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Há 2 dias · Melbourne, city, capital of the state of Victoria, Australia. It is located at the head of Port Phillip Bay, on the southeastern coast. The central city is home to about 136,000 people and is the core of an extensive metropolitan area—the world’s most southerly with a population of more than 1,000,000.
13 de mai. de 2024 · This guide focuses on using the SLV maps collection, and on researching Victorian family history, including immigration to Victoria. State Library of Victoria - Maps for local history A guide to using maps to aid your Victorian local history research.
- David Jones
- 2011
The history of Melbourne details the city's growth from a fledgling settlement into a modern commercial and financial centre as Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, in the state of Victoria . Pre-European settlement. Aborigines on Merri Creek by Charles Troedel.
It includes a number of maps covering Port Phillip and Melbourne in the pre 1851 period such as the 1836 Arrowsmith map of the Port Phillip region which shows the area claimed by John Batman. There are a number of maps relating to the early history of Victoria which can be viewed online:
- Sarah Matthews
- 2010
Learn about the City of Melbourne's settlement in 1835; the development of its streets, buildings and parks; and the history of its council and governance.
A map dating to the 1880s shows the well-established suburbs of Melbourne. 1800 – James Grant explores the south-east of Australia. 1801 – John Murray sails into Port Phillip in the Lady Nelson. 1803 – Charles Robbins and Charles Grimes explore the entirety of Port Phillip and discover the Yarra River in the Cumberland.
Explore the history of Melbourne from its Indigenous roots to its key moments, from its gold rush days to its significant role in WWII.
