Hatnote This article is about the Australian metropolis. The name may also refer to the Melbourne City Centre also known as the Central Business District or CBD or the City of Melbourne the Local Government Area within which the Melbourne City Centre is situated . For all other uses, see Melbourne disambiguation ... city name Melbourne state vic vic codes as Victoria Australia . Please leave it as vic or else it will point to a disambig page image Melbourne montage six frame infobox jpg.jpg caption From top left to bottom right Melbourne city centre , Flinders Street Station , Shrine of Remembrance , Federation Square , Melbourne Cricket Ground , Royal Exhibition Building . pop 4,137,432 pop footnotes Metropolitan ... Areas of Victoria Municipalities of Greater Melbourne 31 Municipalities across Greater Melbourne stategov ... 729 maxtemp 19.8 mintemp 10.2 rainfall 646.9 Melbourne IPA Australian English phonology melb n, bn ... QuickStats Melbourne Urban Centre Locality work 2006 Australian Census publisher Australian Bureau of Statistics date 25 October 2007 accessdate 11 September 2009 ref The Melbourne City Centre is the hub ... Melbourne is the common name. As of June 2010, the greater geographical area had an approximate ... 2012 accessdate 18 April 2012 ref Inhabitants of Melbourne are called Melburnians or Melbournians. ref name MacqDict Macquarie Dictionary Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition 2005 . Melbourne, The Macquarie ... UTF8&hq &hnear Melbourne CBD, Melbourne VIC&gl au&ei s9r3SpvrD4uI6wOaytwa&ved 0CBMQ8gEwAA&geocode FRUAv 0dYfajCA&split 0 title Melbourne CBD publisher Google Maps accessdate 11 September 2009 ref The metropolitan ... known as the City of Melbourne , and the metropolitan area consists of a Local Government Areas of Victoria Municipalities of Greater Melbourne further 30 municipalities . ref name MelbLGAs cite web url ... Government of Victoria page 11 accessdate 11 September 2009 ref Melbourne was founded in 1835 ... in Van Diemen s Land . ref name settlement8 9 cite web title History of the City of Melbourne publisher ... more details
Melbourne IT is an Australian Internet company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange asx MLB . Formed ... title Melbourne IT acquires Europe s Cogent IPC for 4.5m work publisher IndustrySearch Australia and NZ date 2004 03 19 url http www.industrysearch.com.au News Melbourne IT acquires Europes Cogent ... web last first authorlink coauthors title Melbourne IT acquires UK domain registrar IDR work publisher ... accessdate 2010 12 14 ref based in London. Melbourne IT currently operates eighteen main global offices ... first authorlink coauthors title Global Offices Melbourne IT work publisher Melbourne IT Group date ... reasons outlined below Melbourne IT had a de facto monopoly on com.au domain name registrations ... 1999, when Melbourne IT listed on the ASX, the registration of international domain names has dominated its revenues. Internationally, as an ICANN accredited registrar, Melbourne IT is ranked around ... names, introducing managed hosting products and consulting services. In 2006, Melbourne IT acquired WebCentral , Australia s largest web hosting company. In 2008, Melbourne IT acquired Verisign DBMS for US 50m. ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Melbourne IT Acquires Versign DBMS For 50 Million work publisher TechCrunch date 2008 08 30 url http techcrunch.com 2008 04 30 melbourne it acquires versign dbms for 50 million doi accessdate 2010 11 21 ref History Melbourne IT s history ... and CEO, respectively, for the University of Melbourne s new commercial subsidiary Melbourne ... Systems work publisher University of Melbourne date url http www.dis.unimelb.edu.au people ... name of Melbourne IT from its earliest days. Citation needed date August 2010 Contrary to popular ... Centres in 1997, and contributed 0.5 million dollars in profit to Melbourne IT in the year before its ... Robert Elz , senior system administrator in the University of Melbourne s Computer Science Department ... only to tertiary educational and research institutions. The AFR article caused Melbourne University ... more details
Diocese of Melbourne or Archdiocese of Melbourne could refer to Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne disambig ... more details
Archbishop of Melbourne or Bishop of Melbourne may refer to the bishop responsible for either of the following dioceses Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Anglican Diocese of Melbourne disambig ... more details
