Situated on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, Geelong has an interesting history and many buildings of historic significance.
Wathaurong People
The Geelong area is part of the traditional lands of the Wathaurong people who belong to the Kulin Nation. The Wadawurrung were genetically related to the other Kulin groups, but there were differences in language, burial practices and facial and body decoration at corroborees (Clark 1990). The Wadawurrung were divided into 25 or 26 clans.
The name Wathaurong is related to the word "no". In the Wathaurong language, "wada" was the word for "no", and "wurru" meant the lips. The Wathaurong are the people who say no.
The different groups of the Kulin Nation were connected through moieties (divided groups) – the Bunjil (wedge-tailed eagle) and Waa (crow). Individuals would belong to one of the two moiety groups by birth, and all marriages would take place between members of opposite moieties. People who share the same moiety are considered siblings, so marriage between them was forbidden. (larger groups have been described by non-Aboriginal people as "nations").
The moiety of an Aboriginal individual was determined by their mother's side (matrilineal) or their father's side (patrilineal). The Wathaurong were patrilineal, so were organised into their father's moiety ‐ either Bunjil the Eagle or Waa the crow.
Bunjil, often depicted as a wedge-tailed eagle (or eaglehawk), is the creation spirit and Waa the protector of the waterways: The primordial ancestor who was part deity, part Animal and part Human.
John Batman's party came upon the escaped convict, William Buckley, in 1835. Buckley had lived with the Wathaurang people for many years after a group of women found him and believed him to be the returned spirit of a former tribesman.
The prospects of the Wathaurong people, however, were looking less promising, with declining food sources and a severe influenza epidemic in 1839. There was also increasing conflict between the Aboriginals and the settlers.
Gold was reported "within a mile or two of the township of Buninyong" on 12 August 1851. Although gold finds had been reported from the 1840s.
{Museums Victoria has a rare surviving example of a mail coach believed to have been built in Geelong in about 1880 for the Western Stage Company.}
Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum opened on in Ryrie Street in 1852.
Osborne House was built in 1858 for local squatter, Robert Muirhead.
Geelong Grammar School was established in 1855.
The Geelong suburb of Highton was struck by tornado in 1926.
Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited which opened in 1925, shut down its Broadmeadows and Geelong car manufacturing plants in 2016, ending the 91-year Australian car industry.
Target
In 1926, George Lindsay and Alex McKenzie opened a drapery store in Geelong. The store primarily sold dress fabrics, manchester and furnishings. This was the beginning of the retail chain, Target.
The Geelong suburb of Highton was struck by a tornado in 1926.
Detective Constable Fred Milne of the Geelong Police, found his home at 6 Manning St, Newtown, had been blown up by two bomb blasts on 13 July 1936. Milne had been involved in investigating criminals like Squizzy Taylor in Melbourne. He moved his family to Geelong, and this happened
1950s
The Shell refinery opened in 1956.
In 1953 a government report recommended replacing the Geelong's trams with buses.
1960s
The smelter at Point Henry opened in 1963, operated by Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals Australia. It closed in 2014.
1970s
The State Government Offices, known by locals as the "Upside-down" building, was built in the Brutalist style in 1978.
1980s
Living as hunters and gatherers and moving about according to seasons and food availability,the Wathaurong people called the Bay Area of todays Geelong “Jillong”, meaning “a place of the sea-bird over the white cliffs”. The surrounding land was called “Corayo”.
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| Two men demonstrating the use of spear-thowers. Circa 1922 |
The different groups of the Kulin Nation were connected through moieties (divided groups) – the Bunjil (wedge-tailed eagle) and Waa (crow). Individuals would belong to one of the two moiety groups by birth, and all marriages would take place between members of opposite moieties. People who share the same moiety are considered siblings, so marriage between them was forbidden. (larger groups have been described by non-Aboriginal people as "nations").
The moiety of an Aboriginal individual was determined by their mother's side (matrilineal) or their father's side (patrilineal). The Wathaurong were patrilineal, so were organised into their father's moiety ‐ either Bunjil the Eagle or Waa the crow.
