Beside the Yarra

Stories from Melbourne's History...

Friday, May 18, 2018

The Field Show

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When it opened in 1968, Melbourne’s National Gallery Victoria made a bold choice for its first exhibition; weird, curious, cutting edg...
Friday, May 11, 2018

The Point Nepean Quarantine Station

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At the tip of Point Nepean, south of Melbourne, is a sprawling reminder of a less advanced era; the city’s former Quarantine Station, w...

The St Kilda Sola System

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Stretched along the St Kilda foreshore, south west of the city, is something unlikely; a to-scale model of our entire Solar System. St ...

Liardet's Beach

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Sailor, artist, businessman and iconoclast, Wilbraham Liardet was one of early Melbourne’s most unique inhabitants. Read about him on...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Change of Location

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Hi all, For anyone who has stumbled across this blog, a short note to say that I am re-locating to a new site, which you can find here: ...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

The Six O'Clock Swill

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You knock off work at 5pm. It's been a long day and you decide to go to a bar for a drink with some of your workmates. It...
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Sunday, July 3, 2016

Melbourne in the 70's - Photo Gallery

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Please note: The following photos have been sourced from public domain sites, or other blogs. Please contact me if any of the images I ha...
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