South Melbourne may refer to South Melbourne, Victoria , suburb of Melbourne South Melbourne FC , a football soccer club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sydney Swans , Australian rules football club formerly known as South Melbourne Football Club disambig it South Melbourne ... more details
The phrase Royal Melbourne can be used in several contexts The following organisations, institutions, and places in Melbourne , Australia , were named after William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Royal Melbourne Golf Club Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron Royal Melbourne Philharmonic The following is an area in Chicago, U.S.A. Royal Melbourne Chicago See also Melbourne disambiguation disamb ... more details
Melbourne is a major metropolis in Victoria, Australia. TOCright The name Melbourne may also refer to In Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne city centre , the central area of metropolitan Melbourne City of Melbourne , local government area Electoral district of Melbourne , an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia Division of Melbourne , an electorate of the Federal Parliament of Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground , the traditional home of Australia cricket and Australian Rules football Melbourne Cup , premier horse race, and the race that stops the nation Melbourne Football Club , an Australian rules football team Melbourne Vixens , an Australian netball team Melbourne Storm , a rugby league team Melbourne Tigers , an Australian basketball team Melbourne Victory FC Football soccer Club Melbourne Knights Football soccer Club University of Melbourne , the oldest university in Victoria Melbourne High School Victoria , a boys secondary school located in South Yarra Melbourne Grammar School Other places Antarctica Mount Melbourne Canada Melbourne, Nova Scotia Melbourne, Quebec England Melbourne, Derbyshire Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire Melbourn , Cambridgeshire United States Melbourne, Arkansas Melbourne, California Melbourne, Florida Melbourne, Iowa Melbourne, Kentucky Music Melbourne album Melbourne album a compilation album by the Models Melbourne song Melbourne song , a song by The Whitlams People Viscount Melbourne , 1st Viscount Melbourne 1748 1829 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne 1779 1848 Frederick Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne 1782 1853 Other Royal Melbourne disambiguation for that name Melbourne Shuffle , a dance style HMAS Melbourne HMAS Melbourne , three Royal Australian Navy ships named for the city USS Melbourne , a fictional ... Worlds Star Trek The Next Generation The Best of Both Worlds See also lookfrom Melbourne disamb geodis br Melbourne dishe velout de Melbourne Begriffskl rung fr Melbourne homonymie ko id Melbourne ... more details
West Melbourne may refer to West Melbourne, Florida , United States West Melbourne, Victoria , Australia Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages geodis ... more details
Bank of Melbourne can refer to Bank of Melbourne 1989 , the original bank, taken over by Westpac in 1997 Bank of Melbourne 2011 , the subsidiary of Westpac launched in 2011 disamb ... more details
Infobox Company company name Committee for Melbourne company logo Image CFM logo CMYK.gif 180px company type Incorporation business Incorporated association foundation 1985 location Melbourne , Australia homepage http www.melbourne.org.au The Committee for Melbourne is a non profit organisation based in MelbourneMelbourne, Australia . The Committee was founded in 1985 to bring together businesses, academia and non profit organisations to do activities, networking, and policy advice to government. Its aim is to keep Melbourne as one of the world s most liveable cities. Activities The Committee has been responsible for major changes to Melbourne, such as the Melbourne Docklands development, and smaller programs such as the Melbourne City Circle Tram , Melbourne Green Roofs program, ref http www.melbourne.vic.gov.au AboutCouncil Newsletters Documents Melbourne News Apr09.pdf ref Melbourne Open House , Melbourne s Moving Galleries ref http www.movinggalleries.org about ref and many others. The outcomes of the Committee for Melbourne come in three categories private sector collaboration, establishing organisations, and shaping government policy. Melbourne Achiever Award The Committee for Melbourne gives the prestigious Melbourne Achiever awards. Past winners have included Rob Adams architect Rob Adams , Christine Nixon and the Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne . References Reflist Category Organisations based in Melbourne ... more details