According to one legend, after creating the mountains, rivers, flora, fauna, and laws for humans to live by, Bunjil (All-Father) gathered his wives and sons, then asked Crow, who had charge of the winds, to open his bags and let out some wind.
Crow opened a bag in which he kept his whirlwinds, creating a cyclone that uprooted trees. Bunjil asked for a stronger wind. Crow complied, and Bunjil and his people were blown upwards into the sky. Bunjil himself became the star Altair, and his two wives, the black swans, became stars on either side.[1]
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| Aboriginal women of Victoria, Australia - circa 1900, Kaye |
Many tools were required for catching, collecting and processing food. Such as greenstone axes, grinding stones and spears. One of the most important foods was the Yam Daisy or Native Dandelion.
Mat-rushes were used to make baskets and to build fish-traps and water holders made from animal skin. Canoes were also made from the bark of gum trees.
An Aboriginal greenstone quarry is located west of the Batesford Quarry in Dog Rocks Reserve.
1802: First Encounters
The brig, HMS Lady Nelson, under the command of Lt. John Murray, was the first recorded visit by Europeans to the area of Geelong, in February 1802.
Not long afterwards, in April 1802, Matthew Flinders charted (mapped) Port Phillip Bay, including the Geelong area. Flinders also walked from the north-east coast of Corio Bay to the You Yangs in 1802.
The explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell visited the Geelong area in 1824 as they searched for good grazing land for the growing colony.
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| Drawing of Lady Nelson which was commissioned in 1799 to survey the coast of Australia |
1830s
It was not until the opportunistic John Batman formed a base camp nearby that Geelong began to develop into a settlement.
Batman claimed that he had negotiated a treaty with the Aboriginal people, gaining 240,000 hectares of prime farming land. However, this treaty was declared invalid by Governor Bourke of New South Wales in 1835.
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| An artist's impression of Batman's treaty with Port Philip, Aboriginal Australians in 1835 for the purchase of 600,000 acres of land. |
The first Aboriginal Mission in the region was established near Geelong in 1839 at Buntingdale. The Mission was operated by the Wesleyan Missionary Society. In 1841 the Protector of Aborigines, George Robinson, visited Buntingdale and entertained all with fireworks.
Settlers and Industry
By the end of 1836, Europeans had established extensive sheep stations in the Geelong region.
Geelong was first surveyed in 1838, three weeks after Melbourne.
The first land sales occurred in 1839, and soon afterwards, the first general store, the Wool Pack Inn and a wool store opened.
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| Mack's Hotel, first known as the Wool Pack Inn, was located in Corio Terrace (now Brougham Street) in Geelong, VIC Joseph and Anna Mack arrived in Port Philip in 1839 and ran the 'Wool Pack Inn' until 1843. |
1840s
James Harrison was the founder of the, Geelong Advertiser, which was first published on Saturday 21 November 1840.
By 1841 there were 82 houses and over 400 residents.
The Geelong Keys were a set of keys discovered at Limeburners Point, Corio Bay, in 1845 or 1846, when Charles La Trobe was governor. The keys were, embedded in the stone of the beach, in such a way that made many believe that they had been there for 100-150 years. The keys and drawing have disappeared.
Christ Church Geelong was founded in 1843.
In 1842 a meeting was held about opening a Mechanics' Institute in Geelong. The first building was erected in 1846. A new building on Ryrie Street opened on March 3, 1856, later gained a second storey. In 1926 it was destroyed by fire.
Geelong became a local government entity under the Incorporation of the Town of Geelong Act on 12 October 1849.
A Busy Port
The wool industry became very important to Geelong with its port busier than that of Melbourne. This fact led to the Geelong Advertiser declaring in 1848: "Let Melbourne be the seat of Government, Geelong must be the pivot on which the Commercial World turns. Melbourne may have an aristocracy, we shall have our Merchant Princes."
The wool industry became very important to Geelong with its port busier than that of Melbourne. This fact led to the Geelong Advertiser declaring in 1848: "Let Melbourne be the seat of Government, Geelong must be the pivot on which the Commercial World turns. Melbourne may have an aristocracy, we shall have our Merchant Princes."
