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| Name | Grimes Alley |
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| Description | Now known as Bourke Lane or Bourke Place. Named pre-1856. Located at or near: 573-577 Little Bourke St. Probable or possible origin of name: Charles Grimes, Surveyor. Location is approximate. For more information, see: Bate, W., Broome, R., Davis, N., May, A. J., & Stitt, H. (2024). The story of Melbourne’s lanes: Essential but unplanned (pp. 57, 183). ISBN 978-1-875173-12-9. "At the west end of Little Bourke Street, where only Wright Lane had been designated in 1847, all but 7 of the 22 rights of way were named in the 1858 directory. Going east from Spencer Street they were: (north side) White Hart Lane, Wright Lane, Goldie Alley, St Johns Alley, Turnbull Alley, Crombie Lane, Murcott Alley, Pender Alley, and Rose Alley; (south side) Merlin Alley, Vinge Alley, St Patricks Alley, Fulton Lane, Grimes Alley and Cosgrave Lane." p. 57. |
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| Linkback | https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01826b.htm |
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| Contributor | Mitchell Harrop |
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| Date From | 1856-01-01 |
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| Added | 2024-07-12 15:50:14 |
| Updated | 2025-01-21 13:44:23 |