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  1. St Kilda, Scotland

    57.8 longitude 8.6 location map Scotland Outer Hebrides caption St Kilda shown within the Outer Hebrides official name St Kilda GridReference NF095995 celtic name Hiort gaelic pronunciation IPA gd ... http www.bbc.co.uk news uk scotland highlands islands 11101243 The new residents of St Kilda archipelago . 29 August 2010 . BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2010. ref The origin of the name St Kilda is a matter ... of St Kilda for inclusion in the World Heritage Site List January 2003 pdf National Trust for Scotland ... population rank main settlement Am Baile the Village island group St Kilda local authority Comhairle ... 250px Overview of Village Bay St Kilda lang gd Hiort is an isolated archipelago Convert 64 km west ... is Hirta , whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom and three other islands D n, St Kilda D n , Soay, St Kilda Soay and Boreray, St Kilda Boreray , were also used for grazing and seabird .... ref Steel 1988 page 254. ref St Kilda may have been permanently inhabited for at least two millennia ... http thescotsman.scotsman.com opinion.cfm?id 336112007 St Kilda the Opera brings out the bully boys ... s, Atlantic Puffin s, and Northern Fulmar s. The St Kilda Wren and St Kilda Field Mouse are endemic .... ref Haswell Smith 2004 notes that the full name St Kilda first appears on a Dutch map dated 1666, and that it may ... they used for Hirta almost Kilta . ref Steel 1988 page 27. ref Similary, St Kilda speakers interviewed ... that has been used for several centuries, St Kilda . ref Quine 2000 page 21. ref ref de Nicolay ... ref However, Martin 1703 states all seamen call it St. Kilda and in sea maps St. Kilder, particularly ... unlawful to call the island of St Kilda which lies thirty leagues southward by its proper Irish ... The origin of Hirta , which long pre dates St Kilda , is similarly open to interpretation. Martin ... thumb The St Kilda archipelago The islands are composed of Tertiary igneous formations of granites ... Heritage Sites Protected Areas Programme St Kilda publisher United Nations Environment Programme ...   more details



  1. St Kilda

    St Kilda may refer to Scotland St Kilda, Scotland , archipelago in the north Atlantic off the west coast of Scotland Australia St Kilda, Queensland , suburb of Bundaberg, Australia St Kilda, South Australia , suburb of Adelaide, Australia St Kilda, Victoria , suburb of Melbourne, Australia Electoral district of St Kilda St Kilda railway station, Melbourne St Kilda Cricket Club St Kilda Football Club , Australian rules football club established in 1873 St Kilda Saints NBL or Southern Melbourne Saints, Australian National Basketball League team New Zealand St Kilda, New Zealand , suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand St Kilda New Zealand electorate , former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate Canada St. Kilda, Alberta , unincorporated community in Warner County, Alberta. The origin of the name is unclear, since no such saint as Kilda has existed or been believed to exist. See St Kilda, Scotland Origin of names St Kilda, Scotland . disambig br Sant Kilda de St. Kilda no St. Kilda zh ...   more details



  1. St Kilda Wren

    Taxobox name St Kilda Wren status regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo perching bird Passeriformes familia Troglodytidae genus Troglodytes wren Troglodytes species Troglodytes troglodytes T. troglodytes subspecies T. t. hirtensis trinomial Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis trinomial authority Henry Seebohm Seebohm , 1884 The St Kilda Wren , Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis , is a small passerine bird in the wren family. It is a distinctive subspecies of the Eurasian Wren endemism endemic to the islands of the isolated St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda archipelago , in the Atlantic Ocean 64 km west of the Outer Hebrides , Scotland . Its Scottish Gaelic Gaelic name is Dreathan donn . ref name wi http www.thewesternisles.co.uk birds st kilda wren.htm The Western Isles St Kilda Wren ref Description The St Kilda Wren is distinguished from the mainland form by its larger size and heavier barring, as well as its generally greyer and less rufous colouration. It differs from other Scottish island sub species by its heavy barring, long and strong bill, and its greyer and paler plumage. ref McGowan, R.Y. Clugston, D.L. & Forrester, R.W. 2003 . Scotland s endemic subspecies. Scottish Birds 24 18 35. ref Status The St Kilda Wren is a fairly common breeding resident on St Kilda. The population was estimated at about 230 breeding pairs in 2002. ref name sknr http www.eoearth.org article St Kilda Hirta National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom Fauna St Kilda National Nature Reserve Fauna ref References reflist St Kilda Category Endemic fauna of Scotland Category Fauna of St Kilda, Scotland Category Troglodytes Category Animals described in 1884 Category 1884 in Scotland Scotland stub Troglodytidae stub es Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis fr Troglodyte de Saint Kilda ...   more details



