Richard Schlesinger was one of Northcote’s earliest residents, having built his home on land opposite the Northcote Arms Hotel (near the present day location of Mosskito café).
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(1856, May 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956).
City of Northcote. Rate books, 1883 – 1901. Northcote: Author.