Williamstown North is a suburb in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria
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,
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, south-west of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Hobsons Bay
The City of Hobsons Bay is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the south-western suburbs between 6 and 20 km from the Melbourne city centre.
It was founded on 22 June 1994 during the amalgamation of l ...
local government area
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. Williamstown North recorded a population of 1,622 at the .
[
The suburb is bounded to the north by the ]Port Fairy railway line
The Warrnambool railway line (also known as the South West line, formerly known as the Port Fairy railway line) is a railway serving the south west of Victoria, Australia. Running from the western Melbourne suburb of Newport through the citie ...
, to the west by the Altona branch of the Werribee railway line
The Werribee railway line is a commuter rail passenger train service in Melbourne, Australia, operating between Werribee in the western suburbs to Flinders Street in the central business district. The line traverses the flat plains of Melbour ...
, to the east by Champion Road, and to the south by Kororoit Creek Road.
Williamstown North is home to the Newport Railway Museum
The Newport Railway Museum is located on Champion Road, Newport, Victoria, near the North Williamstown station.
History
The museum opened on 10 November 1962, after the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) Victorian Division was allocat ...
in Champion Road, on the south-east corner of the Newport Workshops
The Newport Railway Workshops is a facility in the Melbourne suburb of Newport, Victoria, Newport, Australia, that builds, maintains and refurbishes Rolling stock, railway rollingstock. It is located between the Williamstown railway line, Willia ...
. It is a short walk from the North Williamstown railway station
North Williamstown railway station is located on the Williamstown line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-western Melbourne suburbs of Newport and Williamstown, and it opened on 1 February 1859.[Victorian Railways
The Victorian Railways (VR), trading from 1974 as VicRail, was the state-owned operator of most rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companie ...]
steam locomotives. Other exhibits include electric and diesel locomotives, suburban and country passenger carriages, guards vans, a selection of freight wagons and numerous railway artefacts.
History
Williamstown Cemetery
Williamstown Cemetery is located in the Melbourne suburb of Williamstown North, Victoria, Australia. The main entrance is on Champion Road, Williamstown North. The Cemetery is managed by Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (GMCT). Williamsto ...
was established in 1857.
See also
* City of Williamstown
The City of Williamstown was a local government area about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1919 until 1994.
History
Williamstown was first incorporated as a b ...
– Williamstown North was previously within this former local government area.
References
External links
Hobsons Bay Community Online Forum
Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Hobsons Bay
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