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| Mechanics' Institute. Geelong, VIC, c1866, SLVIC |
HM Prison Geelong was built in stages from 1849 to 1864. The last person hanged at the prison was James Murphy in 1863. The prison closed in 1991.
1850s: Closest Port to Goldfields
As Geelong was the closest sea-port to the Ballarat goldfields when gold was discovered in 1851, thousands of hopeful diggers were soon making their way by ship and streaming through Geelong's port. Because of this constant stream of immigrants, Geelong was often referred to as the "Liverpool of Australia” at this time.
In 1851, Geelong's population was at 8,000. However, due to the gold rush, the population grew to 22,000 by 1853. The building industry was also thriving.
Early in 1854, Cobb & Co expanded their service to Geelong and Ballarat. And soon afterwards, to Geelong and Ballarat.
An agricultural show has been held every year since 1855, at Geelong.
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| Thomas Vines driving a Cobb & Company coach which had been imported from the United States by Joshua Vines in 1861. Museums Victoria |
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| Exterior front view of two storey stone building with covered entry supported by columns, picket fence. Geelong Hospital, c1855, SLVIC |
Geelong Customs House, constructed of bluestone, was built in 1855, replacing a small timber building constructed in 1838. This building was later moved to the Geelong Botanic Gardens.
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| Customs House and Waterfront, Geelong, VIC, c 1880. |
The Flinders National Grammar School opened in January 1858, named after Captain Matthew Flinders.
Rabbits
The Geelong Football Club was formed, 8 July, 1859, at the Victoria Hotel.
1900s
A power station was located on the corner of Yarra and Brougham Streets in the city. Work began in 1900 and finished in the following year.
"THE IMPERIAL OIL MOTOR. The story of how Mr. J. H. Dardel, of "Chamnont," Batesford, near Geelong,ploughed 120 acres of particularly stiff land without the aid of either horses or steam plant marks an important epoch in the agricultural development of Australia. As, the picture indicates, two four-furrow disc ploughs were used in the work, the motive power being supplied by a 20-horse oil
tractor."
Trams
Geelong had an extensive tramway system from 1912 until 1956,
WWI
The Archibald Prize
Jules Fran̤ois Archibald, known as J. F. Archibald (1856 Р1919), was a co-owner and editor of The Bulletin during its heyday.
Born at Kildare, Victoria (now known as Geelong West), Archibald changed his forenames in later life "when he became an enthusiast in everything French".
After his death, Archibald bequeathed money for the Archibald Fountain in Sydney's Hyde Park and the Archibald Prize for portraiture: now a famous and prestigious art prize in Australia.
Geelong developed the reputation of being a "sleepy hollow", a term which has been parodied in an advertising campaign in recent years called: Geelong Reinvented.
The Geelong and District Kitchener Memorial Hospital opened on 13 March 1924.
The rail lines connecting Melbourne and Geelong began late in 1854, part of one of the first private railway companies in Victoria.
Architect Joseph Reed won the design completion for the Geelong Town Hall in 1855.
In 1857, C.J Dennys conducted the first wool auction in Geelong.
Construction work on the Geelong to Ballarat railway began in 1858.
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| Market Square, Geelong 1856. Looking across Market Square towards clock tower, cattle and horse drawn covered wagons in square around clock tower, L-R in background: Frank Griffiths Wine and Spirits Merchants, Charles Gundry Glass & China, Dawson's Prince of Wales Family Hotel; street turning off on left, McLean Chemist on corner. SLVIC |
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| Laying the foundation stone for a clock tower in the Market Square. The Prince of Wales Hotel is in the background. Geelong, Victoria, 1856, Museums Victoria |
The Free Presbyterian Church was built in 1858.
