Poems of East Melbourne

By Le-Hoa Wysham

The COVID-19 lockdown gave Le-Hoa an opportunity to slow
down, to explore the suburb's rich history, its magnificent homes
and mansions, its churches, its flora and wildlife and, of course, its
gardens. More than that it gave her the opportunity to learn
about the lives of the early settlers as they forged new lives in a
new world.
Le-Hoa has done this by researching, noticing, questioning,
wondering. Her thoughts are encapsulated in the poems she has
written on her walks in her beloved East Melbourne.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Nov 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664101814

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Rev. date: 11/24/2020

Contents

Hot Air Balloons in Autumn Over Yarra Park

Treasury Gardens

Bishop Court

Sophie Lane - Charles La Trobe Poem

Trinity Place

The Tale of Two Cathedralsa

Old Treasury Building

Darling Square - a Little Oasis

Hayes Lane

Cairns Memorial Church

Albert Lane - Victoria & Albert love story

Cook’s Cottage

Winter Rain in Fitzroy Gardens

Scarred Tree

Mary Mackillop Heritage Centre

The Fairies Tree in Fitzroy Gardens

Ola Cohn Place

Menzies Lane - Sir Robert Menzies

East Melbourne General Store

Magnolias In Spring

Wellington Gardens – A Georgian Village

Yarra Park State School

Webb Lane - Charles Webb

The Tale Of Two Parks

One Powlett

Powlett Mews

Powlett Reserve

Don the Masks

Victoria Brewery - TriBeCa Building

Australian Wild Life in Fitzroy Gardens

Lady Hastings Lane

Serenity of Life

Foreword design.psd

As a long- time resident of East Melbourne, I am passionate about the suburb’s gorgeous historical buildings, its exquisite gardens and its rich Melbourne heritage and history.

I want to share my feelings and sentiments for East Melbourne, telling the story inscribed through my poems about special places, icons and famous identities that shaped the suburb, which go unnoticeable.

With much love and sincere thanks to my fairy and best friend Mary Cawse for her