The data in this multilayer is derived from Appendix III in "'The Itinerary of Our days: The Historical Experience of the Street in Melbourne, 1837-1923" (1993) Unpublished PhD Thesis by Andrew James Brown-May, The University of Melbourne.
"The sources for this appendix are PROV VPRS 3181, Town Clerk's Correspondence Files, units 83, 155-156, 313, 631, 755, 774-777, 837-866, and Melbourne City Council Archives, Series 120/1, Town Clerk's Files 1910-1923. The appendix is by no means comprehensive, due to the incomplete nature of the manuscript material and the vagaries of the record system." p.408.
"The appendix gives the following detail on street processions: date, applicant, processional occasion, route, and whether or not the application was approved. The listing does not include processions that were noted as having been cancelled or applications that were withdrawn. In 1914, for example, some processions were cancelled due to the war and the drought. While military and funeral processions did not require Council permission, those that notified the Council of their intention to march are included. While most processions took place in the central streets but may have started or ended outside the grid, a number took place exclusively outside the grid but within the MCC's jurisdiction, and are not included in the listing. Some processions are listed as Combined ('C'), and comprised a number of sub-processions on the same occasion." p. 408.
Note: only processions that can be mapped are included within this dataset. Some processions lack information on the planned routes or even starting/ending location.
List of accronyms and abbreviations used in this dataset:
(FITZ]: Fitzroy Town Hall [Gb]: Gisborne Street East Melbourne [MRD]PB: Military Road and Princes Bridge [VP]: Victoria Parade 31 FIW: 31 Flinders Street West 48 Bw: 48 Brunswick Street 55 Bk w: 55 Bourke St West 71 Lt: 71 La Trobe Street A'B: A’Beckett Street AA: Alexandra Avenue AAG: Assistant Adjutant General AB: Abbotsford Street ABD: Abbotsford AH: Australian Hippodrome AIBS: Australian Imperial Boy Scouts AIF: Australian Inperial Force Al: Albert Street East Melbourne AM: Annual Meeting AMC: Auto-Mobile Club AMSG: Amateur Sports Ground AN: American Navy ANA: Australian Natives Association ANDL: Australian National Defence League Anniv: Anniversary Anoon: Afternoon AO: Argus Office AP: Albert Park AR: Arden Street Ar: Arden Street AR+AB: Corner Arden Street and Abbotsford Street ASG: Agricultural Society's Grounds ASH: Assembly Hall, Collins Street ASP: Aspendale Assoc: Association AT: Alexandra Theatre, 219 Exhibition Street Ath: Athenaeum Au: Auburn Road AUST: Australian AW: Australian Wharf B: Band/s b: between b Sw & Ez: Between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets B&W: Burke and Wills BA: Batman Avenue (ex YBR) back MS: Back of Model School BALL: Ballarat BAR: Barracks BAV: Band Association of Victoria BB: Brass Band/s BC: Bible Christians BCH: The Beach Be: Bedford Street bet: between bey: beyond BG: Botanical Gardens BH: Belvedere Hotel, Brunswick st, Fitzroy BH Bw FITZ: Belvedere Hotel, Brunswick st, Fitzroy BH c Bw & VP: Belvedere Hotel, Brunswick st, Fitzroy Bics: Bicycles Bk: Bourke Street BK+SG: Corner Bourke and Spring Street BkW: Bourke Street West Bl: Bilking Lane BM: Burns Monument BOH: Band of Hope Bow: Bowen Street BQ+QU: Corner Bourke