changes to st kilda

traditional huts and other residential structures built

10,000 BCE

St Kilda sold as grazing grounds for cattle

1839

St Kilda gains township

1842

twenty two allotments of land are officially surveyed and the area called “Village of Fareham”

First Government land sales

1842

First Government land sales held on 7th December 1842. Acland Street named after Sir Thomas Dyke Acland. Captain James Ross Lawrence who had sailed the Lady of St Kilda out from England for its new owners buys the first allotment of land in St Kilda, cnr Acland, Fitzroy and Esplanade.

The St Kilda Pier and Jetty Company is formed to construct the new pier.

1853

railway line opens

May 13, 1857

The railway line opens linking St Kilda to Melbourne. The professional classes can now easily commute to the city for work, making the area a popular place to live. St Kilda’s first elected Municipal Council meets at the Junction Hotel at St Kilda Junction. Early November the Terminus Hotel opens opposite St Kilda station

St Kilda becomes popular with the wealthy

1860

land boom

1880

St Kilda Foreshore transformed into new attraction

1906

Melbourne tram route 96 introduced to st kilda

Nov 20, 1987

Melbourne tram route 98 is a tram route operated by Yarra trams, it operates from East Brunswick to St Kilda Beach. The route has been described as one of the worlds top 10 tram rides.