  1. St Kilda field mouse

    Taxobox name St Kilda field mouse image St Kilda field mouse Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis .png image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Rodent ia superfamilia Muroidea familia Muridae subfamilia Murinae genus Apodemus species Apodemus sylvaticus A. sylvaticus subspecies A. s. hirtensis trinomial Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis trinomial authority Barrett Hamilton, 1899 The St Kilda field mouse Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis is a subspecies of wood mouse Endemism endemic to the Scotland Scottish isles of St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda . It is generally twice as heavy as mainland field mice and has longer hair and a longer tail. It is mostly grey in colour and, though hard to find, very common. It is not to be confused with the St Kilda house mouse , which is now extinct. St Kilda Category Old World rats and mice Category Mammals of Great Britain Category Fauna of St Kilda, Scotland Category Endemic fauna of Scotland Apodemus stub Scotland stub es Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis fr Mulot de Saint Kilda ...   more details



  1. St Kilda, Australia

    St Kilda, Australia may refer to St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda, South Australia St Kilda, Queensland geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ...   more details



  1. Lady of St Kilda

    family in 1834 and named Lady of St Kilda for the island of St Kilda, Scotland Origin of names St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland ref cite web url http localhero.biz article permatitle history of st. kilda, victoria title Local history of St. Kilda author LocalHero ref to commemorate a visit ... was imprisoned by her husband on the St Kilda archipelago in Scotland for 17 years for protesting ...italic title The Lady of St Kilda was a schooner which served from 1834 before being shipwreck ed at Tahiti after sailing from Sydney sometime shortly after 1843. ref name skhs http www.skhs.org.au SKHSarticles1 articles Lady of St Kilda.htm Lady of St Kilda ref The Lady of St Kilda was built in Dartmouth ... Monitoring Centre ref ref The ST KILDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SERIES, A Place of Sensuous Resort , Part 15, Summerland Mansions, Naming St Kilda ref ref ST KILDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SERIES, A Place of Sensuous Resort , Part 15, Summerland Mansions, Naming St Kilda. ref Thomas Acland sold the vessel ..., which was soon known as the St. Kilda foreshore. ref name skhs In July 1842, the Lady of St Kilda ... , Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia known as St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda , and the former municipality the City of St Kilda now Port Phillip which was named after the ship after it was moored off the beach there in the 1840 s. Legacy Image Lady of st kilda mural.jpg thumb right Lady of St Kilda mural on the railway overpass over the main shopping strip on Carlisle Street, Balaclava Image Lady of st kilda wreck.jpg thumb right Lady of St Kilda sculpture at St Kilda main beach now removed ... sale in St Kilda to Lieut James Ross Lawrence, Captain of the schooner Lady of St Kilda . The ship s legacy includes the naming of the town and later city St Kilda by the former ship master Lieutenant ... after the former owner Sir Thomas Dyke Acland. There is a mural of the Lady of St Kilda on the Sandringham ... at St Kilda Main Beach was later disassembled by the City of Port Phillip because of public ...   more details



  1. St Kilda Mouse

    St Kilda Mouse may refer to St Kilda Field Mouse St Kilda House Mouse extinct disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ...   more details



  1. St Kilda house mouse

    fauna of Scotland Category Fauna of St Kilda, Scotland es Mus musculus muralis fr Mus musculus ... wrens.htm St. Kilda Mice and Wrens St Kilda Category Mammal extinctions since 1500 Category Extinct ...Taxobox name Saint Kilda house mouse status Extinct EX image MusMuralisSmit.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Rodent ia familia Muridae subfamilia Murinae genus Mus genus Mus species Mus musculus trinomial Mus musculus muralis binomial authority Barrett Hamilton, 1899 The St Kilda house mouse Mus musculus muralis was a subspecies of the house mouse found only on the islands of the St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda archipelago of northwest Scotland . ref cite journal url http archive.org stream proceedingsofgen99scie page 77 mode 1up title On the Species of the Genus Mus inhabiting St. Kilda author Barrett Hamilton, GEH year 1899 journal Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pages 77 88 ref It is uncertain when they first arrived on the islands, but it is possible that they unwittingly were transported there during the Norsemen Norse period . Isolated on the islands, the St Kilda house mouse diverged from relatives, it became larger than the mainland varieties, although it had a number of traits in common with a subspecies found on Mykines, Faroe Islands Mykines in the Faroe Islands , Mus musculus mykinessiensis . ref http heima.olivant.fo mykines mammalsgb.htm The mammals on Mykines Bot generated title ref When the last St Kildans were evacuated in 1930, the endemic house mouse became extinct very quickly, ref http www.ihbc.org.uk context archive 73 kilda.htm People and nature on St Kilda Bot generated title ref as it was associated strictly with human settlement. Some specimens exist in museums. The St Kilda field mouse Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis is still present. References Reflist Sources Harrisson, T. H. and J. A. Moy Thomas. 1933. The Mice of St Kilda, with Especial Reference to Their Prospects of Extinction and Present Status. The Journal ...   more details



