Pioneer Monument
Pioneer Monument is a monument in Melbourne, Victoria. Pioneer Monument is situated nearby to the park Flagstaff Gardens, as well as near the sports venue City of Melbourne Bowls Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and Flagstaff Gardens.
Melbourne Southern Cross
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Melbourne's Southern Cross Station is not just the main station of Melbourne, but where the entire Victorian rail network comes together. It's at the western edge of Melbourne CBD, with plenty tram, suburban and regional connections, in addition to a coach terminal.
Flagstaff Gardens
Park
Photo: Tangerineduel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flagstaff Gardens is the oldest park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, first established in 1862. Today it is one of the most visited and widely used parks in the city by residents, nearby office workers and tourists.
Flagstaff
Railway station
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Flagstaff station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Burnley, Caulfield, Clifton Hill and Northern group lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. Flagstaff is situated 210 metres southeast of Pioneer Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include CBD and Melbourne.
CBD
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The central business district of Melbourne is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the CBD, or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.
Melbourne
Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.
Greek Precinct
Neighborhood
The Greek Precinct, Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, is a Greek cultural area centred on the eastern end of Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne city centre.
Pioneer Monument
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “ERECTED IN 1871 TO THE MEMORY OF SOME OF THE EARLIEST OF THE PIONEERS OF THIS COLONY WHOSE REMAINS WERE INTERRED NEAR THIS SPOT”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.81083° or 37° 48′ 39″ southLongitude
144.95398° or 144° 57′ 14″ eastOpen location code
4RJ65XQ3+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4951846208OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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