Collingwood Melbourne, Victoria
Smith Street looking North
Population:	5,082 (2001)[1]
Established:	1850s
Postcode:	3066
Property Value:	AUD $412,500 [2]
LGA:	City of Yarra City of Melbourne
State District:	Richmond
Federal Division:	Melbourne
Suburbs around Collingwood Fitzroy North Clifton Hill Clifton Hill Fitzroy Collingwood Abbotsford Melbourne East Melbourne Richmond

Collingwood is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Yarra. Collingwood is one of the oldest suburbs in Melbourne and is bordered by Smith St, Alexandra Parade, Hoddle St. and Victoria Parade. Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Smith_street_collingwood_looking_north. ... // Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution... Postcodes are used by Australia Post to identify postal districts in Australia. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Yarra is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Population 67,000 Area 33 km² Mayor Cr John So (Lord Mayor) Electoral Wards none Councillors John So, Gary Singer, Fraser Brindley, Peter Clarke, Carl Jetter, Catherine Ng, Brian Shanahan, Fiona Snedden, David Wilson Capital Melbourne Suburbs/Townships Carlton, Carlton North, Docklands, East Melbourne, Fishermans Bend, Flemington, Hotham Hill, Jolimont... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Richmond is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Melbourne is an Australian Electoral Division of Victoria. ... This is a list of suburbs in the city of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Clifton Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Clifton Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Postcode: 3067 Melway Maps 2C, 2D, 2G, 2H, 44 Local Government: City of Yarra State electorate: Richmond Federal electorate: Melbourne Abbotsford is a small inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... East Melbourne is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Yarra is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Smith Street is a street in inner northern Melbourne. ... Hoddle Street is a busy arterial road in inner-eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

The suburb is named after Baron Collingwood, a famous British admiral. Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (26 September 1750 – 7 March 1810) was an admiral of the Royal Navy, notable as a partner with Horatio Nelson in several of the great victories of the Napoleonic Wars. ...

The suburb is notable for its historical buildings, with many 19th century dwellings, shops and factories still in use.

Australian author Frank Hardy set the novel Power Without Glory in a fictionalised version of the suburb, named Carringbush^[3]. The name is often used as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the real-world locale ^{[citation needed]}, and is also used by a number of businesses in the area, such as "Carringbush Business Centre". At one point, a ward in the City of Yarra that includes part of Collingwood was named Carringbush. [1]Frank Hardy (1917–1994) was a left-wing novelist and writer from Australia. ... Power Without Glory is a 1950 novel written by left-wing Australian writer Frank Hardy. ...

History

Subdivision and sale of land in Collingwood began in 1838, and was mostly complete by the 1850s. Collingwood was declared a municipality separate from the City of Melbourne on 24 April 1855, the first to follow the state's major population centres of Melbourne and Geelong. Collingwood was proclaimed a town in 1873, and later a city in 1876. | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... // Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution... Population 67,000 Area 33 km² Mayor Cr John So (Lord Mayor) Electoral Wards none Councillors John So, Gary Singer, Fraser Brindley, Peter Clarke, Carl Jetter, Catherine Ng, Brian Shanahan, Fiona Snedden, David Wilson Capital Melbourne Suburbs/Townships Carlton, Carlton North, Docklands, East Melbourne, Fishermans Bend, Flemington, Hotham Hill, Jolimont... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Moorabool St, Geelong A view of Corio Bay from Moorabool Street. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Collingwood's early development was directly impacted by the boom in Melbourne's population and economy during the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s and 1860s. This resulted in the construction of a large number of small dwellings, as well as schools, shops and churches to support this new population. Around the same time, large industrial developments such as a flour mill and the Fosters brewery were being established. The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ... // Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... The flour mill or grist mill is a kind of mill which is fed grain and makes flour. ... Fosters Lager is an internationally-distributed, Australian brand of beer produced by Fosters Group. ...

Since the 1870s, Smith Street has been the dominant shopping strip, with its tram line established in 1887. Smith Street was also the site of a number of Melbourne's earliest large variety stores and department stores, including the first G.J. Coles store in 1912. // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Coles Myer Limited is an Australian public company which operates a number of retail chains. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

An example of the prefabricated houses imported from Singapore during the 1850s, which were popular in Collingwood at the time

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Culture and Sport

The Collingwood Australian rules football Club has a long history (dating back to 1892 as an incorporated football club), though in recent years (despite the 1990 AFL premiership), many jokes are made about its inability to win big-occasion matches helped coin the phrase the "Colliwobbles". The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... AFL Logo This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. ...