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| Elevated view of store from opposite side of street: Brick building signed: D.W. Petrie / P. McDonald / wholesale wine, spirit & provision merchant. Three men standing in porch, horse and cart at curb; a shop on right with sign: Mrs Simon straw bonnets cleaning and altered..., wooden building on left with posters: selling out, c1858, SLVIC |
Rabbits
Grazier Thomas Austin released 12 pairs of wild rabbits on his property at Winchelsea, just outside Geelong, in 1859. Even though rabbits are thought to have been introduced Australia by the First Fleet, Austin is often blamed for the devastating consequences of rabbits on the environment.
The Geelong Club, a private social club was originally established in 1859, as the Western Club.
Sacred Heart College, boarding and day school, opened in 1860. In 1861 an adjoining orphanage was opened.
1860s
The Geelong Synagogue was built in 1861. The building is no longer used as a synagogue.
By the late 1860s, Geelong experienced a period of stagnation and population decline. It was noted that:
"Had the bar across the harbour been eliminated before the [gold]rushes
began and had the railways to Melbourne and Ballarat been built more
quickly, it is conceivable that Geelong might have continued to rival
Melbourne as the commercial, if not the administrative, capital of the
State." [IW, p. 31]
1880s
The first successful telephone call in Victoria was made in Geelong in 1877. After this, Geelong Telephone Exchange was established in the old Post Office in September 1888.
Geelong was central to Victoria's transportation and export business of wool and wheat leaving the port.
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| Cobb and Go's, coach is front of Black Bull Hotel, Geelong. (This coach conveyed the English Eleven from Melbourne to Geelong in 1862).Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) |
"Had the bar across the harbour been eliminated before the [gold]rushes
began and had the railways to Melbourne and Ballarat been built more
quickly, it is conceivable that Geelong might have continued to rival
Melbourne as the commercial, if not the administrative, capital of the
State." [IW, p. 31]
The Geelong Racing Club was formed in 1866. However, the first race meet in Geelong was on 1 May 1841 at Corio.
1870s
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| View of ships in the harbour in Geelong, VIC, in the 1870's, with a small building on the pier in the foreground. SLVIC |
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| Elevated view looking across train tracks to a church, with the town behind, about 1870s, Geelong, VIC. SLVIC |
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| Shows Little Malop Street, looking west from Yarra Street. Market Square is to right of image. c1873, Geelong VIC |
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| Women workers examining sheets of paper, Fyansford Paper Mills near Geelong, c1875, SLVIC |
1880s
The first successful telephone call in Victoria was made in Geelong in 1877. After this, Geelong Telephone Exchange was established in the old Post Office in September 1888.
The Victoria’s Postmaster-General reported that by 1880, the post office had delivered twenty-two million letters, including two million letters to and from Britain.
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| View of the harbour and town of Geelong, Victoria. 1880 |
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| Ship at Geelong. Myrtle Holme (ship) Myrtle Holme, Loch Ness, Loch Garry and Thyatira, at anchor, circa about 1886 |
1890s
The cement works at Fyansford, Geelong, opened in 1890. Limestone deposits were located at nearby Batesford. |
| Richard Roche, blacksmith, Geelong, VIC, State Library of New South Wales |
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| Geelong pier alongside the Loch Katrine, the Hinemoa, and Lindfield, Geelong, VIC, 1894 |
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| The Geelong football team, VIC, Melbourne Punch (Vic. : 1855 - 1900), Thursday 8 June 1899 |
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| Female inmates at Geelong Prison, VIC, C.1890s |
Aboriginal Displacement
The rapid pace of European colonisation and land transformation led to desperate times for many Aboriginal people. Although many worked in various occupations, mostly on agricultural properties.
In June 1863, 2300 acres were gazetted as a reserve for Coranderrk Aboriginal Station, near Healesville to the east of Melbourne. Many Kulin Nation people settled here. The Scottish manager John Green and Aboriginal leaders, Simon Wonga and William Barak, ran the reserve successfully, as the Aboriginal people were educated and yet also, allowed to practice many of their customs and traditions.
At the Coranderrk Reserve, Aboriginal people also built homes, farmed the land and made and sold products, such as cloaks, baskets, boomerangs and other artefacts. In 1863 an emu skirt was sent by Aboriginal people living at Coranderrk as a gift to Queen Victoria upon her marriage. The reserve closed in 1923.
