West Melbourne, Colony of Victoria
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West Melbourne, Colony of Victoria was a 19th-century inner suburb of Melbourne in the British colony of Victoria, Australia, known as an early urban district of the growing colonial capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Melbourne, Colony of Victoria canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suburb
ⓘ
urban district ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Docklands
ⓘ
Footscray ⓘ Kensington ⓘ Central Business District of Melbourne ⓘ
surface form:
Melbourne central business district
North Melbourne ⓘ |
| colonialAdministration | under government of the Colony of Victoria ⓘ |
| colonialCapitalContext | early suburb of colonial capital Melbourne ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Victoria ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
predominantly working-class population in 19th century
ⓘ
significant migrant population in late 19th century ⓘ |
| developedAs |
19th-century residential subdivision
ⓘ
industrial and warehousing precinct ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Melbourne City Council ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
early urban district
ⓘ
industrial area ⓘ inner suburb ⓘ residential area ⓘ working-class area ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Victorian colonial period ⓘ |
| historicalNameUsage | name used during period when Victoria was a British colony ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | early inner suburb of Melbourne ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| laterBecame | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⓘ |
| linkedTo | growth of Melbourne as colonial capital ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Melbourne ⓘ Port Phillip region ⓘ
surface form:
Port Phillip District
|
| locatedInPoliticalEntity | British Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| near |
Maribyrnong River
ⓘ
Port of Melbourne ⓘ Yarra River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Melbourne
ⓘ
surface form:
Melbourne metropolitan area
inner suburbs of Melbourne ⓘ |
| transportRole |
freight and logistics hub for Melbourne
ⓘ
railway junction area for Melbourne ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
freight rail infrastructure
ⓘ
railway lines to western Victoria ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
grid street pattern
ⓘ
mixed residential and industrial land use ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
housing for workers employed in central Melbourne
ⓘ
location for warehouses and small factories ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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