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Under the spire at the Arts Centre
The Arts Centre spire is an icon of Melbourne and Southbank. The white lacework spire rises graciously over the Arts Centre on St Kilda Rd and provides a visual highlight for Southbank.
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Cable trams, Rolls Royces and a luxury hotel
Heading south from Southbank along St Kilda Rd takes you past the Royce Hotel, a distinctive boutique hotel – and one with a fascinating history.
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When the MCG was in Southbank!
Many residents of Southbank have a good view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from their windows and balconies.
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“Chevalier Blondin” – from Niagara Falls to Southbank
It’s a long way from Niagara Falls in the USA to Southbank, via numerous other spots in the world. Yet that was the journey taken by “Chevalier Blondin”, born Jean Francois Gravelet in 1824, an adventurer who specialised in walking on tightropes, a skill developed in his native France.
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Rowing sheds in Southbank
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society The sport of rowing has always been prominent in Victoria, particularly in Melbourne, located as it is on two rivers.
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When Southbank was a canvas town!
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society Television news regularly confronts us with images of large refugee camps around the world
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The NGV entrance and Coat of Arms
Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society After many years of planning, deliberating, and negotiating, the new National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) opened in 1968 in St Kilda Rd, Southbank on the former Wirth’s circus site
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Southbank and Sennitt’s Ice Cream
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society One of the enduring memories for older residents of Southbank was the milk bars that were located on many corners in the streets of Melbourne
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ASPRO in Southbank
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society The headache remedy called ASPRO has probably been used by all Australians at some stage and it has a strong link to Southbank
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President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society One of the major industries in 19th century South Melbourne (in what is now Southbank) was timber yards
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Shooting on St Kilda Rd
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society The Henley on Yarra and the Prince Henry’s Hospital have both been the subject of previous articles about Southbank
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Brooklands Accessories
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society By the end of the 1930s, traffic on the streets of Melbourne had been transformed as horse-drawn traffic was replaced by motorised transport
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Waiting for a tram in Southbank
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society Melbourne boasts a tramways network. Multiple lines to the south and east run through Southbank along the beautiful tree-lined boulevard of St Kilda Rd. A major part of the network is the tram shelters
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Christmas lunch in Southbank – 1944 style
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society There has been a long tradition in workplaces in Southbank (as across Melbourne) of Christmas lunches where many of the workers gather to enjoy good food, drinks and enjoy each other’s company, generally in a restaurant, café or function space.
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Southbank and the Olympic Games
President, Art Deco and Modernism Society 2020 was supposed to be an Olympic year, due to be held in Tokyo – but the COVID-19 virus forced the games to be deferred
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Forward Surge
President, Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society One of the pleasant aspects of living in Southbank is the range of sculptures in the streets and gardens.
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BANKING on it in Southbank!
Australian Art Deco & Modernism Society One of the characteristics of today’s Southbank is the adaptive re-use of some buildings from previous eras and incorporation into multi-level apartment blocks
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Taking age seriously
Promenade cyclists in the gun
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