ST KILDA ESPLANADE

The original meaning of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress' guns. In modern usage the space allows people to walk for recreational purposes; esplanades are often on sea fronts, and allow walking whatever the state of the tide, without having to walk on the beach. Esplanades became popular in Victorian times when it was fashionable to visit seaside resorts.

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AT THE MARKET

Cutting a deal at the Sunday Market.

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STILL WINTER...

The temperature is falling tonight, a cold wind is blowing and there is rain forecast for tomorrow. Yep, it's still Winter!

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A TOUCH OF SPRING

After a very cold morning today, the sun began to shine and by 10:00 a.m. there was a smell of Spring about. Could not resist going to the Parklands, where many other people had the same idea!

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MELBOURNE CENTRAL

Melbourne Central is a large shopping centre, office, and public transport hub in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The main tower is 211-metre high, making it one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne at the time it was built in 1991. Other parts of the complex include the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, the underground Melbourne Central railway station and the heritage-listed Coop's Shot Tower, now part of a shop and museum.

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STATE LIBRARY VICTORIA

State Library Victoria (SLV) is the state library of Victoria, Australia. Located in Melbourne, it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the world. It is also Australia's busiest public library and, as of 2023, the third busiest library globally.

The library's first stage (the central part of the Swanston Street wing) opened on 11 February 1856, with a collection of 3,800 books chosen by Mr Justice Barry, the President of Trustees. The library has remained on the same site in the central business district since it was established fronting Swanston Street, and over time has expanded to cover a block bounded also by La Trobe, Russell, and Little Lonsdale streets.

The library's collection consists of over five million items, which in addition to books includes manuscripts, paintings, maps, photographs and newspapers, with a special focus on material from Victoria, including the diaries of the European founders of present-day Melbourne John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner, the folios of colonial explorer James Cook, and items related to Ned Kelly, notably his armour and the original Jerilderie Letter.

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PRESTON MARKET

At the lively, multicultural and community-minded Preston Market in Preston. Always a pleasure to go there for shopping, eating, having a cup of hot beverage or cold drink, meeting friends and socialising!

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SOUTHERN CROSS

Southern Cross (formerly known, and still colloquially known, as Spencer Street) is a major railway station in Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, between Collins and La Trobe Streets, at the western edge of the central business district.

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AT THE STATION

Commuting is extra painful in Winter... However, the trains are heated in Melbourne!

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RAINY DAY IN THE CITY

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ON TIME

Yes, the train was on time this time....

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AT THE MARKET

A young fireman has found his engine at the Sunday Market. A great buy at $2.00!

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WINTRY YARRA

Yarra River at Alphington on a wintry morning. As the crow flies, the City (CBD) is about 6 km downstream We are lucky to have such a wonderful swathe of nature reserve along the couyrse of our City's river.

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THE EARLY TRAIN

At the Southern Cross Railway Station in the City.

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WAITING...

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SUNRISE ROWING

Rowing on the Yarra River at sunrise. Many of the rowing clubs of the Universities and private schools have clubhouses in the City on the banks of the Yarra east of Princes Bridge.

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SUNDAY BRUNCH

In Preston, on a lovely Autumn day.

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LUNA PARK

While the weather is still good, why not the Luna Park?

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RICHMOND TRAIN STATION

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YARRA BEND MOSAIC

More from this wonderful urban nature park in metropolitan Melbourne, a stone's throw from the CBD. Enjoying the last few weeks of Summer...

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