PBS 106.7FM also resides in Collingwood at 47 Easey St, just off Smith St. PBS is a community radio station that celebrated its 25th year of broadcast in 2004. PBS 106. ...

Architecture

The suburb is notable for its historical buildings, with many 19th century dwellings, shops and factories still in use. From its early days large commercial buildings often coexisted with small dwellings occupied by working-class families, and that mixture of industry and community continues to the present time. For example, Oxford and Cambridge Streets are dominated by imposing red-brick factories and warehouses formerly occupied by the Foy and Gibson company, but also feature a number of stone, brick and timber dwellings that date back to the earliest days of the suburb. Working class is a term used both in academic sociology as well as in ordinary conversation. ...

Non-residential architecture

Collingwood has many buildings listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and several notable commercial and public buildings. Yorkshire Brewery, built in 1880 to the design of James Wood with its polychrome brick and mansard roof tower was once Melbourne's tallest building. For many years it has been subject to development proposals and the heritage stables were at one stage demolished without a permit, however the site remains neglected. The former Collingwood Post Office was built between 1891 and 1892 in the Victorian Mannerist style to the design of John Marsden is similar to Rupertswood with its tall tower. The Victorian Heritage Register is maintained by Heritage Victoria, part of the Department of Sustainability and Environment a department of the Government of Victoria, Australia. ... Château of Dampierre-en-Yvelines: domesticated Baroque at the center of Louis XIVs inner circle A Mansard or Mansard roof in architecture refers to a style of hip and totally awesome roof characterized by two slopes on each of its four sides with the lower slope being much... Rupertswood is a mansion and country estate located in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. ...

Former Collingwood Post & Telegraph office, Smith Street Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (600x800, 422 KB) Former Collingwood Post and Telegraph Office I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

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Sir Robert Peel Hotel ("The Peel") Image File history File linksMetadata Sir_robert_peel_hotel_collingwood. ...

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Transport

Transport in Collingwood consists mainly of narrow one way streets. The suburb is bounded by main roads, Smith Street to the west, Victoria Parade to the south, Hoddle Street to the east and Alexandra Parade to the North. Major tramlines are on Hoddle and Victoria Streets which are on the edge of the suburb. Johnston, Wellington and Landridge streets are the main arteries which go through the suburb.

The Collingwood Railway Station is actually in neighbouring Abbotsford. Collingwood Railway Station was opened in 1901. ... Postcode: 3067 Melway Maps 2C, 2D, 2G, 2H, 44 Local Government: City of Yarra State electorate: Richmond Federal electorate: Melbourne Abbotsford is a small inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, nestled in between Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. ...

Gay Village

Collingwood is Melbourne's second largest Gay village, catering mostly to the bears, gay skinheads, leathermen and SM subcultures. Referred to sometimes as the "Northside", while sizeable it does not generally compete with the trendy/youth scene of nearby South Yarra (often referred to as the "Southside"), though Collingwood venues do get a large number of visitors from that Southside scene on Friday nights. A gay village (sometimes called a gay ghetto and increasingly gayborhood) is usually an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of gay and lesbian people, as well as bisexual and transgender people live. ... The International Bear Brotherhood Flag The bear community is a masculinist subculture in the gay community. ... Categories: Pages on votes for deletion | Stub ... The Leather Pride flag, which has become a symbol of the BDSM and fetish subculture. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... See labrys, black triangle. ... South Yarra is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

A string of Gay businesses and venues can be found in the Collingwood/Abbotsford area. These include Club 80, The Gatehouse and The Peel (originally "The Sir Robert Peel Hotel") on and around Peel Street. Further east are the Wet on Wellington bathhouse on Wellington Street, The Glasshouse and The Laird on Gipps Street, and The Star Hotel, Dungeon Warehouse and Eagle Leather on Hoddle Street. There is also a significant Gay population residing in and around Collingwood itself. For other articles with similar names, see Gay (disambiguation). ... A bath house is a place where people bathe. ... Hoddle Street is a busy arterial road in inner-eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... For other articles with similar names, see Gay (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ 2001 Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics
2. ^ Collingwood accessed 27th November 2006
3. ^ Hardy, Frank (1950) Power Without Glory, Random House.

Power Without Glory is a 1950 novel written by left-wing Australian writer Frank Hardy. ...

See also

• Collingwood Children's Farm

The Collingwood Children’s Farm is a community-run farm on the Yarra River in Abbotsford, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ...

External links

Coordinates: -37.803° 144.988° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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• Australian Places - Collingwood
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