Research Report: E W Cole
by Way Back When, Consulting Historians
This Research Report picks up on Cole’s life where the previous report, EW Cole: The Early Years ends, with the arrival of Cole in Melbourne on 12 November 1852 aboard the Sebim. It covers Cole’s life in Australia, posthumous continuation of the Arcade and his lasting legacy and comprises an initial 217 page report plus a 14 page addendum with 131 illustrations and 690 footnotes. Like the earlier Mendes report, it is for research purposes only, and not for publication. Some images may be subject to copyright. This report can be made available as an online download to interested researchers, after undertakings are given regarding copyright protection and the private nature of the report. If interested, please make contact via the Contact Page.
Please also refer to the Chronology section where 438 items are arranged in date order and provide supporting documentation. All these items are freely available for viewing or download.
The contents of the Research Report are divided into the following 29 headings:
- Gold
- Murray River Trip
- Early Publications and Eastern Market Stall
- Cole’s Cheap Book Arcade
- Eastern Market
- The New Cole’s Book Arcade
- Advertisement for a Wife
- A Happy Home
- The Rainbow
- The Arcade Band
- Monkeyland
- Interstate Branches
- The Melbourne Context
- Significant Visitors
- Notable Employees
- Employee Experiences and Working Conditions
- Labour Rights
- Support for Bold Women
- Travel to Europe
- Japan Trip
- Cole’s Compilations
- Radical Publications and Censorship
- Advertising
- Medals
- Philanthropy
- Earlesbrae
- Cole’s Death
- Sale of the Arcade
- Remembering Cole
- Additional Research