  1. Soay, St Kilda

    of St Kilda See also List of outlying islands of Scotland L tla D mun , a similar island in the Faroes ... peak rising from the sea bed, without Ice Age erosion. ref name Smith Image St Kilda map.png thumb left The St Kilda archipelago With the rest of the archipelago, Soay is owned by the National Trust for Scotland , managed by Scottish Natural Heritage as a nature reserve and is included it the St Kilda World Heritage Site . ref cite web title World Heritage Sites Protected Areas Programme St Kilda ... St Kilda St Kilda Hebrides coord 57 49 44 N 8 38 0 W display title region GB type isle Category St Kilda, Scotland Category Uninhabited islands of Scotland Category Seabird colonies cy Soaigh de Soay St. Kilda fo Soay fr Soay Saint Kilda ga Soaigh is Soay St Kilda it Soay nl Soay Saint Kilda pl Soay sv Soay, St Kilda ... features featurefirst1951.html title Soay Overview publisher Gazetteer for Scotland accessdate 2007 ...   more details



  1. Dłn, St Kilda

    Image Dun, St Kilda.jpg thumb right D n from Ruaival with Stac Levenish in the background at left. D n or Dun without the diacritic is an island in the St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda archipelago. It is nearly a mile long. Its name simply means fort in Scottish Gaelic for more information, see dun , but the fort itself has been lost old maps show it on Gob an D in gbmappingsmall NF109972 , which is at the seaward end. Almost joined to Hirta at Ruiaval, the two islands are separated by Caolas an D in the straits of D n . This prevents Soay sheep from Hirta straying onto the island, and thus it is more vegetated. The small island is home to the largest colony of fulmar s in United Kingdom Britain . Prior to 1828, St Kilda was their only British Isles breeding ground, but they have since spread and established colonies elsewhere, such as at Fowlsheugh . ref http links.jstor.org sici?sici 0021 8790 194111 10 3A2 3C204 3ATBDHAP 3E2.0.CO 3B2 1 Fisher, James & Waterston, George Nov. 1941 The Breeding Distribution, History and Population of The Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis in the British Isles . Edinburgh. The Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 10, No. 2 pp. 204 272. Retrieved 24 March 2007 ref Image Cleit above Village Bay.jpg right thumb A cleit above Village Bay, Hirta. D n can be seen in the background Image Hirta map.PNG thumb Map showing D n and Hirta D n, which protects Village Bay on Hirta from the prevailing south westerly winds, was at one time joined to Hirta by a natural arch. MacLean ... the Story of St. Kilda , Canongate, 1977 St Kilda coord 57.79463 8.55296 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NF109972 display title DEFAULTSORT Dun, St Kilda Category St Kilda, Scotland Category Marilyns of Scotland Category Seabird colonies WesternIsles geo stub de D n fr D n ga D n, Hiort it D n Saint Kilda nl D n eiland pl D n sv D n, St Kilda wo D n ... every winter. See also List of outlying islands of Scotland References references Haswell Smith ...   more details



  1. St Kilda, Victoria

    was imprisoned on the island of Hirta , the largest island in the St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda archipelago ...Use dmy dates date January 2012 Infobox Australian Place type suburb name St Kilda state vic city Melbourne image Luna park melboure.jpg caption Luna Park, Melbourne Luna Park , St Kilda s iconic amusement ... SSC21637 name St Kilda State Suburb accessdate 2007 09 29 quick on ref est 1839 stategov Electoral ... e St Kilda East, Victoria St Kilda East near sw Port Phillip near s Elwood, Victoria Elwood near se Balaclava, Victoria Balaclava dist1 6 location1 Melbourne city centre Melbourne CBD St Kilda is an Inner ... of Port Phillip . During the 2006 census its population was 16,122 people. St Kilda was named after a schooner Lady of St Kilda which Mooring watercraft moored at the main beach for much of 1841 by Charles ... Edwardian and Victorian period Victorian eras, St Kilda became a favoured suburb of Melbourne s elite ... of the 20th century, St Kilda served a similar function for Melburnians as did Coney Island to the residents ... Analysis, 1992 ref Densely populated postwar St Kilda became Melbourne s red light district , home to low cost boarding house rooming houses . Since the late 1960s, St Kilda became known for its ... in St Kilda, in recent years the district has experienced rapid gentrification pushing many lower socio ... o9245.pdf Gentrification of St Kilda from a speech by Cr Brand ref ref http www.theage.com.au articles 2004 03 13 1078594615421.html Memories of My St Kilda by Michael Veitch for The Age ref St Kilda is home to many of Melbourne s famous visitor attractions including Luna Park, Melbourne Luna ... Street, Melbourne Fitzroy Street . It is home to St Kilda Beach, Victoria St Kilda Beach , Melbourne .... Name Before being officially named St Kilda in 1841 by Charles La Trobe , who was superintendent ... Green Knoll and The Village of Fareham . It was named after the schooner the Lady of St Kilda , which ... was moored at the main beach for most of that year, which was soon known as the St. Kilda ...   more details