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| A group of interested children gather around at Coranderrk. Healesville, watching an Aboriginal man make a boomerang Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 21 November 1931 |
A power station was located on the corner of Yarra and Brougham Streets in the city. Work began in 1900 and finished in the following year.
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| Geelong brewery, VIC, Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), Tuesday 1 January 1901 |
Rippleside Pier (Balmoral Quay also known as Cunningham Pier) was the hub of Geelong's shipping industry. Built in 1905, the pier operated until 1970.
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| Geelong Agricultural Show, VIC, Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925), Thursday 14 November 1907 |
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| Mr. J. H. Dardel, of "Chamnont," Batesford, near Geelong,ploughed 120 acres Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), Saturday 4 December 1909 |
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| 60 years in Australia, Arrival of the ship Larpent at Corio, Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 10 July 1909 |
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| Opening of the Gordon Institute of TAFE, 1910, Geelong, VIC, SLVIC |
1910: A City
Geelong officially became a city on 8 December 1910. Electric lights and electricity became available after the Geelong Power Station was built in 1902.
The Geelong Harbour Trust was formed in December 1905. the Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust formed in 1908 to administer and supply water sewerage services for the Town of Geelong and District.
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| Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925), Thursday 27 February 1908 |
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| Mack's Hotel, Geelong, Victoria - 1910, Kaye |
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| Melbourne Electricity Supply Co, Baker Electric Lorry, Geelong, Victoria, Dec 1912. Public Domain |
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Opening of the Geelong tramway in 1912, Moorabool Street, Geelong, VIC |
Geelong had an extensive tramway system from 1912 until 1956,
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| Ryrie Street, Geelong, VIC. early 1900s. Kaye |
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| Advertising for Ising's store in Geelong, Victoria - early 1900s, Kaye |
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| Geelong Harb our Trust Band, winners of double event in Ballarat, Victoria - 1910, Kaye |
During World War I, Osborne House was used as a military hospital. Then between 1919 and 1924, the building was used as a base by the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service for the J-class submarine.
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| Osborne House, Geelong, VIC, was built in 1858 for local squatter, Robert Muirhead. Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sunday 2 March 1913 |
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| First World War, 1914-1918. Recruits in the 4th Machine Gun Company in training camp at the Geelong showground at rifle practice. Those standing behind are marking scores. Corporal Charles Carey McPhee is marked with X. (Original print held in AWM PR91/091). (Donor: G. Jarvis) AWM |
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| A post office in Geelong, Victoria - 1916, Aussie~mobs |
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| Mrs Collins of Moorak, Geelong, gave a garden party for returned military nurses at their convalescent home, Osborne House, Geelong, VIC, Matron Marguerite ( Madge) Hayes AANS [born at Ingelby Winchelsea 1882) was appointed Sister in Charge at Osborne House. She is seated centre row, 4th from left Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 23 November 1918 |
The Archibald Prize
Jules Fran̤ois Archibald, known as J. F. Archibald (1856 Р1919), was a co-owner and editor of The Bulletin during its heyday.
Born at Kildare, Victoria (now known as Geelong West), Archibald changed his forenames in later life "when he became an enthusiast in everything French".
After his death, Archibald bequeathed money for the Archibald Fountain in Sydney's Hyde Park and the Archibald Prize for portraiture: now a famous and prestigious art prize in Australia.
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| Jules Francois Archibald, circa 1910. State Library of QLD |
1920s
However, the motor car manufacturing industry established in Geelong in the 1920s boosted Geelong's reputation as a bustling and motivated town.
The Prince of Wales
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| The Prince of Wales at Geelong, VIC, Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 12 June 1920 |
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| This (A)aboriginal grinding-stone or hammer was discovered on Thursday by Mr. G. H. Morton, and identified by Mr. S. F. Mann. Messrs. Morton and Mann are directors of the Phosphate Company, on whose building site at Geelong the stone was found.Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 19 December 1923 |
In 1926, George Lindsay and Alex McKenzie opened a drapery store in Geelong. The store primarily sold dress fabrics, manchester and furnishings. This was the beginning of the retail chain, Target.
