Old Melbourne Gaol stands in brooding brick and whispered secrets — a stern schoolmaster of history, where the walls still seem to hold their breath.
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abandoned nissen hut, boarded up and a creepy figure is with a gaping mouth is painted on the door
found this via randonautica! thought it was just an abandoned shed, but it’s a leftover post-WWII government building. graffitied, boarded up & the cryptid on the door felt like a warning 💀 #urbex #abandonedplaces #cryptidcore #randonautica #melbournehistory #urbandecay #creepyaesthetic
New video out today, and no it's not about the Metro Tunnel!
Discover the history of the planned but never-built railway between Dandenong and Frankston https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RiarUeDKmvk
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Photo of a metal plaque in a park with the title "Fitzroy Gardens Hospital Sunday"
TIL about Fitzroy Gardens Hospital Sunday, thanks to this handy plaque near the Fairy Garden.
These beautiful gardens have been popular with Melburnians and visitors alike for a long time. Certainly a big improvement on when it was used as a dumping ground and […]
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Watching #TheLostCityOfMelbourne on Netflix. #NaarmMelbourne #MelbourneHistory #AustralianHistory
Photo of Darling Gardens with a footpath next to Hoddle Street and a big gap in between
Hoddle Street is one of the major inner arterial roads in inner Melbourne. It is 10 lanes at its widest point but narrows at its southern and northern ends. This is because it wasn't always like this.
Hoddle Street used to be a fairly standard shopping street […]
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New video out today about the two times that Victoria nearly got a nuclear power station!
This has been one of my personal favourites to make. It involved a lot of original research and I learned a lot.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oQqP7pxZqQk
#Melbourne #Nuclear #NuclearPower #Australia […]
Photo of the exterior of the Singapore Cottage, made of wooden planks, next to a bluestone lane.
Photo of a blue plaque from Heritage Victoria explaining the history of Singapore Cottage Number N4, as described in the toot.
This is the heritage-listed Singapore Cottage on Sackville Street in Collingwood.
A rare surviving example of a very early prefabricated building brought over from Singapore in the 1850s.
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Here's the news article. The paint might be layered over but the image now is forever etched into #MelbourneHistory
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
City Traffic in Variable Moods - a film of Melbourne 1928
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Discover the dark tale of Madame Ghurka, Melbourne's notorious medium, and her controversial role in a shocking miscarriage of justice. Is everything as it seems?
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Investigating the 1977 Easey St. Murders shocking Melbourne; unraveling a cold case mystery. #MelbourneHistory https://fefd.link/K4Acf
Another day breaks over a half eaten Nylex Silos. The towers in the sky stand defiantly reminding us of an industrial cathedral. One of my long-term photography projects documenting this rapidly changing suburb.
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Photo of a square metal box next to a road painted in green with a gold painted Melbourne City Council Electricity Supply logo.
Very nicely restored Melbourne City Council Electricity Supply pillars in heritage colours throughout the city. This one is on Queen Street.
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Art Centre Melbourne Southbank.
Architects Roy Grounds and Co. Designer John Truscott. Construction started 1973. completed 41 years ago #melbournehistory #artsculture #performingarts
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Factory in Melbourne, 405 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy taken in 1971. This black and white photo shows two men (a father and son) standing at the front of the building. Single brick building beside a laneway. The first factory at the very beginning of Abacon Products.
Factory in Melbourne, Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy taken in 1971. Single brick building beside a laneway. The first factory at the very beginning of Abacon Products.
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