Onesource date March 2009 peacock date December 2010 Infobox building name The Langham, Melbourne image Langhamhotelmelbourne.jpg caption location near to the Yarra River , Melbourne latd 37 latm 49 lats 14 latNS S longd 144 longm 57 longs 57 longEW E iso region AU VIC coordinates display title The Langham, Melbourne is a Star classification five star luxury hotel in Melbourne located on the Southbank Promenade . ref name note1 The Langham, Melbourne, http melbourne.langhamhotels.com.au Melbourne Hotels , Langham Hotel Melbourne , September 14, 2007, accessed September 14, 2007 ref It is a popular area for visitors and locals alike, and a great place to eat and for leisure. ref name note2 http www.onlymelbourne.com.au melbourne details.php?id 1972 Southbank Promenade Southgate , Only Melbourne , September 14, 2007, accessed September 14, 2007 ref Overlooking the Yarra River , Melba Brasserie serves the best of Melbourne s world famous cuisine . ref name note1 Historical background The Langham, Melbourne is located near to the Yarra River . The hotel was previously known as the Sheraton Towers Southgate . It was rebranded as the Langham Hotel, Melbourne on 1 January 2005. ref http www.hotel.com.au melbourne Sheraton Melbourne hotel.asp Langham Hotel Melbourne on hotel.com.au ref The hotel today The Langham, Melbourne is part of the Langham Hotels International based in Hong Kong ... name note1 Chuan Spa , opened in 2005 in The Langham, Melbourne, offers treatments, combining the fitness traditions of both the East and West. ref Langham Hotel Melbourne, http melbourne.langhamhotels.com.au health melbourne hotel spa.htm Melbourne Hotel Spa , Langham Hotel Melbourne , September 14 ..., Melbourne http melbourne.langhamhotels.com.au Langham Hotel Melbourne http www.chuanspa.com.au Chuan Spa at Langham Hotel Melbourne http www.melbarestaurant.com.au Melba Restaurant at Langham Hotel Melbourne DEFAULTSORT Langham, Melbourne Category Hotels in Melbourne ... more details
The Melbourne Markets relates to the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market operated by the Melbourne Market Authority . The Melbourne Markets complex contains the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market National Flower Centre Nursery Market The markets are located on a 33 hectare site in Footscray Road, Melbourne Footscray Road , West Melbourne, Victoria West Melbourne . They are adjacent to the Melbourne Fish Markets , the Port of Melbourne and the South Dynon railway yards and are to be moved to Epping, Victoria Epping by 2012 ref cite web title Melbourne Markets Relocation url http www.majorprojects.vic.gov.au our projects our current projects melbourne market relocation work Major Projects Victoria website publisher Major Projects Victoria accessdate 2 July 2011 ref in order to facilitate access to the railway yards from the port. Melbourne s wholesale markets have been at their current location since 1969. Prior to that they were at the Queen Victoria Market and before that the Western Market in Collins Street, Melbourne Collins Street which opened in 1841. References reflist External links Primarysources date January 2007 http www.melbournemarkets.com.au Melbourne Markets web site coord 37 48 25.22 S 144 55 24.92 E type landmark region AU display title Category Buildings and structures in Melbourne Category Markets in Melbourne Category Markets in Australia melbourne stub ... more details
For the cemetery in Melbourne, Australia Melbourne General Cemetery Infobox cemetery name Melbourne Cemetery image Melbourne Cemetery Melbourne, Florida entrance 001.jpg imagesize 300px caption Entrance to Melbourne Cemetery established country United States location Melbourne, Florida coordinates coord 28 05 10.42 N 80 36 34.90 W type landmark type owner City of Melbourne size graves website official website findagrave findagrave website link political political graveyard website link The Melbourne Cemetery or City of Melbourne Cemetery is a cemetery in Melbourne, Florida Melbourne , Florida . It is located on Hibiscus Boulevard at the intersection with Lake Street. The cemetery includes graves of original settlers of Melbourne, to include Cornthwaite John Hector who founded the city. Although formally organized as a cemetery in 1891, native Americans purported