Newport

Newport is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Newport had a population of 11,244. Williamstown Junction opened as a Telegraph Office around April 1862 and as a Post Office around May 1869. It was renamed in 1881. The Newport Railway Workshops play a key role in the history of the suburb, formerly the main... more

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