Carlton Chronicles 34
Welcome to the September 2024 edition of Carlton Chronicles. Find out about the Yellow Cabs' entry into the Australian market in 1924, Andrew's recollections on Carlton, Irish political activist Hugh Brophy, the ill-fated Burke & Wills expedition, Australia's first...
Looking Back by Chris Lermanis
Looking Back by Chris Lermanis By Chris Lermanis Further to my book launch : In 2015 Loretta Florance in a review of my photographic exhibition at The Colour Factory for the ABC wrote: In 2015, a two-bedroom terrace house in inner-city Fitzroy is likely to cost you...
101 Greeves Street
By Mike Moore 101 Greeves Street, built by James Linacre for himself in 1855. James Linacre (1814-1877) migrated to Victoria as a stone mason from Derbyshire in 1844. He prospered here as a builder and contractor of roads and bridges, public buildings and private...
20 Bell Street
20 Bell Street today By Mike Moore This building was erected in 1867. Some of the early occupants were surgeon Gustavus Matt (1867), Mrs Spooner’s Fitzroy Ladies College (1881-88), Charles Shaw dairy (1894), Joshua Moss fruiterer (1895-1910) and Fitzroy councillor...
69-79 King William Street
By Peter Woods The first sales of land in the Port Philip District were held in Sydney when, on 13th February 1839 Thomas Walker purchased Portion 70 of 28 acres in the parish of Jika Jika for approximately £200. Shortly thereafter he sold the land to Robert Saunders...fitzroyhistorysociety.org.au fitzroyhistorysociety.org.au
Looking Back by Chris Lermanis
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Welcome to the September 2024 edition of Carlton Chronicles (#34)....
An interesting property with a long history.
A new photography book from Chris Lermanis.
101 Greeves Street, Fitzroy has an interesting history relating to James Linacre....
The shadow Minister for the Arts & Creative Industries invites local historical societies to join him and celebrate History Month....