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--> Australia
Tuesday 14th of July 2020 sees the release of the Palace letters between Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace that led to Gough Whitlam's sacking in 1975 and dismissal of the Whitlam...
--> 125 Monash Drive, Swan Hill
Experience Australian history first hand as you explore the Pioneer Settlement Swan Hill. Set on three hectares of land on the banks of the Little Murray River, you will find real-life Mallee...
--> 8 Emmeline Row, Rowville
The magnificent Stamford Park Homestead was built in 1882 by the entrepreneurial Row family as a Gentleman's Residence. After many years of neglect, the homestead and six acres of grounds have...
--> 130 Islington Street Collingwood
This two roomed, 2.5 metre wide cottage was built at 130 Islington Street following a subdivision in the mid 1870s. Believed to be one of the smallest houses in Victoria, it is known locally as...
--> Corner Pentridge Boulevard and Champ Street Coburg
Pentridge Prison is Victoria's most magnificent 19th-century prison complex. From the time spent inside by some of Australia's most notorious criminals to the anecdotes and lived experiences of...
--> 417 Inkerman St St Kilda East
Glenfern is a Gothic mansion in St Kilda East that stands in a peaceful garden, surrounded by century-old pines. Glenfern once stood in more than four acres of ornamental pleasure grounds and...
--> 22-48 Chum Street Bendigo
Fortuna Villa is a historical private residence now open to the public. In 1871, the Villa and the associated '180 Mine' on the New Chum Reef was bought by George Lansell who had become successful...
--> 100 Gardenia Road, Thomastown
Westgarthtown is an historic dairy farming settlement sixteen kilometres north of Melbourne established in 1850 by German and Wendish immigrants. Although now located within the residential...
--> Point Nepean National Park Point Nepean
Point Nepean Quarantine Station offers a glimpse into the early European history of Victoria. Established in 1852, explore nearly 50 heritage-listed buildings. Learn about life at this once-remote...
--> 487 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd Olinda
Kenloch, a unique historical hills mansion was built for prominent businessman Thomas Kennon in the 1910's and is of historic, aesthetic and horticultural significance. By the late 1950s it was...
--> 94 Alexandra Parade Clifton Hill
The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history. At 263 feet tall, Clifton Hill Shot Tower vies with Taroona Shot Tower as the tallest in the world....
--> Melbourne Central, Corner Lonsdale Street and La Trobe Street Melbourne
Coop's Shot Tower stands proudly in its original place in Melbourne Central shopping centre under a 20 story high glass cone, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa Built in 1889,...
--> 62 High St, Wedderburn
The General Store Museum is Wedderburn's original goldfields shop with products from the gold rush era, including a coach builder's workshop with the original blacksmith forge and horse drawn buggies...
--> 3802 Geelong Road Stockyard Hill
3802 Geelong Road, Stockyard Hill (near Beaufort & Skipton) William Guilfoyle (Royal Botanic Gardens) designed Mawallok gardens. Mawallok (also spelt Mawallock, Mahkwallok and Mawhallock)...
--> 232 Eurambeen-Streatham Road Beaufort
Eurambeen Historic Homestead and Gardens is an Historic Landmark of Victoria's rural heritage, built in the 1850s. Eurambeen Homestead offers accommodation is available for events, functions,...
--> Cnr William Street and Sydney Road Beechworth
The Old Beechworth Gaol is one of Australia's most significant post European cultural sites. Its role in the chain of events that led to the execution of Ned Kelly is significant as it housed Ned's...
--> 10 Hathfelde Boulevard, Mernda
Carome Homestead consists of the remnants of one of Victoria's earliest flour mills, an 1860s bluestone farmhouse and associated farm buildings, as well as the former Wollert Methodist Church which...
--> 385 Golf Links Road Langwarrin
Home of Sir Daryl (artist) & Lady Joan (author) Lindsay Designed by Harold Desbrowe Annear, this magnificent American Colonial style-home was built in 1926 as an extension to a pre-existing 1880s...
--> 205 Wahring Murchison East Road, Wahring
Known as Noorilim, (local Ngurai-illum Aboriginal tribe meaning 'many lagoons') this magnificent homestead and its surrounding gardens is now classified by the National Trust, and has only recently...
--> Corner Plenty Rd and Main Drive Bundoora
The former Larundel Mental Asylum site has been developed into a housing and shopping centre. Larundel Hospital was conceived in 1938 to replace the outdated Kew mental hospital. By 1940 work was...
