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Standards of acceptable 'decency' and dress at St Kilda Beach, as along
Victorian beaches in general, were the subject of vigorously local debate. "Mixed bathing" was legalised in 1927. By 1928 men and women were mingling freely in the water of St Kilda Beach. In 1938, "mixed bathing" in the St Kilda
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Melbourne increased the easy accessibility of the beach, with a line running from Windsor Station through St Kilda Junction, down Fitzroy Street, past St Kilda Station, around the Upper Esplanade to terminate in Acland Street, opening in 1891. The construction of the line involved the rebuilding
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investigation trigger of 500 orgs/100 mL on 28 December 2009. This was short-lived, with bacterial levels returning below the investigation trigger the next day. The cause of the high reading was attributed to a oneoff, unidentified discharge into a stormwater drain, which is located close to the
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Carlisle Street from their rapidly expanding network throughout the eastern suburbs, connecting Kew, Camberwell, Malvern and Caulfield to St Kilda. These lines terminated at a loop built in 1916 that ran around a cafe (now McDonald's) in front of Luna Park, connecting St Kilda
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was not generally considered acceptable. It was permitted within large timber structures as protection from predatory marine life, and away from prying eyes. The St Kilda Sea Baths were opened in 1860, and provided separate sections for men and women. Women were protected from the sight of men
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being prohibited. The prohibition to Sunday bathing was not revoked until 1922. By the time that the cable tram line on the Upper
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bathing because men frequently bathed naked. Sea bathing was popular as it was considered to have health benefits, as was exposure to the sun. Throughout the nineteenth century, there were as many as six different sea baths operating along the St Kilda shore. The
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whose members entered the water in 1912, without being arrested. Open-sea bathing was legalised in 1917, with separate areas allocated for men and women and
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