Fishermans Bend, Victoria
Fishermans Bend is a precinct within the City of Port Phillip and the City of Melbourne. It is located on the south of the Yarra River in the suburb of Port Melbourne and opposite Coode Island, close to the Melbourne central business district. Fishermans Bend originally included the area now known as Garden City, which was renamed in 1929.
Fishermans Bend, Victoria
RAAF Bristol Beaufort Mk.V torpedo bombers at the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) plant in Fisherman's Bend, circa 1941.
Prime Minister of Australia Ben Chifley at the launching of the first mass-produced Australian car at the General Motors-Holden factory, Fisherman's Bend.
Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km (2 mi) south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Port Phillip local government areas. Port Melbourne recorded a population of 17,633 at the 2021 census.
Beach Road, Port Melbourne
Liardet's Beach and hotel in their heyday as painted by Wilbraham Liardet. State Library Victoria pictures collection.
Town Pier (foreground) and Railway Pier (distance) about 1858
Fire at the Sandridge sugarworks in 1875
