parallel to the river and the tracks remain alongside the road. road. the alongside remain tracks the and river the to parallel in 1913. in

unloading general cargo. In 1917 a railway line was installed installed was line railway a 1917 In cargo. general unloading management of the pier passed to the Harbor Trust Trust Harbor Melbourne the to passed pier the of management

new wharf serviced waterfront factories but was also used for for used also was but factories waterfront serviced wharf new The rail company was sold to the Victorian Railways in 1978 and and 1978 in Railways Victorian the to sold was company rail The

wharves in this area with a continuous wharf structure. This This structure. wharf continuous a with area this in wharves

the structure was opened on 12 September 1854. September 12 on opened was structure the

in the 1880s, the Melbourne Harbor Trust replaced existing existing replaced Trust Harbor Melbourne the 1880s, the in

railway line to a terminus in Melbourne. Known as Railway Pier, Pier, Railway as Known Melbourne. in terminus a to line railway

After assuming responsibility for all port berthing facilities facilities berthing port all for responsibility assuming After

to build a pier at Sandridge (Port Melbourne) connected by by connected Melbourne) (Port Sandridge at pier a build to

ray Wharf ray c s t oo F 7.

In 1852 the Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Co. proposed proposed Co. Railway Bay Hobsons and Melbourne the 1852 In

r e i P on I t a St 12. sheds at this site. this at sheds

Heritage Trail markers were salvaged from one of the larger larger the of one from salvaged were markers Trail Heritage

obsolete. redeveloped over several decades. The timber used for Port Port for used timber The decades. several over redeveloped

The completion of the Westgate Bridge in 1978 made the service service the made 1978 in Bridge Westgate the of completion The was occupied by chemical manufacturing plants and extensively extensively and plants manufacturing chemical by occupied was

operated by the City of Williamstown between 1873 and 1974. 1974. and 1873 between Williamstown of City the by operated Between 1870 and 2000, this site on the riverfront at Yarraville Yarraville at riverfront the on site this 2000, and 1870 Between

side of the river, marks the location of the last ferry service, service, ferry last the of location the marks river, the of side

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The western end of Williamstown Road, on the Port Melbourne Melbourne Port the on Road, Williamstown of end western The

Francis Street to Somerville Road. Somerville to Street Francis

journey between the two settlements. settlements. two the between journey

berthing facilities and constructed a single wharf extending from from extending wharf single a constructed and facilities berthing

Port Melbourne and Williamstown to avoid the lengthy overland overland lengthy the avoid to Williamstown and Melbourne Port

the Melbourne Harbor Trust assumed responsibility for all port port all for responsibility assumed Trust Harbor Melbourne the

In the early 1850s, a car ferry service was established between between established was service ferry car a 1850s, early the In

Many factories had their own wharves until the 1880s, when when 1880s, the until wharves own their had factories Many

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of the , which was used extensively to deliver supplies. supplies. deliver to extensively used was which River, Yarra the of

By 1875 a number of factories had been erected on this stretch stretch this on erected been had factories of number a 1875 By

that remain. that

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place for derelict ships. Today, remnant timber piles are all all are piles timber remnant Today, ships. derelict for place

became known as “Rotten Row” or “Siberia”; a mooring mooring a “Siberia”; or Row” “Rotten as known became

were loaded with bluestone from quarries along . Stony along quarries from bluestone with loaded were

The timber industry collapsed a short time later and this area area this and later time short a collapsed industry timber The

in this area may have served as rudimentary wharves where ships ships where wharves rudimentary as served have may area this in

reclamation. The remnant timber and concrete structures visible visible structures concrete and timber remnant The reclamation. wharf frontage at this site in 1889. 1889. in site this at frontage wharf

including the construction of retaining walls and 26 acres of land land of acres 26 and walls retaining of construction the including commission the construction of six jetties and 335 metres of of metres 335 and jetties six of construction the commission

Trust control in 1878. Many changes to the site followed, followed, site the to changes Many 1878. in control Trust timber for wharves and piles saw the Melbourne Harbor Trust Trust Harbor Melbourne the saw piles and wharves for timber

The Stony Creek Backwash came under Melbourne Harbor Harbor Melbourne under came Backwash Creek Stony The The potential fire hazard associated with the stockpiling of of stockpiling the with associated hazard fire potential The

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Melbourne. single dock in the world. the in dock single

history, development and current operations of the Port of of Port the of operations current and development history, adjacent to Dock, which opened in 1893 as the largest largest the as 1893 in opened which Dock, Victoria to adjacent

