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...
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
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...fitzroyhistorysociety.org.au
15/3/25 MacRobertson the chocolate king walking tour
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Former Aboriginal Church of Christ
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15/11/24 Fitzroy people 2 book launch
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East Melbourne Historical Society AGM
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Advice to members of past event, the launch of our new book, Fitzroy People 2....
Join us at 10.00am on 15 March 2025 for a fascinating 2.5 hour walking tour of MacRobertson, the chocolate king of Fitzroy....
In 1859, the Bible Christian Church was constructed at the south east corner of Gore and Greeves Streets (278 Gore Street)....
Join us on 15 November 2024 at 6.30pm for a free event, the book launch of Fitzroy People 2....
The East Melbourne Historical Society will hold their 25th AGM on 16 October 2024. Guests are welcome....