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Geelong, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geelong is serviced by local bus routes covering most of the city and surrounding suburbs, and also a regular V/Line train service to Melbourne and Warrnambool operating from the Geelong railway station. Geelong is covered by the municipality of The City of Greater Geelong, and is Victoria's largest regional city. Geelong is home to the AFL club, the Geelong Football Club, the second oldest football club in the world. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geelong,_Victoria   (854 words)

Geelong, Victoria The Breakwater railway station is near the Geelong racecourse and showground (1907). Geelong, Victoria's largest provincial urban region, is 65 km. Geelong town became a city on 8 December, 1910 and electric trams began running in 1912, but the first world war and the years immediately after it were a quiet period. www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/geelong.html   (1539 words)

Walkabout - Geelong Geelong has always been a major port and has always had a symbiotic relationship with the fertile agricultural and pastoral districts to the west and north-west of the city - a relationship which is manifest in the form of huge bay-side grain silos. Geelong, for the moment, was outstripped by Ballarat and Bendigo and was derisively referred to by Melburnians as 'Sleepy Hollow'. In 1993 urban sprawl forced the de facto recognition that Geelong, Geelong West, Newtown, South Barwon, Bellarine and the shire of Corio were effectively a continuous whole and they were amalgamated to form the City of Greater Geelong which, in 1996, had a population of 175 409. www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICGeelong.shtml   (6383 words)

Geelong West, Victoria The Geelong railway station (1857) was in Ashby and the Geelong Gas Works (1858) were in Kildare. Geelong West is a residential suburb immediately adjoining Geelong on Corio Bay, which is on the western side of Port Phillip Bay. Geelong West's municipal census populations were 4,845 (1881), 5,871 (1901), 9,641 (1921), 15,763 (1947), 17,538 (1966) and 13,448 (1991). www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/geelongw.html   (872 words)

The South Western Railway Society - Birregurra Station It was therefore decided to petition the minister of railways to have the station located on the vacant piece of crown land at the rear of the national bank. Railway Construction Act 1884, a line from Mount Moriac to the forest (eleven miles) was authorised; another from Birregurra to the Cape Otway forest (twenty miles); and a third from Ondit road to Beeac, a distance of eight miles: these lines are now in course of construction. The natural result of the station site being situated at the west end of the township, was to greatly enhance the value of property in its vicinity, and from that time forward it has continued to increase in value every year. www.railpage.org.au /swrs/Colac.html   (5704 words)

Transit Cities Geelong Railway Station Improvements The existing Geelong railway station is yet to become the fully integrated transport hub of Geelong that it could be. A lowered square could be created on each side of the Station to form a new concourse level that passes underneath the station and railway lines. A new station would not only be well located in Geelong's main residential growth corridor, but it could also provide the opportunity to relocate train servicing, stabling and other ancillary rail activities away from Geelong Station. www.dpi.vic.gov.au /dse/nrenpl.nsf/FID/-885E9ED2BB427700CA256D480003CF0B?OpenDocument   (1063 words)

history.html Flinders Street Station has emerged as a symbol of Victoria's capital city and is an institution in the daily routine of nearly a quarter of a million people. The Victorian Railways Institute was granted space within the new building and room was eventually found for a nursery. Eleven through platforms were provided at the station on its completion in 1910 and were vastly different from the original platforms which sported semi-circular verandahs terminated by timber valances and at the west end 'train sheds', embracing both platforms and tracks. www.buslines.com.au /hillsidetrains/history.html   (1678 words)

Spencer Street Station - Trains - Transport - Melbourne Online - Only Melbourne The station is synonymous with the rise of rail transport in Victoria and is now being redeveloped as a world-class public transport interchange. The station and its precinct will be redeveloped over three years in a public/private partnership between the Victorian Government and the Civic Nexus consortium, comprising: ABN Amro, Leighton Contractors, Daryl Jackson Architecture, Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners, Honeywell Limited and Delaware North Australia. The history of the station mirrors the State's regional development and that of Melbourne itself, especially during the city's formative and 'Marvellous' years to the end of the 19th century. www.onlymelbourne.com.au /melbourne_details.php?id=3115   (1023 words)

Geelong Heritage - Historic Property Victoria's National Trust owns and operates two historic properties in the Geelong suburb of Newtown that provide a glimpse of the lifestyles of Geelong's more affluent citizens. Hotels were another "essential" of Geelong's pioneering life and their construction was undertaken with the same vigour as that of the churches. Early Geelong settlers were quick to establish the familiar trappings of their previous lives and this included churches. www.greatoceanroad.org /geelong/heritage/historicproperty.asp   (873 words)

