Altona History

Stage two of the Hobsons Bay Online History Kit is an online version of the 1976  A History of Altona by Allan J. Clark, Hon. Secretary, and members of the Altona Historical Society.

The Altona Online History Kit is a great starting point for researchers of all ages into the history of Altona. We acknowledge and thank the Altona and Laverton Historical Society for permission to use this publication.

The production of the Hobsons Bay Online History Kit has been partly funded by the Local Priorities Grant from the State Government of Victoria. It is anticipated that the 1973 - 2010 sections will be updated and added to by the end of 2011.

This kit cannot be reproduced for commercial gain without the permission of the Hobsons Bay City Council.  

Futher information on Altona can be found at:

National Library of Australia Trove: Australian and online resources; books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more.

The Hobsons Bay Heritage Study revised 2010:  Identifies heritage places and precincts within the City of Hobsons Bay.  The Study contains detailed information about the themes that have shaped the municipality of Hobsons Bay over the last 165 years and about the individual heritage areas and buildings.

The Hobsons Bay Library  channel hosts a number of historical recordings of the area and is updated regularly.