Collection: Local History Reference

Summary: A history of the Young Men's Christian Association of Australia compiled from official records by the National General Secretary of the Association in Australia

It was John Wedge, Batman's private surveyor, who named the Yarra Yarra. In September 1835, he was at the Turning Basin with some Kulin and heard them identify the river as it came over the falls as, he wrote ' Yarrow Yarrow'. It was only some months later that Wedge discovered they had been refe...

An engaging look at the place of the Yarra river in Melbourne's history. Of interest to Richmond researchers will be references to George Coppin, the Cremorne Gardens, Burnley, Richmond, Herring Island, the breweries along the river, the Punt Road Bridge, the Johnston Street Bridge, and the Swan ...