Ford
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| Ford Model T parked outside the Geelong Library, VIC, at its launch in Australia in 1925 |
Target
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| Geelong suburb of Highton is struck by tornado, Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Saturday 31 July 1926 |
1930s
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| Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), Thursday 20 February 1930 |
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| Geelong, VIC, Dated: 07/03/1930, NSW State Archives |
3GL
Radio station 3GL on the AM band began in Geelong in 1930 but was broadcast over most of the Melbourne metropolitan area.
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| Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thursday 18 January 1934 |
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| Ships docked at Yarra Street Pier, Geelong, VIC, [Apr. 21, 1933], SLVIC |
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| Waterside workers handling bags and bales, Yarra Street Pier, Geelong, Mar. 17, 1933, State Library Victoria Collections |
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| Breakwater Tannery and Fellmongery and Henry O'Berne Wool Scourer, Breakwater, Geelong, c1937, SLVIC |
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| Moorabool street, Geelong, VIC, date rage 1920s-30s |
Legend of Geelong
Moi-Yo Miller (b. 1914) was the stage name of Mona Loretta Miller, who travelled the world as the Great Magician Dante's assistant.
Described as a "rare flower" who was able to fold up "like a piece of Chinese silk" and as "Australia’s most beautiful woman", Miller was also responsible for invigorating the costumes, music and choreography of Dante's acts. She became a headline act in her own right in 1935.
Described as a "rare flower" who was able to fold up "like a piece of Chinese silk" and as "Australia’s most beautiful woman", Miller was also responsible for invigorating the costumes, music and choreography of Dante's acts. She became a headline act in her own right in 1935.
Moi-Yo Miller (died at the age of 104 in 2018. A legend of Geelong.
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| Moi-Yo Miller (b. 1914) was the stage name of Mona Loretta Miller |
Bombing
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| Bombs at Geelong 1936, Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 14 July 1936 |
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| Loading wheat at Geelong, Victoria - circa 1930s, Aussie Mobs |
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| Old Geelong Camp, Group of men in military uniform gathered near a tent, trees and picket fence in background, SLVIC, 1930s |
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| Swimming pool at Geelong, VIC, Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Friday 3 February 1939 |
1940s and WWII
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| A.I.F. troops during meal times at military camp at Geelong, c1940, SLVIC |
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| Transport drivers standing in front of their vehicles awaiting instructions, Osbourne House, Geelong, VIC, Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 8 March 1941 |
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| Geelong, VIC, Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 8 March 1941 |
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| Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tuesday 21 October 1941 |
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| Moorabool Street, Geelong, VIC, 1940s |
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| Geelong's new Textile College, VIC,Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 9 October 1946 |
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| Geelong's new Textile College, VIC,Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Wednesday 9 October 1946 |
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| Geelong A power station in 1948, VIC |
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| Ryrie Street, Geelong, Victoria - 1940s, Aussie Mobs |
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| Swimming pool and gardens at Eastern Beach, Geelong, Victoria - circa 1950, Aussie Mobs |
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| Geelong Grammar School portraits, approximately 1950, NLAUST |
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| Aboriginal mates seek ring honors Two teen-age aboriginals, Barney Walker and George Bracken, will have chances to step up the boxing ladder at the Stadium tomorrow night. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 June 1953 (this is Barney Walker) |
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| George BRACKEN, a former drover-is a familiar sight on horseback in the Geelong district and popular with children.Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Thursday 18 June 1953 |
In 1953 a government report recommended replacing the Geelong's trams with buses.
