Melbourne 1854 to 2004!
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Melbourne 1854 to 2004!
For anyone who is interested here is a link (to other links) which is part of The Age newspaper celebrating its 150th anniversary:
http://150.theage.com.au/
OzTennis
Melbourne only did without The Age for 19 years!
http://150.theage.com.au/
OzTennis
Melbourne only did without The Age for 19 years!
#2
Re: Melbourne 1854 to 2004!
Originally Posted by OzTennis
For anyone who is interested here is a link (to other links) which is part of The Age newspaper celebrating its 150th anniversary:
http://150.theage.com.au/
OzTennis
Melbourne only did without The Age for 19 years!
http://150.theage.com.au/
OzTennis
Melbourne only did without The Age for 19 years!
While we're on the subject of Melbourne's history - which local museum(s) would people recommend for me & MarkMyWords to get an overview of how this city started (we're already planning to go to the Immigration Museum)?
Later: just spotted the link the Melbourne Museum - looks good!
Anya.
Last edited by anya4oz; Sep 2nd 2004 at 10:17 pm.
#3
Re: Melbourne 1854 to 2004!
Originally Posted by anya4oz
Thanks OzT, what a fascinating site!
While we're on the subject of Melbourne's history - which local museum(s) would people recommend for me & MarkMyWords to get an overview of how this city started (we're already planning to go to the Immigration Museum)?
Later: just spotted the link the Melbourne Museum - looks good!
Anya.
While we're on the subject of Melbourne's history - which local museum(s) would people recommend for me & MarkMyWords to get an overview of how this city started (we're already planning to go to the Immigration Museum)?
Later: just spotted the link the Melbourne Museum - looks good!
Anya.
Other suggestions - do a tour of the Victorian Parliament buildings in Spring Street, and then retire for a drink to the famous Cricketer's Bar in The Windsor across the road. There is also a tour of the old Gold Treasury buildings a few hundred yards down Spring Street; Old Melbourne Gaol (Jail); the Polly Woodside (old ship). There is also a 'self walk' of the historical buildings in the city, you get a brochure from one of the many information kiosks and you follow the markers in the footpaths.
Further afield, and for a bit of 'living' history Sovereign Hill at Ballarat is hard to beat. The Tourist Information Centre at Bendigo has a great goldfields exhibition and there is a vintage tram and gold mine nearby.
We Williamstownites must also visit the local museum in Electra Street, HMAS Castlemaine at Gem Pier, Railway Museum in Champion Road and Scienceworks at Spotswood too!
There is an active Historical Society in Williamstown which I will eventually join.
Other suggestions here:
http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/content.asp?
Document_ID=10358&action=search
http://melbourne.citysearch.com.au/s...ntext=the-arts
OzTennis
Last edited by OzTennis; Sep 3rd 2004 at 9:44 am.
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Re: Melbourne 1854 to 2004!
If you want a great Melbourne site try www.walkingmelbourne.com
They have a forum, but also a fair bit on the architecture past and present. Alas, the past was much nicer
They have a forum, but also a fair bit on the architecture past and present. Alas, the past was much nicer