  1. St Kilda Festival

    unreferenced date October 2011 notability date October 2011 Image St Kilda Festival 2005.jpg thumb The St Kilda Festival in 2005 The St Kilda Festival is a popular community festival held in the Melbourne Australia suburb of St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda . Traditionally held on the second Sunday in February, the festival is about showcasing live Australian music, family and children s entertainment, beach activities and much more all presented in a carnival atmosphere. The festival has run since 1980. In 2010, it attracted around 400,000 people. gallery Image St Kilda Festival Dallas Crane Stevage.jpg Dallas Crane playing live on the beach in 2007. Image St Kilda Festival crowds Stevage.jpg Crowds on Fitzroy St during the 2007 festival. gallery External links http www.stkildafestival.com.au St Kilda Festival Melbourne events DEFAULTSORT Saint Kilda Festival Category Festivals in Melbourne Category Music festivals in Australia melbourne stub music festival stub ...   more details



  1. Boreray, St Kilda

    0 abbr on Population 0 population rank 0 main settlement island group St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda local authority Na h Eileanan Siar references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland ref ... lang gd Boraraigh , IPA gd p r ar i pron is an uninhabited island in the St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda archipelago in the North Atlantic . Geography Boreray lies about 66  km 41  mi west north ... Scottish Gaelic pronunciation IPA gd mul x n je lang location St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda , Scotland range coordinates coord 57 52 11 N 08 29 26 W grid ref UK NA153053 topo Ordnance ... region GB St Kilda Category St Kilda, Scotland Category Uninhabited islands of Scotland Category Seabird colonies de Boreray St. Kilda es Boreray Saint Kilda fo Boreray fr Boreray Saint Kilda ga Boraraigh it Boreray nl Boreray Saint Kilda pl Boreray sv Boreray, St Kilda ... 20.pdf title World Heritage Sites Protected Areas Programme St Kilda publisher United Nations Environment ... ref http www.bbc.co.uk news uk scotland highlands islands 13753643 Prehistoric finds on remote St Kilda s Boreray isle . 17 June 2011 BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2011. ref Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland RCAHMS surveyor Ian Parker said This new discovery shows ... of St Kilda . London ref The islands were bought in 1931 by the ornithologist, John Crichton Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute . In 1957, following his death, they were bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland NTS , the current owner. ref name UNEP St Kilda was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage ... natural and cultural significance. ref cite web url http www.kilda.org.uk title St Kilda publisher National Trust for Scotland accessdate 2008 01 05 ref Wildlife Boreray s cliff s are home for various ... . See also List of outlying islands of Scotland Footnotes reflist References Fleming, Andrew 2005 St ...distinguish2 Boreray, North Uist Infobox Scottish island latitude 57.87 longitude 8.5 location map Scotland ...   more details



  1. St Kilda West, Victoria

    Infobox Australian place type suburb name St Kilda West state vic city Melbourne image caption lga City of Port Phillip alternative location map Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne longd 144.9732 latd 37.8604 area postcode 3182 pop 3,075 2006 ref name abs Census 2006 AUS id SSC21641 name St Kilda West State Suburb accessdate 2007 09 29 quick on ref est stategov fedgov Division of Melbourne Ports Melbourne Ports near nw Middle Park, Victoria Middle Park near n Albert Park, Victoria Albert Park near ne St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda near w Port Phillip near e St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda near sw St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda near s St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda near se St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda dist1 5 location1 Melbourne city centre Melbourne CBD St Kilda West is a suburb in Melbourne , Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia , 5  km south from Melbourne s Melbourne city centre central business district . Its Local Government Areas of Victoria Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip . As of 2006 Census the population has 3,075 people. It is bounded in the west by Port Phillip Bay , in the north by Fraser Street, in the east by the railway line, and in the south by a line generally along West Beach Road, a block north of Fitzroy Street. St Kilda West Post Office opened around March 1879 from 1886 until 1970 it was known as St Kilda Railway Station office . ref name PostOffice Citation last Premier Postal History title Post Office List url https www.premierpostal.com cgi bin wsProd.sh Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy VIC&country accessdate 2008 04 11 ref References reflist Coord 37.8604 144.9732 format dms type city region AU VIC display title City of Port Phillip suburbs DEFAULTSORT Saint Kilda West, Victoria Category Suburbs of Melbourne Melbourne geo stub ...   more details



