ALTONA
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SARGOOD STREET
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SARGOOD STREET
Sir Frederick Thomas Sargood (1834-1903). Victorian Minister of Defence and Education, 1890-1892. Australian Senator, 1901-1903.
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BLYTH STREET
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BLYTH STREET
John Blyth (1824-1908). Commissioner for the Melbourne Harbour Trust.
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ROMAWI STREET
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ROMAWI STREET
A combination of Robert, Mary and William. Children of a founding member of the Altona Bay Estate Company.
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MILLERS ROAD
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MILLERS ROAD
Thomas Miller, local landowner. Purchased farmland at the north end of Millers Road in 1867.
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BENT STREET
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BENT STREET
Sir Thomas Bent (1838-1909). Politician and land speculator. Premier of Victoria, 1904-1909.
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RAYNER STREET
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RAYNER STREET
Rayner family were a pioneering family who settled in the area in the 1890s.
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UPTON STREET
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UPTON STREET
Henry Upton Alcock (1823-1912). Founder of Alcock & Co.
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ALTONA MEADOWS
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NEWLAND STREET
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NEWLAND STREET
Newland family were early settlers in Laverton. Four brothers attended Laverton State School and served together during WWI.
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CAMERON AVENUE
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CAMERON AVENUE
Cameron family were early settlers in Laverton. Students at Laverton State School.
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ALMA DOEPEL DRIVE
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ALMA DOEPEL DRIVE
Alma Doepel is a Schooner ship which operated to transport jam jars, glass bottles, Victorian wheat, assorted household goods and explosives from Truganina Explosives Reserve to ports around Australia and New Zealand between 1916 to 1959.
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ARGONAUT PLACE
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ARGONAUT PLACE
The Argonaut II was a 174 ton general cargo ketch ship built in 1947 by Arga Shipping. The ketch was used to transport explosives from Truganina Explosives Reserve to ports around Australian and New Zealand.
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HUIA CLOSE
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HUIA CLOSE
The Huia was built in 1894 and was used to transport explosives from Truganina Explosives Reserve to ports around Australia and New Zealand. In 1917 she made the journey from Melbourne to Hobart in a record 48 hours. The Huia was also put in service carrying passengers and cargo between south sea islands and made the longest ocean crossing of her career, from Auckland to San Francisco. Huia became a favourite vessel in Australian waters.
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PIRI GROVE
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PIRI GROVE
Built in 1917 the Piri ship, prior to being conditioned for the purpose of carrying explosives, was the motor ship Tangaroa. The Piri was one of Australia's biggest and fastest trading schooners used in the transportation of explosives from Australia to New Zealand.
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LADY NELSON CRESCENT
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LADY NELSON CRESCENT
First European ship in Port Phillip Bay. Launched in 1798. Replica vessel launched 1988.
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LAVERTON
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BLADIN STREET
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BLADIN STREET
Air Vice Marshal Francis Masson Bladin (1898-1978), CB, CBE was a Senior Commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He underwent pilot training at RAAF Point Cook, and was stationed at RAAF Laverton.
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LOHSE STREET
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LOHSE STREET
William Henry Lohse (1900 - 1955) was the Werribee Shire President between 1938 and 1939.
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MAHER STREET
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MAHER STREET
Bernard Joseph Maher (died 1937) was a Laverton shopkeeper and Werribee Shire President in 1916-17.
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NEWPORT
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HALL STREET
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HALL STREET
William Hall, early settler and pioneer. Owned Hobson’s River Farm, sold for residential development in 1884.
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FARM STREET
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FARM STREET
Site of Hobson’s River Farm. Owned by William Hall, subdivided in 1884.
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RIVER STREET
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RIVER STREET
Site of Hobson’s River Farm. Owned by William Hall, subdivided in 1884.
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MASON STREET
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MASON STREET
Thomas Mason (1817/18-1896). First Mayor of Williamstown, 1856-1857. Member of Victorian Legislative Assembly.
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DURKIN STREET
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DURKIN STREET
Michael Durkin. Local landowner and owner of nearby Durkin’s Dairy.
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SCHUTT STREET
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SCHUTT STREET
John Schutt (1831-1919). Supreme Court Librarian. Councillor Williamstown Council.
