Collection: Local History Reference

On 30 September 1852, only a few weeks after land allotments in North Melbourne became available, the Very Rev Patrick Geoghegan OSF, Melbourne's first vicar general, secured 8,100 square metres (2 acres), on the highest point within the block formed by Victoria, William and Chetwynd streets. A f...

'A secondary education for all'? reveals the lively history of how successive state and federal governments, the Department of Education, students, teachers and school communities have participated in creating and maintaining our government secondary schools. A social history, it shows that the p...

Abandoned Melbourne presents a collection of photographs of the perennially awarded world's most liveable city rendered empty, abandoned and in lockdown. A cultural melting pot, Melbourne affords its residents a broad range of fine dining and festival both indoors and out. It offers exemplary lif...

The Abbotsford Street, North Melbourne site in the City of Melbourne is close to transport, education facilities, employment, support services and shopping precincts. The buildings on the site, known as 'walk-ups', were built in the 1950s and are no longer suiting the needs of many residents. Abb...