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10,000 BCE
traditional huts and other residential structures built
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St Kilda sold as grazing grounds for cattle
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St Kilda gains township
twenty two allotments of land are officially surveyed and the area called “Village of Fareham” -
First Government land sales
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.
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railway line opens
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
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land boom
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St Kilda Foreshore transformed into new attraction
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Melbourne tram route 96 introduced to st kilda
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.
