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Lower Plenty Road (or High Street as it is known today) became the central street of Northcote, instead of Westgarth Street as initially proposed. A bridge was built across the Merri Creek in 1858, making access to the area more convenient. Throughout the 1850s, churches, schools, and hotels were built. (see Timeline).
The Westgarth arose from an era in which High Street featured many theatres in Thornbury and Northcote, including the Thornbury Picture Palace, Lyric Theatre and Northcote Town Hall. Design of the building is sometimes credited to Walter Burley Griffin , but this claim is unsubstantiated. [ 4 ]
Melbourne tram route 86 is a tram route on the Melbourne tramway network serving the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.Operated by Yarra Trams, the route is coloured yellow and extends from Bundoora RMIT to Waterfront City over 22.2-kilometre (13.8 mi) of double track via Reservoir, Preston, Thornbury, Northcote, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Fitzroy, East Melbourne and Bourke Street.
As Northcote, Victoria developed in the mid-to-late 19th century, Northcote-by-the-Merri became known as Northcote South1. Land was gazetted for development in 1853, but development was relatively slow. All Saints Anglican church on High Street Westgarth dates to 1860 (present building, 1870), and the Bridge Hotel to 1864.
The City of Northcote was a local government area about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 17.62 square kilometres (6.80 sq mi), and existed from 1883 until 1994.
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre is an arts and community centre located in High Street in Northcote, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. [1]
35 Johnston Street, Collingwood: circus, cabaret: National Theatre: cnr Barkly & Carlisle Streets, St Kilda: 1972: 783: theatre, dance: Originally opened as the Victory Cinema in 1921 [26] Northcote Town Hall: 189 High Street, Northcote: 350: theatre [27] North Melbourne Town Hall: 521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne: theatre, dance, live ...
Northcote High School was established in 1926 as a co-educational secondary school, one of the first six to be established in Melbourne by the Government of Victoria.The school owes its establishment largely to agitation led by John Cain, Northcote City Councillor and later Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Jika Jika, with support from the headmasters of nearby Northcote (Helen ...