My Marvellous Melbourne – A production of the Melbourne History Workshop

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Episode 13: St Kilda Main Drain

Looking for… #2: St Kilda Main Drain Presenter: Dr Sophie Couchman Further information and links: St Kilda Main Drain Blog Credits Series Host — Professor Andy May Episode Presenter — Dr Sophie... Read More

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Episode 12: Melbourne Day, Modern Melbourne

What’s in a Name #1: Melbourne Day Presenter: Andy May Further information and links: Founding Myths Melbourne by the Book #3: Modern Melbourne: City and Site of Nature and Culture by Rod Giblett Presenter: Andy... Read More

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Episode 11: Christopher Gee

In Memoriam #1: Christopher Gee Presenter: Professor Andy May Further information and links: Bijou Theatre — Brewers and Brewing — Carlton — Carlton & United Breweries — Fires — Hotels — Melbourne Harbor Trust — Metropolitan Fire Brigade — Port... Read More

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Episode 10: James Patrick Main

Looking for … #2: James Patrick Main Presenter: Marie Kantharidis Further information and links: Bridges — Burke and Wills Monument — Convicts — Doutta Galla — Customs House — Moonee Ponds — Old Melbourne Gaol — Princes... Read More

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Episode 9: Amy Williams: The Lady of the Gramophone

Aural Postcards #3: Amy Williams: The Lady of the Gramophone Presenter: Henry Reese Further information and links: Allan’s Music — Charity Organisation Society — Poverty and Wealth — St Paul’s Cathedral — Women in the City Credits... Read More

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Episode 8: Sixpenny Restaurants, The Buxtons, Isaac Selby

Moveable Feast #1: Sixpenny Restaurants Presenter: Ross Karavis Narrations: Roland Wettenhall Further information and links: Restaurants and Cafés Melbourne by the Book #2: The Buxtons: 150 Years of Developing Melbourne by Peter Yule Presenter: Nicole... Read More

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Episode 7: Spanish Flu, May Brahe, Friendly Societies

In Sickness and in Health #1: Spanish Flu Presenter: Helen Morgan Interviewee: Mary Sheehan Further information and links: Diseases and Epidemics — Health — Health and Well Being — Hospitals — Nursing —Royal Exhibition Building —... Read More

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Episode 6: Wattle Park, Blue Lake, Cicadas

Melbourne A to Z #2: Wattle Park Presenter: Helen Morgan Interviewee: Frank Hullin Further information and links: Ball & Welch — Menzies Hotel — Trams — Wattle Park Friends of Wattle Park Melbourne by the Book... Read More

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Episode 5: Women in Policing, The Eltham Barrel, Port Melbourne

On the Beat #3: Women in Policing Presenter: Helen Morgan Interviewee: Amber Evangelista Further information and links: Crime — Law and Order — Police and Policing — Women in the City 100 Years of Women in... Read More

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Episode 4: Edward White (The Man of Space and Time), Murder in the Eastern Market, Looking for Jean Field

Dear Diary #1: Edward White (The Man of Space and Time) Presenter: Dr Richard Gillespie Further information and links: Astronomy — Gold — Science — Shrine of Remembrance Edward John White diaries in the State... Read More

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Episode 3: Bells, Luly Collection, Ivy Cogden

Aural Postcards #1: Bells Presenters: Henry Reese, Roland Wettenhall Further information and links: Bells — Gold — Melbourne Cricket Ground — Pentridge Prison —Separation — St James’ Old Cathedral — St Patrick’s Cathedral — St Paul’s Cathedral ... Read More

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Episode 2: Henry Briggs, Bluestone, Australian Red Cross Archives

The Memory Bank #1: Henry Briggs Presenter: Gretel Evans Interviewee: Henry Briggs at National Library of Australia Oral History and Folklore Collection (recorded 1981) Further information and links: Montague — Wharves and Docks — Port of... Read More

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Episode 1: The Everyday War, Frogs, Christopher Morris

Sources & Resources #1: The Everyday War Presenter: Nicole Davis Further information and links: The Everyday War web resource Creature Feature #1: Frogs Presenter: Professor Andy May Interviewees: Associate Professor Andrea Gaynor, environmental historian, University... Read More