18/9/24 Fitzroy History Society AGM

18/9/24 Fitzroy History Society AGM

by | 23 Aug 2024 | Meeting

On Wednesday 18 September from 6pm, the Fitzroy History Society will host its 2024 Annual General Meeting at the Union Club Hotel, Fitzroy, in the dining room.   Light refreshments will be provided. Meals and drinks can be purchased from the bar by attendees on...
3/9/24 Collingwood Historical Society AGM

3/9/24 Collingwood Historical Society AGM

by | 14 Aug 2024 | Announcement

The Collingwood Historical Society will be holding their AGM on 3 September at Yorkshire Stingo, 48 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford. The speaker will be Janet McCalman AC and she will talk on “Some history lessons for present-day housing campaigners”. Bookings...
Obituary Barry Pullen

Obituary Barry Pullen

by | 2 Jul 2024 | Article, Fitzroy people, Obituary

Obituary Barry Pullen Barry was founding member of the Fitzroy Residents Association and Fitzroy city councillor 1972–1976. He was very active in campaigning against the high rise Housing Commission of Victoria flats being built in the 1950s and 1960s. Barry and his...
Osborne House

Osborne House

by | 19 Jun 2024 | Article, Fitzroy places

40 Nicholson Street Standing proudly at 40 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Osborne House boasts a rich history that intertwines with the narrative of Melbourne itself. Often regarded as the oldest documented house in Fitzroy, this grand structure holds within its walls...
Joseph E McGinty

Joseph E McGinty

by | 11 Jun 2024 | Article, Fitzroy people

by Mike Moore “Mr J. E. McGinty, so well known and highly esteemed as an auctioneer, house, land and estate agent, of 107 Gertrude-street, has just completed his fiftieth year of residence in Victoria. The whole period, almost without a break, has been spent in...