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History of Fitzroy. The area belonging to the Woiworung tribe became Melbourne’s first suburb and smallest municipality, when it was separated from the City of Melbourne in 1858. Fitzroy, like other old, congested inner suburbs included immense diversity over time and within a given period.
Feb 11, 2022 · 1830’s. “The first settlement of Melbourne comprised a small proportion of half and quarter acre allotments within a sizeable town reserve which was intended to allow for future expansion as well as to provide land for public purposes.
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Sep 7, 2021 · Now replete with wine bars, bakeries and fancy restaurants, Fitzroy was once known as ‘Melbourne’s worst slum,’ but it was a thriving First Nations space with a real sense of community.
Jul 30, 2022 · Posted 30 Jul 2022, updated 31 Jul 2022. Share. While the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy is now dominated by cafes, trendy bars and designer homewares, its history is steeped in the Aboriginal ...
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Non-church schools began in 1855. The present primary school in George Street dates from 1855. A town hall was built in Napier Street in the early 1870s. In 1875 the Australian handbook described Fitzroy: Working class. During the 1880s Fitzroy (south) became increasingly working class.
One of Melbourne's oldest districts, Fitzroy is often referred to as the city's 'first suburb', with allotments being auctioned in the area as early as 1839, only four years after European occupation.
