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Vesta House, also Amenities Centre for Women, 1-7 Carson Place, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Butler, Graeme (Name details)

Date of work:

1985

Reference number:

BIF-CITY 101778

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

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Period: Inter-War.ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER:.Victorian Heritage DatabaseHeritage Inventory (HI) NumberH7822-1720Heritage Inventory DescriptionFirst land sale, Block 12, Allotment 5, George Scarborough.1877 - one-storey building, Effey, Furniture. 1888 - three-storey building, Optician. 1905 - three-storey building, Jeweller..Newspapers:1923https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166008870The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Tue 3 Jun 1941 Page 4 NEWS IN BRIEFWithout discussion, the Melbourne City Council yesterday agreed to transfer to the Department of the Army an area of freehold corporation land at the corner of Hobson's-road ' and Footscray-road, South Kensington, for the erection of military stores.It also authorised the purchase for £10,500 of a property in Carson-place, between Swanston . And Elizabeth streets, for an electrical supply sub station.The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Thu 6 Sep 1956 Page 3 those lucky ladieshttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84384956The City Council's first amenities centre for women will be opened by Sir Frank Selleck, Lord Mayor, at 3 p.m. tomorrow. In Vesta House, Carson pl behind the Capitol Theatre, it provides a coffee shop, lounge, writing room, parcels kiosk, feeding room for mothers with babies, showers, toilets, and ironing rooms. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Saturday and Sunday. No charge will be made for use of the lounge, but . there will be small charges for other services.The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Sat 28 Aug 1954 Page 58Tenders will-be received until 2.15 p.m. Monday. September 20. for Erection of an Electric- Sub-station.Shop and Office Building in structural steel and reinforcement concrete In Carson Place, off LittleCollins Street. Quantities ...by F. T. King and Harding. Specification. City Architect's Office. Deposit. Cash or Bank Draft. Nolender necessarily accepted.G. J. DEAN. Acting Town Clerk.CITY OF MELBOURNE..DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1920No Carson Pl separate listingsee Little Collins south sideMERRITT, J. K.285aManufacturers' Agent & ImporterCarson pl287aLaw, P. T., & Co, imptr fancy goodsBurmeister Bros, imptre wtchmkra' tools. &e287-289 Falk, P., & Co Ltd, whsle grs & gen mere1925No Carson Pl separate listingsee Little Collins south side285 Simonsen, IL, Pty Ltd. mnfg JewIrsMERRITT, J. K.285aManufacturers' Agent & ImporterCarson pl287a Law. P. T., & Co, imptr fancy goods287-289 Falk, P.. & Co Ltd, whsle jlra & gen men1930No Carson Pl separate listingsee Little Collins south side1930No Carson Pl separate listingsee Little Collins south sideMERRITT, J. K.285a Manufacturers' agent & importer285b Adams, G. H., & Co, branchCarson pl287a Hoos, G. H., manfrs' agent287a Pynor, A. H., Pty Ltd, imptr fancy goods287-289 Falk, P., & Co Ltd, whlsle jwlrs & gen mers1935No Carson Pl separate listingsee Little Collins south side285a Moodie, Victor H., mnfrs' agt285a Huggins, Philip L., mnfrs' agentCarson pl287a Hoos, G. H., manfrs' agent287a Pynor, A. H., Pty Ltd, imptr fancy goods287a Adams, G. H., & Co Pty Ltd, wine merchts287-289 Falk, Pr-, & Co Ltd, whlsle jwlrs & gen mers1942CARSON FLACE-•E SIDEOff 285 Lit Collins stMoodie, V. H., mnfrs AgntHuggins P. L., mnfrs agntThe MidwayW SIDEOf 287 Lit Collins stHoos, G. H., mnfrs agntPynor, A. H., Pty Ltd, fncy goods importerAdams, G. H., & Co Pty Ltd, wine merchtsThe Midway

Names:

City of Melbourne

Topics:

Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesInterwar periodOfficesJewellers

Places:

Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1190977