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5 Facts of Melbourne's Markets

1. The Western Market was officially opened in the December of 1841. And only six years later the Eastern market was officially opened in 1847.

2. The Queen Victoria Market was officially opened on the 20th of March 1878. A significant area of the market was built upon Melbourne's first official cemetary.



3. The Queen Victoria Market is over 130 years old and is still open and running whereas the Western and Eastern Markets were both demolished.



4. Some sheds in the Queen Victoria Market were built for temporary use upon the markets development. These sheds were later registered on Victoria's Heritage List and now cannot be demolished.



5. The produce sold at the Deli Hall of the Queen Victoria Market was heavily influenced by immigrant groups from many different countries.