High Street, Northcote
From Separation or Dennis Streets to Dundas Street was formally known as Plenty Road.
High Street, along with Hoddle Street, Punt Road and Barkly Street together form the 'Hoddle Line'. This was the north-south axis drawn by Robert Hoddle when surveying Greater Melbourne and Victoria. It was exactly two miles east of Batman's Hill. All roads were measured from this line.
History of High Street
Sources
Carroll, Brian & Rule, Ian (1985). Preston: an Illustrated History. Preston: City of Preston.
City of Northcote (1933). Northcote Jubilee celebrations 1883 – 1933 : souvenir & official program. Northcote: Author.
City of Northcote Valuers Department. (1994). Street Name Changes, Northcote: City of Northcote.
City of Preston (1935). Preston Jubilee celebrations: 1885 – 1935. Preston: Author.
Forster, Harley W. (1968). Preston Lands and People. Melbourne: Cheshire.
Harcourt, Rex (1994). Discovering Northcote. Unpublished notes.
Lemon, Andrew (1983). The Northcote Side of the River. North Melbourne: Hargreen.
Northcote Historical & Conservation Society. (1988). Northcote: Glimpses of Our Past. Northcote, Vic: Author.
Sands and McDougall’s Melbourne and Suburban Directory 1864- 1974. [Microfiche]. (1974). Melbourne, Australia: Sands & McDougall.
Images
John Cain's funeral in High Street Northcote
John Cain's funeral in High Street Northcote.
Looking north from Bastings Street.
Looking north from Bastings Street.
Looking north from Bastings Street.
Looking south from Robbs Parade
Labour Day procession heads south down High Street, passing the Carter's Arms Hotel.
Looking south down High Street 1885
High Street looking south down High Street in 2005. Same view as the 1885 photograph
Looking south down High Street from Ballantyne Street, Thornbury
High Street as Northcote becomes a city, 1914.
Parade for the visit by the Duke and Duchess of York to Northcote in 1927
Looking north towards the Commercial Hotel.
Royal visit passing the Northcote Town Hall.
High Street, looking south from below Separation Street.
High Street, looking south from below Separation Street.
High Street, looking south from below Separation Street.
High Street looking north.
Looking south down High Street. The Commercial Hotel can be just seen on the right.
Looking north up Rucker's Hill.
Looking north towards Westgarth.
Looking north towards Westgarth.
Housing Commission flats on High Street, Westgarth.
From the Northcote Town Hall looking north.
Northcote Town Hall looking north.
Looking north from the Merri Creek bridge.
Railway crossing over High Street.
High Street bridge over the Merri Creek.
All Saints Church and High Street.
Looking south from the Junction Hotel.
Looking south. Mitchell Street is on the left.
Looking north from Separation Street.
High Street looking south from Separation Street, abt. 1930.
View across the Merri Creek bridge looking north. All Saints Church is in the centre of the image
High Street looking south across the Merri Creek.
A view from Westbourne Grove to High Street opposite the Northcote Town Hall [LHRN1135]
View looking northwards along High Street from Clifton Hill. All Saints Church is in the middle of the image.
High Street looking south to the Merri Creek. The Thomson Memorial Clock in the centre of the picture.
High Street flooded in 1911. View is from just above Separation Street looking south.
High Street Northcote with Wesleyan Methodist Church
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