--> 28/34 Clarendon St, Southbank
28/34 Clarendon St, Southbank The Robur Tea House was built in 1887 and is today a persisting example of 19th century architecture and one of the few remaining traces of the industrial...
--> 345 - 355 Russell Street Melbourne
The Watch House was built in 1909 and its original interior is complete in every respect. The former City Watch House operated as Melbourne's central custody centre or 'holding place' for people...
--> Officer Lane, Mount Macedon
Original 1872 Hill Station and Grand Garden Officer Lane, Mount Macedon,Victoria 3441, Australia Duneira is an historic House and Garden (circa 1872) on Mount Macedon, Victoria. It is...
--> 36-48 Bowden St, Castlemaine
Looming atop the western horizon in Castlemaine sits a symbol of justice for the Goldfields. First built in 1861 and active for over 130 years, the Old Castlemaine Gaol has seen men, women and...
--> 17b Magazine Way Maribyrnong
Magazine Way, Maribyrnong Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung land Jack's Magazine opened in 1878, to provide safe storage for bonded gunpowder and explosives imported into the colony of Victoria. The...
--> 120 Clarendon Street East Melbourne
Bishopscourt is a large colonial mansion located on Clarendon Street in East Melbourne, Australia. Designed by Newson & Blackburn using blue stone in a style of gothic architecture, it was...
--> 673-675 Maroondah Highway Coldstream
Once the home of Dame Nellie Melba, Coombe is a property with an unrivalled provenance. Seven acres of stunning gardens and beautifully appointed facilities in the restored motor house and clock...
--> 635 Mooramong Road Skipton
The property is a working farm of nearly 4,000 acres, incorporating the Mackinnon Nature Reserve, home to the endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoot, and other Australian species such as the...
--> 30 Yarra Street, Hawthorn
Built in Hawthorn in 1889, Tay Creggan is considered one of Australia's most important houses. "Tay Creggan" - the house on the rocks - is the fantastical building of gables, dormers, turrets and...
--> Main Street Chiltern
2022 - Closed until further notice A living museum of still functioning printing presses from a century ago. The Federal Standard Printing Works is one of the few substantially intact...
--> Horsehill North Road Elaine
Narmbool, a magnificent pastoral property of 2,000 hectares located near Ballarat. Owned by The Sovereign Hill Museums Association, Narmbool is home to 12,000 sheep, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies,...
--> High Street, Seymour
The Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk is the only one of its kind in Australia dedicated to all Vietnam Veterans. The walk has been created to symbolise the heroic 60,000 service men and women who...
--> The Esplanade St Kilda
The Esplanade Vaults that once housed 10 shops are located on the Lower Esplanade across from the St Kilda sea baths. In the 1890s, public transport on the Esplanade was upgraded with a new cable...
--> 10 Western Beach Foreshore Road, Geelong
The historic Cunningham Pier in Geelong was constructed in 1864 by the Geelong and Melbourne Railway company. Cunningham Pier is an iconic structure and a vital part of our port with rail being...
--> 140 Aphrasia St Newtown
Prefabricated in Hamburg, Germany, the Heights was erected in 1854 and is the largest dwelling of its kind in Victoria. Owned by three generations of the one family; bequeathed to the National...
--> 202 Myers Street Geelong
The HM Prison Geelong was a high security prison until July 1991. Based on the Pentonville Prison, building of the Geelong Gaol commenced in 1849 and completed in 1865. A key feature of the...
--> The Twelve Apostles Port Campbell
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the...
--> Cape Otway Lighthouse Cape Otway
Cape Otway Lightstation is the oldest, surviving lighthouse in mainland Australia. The light, which has been in continuous operation since 1848, is perched on towering sea cliffs where Bass Strait...
--> Swinburne St Geelong North
Osborne House is closed indefinitely to all tenants and visitors due to health concerns as mould spores have been found in a limited number of areas in the building. The 12 tenant groups of...
--> 105 Latrobe Parade Dromana
Heronswood is a historic property that was built in 1864 and is located in Dromana, Victoria. A Gothic Revival house built in 1874, and highly picturesque, it incorporates the original shingled...
