A person from Melbourne is a
Melburnian. The variant spelling 'Melbournian' is considered grammatically incorrect as it would make us a mel-BORN-ian instead of a mel-BURN-ian. Sometimes you'll see Melburnite (but they have no idea).
Local knicknames for people from Melbourne are Mexicans, W.A. and Perth are Sandgropers, Adelaide (South Australia) are Crow Eaters, Sydney (NSW) are Cockroaches, Brisbane (QLD) are Cane Toads, Northern Territory are Territorians, Darwinian from Darwin and people from Tasmania are called Tasmanians.
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Melburnian | Popular Adam Lindsay GordonAdam Lindsay Gordon, Australia's acclaimed national poet, remembered by Melburnians for a monument located in the Treasury Gardens (see below).
Adam Lindsay Gordon was born on the 19 October 1833 at Fayal in the Azores and died 24 June 1870 and bu
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Dame Elisabeth MurdochDame Elisabeth Murdoch is a remarkable woman and will always remain our greatest Melburnian.
She was born Elisabeth Joy Greene on February 8, 1909 in Armadale, educated at St Catherine's School in Toorak, and later at Clyde School in Woodend. On 5
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Ernest Edward 'Weary' Dunlop (Sir)Sir Ernest Edward 'Weary' Dunlop is one of the extraordinary figures in Australia's history. His name and deeds are associated with compassion, courage, steadfastness and hope.
Weary Dunlop, soldier, surgeon and great Australian, demonstrated a l
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George James Coles (Sir)George James Coles (G. J. Coles) businessman and philanthropist, was born on 28 March 1885 at Jung Jung, near Murtoa, Victoria.
The second of ten children and eldest son of George Coles, storekeeper, and his first wife Elizabeth, née Scoular, both
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Harold HoltHarold Edward Holt CH was Australia's 17th Prime Minister whose term dramatically ended in December 1967 when he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea.
5 August 1908 – presumed dead 17 December 1967.
Holt spent 32 years in Pa
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John BatmanJohn Batman
A Melbourne founder was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, on 21 January 1801.
His parents, William and Mary Bat(e)man arrived in Sydney aboard the convict ship Ganges on 2 June 1797. William was transported for receiving stolen sa
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John Cade (Dr)Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade (1912-1980) was an Australian psychiatrist who made perhaps one of the most important medical discoveries to sway mental health here and the world over when he found the first effective chemical treatment that would help
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Macpherson Robertson (Sir)'Mac' Robertson was without a doubt, the greatest entrepreneur and philanthropist in contemporary Australian History.
Sir Macpherson Robertson (6 September 1859 in Ballarat, Victoria - 20 August 1945 in Kew) was an Australian philanthropist, entr
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Mary MacKillopMary MacKillop: Australia's first canonised saint was born in Brunswick St Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne on 15 January 1842.
Mary MacKillop (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) now known as Saint Mary of the Cross was a Roman Catholic nun who fo
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Melburnian of the YearEvery year, The Melbourne Awards provide an opportunity for the City of Melbourne to recognise and reward those who selflessly dedicate their time and energy for the benefit of the city.
Nominees are invited to a prestigious gala awards ceremony
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Melburnians - List of...The following is a List of notable Melburnians who come from or who have significant associations with Melbourne, Australia:
A person from Melbourne is a Melburnian, or the variant spelling 'Melbournian' is sometimes found but is considered gramma
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Ned KellyThe infamous Edward "Ned" Kelly was born near Melbourne in January 1855 and hanged at the Melbourne gaol on 11 November 1880.
Ned Kelly and his gang are Australia's most famous bushrangers, pursued by police for robbery and murder, his capture wa
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Nobel Prize Winners | VictorianThe State of Victoria boasts two Nobel Prize Winners, Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Sir John Carew Eccles.
The Nobel Prizes are awards in Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics. The first five prizes were insti
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Reginald Myles Ansett (Sir)Sir Reginald Myles Ansett was an Australian businessman and aviator; best known for founding Ansett Airlines one of Australia's two leading domestic airlines between 1957 and 2001.
He born in Inglewood, Victoria (13 February 1909 - 23 December 19
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William BuckleyWilliam Buckley (1776 – 30 January 1856) was an English convict who was transported to Australia, escaped, was given up for dead and lived in an Aboriginal community for many years.
Buckley's improbable survival is believed by many Australians to
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