Reverse of photograph for 39 Buncle Street, North Melbourne
c 1950s
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Title:
Reverse of photograph for 39 Buncle Street, North Melbourne
Date of work:
c 1950s
Search dates:
01 Jan 1950 - 31 Jan 1960
Reference number:
National Trust Files 18B
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Part of:
Sub-sub-collection: National Trust Files, North and West Melbourne (NORTH-NTFILES)
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
General notes:
Image held by North Melbourne Library.This image is the reverse side of the original photograph for 39 Buncle St, North Melbourne.Multiple inks and handwriting styles indicate that the information, a mix of statistical facts and personal annotations, was added at different times.The notes follow a chronological pattern from the 1870s through the 1960s.The notes mix facts (build date, sale prices, demolition date) with what may be personal annotations.The following text is visible:“Montgomery St”“39 Buncle Street / Hotham Hill / North Melbourne”“near Mark St”"Owner moved"“Built 1872–1928”“sold @ £250 A 1933" (The "A" is possibly short for "about")Mrs (name indecipherable) who died left same to Mr & Mrs Sanders of Devon, England“sold @ £3500 A 1957 to (text indecipherable)”“demolished 1959”"Flats are to be built on area"“Flats ready 1963”The handwritten notes are a virtual ledger of history pertaining to the sale and ownership of the property.The site now accommodates a housing estate.
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Language:
English
Record number:
1855121
| Type | Reference No. | Extent | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | National Trust Files 18B | 1 JPEG : 724KB | Single Item (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |