Obituary Barry Pullen

Obituary Barry Pullen

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...
Joseph E McGinty

Joseph E McGinty

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...
Obituary Laurie O’Brien

Obituary Laurie O’Brien

Obituary Laurie O'Brien When the Fitzroy History Society was formed, fittingly, the first meeting of the newly formed committee was held at 35 Hanover Street, Fitzroy, the home of Laurie O’Brien. Laurie was to be an indefatigable champion of the Society and its...
Living rough in 1960s Fitzroy

Living rough in 1960s Fitzroy

The photographs of Alan K Jordan Alan K Jordan created a fascinating social history through his photos. The collection is at the State Library of Victoria. Below is an excerpt from the SLV website. To see the full article click on the link to the right. Alan Jordan...
Tony Birch awarded

Tony Birch awarded

Local author, Tony Birch, has won book of the year from The Age newspaper for his novel that tackles the impact of domestic violence, Women & Children. Tony was one of the people interviewed in our oral history project. The Age article about award FHS interview with...