used the site as a burial grounds for many years before. ref Melbourne Chamber of Commerce. Melbourne A Century of Memories Melbourne, FL National Printing, Inc., 1980 , p. 11. ref Graves File Gravemarker for Cornthwaite John Hector, Founder of Melbourne 001.jpg thumb 260 px Grave marker of C. J. Hector Some of the graves include Beaujean family Ellis family Fee family Goode family Porcher family Rhodes family Notes references External links Commons category Melbourne Cemetery Melbourne, Florida Melbourne Cemetery http www.interment.net data us fl brevard melbourne index.htm Melbourne Cemetery records on Internment.net Category Cemeteries in Florida Category Melbourne, Florida ... more details
Moving Melbourne was a brand used by the National Express Group for their suburban train and tram operations M Train M Train and M Tram M Tram in Melbourne , Australia . disamb ... more details
unreferenced date August 2007 The Melbourne Advertiser was Melbourne s first newspaper. It was published by John Pascoe Fawkner , a co founder of Melbourne. The premier edition appeared on 1 January 1838 handwritten in ink by Fawkner himself and displayed at his hotel. Ten handwritten weekly editions were published until Fawkner acquired a wooden press and some metal fount from Launceston, Tasmania Launceston . After printing a further seventeen issues he was forced by law to cease due to his failure to register his newspaper. He responded with a legally registered and renamed Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser on 6 February 1839, which became the first newspaper to achieve daily publication in Melbourne. The paper was renamed The Melbourne Daily News and Port Phillip Patriot from 9 October 1848 and then simply The Melbourne Daily News from November 1848 to 30 June 1851. The Advertiser was first printed from a shed at the rear of Fawkner s Shakespeare Hotel at the corner of Collins Street, Melbourne Collins Street and Market Street, Melbourne Market Street . The printing press still exists and is stored at the Scienceworks Museum Melbourne Scienceworks Museum in Melbourne . External links http www.slv.vic.gov.au portphillip inter 8263.shtml Images and transcripts of 16 issues of the Melbourne Advertiser at the State Library of Victoria. Category Publications established in 1838 Category Newspapers published in Melbourne Category History of Melbourne ... more details
for the train service Sydney Melbourne Express Melbourne Express was a free newspaper distributed on weekday mornings at suburban railway stations in Melbourne , Australia . Melbourne Express was launched on 5 February 2001, ref http www.fxj.com.au announcements feb01 melbourneexpress.htm Fairfax press release ref one day before mX , another free newspaper also aimed at commuters, but distributed in the evenings. mX was, and still is, published by Rupert Murdoch s News Corporation . Melbourne Express was published by News Corporation s main competitor, Fairfax Media , publishers of Melbourne s broadsheet newspaper, The Age . Melbourne Express ceased publication on the 7 September 2001. ref http www.abc.net.au worldtoday stories s361034.htm Melbourne Express ceases to be published. The World Today ABC Radio ref The final edition featured a single frontpage headline stating So long, and thanks for all the fish with short explanation explaining the reason for the decision. References references Category Newspapers published in Melbourne australia newspaper stub Melbourne stub ... more details
for the airport located in Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Airport other uses Melbourne Airport disambiguation Infobox airport name Melbourne Aerodrome IATA ICAO TC CNM2 type Private owner operator B. Carruthers city served location Melbourne, Ontario elevation f 735 elevation m 224 latd 42 latm 49 lats 27 latNS N longd 081 longm 32 longs 55 longEW W coordinates type airport coordinates region CA ON pushpin map Canada Ontario pushpin label CNM2 pushpin map caption Location in Ontario website r1 number 14 32 r1 length f 1,800 r1 length m 549 r1 surface Sod Turf footnotes Source Canada Flight Supplement ref name CFS CFS ref Melbourne Aerodrome Airport codes CNM2 a private airport is located adjacent to Melbourne, Ontario Melbourne , Ontario , Canada . References references List of airports in Canada Category Airports in Ontario Ontario airport stub pms Melbourne Airport Ontario ... more details
