Name/TitleOld Melbourne town : before the gold rush
MakerCannon, Michael, 1929-
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectContents:
Port Phillip in the 1840s : an economic and social profile
Victoria's forgotten pioneers : convicts : in on hectic decade
Wild days at Williamstown and Port Melbourne
The first land boom and bust in Melbourne land values
No mercy for John Batman's family
Melbourne's inhabitants forced to drink Yarra water
Early punt services overcome difficult rivers
First bridges to take people south of the Yarra
Securing the town from gunpowder explosions
When Melbourne streets looked like porridge
Law enforcement come to the new district
A multitude of disputes in establishing
Masters and servants in the 1840s
Beginnings of Melbourne suburbs
Deciding the right spot for the Botanic Gardens
First permanent government offices
In fits and starts, Port Phillip gets an efficient mail service
Shocking state of public health
Slow progress towards helping the poor and sick
Amid continued scandals, the government takes responsibility for the insane
Importance of religion in colonial life
A Mechanics' Institute - without mechanics
Lawless state of Melbourne streets
How ships found their way into Port Phillip Bay
Suburban playgrounds for the ambitious
Vagabond actors begin Melbourne's theatrical life
Public-house life in the 1840s
Ups and downs of Melbourne's first banks
Financial troubles of the first town councils
Independence for a fifteen-year-old
Includes images, illustrations, photographs, portraits, bibliography (pages 465-477) and index.
Period1840-1850
PublisherLoch Haven Books
Publication Date1991
Publication PlaceMain Ridge, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsMelbourne (Victoria.)
Subject and Association KeywordsPort Phillip District (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsBatman, John, 1801-1839.
Subject and Association KeywordsPort Melbourne (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsYarra River (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsBotanical Gardens
Subject and Association KeywordsAsylums
Subject and Association KeywordsBridges
Subject and Association KeywordsWilliamstown (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsPort Melbourne (Vic.)
Named CollectionLibrary
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN1875308105
Object numberLIB 028882
Spine Label994.503 CAN
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved