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| Page Views: 1,224 Last Visit to Melbourne: October, 2007 I Visit Here Frequently | Melbourne is a Dive by iandsmith - last update: Oct 15, 2007 |
A changing face | "...the Yarra, in view here..." |
Situated astride the famous/infamous (depending on your point of view) Yarra River, Melbourne is a town founded on money. Gold was its incentive and, along with the famous goldfield towns of Bendigo and Ballarat, it benefited from the transportation and trade of gold through Port Phillip Bay.
Sure, there were many other factors, such as agriculture in particular, that helped, but the real initial impetus was the yellow metal. What that caused to leave behind was a legacy of fine buildings and parks, the latter very English in nature. Today, its over 3 million inhabitants enjoy one of the world's great lifestyles and the Yarra, in view here, is still the centrepiece. |
|  | The Pit Of course, when I said "a dive", I actually meant Surrey Dive. Rosemarie knew all about it and took me there. You can find out more about why it's unique in all of Australia. |
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| Pros: | "Relatively easy to get around, generally friendly, nice gardens" | | Cons: | "Variable weather, flies in summer" | | In A Nutshell: | "A vibrant, multi-cultural city well worth a week." |
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leffe3 Thu May 31, 2007 07:58 UTC
Ian - I'm afraid the bushfires saw off much of the Walhalla train lines. V.sad | robertgaz Wed Nov 15, 2006 05:35 UTC
Should I ever go to the casino I'll be sure to bring you along for good luck :~) oh btw... Rainbow's repaired! | craic Sun Jun 5, 2005 13:56 UTC
What a wonderful page! I felt like I was back in the old Melb. Matt and I saw the flares by teh Casino and he joked they were to immolate the unlucky punters. | deecat Mon May 30, 2005 14:21 UTC
Are people nuts? Your new Things to do are marvelous with wonderful details, historic information, and unusual tidbits. I say, very star worthy! |
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