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COLLINGWOOD ROAD
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COLLINGWOOD ROAD
Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1stBaron Collingwood (1748-1810). Admiral of the Royal Navy, served alongside Lord Nelson.
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ELPHIN STREET
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ELPHIN STREET
William, 15th Lord Elphinstone (1828-1893). Scottish peer. Visited Melbourne on RMS Indus, 1884-1885.
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WILLIAMSTOWN
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FERGUSON STREET
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FERGUSON STREET
Captain Charles Ferguson (1813-1868) Master of the barqueRajah, 1852; Victoria’s first Chief Harbour Master.
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PASCO STREET
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PASCO STREET
Rear-Admiral John Pasco (1774-1853) served with Lord Nelson, 1805, Battle of Trafalgar.
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VERDON STREET
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VERDON STREET
Sir George Frederic Verdon (1834-1896) Councillor Williamstown Council 1856, Founder Royal Victorian Navy, Victorian Treasurer 1860.
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HANMER STREET
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HANMER STREET
Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813- 1857) Harbour Master Williamstown 1844, artist, pastoralist.
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COLE STREET
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COLE STREET
Captain George Ward Cole (1793-1879) Steamship owner and land developer.
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GIFFARD STREET
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GIFFARD STREET
Captain Henry Wells Giffard (1811-1854) HMS Tiger (1849) Crimean War.
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NELSON PLACE
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NELSON PLACE
Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson (1758-1805) British Naval Commander.
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ANN STREET
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ANN STREET
Anne Maria Bourke (1806-1884) daughter of Governor Richard Bourke.
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THOMPSON STREET
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THOMPSON STREET
Sir Edward Deas Thomson (1800-1879), Public Servant and Parliamentarian.
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LYONS STREET
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LYONS STREET
Admiral Edmund Lord Lyons (1790-1858), British Naval Commander.
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ELECTRA STREET
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ELECTRA STREET
HMS ELECTRAarrived in Williamstown in 1853 under Captain Morris to protect port waters.
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AITKEN STREET
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AITKEN STREET
Daniel Aitken (c.1828-1908), baker, hotelkeeper, Mayor of Williamstown 1875-1877.
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CECIL STREET
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CECIL STREET
Lord Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (1830-1903), Statesman and three time UK Prime Minister between 1885 and 1902.
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KANOWNA STREET
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KANOWNA STREET
S.S KANOWNA (1903)luxury liner, WWI troop and hospital ship, wrecked off Wilson’s Prom February 1929.
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SYME STREET
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SYME STREET
David York Syme (1844-1932), Manager of Williamstown Floating Dock; Chairman of Melbourne Steamship Company.
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COUNCIL LANE
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COUNCIL LANE
Original site of municipal offices for Williamstown Council.
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CHANDLER STREET
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CHANDLER STREET
Christopher Chandler, Councillor Williamstown Council, 1905-1914 and Mayor of Williamstown, 1910-1911.
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WILLIAMSTOWN NORTH
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LEMMON STREET
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LEMMON STREET
John Lemmon (1875-1955) Carpenter and Labour politician. Member for Williamstown from 1904-1955, making him the longest serving member of Victorian Parliament. John Lemmon was a great supporter of Dr. Louis Joel who built and opened the Altona Community Hospital in 1937.
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EDINA STREET
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EDINA STREET
SS Edina was the longest service Screw Steamer in the world and is one of the most remembered vessels that plied the waters of Victoria's Port Phillip Bay. Her active service included the North Sea trade and Crimean War.
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CERBERUS CRESCENT
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CERBERUS CRESCENT
HMAS Cerberus 1871 Colonial Navy. In service with the Williamstown Dockyards for 55 years. Decommissioned as HMAS Cerberus 1921.
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GEM STREET
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GEM STREET
PS Gem was a Paddle Steamer ship who made her first trip across the bay from Gem Pier, Williamstown to Sandridge, Port Melbourne in 1868. The pier in Williamstown, formerly Old Pier, Kangaroo Jetty and Steamboat Pier, was finally bestowed with its present name in recognition of its long association with the Paddle Steamer GEM.
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