--> Woodlands Historic Park & Homestead, Woodlands Drive Greenvale
On 10th May 1905 a Tuberculosis Sanatorium, The Sanatorium for Consumptives, Greenvale Sanatorium was opened. The former Greenvale tuberculosis sanatorium was the first purpose-built public...
--> Shed 2 North Wharf Rd, Docklands
The historic steam tug Wattle was launched at Cockatoo Island in 1933 and worked with the Royal Australian Navy until 1969, then Wattle arrived in Melbourne in 1979 to become an iconic sight steaming...
--> Mornington
Beleura is an exceptional place. The Tallis Family Summer House for many decades and from 1950 John Tallis' home, it houses an amazing collection of items. When John Tallis died in 1996 he left his...
--> 487 Eynesbury Road, Eynesbury
The magnificently restored Eynesbury Homestead, hand crafted from local bluestone almost a century and a half ago, stands testament to the property's pioneering spirit. An array of outer...
--> Rieschiecks Reserve, Muriel Green Drive Doncaster East
Schramm's Cottage was built in 1874 as the home of Max and Kate Schramm and incorporates Max Schramm's schoolroom. In 1876 von Schramm was appointed the first Lutheran Pastor in Doncaster and...
--> 105 Inverleigh-Winchelse Rd Winchelsea
Imposing bluestone mansion built in the 1860s for Thomas Austin, its first owner. The property comprised 12,000 hectares, and was noted for its sheep and horses. Barwon Park was built by Thomas...
--> Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens, 1 Sherbrooke Road Sherbrooke
Burnham Beeches is an iconic Art Moderne mansion and estate located on Sherbrooke Road, Sherbrooke, 45 minutes from the city of Melbourne. Aside from the exquisite mansion the estate contains...
--> Black Rock
HMVS (Her Majesty's Victorian Ship) Cerberus has rested in three metres of water at Half Moon Bay since being scuttled to form a breakwater in 1926. To the casual observer there appeared to be no...
--> Heidelberg
Banyule Homestead or Banyule House has long been one of the landmark buildings in Heidelberg. The gothic-style mansion was constructed in 1846 by one of the overlanders from Sydney, Joseph Hawdon...
--> 1 King St Queenscliff
With over 150 years of Australia's heritage on display, Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important historic sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the Australia. Fort...
--> 1 King St Queenscliff
With over 150 years of Australia's heritage on display, Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important historic sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the Australia. Fort...
--> 370 Mount Macedon Rd, Macedon
Bolobek, a magnificent heritage property nestled in the foothills of Mt Macedon in Victoria, has inspired Australian gardeners for more than a century. Bolobek is listed on the Victorian Heritage...
--> Harrick Road Keilor Park
Harrick's Cottage is of cultural significance as a rare surviving example of a pole constructed, tent shaped dwelling and is an example of an Irish immigrant settler's hut dating from the early...
--> 25 Fernleigh St Newtown
Barwon Grange is a place in an elegant early Victorian suburban villa built for upper middle class merchant, property financier and banker, Jonathan Porter OBrien. This property captures and...
--> 3098 Point Nepean Road Sorrento
Colonel David Collins (3 March 1756 - 24 March 1810) was the first Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804 (Tasmania). Collins established the first ever settlement...
--> 76 Coghlans Road, Learmonth
Located in Central Victoria 90 minutes from Melbourne Ceres Homestead is an elegant estate in regional Victoria that serves as a symbol of the rich history and culture of Australia. As you...
--> Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson Street Carlton
We were surprised to see on a DVD about old trams, an advertising hoarding in Carlton for a Melbourne Aquarium except it was the 1930's. As the cable tram rounded the corner from Nicholson Street...
--> 11 Beverley Road, McCrae
Built by Andrew and Georgiana McCrae in 1844, McCrae Homestead is one of Victoria's oldest homesteads and is a physical reminder of the early pioneering life, using locally available materials and...
--> 450 Nepean Hwy Mount Martha
The Briars Park is the Mornington Peninsula Shire's foremost property, and a beautiful example of 'Cultural Landscape', with a long history of Aboriginal occupation, followed by European occupation...
--> 66 McCrae Street Dandenong
Take a trip back in time and discover Dandenong's unique social history through a visit to Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens. Heritage Hill is comprised of three historic buildings, and...
--> 34 Ebden Avenue Black Rock
Built in 1856 by Victoria's first Auditor-General, Charles Hotson Ebden as a seaside holiday residence, Black Rock House is now owned by Bayside City Council. Black Rock House offers a unique...
