West Melbourne's History
West Melbourne Suburb Timeline
West Melbourne Structure Plan
The City of Melbourne has approved a revised structure plan for West Melbourne in February 2018. The structure plan focuses on 3 key areas of community concern: traffic calming measures, planning controls and community amenity. West Melbourne is a long-established area with a strong community, diverse mix of housing, warehouses..Read More....
St Mary’s Star of the Sea is Built
St Mary’s Star of the Sea, a Catholic Church,, started construction in 1891 and was completed in 1900. It is a large sandstone building which still survives on Victoria Street. It is constructed from Barrabool sandstone to a French Gothic design and shows the fund-raising capacity of the large Catholic..Read More....
Train Station and Railway line established
North Melbourne railway station is located in West Melbourne, Australia. The station is a major interchange point with the Craigieburn, Flemington Racecourse, Sunbury, Upfield, Werribee and Williamstown lines all servicing the station. It opened on 6 October 1859, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/889 At the same..Read More....
The History of West Melbourne's Streets
- Abbotsford Street
- Adderley Street
- Adderley, Charles Bower (1814-1905)
- Boughton Place
- Capel Street
- Chetwynd Street
- Dryburgh Street
- Dudley Street
- Dudley Street
- Hawke Street
- Howard Street
- Ireland Street
- Jeffcott Street
- King Street
- Lothian Street
- Marshall, Samuel John (1873-1944)
- Munster Terrace
- Peel Street
- Roden Street
- Rosslyn Street
- Rosslyn Street
- Spencer Street
- Stanley Street
- Stanley Street
- Victoria Street
- Walsh Street
- William Street