distinguish Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Other uses Melbourne disambiguation Infobox mountain name Mount Melbourne photo MountMelbourne.jpg photo caption Mt. Melbourne seen from the ice covered Ross Sea. elevation m 2732 elevation ref prominence m 1699 prominence ref listing Ultra prominent peak Ultra location Victoria Land , Antarctica coordinates coord 74.4 S 164.7 E type mountain topo type Stratovolcano age Unknown last eruption 1750 100 years first ascent easiest route Mount Melbourne is a massive stratovolcano that makes up the projection of the coast between Wood Bay and Terra Nova Bay , in Victoria Land of Antarctica . Discovered in 1841 by James Clark Ross , who named it for William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Lord Melbourne , British Prime Minister when the expedition was being planned. File MountMelbourneMap.jpg thumb none 250px Topographic map of Mount Melbourne 1 250,000 scale from USGS Mount Melbourne Mt. Melbourne is an active volcano and is undissected by glaciation. Many young cones dot the flanks and the volcano may have erupted as recently as during the 18 19th Century. fumarole Fumarolic activity is found on the southern rim of the summit crater and along a NNE SSW line cutting through the summit region. See also List of volcanoes in Antarctica Sources cite gvp vnum 1900 015 name Melbourne cite book last LeMasurier first W. E. coauthors Thomson, J. W. eds. title Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans publisher American Geophysical Union year 1990 isbn 0 87590 172 7 page 512 pp Ski Mountaineering DEFAULTSORT Melbourne, Mount Category Stratovolcanoes Category Volcanoes of Victoria Land Category Borchgrevink Coast BorchgrevinkCoast geo stub interwiki de Mount Melbourne es Monte Melbourne fr Mont Melbourne ga Sliabh Melbourne lv Melburna kalns ja no Mount Melbourne ru ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Impro Melbourne is an improvisational theatre company in the Australia n city of Melbourne . Formed by Russell Fletcher and Christine Keogh in 1996 it is now run by Artistic Director Karl McConnell , General Manager Rik Brown and Committee chaired by Michelle Nussey. Since 1996 Impro Melbourne has expanded its activities to produce varied forms of theatre , all using improvisation as a base, alongside a programme of shows and workshops for school s. Impro Melbourne currently produces the popular Theatresports , along with Keith Johnstone s two other competition formats Micetro and Gorilla Theatre . Impro Melbourne regularly performs formats from improvisation companies in North America and Canada and has also developed and produced its own improvised formats, including long form plays, often in a particular genre. Impro Melbourne has performed in theatres across the city of Melbourne, including Theatreworks , La Mama Theatre , Carlton Courthouse and Melbourne Town Hall , and has been a regular feature at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival . As well as theatre performances Impro Melbourne has a programme of demonstration shows and workshops for secondary schools, which tours the state through Regional Arts Victoria. Impro Melbourne also offers corporate training and entertainment. The beginning of Impro Melbourne s 2011 artistic season saw the company move all productions to The Space, 3 5 Carlton Street, Prahran. The company then performed every Sunday night, with each show comprising two formats, the exception being the company s Theatresports season which ran the entire evening. Previous Artistic Directors Jason Geary 2012 to present ... links http www.impromelbourne.com.au Impro Melbourne http www.facebook.com impromelbourne Impro Melbourne Facebook Fan page http www.twitter.com impromelbourne Impro Melbourne Twitter Category Improvisational theatre Category Melbourne culture ... more details
Infobox Theatre name Athenaeum image Melbourne Athenaeum.jpg caption The Melbourne Athenaeum address 188 Collins Street, Melbourne Collins Street city Melbourne country Australia designation Victorian Heritage Register , Register of Historic Buildings latitude longitude architect Smith & Johnson owner ... or Melbourne Athenaeum is one of the oldest public institutions in Victoria Australia Victoria ... books were donated by Vice President Henry Fyshe Gisborne . Originally it was called the Melbourne Mechanics Institute . This was expanded in 1846 to the Melbourne Mechanics Institution and School of Arts . The building on Collins Street, Melbourne Collins Street was completed in 1842. The Athenaeum played a role in the establishment of Mechanics Institutes in