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The Melbourne Story

The Melbourne Story exhibition explores the history of Melbourne from the time of earliest contact between white settlers and local Indigenous people through to present day.

The exhibition focuses on significant events, places and people, and is organised around successive periods in the city’s history.

Guide stops

1835–1850: Melbourne the meeting place

1850–1880: Gold Town

The world of 'Little Lon'

1880–1900: Marvellous Melbourne

1900–1920: Melbourne and the Nation

1920–1945: Electric City

1945–1980: Suburban City

1980–Present: Changing City

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