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!

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.

OzTennis

You've mentioned the Immigration Museum and Melbourne Museum - both highly recommended. You will either love or hate the MM building, I'm in the latter category. Interesting contrast with the Exhibition Buildings next door (and you can get some great photos of the two side by side, reflections of EB's in the glass of MM etc).

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

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DPD

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