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Farewell to Melbourne’s CBD street kiosks
March 21st, 2023
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For many years street kiosks have been scattered around the Melbourne CBD, selling newspapers, cigarettes, soft drinks, and snacks. Flowers. And even fruit. Tracking down the kiosks These kiosks are permanent structures designed, built, owned and maintained by the City of Melbourne, and fall into four categories. Flower kiosks: • Swanston Street, outside the Melbourne […]
‘Mad as Hell’ on location at Newport
March 14th, 2023
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The other night I was watching an episode of Shaun Micallef’s ‘Mad as Hell’ on ABC TV, and came across a familiar looking scene. I swear I’ve seen that tin shed before. And the next scene clinched it. It’s the main gate to the Newport Railway Workshops. Google Street View Located off Champion Road in […]
My accidental 24 hour stopover in Qatar
January 17th, 2023
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A decade ago I headed overseas and spent a month exploring Europe by train, but the one part of the trip I didn’t count on was an unplanned 24 hour stopover in Doha, capital city of Qatar. How I got there I left out of a snow covered Moscow bound for Australia with Qatar Airways. […]
Photos from ten years ago: December 2012
December 27th, 2022
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Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is December 2012. Farewell to Metcard We start the month following the final days of Metcard tickets in Melbourne. Advertisements for Myki appearing in random shopping centres. ‘Myki Mates’ were still at work at CBD tram stops helping passengers come to […]
Wider Network Enhancements and the Metro Tunnel project
November 8th, 2022
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One of the marketing lines for Metro Tunnel project is ‘More trains across Melbourne’ – both for the railway lines which will run through the new tunnel under Melbourne, and those which won’t. So how does that work? The PR puff pieces Over on the State Government’s ‘Big Build’ website they give a high level […]