Australian Model Railway Magazine Meets monthly at various locations to pursue their interest in the history of the railway, the Shay locomotive, the conservation of the Newnes mine relics and general operation and history of NSW railways. A bi-monthly magazine (Australian Model Railway Magazine) and a quarterly newsletter is produced, along with standards and recommended practices to assist all modellers of all prototypes. British Railway Modellers of Australia Inc. With 400+ members Australia wide, the BRMA exists to help promote the modelling of the railways of the United Kingdom and provide contact between members who have similar interests. www.australianmodelrailways.com /amclubs.htm   (4538 words)

Bendigo trams The State Electricity Commission of Victoria, the former State-owned electricity generator and distributor acquired the tramway systems at Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong as part of the acquisition of privately-owned electricity companies in a number of centres. They were photographed on the Quarry Hill route, near the Bendigo railway station. Bendigo Birney tram numbers 11 and 28 were photographed on a Tramway Museum Society of Victoria tour in the late 1960's when the four Bendigo Birney trams were hired for a special tour. www.angelfire.com /sc3/trams/bend/BEND.HTM   (592 words)

Transport planning and projects - Marshall Railway Station Residents of Geelong's southern suburbs and the nearby Surf Coast communities can now access 58 train services a week and a range of connecting bus services from the $5 million Marshall Railway Station. In addition, local residents were invited to enter a competition to name the new railway station at Marshalltown Road. Geelong's southern suburbs including Grovedale and Waurn Ponds and communities on the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast have witnessed significant growth over the past few years and are expected to continue to expand in coming years. www.doi.vic.gov.au /Doi/Internet/planningprojects.nsf/AllDocs/DFC7AFDB42550776CA256F32001809FA?OpenDocument   (819 words)

Southern Cross Station rises - National - www.theage.com.au Ms Wilson sees the new station, due to be opened in the middle of next year under the moniker Southern Cross Station, as a major development in travel and tourism in Victoria. The trusses, made in Geelong and brought up the bay on barges, are the first signs of the undulating roof that will be the station's trademark. After the last train leaves the station just before midnight, the construction group Leightons "occupies" the site to do work for which power must be cut to suburban lines between midnight and 4am. www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/04/04/1081017034366.html   (645 words)

www.robertclark.net - Main Page While Victoria has taken no action until recently, New South Wales amended its legislation in April 2001 to insert into their Act an express requirement that a FHOS applicant be at least 16 years old unless the NSW taxation commissioner is satisfied the application is not part of an avoidance scheme. Victoria's economic growth is now amongst the weakest in the nation and there have been big falls in Victoria's exports and government investment, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data show. Victoria's 2001-02 Mid-Year Financial Report shows the Bracks Government has continued its high taxing and uncontrolled spending in the six months to December 2001, and confirms that if it were not for almost $1 billion in unbudgeted revenue, the 2001-02 budget would now be almost $200 million in deficit. www.robertclark.net   (6928 words)

pauljnr Geelong is the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. Geelong is a diverse city that combines futuristic architecture and historic past. A new bus shelter and the historic station. members.optusnet.com.au /~pauljnr/tour/map_glg.htm   (198 words)

Steam trains in Australia - Picture Page R766 was on static display in a park near Bendigo Railway station before it was returned to service firstly as a coal burner. They were built at the Victorian Railway's Newport workshops Melbourne between 1928-33 and were streamlined between 1936-38 to haul the new train. This one survived longer than the others and is consequently preserved at the Railway museum Williamstown Victoria. users.nex.net.au /users/reidgck/S-TRAINS.HTM   (1317 words)

Railway Map of Victoria Railway map of Victoria by Mark Bau (NOTE: this map is approx 1.2MB, and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it) With this done, the stations were added, and the lines were broken up, according to their opening date. Railway maps of New South Wales by Rolfe Bozier. www.cdi.com.au /~johnc/railmap.htm   (498 words)

Victoria Travel A private rail service, West Coast Railway, operates to Geelong and then Warrnambool: Enquiries to Platform One, Geelong Railway Station: P.O. Box 1936. Victoria is the Australia's smallest and most southerly mainland state, and lies at the junction of the Princes, Hume, Calder and Western Highways and is the terminus for the Tasmanian Ferry. The airlines listed below operate around Victoria to other regional destinations. www.wilmap.com.au /victrav.html   (316 words)

Bellarine Railtrail - Walking and cycling - Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia From the restored Drysdale railway station, the trail runs alongside the Bellarine Peninsula Tourist Railway. Starting at Moolap on the eastern outskirts of Geelong, the gentle climb towards the half-way point of Drysdale is rewarded with fine views back over Geelong and north to Corio Bay and the You Yangs. Originally opened in 1879 to assist in the defence of Port Phillip Bay from a feared Russian invasion, the railway proved more useful carrying visitors to the popular resort town of Queenscliff until the line’s closure almost 100 years later. www.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.000A01BE-FA55-1BE9-851180C476A90000/vvt.vhtml   (171 words)

