Jolimont is a locality within the suburb of East Melbourne a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ... East Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...
Jolimont covers a very small area. Most of it is occupied by the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and surrounding Yarra Park. The remainder of Jolimont is made up by a single block of housing and offices. Cricket at the MCG. The old Members Stand, in the centre background, has now been demolished. ...
Jolimont has one railway station which is used primarily by patrons attending events at the MCG. Jolimont is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
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Jolimontrailway station is at the top of a ridge which extends towards Bridge Road in Richmond, from which Jolimont slopes downwards towards the Yarra and the residential section to the north slopes gradually towards the flatter areas of Fitzroy and Collingwood.
Victoria Brewery (1882) is notable as an early work of William Pitt.
Yarra Park in Jolimont is used for picnicking and carparking for the MCG, which is gradually being phased out by the local council.
The Town of Melbourne was raised to the status of a City by Letters Patent of Queen Victoria dated 25 June, 1847, five years after its incorporation as a town.
A motion was tabled at a meeting of the Town Council to alter the style and title of Melbourne from a Town to a City, a draft Bill was approved and transmitted to the Government for introduction to the Legislature.
On 3 August, 1849, Act 13 Victoria No. 14 was finally assented to as "An Act to effect a change in the Style and Title of the Corporation of Melbourne rendered necessary by the erection of the Town of Melbourne to a City".
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