Integrated Studies - Term One (Community, Continuity and change) - (VCHHC069)
Instructions: Ask the teacher before trying the 'Trickier' list - you may try 'Quick Information on animals' and 'Quick Fact Sheets' without asking. Make sure you ONLY hit 'download PDF' on 'Quick Fact Sheets'. Quick information on animalsQuick Fact SheetsONLY PRESS 'DOWNLOAD PDF' ON THIS SITE!! 'Trickier' list - check with Teacher first! The Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens were completed in 1880 for Melbourne’s first international exhibition, a product of the optimism, enthusiasm and energy of the people of Melbourne in the late-19th century. Melbourne was a prosperous city, basking in the wealth from the richest gold rush in the world. How better to publicise the achievements and opportunities in the colony of Victoria than by hosting an international exhibition? Today, the Royal Exhibition Building flourishes as one of the world's oldest exhibition pavilions, symbolising the great 19th-century international exhibition movement. With its meticulously-restored opulent interior, expansive galleries and soaring dome, the Great Hall continues to offer a magnificent setting for trade shows, fairs and cultural and community events. The Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens were inscribed on the World Heritage list on 1 July 2004, becoming the first building in Australia to achieve World Heritage listing. Today, the Royal Exhibition Building is a campus of Museum Victoria and the gardens are managed by the City of Melbourne. Source: Melbourne Museum, 'History', http://museumvictoria.com.au/reb/history/, retrieved March 2015 Melbourne Museum Melbourne Museum was originally located (along with the State Library and the old state gallery) in the city block between La Trobe, Swanston, Little Lonsdale and Russell Streets - the nearby Museum underground railway station was originally named after it, although following the move the station was renamed Melbourne Central. The State Library now uses all the space in that building, the gallery also having moved to the NGV site in St Kilda Road. The new Melbourne Museum next to the Exhibition Building in Carlton was constructed during the period of the Kennett government (1992-1999) was opened on October 21, 2000 by the Premier of Victoria at the time The Hon. Steve Bracks. The new Melbourne Museum is located on the site of the former Melbourne Exhibition Speedway which operated from 5 November 1928 until 7 March 1936. The 413 yards (378 metres) dirt track speedway took place on a track laid out on the former sports oval and generally catered to motorcycle Solo and Sidecar racing and is considered to be the birthplace of Sidecar speedway racing. The inaugural Australian Sidecar Speedway Championship was staged there in 1931 and was won by Victorians Les Medlycott and "Tich" Jones. The Exhibition Speedway also hosted the Victorian Solo Championship from 1928/29 until 1934/35. Source: Wikipedia, 'Melbourne Museum', 'http://en.wikipedia.or/wiki/Melbourne_Museum#History', retrieved March 2015 Old National Museum, and Melbourne Museum
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In 1854, Flinders Street Station was an interesting collection of weatherboard sheds known as the Melbourne Terminus. It was the first steam rail station in Australia, a fact that pleased Victorians who were used to taking second place to New South Wales, the mother colony.
Construction of the viaduct with two tracks got underway about December 1888. The viaduct was duplicated in 1915 and provided four rail tracks between Spencer and Flinders Streets. A few years after the viaduct opened, making a larger railway station was neccesary, because of the increased number of passengers using the station. In 1889, the Railway Commissioners arranged a competition for the design of a new station, with a first prize of 500 pounds awarded to J. W. Fawcett and H. P. C. Ashworth. Preliminary work began in 1901, and on September 25, 1905, a contract was let for construction of the station building which was completed in 1910 at an estimated cost of 514,000 pounds. At last, the people of Melbourne had a station of which they could be proud. The concourse ran along the Swanston Street end, with ramps dropping down to each platform. A subway replaced the old footbridge at the Elizabeth Street entrance. The clocks at the main entrance of the station were part of the original design plans, and remain in almost the same place as they did in the early years of construction. The 13 clocks are now operated by computer and indicate train departures to suburban lines. An attempt was once made to replace them with video screens, but the outcry was enormous and therefore they have remained. Source: 'Only Melbourne', 'http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/flinders-street-railway-station#.VQpqxOGLGts', retrieved March 2015 Quick facts: Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, localed in Narre Warren, Victoria. Fountain Gate Shopping Centre is the second-largest Shopping Centre in Australia. (When measured by floor area). Opening date: November 1970. Reconstructed and re-opened in March 1980. The centre was later purchased by the Westfield group and redeveloped, this being completed by November 2001. History: Prior to the shopping centre being on the site, there was a few other uses for the land that Fountain Gate Shopping Centre is on now. Brechin was the name of a house, (or rather, an 'estate'), that was built on the property in 1937. There is an aerial photograph below of Brechin in the 1980s. After it held 'Brechin Estate', the location of Fountain Gate Shopping Centre then help a housing estate on it - Fountain Gate Estate. Above - an aerial photograph of the place where Fountain Gate Shopping Centre was later built. You can see Fountain Gate Estate, now complete, in the top part of the photo! Above: A current aerial photograph of Fountain Gate Shopping Centre now.Aerial photograph of the rest of Fountain Gate Shopping Centre nowBelow - an article from the Fountain Gate news, below, from the re-opening of Fountain Gate Shopping Centre.A recent map of part of Fountain Gate shopping centre More information - sourced from Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfield_Fountain_Gate - retrieved March 2015.
