Archive: Tours

05 February 2010: 0 Comments

Long history of a short river: The Maribyrnong

Long history of a short river: The Maribyrnong

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The Maribyrnong is a short river, only 50 km from tip to toe, but it has a long history.
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05 February 2010: 0 Comments

Carlton’s lesser known street art histories

Carlton’s lesser known street art histories

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Follow the cobblestone pathways of Carlton to find street galleries and remnant political markings from the 1970s to last week!
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05 February 2010: 0 Comments

Lock out the landlords! A tour of unemployment resistance in Brunswick 1929-35

Lock out the landlords! A tour of unemployment resistance in Brunswick 1929-35

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The sites of some of Melbourne’s fiercest anti-eviction battles in the Great Depression.
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13 March 2009: 1 Comment

A tour of attitudes to public housing

A tour of attitudes to public housing

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What passers-by think about “the flats” – as overheard by Rosanna Fuentes, a public housing resident.
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01 March 2009: 0 Comments

A tour of the Carlton Neighbourhood Centre

A tour of the Carlton Neighbourhood Centre

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What the neighbourhood centre means to Maria Ibrahim and the local Hararian community.
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