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Skipping Girl Sign

1936 establishments in Australia1936 introductionsIndividual signs in AustraliaLandmarks in MelbourneUse Australian English from March 2015
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Skipping Girl Vinegar Sign, Abbotsford, Australia
Skipping Girl Vinegar Sign, Abbotsford, Australia

The Skipping Girl Sign or Skipping Girl Vinegar Sign, colloquially known as Little Audrey is an historic animated neon sign in the inner suburb of Abbotsford, Melbourne, and was possibly the first animated neon sign in Australia when first erected in 1936. It advertised the Skipping Girl Vinegar brand, and was placed on top of the factory at 627 Victoria Street, Abbotsford. Removed in 1968, a reproduction was placed on a nearby factory at 651 Victoria Street in 1970 following a public outcry.

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Skipping Girl Sign
Victoria Street, Melbourne Abbotsford

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Victoria Street
3121 Melbourne, Abbotsford
Victoria, Australia
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Skipping Girl Vinegar Sign, Abbotsford, Australia
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Collingwood Children's Farm
Collingwood Children's Farm

Collingwood Children's Farm is a not-for-profit, inner city working farm situated on the Yarra River in the Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford, Australia. It is located within Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung country. It is adjacent to, and considered part of the larger Abbotsford Convent complex. The Abbotsford Heritage Precinct Farmlands (APHF) supporting the Collingwood Children's Farm are unique in being the oldest continually farmed land in the state of Victoria. European farming commenced in early 1836, with formal land sales occurring in 1838. Farming on the APHF has continued uninterrupted from its agricultural use by Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung to grow crops such as Murnong (Microseris lanceolata). It is also the oldest Children's Farm in Australia, established in 1979. The farm holds a monthly Farmers' market, on the second Saturday of each month. To celebrate the Winter Solstice and as a fundraiser, the farm also holds an annual bonfire event.The farm has a range of animals from peacocks to goats, sheep, horses, ducks, pigs, chickens and guinea pigs. Nearly all of the animals at the farm are classified as rare breeds. The farm began in 1979, when a community committee leased a small plot of Crown land next to the Yarra River, used by the farm and Community Gardeners. Funding has come from various sources over the years and now entrance fees and donations make up the bulk of the farm's income. The farm relies on community effort with staff, volunteers and a Young Farmers' Program working to maintain the farm. The Yarra River Trail passes through the farm.