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1960-1970 Queen Victoria Market

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The Queen Victoria Market started as a few stores in the 1950’s but was given more room when the old Melbourne cemetery was closed. The only bodies moved were of the of the people with tome stones which didn’t only make many average families upset but a lot of the Aboriginals too but at the time they had no say in this matter and where ignored. Of the 10,000 bodies buried 1,000 where moved and you don’t have to be good at math to know that there are loads of bodies still there under the car parks and sheds of Victoria markets. For a while the market was known for it’s successful under ground pirated goods centre but after getting a hard kick in the butt in 1997 they cleaned up there image. Random Fact: Victoria market was named after Queen Victoria who ruled between 1937-1901.

Last week Queen Victoria Market

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The Queen Victoria Market is now a simple way to get fresh fruit, veggies, meats, seafood and many other edibles. The vic markets is also known for the many non-edibles like clothing, animals, posters, shoes and loads more stuff. Many people don’t know this but the Hot Doughnut Van that sells the best jam Doughnuts in the WORLD has been open for more then half a century! In 2003 all the roofs that could be fitted with solar panels where generating 252,000 kilowatts-hour of electricity each year being the larges such renewable energy in the city of Melbourne. Interesting Fact: Queen Victoria Market is the biggest open air market in the southern hemisphere being 7 hectares/17 acres of market, car parks and so on.