  1. St Kilda Beach, Victoria

    Image Kitesurfing on st kilda beaches.jpg thumb 600px right Kitesurfing on St Kilda Beach St Kilda Beach is a beach located in St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda , Port Phillip , Victoria, Australia Victoria .... The beach is a sandy beach about convert 700 m ft long between St Kilda Marina and St Kilda Harbour along St Kilda Esplanade and Jacka Boulavard. It is located at the north east corner of Port Phillip ... St Kilda Beach Melbourne Beachwiki.org ref With Port Phillip Bay being open to the sea, St Kilda Beach is subject to regular tides. The St Kilda Sea Baths are located at the beach. The St Kilda Pier is another landmark. The pier is terminated by the St Kilda Pavilion , an eccentric Edwardian ... burning down. The pier has a long breakwater which shelters St Kilda Harbour and hosts a Fairy Penguin colony. ref http www.stkildapenguins.com.au St Kilda Penguins Accessed 13 May 2007 ref St Kilda Beach is one of the 46 bayside beaches which are monitored by EPA Victoria for water quality. St Kilda ... drain, which is located close to the sampling site at St Kilda Beach. ref http epanote2.epa.vic.gov.au ... track. St Kilda Beach is the home of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron , which began in the early 1870s as the St Kilda Sailing Club, with the present clubhouse dating to the 1920s ref http ... Club History ref and the St Kilda Lifesaving Club , which was established in 1911. ref http www.stkildalifesavingclub.com.au about.html About SKLSC A History of the St Kilda Life Saving Club ref The roads which run alongside St Kilda Beach are popular for many sporting events, such as marathon s and bicycle racing . History Image St kilda in 1864.jpg thumb Early lithograph 1864 of St Kilda main ... within large timber structures as protection from predatory marine life. The St Kilda Sea Baths ... as many as six different sea baths operating along the St Kilda shore. ref name baths http www.skhs.org.au skhsbuildings 2.htm St Kilda Sea Baths ref The St Kilda railway line, Melbourne Melbourne ...   more details



  1. History of St Kilda

    Orphan date February 2009 St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda was continuously inhabited for two millennia or more ... of Defence leases St Kilda from the National Trust for Scotland for a nominal fee. ref name Steel ... Abandoned Communities ... St Kilda St Kilda Category St Kilda, Scotland Category Archaeological ... St Kilda Revised Nomination of St Kilda for inclusion in the World Heritage Site List Retrieved ... in the ground, by the Stallir House on Boreray, St Kilda Boreray . ref Macauley, Rev Kenneth 1764 History of St Kilda . London ref At the time of Martin s visit in 1697 the population was 180 and the steward ... and took them periodically to St. Kilda to enjoy the nourishing and plentiful, if primitive ... Martin Martin, Martin 1703 http www.appins.org martin.htm A Voyage to St. Kilda in A Description of The Western ... Maclean, Charles 1977 Island on the Edge of the World the Story of St. Kilda , Canongate ref One .... He is elsewhere recorded as having visited in 1877 and it is clear he travelled to St Kilda on more .... ref name Maclean Image St Kilda Stac Lee.jpg thumb left Stac Lee , St Kilda. Tourism had a different but similarly de stabilising impact on St Kilda. During the 19th century steamers began to visit ... http www.widegrin.com vicmisc st kilda.htm Life in St. Kilda , an account by J. Sands in Chambers ... was to end. ref name Maclean ref name Steel Steel, Tom 1988 The Life and Death of St. Kilda , London ... and daily communications with the mainland were established for the first time in St Kilda s history ... and the Stacs.jpg thumb Boreray, St Kilda Boreray , Stac Lee, and Stac an Armin left from the heights ... resulted in our supplies failing to reach St Kilda and our next opportunity to get supplies out is May ... later 5th Marquess of Bute , from Sir Reginald MacLeod ref Thompson, Francis 1970 St Kilda and other ... name Quine Quine, David 2000 St. Kilda , Grantown on Spey, Colin Baxter Island Guides ref A Vickers ... the British government decided to incorporate St Kilda into a missile tracking range based in Benbecula ...   more details



  1. 350 St Kilda Road

    Unreferenced date March 2007 File 350 St Kilda Road 1a.jpg thumb 350 St Kilda Road 350 St Kilda Road , currently known as St. James Apartments , is a 120 m high apartment building on St Kilda Road, Melbourne St Kilda Road in Melbourne , Australia . It consists of 30 floors including three basement levels. It was originally built in 1974 for the Australian Department of Defence Department of Defence . The low rise building next door with 9 floors including 3 basement levels was also part of the original complex. Around 1,500 staff worked in the buildings. The tower was the tallest building outside the CBD of Melbourne when constructed, and had unsurpassed views in all directions. The residential conversion was completed in 1998. See also Tall buildings in Melbourne coord 37.831137 144.970101 display title region AU VIC type landmark Category Skyscrapers in Melbourne Category Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters Category Buildings and structures completed in 1974 australia struct stub ...   more details



