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Honouring Fitzroy Volunteers in The Great War – 24 May 2015

by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Past Events

HONOURING FITZROY VOLUNTEERS IN THE GREAT WAR FHS has a data base of about 3,000 volunteers in WWI who have a connection with Fitzroy. On Sunday 24 May there was a walk from the Edinburgh Gardens to the Fitzroy Town Hall, during which the stories of some of these...

A Walk Around MacRobertson’s Great White City – 20 September 2015

by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Past Events

A WALK AROUND MacROBERTSON'S GREAT WHITE CITY On 20 September 2015 FHS member Seb Costello led a walk that revealed many of the buildings that had been part of the MacRoberson confectionery and chocolate company. The empire of MacPherson Robertson included at least 17...

Always a Well-Liquored Suburb – 3 April 2016

by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Past Events

ALWAYS A WELL-LIQUORED SUBURB: A Sunday Survey of Fitzroy's pubs, grog shops and dives. On 3 April 2016, Allan Willingham led a walk around Fitzroy looking at licenced premises, past and present, in Fitzroy. [Show slideshow]...

From the Bowling Club Hotel to the Fitzroy Stadium – 1 May 2016

by Tom O'Dea | 27 Jun 2021 | Past Events

FITZROY: FROM THE BOWLING CLUB HOTEL TO THE FITZROY STADIUM This walk, on 1 May was the FHS contribution to the National Trust Heritage Festival for 2016. [Show slideshow]...
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See what kinds of bones, bottles and buttons have been hiding dormant under the floorboards of 80 Webb Street.... ... See MoreSee Less

10/5/25 Visit an 1851 Bluestone cottage

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See what kinds of bones, bottles and buttons have been hiding dormant under the floorboards of 80 Webb Street.
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North Fitzroy underwent significant development in the 1880s boom as the population of the area grew by 10,000 people.... ... See MoreSee Less

North Fitzroy 1880s boom

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North Fitzroy underwent significant development in the 1880s boom as the population of the area grew by 10,000 people.
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The stretch of Greeves Street, Fitzroy from Brunswick Street to Mahoney Street is a very intact and homogeneous Victorian streetscape.... ... See MoreSee Less

Greeves Street, Fitzroy

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The stretch of Greeves Street, Fitzroy from Brunswick Street to Mahoney Street is a very intact and homogeneous Victorian streetscape.
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The Zanoni Hotel was on south west corner of Rae and Reid Streets, Fitzroy North.... ... See MoreSee Less

Zanoni Hotel

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The Zanoni Hotel was on south west corner of Rae and Reid Streets, Fitzroy North.
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Heritage Festival coming to Victoria

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The National Trust’s 2025 Australia Heritage Festival is coming to Victoria from 18 April – 18 May 2025.
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