Old North Melbourne

Fiona Gatt

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Australian Scholarly Publishing
01 August 2025

History; Australasian & Pacific history

This is the story of the first fifty years of today's much-loved suburb of North Melbourne. When the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung were first developed by European settlers in 1852, there were many barriers to its success. A great expanse of barren land lay between it and Melbourne, a swamp on the west, open sewerage to the east and undeveloped bushland to the south. But of the thousands of immigrants who flocked to Victoria during the gold rush, some settled in North Melbourne, determined to develop an urban town to be proud of. From 1859 to 1887, it was called Hotham. The town's businessmen had a booming stake in Melbourne's meat market, metal manufacturing and tanneries. It also harboured an unusually high number of Irish immigrants and some of Melbourne's most downtrodden residents. This book details the triumphs and struggles of the people of nineteenth-century North Melbourne, revealing fascinating individuals and the collective story of the emergence of this determined working-class community.

By: Fiona Gatt
Imprint: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781923267206
ISBN 10: 1923267205
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fiona Gatt is a professional historian who works on commissioned histories for significant organisations. Her work has been commended in the Victorian Community History Awards and she was Historian in Residence at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 2023-4.