NATURAL FEATURES OF THE AREA
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| Parks Victoria
Maribyrnong River Page
Parks Victoria
Park Brimbank Park Page
Footscray
Gardens
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ABORIGINAL HERITAGE
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| Aboriginal
people and the Maribyrnong River
Keilor Cranium and the Maribyrnong River Valley in the Ice Age
The Wurundjeri
people
The Healing
Garden
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ACTIVITIES
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| Bike Paths Guide
Blackbird Boat Cruises
Essendon Rowing
Club
Footscray
Community Arts Centre
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LOCAL HISTORY AND FACTS
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Essendon
Historical Society Publications
(includes details
of publications with historical images of the Maribyrnong
River)
Early
Explorers
River
of the West - The Maribyrnong
A Gazetteer of
Australian Cities, Towns and Suburbs - Maribyrnong
A Gazetteer of
Australian Cities, Towns and Suburbs - Kensington
A Gazetteer of
Australian Cities, Towns and Suburbs - City of Moonee
Valley
Melbourne's
Living Museum of the West
Parks Victoria
Pipemakers Park Page
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OTHER IMAGES OF THE MARIBYRNONG
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| Flemington
Racecourse from the Footscray side of Salt Water River,
Victoria c.1845, painting in the collection of the
National Library of Australia
Colour
lithograph featuring the Maribyrnong River c. 1873 (then
known as the Saltwater River) by S.T. Gill, in the
collection of the State Library of Victoria
On the Saltwater
River near Flemington, 1878, painting in the collection
of the National Library of Australia
Blackbird passes
the Footscray Arts and Community Centre, Maribyrnong,
1995, photo in the collection of the National Library of
Australia
Painting of the
Maribyrnong near Flemington Racecourse by Geoff Hook 1999
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO THE MARIBYRNONG
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Tram timetable -
Route 57 from City to West Maribyrnong
Get off at stop 41 (Hurtle Street) for Riverside Park, or
stop 49 (West Maribyrnong - the end of the line) for a
short walk to Canning Reserve
Tram timetable -
Route 82 from Moonee Ponds to Footscray
Get off at stop 41 for Riverside Park, or stop 47 (before
the tram turns near Wests Road) for a short walk to
Canning Reserve
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