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  Brunswick, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The present Brunswick Town Hall is an imposing Victorian edifice, built in 1876 near the centre of Brunswick on the corner of Dawson Street and Sydney Road.
In 2004, Brunswick and nearby Carlton were the location of several murders in what has been widely reported in Melbourne's media as a "underworld war"; in any case, the violence occurred between a numerically tiny group of organised criminals and left the overwhelming majority of residents unaffected.
Brunswick has long been a stronghold of left-wing politics in Melbourne, with the federal and state parliamentary seats held by the Australian Labor Party with very comfortable margins over the conservatives.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brunswick,_Victoria   (2212 words)

  
 Melbourne Travel Guide | Fodor's Online
Melbourne is also known for its rich migrant influences, particularly those expressed through food: the espresso cafés on Lygon Street, Melbourne's "little Italy," Brunswick's Middle Eastern/Indian/Turkish enclave, Richmond's "little Vietnam," or the Chinatown district of the city center.
Named after then-British Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, the city of 3.5 million was founded in 1835 when Englishman John Batman and a group of businessmen bought 600,000 acres of land from the local Aborigines for a few trinkets.
After gold was discovered in Victoria in the 1850s, Melbourne soon became the fastest-growing city in the British empire, and a number of its finer buildings were constructed during this period.
fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=melbourne@99&...   (513 words)

  
 Melbourne Brunswick Street Fitzroy - Australia - Intown Geelong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Brunswick Street's eating and drinking establishments vary widely from old style pubs to the hippest wine bar and from an organic vegetarian restaurant to hamburger and souvlaki cafes.
Brunswick Street is also a popular place to do a bit of shopping with plenty of specialty boutiques and vintage clothing stores mixed in between funky record shops and retro furniture stores.
Brunswick Street crosses over Johnston Street which has a more Spanish feel to it, lined with Spanish bars and music, it is a popular place to stop off for a salsa or maybe even some paella.
www.intown.com.au /locals/melbourne/melbourne-brunswickst.htm   (277 words)

  
 Walkabout - Melbourne
Sorrento south of Melbourne) in October 1803 and a short-lived colony was established.
The streets of Melbourne were virtually deserted and, by early 1852, ships from all over the world were disgorging eager miners on the wharves of Melbourne.
Melbourne's international and domestic airport (Tullamarine) is 22 km north east of the city centre.
www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICMelbourne.shtml   (4473 words)

  
 History of Brunswick
Brunswick was a small plateau tilting from a hill facing the Moonee Ponds Creek to the Merri Creek, timbered by stunted eucalypt trees, badly drained naturally and thus marshy.
It was named after the name of Wilkinson's Estate, Brunswick which had been named from Princess Caroline of Brunswick, wife of King George IV of England.
The road from Melbourne had by now hardened enough to be usable in Brunswick, except in wet weather.
home.vicnet.net.au /~bwkhistg/history.htm   (1078 words)

  
 Fitzroy - Melbourne - visitvictoria.com
Brunswick Street’s cool cafes, restaurants and boisterous bars offer something at any time of day, serving breakfast all day and coming alive at night with crowds of locals turning up to eat, drink and enjoy themselves.
Nearby Smith Street is an interesting multicultural streetscape that is growing in popularity as an alternative to Brunswick Street.
Fitzroy is the centre of the Melbourne Fringe Festival (September-October).
www.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.0004133B-65E0-1A6E-A1D280C476A90000/vvt.vhtml   (275 words)

  
 PinkAgenda.com Gay in Melbourne
With its variable climate, Melbourne is warm to hot in summer (December to February), mild in autumn (March to May), cold and damp in winter (June to August), and cool in spring (September to November).
Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Zoo is an historic zoo with an innovative master plan that displays a representative sample of the world's fauna and flora in a series of bio climatic (or habitat) zones.
Interlude 211 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne VIC 3065.
www.pinkagenda.com /travel/melbourne.htm   (9563 words)

