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Booklet - Centenary Souvenir - Manchester Unity I.O.O.F in Victoria, IOOF Melbourne, 1934

  • Front Cover of Manchester Unity Booklet.

    Front Cover of Manchester Unity Booklet.

  • Swanston Street, Melbourne, in the Sixties (1860) - Image from the booklet Page 3

    Swanston Street, Melbourne, in the Sixties (1860) - Image from the booklet Page 3

  • Stewart Dawson's Corner, purchased by the Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. December 1928 - page 5

    Stewart Dawson's Corner, purchased by the Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. December 1928 - page 5

  • Advertisement from the booklet page 18

    Advertisement from the booklet page 18

  • Views of the Roof Garden and Cafe on the Manchester Unity Building page 38

    Views of the Roof Garden and Cafe on the Manchester Unity Building page 38

  • Views of Collins Street - showing the Manchester Building and Melbourne Town Hall - page 40

    Views of Collins Street - showing the Manchester Building and Melbourne Town Hall - page 40

  • Front Cover of Manchester Unity Booklet.
  • Swanston Street, Melbourne, in the Sixties (1860) - Image from the booklet Page 3
  • Stewart Dawson's Corner, purchased by the Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. December 1928 - page 5
  • Advertisement from the booklet page 18
  • Views of the Roof Garden and Cafe on the Manchester Unity Building page 38
  • Views of Collins Street - showing the Manchester Building and Melbourne Town Hall - page 40

Historical information

A booklet issued by The Grand Master and Board of Directors M.U.I.O.O.F. in Victoria and compiled by W .H. Best, Grand Secretary printed in the year the City Of Melbourne began the celebration of its Centenary (1934). The booklet is about the history of Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. and the building of their Gothic building, known as the Manchester Unity Building on the corner of Collins and Swanston Streets, Melbourne. The booklet also contains many advertisements from firms who supported the compiling and publishing of the document.

Significance

Many of the families living in the City of Moorabbin were members of Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. Victoria.

Physical description

A booklet with 40 pages printed in black and white, contents include story of the building of the Manchester Unity Building on the corner of Collins Street and Swanston Street. Advertisements of various businesses in Melbourne. Coloured Cover with a view of Collins Street.

Inscriptions & markings

CENTENARY SOUVENIR/ PHOTO of Collins St Melbourne, / MANCHESTER UNITY / Crest of Arms/ I.O.O.F IN VICTORIA

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