Project Gutenberg 2016-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 197 Boldrewood, Rolf 1826 1915 Browne, Thomas Alexander Old Melbourne Memories Second Edition, Revised E-text prepared by MWS, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Old Melbourne Memories" by Rolf Boldrewood is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book reflects on the early days of Melbourne, detailing the experiences of the author’s family as they migrate from Sydney to help establish the burgeoning settlement in Port Phillip during the 1840s. The narrative provides a glimpse into the challenges and adventures faced by the early colonists, highlighting the social dynamics, landscapes, and the optimistic spirit of the time. The opening of the work sets the stage for a vivid recollection of the migration journey to Melbourne. It describes the sights and sounds of the city as it starts to emerge from its infancy, focusing on the intricate details of life during that era, including the tribulations of relocating a large family and a bustling household. As the author reflects upon his childhood experiences and the process of building a new life in a promising yet untamed land, the text evokes a sense of nostalgia for the pastoral purity and potential of early colonial life in Australia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Victoria -- Description and travel Victoria -- Social life and customs Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) DU Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Other 437959 2025-07-21T11:25:46.277048 text/html 443169 2016-12-21T10:55:48 text/html 298838 2025-07-21T11:25:51.833033 application/epub+zip 302126 2025-07-21T11:25:47.117019 application/epub+zip 247785 2025-07-21T11:25:46.684022 application/epub+zip 438454 2025-07-21T11:25:55.635955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402522 2025-07-21T11:25:51.388993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348519 2022-09-24T13:08:49.779085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395114 2025-07-21T11:25:45.650023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395094 2016-12-21T10:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395105 2016-12-21T10:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21414 2025-07-21T11:25:55.769971 application/rdf+xml 19857 2025-07-21T11:25:46.786001 image/jpeg 2846 2025-07-21T11:25:46.733999 image/jpeg 161306 2016-12-21T10:52:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 274063 2016-12-21T10:58:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 161220 2016-12-21T10:52:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 274035 2025-07-21T11:25:46.316040 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia