Australian History

[RM Outback]

:argh: Nope,

Your on the right track :Y: ickshovel:

 

[Manpa]

Melb to Bendigo?

 

[Deepseeker]

Melbourne and Geelong!!

 

[the duck]

Calder highway

 

[RM Outback]

Melb to Bendigo?

We have a winner :trophy: :Y: :beer: well done Manpa over to you.

https://www.visitmelbourne.com/Regions/Goldfields/Things-to-do/History-and-heritage/Gold-rush-history

 

[Manpa]

Thanks RM.

I am a small Victorian town, named after two brothers.

 

[RM Outback]

Apologies to The Duck who answered the Calder Hwy :Y: this is technically the correct answer to the first part of my original question.

Manpa you answered the 2nd part of the question correctly.

Truth is I have to sharpen my pencil if I'm going to play this quiz :argh:

I think it's better to continue with the current question to keep the interest moving forward. If you want to rib me go right ahead I've got thick skin :argh:

 

[Manpa]

I am a small Victorian town, named after two brothers.

I have a population of approx 1000 and I have some notoriety.

 

[Manpa]

I am a small Victorian town, named after two brothers.

I have a population of approx 1000 and I have some notoriety.

I was founded in 1860

 

[Manpa]

I am a small Victorian town, named after two brothers.

I have a population of approx 1000 and I have some notoriety.

I was founded in 1860

I was the scene of one of Australia's most notorious shootouts.

 

[user 4386]

Glenrowan

 

[user 4386]

Their names were actually James and George (Rowan) if this is correct. Town laid out and land sold in 1857.

 

[Manpa]

Correct Goldierocks, the brothers were farmers in the area before the town was proclaimed. Glenrowan was where the Kelly Shoouout took place.
Interesting town

Over to you

 

[user 4386]

I am a former Australian place named after a British politician

 

[Manpa]

Churchill?

 

[user 4386]

Churchill?

That is true, but he is not the one. This had another name before and later (now).

 

[Deepseeker]

Melbourne

 

[user 4386]

Not Melbourne. This one had one name, changed to that of a British politician, then reverted to its first name. It is that intermediate name that I am chasing.

 

[Manpa]

Could it be Port Darwin to Palmerston to Darwin

 

[user 4386]

You got it!