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Water Sports

  • Alphington Swimming Pool

    Alphington swimming pool – situated at the south end of Alphington Park by the Yarra River - was a popular...
  • Fairfield Canoe Club

    The Fairfield Canoe Club was formed in 1919. Its first home was the Fairfield Boat Shed but friction with...
  • Fairfield Park Boathouse

    Fairfield Boathouse was established in 1908 by John St Clair as a picnic, camping and refreshment room area....
  • Marriott’s Boathouse

    James Marriott opened his boathouse at the end of Alphington Street, Alphington in 1891. It flourished...
  • Rudder Grange Boathouse

    The Rudder Grange Boathouse was located on the Yarra River at the end of Alphington Street, Alphington. Built...
  • Studley Park Boathouse

  • Swimming at Edwardes Lake, Reservoir

    As the name suggests, swimming has long been a popular past time in Reservoir, although never in the area’s...
  • Sylvia Cooke

    It's 21st June, 1982 and Arthur and I are going to Strathallan to visit Miss Sylvie Cook, and we're taking an...
  • Walter S. Stott

    The mid to late 1880’s were a boom time for land speculators in Northcote, with large blocks being sold off...
  • Yarra River

    The first known sighting by early settlers of the Yarra River was by surveyor Charles Grimes in 1803. Grimes...
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