Nearly a half-century ago, brothers Allen and Albert Broomfield Jr. and their fellow Boy Scouts were clearing dense vegetation and discarded litter from a Brazilian pepper-choked lot facing Line ...

A man whose grandfather helped build some of Melbourne’s landmarks has asked local historians to help identify a mystery building that appears in three aging family photos. So far, the history buffs ...

Melbourne is set to make sporting history yet again, with a team of NBA superstars to play on Australian soil for the first time. In an events coup for Victoria that has been years in the making, an ...

And while today’s horse and carriage is more for tourists than transport, a small part of the horse-drawn cab industry was preserved. Two of the 13 cab shelters built to protect drivers from Melbourne ...

Historical images from the State Library of Victoria, digitally coloured, provides a rare glimpse of how old Melbourne would have looked to our forebears. Pedestrians amble across the road, watching ...

Tasmanian aborigines Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner were the first judicial executions in Melbourne on January 20, 1842, The execution was held in public attended by about 5,000 people, a quarter ...

MELBOURNE is set to name the newest inductees and club legends to its Hall of Fame. The club established its Hall of Fame in 2001 to honour past Melbourne players, coaches and staff members. Stay ...

It%27s known as %27Green Gables%27 because of the color of its shingle siding. A Melbourne house considered one of the city's most important historic properties is facing demolition. A company working ...

It’s no ordinary event – and finding the winner is no ordinary feat – but history gives us some decent insights into what horse to look for. Historical facts and figures are a popular way for people ...

Prince Of Penzance scored the unlikeliest of victories in the Emirates Melbourne Cup (Aus-I) Nov. 3 at Flemington, as the 100-1 shot carried the first female jockey to victory in the history of ...