Inhabitants of Lonsdale Street
No 6 Lonsdale Street, 1870-1918
Information gained from Melbourne City Council rate books, and from directories like
Sands and MacDougalls, indicates the mobility of the people who lived in the area, and
hints at the variety of ethnic backgrounds of the population. ‘Madame Brussels’
and May Baker were well-known ‘madams’ in charge of brothels.
1870 Joseph Joseph
1873 Henry Seyfarth, Tailor
1878 Henry Seaforth, Tailor
1880 Madam Brussels
1884 Mrs. Hodgson
1891 n.a
1894 Miss Whatmore
1897 Miss May Baker
1901 Miss May Baker
1908 James Marriner
1912 Chinese (sic)
1918 Maurice Collins
Source, Justin McCarthy; Archaeological Investigation, Commonwealth
Offices and Telecom Corporate Building Sites, June 1989, Volume 5. Information based on
Directories and Council rate books
Return to Numbers 6 & 8
No 8 Lonsdale Street, 1870-1918
1870 Robert King
1873 Richard Gough
1878 Mrs. Francis
1884 Mrs. Hodgson
1892 Miss Newman
1897 Miss Leah Tobias
1899 Miss Mary Baker
1903 Madam Brussels
1908 vacant
1912 Chinese (sic)
1918 Lee Dack
Source, Justin McCarthy; Archaeological Investigation, Commonwealth
Offices and Telecom Corporate Building Sites, June 1989, Volume 5. Information based on
Directories and Council rate books
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No 32 Lonsdale Street, 1870-1918
1870 Mrs. Wilson
1873 Mrs. Wilson
1878 vacant
1884 Mrs. Hodgson
1892 Mrs. Hodgson
1897 Mrs. Catherine Poole (sic)
1899 Mrs. Caroline Pohl
1903 Madam Brussels
1908 Mrs. Caroline Hodgson
1912 Lugton & Co.
1918 A. Lugton & Sons
Source, Justin McCarthy; Archaeological Investigation, Commonwealth
Offices and Telecom Corporate Building Sites, June 1989, Volume 5. Information based on
Directories and Council rate books
Return to Numbers 32-40 Lonsdale Street
No 34 Lonsdale Street, 1870-1918
1870 Henry G. Nutt
1873 Henry G. Nutt
1878 Mrs. S. Nutt
1884 n.a.
1892 vacant
1898 Mrs. Caroline Pohl
1899 Madam Brussels
1903 Madam Brussels
1908 Mrs. Caroline Hodgson
1912 Lugton & Co.
1918 The National Press/ Sunbeam Manufacturing Co.
Source, Justin McCarthy; Archaeological Investigation, Commonwealth
Offices and Telecom Corporate Building Sites, June 1989, Volume 5. Information based on
Directories and Council rate books
Return to Numbers 32-40 Lonsdale Street
Nos 42-44 Lonsdale Street, The former Black Eagle Hotel 1870-1918
1870 Hugh Kennon, Black Eagle Hotel
1873 Hugh Kennon, Black Eagle Hotel
1878 Hugh Kennon, Black Eagle Hotel
1884 Alfred Abbot, Black Eagle Hotel
1892 Miss Catherine Teahan, Black Eagle Hotel
1899 Miss Catherine Teahan, Black Eagle Hotel
1903 Miss Catherine Teahan, Black Eagle Hotel
1908 Mr John Caples, Black Eagle Hotel. Delicensed 31/12/1908
1913. Mrs. E.M. De Grimbert, Lodging House
1918 W.H. Chinn, Cabinet Maker
Source, Justin McCarthy; Archaeological Investigation, Commonwealth
Offices and Telecom Corporate Building Sites, June 1989, Volume 5. Information based on
Directories and Council rate books
Return to Numbers 38-44 Lonsdale Street
No 60 Lonsdale Street, 1870-1918
1870 John Jamieson, store
1873 G.F. Gunther, Draper
1878 Mrs. Bond, store
1883 Morris Cohen, Furniture Mart
1892 Haddad Bros./ Haddad, Mansour and Amen, Importers of Fancy Goods
1899 Joseph Haddad, Fancy Goods Dealer
1903 Kalil Hoss, Fruiterer & Confectioner
1908 Kaleil Ellos, Fruiterer & Confectioner
1913. Joseph Kinnon and son, Importers of Fancy Goods and Drapers
1918 Mrs. A. Kinnon, Importers of Fancy Goods and Drapers
Source, Justin McCarthy; Archaeological Investigation, Commonwealth
Offices and Telecom Corporate Building Sites, June 1989, Volume 5. Information based on
Directories and Council rate books
Return to Numbers 56-60 Lonsdale Street
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