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The White Hat Guide to Bourke Street Mall
Bourke Street Mall
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Although this is just one block in length, it has long been regarded as the retail hub of Melbourne. At one time this one block boasted the flagship stores of Myers, Coles, Buckley & Nunn as well as the famous Coles Book Arcade. Three of these four stores were established by people we have listed amongst our 200 significant Australians - Sidney Myer, G.J.Coles and E.W.Cole. Of these, only the Myers store remains under that name and it is here people queue every Christmas to view the Myer Christmas Windows. The Buckley & Nunn establishment no longer exists but see if you can spot its sign, and ask your guide on a White Hat Tour to explain the strange route by which its name has entered the vernacular of everyday Australians. The Bourke Street Mall also contained access to the Royal Arcade and Melbourne GPO (post office) - the place form which all distances in Victoria were measured and now a boutique clothing arcade. The area became a mall when Bourke Street between Swanston and Elizabeth streets was blocked to traffic (but not trams), and the Bourke Street Mall was officially opened by Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1983. It has had several makeovers since that time and is due for a major one before the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Today it is a useful starting point fro a shopping expedition in Melbourne, even if it is not the "must-visit" precinct promoted in some popular travel guides.
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David Jones Flower Show
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Please note that the annual in-store flower show to celebrate the arrival of Spring that ran for over 20 years no longer operates. However, White Hat is sure that if enough customers expressede their interest to management to see it return, they may consider th eoption. |
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David Jones, Bourke Street Mall
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TOURISM NEWS
Qantas In Flight Magazine chooses
White Hat
Cemetery Tour as its featured Australian tour for May
There are many fine historical tours
throughout Australia including cemetery tours. From these, the
prestigious Qantas In Flight Magazine has chosen the White Hat Tour
of Melbourne Cemetery as its featured Australian tour for the May
2007 edition. This tour was also featured by ABC radio on 24 May and
will feature in a documentary series on Burke and Wills to be shown
on European television in 2008. The tour has been operating for many years and has won
praise from a wide range of sources. This is not a dry and stuffy
tour but in keeping with all White Hat offerings it is Informed,
Intelligent, Independent (and occasionally) Irreverent. You can find
details of the tour at White
Hat Tour of Melbourne Cemetery and view the article at
Qantas In Flight Magazine. |
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