  
 Brunswick, Fitzroy, Flemington, Carlton, Collingwood, Coburg, Melbourne, Vic, Victoria - FrogandToad, Australias ...
The life flows onto the streets with endless cafes and restaurants serving steaming bowls of pasta, strong espressos and delicious gelati.
The cafes and bars along Brunswick Street like Retro and Vertigo are great places to sit and watch the world go by.
Home to the Fringe Street Party each year, Brunswick Street is renowned for the eclectic and original shops that sell handmade jewellery, art, sculpture to the alternative community so you’re bound to find that gold lame catsuit or pink leather chaps.
www.frogandtoad.com.au /vic/melbourne/carlton   (500 words)

  
 RMIT Building 8 [Building Profile - Walking Melbourne]
It demurs to Melbournes built past: memories of Walter Burley Griffin, the Manchester Unity, the Block Arcade, the Shrine et alia are fleetingly seen in its aesthetic.
With the central spire reaching 79.2 metres high, the building is a prominent landmark terminating Fitzroy's Brunswick Street and creating vistas from Bourke Street and the east end of the city grid.
The heyday headquarters of Melbourne's (now defunct) Argus newspaper (which took over Melbourne's first daily newspaper the Daily News, in 1852), this majestic 20s skyscraper is currently touted for residential or hotel conversion.
www.walkingmelbourne.com /building366.html   (807 words)

  
 Candle Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Candle Records is an independent record label founded in 1994 and based in Melbourne, Australia.
Candle also owns and operates an independent record shop, PolyEster Records, on Melbourne's Brunswick Street.
A record company with this name existed in Hobart in the 1970's and 1980's, with Nick Armstrong as the owner/manager.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Candle_Records   (109 words)

  
 Brunswick Street restaurants and cafes, Melbourne, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
If you were after one area of Melbourne that best reflects the city's soul, it could be Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.
This cafe and food precinct bordering on the CBD is very much like Melbourne in that it is tolerant and accommodating of all types of people.
Brunswick Street is art with a capital A; the people who live here ooze art.
www.melbourne.com.au /brunswic.htm   (203 words)

  
 The Whirled Frente Discography
An EP or a single, Accidently Kelly Street was released, accompanied by a video that the band would prefer to forget.
Kenny Street in Melbourne's Richmond, was a band-member's household.
Two photos of their Melbourne Big Day Out (a large event featuring many local and international acts) can be seen on the live page.
www.sabaisabai.org /whirled/history.shtml   (1539 words)

  
 Melbourne's Brunswick Street - Observations - Australia Blog
She had recommended Brunswick Street in Fitzroy and independently my friend decided to take me there to show me a slice of Melbourne.
The warehouses in the side streets are being converted to apartments and the second hand stores are becoming expensive vintage boutiques.
Anyway, I highly recommend going down there hungry &/or thirsty, wandering up and down the street and then settling in for awhile and watch the show unfold in front of you.
www.australiablog.com /03-12/melbournes-brunswick-street.html   (733 words)

  
 Gourmet Corner No. 4 - Melbourne
Melbourne is certainly the most British of the Australian cities with over 3,000 restaurants, all prices, nationalities and tastes.
Remember Melbourne is the first Greek community in the world after Greece.
Brunswick - Sydney Road is alive with a Turkish and Middle Eastern influence.
www.aycinena.com /index2/index3/archive/melbourne.html   (1317 words)

  
 Our location: Melbourne, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Fitzroy is only 5km from the central district of Melbourne and is within easy walking distance of all of the city's attractions.
Home to the Fringe Street Party each year, Brunswick Street is renowned for the eclectic and original shops that sell handmade jewelry, art, sculpture to the alternative community so you're bound to find that gold lamé catsuit or pink leather chaps.
Melbourne is a city famous for its sense of style.
www.ginklozo.com /mel   (828 words)