  1. St. Kilda, Alberta

    Location map Canada Alberta lat 49.0154233 long 111.5006013 caption Location of St. Kilda in Alberta Other uses St. Kilda disambiguation St Kilda St. Kilda is a former unincorporated community in southern Alberta , Canada within the Warner County No. 5, Alberta County of Warner No. 5 . It is located south of Alberta Highway 500 Highway 500 on township road 12 1A, southeast of the Town of Milk River, Alberta Milk River , and east of the Village of Coutts, Alberta Coutts . It is approximately convert 65 km mi abbr on southeast of the City of Lethbridge . Education West Butte School District No. 2747 was formed May 25, 1912 at Alberta township township 11 1 12 W4. Originally named West Butte, the name was changed to St. Kilda No. 2747 in 1920. See also List of communities in Alberta References Reflist Canadian City Geographic Location 8 way Northwest Milk River, Alberta Milk River North Allerston, Alberta Allerston Northeast Masinasin, Alberta Masinasin West Coutts, Alberta Coutts Centre St. Kilda East Aden, Alberta Aden Southwest Montana South Montana Southeast Montana image Flag of Alberta.svg Subdivisions of Alberta Coord 49 01 5 N 111 50 0 W scale 60000 display title name St. Kilda Category Warner County, Alberta Category Unincorporated communities in Alberta Category Ghost towns in Alberta SouthernAlberta geo stub Canada ghost town stub ...   more details



  1. St Kilda Junction

    Image StKildaJunction1.jpg thumb right 300px St Kilda Junction, view to the south down High Street now St Kilda Road to the left and Barkly Street to the right, before widening coord 37 51 19.62 S 144 58 57.14 E region AU VIC display title St Kilda Junction is one of the most notorious Intersection road intersections in Melbourne , Australia . It is located in the suburb of St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda , and bordering Windsor, Victoria Windsor , Melbourne and St Kilda East, and is the meeting point of the major roads Punt Road , St Kilda Road , Dandenong Road Queens Way Princes Highway and Fitzroy Street. History As late as 1966, St Kilda Junction, along with the Royal Parade Roundabout, was one of two giant roundabouts with Trams in Melbourne trams running through them in Melbourne . St Kilda ... thoroughfare to St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda Beach Queens Road minor thoroughfare St Kilda Road, Melbourne St Kilda Road Routes 1 and 3 trams major thoroughfare with service roads on either side The intersection ... edges. The trams from St Kilda Road, Melbourne St Kilda Road traversed most of the intersection ... Road joined the intersection at the point where the left service road of St Kilda Road, Melbourne St Kilda Road left it. In the late 1960s, the state Henry Bolte Bolte government proposed plans for a major ... St Kilda Road . High street was widened and became known as the southern part of St Kilda Road, Melbourne St Kilda Road . Passing through junction on the major thoroughfares was now easier in most cases ... St Kilda Road St Kilda Rd or Punt Road. The trams were also realigned. The tramline was lowered ... there to reascend and continue down St Kilda Road, Melbourne St Kilda Road or turn into Fitzroy Street ... time before it was eventually demolished and became part of the median strip. The St Kilda Junction ... Oval St Kilda Cricket Ground , which is affectionately known as the Junction Oval. Some of the parkland ... Photo of St Kilda Junction c.1895 http www.slv.vic.gov.au pictures 0 0 0 doc pi000162.shtml Photo ...   more details



  1. St Kilda, South Australia

    , the founder of nearby Salisbury, South Australia Salisbury , as it reminded him of St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland with its similar abundance of birdlife. ref name ericgunton Gunton E. 1986, p.115 ref St Kilda is an internationally recognised Birdwatching bird watching ... suburb name St Kilda city Adelaide state sa image Stkilda playground castle.JPG caption St Kilda adventure ... SSC42626 name St Kilda State Suburb quick on accessdate 2008 02 28 ref area stategov Electoral district ... St Kilda is a seaside List of Adelaide suburbs suburb in Adelaide , South Australia that is home to an award .... St Kilda has only a small number of houses and a 2006 population of 246. There is a single connecting ... name stkilda1865 St Kilda was proclaimed a town on 31 July 1893 with sales of the first allotments made ... cut off St Kilda from the rest of Adelaide. Salisbury council began building up the area, expanding seawalls and reclaiming additional land by dumping of earth spoil. ref name stkildahotel The St Kilda ... Street and, due to the suburb of St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda in Melbourne having the same name, the post ... 05 26 ref St Kilda s population has never been large with 50 non permanent residents counted in the 1901 ... File Pirate Ship St Kilda playground.jpg thumb right Shipwreck at the playground St Kilda s adventure ... children, and the building of a small maze . ref name adventurepark Boat Club and marina St Kilda has ... www.salisbury.sa.gov.au Our City Community Facilities Parks and Reserves St Kilda title Community Facilities Parks and Reserves St Kilda publisher City of Salisbury, South Australia accessdate 05 04 2012 ref The boat club, founded as the St Kilda Boatowners Association Incorporated in 1964, after permission was gained from the council and landowners to develop St Kilda tidal creek as the area lacked ... centre File Stkilda mangrove boardwalk.JPG left thumb Under the mangrove canopy St Kilda is adjacent ... Senate federal MP Chris Schacht opened the award winning St Kilda Interpretative Centre at the entrance ...   more details



