Around 3 PM yesterday a tree outside Newmarket railway station fell over power lines, leaving the entire area without electricity. So what does it look like after dark?
Posts Tagged ‘Flemington’
The crumbling station building at Newmarket
May 13th, 2013
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Crumbling buildings seem to be a theme I’ve been following of late, and at Newmarket station I have found a crossover with my interest in trains. Located in Flemington on the Craigieburn line, Newmarket station has the main brick building on platform 1 located on concrete piers and beams, with a cantilevered verandah sheltering the waiting passengers. So where is it falling apart?
Flemington’s forgotten neighbour: Ascot Racecourse
October 31st, 2011
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With Melbourne in the middle of Spring Racing season, tomorrow thousands of people will be flocking to Flemington Racecourse for a day at the Melbourne Cup. Located on the banks of the Maribyrnong River to the north-west of the CBD, the course has been used horse racing since 1840. However a short distance to the north there was once another racecourse, which has been all but forgotten by Melburnians.
