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unusual facts about Port Melbourne


Olive Zakharov

Zakharov also remained involved in her local community; she used her political connections to help save her historic neighbourhood in Port Melbourne from demolition, and at one point painted "NOT FOR SALE" on her roof in order to promote the message.


Bonegilla, Victoria

The line was used both in the development of and transporting materials for the Snowy Mountains Scheme and the main method of transporting thousands of migrants to the Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre from Station Pier in Port Melbourne.

Division of Melbourne Ports

It is named for the fact that at the time of its creation it was centred on Port Melbourne and Williamstown, both major ports.

General Motors High Feature engine

High Feature V6 engines are produced at Fishermans Bend in Port Melbourne, Australia, St. Catharines in Canada, and Flint Engine South in Flint, Michigan, United States.

Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company

The company was founded on 20 January 1853 to build Australia's first railway, the line from Melbourne to the port of Sandridge (now Port Melbourne).

Waverley Football Club

The Melbourne club's breakthrough year came in 1965 under the coaching of Ian Thorogood when, despite competing in just their second season in the top division, they claimed the premiership with a 12 point victory over Port Melbourne in the Grand Final at Port Melbourn'e home ground.

William Wedge Darke

For a time Darke located his caravan at the seaside in what is now the inner city suburb of Port Melbourne after cutting the first track through the tea tree scrub.


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