  1. City of St Kilda

    About a former local government area the suburb St Kilda, Victoria Infobox Australian Place type lga name City of St Kilda state vic region Melbourne area 8.70 est 1855 seat St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda pop 45,889 1992 ref cite book title Victorian Year Book author Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office year 1994 page 50 id ISSN 0067 1223 ref logo logosize image Old lga St Kilda.png imagesize 150 caption Location in Melbourne county County of Bourke, Victoria Bourke near nw City of South ... near se City of Caulfield Caulfield noautocat yes Image City of St Kilda Logo.jpg thumb 150px Final logo used by the City of St Kilda The City of St Kilda was a Local Government Areas of Australia ... 2 , and existed from 1855 until 1994. History St Kilda was first incorporated as a district on 24 ... Room. ref File St kilda town hall 1859.jpg thumb right The first town hall corner of Grey and Barkly Streets Council meetings were first held at the St Kilda Police Station at the St Kilda Junction ... up by architect William Pitt architect William Pitt in 1888. ref ibid ref File St Kilda Town Hall, jjron, 23.10.2011.jpg right thumb St Kilda Town Hall on the corner of Carlisle and St Kilda Road On 22 June 1994, the City of St Kilda was abolished and merged into the newly created City of Port Phillip ... The council met at the St Kilda Town Hall at the intersection of St Kilda Road and Carlisle Street, St Kilda. The facility is now the main council chambers for the City of Port Phillip . Wards St Kilda ... Road, Inkerman Street and Hotham Street to the east, Glen Huntly Road, St Kilda Street and Head Street ... ISSN 0311 3957 pages Maps 57, 67 ref Suburbs within the City of St Kilda were Balaclava, Victoria Balaclava Elwood, Victoria Elwood Ripponlea, Victoria Ripponlea St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda St Kilda East, Victoria St Kilda East shared with City of Caulfield Population class wikitable Year Population ... St Kilda ...   more details



  1. St Kilda Pavilion

    File St kilda pier kiosk.jpg thumb right 300px St Kilda Pier Kiosk The St Kilda Pavilion is a historic kiosk located at the end of St Kilda Pier, in St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda , Victoria, Australia Victoria , Australia . The kiosk was designed by James Charles Morell and built in 1904 by John W. Douglas. The kiosk was proposed and operated by Francis Parer. Until the 1930s the structure was widely known as Parer s Pavilion however its actual name was the Austral Refreshment Rooms. In the 1930s it was renamed Kerby s Kiosk . The Kerby family were involved with running the kiosk from 1934 through to 1987. Noble and Ivy Kerby acquired the lease from the Victorian Government in 1939. ref cite web author title St Kilda Pier & Kiosk url http www.skhs.org.au SKHSbuildings 1.htm work publisher St Kilda Historical Society Inc year 2005 accessdate 2009 10 12 ref From 1987 through to 2003 the kiosk was leased and operated by Joe Sillitoe then Carmel Grant. ref cite web author DAVID MOLONEY title ST KILDA PIER KIOSK CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN url http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au resources07 07 1155.pdf work publisher PARKS VICTORIA date April 2004 accessdate 2009 10 12 ref On 11 September 2003 the structure was destroyed in an arson attack. ref cite news first last authorlink title St Kilda Pier arsonist jailed url http www.abc.net.au news stories 2004 11 05 1235387.htm newspaper publisher ABC ... title Gone. St Kilda kiosk, after 99 years on the sea url http www.theage.com.au articles ... from the pier. The Pavilion is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register . ref cite web title ST KILDA ... title Something old is new again in St Kilda url http www.theage.com.au news national something ... accessdate 17 September 2009 ref Gallery gallery Image St Kilda Pier South Stevage.jpg Image St. Kilda Pier & Kiosk.jpg St. Kilda Pier Kiosk Image St Kilda Pavilion Feeding Seagulls.jpg Image St Kilda ... 53 S 144 57 57 E display title DEFAULTSORT Saint Kilda Pavilion Category History of Melbourne Category ...   more details



