Famine Rock

Famine Rock is a memorial in Hobsons Bay, Victoria. Famine Rock is situated nearby to 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

Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.

HMAS Castlemaine, named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially crewed and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy. HMAS Castlemaine is situated 520 metres southeast of Famine Rock.

Holy Trinity Anglican church, Williamstown

Church

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Holy Trinity Anglican church, Williamstown is situated 360 metres south of Famine Rock.

Williamstown Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0.

Williamstown Town Hall is a civic building located in Williamstown, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The hall was built in two stages, the first being the front municipal offices, designed in the Greek revival style to the design of then young architect Joseph Plottel, dating from 1919. Williamstown Town Hall is situated 600 metres west of Famine Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner south and Docklands.

Inner south

Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.

Docklands

Suburb

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census. Docklands is situated 5 km northeast of Famine Rock.

St Kilda

Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Kilda is a vibrant beachside suburb of Port Phillip, in south-eastern inner Melbourne, Australia. St. Kilda is famous for its beach life and the bar and restaurant scene along Fitzroy Street.

Famine Rock

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “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: Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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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

node 12192534914

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ferguson Street Pier and Anchorage Marina.

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