Melbourne did not exist prior to 1835.
The region where Melbourne was established was known as the Port Phillip district.
Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria, Australia. In 1835, it was almost named Batmania after one of its founders, John Batman.
Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria, Australia. In 1835, it was almost named Batmania after one of its founders, John Batman.
Melbourne was created in 1835.
Melbourne, the capital city of the state of Victoria in Australia, was founded in 1835.
Second Melbourne Ministry was created in 1835.
1835
Settlement of the Port Phillip district was begun in 1835 after a purchase of land from the local Aboriginal chiefs. On a visit by Governor Bourke in 1837, Melbourne was founded and named for Viscount Melbourne, the Prime Minister of Britain, on the 8th of March. The Colony of Victoria was created on the 1st of July, 1850, and named for Queen Victoria.
Melbourne Australia are founded in 1835 when King William IV was the Monarch.
Melbourne
The settlement was named Melbourne in the same year after the British Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who resided in the village of Melbourne in Derbyshire.
The first European settlers arrived in Melbourne in 1835, led by John Batman, who is often credited as one of the city's founders. They established a settlement on the banks of the Yarra River, which would eventually grow into the city of Melbourne. The area was previously inhabited by the Wurundjeri people, an Indigenous Australian group. The settlement was officially named Melbourne in 1837 in honor of the then British Prime Minister, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
Yes. Melbourne's King St is named after William III of England.