  
 Ginger Bar in Melbourne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Melbourne’s answer to the Carrie Bradshaw-inspired Cosmopolitan revolution, this ultra-stylish orange-tinted lounge bar with upstairs restaurant is straight out of Manhattan — with knobs on.
Gorgeous Melbourne babes in the skimpiest designer outfits come for swanky décor, chilled out sounds and flirtatious chit-chat with handsome Mr Big clones.
Great, friendly service and a cool chilled out bar where you can just enjoy a great drink rather than having to put up with people who know nothing and are only out to be seen.
www.worldsbestbars.com /city/melbourne/ginger-melbourne.htm   (887 words)

  
 Pink Triangles Down Under Day Three
The soaring temperatures in Melbourne -- a high of almost 94 degrees F -- sent the international travelers searching for a shady spot in this city by the bay.
Today at breakfast, John announced that he was "Just going to the Sydney Mardi Gras party for a bit." The Australians at the table snickered.
An American living in Melbourne came to his rescue by whispering in his ear that "a bit" was slang for "some sex".
www.spiral.com /pink/daythree.html   (315 words)

  
 RA: Resident Advisor - Brunswick Street festival cancelled for 2002 - Melbou
The public liability fracas and the rising cost of closing the street to public transport means the required outlay for the festival has doubled over the past three years, from $60,000 to $120,000.
Well, excuse me for stepping on your fragile oppinion, If you liked the brunswick st fest better than the other 2 major melb festivals, good for you, but I wouldnt go diss'n other peoples movements because they dont align with yours.
I'm not glad they are cancelling the brunswick st fest, I was actually looking forward to this years one.
www.residentadvisor.net /forum_read.asp?id=1232   (706 words)

  
 Lygon Street Precinct: citysearch
In the heart of Carlton you will discover the internationally renowned Lygon Street, where wining, dining, caffe lattes and Italian delicacies are a feature.
In and around Carlton you will find major educational institutions such as the University of Melbourne and RMIT; Princes Park, the home of the famous Carlton Football Club; the Royal Zoo; the Historic Melbourne Cemetery; the Royal Women's Hospital; IMAX and the soon to be opened world class Melbourne Museum.
Many of the streets and buildings are heritage listed so it is a great place to wander and feel a sense of Melbourne's early history.
melbourne.citysearch.com.au /E/V/MELBO/0065/93/91   (115 words)

  
 The Rob Roy Hotel - Melbourne, Australia
Catch the #112 West Preston or the #86 Bundoora Tram from Spencer Street Station.
Located on one of Melbourne’s most famous streets, The Rob Roy Hotel is the perfect place to stay.
Brunswick, Gertrude and Smith streets are absolutely loaded with Galleries, Restaurants, Bars, Cafes and Live Music Venues - and if all that isn’t enough you’re only a 10 minute walk from the city centre.
www.hostelz.com /hostel/36790-The-Rob-Roy-Hotel   (380 words)

  
 Beer Guide for Melbourne - Australia - Beer Advocate
Melbourne is very walkable, but the trams will temp you into taking an easy way out.
Newcomers to Melbourne may want to note the "hook turn".
This is how Melbourne-folk make right hand turns: they swerve all the way to the left, then turn when the light changes.
beeradvocate.com /beerfly/city/55   (491 words)

  
 21 Tinning Street, Brunswick, Melbourne Victoria
The home boasts 3 generous bedrooms, formal sitting room opening to a refurbished hostess kitchen and dining / family area, rear entertainers courtyard with water features and studio/bungalow.
Loads of off street parking including a huge double garage/workshop accessed from a wide rear ROW.
Special features include a genuine big block facade, iron lacework verandah, high ceilings open fireplaces and mantles, ornate plaster cornices, roses and arches, feature timberwork and polished floors.
www.selfsell.com.au /Properties/21_Tining_St_Brunswick.htm   (201 words)

