1876 Hotham Town Hall Opens

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1876 Hotham Town Hall Opens It replaced an earlier building from 1863 for a much grander building.  The adjacent municipal buildings were subsequently added in the early 1880s. It was very much part of the local community, with schools holding their concerts there, elections were held there, the library operated..Read More….

Railway

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Railway through West Melbourne, across the edge of the blue lake was built  approximately 1850’s. North Melbourne train station opened 1859 (this is the station in West Melbourne).  Originally the Geelong-Melbourne railway. A section of the West Melbourne blue lake /  swamp was reclaimed in 1854 for the railway, and..Read More….

Renamed North Melbourne Town

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On 26 August 1887 the Borough was renamed North Melbourne Town, after the completion of the imposing North Melbourne Town Hall and the Metropolitan Meat Market.