National Gallery of Victoria

The best university city in the world

4 June, 2013 Learning resourcesAustralian rules football, Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Port Campbell National Park, Singapore, Victoria, World's most livable cities, Yarra RiverAdd a Comment

It’s hard not to be in awe of a city that was founded by Batman. John Batman, that is, who, in 1835, established the settlement upon the Yarra River that would become Melbourne. The discovery of gold triggered the Victoria Gold Rush in 1851, and Melbourne grew into a thriving city. By the 1880s, at…