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Historical Markers and War Memorials in St Kilda

 
By Dean Barton-Ancliffe, March 30, 2026
Blackie-Ironmonger Stand
1 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — Blackie-Ironmonger Stand —
Near Lakeside Drive 0.1 kilometers east of Village Green Drive.
This tablet honours "The Old Firm" St Kilda's D.D.J. (Don) Blackie and H.L. (Bert) Ironmonger, the most durable and talented spin bowling combination in VCA pennant history. They also represented Victoria and Australia with distinction. Each . . . — — Map (db m296252) HM
2 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — Blessington Street Gardens —
On Blessington Street at Foster Street, on the left when traveling west on Blessington Street.
. . . — — Map (db m315979) HM
3 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — Captain Albert Jacka —
On Acland Street at Albert Street, on the left when traveling east on Acland Street.
In Memory of Captain Albert Jacka V.C., M.C. and Bar 1893-1932 Served in the 4th Brigade, 14th Battalion ‘Jacka’s Mob’ Australian Imperial Forces 1914-1920. Fought with Distinction in the First World War 1914-1918. . . . — — Map (db m315972) WM
4 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — Catani Archway —
Near Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.3 kilometers north of Cavell Street, on the left when traveling north.
This archway was designed by Carlo Catani and completed in August 1916. It has been described as the "Bridge of Honour" and thought to have been dedicated to those who lost their lives in World War One at Pozières, France, including Carlo's son . . . — — Map (db m315884) WM
5 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 1988 — Councillor Edward O'Donnell —
On Carlisle Street 0.1 kilometers west of Shakespeare Grove, on the left when traveling west.
To perpetuate the memory of the late Councillor Edward O'Donnell. J.P. whose record of municipal and other community service will always be an example of true manhood and ideal citizenship. Six times Mayor of the City of St Kilda. . . . — — Map (db m315968) HM
6 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — Crew of the H.M.S. Endeavour — First voyage of James Cook —
On Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers north of Pier Road.
Crew of the H.M.S. Endeavour Cap. Jas. Cook · Z. Hicks · John Gore · R. Molineux · R. Pickersgill · G. Clerke · F. Wilkinson · J. Bootie · I. Monkhouse · P Saunders · I. Smith · W. Harvey · Jos. Magra · I. Manley · W. Monkhouse · W. Perry . . . — — Map (db m315504) HM
7 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 4 — Earth — The Planet of Life — Solar System Trail —
Near Marine Parade (Victoria Route 33) 0.2 kilometers north of Blessington Street.
Earth is the third and largest of the rocky planets of the inner solar system. At its centre, the Earth's core is made up of mostly solid iron, covered by a thick mantle of liquid rock. Over this lies a thin outer crust of rocky silicate . . . — — Map (db m315886) HM
8 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — Great Scenic Railway — The Legacy of Coney Island, N.Y. —
On Cavell Street at Lower Esplanade, on the left when traveling south on Cavell Street.
Built in 1912 · of World Significance · Restoration 1999 The Legacy of Coney Island, N.Y. The first Luna Park was built at Coney Island New York in 1903. Melbourne's Luna Park was designed and built in 1912 by T.H. Eslick and 20 . . . — — Map (db m315960) HM
9 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 6 — Jupiter — Largest planet and the first gas-giant — Solar System Trail —
On Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.2 kilometers south of Pier Road, on the left when traveling east.
Massive Jupiter contains more than twice the material of all the other planets combined. Like all other gas giants it has no solid surface. Its thick atmosphere, thousands of kilometres deep, consists of hydrogen, some helium, methane and ammonia. . . . — — Map (db m315508) HM
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10 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — Lieut. J.M. Bennett —
On Carlisle Street at Acland Street, on the left when traveling west on Carlisle Street.
In honored memory of Lieut J.M. Bennett M.S.M.. A.E.M. of the Australian Flying Corps. Who accompanied as engineer Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith on the first flight from England to Australia, 1919 : Killed in aeroplane crash . . . — — Map (db m315969) HM
11 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 5 — Mars — The Red Planet — Solar System Trail —
Near Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.2 kilometers south of Shakespeare Grove.
Mars is the last of the four rocky planets of the inner Solar System. Mars has fired the curiosity and imagination of mankind for thousands of years. It has been thought to be a potential home to alien life and some astronomers even thought it . . . — — Map (db m315885)
12 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 2 — Mercury — The smallest and closest planet to the Sun — Solar System Trail —
Near Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers north of Blessington Street.
Mercury is the innermost of the four rocky planets close to the Sun. Mercury is a grey barren world in many ways similar to our Moon. Its surface is covered in a thick layer of dust and is heavily scarred with impact craters. Because Mercury . . . — — Map (db m315952) HM
13 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 21 — A most resolute lady — Yalukut Willam - The River People of Port Phillip —
On Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers west of Pier Road.
Louisa Briggs was born in 1835 and died 1925. As a young girl, Louisa, and her family were kidnapped by sealers and taken to the Bass Strait to work as slaves. In 1848, Louisa returned to her country with her Aunt and her husband John Briggs. . . . — — Map (db m315506) HM
14 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 0 — Proxima Centauri — The nearest star to the Sun — Solar System Trail —
On Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) at Blessington Street, on the left when traveling north on Jacka Boulevard.
Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the Sun, at a distance of 4.2 light years or 40 trillion km. It is a low-mass, faint, red dwarf star and is much smaller and cooler than our Sun. It is also classified as a flare star, meaning that it . . . — — Map (db m315956) HM
15 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — Sir William Rooke Creswell — Father of the Australian Navy —
On Pier Road 0.4 kilometers south of Beaconsfield Parade ( Route 33), on the left when traveling south.
(Top Plaque) Vice Admiral Sir Willian Creswell K.C.M.G. K.B.E. Founder of the Australian Navy Born July 20, 1852 Died April 22, 1593 Erected as a token of appreciation of his services to Australia. by the Victorian . . . — — Map (db m315419) HM WM
16 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — St Kilda Botanical Gardens —
On Blessington Street at Tennyson Street, on the left when traveling west on Blessington Street.
The gardens were designed by Tilman W Gloystein in 1860 and were officially opened for use on 16 November 1861. — — Map (db m315976) HM
17 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 1 — Sun — The star at the centre — Solar System Trail —
On Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) at Blessington Street, on the left when traveling north on Jacka Boulevard.
The Sun is the star at the centre of our Solar System and incredibly it makes up almost 100% of the Solar System's mass. Due to its great mass, the Sun's gravity dominates the Solar System and holds all of the planets in orbit. The energy it . . . — — Map (db m315954) HM
18 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 3 — Venus — The brightest and the hottest planet — Solar System Trail —
Near Marine Parade (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers north of Blessington Street.
Venus is the second of the innermost rocky planets and is very similar in size to Earth, It is often called the 'evening' or morning, star as it appears in our sky soon after sunset or just before sunrise. The planet's dense atmosphere of . . . — — Map (db m315950) HM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026