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The White Hat Guide to Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
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Queen Victoria Market
cnr Elizabeth & Victoria Streets
MelbourneTrading Hours:- Tues & Thur. 6am - 2pm
- Fri 6am - 6pm (general merchandise to 4 pm)
- Sat 6am - 3pm
- Sun 9am - 4pm
- Closed - Anzac Day, Good Friday,
Melbourne Cup Day, Christmas Day,
Boxing Day, New Years Day, Australia Day
More information at www.qvm.com.au |
The Queen Victoria Market is aptly named because she is the queen not just of Melbourne markets but of Australian markets. If you only have time to visit one place in Melbourne, then it should be the Vic Market. But try to visit while all the produce stalls are operating (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings) because they make up the real heart of the market. At the Vic Market you will immediately see a representative cross-section of Melbourne's population - its ethnic mix, dress styles, language and most of all their attitude to life. Faced with such animated and good-natured variety, it is hard to maintain for long that there is only one 'right' way to do things; that there is only one self-evident religion; that enmities from old countries should be continued in the new; that being called 'love' or 'darl' is sexually oppressive; that the working week that just passed is really that important. The Vic Market brings city people in touch with earthy realities. It is very clear that meat comes from dead animals; that vegetables are grown in dirt; that sweat and energy is part of commerce; and that Collingwood will win the Grand Final this year. It is truly the melting pot of Melbourne - Toorak matrons, tattooed labourers, politically correct families from the leafy suburbs, people from all walks of life. Listen to the spruiking. Much of the language comes direct from the 1930s. Or maybe earlier, when the Sentimental Bloke of C. J. Dennis' poems went down to the rabbit stall at the Vic Market to meet his mate Ginger Mick ("e 'umps the bunnies when he toils does Mick").  Buy yourself sausage in a roll from the Bratwurst Shop and sit outside and watch Melbourne pass by. Particularly the children who believe that this is what life is like - only to be surprised when they move away from Melbourne.
Click on the Queen Victoria Market link to the right of the map. Use the controls to zoom in or out on the map or change to satellite view.
- Several people who have worked at the Victoria Market have gone on to create an impact on the world stage. Name one.
- Where in the market can you see fossils that are millions of years old?
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Our rating of Queen Victoria MarketPlease note that the above are the official trading hours. At many markets, a number of stalls close early, so you need to be there well before official closing time.| See also: | Sell your products online on White HatWhite Hat has the most comprehensive listing of markets in Victoria and has thousands of visitors a day. Why not sell your product online direct to these customers? |
White Hat works hard to make information on these pages current and correct. However with many thousands of entries, much of it changing daily, errors may occur. Always verify the information by using the phone numbers supplied with each event or venue before making a special trip or using this information for any other purpose. If you believe some information is incorrect, please contact us at corrections@whitehat.com.au and we will attempt to verify or change the informationDISCLAIMER: White Hat makes no claim as to the accuracy of this information and takes no responsibility for incorrect or incomplete information or for actions based on the information in these pages, and accepts no liability to any person or organisation for the information contained in these pages. |
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Please note that the above are the official trading hours. At many markets, a number of stalls close early, so you need to be there well before official closing time.
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Sell your products online on White Hat
White Hat has the most
comprehensive listing of markets in Victoria and has thousands of
visitors a day. Why not sell your product online direct to these
customers?
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White Hat works hard
to make information on these pages current and correct. However with
many thousands of entries, much of it changing daily, errors may occur.
Always verify the information by using the phone numbers supplied with
each event or venue before making a special trip or using this
information for any other purpose. If you believe some information is
incorrect, please contact us at
corrections@whitehat.com.au
and we will attempt to verify or change the information
DISCLAIMER: White Hat makes no claim as
to the accuracy of this information and takes no responsibility for
incorrect or incomplete information
or for actions based on the information in these pages, and accepts no
liability to any person or organisation for the information contained in
these pages.
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