Continue along the Heritage Trail to discover more about the the about more discover to Trail Heritage the along Continue Railway coal depot by barges. The current course of the creek is is creek the of course current The barges. by depot coal Railway

od o w s t o Sp 3. with Coode Canal, enabling coal to be delivered to the Victorian Victorian the to delivered be to coal enabling Canal, Coode with

of the Railway Coal Canal which linked Creek Ponds Moonee linked which Canal Coal Railway the of

Tasmanian trade, is clearly visible across the river. the across visible clearly is trade, Tasmanian In 1889, the Melbourne Harbor Trust approved the construction construction the approved Trust Harbor Melbourne the 1889, In

From this location, , the key mainland terminal for for terminal mainland key the Dock, Webb location, this From

9. Moonee Ponds Creek Ponds Moonee 9.

route, an important link between Melbourne and Williamstown. and Melbourne between link important an route,

and vastly improved river access to Melbourne. to access river improved vastly and downstream from this location is the former main steam ferry ferry steam main former the is location this from downstream

in 1886, creating a new water way which curved away to the east east the to away curved which way water new a creating 1886, in upstream on the opposite bank of the Yarra River. Slightly Slightly River. Yarra the of bank opposite the on upstream

800 metres long, 100 metres wide and 25 metres deep – opened opened – deep metres 25 and wide metres 100 long, metres 800 The timber wharves of the Melbourne Harbor Trust were located located were Trust Harbor Melbourne the of wharves timber The

A major civil engineering project of its time, the Coode Canal – – Canal Coode the time, its of project engineering civil major A

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natural course of the Yarra River. Yarra the of course natural

Coode Canal. Canal. Coode

straighter canal directly linking Melbourne’s docks by altering the the altering by docks Melbourne’s linking directly canal straighter

was still required and eventually, in 1879, work began on the the on began work 1879, in eventually, and required still was

English engineer John Coode to devise a plan to create a shorter, shorter, a create to plan a devise to Coode John engineer English

1859 partly met this need, but direct access to Melbourne ports ports Melbourne to access direct but need, this met partly 1859

to navigate. In 1879, the Melbourne Harbor Trust appointed appointed Trust Harbor Melbourne the 1879, In navigate. to

river’. Construction of the Point Gellibrand Railway Pier in in Pier Railway Gellibrand Point the of Construction river’.

The Yarra River was relatively shallow and difficult for large ships ships large for difficult and shallow relatively was River Yarra The

population (then nearing 20,000) had to be brought up that that up brought be to had 20,000) nearing (then population

met prior to the construction of the Coode Canal. Canal. Coode the of construction the to prior met Yarra River in the knowledge that ‘all the needs of a growing growing a of needs the ‘all that knowledge the in River Yarra

This is the point where the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers once once Rivers Maribyrnong and Yarra the where point the is This In 1843 Melbourne Town Council requested a survey of the the of survey a requested Council Town Melbourne 1843 In

vers i r of e c Confluen 8. and br i ell G t n i Po 1.

Welcome to the Port The Port of heritage Trail Melbourne today Bduil ing a port – growing a city

For over 150 years the has had a longstanding relationship with its surrounding communities in delivering economic benefits to Victoria. From the first timber wharves on the banks of the Yarra River to major engineering projects like the construction of In addition to its role as the custodian of many important port the Coode Canal and , the establishment, maritime heritage assets throughout the port precinct, Port development and continuing growth of the Port of Melbourne of Melbourne's is the owner and manager of the Port of her itage is integral to the story of the city. Melbourne, ’s largest general cargo and container port, handling around 36% of the nation’s container trade. The Port Heritage Trail establishes a link between significant trail heritage sites and structures located around the port precinct Linking Melbourne’s maritime heritage by placing easily identifiable markers at historically significant locations in the shared spaces that surround the port. Following well-established shared use path routes from Station Pier in Port Melbourne, through West Melbourne and Footscray, to Point Gellibrand in Williamstown, the Port Heritage Trail includes sites which are listed as significant heritage assets on the Victorian Heritage Register. Each site marker contains information and historical images, enabling visitors to explore the rich history of the Port of Melbourne as they walk or cycle along existing trail networks.

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For more information about Australia’s largest general cargo and container port please visit www.portofmelbourne.com or call 1300 857 662.

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Maribyrnong Docklands D ock

Yarra River

South Wharf

Y arraville

Fwy ate G Spotswood West

Port Melbourne

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Newport

Rdoa 1. Point Gellibrand

trail 2. Riverside Park

unmarked trail 3. Spotswood

Williamstown 4. Stony Creek

5. Francis Street

6. Whitehall Street

7. Footscray Wharf

8. Confluence of rivers

9. Moonee Ponds Creek

10. Rotten Row Hobsons Bay

11. Westgate Park

12. Station Pier 500m