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Civic Events

  • Alphington Memorial Carnival 1921

  • Debutantes, decorations and dancing shoes

    Once upon a time the highlight of Northcote’s social calendar was the Mayoral Ball hosted annually by the...
  • F. P. Bird

    Mr F. P. Bird was the electrical engineer appointed by Preston Shire Council on June 17 1913. He surpervised...
  • First Trams in Preston, Northcote and Fitzroy

    On the 1 April 1920 the first electric tram lines were opened simultaneously in Preston, Northcote and...
  • John Albert Thomson

    (1888-1956) John Albert Thomson spent the whole of his career (51 years) working for the City of Northcote,...
  • Northcote a City for 100 Years!

    Northcote has been through much change from its early beginnings as a township in 1854, to its current status...
  • Northcote Horticultural Society

  • Northcote Jubilee Celebrations

    On May 25th, 1883 the township of Northcote had been created. In celebration the City of Northcote had ten...
  • Northcote Proclamation as a city

    By 1914 the town of Northcote’s population had risen dramatically to over 21,000 people living in 4801...
  • Northcote Town Hall

    Built on the prime land known as James’s paddock and later subdivided as the Bellevue Park Estate, Northcote...
  • Preston Proclamation Arch 1926

    On 14 July 1926 Preston was proclaimed as a City and a special archway was erected at the southern entrance...
  • The Beginnings of Preston and Northcote Councils

    The first glimmers of local government started almost as soon as Northcote and Preston began to be settled....
  • The Darwin Convoy

    In 1947, a crew of seven volunteers from the City of Northcote travelled all the way to Darwin’s disposal...
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