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Welcome to the Collingwood Historical Society blog. This blog is about the area of the former City of Collingwood, that is the suburbs of Abbotsford, Clifton Hill and Abbotsford. We welcome your input into the blog and its content. You can make comments on individual posts, but please note that as the comments are moderated your comment will not appear immediately. If there is a topic you would like included in the blog, you can write to us about it on the contact us page.
Fordes at the Fox
There has been a hotel operating on the south west corner of Wellington Street and Alexandra Parade (formerly Reilly Street) Collingwood operating continuously from 1871 until the present day. During this time the hotel has operated under four different names: Fox's...
#blog12daysxmas Day 12 Golden arches shine out
This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 52 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of "Shiny".
#blog12daysxmas Day 11 Shiny lights of QP
This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 52 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of "Shiny".
#blog12daysxmas Day 10 Inside shines out
This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 52 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of "Shiny".
From a remote hilltop
This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 47 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of "Remote".It was taken in Yarra Bend Park overlooking the Abbotsford Convent to the Melbourne skyline.
From a remote hilltop
This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 47 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of "Remote".It looks across leafy Abbotsford to the skyscrapers of Melbourne. In the middle distance left is the Collingwood...