About

The decision to create this blog came from my keen interest in history and the city I now call home.

I was born in Sydney, before the building of the Opera House on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour.

Schools in New South Wales taught the history of the English discovery and the settlement of the east coast of Australia and of course the importance of Sydney being the first English city in Australia.

Here’s a little history of our most iconic landmark.  In 1817 Lachlan Macquarie, the colony’s fifth governor, commissioned Francis Greenway to design and construct a substantial battery on Bennelong Point. In 1901 the fort was re-established as the Fort Macquarie Tram Depot.  Trams were able to circle the outer perimeter of the fort making it an ideal terminus. The tram network went throughout the suburbs of Sydney.

There has been a long standing rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne. This rivalry even delayed the process of federation. When the two major colonies (ie. New South Wales and Victoria) agreed, that trade between all the colonies would be tariff free, but tariffs would still apply on goods from overseas, Federation was able to proceed. Although governments agreed, the niggling of citizens did not. Most often in jest, we like to think.

Many years later, I found myself living in Melbourne, a city I knew very little about. I didn’t know who, when or why it was founded. I didn’t know its history. I didn’t know any its forefathers. If this was to be my new home, I thought I best learn about this city…….and I did!

Through this blog I would like to share my love of the history of Australia and especially Melbourne and the curious, quirky stories I have come across in my journey so far.

If you would have a particular topic you would like to ask about, please let me know and I will do my best to find your answers.

Thanks for stopping  by my blog.

Marjorie