and Queen Street BR: Botanical Reserve BRIGH: Brighton BRM: Band-room BRM nx LI Wm: Next to Literary Institute 266 William Street BROAD: Broadmeadows Bros: Brothers BS: Batman Street BSG: Brighton Show Grounds BSQ: Bilking Square BST: Burns Statue BT: Bijou Theatre Bw: Brunswick Street BWICK: Brunswick BWICK BAR: Salvation Army Brunswick Barracks BWM: Burke & Wills Monument BWM c Ru & Co: Burke & Wills Monument BWS: Burke and Wills Statue By: Barcly Street North Fitzroy c: corner c Bk: Corner Bourke c Ex & Lo: Corner Exhibition and Lonsdale Streets c Sc & Co: Corner Spencer Street and Collins Street c Sg & Bk: Corner Spring Street and Bourke Street C SKR & SG: Corner St Kilda Rd and Sandridge Road c Wm & Bk: Corner William and Bourke Streets c/o Sc & Bk: Corner Spencer Street and Bourke Street C&C: Cobb and Co's old time coach CA: Carlton Street CARL: Carlton CAST: Castlemaine CAUL: Caulfield CB: Carlton Brewery CC: Cyclists' Club CCH: Congregational Church CD: Cancelled Celeb: Celebration CFC: Collingwood Football Club CFS: Central Fire Station CG: Cricket Ground Cg: Cardigan Street CGDN: Continental Gardens next to Wirth's skating CH: Clarence Hotel CHH: Children’s Hospital Child: Children Chin: Chinese Chr: Christian CL: Clarendon Street CLH: Clifton Hill CM: Central Markets CMF: Commonwealth Military Forces CNMF: Commonwealth Naval & Military Forces Co: Collins Street Co b Kg & Wm: Collins Street between King and William COLL: Collingwood COLL & FITZ: Collingwood and Fitzroy COLL & NF BAR: Collingwood and North Fitzroy COLL BAR: Collingwood Barracks Con: Contingent Coy: Company CP: Coromandel Place CR: City Road CRG: Carlton Gardens CS: Continuation School (ex MS) CST: Casseldon Street CT: Coffee Tavern CT Bk: Coffee Tavern, Bourke Street CTC: Catholic Cadets CTH: Cathedral Hall Cttee: Committee CU: Collingwood Union CUHC: Carlton United Hebrew Congregation Cv: 30 Coventry Street South Melbourne CVFB: Collingwood Volunteer Fire Brigade CY: Cyclorama CYMS: Catholic Young Men's Society CZ: Curzon Street D: Domain DBC: Dr Bevan’s Church DC: Domain Camp Dept: Department Demo: Demonstration DG: Domain Gates DH: Dispensary Hall DNM: Did not march DON: Doncaster DON Tower: Doncaster Tower Dr: Drummond Street DR: Domain Road DS: Dudley Street DTFB: Dark Town Fire Brigade e: east EA: Eastern Arcade EB: Exhibition Buildings (Carlton Gardens) ECA: Evangelical Church Association ECDR: Engineer's Corps Drill Rooms EG: Exhibition Gardens / Grounds / Gates Eg: Elgin Street EH: Eastern Hill EHAC: Eight Hours Anniversary Committee EHM: Eight Hours Monument ELRC: ELRC ELST: Elsternwick EM: East Melbourne EMCG: East Melbourne Cricket Ground Eng: England EO: Exhibition Oval EP: Eades Place ER: Errol Street ES: Erin Street e side Sw bet Lt & Vct: East side Swanston street between La Trobe and Victoria ESS: Essendon EV: Evelyn Street Eveng: Evening Ex: Exhibition Street Exhib: Exhibition Ez: Elizabeth Street F’well: Farewell F1W: Flinders Street West FB: Falls Bridge FG: Fitzroy Gardens FH: Foresters Hall FITZ: Fitzroy FK: Franklin Street Fl: Flinders Street FL: Flinders Lane Fl e: Flinders Street east FLEM: Flemington FLSG: Flemington Show Grounds FM: Federal Metropole FP: Flinders Park FPH: Federal Parliament House Fr: Freeman Street FR: Flemington Road FRB: Fire Brigade FRF: Fire Relief Fund FS: Flinders Street FSBIS: Federated Society of