Fitzroy Island National Park is a gazetted protected area covering Fitzroy Island, Queensland ( also called Koba or Gabar ), a continental island located 22 kilometres east of Cairns, Queensland ( Australia ).

The Fitzroy family had become the main property owner in the area and in 1852 the central section of the New Road, between Osnaburgh Street and Kings Cross, was renamed Euston Road after Euston Hall, their country house.

The third area was the Shire of Fitzroy, ( comprising Gracemere and smaller surrounding towns ), and the fourth area was the Shire of Mount Morgan, ( comprising the town of Mount Morgan.

Much of the area north of present-day Fitzroy Street was swampland, part of the Yarra River Delta which comprised vast areas of wetlands and sparse vegetation.

During the Land Boom of the 1880s, St Kilda became a densely populated district of great stone mansions and palatial hotels, particularly along the seaside streets such as Fitzroy Street, Grey Street and Acland Street the area once known as St Kilda Hill centred between Wellington Street, Alma Road, former High Street ( incorporated as part of St Kilda Road ) and Chapel Street.

Cable tram lines were opened in 1888 and 1891 to run from the Melbourne central city area along St Kilda Road to St Kilda Junction and then branch out along Wellington, High and Fitzroy Streets.

This area is now covered by housing from Fitzroy Street and the Brownstown Estates.

The Fitzroy Tavern was named after Charles FitzRoy ( later Baron Southampton ), who first developed the northern part of the area in the 18th century.

Amongst those known to have lived locally and frequented public houses in the area such as the Fitzroy Tavern and the Wheatsheaf are Augustus John, Quentin Crisp, Dylan Thomas, Aleister Crowley, the racing tipster Prince Monolulu, Nina Hamnett and George Orwell.

McEwan lives in Fitzroy Square, and his novel takes place in the area.

Forrest named the Kimberley district, and discovered the Margaret and Ord Rivers, the King Leopold Ranges, and the fertile area between the Fitzroy and Ord River.

* Map of the Fitzroy River catchment area, from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology

The main commercial area is Smith Street, which borders Fitzroy.

Fitzroy is also Melbourne's smallest suburb in terms of area, being approximately 100 Ha.

Fitzroy was Melbourne's first suburb, created in 1839 when the area between Melbourne and Alexandra Parade ( originally named Newtown ) was subdivided into vacant lots and offered for sale.

Newtown was later renamed Collingwood, and the area now called Fitzroy ( west of Smith Street ) was made a ward of the Melbourne City Council.

Many working-class Chinese immigrants also settled in Fitzroy due to its proximity to Chinatown, with also a noticeable Vietnamese community ; a small enclave of Africans lives there, and the area ( particularly Johnston Street ) serves as a centre of Melbourne's Hispanic community, with many Spanish and Latin American-themed restaurants, clubs, bars and some stores.

The area formerly had its own municipal status from 1858, with the City of Fitzroy meeting at Fitzroy Town Hall on Napier Street.

By 1851, gold diggers began making their way through the area, on their journey from the populous suburbs of Fitzroy and Collingwood.

While the Capricorn Coast has no registered geographic boundaries, it is largely defined as the coastal area cradled between Rockhampton in the west, Keppel Bay to the east, Thompson Point on the Fitzroy River in the south, and Shoalwater Bay in the north.

Often referred to as the " forgotten " end of the Capricorn Coast, the rural and seaside communities south of the major population centres have two principal commons ; they are centred around the life-giving waterways in the area, such as Coorooman Creek, Nankin Creek, Limestone Creek, and the Fitzroy River, and they are extremely rich in strength of community.

* 1892 falls into dispute with Fitzroy Cricket Club, eventually leaves to play with Carlton.

Fitzrovia is probably named after the Fitzroy Tavern, a public house situated on the corner of Charlotte Street and Windmill Street within the district.

The most diverse range of freshwater fish in the country are found within the Fitzroy basin.

At a state level, Fitzroy is within the Electoral district of Richmond, traditionally a safe Australian Labor Party seat.

Fitzroy North also has some distinctive apartment complexes, mostly built within the last 15 years.

It was there that Trevor Fitzroy of the Upstarts — crashes with the goal of killing Emma in order to gain points within the group.

This would gain Fitzroy valued points within the group.

Key locations within the city include Brunswick, Carlton, Fitzroy, Northcote, and the city centre including the famous Hosier Lane.

Statue of Aboriginal rights campaigner Sir Doug Nicholls, Parliament Gardens, Fitzroy, Victoria

In 1932 Nicholls joined the Fitzroy Football Club.

In 1941 Nicholls received his call-up notice and he joined the 29th Battalion but, in 1942, at the request of the Fitzroy police, he was released from his unit to work as a social worker in the Fitzroy Aboriginal community.

Essendon, having previously defeated both Fitzroy ( by 40 points ) and South Melbourne ( by 33 points ), clinched the premiership by means of a 20-point loss to Richmond.

Lynch is a Tasmanian football legend, a favourite son at both Fitzroy and Brisbane clubs and holds the record for the most combined goals for the merged entity and one of the last remaining former Fitzroy players to play in the AFL.

In addition to Fitzroy Square and nearby Fitzroy Street, there are numerous locations named for the FitzRoy family and Devonshire / Portland family, both significant local landowners.

In both the Western Desert Campaign and Yugoslavia, Churchill crossed paths with Fitzroy Maclean, who wrote of their adventures, and some of the problems Churchill caused him, in his memoir Eastern Approaches.

Both Palmer and the king acknowledged Anne as his daughter and she later took on the surname of Fitzroy, meaning " son of the king ," but she is generally assigned to the 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, " whom ," says Lord Dartmouth, " she resembled very much both in face and person.

His son William inherited both dukedoms, but he had no issue, and since his uncle ( Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton ( died 1690 ), Barbara's 2nd son and his heirs male, had not been made eligible to inherit the peerage, the title became extinct upon his death.

The most recent changes to Fitzroy are mandated by the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy, in which both Brunswick Street and nearby Smith Street are designated for redevelopment as Activity Centres.

By sheer chance Fitzroy Kelly and Alexander Cockburn, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Lord Chief Justice of England respectively both died in 1880, allowing the merger of the common law judges under John Coleridge, who had been Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and became Lord Chief Justice of England, by an Order in Council of 16 December 1880.

1996 would be the last season for the Bears and Fitzroy as individual entities, however the histories and traditions of both would be carried into the future by the new merged entity.

Former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon proposed on Footy Classified, following the round's proceedings, that Melbourne may very well be the Fitzroy of the modern era in their inability to perform for extended periods both on and off the field.

Benefitting from their experience and observation, Kidman had built a vast network of connected stations stretching from both the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Fitzroy River in Western Australia down into South Australia near the Flinders Ranges and also across New South Wales.

John " Jack " Worrall ( 20 June 1861 – 17 November 1937 ) was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test cricketer, a coach of both sports and a sporting journalist.

The move to Fitzroy dramatically improved Worrall's prospects in both sports.

He is also the AFL / VFL record holder for the number of games played wearing the number 1 jumper – which he wore throughout his 356-game career at both Fitzroy and Sydney.