Eight Hour Monument
Eight Hour Monument is a monument in Melbourne, Victoria. Eight Hour Monument is situated nearby to the park Eight Hour Reserve, as well as near the university School of Law.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melbourne Southern Cross and Old Melbourne Gaol.
Melbourne Southern Cross
Photo: Xb-70, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Old Melbourne Gaol
Photo: Charlie Brewer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City Police Watch House and City Courts buildings, and opposite the Russell Street Police Headquarters.
Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe. Royal Exhibition Building is situated 590 metres northeast of Eight Hour Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greek Precinct and Chinatown.
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.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Italy in Victoria, Australia, is a Little Italy cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along Lygon Street in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton.
Eight Hour Monument
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “To commemorate the 8 Hours Movement initiated in Victoria 1856 erected 1903”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.80715° or 37° 48′ 26″ southLongitude
144.96559° or 144° 57′ 56″ eastOpen location code
4RJ65XV8+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 5371634608OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eight Hour Reserve and School of Law.
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