North Melbourne's Town Hall

North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1796 KB) North Melbourne Town Hall in the evening. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1796 KB) North Melbourne Town Hall in the evening. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... The Australian States and Territories comprise the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 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 Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

History

North Melbourne's first institutions were built in the 1840s, beginning with a cattle yard. At this time the suburb was not well defined and included Parkville and Royal Park as part of West Melbourne. In the 1850s a Benevolent Asylum was built between Abbotsford and Curzon Streets, coinciding with the desire to find space to accommodate the growing population from the gold rush. In 1859 the area was named Hotham borough, after the governor of Victoria and by 1861 had a population of over 7000. An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. ... Burke and Wills expedition monument in Royal Park with Melbourne skyline Royal Park is located 4 km north of the Melbourne Central Business District, Victoria, Australia, in the suburb of Parkville. ... West Melbourne may be: West Melbourne, Florida. ... The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ...

The suburb was a predominately working class area with most of the males employed in local industry. In 1869 they decided to form the North Melbourne Football Club as part of the Victorian league of Australian Rules Football. On the 26th of August, 1887 the borough was renamed North Melbourne Town after the completion of the imposing North Melbourne Town Hall and the Metropolitan Meat Market. The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos Football Club plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ...

During the 1890s tram routes had entered the area as far as Abbotsford Street, walking distance from the Arden Street football oval. In the 1930s many areas of North Melbourne, in particular the laneways, became overcrowded and defined as slums. As such, large government housing development projects were proposed, which were eventually completed in the 1960s.

Since North Melbourne is close to the city (less than 3 kilometres) the suburb slowly became gentrified by a younger demographic during the 1980s. However, it was not until the early 1990s that shopping strips such as Errol Street (where the North Melbourne Town Hall is located) and the shops servicing the Housing Commission Flats on Melrose street became noticeably upmarket.

While three state schools existed in North Melbourne in 1900, only one, Errol Street Primary School, remains. However, there is still a large Catholic school presence in the area.

The most interesting buildings to visit, apart from the North Melbourne Town Hall and the meat market (now a craft centre), are the Curzon street church, the Howard Street Anglican church, and especially the ornate Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, built in 1963 on the high part of Dryburgh Street.

Government

North Melbourne is in the Melbourne City Council, under current lord mayor John So. Councillor John So John Chun Sai So (蘇震西, pinyin: Sū Zhènxī) (born 20 October 1946) is Lord Mayor of Melbourne. ...

Culture

North Melbourne still retains many of its working class culture with nearly half the area of the suburb still taken up by factories. There is a strong migrant mix here too, with low income families arriving from Somalia, Eritrea and Vietnam living in the numerous housing commission flats. The North Melbourne Football Club is still active, although it has since moved from its home ground at Arden street to the larger Melbourne Cricket Ground. The MCG situated in Yarra Park The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an iconic Australian sporting venue located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. ...

However, demographics have changed over recent years. House prices are now 30% above Melbourne's mean, many cafes and boutiques have opened up along the main shopping strip of Errol Street and the Public Record Office building was recently constructed on Shiel Street, replacing an abandoned warehouse.

North Melbourne retains an attraction to new arrivals through its proximity to the city, a location fronting onto the expansive Royal Park and the ubiquity of old Victorian-style terrace houses.

Transport

Public transport in North Melbourne is comprehensive, with three tram routes:

• Route 59 (Airport West): travels along Elizabeth Street and down Flemington Road
• Route 57 (Maribyrnong): travels along Victoria, Errol, Abbotsford and Curzon Streets, then down Flemington Road
• Route 55 (West Coburg): travels down Flemington Road and then into Royal Park at Abbotsford Street, just skimming the boundary of North Melbourne.

There is a bus route (402) and train stations North Melbourne and Flemington Bridge. North Melbourne is well serviced by Flemington Road, Elizabeth Street and Victoria Street. Tram B2. ... Airport West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, airports; it is actually to the south of Melbourne Airport. ... Flemington Road is a major thoroughfare in the inner suburbs of North Melbourne and Parkville in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram Z3. ... Maribyrnong is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 55 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This is a list of the numerous bus routes in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Flemington Bridge is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Elizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. ...

External links

• Photos of North Melbourne