Former creeks in Melbourne (Urban Forest)

This shapefile delineates historic creek lines digitised from the 1855 map Melbourne and its Suburbs" compiled by James Kearney, draughtsman ; engraved by David Tulloch and James D. Brown. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/89107. The Elizabeth Street, Swanston Street and Fitzroy Garden creek alignments are included based on descriptions in:

  1. Presland, Gary. 2009. Place for Village.

  2. Burchett, Winston. 1978. East Melbourne, 1837-1977.

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Published (Metadata Record) 07/03/2023
Last updated 13/06/2024
Organisation City of Melbourne
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License - other CC BY
Full metadata URL https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/explore/dataset/former-creeks-in-melbourne-urban-forest/information/
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