North Shore, Victoria

North Shore
Geelong, Victoria

North Shore in 1927. Corio Quay is in the foreground.
Population 319 (2006)[1]
 • Density 145/km2 (376/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 3214
Area 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
LGA(s) City of Greater Geelong
State electorate(s) Lara
Federal Division(s) Corio
Suburbs around North Shore:
Corio Corio Corio Bay
Norlane North Shore Corio Bay
North Geelong Corio Bay Corio Bay

North Shore is an industrial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb overlooks Corio Bay. A small residential area is east of the North Shore railway station with a few neighbourhood shops.

Midway Limited's Woodchipping Plant at North Shore

The suburb is bounded by the Geelong to Melbourne railway line to the west, St Georges Road to the north, Corio Bay to the east, and Cowies Creek to the south.

History

In 1892 the North Shore area was subdivided as a residential area and bayside retreat. An esplanade and linear park were laid out and planted with trees, the remaining fragment now being Moorpanyal Park. A small jetty was constructed and 10 years later North Shore was a small holiday resort.[2]

The Post Office opened on 27 August 1898. It was known as Corio from 1908 until 1913, before reverting to North Shore.[3]

Industrialisation commenced in 1899 when a meat freezing works was opened.[4] The mouth of Cowies Creek was excavated to become Corio Quay from 1909,[5] with the creation of Lascelles Wharf to the north in later years.

In 1925 the Ford Motor Works and the Pivot phosphate works opened,[6] and in 1929 the Corio distillery opened.[7] International Harvester opened its plant near Ford in 1939.[8]

During the 1920s there were several land subdivisions in the North Shore area. One of them was "Fordtown", no doubt trying to cash in on the coming of the Ford works, and the name was well enough accepted to appear on a 1923 Army Survey map. A small residential area gradually developed between the International Harvester plant and the Pivot works.

In the post-war years the Shell Oil refinery began production in 1956 at the northern end of North Shore. Other industries established at that time included Coca Cola Bottlers, Pilkington Glass and the Rylands, later BHP Steel, processing mill.

As well as having port facilities the industries had the Melbourne - Geelong railway line for freight carriage.

The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong Football League.

Census populations

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "North Shore (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  2. ↑ City of Greater Geelong - North Shore
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
  4. ↑ Rail Geelong: North Shore Freezing Works
  5. ↑ Rail Geelong: Corio Quay
  6. ↑ Rail Geelong: North Shore Phosphate Works
  7. ↑ Rail Geelong: Corio Distillery
  8. ↑ Rail Geelong: International Harvester

Coordinates: 38°05′56″S 144°22′23″E / 38.099°S 144.373°E / -38.099; 144.373

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