Boilermakers FSG: Friendly Societies Gardens FSH: Fallen Sisters Homes FSS: Flinders Street Station FT: Fitzroy Temperance FTH: Fitzroy Town Hall FV: Fitzroy Volunteer G: The Grounds Gardens: Gardens Gb: Gisborne Street Gdns: Gardens GEEL: Geelong GH: Government House GHD: Government House Domain GHG: Government House Grounds GI: Gordon Institute GLEN: G1 e n r o y GLH: Guild Hall GLO: Grand Lodge Office Gp: Gipps Street East Melbourne GP: Gordon Place GPC: Grand Patriotic Concert GPO: General Post Office Gr: Grattan Street GRU: Grand Hotel GS: Gisborne Street GS+TB: GS between St Patricks and the TB GSH: Gladstone Hall Gt: Gertrude Street Fitzroy GUOFG: Grand United Order of Free Gardeners ho1: holiday HACBS: Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Hafi BSQ: Bilking Square Hall BSQ: Bilking Square HAMP: Hampton HAW: Hawthorn HAY: Haymarket HBRS: Hobson's Bay Railway Station HBS: Hobson's Bay Railway Station HCH: Horticultural Hall HEID: Heidelberg HH: Hibernian Hall, (now Storey Hall), 342-4 Swanston Street HMT: Her Majesty's Theatre HO: Herald Office Hosp: Hospital HOTH: Hotham HP: Hoyt's Pictures HPG: Hoyt's Picture Gallery HQ: Headquarters HR: Heidelberg Road HS: Hoddle Street (10 ) I: Illegal IBB: Infantry Brass Band IC: Independent Church ICCoE: Independent Church CoE IH: Immigrants Home INF: Irish National Foresters INL: Irish National League IOGT: Independent Order of Good Templars IOOFC: IOOF Chambers IOR: Independent Order of Rechabites JBU: Journeymen Butchers’ Union Jo: Johnson Street JR: Jolimont Road JS: Jolimont Street JT: Jolimont JTAS: Junior Total Abstinence Societies JTS: Juvenile Temperance Societies KEN: Kensington Kg: King Street KGT: King's Theatre KRS: Kensington Railway Station KS: Kerry Street L: Late LANG: Langwarrin LBS: Little Bourke Street LBS bet Ru & Sw: Little Bourke Street between Russell and Swanston Sts LBS bet Sw & Ru: Little Bourke Street between Russell and Swanston Sts LC: Little Collins Street LCE: Little Collins Street East LCS: Little Collins Street Ld: Lan s do wn e S treet Le: Lei cester Street Lg: Langridge Street LI: Literary Institute LLS: Little Lonsdale Street LO: Lonsdale Street Lo: Lonsdale Street LO+SG: Corner Lonsdale Street and Spring Street LO+SW: Corner Lonsdale Street and Swanston Street LoE: Lonsdale Street East LOI: Loyal Orange Institution LT: La Trobe Street Lt: Latrobe Street Lt bet Sg & Ru: La Trobe Street between Spring and Russell Streets Lt w: Latrobe Street West LTL: Loyal Temperance Legion LVW: League of Victorian Wheelman Ly: Lygon Street MAL: Malvern MAP: Melbourne Athletic Pavilion MAR: Mount Alexander Road MB: Maritime Buildings MBA: Master Bakers' Association MBC: Melbourne Bicycle Club MBN: Maribyrnong MBNA: Melbourne Benevolent Asylum MC: Maritime Chambers MCCH: Metropolitan Competitive Choir MCG: Melbourne Cricket Ground McK: McKenzie Street Md: Madeline Street Med: Medical Meet: Meeting MELB: Melbourne MENT: Mentone MFBA: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Association MFBB: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Band MFBS: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Station MGC: Melbourne General Cemetery MH: Municipal Hall MHSDF: Melbourne Hospital Self Denial Fund Milit: Military min: minutes MJT: Majestic Theatre Mk: Market Street ML: Model Lodgings (WKM) MMB A: Melbourne and Metropolitan Band Association