Melbourne Street is a street in

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that runs between

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and

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Streets. The current street is a part of an older and longer street that at one time extended from Murray Street to what is now

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. It is named after

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, the

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in the 1830s, when the street was originally built.

History

Melbourne Street appears in maps of Perth from as early as 1838, running from Murray Street north to Lamb Street (now Aberdeen Street). By 1845

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had been constructed and Melbourne Street terminated at James Street. In 1923 Melbourne Road was renamed to Milligan Street and deemed an extension of the existing street of that name when the

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adopted a committee recommendation: However the name Melbourne Road continued to be used at least until the 1940s. Melbourne Street was originally continuous between Murray and James Streets but it was closed between

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and Roe Streets in 1911. The road was removed in 1974, when the

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was built. In December 2017 the City of Perth Council agreed to a request from

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and the portion of Milligan Street between Roe and James Streets was renamed back to Melbourne Street.

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References

{{Reflist 1838 establishments in Australia Transport infrastructure completed in 1838 Streets in Northbridge, Western Australia William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne