| Character | Location | Date | Learning Opportunity / Discussion Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Boy | State Library Victoria | 3/11/1910 | State Libary Victoria established 1854 - oldest public library in Australia. Newsboys Foundation established 1897.
Discussion: Many paper boys worked for the Bourke Street Rats (led by Squizzy Taylor). Why? |
| Constable Barclay
Constable Ryan |
Exploration Hotel
(Bennetts Lane) |
3/11/1910 | Scene of the crime. 1910 first motor vehicle ambulance in Melbourne. Vast quantities of champagne, gin and absinthe bottles found in archaeological dig. Discussion: Why did the police use a door to carry the man to hospital? What are your first impressions of the crime? |
| Maud Gunter | Russell Street Police | 4/11/1910 | Old Melbourne Gaol established 1842. Maud Gunter was a powerful woman in Little Lon (called Squizzy Taylor a “little worm”). Could do flying kicks and used a hat pin as a weapon. Strong ties to the Chinese community.
Recommendation: Take a City Watch House tour to see where John Evans was locked up for grevious bodily harm against Ernest Gunter. |
| Cecilia Hamilton | 275 Exhibition Street Kindergarten |
5/11/1910 | 1910 free kindergarten opened for Little Lon families. New job opportunities for women. Aimed to reduce high infant mortality rates in Little Lon. Many toys uncovered in archaeological dig.
Discussion: What was the impact of the first kindergarten in Little Lon? |
| John Evans | Brittania Wine Bar 28 Corrs Lane (Prev. Brogans Lane) |
7/11/1910 | John Evans member of Bourke Street Rats Push (gang). The disreputable Brittannia "wine bar" and (narrow) lane way was the scene of many crimes.
Discussion: Study the chilling poem 'Brogans Lane' written by Louis Esson in 1910. |
| Ernest Gunter | Melbourne Hospital 210 Lonsdale St |
9/11/1910 | The Queen Victoria Women's Centre testifies to the contribution of women to Victoria's social, economic and cultural heritage. The whole block used to be the Melbourne hospital.
Discussion: Early medical theories & procedures from 1910. Changing use of buildings over time. |
| Rev. Alexander Edgar | Wesleyan Church 148 Lonsdale St |
10/11/1910 | Reverend Edgar was a persuasive evangelist and social reformer. Early childhood story of Ernest Gunter and Sunday picnic races for children from Little Lon.
Discussion: The role of the church and social welfare in slum district. |
| Ernest McAuliffe
Minnie Barry |
Old Black Eagle Lane 42 - 44 Lonsdale Street |
10/11/1910 | Illegal Two Up Schools in Old Black Eagle Lane. Gambling culture & police raids. Now only legal on Anzac Day.
Discussion: What is the history of Two-Up? What makes it a part of Australian culture? |
| Constable Barclay | 32–34 Lonsdale Street | 10/11/1910 | Court system from 1910 – Coroner found ‘death by misadventure’ so there would be no criminal trial. Alias names & multiple identities in Little Lon.
Discussion: Study the newspaper articles written about the Two-Up raid and other articles about the Misadventure In Little Lon crimes. |
| Cecilia Hamilton | 17 Casselden Pl | 10/11/1910 | Last single story workers cottage in Melbourne. Using legitmate businesses as a front for illegal operations, e.g. Lolly shops as a fronts for brothels. Discussion: Whose side of the story did you believe and why? |
| Maud Gunter
Thomas Brown |
Oddfellows Hotel | 10/12/1910 | Oddfellows Hotel - original building from 1853. Remnant of early social life in the slum quarter. Vast quantities of oyster shells found in archaeological dig.
Discussion: Why was Maud so bent on revenge? What would you do in Maud's situation? |
| Gunter
Brown Evans |
Old Exhibition Building/Carlton Gardens |
11/12/1910 | World heritage site listed building.
Discussion: Challenges of life in Little Lon in 1910. Recommendation: Visit the Melbourne Museum to learn more about the artefacts hidden in the game and on display in the Little Lon exhibit. |