GEELONG Transport to and from Geelong is good, with frequent trains to Melbourne from the station in Railway Terrace. Geelong has a large car industry, as well as being the home of 'Cats' the Victorian AFL football team. Held on the third Sunday of March each year, the Geelong Highland Gathering is a popular, interactive display of Scottish culture, heavy games, livestock, merchandise and musical folklore. www.australianexplorer.com /geelong.htm   (333 words)

PTUA - Geelong - The way of the future It's important to ensure that important railway stations are not shut down to meet the 45-minute target for the trip from Geelong station to Spencer Street. Instead of choosing the logical place at the Geelong Railway Station, where passengers could change between buses and trains all in one place, they chose an awkward site that was neither at the station nor at a convenient shopping location like the existing Moorabool St interchange. Particularly for trips within Geelong, most of the environmental benefits and reduced congestion from catching public transport is lost, when passengers have already driven most of the way into the city. www.ptua.org.au /geelong/future.shtml   (1959 words)

Geelong, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geelong is serviced by local bus routes covering most of the city and surrounding suburbs, and also a regular V/Line train service to Melbourne and Warrnambool operating from the Geelong railway station. Geelong is covered by the municipality of The City of Greater Geelong, and is Victoria's largest regional city. Geelong is home to the AFL club, the Geelong Football Club and basketball team, The Geelong Supercats. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geelong   (1959 words)

Walk the talk - A coastal journey of Victoria On Tuesday January 4th 2005, I commenced a solo, unassisted walk of Victoria’s coastline from the South Australian border to arrive at the NSW border by the end of April 2005. He was also elected to the Municipal Association of Victoria and served on the Executive for 15 years, 6 years as Vice-President. Left 5 Mile Camp with Greg Mattingley, a Parks Victoria Planner, who walked with me all day to Bear Gully. www.walkthetalk.ws   (10258 words)

The South Western Railway Society The South Western Railway Society is Based at the Birregurra Railway Station, between Winchelsea and Colac, Birregurra is situated at the 134Km Post on the Main South Western Broad Gauge Line to Warrnambool. Includes: History of Birregurra Railway Station, Forrest Line, Safe working Information, Colac station and Alive branch line as well as various Restoration projects Includes: - Photo Essay's and Short Stories, Links, and West Coast Railway Rollingstock History. www.railpage.org.au /swrs   (200 words)

Welcome to Guides Victoria The advantage of the City of Greater Geelong with its theatres, restaurants and shopping malls to the magnificent beach resort of Lorne, on the Great Ocean Road, where you will find clean sands, galleries and many eating venues. Completely destroyed by bushfires in 1983, "Tallawalla" rose from the ashes to be rebuilt into one of Victoria's most popular Guide campsites. The landscape is a flat, well treed area with Moggs Creek forming a boundary line. www.guidesvic.org.au /campsites/tallawalla.html   (155 words)

Museum Victoria [Coins and Medals] 1900-1934. Around this is the legend MELBOURNE & HOBSONS BAY RAILWAY STATION FLINDERS STREET. This commemorative medal was designed by the collector Alfred Chitty to mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of Australia's first railway, the Melbourne to Sandridge line in 1854. Obverse – View of an early steam train at the Flinders Street Station in 1854. www.museum.vic.gov.au /coins/1900/railway_medal.html   (143 words)

Notes There was a hill from the Railway Station to Southall Green and Gordon would stop at the top of the hill, push the loaded cart down the hill, and as it started to go down he would run and jump onto the cart and ride it all the way down. After the WHITBURN family settled in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Mabel attended school at Matthew Flinders School, Myers Street, Geelong, with her brothers, (the school being co-ed at that time) then at Newtown State School, Aberdeen Street, both being within short walking distance of their homes (this was approximately 1912/1913). The London and South Western railway arrived in 1849 and by the 1870's the suburban railway explosion signalled the final abandonment of Chiswick mansions, the destruction of its gardens, and the rapid building of estates that were to house generations of commuters. www.gbnf.com /genealog2/williams3/html/notes.HTM   (22077 words)

The first Geelong Railway Station, Vic., ... picture by by De Balk, Eugen Wilhelm Ernst State Library of Victoria is a contributor to PictureAustralia All images and text on the State Library of Victoria website are for personal use only. © 2004 - 2005 State Library of Victoria www.slv.vic.gov.au /pictoria/b/5/1/doc/b51519.shtml   (140 words)

Metlink - Your guide to public transport in metropolitan Melbourne The alteration to these train services is due to the closure of platforms 13 and 14 at Spencer Street Station, part of the station redevelopment project. This alteration is due to construction works on platforms 13 and 14, part of the Spencer Street Station redevelopment project. Buses will replace trams on Route 96 from Middle Park Station to the St Kilda Beach terminus on Saturday 10 December and Sunday, 11 December 2005. www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au   (1100 words)

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