Dreamland (Melbourne amusement park)

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Dreamland
Coordinates
37°52′05″S 144°58′35″E / 37.868036°S 144.976369°E / -37.868036; 144.976369
StatusDefunct
Opened2 November 1906 (1906-11-02)
Closed1909 (1909)[1][2]
OwnerEric Salambo[3]
Operated bySalambo Dreamland Amusements Ltd.[3]
Operating seasonSummer
Attractions
Total10+
Roller coasters1
Not to be confused with Dreamworld (Australia).

Dreamland was an Australian amusement park in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, which was opened on 2 November 1906.[4][5] It was demolished in 1909, except for the Figure Eight rollercoaster which remained open until 1914.[6][7]

History

In November 1906 Dreamland was opened in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.[5] It was built on an area of wasteland which included a lagoon.[8] The lagoon had been drained in 1870 and the site had been unoccupied for more than a decade.

Dreamland was demolished in 1909, but in 1912 Luna Park was opened in the same area. Luna Park is still open and operating today.

Past attractions

  • Robson's Figure Eight rollercoaster.[7]
  • "The Trip to the Moon" in the "Dreamland Airship"[9][10]
  • San Francisco earthquake and fire.[9]
  • Ascent of Fujiyama.[9] with descent via either the.[10]
    • "Down and Out".[10]
    • or the "Bump the Bumps".[10]
  • Hereafter[11]
  • The Rivers of the World.[10]
  • "The Unseen World" with its mystic caves.[10]
  • Hall of Illusion.[10]
  • Grecian Theatre.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Advertising". The Argus. No. 19, 179. Melbourne. 7 January 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Luna Park: Australia's pleasure land, Author: Charlie Farrugia, Dec, 03 2012
  3. ^ a b "GENERAL GOSSIP. The Salambos". The Referee. No. 1188. Sydney. 11 August 1909. p. 16. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "DREAMLAND". Table Talk. No. 1108. Victoria, Australia. 18 October 1906. p. 20. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ a b "AMUSEMENTS". The Leader. No. 2652. Victoria, Australia. 3 November 1906. p. 22. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "History". Lunapark.com.au. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  7. ^ a b "THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1906". The Argus. No. 18, 800. Melbourne. 18 October 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Ups and downs of Melbourne's historic funpark, Date: 17/10/2010, Publication: The Sunday Age, Section: Supplement, Page: 10, Financial Review
  9. ^ a b c "AMUSEMENTS". The Age. No. 16, 118. Victoria, Australia. 7 November 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "DREAMLAND". Table Talk. No. 1117. Victoria, Australia. 20 December 1906. p. 18. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "DREAMLAND". Table Talk. No. 1111. Victoria, Australia. 8 November 1906. p. 20. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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