MMF: Mayor of Melbourne’s Fund MMGC: Melbourne and Metropolitan Gas Company Mo: Moore Street Mont: The Monument Mont Co: Monument Collins Street Mor: Moray Street/Street MORN: Mornington Morng: Morning MPL: Melbourne Public Library MRD: Military Road MRS: Moray Street MS: Model School MS+HG: The High Ground (HG) by the MS MS+VG: Vacant ground in front of MS in Spring Street MSB: Massed Band MSCPU: Melbourne & Suburban Cabmen’s Protective Union MSH: Masonic Hall MT: Metropolitan Theatre MTAS: Melbourne Total Abstinence Society MU: Melbourne University MUB: Musicians' Union Band MUC: Melbourne Unitarian Church n: north nx: next to N'tly: Nightly NA: No application received NASSG: National Agricultural Society Showgrounds Nc: Nicholson Street New hall Fl e: Freemasons Hall NF: North Fitzroy NF BAR: 720 Brunswick Street Fitzroy NF barracks: 720 Brunswick Street Fitzroy NI: Not Issued NM: North Melbourne NMRR: North Melbourne Recreation Reserve NO: North Carlton NR: Naval Reserve nr: near NRICH: North Richmond NSB: National Staff Band NZ: New Zealand OAB: Open Air Band OAK: Oakleigh OAM: Open Air Meeting OH: Opera House opp: opposite OR: Orderly Room OSAFB S: Order of St Andrew Friendly Benefit Society OSR: Oakleigh Skating Rink OST: Order of the Sons of Temperance OT: Old Treasury OTS: Old Treasury Steps P: Procession PAFS: Protestant Alliance Friendly Society Par: Parade PB: Princes Bridge PBRS: Princess Bridge Railway Station PBS: Princess Bridge Station Pc: Picnic PG: Pigdon Street PGB: Prison Gate Brigade PGH: Prison Gate Home PH: Parliament House Pk: Park Street PL: Peel Street PLS: Pelham Street PM: Port Melbourne PoB: Police Barracks Pol: Police PP: Parliament Place PRAH: Victoria Street Prahran PRH: Protestant Hall PRH, St: Protestant Hall PRM: Primitive Methodist PRO: Printing Offices PS: Parliament Steps PSR: Powlett Street Reserve PT: Princess Theatre PU: Protestant Union PWH: Power House PWS: Powlett Street QB: Queen's Bridge Qld: Queensland QP: Queen's Parade Qu: Queen Street QW: Queen's Wharf QWK: Queen's Walk QY: Queensberry Street Ra: Rathdowne Street RAN: Royal Australian Navy RB: River Bank RC: Roman Catholic RCR: Richmond Road rd: road RDLBCB: Rose of Denmark Life Boat Crew Band rear MS: Model School Reg: Regiment ret: return retd: returned RF: Relief Fund RICH: Richmond RICH,PRAH,BCH: Richmond, Prahran, The Beach RNVA: Royal Navy Veterans' Association RP: Royal Parade RPK: Royal Park RR: Racecourse Road RS: Railway Station/s RSAV: Returned Soldiers League of Victoria Ru: Russell Street Ru TPH: Russell Street Temperence Hall RuB: Russell Street Barracks Rwys: Railways S: Standing s: south S AOB: St Augustine's Orphanage Band S AU: Salesmens and Assistants Union S AWO: Salvation Army War Office S KR: St Kilda Road S WPS: South Wharf Police Station SA: Salvation Army SA HQ 75 Ex: Salvation Army (75 Exhibition Street) SAH: Salvation Army Hall SAM: South African Memorial SAS A: South African Soldiers' Association SAT: Salvation Army Temple SB: Saluting Base SB Y: South Bank Yarra Sc: Spencer Street SC: Scotch College SCH: Socialist Hall Sch: School SCT: Supreme Court See: Secretary SFC: St Francis Church SFC c Lo & Ez: St Francis Church SFD: Secretary for Defence SG: Sandridge Road Sg: Spring Street Sg & Bk: Corner Spring Street and Bourke Street SGS: Sandridge Street (should be Langridge Street) SHC: Shamrock Club Si: