350 St Kilda Road

Sold

Redeveloped apartments

Albert Park Cinema

Demolished

Office redevelopment

Albert Park Football Ground

Re-purposed

1889

29/08/91

Home to the South Melbourne football club before they moved to Sydney. Last game against Nth Melbourne.

Ancient Times House

Defunct

1955

1/06/99

A antiquities museum in Little Bourke Street run by a Biblical Society. The collection is now in the hands of the Victorial Archealogical Society (established 27/6/1946)

Anthill theatre

1925

1/01/85

Arden Street Football Ground

Re-purposed

1925

17/08/85

North Melbourne now play home games at MCG and SCG. Last game against Richmond

Argus Newspaper

Defunct

1846

1/01/57

Ballarat Sculpture & Print Dept

Defunct

Bank of Melbourne

Sold

Taken over by Westpac

Blood's Cottage Box Hill

Brighton Technical School

Demolished

'Sydney Nolan and other artists were students. It was demolished for housing'

Burwood Hospital

Demolished

1/06/99

Carlton Moviehouse

Defunct

16/06/99

Circle railway

Defunct

'Clifton Hill via Kew, Canterbury, East Camberwell, Glen Iris, Ashburton (early this century)'

Distelfink Craft Gallery

Defunct

1/08/99

Ceased trading

East Brunswick Brick Factory

Sold

Sold for apartments

Eastern TAFE

Merged

1984

1/01/98

'Swinburne Uni wanted to own a big modern TAFE'

Fitzroy Football Club

Defunct

25/08/96

'Merged' with the Brisbane Bears

G.F. Loft Blacksmith Newport

'Closed down. No one to take on tradition.'

Gardiner Central School

'No trace. No reason'

Gas & Fuel

Sold

1950

12/03/99

Sold off to a number of private operators, including Texas Utilities & Mutlinet Ikon

Glenferrie Oval

Re-purposed

1906

1/09/73

Home to the Hawthorn football team before they moved to Princess Park. Last game was against South Melbourne.

Hampton High

Sold

Herald Evening Newspaper

Merged

1849

8/10/99

Merged with Sun Newspaper

Hey Hey it's Saturday

Defunct

9/10/1971

20/11/99

Popular television entertainment featuring Darryl Summer and Ozzie Ostrich, ended due to "rising production costs"

Junction oval

Re-purposed

1/09/84

Fitzroy's home ground. Last game was between Fitzroy & St Kilda

Kardinia Park

Re-named

1941

9/04/99

Home to the Geelong Football team before being named 'Shell Stadium'

Kennett Government

Defeated

3/10/93

20/10/99

Kilmore Bacon Factory

Sold

1/02/96

Launching Place Post Office

Defunct

1/01/94

'Profit margins hav become more important than community meeting places and service.

Loy Yang B

Sold

11/12/92

Sold to Mission Energy (US)

Malvern Girl's High School

Defunct

Meat Market Craft Centre

Defunct

1979

1/05/99

Closed down due to funding problems

MET

Sold

1918

18/06/99

Sold off to a number of private operators, including Metrolink, Transfield & National Express

Moonee Ponds Market

Defunct

Moorabin Oval

Defunct

1965

1/08/92

Home to the St Kilda football team before they moved to Waverly Park. Last game was against Fitzroy.

Mount Royal Psychiatric Hospital

Defunct

Museum of Victoria

Re-location

1854

13/07/97

Closed for renovations. Will re-open gradually from April 2000 in new premises in Carlton Gardens

National Gallery of Victoria

Renovation

20 Aug 1968

30/06/99

Closed for renovations. St Kilda gallery will open in 2001.

News boys

Defunct

Replaced by news booths

North Geelong Primary School

Sold

Domestic housing development

Oakleigh Technical College

Defunct

Pentridge

Sold

1852

31/12/98

Sold for private development, including residential and commercial. Will re-open in 2002

Pram Factory

Sold

Replaced by Lygon Court Shopping Centre

Prince Henry Hospital

Demolished

'For apartments'

Princess Bridge Terminus Tram Shelter

Demolished

1/01/99

'Wooden with glazed roof'

Punt Road oval

Re-purposed

1905

22/08/64

Richmond Football team played there before moving to the MCG. Last game was against Hawthorn.

Queen Victoria Hospital

Demolished

1846

1/01/88

Demolished. The land now

Railway Station Shed Sth Melb

Demolished

Replaced by Jeff's shed

Rivoli Cinema

Renovation

Closed for renovation and enlargement

Rob's Cycles

Defunct

10 Blackburn Road, Blackburn

Royal Melbourne Mint

Leased

1872

Leased to TEAC

Royal Park Psychiatric Hospital

Defunct

Sheffield Shield Cricket Trophy

Sold

1892

15/11/99

Renamed Pura Milk Cup after sponsorship deal worth over $1m. Originally named after Lord Sheffield, who left 150 pounds to promote cricket between the colonies. His head on the trophy has been replaced by Nike, the goddess of Victory. Pura logos are now painted on the grounds, hoardings, uniforms among many other things.

South Melbourne Football Club

Defunct

Sent north to become the 'Sydney Swans'

State Bank of Victoria

Merged

1853

Merged with Commonwealth Bank of Australia

State Electricity Commission

Sold

1918

12/10/97

The State Electricity Commission was established in Victoria in 1918, and electrification of the Melbourne suburban railway system was completed in 1923.

Once run by Sir John Monash

Sold off to a number of private operators

State Library Reading Dome

Renovation

Due to be closed for renovations and will re-open in 2001

The Church theatre

Defunct

Tivoli Theatre

Defunct

Toorak Park

Re-purposed

1941

10/09/43

Operated as Prahran Football Ground, home to St Kilda. Last game was against Fitzroy.

Toy Library

Defunct

1/01/99

'Financial reasons. Collection auctioned 1999.'

Tram Conductors

Defunct

1919

23/05/98

Replaced by ticket machines, but 100 will be brought back for limited services in city centre

Upfield Railway Line Gatekeepers

Defunct

Replaced by automatic boom gates

V/Line

Sold

22/02/99

Freight sold to Rail America; Passenger services to National Express

Valhalla Cinema

Defunct

"People who owned the cinema wanted too much rent"

Victoria Park Football Ground

Downsized

1892

1/08/99

Last home game in 1999. Collingwood to play matches at Docklands

Waverly Football Ground

Defunct

1970

29/08/99

Replaced by Docklands Stadium. Last game was between Hawthorn and Sydney.

Western Oval

Re-purposed

1925

23/08/97

'Western Bulldogs (Footscray!) now plays at Optus Oval and Colonial Stadium'

Willsmere Hospital

Re-purposed

Windy Hill Football Ground

Downsized

1928

10/09/91

Essendon now play home matches at MCG. Last game against Brisbane.

Yarraville Manual Gates & Underpass

Defunct

1/01/96

Replaced by booms and crossing