Famine Rock
Famine Rock is a memorial in Hobsons Bay, Victoria. Famine Rock is situated near Ferguson Street Pier, as well as near Holy Trinity Anglican church, Williamstown.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMAS Castlemaine and Holy Trinity Anglican church, Williamstown.
HMAS Castlemaine
Museum
HMAS Castlemaine, named for the city… HMAS Castlemaine is situated 520 metres southeast of Famine Rock.
Holy Trinity Anglican church, Williamstown
Church
Holy Trinity Anglican church, Williamstown is situated 360 metres south of Famine Rock.
Williamstown Town Hall
Town hall
Williamstown Town Hall is a civic building located… Williamstown Town Hall is situated 600 metres west of Famine Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inner south and Docklands.
Inner south
Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit.
Famine Rock
- Memorial
- …is inscribed with “In memory of one million people who died in Ireland during the Great Hunger of 1845 ~ 1852. In praise of the courage of tens of thousands of dispossessed Irish who sailed to Hobson’s Bay to build a new life. In sorrow for the dispossession of the Bunurong”
- Category: historic site
- Location
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Latitude
-37.85706° or 37° 51′ 25″ south
Longitude
144.9027° or 144° 54′ 10″ east
Open location code
4RJ64WV3+53
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ferguson Street Pier and Anchorage Marina.
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