Victoria. The Melbourne City Council met in the building until 1852 when the Melbourne Town Hall was built. The Institution changed its name to the Melbourne Athenaeum in 1873. At that time, as now, a focal point was the library. In 1877 ... that the floor of the large hall was the only one in Melbourne expressly constructed for dancing . The front ... pictures. The Melbourne Theatre Company leased the theatre from 1976 to 1985 when the lease was taken ... Club after it moved from North Melbourne . The library continues to exist as a large subscription ... Heritage Register . ref cite VHD 726 hr 0501 ho 587 ref It has been used as a venue for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival , and since 2003 it has been the principal home of Melbourne ... of the Melbourne Athenaeum The Melbourne Athenaeum, a short history , 2001. External links http www.melbourneathenaeum.org.au Melbourne Athenaeum web site http www.ticketmaster.com.au venue 155680 Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre One Tickets Theatres in MelbourneMelbourne landmarks coord 37.81504 144.96736 display t type landmark Category Heritage listed buildings in Melbourne Category Organisations based in Melbourne Category Libraries in Melbourne Category Victorian architecture in Australia ... more details
coord 37.82267 S 144.98005 E source placeopedia display title For the Jamaican cricket ground Melbourne Park, Kingston File MCG, Melbourne.jpg thumb right Yarra and Melbourne parks in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct Olympic Park is right of the image Melbourne Park is a sports venue in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne , Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . Since 1988, Melbourne Park has been home of the Australian Open in tennis , which is played annually in January. The venue was the home of the Melbourne Tigers basketball team, and can be adapted to host netball , ice skating , concerts , cycling as well as human swimming swimming and Auto racing motorsport events. It is run by Melbourne & Olympic Parks, which also runs the adjacent Olympic ... Melbourne Park was built in 1988 beside the Jolimont Yard s as a new venue to host the Australian ... decided to rename it Melbourne Park, mainly to advertise the name Melbourne to a wide international ... by the Melbourne community. Events held While it is best known for being a tennis venue, Melbourne ... has to offer, excluding the Docklands Stadium in the Melbourne Docklands Docklands and the nearby Melbourne ... Show Court 1 now named the Margaret Court Arena . Melbourne Park is adjacent to the Melbourne ... railway lines. The park is five minutes walk from Richmond railway station, Melbourne Richmond ... by tram Melbourne tram route 70 route 70 or ten minutes on foot. Courts center gallery Image Rod Laver ... unreferenced date March 2008 External links commons Category Melbourne Park Melbourne Park http www.mopt.com.au Melbourne & Olympic Parks official website http www.australianopen.com Australian Open official website Austadiums 142 Melbourne landmarks state collapsed Category Landmarks in Melbourne Category Tennis venues in Australia Category Sports venues in Melbourne cs Melbourne Park it Melbourne Park nl Melbourne Park ja no Melbourne Park pl Melbourne Park ru fi Melbourne ... more details
other uses2 Melbourne Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy RAN have been named HMAS Melbourne after Melbourne , the capital city of Victoria Australia Victoria . HMAS Melbourne 1912 , a Chatham class light cruiser launched in 1912 and broken up for scrap in 1929 HMAS Melbourne R21 , a Majestic class aircraft carrier acquired by the RAN in 1947. She was involved in two major collisions during her career, and was sold for scrap in 1985. HMAS Melbourne FFG 05 , an Adelaide class guided missile frigate launched in 1989 and active as of 2012 Battle honours Between them, ships named HMAS Melbourne have earned five battle honour s. ref cite news url http www.navy.gov.au Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours title Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours date 1 March 2010 publisher Royal Australian Navy accessdate 4 March 2010 ref ref cite web url http www.navy.gov.au w images Units entitlement list.pdf title Royal Australian Navy Ship Unit Battle Honours date 1 March 2010 publisher Royal Australian Navy accessdate 4 March 2010 ref Rabaul 1914 Naval warfare of World War I North Sea North Sea 1916 18 Indonesia Malaysia confrontation Malaysia 1965 66 International Force for East Timor East Timor 2000 War in Afghanistan 2001 present Persian Gulf 2002 References reflist Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Melbourne, Hmas Category Royal Australian Navy ship names de HMAS Melbourne it HMAS Melbourne no HMAS Melbourne pl HMAS Melbourne sl HMAS Melbourne fi HMAS Melbourne sv HMAS Melbourne ... more details
