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A feature of Melbourne's tram system is trams converted to operating restaurants that take diners on a tour of the city.
A feature of Melbourne's tram system is trams converted to operating restaurants that take diners on a tour of the city.
== Facts about Melbourne ==
* Melbourne was the temporary capital of Australia from Federation in 1901 to the transfer of the government to [[Canberra]] in 1927.<ref name="MelbOrg" />
* Melbourne's Greek community is reputed to be the second largest in the world.<ref name="MelbOrg">[http://www.melbourneaustralia.org/melbourne.html Melbourne, Victoria, Australia], Melbourne Travel Guide.</ref>
* Melbourne's Italian community is reputed to be the largest outside [[Italy]].<ref name="MelbOrg" />
* Melbourne's tram system is the largest in an English-speaking country, the largest in the southern hemisphere, and one of the largest in the world.
* Melbourne was the site of the 1956 [[Olympic Games]].
* Melbourne was portrayed in the 1959 [[Stanley Kramer]] movie ''On the Beach'' (starring [[Ava Gardner]]) as the last pocket of civilisation following a global nuclear war.<ref>[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/ On the Beach] (Internet Movie Database)</ref>
* Melbourne is the most southerly city in the world with a population of over 1,000,000 people.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108743/Melbourne#361049.hook Melbourne] Encyclopedia Britannica.</ref>
==For further reading==
==For further reading==
* [http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ City of Melbourne official site]
* [http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ City of Melbourne official site]
== References ==
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[[Category:Australian cities and towns]]
[[Category:Australian cities and towns]]
[[Category:Capital Cities]]
[[Category:Capital Cities]]
[[Category:Australia]]
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