Melbourne Street, Perth Explained

-31.9474°N 115.8547°W

Road Name:Melbourne Street
State:wa
Image Alt:Street sign pole with lamps on pavement
Type:street
Length:0.12
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Direction B:North

Melbourne Street is a street in Northbridge, Western Australia that runs between Roe and James Streets.[2] [3] The current street is a part of an older and longer street that at one time extended from Murray Street to what is now Aberdeen Street. It is named after Lord Melbourne, the British prime minister in the 1830s,[4] 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).[5] [6] By 1845 Russell Square had been constructed and Melbourne Street terminated at James Street.[6] [7] In 1923 Melbourne Road was renamed to Milligan Street and deemed an extension of the existing street of that name when the Perth City Council adopted a committee recommendation: However the name Melbourne Road continued to be used at least until the 1940s.[8] [9]

Melbourne Street was originally continuous between Murray and James Streets but it was closed between Wellington and Roe Streets in 1911. The road was removed in 1974, when the Perth Entertainment Centre was built.[10] [11]

In December 2017 the City of Perth Council agreed to a request from Landgate[12] and the portion of Milligan Street between Roe and James Streets was renamed back to Melbourne Street.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melbourne Street . Google Maps . 24 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Landgate Map Viewer Plus. Landgate. 2018-09-02.
  3. Web site: Road Information Mapping System. Main Roads Western Australia. 2018-09-02.
  4. Web site: The Origin of Perth's Names: City Streets. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222134749/http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/Perth/perth_names_street.htm. 2014-02-22. Stephen Yarrow.
  5. Web site: Perth 18a. Plan of Perth Township showing Lots, Streets & Lakes from Mt Eliza in West to Walters & Claise Brooks in East, Lakes Henderson & Poulett to North & St Georges Terrace in South. Unsigned, probably Hillman, 1838 [scale: 6 chains to an inch].]. Series S235 Original Plans - Townsites, Item 289. State Records Office of Western Australia. 2018-09-02.
  6. Book: Western Australia: An atlas of human endeavour: 1829 - 1979. Government Printer. Western Australia. 1979. 48.
  7. Web site: Perth 18F. Copy of Plan of Perth Townsite Map 18E (see Map 18E for details) added notation of Fieldbook 2 p. 9 by W. Phelps, 1859-60 [scale: 6 chains to inch, Tally No. 005728].]. Series S235 Original Plans - Townsites, Item 297. State Records Office of Western Australia. 2018-09-02.
  8. News: Pageant In Perth Tonight. The Daily News. Perth, WA. 1944-09-26. 6. 2018-09-02.
  9. News: Detective follows a trail of blood. Mirror. Perth, WA. 1946-01-05. 2018-09-02.
  10. Web site: Aerial photograph of Perth Entertainment Centre under construction, 13 Feb. 1974 [picture]]. State Library of Western Australia. 2018-09-02.
  11. Web site: Future site for Seven and a flash back in time for Michael Edgley. Photograph of Entertainment Centre in 1974. WA TV History. 2010-09-12. 2018-09-02.
  12. Web site: Council Minutes. 6. Perth City Council. 2017-12-19. 2018-09-02.

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