Infobox mint name Melbourne Mint image Melbourne mint.jpg caption location Melbourne , Australia built 1872 architect John James Clark architecture Renaissance Revival disestablished governing body website Unreferenced date May 2008 Image Melbourne royal mint gates.jpg thumb Ornate gates to the Royal Mint The Melbourne Mint , in Melbourne, Australia , was a branch mint branch of the British Royal Mint . Until 1916 it minted only gold sovereigns, and all Australian coins between 1927 and 1967. It is now the home of the Marriage Registry and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, and has been leased to the private sector since 2001. The former Royal Mint is located on the corner of William and Latrobe Streets 280 318 William Street and 387 429 Latrobe Street and is of architectural significance as one of the most impressive 19th century government buildings in Victoria, and one of few Australian buildings in the true Renaissance revival style, and a virtual copy of the Raphaels Palazzo Vidoni Caffarelli in Rome 1515 . The mint was built between 1869 and 1872 to the designs of architect John James Clark J.J Clark whose other notable works included the Old Treasury Building, Melbourne . It was opened 12 June 1872 ref cite news url http nla.gov.au nla.news article5971939 title THE MELBOURNE MINT. newspaper The Argus Australia The Argus Melbourne, Vic. 1848 1956 location Melbourne, Vic. date 4 October 1880 accessdate 8 February 2012 page 6 publisher National Library of Australia ref See also List of mints External links http www.slv.vic.gov.au miscpics 0 0 9 doc mp009262.shtml Photo Melbourne Mint , from the State Library of Victoria http www.walkingmelbourne.com forum viewtopic.php?t 856 Brief history and photographs of the Melbourne Mint , from the Australian Architecture ... currency Melbourne landmarks Category Mints of Australia Category Buildings and structures in Melbourne Category Heritage listed buildings in Melbourne Category Italian Renaissance Revival architecture ... more details
Infobox UK place official name Melbourne country England static image Image Melbourne Market place.jpg ... Derbyshire civil parish shire district South Derbyshire shire county Derbyshire Melbourne is a Georgian ... of Derby and 2 miles from the River Trent . ref http www.melbourne uk.com ?Home Melbourne Website ref In 1837 a Melbourne then tiny settlement in Australia was named after William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne , Queen Victoria s first Prime Minister, and thus indirectly takes its name from Melbourne Hall , seat of the Lamb family, and the village. History The name Melbourne means mill stream or mill ... to create Melbourne Castle , though the fortification was never completed. John I, Duke of Bourbon ... at the castle for 19 years. Mary, Queen of Scots was to be imprisoned at Melbourne Castle ... lists midlands 128 melbournecastle.htm Melbourne Castle ref Melbourne Hall was originally owned by the church ... World War a Melbourne Military Railway military training railway was operated to the north of the now defunct Melbourne railway station . Since 2005 Melbourne has run an arts festival every September. ref http www.melbournefestival.co.uk index.html Melbourne Festival ref Notable residents Robert Bakewell ... lived in Kings Newton and published a History of Melbourne. ref Briggs in Dictionary of National ... Melbourne , British prime minister, 1834 and 1835 1841. Rowland Mason Ordish Rowland Ordish , civil ... ref Ronald Pope , sculptor and artist Places of interest Image Melbourne Church.jpg left thumb Melbourne Church Melbourne parish church has been described as a cathedral in miniature and is one of five churches in Melbourne. The Domesday Book records a church and priest here in 1086. The present ... Melbourne Parish Church Website ref Melbourne Hall was originally the rectory ... examples of the work of Derby ironsmith, Robert Bakewell ironsmith Robert Bakewell . Melbourne .... Cook was born in Melbourne in 1808 though his birthplace was demolished in 1968. The buildings ... more details
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