Bay Street, Port Melbourne, VIC Australia Version 2
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From: http://www.pmba.org.au/content/history-port-melbourne History of Port Melbourne A colourful past - A Bright Future In the stampede for gold, the area that had been called Sandridge changed dramatically. Eventually the trees, the lagoon, the pristine beach and the dunes for which the settlement was named all disappeared. In their place were the workers’ cottages and great manufacturers like the world renowned Swallow & Ariell Steam Biscuit Co. In the streets the Rechabites marched for Temperance, rotesting the presence of pubs in their dozens, boisterous with ships’ crews from around the world. Renamed Port Melbourne in 1874, the Borough became a hub for transport and manufacturing. Although Melbournians thronged to its piers to meet the great liners or to cruise the bay on picturesque paddle-wheel steamers, this urban port town with its country-town character and closely knit community of factory, wharf and railway workers went along its way unnoticed until the 1980s. As the railway and many industries closed or moved elsewhere, Port Melbourne’s enviable position brought the wave of urban development that, once again, has resulted in thousands of new arrivals at‘The Borough’.
Taken shortly after the long standing Port Melbourne Locksmiths closed up shop and were taken over by...
The heart of Port Melbourne's shopping precinct. For more information about this area go here: http:/...
Taken shortly after the long standing Port Melbourne Locksmiths closed up shop and were taken over by...
The main street level entrance to the Bay Port Apartments in Port Melbourne VIC on Bay Street.
A sweeping view from Port Phillip Bay all the way around to the city centre of Melbourne. Shot from t...
From: http://www.pmba.org.au/content/history-port-melbourne History of Port Melbourne A colourful pas...
The new Council Funded Halfway House Project in Port Melbourne More information on this development c...
The new Council Funded Halfway House Project in Port Melbourne More information on this development c...
The new Council Funded Halfway House Project in Port Melbourne More information on this development c...
The new Council Funded Halfway House Project in Port Melbourne More information on this development c...
Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories.
Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline.
Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day.
Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
