicity Jack

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.

Arden

December 16th, 2021 - Felicity Jack

There would be few residents of the suburbs covered by this community newspaper who are not able to get to Arden Street without the help of Google Maps.

Brettena (also known as Bridgetena) Smyth – a passionate crusader for good

November 20th, 2021 - North West City News

She was large in stature, nearly six feet tall, and her heart and generosity were enormous.

Coffee Palace

October 14th, 2021 - Felicity Jack

As North Melbourne developed and expanded so did the number of pubs.

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The Lort Smith Animal Hospital

September 9th, 2021 - Felicity Jack

The Lost Dogs’ Home was founded in 1913. It was the beginning of a difficult period, with the outbreak of war the following year, followed at its ending with the Spanish flu, and then the beginning of the Depression.

The founding of North Melbourne’s Lost Dog’s Home - 1913

August 12th, 2021 - Felicity Jack

Community dissatisfaction with the handling of Melbourne’s lost dogs came to a head in 1910 with the following article in Melbourne’s Argus newspaper …

Errol St’s Town Hall Hotel

June 17th, 2021 - Felicity Jack

The Town Hall Hotel was ordered to close its doors in 1904 because of a Liquor Licensing Board assessment of all the pubs in North Melbourne. Somehow, and there is no record of how this occurred, the pub survived and today it is one of the area’s most popular drinking spots.