Station Pier: Gateway to a New Life
April 13th 2006 07:23
Address:
Immigration Museum, Old Customs House, 400 Flinders Street
City:
Melbourne
State:
Victoria
Postcode:
Telephone:
61 3 9927 2700
Email:
imenq@museum.vic.gov.au
Category: Events
Find out why this Melbourne landmark has become such an evocative symbol of Victoria's immigration history.
Station Pier is one of Australia’s longest operating passenger piers. It holds iconic significance in Victoria’s heritage, and is particularly significant to Victoria’s post-war immigrants for whom it is an ongoing symbol of their arrival and the start of their new life.
The exhibition provides an historical overview of Station Pier, including its early days as Railway Pier in the 1850s, and its upgrade in the 1920s in response to the growing needs of the city and port of Melbourne.
Station Pier is one of Australia’s longest operating passenger piers. It holds iconic significance in Victoria’s heritage, and is particularly significant to Victoria’s post-war immigrants for whom it is an ongoing symbol of their arrival and the start of their new life.
The exhibition provides an historical overview of Station Pier, including its early days as Railway Pier in the 1850s, and its upgrade in the 1920s in response to the growing needs of the city and port of Melbourne.
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