  1. St Kilda railway station

    Infobox Victoria closed railway station NAME St Kilda IMAGELINK CAPTION Street side of the station building LINE St Kilda railway line St Kilda DISTANCE convert 4.6 km abbr on PLATFORMS 2 TRACKS 2 STATUS ...&spn 0.001343,0.004174&t k&z 18&om 0 Link St Kilda railway station is a former railway station located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda , Australia and was the terminus of the St Kilda railway line of the Railways in Melbourne Melbourne suburban rail system . It is the oldest ... cite web url http www.skhs.org.au SKHSbuildings 19.htm title St Kilda Railway Station & Metropol Apartments work St Kilda Historical Society publisher www.skhs.org.au accessdate 2008 07 05 ref The building is currently used as retail premises. History The line to St Kilda was built by the Melbourne ... for earthworks and buildings at St Kilda on 3 November 1856 and the line opened on 13 May 1857 with a banquet ... 18431 title St Kilda Railway Station Complex former , St Kilda, VIC Profile ... were built later in 1856. In 1859, MHBRC paid St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company 5,000 to build a St Kilda Windsor railway line loop line from St Kilda to Windsor , the line being extended to Brighton ... Kilda line was railway electrification system electrified in 1919, and in the 1920s St Kilda was the second ... stkilda1919.html title St Kilda line 1919 work Victorian Railways signal diagram publisher www.victorianrailways.net ... http www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com mywebpages vr Metropolitan 24 28.htm title St Kilda line 1928 ... 355 quote 1906 Trams for the new St Kilda to Brighton tramway service were hauled from Newport to St Kilda ref On 21 October 1928 automatic signals worked by trains were provided at St Kilda, allowing ... vr Metropolitan 13 52.htm title St Kilda line 1952 work Victorian Railways signal diagram publisher ... June 1959. ref name elect The St Kilda to Brighton street railway was discontinued in 1959, to be replaced ... 4 81.htm title St Kilda line 1981 work Victorian Railways signal diagram publisher www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com ...   more details



  1. St Kilda Cricket Club

    Use dmy dates date April 2011 Use Australian English date April 2011 Refimprove date April 2008 Infobox cricket ground ground name St Kilda Cricket Club nickname Junction Oval image caption country Australia location Queens Road & Fitzroy Street br St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda , Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne , Victoria, Australia Victoria establishment 1855 seating capacity 8000 floodlights surface owner operator tenants end1 end2 international firsttestdate firsttestyear firsttesthome firsttestaway lasttestdate lasttestyear lasttesthome lasttestaway onlytestdate onlytestyear onlytesthome onlytestaway firstodidate firstodiyear firstodihome firstodiaway lastodidate lastodiyear lastodihome lastodiaway onlyodidate onlyodiyear onlyodihome onlyodiaway year1 club1 year2 club2 year3 club3 year4 club4 year5 club5 year6 club6 year7 club7 year8 club8 date 10 April year 2008 source http www.stkildacc.com.au Official site St Kilda Cricket Club is a cricket club in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia , known as Victorian Premier Cricket . Its home ground is the St Kilda Cricket Ground , often called the Junction Oval. History The club was founded in 1855, beginning as an amateur club. ref cite book last Piesse first Ken title St Kilda Cricket Club the first 150 years year 2005 publisher St Kilda Cricket Club location St Kilda isbn 064644753X ref It played its first season of premier cricket in 1906&ndash 07. Along with Melbourne Cricket Club MCC , it is the most successful club in the competition with 18 first XI premierships. The club s famous players include Bert Ironmonger , Jack Hill cricketer Jack Hill , Don Blackie , Shane Warne and Michael Beer . References Reflist External links http www.stkildacc.com.au Official site http content usa.cricinfo.com australia content ground 56439.html Cricinfo Grounds Junction Oval, Melbourne Australia Victorian Premier Cricket Category Victorian Premier Cricket clubs Category Sporting clubs in Melbourne Australia cricket tea ...   more details



  1. St Kilda Botanical Gardens

    MelbourneParks park St Kilda Botanical Gardens image St Kilda Botanic Gardens.jpg Thumb image size 250px caption A palm lined path in the gardens type Public Park location St Kilda, Victoria , Australia coordinates coord 37.8708 144.9840 type landmark region AU display inline,title size 6 hectares opened 1859 operator City of Port Phillip visitors status Open landscape vegetation paths facilities Toilets, Playground landmarks Ornamental pond, Conservatory, Ecocentre, Alister Clarke Rose Garden transport Tram, Bus, Car St Kilda Botanical Gardens are a botanical garden located in the suburb St Kilda, Victoria , Australia . Located on the former site of a gravel pit and rubbish dump, they were formally gazetted on 28 September 1859 and opened in 1861. In October 2010 City of Port Phillip provided funds for the design of four distinctive new gates, to celebrate the Gardens 150th anniversary. The gates were installed on Tennyson, Dickens and Herbert Streets. They were designed and sculpted by designer blacksmith David Wood of Bent Metal. ref http bentmetal.com.au Bent Metal ref In 1948 the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden was opened in 1985 it was redesigned to its current style. At one time the Alister Clark garden contained a large selection of roses bred by him, but only a few remain, crowded out by David Austin ones. This garden should not be confused with the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden at Bulla, Victoria Bulla , north of Melbourne. ref http www.rosarosam.com gardens clark clark index.htm The Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden ref The ornamental pond near the sub tropical rainforest conservatory is being refurbished. At the same time, St Kilda Rain Man, designed by Corey Thomas and Ken Arnold and installed in 2005 will be repaired. Rain Man fountain is solar powered ... Friends of the St Kilda Botanical Gardens http www.ecocentre.com The Ecocentre http bentmetal.com.au Bent Metal Parks in Melbourne DEFAULTSORT Saint Kilda Botanical Gardens Category Parks in Melbourne ...   more details




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