As laid out by the surveyor Robert Hoddle, it was exactly one mile in length and one and half chains (99 feet (30 m)) wide. Collins Street was named after Lieutenant-Governor David Collins who led a group of settlers in establishing a short-lived settlement at Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne in the early 19th century.
Collins subsequently became the first governor of the colony of Van Diemen's Land, later to become Tasmania.
Collins subsequently became the first governor of the colony of Van Diemen's Land, later to become Tasmania.
Other Victorian pages:-
Melbourne : Collins Street : Bourke Street :
Swanston Street : Elizabeth Street : Queen Street
Flinders Street : Princes Bridge : Spring Street
Auburn Road, Hawthorne : Main Street, Balaclava
Melbourne : Collins Street : Bourke Street :
Swanston Street : Elizabeth Street : Queen Street
Flinders Street : Princes Bridge : Spring Street
Auburn Road, Hawthorne : Main Street, Balaclava