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The Melbourne General Cemetery is a large (43 hectare) necropolis located 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the city of Melbourne in the suburb of Carlton North. The cemetery is notably the resting place of five Prime Ministers of Australia , more than any other necropolis within Australia.
A severe flash flood destroyed the town of Gundagai, which resulted in 89 deaths. [67] [68] Shipwreck: Near Carpenter Rocks, in South East South Australia: 89: 1859 Aug 6: SS Admella. [69] South Australia's worst loss of life. Air raid: Broome, Western Australia: 88: 1942 Mar 3: Air raid on Broome. Japanese fighter planes strafed the town.
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Melbourne's newest planned skyscraper, Southbank By Beulah [124] (also known as "Green Spine"), has recently been approved for construction and will be the tallest structure in Australia by 2025. The CBD and surrounds also contain many significant historic buildings such as the Royal Exhibition Building, the Melbourne Town Hall and Parliament ...
In 1928 the City of Melbourne purchased the building, renaming it Town Hall Chambers, using it for offices, and adding a floor. In the 1960s the council earmarked the site for open space, and in 1968 it was demolished by Whelan the Wrecker, [ 3 ] however the site remained a carpark for decades until being rebuilt as a plaza with small cafe in ...
This is a non-exhaustive list of buildings in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and surrounding suburbs listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. This the highest level of protection afforded to a building in the state of Victoria .
The second, the Town of North Melbourne, formerly known as Hotham, had been established on 30 September 1859 and been granted town status on 18 December 1874. Both town halls are still in use today as public buildings—the former in Kensington near the present-day Newmarket railway station; the latter in Errol Street, North Melbourne.