--> Moe-Walhalla Road Walhalla
The remains of the gold mining town of Walhalla are situated in a steep narrow mountain valley in Gippsland, about 185 km east of Melbourne. In late 1862 alluvial gold was discovered here by a...
--> 44 Walmer Street Kew
Situated in Walmer St Kew, The Villa Alba Museum is one of the finest examples of 19th Century interior decoration marked by the unique and opulent hand painted murals that line the interior walls...
--> Mount Macedon
Hidden away on the north side of Mount Macedon, Fontainebleau is the former country property of the much-loved Australian painter Frederick McCubbin. 24 September 2010 marks the Centenary of the...
--> Lord Somers Rd, Somers
Coolart Homestead is a magnificent late Victorian mansion situated on the shores of Westernport. In the superb grounds are ever-changing wetlands that you can view from the observatory, and a lagoon...
--> 30 Dorrigo Drive, Boronia
The homestead was built about 130 years ago and was the home of J.J.Miller, the first president of the Ferntree Gully Shire. The 19th century building at 30 Dorrigo Drive is one of the oldest...
--> 3 Macedon Street Sunbury
Birthplace of the Ashes. "Rupertswood"was built as a residence for Sir William Clarke (1874) and became a power seat in the great English tradition. Ashes Rupertswood holds a place in the...
--> 128 Queen Street Altona
The Altona Homestead was the first Homestead in this area. Construction of the building commenced in 1842 on an area of land now known as the R.J. Logan Reserve. Then owned by Alfred and Sarah...
--> 51 Overnewton Road Keilor
Overnewton Castle (built in 1849) is a Scottish Baronial style castle set amidst four acres of private tranquil English gardens makes the perfect backdrop for your special wedding day. Overnewton...
--> Woodlands Drive Greenvale
Woodlands Historic Park is the home of Living Legends - The International Home of Rest for Champion Horses. Woodlands Historic Park totals over 700 hectares (1730 acres). It was first established...
--> 106 Devonshire Lane Mount Macedon
Karori is one of Mt Macedon's most intact and important 19th Century hill station properties. Karori is of architectural importance and the gardens of state significance. Karori is a 6 acre hill...
--> Deep Creek Road, Mitcham
Schwerkolt Cottage is an original pioneer's stone cottage in a garden setting adjoining beautiful Yarran Dheran bushland park. August Schwerkolt, a German-born pioneer, was one of the first...
--> 1029 Melba Highway Yarra Glen
Visit Gulf Station and learn what life was like for a family living on the land in nineteenth century Australia. Gulf Station is an extraordinary survival of Victoria's farming heritage,...
--> 140 Aphrasia Street Newtown
Prefabricated in Hamburg, Germany, the Heights was erected in 1854 and is the largest dwelling of its kind in Victoria. Owned by three generations of the one family; bequeathed to the National...
--> 1 Point Cook Homestead Road Point Cook
Please note: The Point Cook Homestead site, including the caf©, is currently closed to visitors. The Point Cook Coastal Park can still be accessed. The Point Cook Homestead is a magnificent...
--> 1 Point Cook Homestead Road Point Cook
Please note: The Point Cook Homestead site, including the caf?©, is currently closed to visitors. The Point Cook Coastal Park can still be accessed. The Point Cook Homestead is a magnificent...
--> 89 Merri Street Warrnambool
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village & Shipwrecked Sound and Laser Show Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village invites you to embark on the journey that resulted in one of Australia's most infamous maritime...
--> 651-653 Victoria Street Abbotsford
One of Melbourne's most well known and loved icons, 'Little Audrey' the Skipping Girl Vinegar sign is skipping again after being restored in 2009 to its former shining glory. The animated neon...
--> Swinburne St Geelong North
Osborne House is closed indefinitely to all tenants and visitors due to health concerns as mould spores have been found in a limited number of areas in the building. The 12 tenant groups of...
--> Johnstone Park, Gheringhap Street, Geelong
The Geelong and District Peace Memorial was built to commemorate the soldiers who served in World War One, and continues this role with the addition of names of service men and woman who served in...
--> Victoria Police Memorial, St Kilda Road, Kings Domain
Kings Domain Gardens Opened in 2002, the Victoria Police Memorial situated in Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, stands as a dedication and constant reminder of the service provided by those brave...
