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Williamstown North is a suburb in
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
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, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. 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 Melbou ...
, 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 alloca ...
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, Australia, that builds, maintains and refurbishes railway rollingstock. It is located between the Williamstown and Werribee railway lines. History Plans for a wo ...
. It is a short walk from the North Williamstown railway station. The Museum features the largest collection of
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 was established in 1857. Williamstown North Post Office opened on 1 April 1878 and closed in 1980.


See also

* City of Williamstown – 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 {{Melbourne-geo-stub