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A mansion built from selling firearms
This large house at 48 Drummond St, Carlton, was built with money made from selling small arms to the citizens of Melbourne. It is one of Melbourne’s most florid examples of the Victorian Baroque style, with many exterior decorations, terra cotta roof ornaments, and an equally spectacular interior. It was initially called Benvenuta, meaning “welcome” in Italian.
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Melbourne’s historic cemetery
During its 170 years of operation, the Melbourne General Cemetery in Carlton has become the final resting place of many of the important figures of Victoria’s and Australia’s colonial and later history, including seven Premiers of Victoria and several Prime Ministers of Australia. However, the managing of the cemetery by its trustees has been a source of considerable controversy.
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Historic Trades Hall
Trades Hall on Lygon St, Carlton, is one of Melbourne’s most historically important sites. It is Australia’s oldest and largest Trades Hall and a symbol of the importance of organised labour within Australian society in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Horse-drawn trams in Royal Park
Melbourne’s first trams were not powered by electricity, or by a cable, but by horses. There were in the early days a number of horse tram routes in Melbourne, including one that ran through Royal Park to the entrance of the Zoo.
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Melbourne’s original trams
Before electric trams were introduced in Melbourne in the early 20th century, the city had an extensive system of cable trams.
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Melbourne’s horse-drawn cabs
In the late 19th century, the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne were poorly served by public transport.
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“Squizzy” Taylor shot in Carlton
One of the more notorious incidents that happened in Carlton at that time was a shoot-out in which two crime figures, “Snowy” Cutmore and “Squizzy” Taylor, ended up dead.
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When Carlton had its own soldiers
In the 19th century, Carlton had its own troop of soldiers, the Carlton Rifle Company.
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The last woman hanged in Australia
In November 1949 a murder occurred in Dorrit St, Carlton, that was to lead to the last hanging of a woman in Australia before the death penalty was abolished.
Read MoreWhen Carlton was a slum
Carlton was not always the pleasant affluent suburb that it is today. For most of the 20th century it was regarded as a slum.
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