--> K Road Werribee
Discover the Victorian era in Australia with a visit to beautiful Chirnside Mansion better known as Werribee Park Mansion. Werribee Mansion was completed by wealthy pastoralists, the Chirnside...
--> K Road Werribee
Discover the Victorian era in Australia with a visit to beautiful Chirnside Mansion better known as Werribee Park Mansion. Werribee Mansion was completed by wealthy pastoralists, the Chirnside...
--> 1012 Kilmore Road Riddells Creek
- HISTORICAL HOMESTEAD - - ART GALLERY - FUNCTION CENTRE - EVENT VENUE - LITERATURE CENTRE - - CAFE - TEA ROOM - Dromkeen Gallery- Australian Children's Literature Centre, Gallery, Function...
--> 85 Sages Road, Baxter
Sages Cottage is a heritage listed property on the Mornington Peninsula, in Baxter. Sages Cottage Farm dates back to the 1850s and has heritage protected buildings and grounds. Captain Benjamin...
--> Corner King Street and LaTrobe Street, Melbourne
Widely regarded as Melbourne's oldest residence, Russell's Old Corner Shop stands on the corner of King and LaTrobe Street. Built in 1851, Russell's Old Corner Shop or Russell's Cafe is one of the...
--> 71 Wellington Road Wandin
Mont De Lancey Historical Homestead & Museum Located in Wandin, Victoria, Australia, Mont De Lancey is known to most as a historic home, garden, museum, chapel and 1880's Slab Kitchen. Take a...
--> Gem Pier, 1 Syme St, Williamstown
The heritage-registered HMAS Castlemaine is afloat at Gem Pier in Williamstown, Victoria, close to cafes, playgrounds and galleries. Throughout World War II, HMAS Castlemaine and her crew...
--> South Rock Rd, Woodend
Macedon Ranges' most famous landmark Hanging Rock Recreation Reserve South Rock Road, Woodend Hanging Rock is a great day out, a scenic one hour drive from Melbourne through the heart of the...
--> 192 Hotham Street Elsternwick
Located only 20 minutes from Melbourne's CBD, Rippon Lea Estate is one of the last of Australia's grand suburban estates. National Heritage listed, a visit to this treasure takes you on a journey...
--> Alexandra Gardens, Boathouse Drive Melbourne
Melbourne's historic rowing boathouses on the banks of the Yarra River in Alexandra Gardens are home to following Melbourne rowing clubs. - Banks Rowing Club [1865] - Mercantile Rowing Club...
--> Luna Park, 18 Lower Esplanade St Kilda
A treasure in her own right, the Carousel has been a working centrepiece of the park for 101 years (1923). Visually stunning, her 68 horses and 2 chariots are individually hand painted and...
--> Melbourne
A recent exhibition in Melbourne displayed a collection of Melbourne signs in a tradition of eclecticism and openness. Over 150 years of Melbourne street signs, billboards, posters and typefaces...
--> 399 Coventry Street, South Melbourne
Three inner city houses in Coventry Street, South Melbourne are among the few 19th century prefabricated iron buildings remaining in the world. With gold discovered in Victoria in 1851...
--> 282 Collins Street Melbourne
The Block Arcade is a heritage shopping arcade experience in the centre of Melbourne but going back a hundred years it was the "place to be seen". Located in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, the...
--> 1069 Plenty Road, Bundoora
The Bundoora Park Precinct is a 180-hectare parcel of public open space approximately 14km from Melbourne's CBD Bundoora Park is Melbourne's most diverse park providing a wealth of activities and...
--> Melbourne
Melbourne has some delightful water fountains (water features) which are being turned back on after water restrictions. The fountains are designed to be largely drought-proof, drawing water not...
--> 2 North Wharf Road, Docklands
The Enterprize is a replica of John Pascoe Fawkner's Schooner (tall ship) Enterprize - the ship that sailed from Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1835 with the first permanent white settlers that...
--> Corner Spring St and Bourke St Melbourne
Parliament House has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria since 1855, except for the years 1901 to 1928 (Parliament of Australia). It is the largest 19th century public building in...
--> Corner Williams Road and Lechlade Ave South Yarra
A stone's throw away from Melbourne's shopping mecca and perched high above the Yarra River lies the sanctuary of Como. Boasting one of Melbourne's finest garden, an inspiring historic mansion...
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