Simpson’s Road side TG: Treasury Gardens SJC: St James Cathedral SJNC: St John’s Church SJOC: St James’ Old Cathedral SJSS: St James Cathedral SJSS: St James’ Sunday School SJSS BkW: St James Cathedral SKC: St KiIda Cemetery SKR: St Kilda Road SKR & SG: Corner St Kilda Rd and Sandridge Road SM: South Melbourne (30 Coventry Street) Sm: Smith Street SM BAR: 30 Coventry Street South Melbourne SMCG: South Melbourne Cricket Ground SMSA: St Michael’s School, Arden Street SMSOS: St Mary’s Star of the Sea, 33 Howard Street, West Melbourne Soc: Society SOEM: Strength of Empire Movement solds: soldiers Sp: St Patrick’s Hall, 470 Bourke Street SP: Survey Paddock SPC: St Patrick’s Cathedral SPH: St Patrick’s Hall, 470 Bourke Street SPH Bk: St Patrick’s Hall, 470 Bourke Street SPLC: St Paul's Cathedral SPS: St Patrick’s Society SPT: Snowden Picture Theatre SR: South Richmond SRBP: Scottish Regiment Pipe Band SS: Sunday/Sabbath Schools SSS: Spencer Street Station St: Stephen Street St ELST: St Jude's 2 Keppel Street Carlton St Judes’ CARL: St Jude's 2 Keppel Street Carlton STGH: St George's Hall STPC: St Patrick’s Cathedral STS: Stanley Street STU: Sturt Street Studs: Students SUB: Shamrock Brewery Sub: Suburban SVH: St Vincent's Hospital SVPOB: St Vincent de Paul's Orphanage Band Sw: Swanston Street SW: South Wharf Sw+BK: Corner Swanston Street and Bourke Street SY: South Yarra Sy: Sydney Road SYD: Sydney TA: Tait’s Auditorium Tab: Tableaux TAS: Total Abstinence Society Tas: Tasmania TB: Treasury Buildings TC: Town Clerk TEH: Tram Engine House TG: Treasury Gardens TH: Town Hall THC: Trades Hall Council TP: Treasury Place TPH: Temperence Hall TPH Ru: Temperence Hall TR: Theatre Royal TRC: Training College TRH: Trades Hall TS: Therry Street Turn Hall Lt: Melbourne Deutscher Turn Vereln, Latrobe St UAOD: United Ancient Order of Druids UFM: United Free Methodist UNMAV: United Naval and Military Association of Victoria UWA: Unemployed Workers' Association VB: Victoria Barracks VB SKR: Victoria Barracks VBOH: Victorian Band of Hope VC: Victoria Street Vc: Victoria Street VCM: Victorian Chamber of Manufactures VCNC A: Victorian China Naval Contingent Associations Veh: Vehicles VFL: Victorian Football League Vic: Victoria VLW: Victorian League of Wheelmen VM: Victoria Market VMA: Victorian Milkmen's Association VMF: Victorian Military Forces Volunt: Volunteer VOS: Victorian Operatic Society VP: Victoria Parade VP opp MS: Victoria Parade opposite Model School VRCA: Victorian Racing Cyclists’ Association VS: Village Settlement VULVA: Victorian United Licensed Victuallers’ Association W: Withdrawn w: west W in: William Street wc: Wesley Ch urch wcc: Wirth's Circus WCG: Warehousemen's Cricket Ground WCTU: Woman's Christian Temperance Union Wh: Wharf WHB: Women’s Hospital Bazaar WHH: 41 Albert Street WKM: Workmen's Metropole WM: William Street Wm & Bk: Corner William and Bourke Streets WMGW: West Melbourne Gas Works WP: Wellington Parade WPP: West's Picture Palace WRP: Wirth's Park WS: Wellington Street WSCOLL: Collingwood WSM: West Melbourne WTN: Williamstown X: Cancelled plans? YB: Yarra Bank YB Y: Yorkshire Brewery YBCG: Yarra Bend Cricket Ground YBCR: Yarra Bend Cricket Ground YBG: Yarraberg YBR: Yarra Bank Road/Reserve yds: yards YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association YP: Yarra Park YR: Yarra Road YS: York Street ZH: Zion Hall