  
 Limestone : news
Limestone return to the Noise Bar Lounge, 291 Albert Street Brunswick Melbourne in an intimate setting, playing their songs in laid back style like you have never heard.
We’re launching at the Duke of Windsor Hotel on Chapel Street for what promises to be the hugest night for local music in Melbourne this year.
The Duke of Windsor, 179 Chapel Street Windsor, Melbourne.
home.iprimus.com.au /wwilley/tourdates.htm   (953 words)

  
 brown alley - Melbourne clubs, dance music, psy trance, breakbeat, raves, nightclubs
One of the finest new school Israeli psytrance masters, Pixel, together with Domestic and Sub 6, has pioneered a new, fresh sound in psychedelic trance that has been rocking all corners of the globe.
Broken Home, one of Melbourne’s premier break beat events delivering on its commitment to showcase local talent for the benefit and future growth of the Australian dance music community.
Sunny returns to welcome Funk De Sonique, a local three piece live act, who are garunteed to keep you smiling on the dance floor.
www.brownalley.com /events.htm   (289 words)

  
 SPRACI - MELBOURNE
The 55th Melbourne International Film Festival, 16th July - 13th August 2006 - screening over 300 films from across the world, at 5 venues in the city (ACMI, The Forum Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Greater Union & The Regent Theatre)
Introductory talk about the Melbourne social scene and The Dining and Activity Network in particular (Melbourne's best and youngest social club).
Melbourne's Longest running noise electronica night every Tuesday
spraci.com /listingsday.php?parea=melbourne&category=&date=2004-12-05   (163 words)

  
 Melbourne Laneways Degraves Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
This is the street where i fell in love with melbourne.
MELBOURNE: Australia, spearheaded by an outstanding group of women swimmers, could have their best Commonwealth Games (Malay Mail)
Find Melbourne Is Part Of The Zeprez Australia Website Package Network in association with Online Shopping In Australia.
www.findmelbourne.com /04/06/melbourne-laneways-degraves-street   (2051 words)

  
 artforum.com / ARTGUIDE
Level 3, 75-77 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 Tel: 61 03 96542944
Federation Square Melbourne, Corner of Russell and, Flinders Streets, PO Box 7259, Melbourne 8004 Tel: 61 3 86202222
Melbourne Art Fair 2006 is the premier fair and public exposition of contemporary visual art in the Asia Pacific region.
www.artforum.com /guide/country=AU&place=Melbourne   (312 words)

  
 Christian Nativo.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Christian will be playing July 6th with Melbourne based rock n roll band Water's Edge at The Tote...more details to come...
Christian will be playing @ Cue Bar and Entertainment (1/277 Brunswick St. Fitzroy/Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia) on August 5th with Melbourne based improvisational band DZIA - they make it all up on stage and cover all musical genres...
Christian will be playing at the East Brunswick Hotel (280 Lygon Street Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia) this Wednesday night 6th July with Melbourne based improvisational band DZIA...
www.christiannativo.com /gigs.html   (1413 words)

  
 DOHERTY'S 24:7 GYM - 45 Weston Street, Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Doherty's 24:7 Gym is a family owned and operated business in Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia.
At Doherty's 24:7 Gym, there will always be plenty of fantastic people to mingle with.
From elite athletes to celebrities, whether you are here for general fitness, or training for a professional sport, Doherty's has Melbourne's best trainers to help you achieve your greatest results.
www.dohertysgym.com /page.asp?mode=basic&page_ID=200&ml1=02   (149 words)

  
 Brunswick Street Restaurants - Restaurant Precincts - Restaurants - Dining & Drink - Only Melbourne
Brunswick Street Restaurants - Restaurant Precincts - Restaurants - Dining & Drink - Only Melbourne
Brunswick Street home to the famous Joe's Garage [our fav restaurant] includes some of Melbourne's best cafe's and eating haunts.
CNR SMITH AND GERTRUDE STREET, FITZROY, 03 9486 0999
www.onlymelbourne.com.au /melbourne_details.php?id=1971   (53 words)

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