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| Ford factory Geelong, VIC, c1968, Matt W |
1970s
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| Geelong VIC, c1973, Matt W |
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| Geelong, VIC, c1975, Matt W |
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| Geelong, VIC, c1975, Matt W |
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| Geelong, VIC, c1981, Matt W |
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| Geelong, VIC, c1981, Matt W |
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| Geelong, VIC, c1981, Matt W |
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| Geelong, VIC, c1981, Matt W |
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| Geelong, VIC, early 1980s, Matt W |
2000s
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| Tallship at the The Geelong Weekend 2006, Geelong, VIC, Brian Yap. This regatta is held in Geelong every Australia Day |
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| Cunningham Pier, Geelong, Victoria, 2008, David McKelvey |
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| Eastern Beach, Geelong, Eastern Beach, Geelong, 2010, Boobook48 |
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| Pako Festa, Geelong, VIC, 2015, A festival that celebrates cultural diversity, the largest in Australia. Boobook48 |
Around Geelong
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| Osborne House is a historic building built in 1858, located in North Geelong, VIC. The Geelong Maritime Museum is housed in the renovated stables of Osborne House |
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| Cunningham Pier is probably the most iconic structure on our magnificent waterfront. Opening in the mid 1850’s, the pier was a vital part of our port with rail being used to load and unload cargo up until the late 1970’s. With the modernisation of Geelong’s ports, Cunningham Pier was no longer suitable and fell into disuse.Other than the odd visiting naval vessel Cunningham Pier sat dormant for many years. But in 1989, some local entrepreneurs saw the potential of the green cargo shed on the pier and started the first of what became an institution on Geelong’s social calendar, New Year on the Pier. This mammoth event turned the goods shed into a huge nightclub with thousands seeing in the New Year. New Year on the Pier remained on the pier each new year until the pier was sold off in the 1990’s, forcing a slight name change to the event when it became New Year by the Pier. Bernard Spragg. NZ |
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| Geelong Town Hall, VIC, circa 1855 |
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| The Geelong Bollards are painted wooden bollards representing over 100 historic Geelong characters, and are one of the main attractions for people visiting Geelong. Bernard Spragg. NZ |
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| A nice looking red brick home overlooking Geelong's Eastern Beach, VIC, Alpha |
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| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong, VIC, Wongm |
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| The Gordon Institute, in Geelong, VIC, began as a technological college in 1869 |
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| The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Building, Market Square, Geelong, VIC |
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| The former Telegraph Station in Geelong, VIC, was built in 1857-8 |
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| Victorian Austin Terraces and. Hall with three storey central clock tower clock tower constructed around 1886, Geelong, VIC |
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| Johnstone Park war memorial - Geelong Victoria Australia, circa 1926 |
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| The Geelong West City Hall, VIC, erected 1923-24 |
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| Geelong West Post Office, VIC, circa 1887-1987 |
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| The Geelong Club, VIC, at 74 Brougham Street, Geelong. club, formed in 1881, and the building completed in 1889. |
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| Main building of Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, circa 1856-7, Geelong, VIC |
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| HM Prison Geelong, VIC, built in stages from 1849 to 1864 |
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| Geelong Customs House, built circa 1858. denisbin |
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Art Deco style theatre, Geelong, VIC, Alpha
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| Eudoxus, Fenwick Street, circa 1854-55, VIC |
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| The Terminus Hotel, Geelong, VIC, was built in 1853-54 |
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| St Mary's Hall, Geelong, VIC |
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| The wool exchange, Geelong, Corio St, VIC, was constructed in 1927 |
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| The Former George and Dragon Hotel, Moorabool Street, Geelong, VIC, circa 1855 |
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| The former Geelong Synagogue was built in 1861, VIC |
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| Belleville, Ryrie Street, Geelong, VIC, circa 1870-71 |
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| Fernshaw, 4 Western Beach, circa 1876, Geelong, VIC |
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| 310 Moorabool St. The old Haymarket Hotel, Geelong VIC, established in 1855, denisbin |
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| Art Deco and heritage listed T&G buildinG, built 1934, Geelong, VIC |
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| This shop erected 1854 in basalt as single storey. Later became a pharmacy shop making cough mixture. Chemist added upper floor in flamboyant style with minarets, cupolas etc in 1880s, Geelong, VIC, denisbin |
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| Former Presbyterian manse, Geelong, VIC, built 1888 |
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| 2 Myers Street corner of La Trobe Tce. The former but brightly painted stone Free Presbyterian Church. Built in 1858, Geelong VIC, denisbin |
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