Main information: Westfield Fountain Gate is a super regional shopping centre located in Narre Warren in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. When measured by floor area, it is the second-largest shopping centre in Australia, behind another Melbourne shopping centre, Chadstone Shopping Centre.[2] Initially opening in November 1970, the centre was reconstructed and re-opened on 11 March 1980 by the Victorian Governor of the time, Sir Henry Winneke, with a Kmart and Coles New World being the major tenants. In September 1988, the adjacent homemaker centre opened. The centre was later purchased by the Westfield Group in July 1995 and was eventually extended and redeveloped into a much larger complex, which was completed by November 2001. The centre hosts a variety of major chains including Kmart, Coles, Woolworths, Big W, Target, Aldi and approximately 320 specialty stores. A major expansion of the complex took place between 2011 and 2012. Approved by the City of Casey in December 2007, the extension featured a new two level 12,000m2 Myer store, a new 4200m2 Coles store, in a new location near the former BI-LO, with the existing store shell being reconfigured with space for two new minor anchor stores, as well as providing increased retail space for Target, which increased from 6884m2 to 8368m2. David Jones was set to open a store in the new expansion, however terminated the contract with Westfield in July 2010, with Myer replacing David Jones in the expansion. David Jones had been trying to get out of the contract since 2003 as Fountain Gate did not fit the company's strategy or target demographic.[3] Four new minor anchor retail spaces were constructed, as well as 114 new specialty store spaces and 1500 new car parking spaces, with new ground level parking surrounding the centre and new rooftop parking above the new mall areas.[4] Above - Waverley Christian College staff photo - 1985Look at the photos above. At one point, the photo with the people walking across the oval showed the whole school. Is our school still this size? How has it changed? History of Waverley Christian College - NWSAfter Oakwood Riding School - ICA Casey CollegeRetrieved from Herald Sun website, http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/kids-left-out-in-the-cold-as-schools-shut/news-story/83ea739c4b82735c4ee95663797f8c14, March 2017Above is an article from 2010, about the closure of 'Casey College' is Narre Warren South. Casey College was a school that was built in 2007 and operated for around 4 years. Its' location was 20 College Drive, Narre Warren South. How has the land of this site changed over time? Has it always been used as it is being used now?
Flinders Street Railway Station - 1925 and 2008
This is a very interesting picture. This is a picture taken of an advertisement, from the 1st of September, 1888! The photograph that you can see is of Princes Bridge, which was built only just before this. Princes Bridge is still there today! Imagine all the people, cars, horses and boats that have traveled past this bridge! Scroll down for a before and after study of the bridge.
Aerial view over the Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is one of the most popular and loved places in our city. Have a look at these photos from the air. (Aerial photos)
1935 2008 Little Bourke St - now known as 'Chinatown'
Little Bourke St - 1888
Little Bourke St - 2008
What sort of buildings do you notice in these pictures? What sort of people do you see? What does this mean about Melbourne's community of people?
St. Kilda foreshore - view of the bay
St. Kilda is a popular bayside part of Melbourne. Have a look at this photos of the 'Foreshore', by the beach.
Source: (All photos in this post) Morris, Sheridan, 2008, 'Melbourne past and present', Axiom Publishing, (copyright), recent photos taken by Adam Lee, accessed 2015. No rights or ownership claimed of the photos or material involved.
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