Melburnian
Melburnian - Reference Around Melbourne
A person hailing from Melbourne is a Melburnian.
The term can be traced back to 1876, when the case for Melburnian over Melbournian was made in the Melbourne Grammar School publication, the Melburnian. The diphthong (ou) is not a Latin diphthong: hence, we argued this way, Melburnia would be [the] Latin form of name, and from it comes Melburnian.
State: Western Australia: Sandgroper, South Australia: Crow Eater, New South Wales: Cockroach, Queensland: Cane Toad, Northern Territory: Territorian, Tasmania: Tasmanian & Victoria: Mexican | onlyaustralia.com.au
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The term can be traced back to 1876, when the case for Melburnian over Melbournian was made in the Melbourne Grammar School publication, the Melburnian. The diphthong (ou) is not a Latin diphthong: hence, we argued this way, Melburnia would be [the] Latin form of name, and from it comes Melburnian.
State: Western Australia: Sandgroper, South Australia: Crow Eater, New South Wales: Cockroach, Queensland: Cane Toad, Northern Territory: Territorian, Tasmania: Tasmanian & Victoria: Mexican | onlyaustralia.com.au
Also see Melburnian | Popular | Melburnian of the Year
This page explained
Melburnian (this page) historically known person Popular (this page) media, entertainer & sport personaility
Melburnian | Popular
Melburnian of the Year 2024 | Rebecca Scott
⊜ Melbourne
The Co-founder and CEO of STREAT, Rebecca Scott OAM has been named the 2024 Melburnian of the Year. Melburnian of the Year Rebecca Scott Rebecca Scott OAM is the Co-founder and CEO of STREAT and...
Captain Moonlite: Queer Bushranger
⊜ Melbourne
Andrew George Scott (January 8, 1845 - January 20, 1880) was a famous Australian bushranger, known as Captain Moonlite, sometimes spelt "Moonlight". Captain Moonlite is today an Australian folk...
Adam Lindsay Gordon
⊜ Brighton
Adam 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...
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
⊜ Langwarrin
Dame 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...
Ernest Edward 'Weary' Dunlop (Sir)
⊜ 387-389 Sydney Rd Brunswick
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,...
Father Bob Maguire
⊜ South Melbourne
14 September 1934 - 19 April 2023 Robert John (Bob) Maguire, AM RFD was an Australian Roman Catholic priest, community worker and media personality from South Melbourne. From 1973 to 2012,...
George James Coles (Sir)
⊜ Melbourne
George James Coles (G. J. Coles) businessman and philanthropist, was born on 28 March 1885 at Jung Jung, near Murtoa, Victoria. George James Coles | 28 March 1885 - 4 December 1977, was the second...
Harold Holt
⊜ Portsea
Australia's 17th Prime Minister, Harold Holt disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea. 5 August 1908 - presumed dead 17 December 1967. Holt spent 32 years in Parliament,...
John Batman
⊜ Pleasant Hill - later Batmans Hill Melbourne
John Batman 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...
John Cade (Dr)
⊜ Melbourne
John Cade was born in Murtoa was a phsychiatrist credited with discovering the effects of lithium carbonate as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of bipolar disorder Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade...
John Pascoe Fawkner
⊜ Melbourne
John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 - 4 September 1869) was a pioneer, businessman and politician and self proclaimed founder of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In April 1835, John Pascoe...
Macpherson Robertson (Sir)
⊜ Fitzroy
'Mac' Robertson was without a doubt, the greatest entrepreneur and philanthropist in contemporary Australian History. Sir Macpherson Robertson was the founder of confectionery company...
Mary MacKillop
⊜ Brunswick St Fitzroy
Mary 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...
Melburnians - List of...
⊜ Melbourne
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...
Mr Melbourne
⊜ Melbourne
A reader posed an interesting question: is there a "Mr Melbourne"? In our view, Mr Melbourne would be a Melburnian (born here), passionate and knowledgeable about the city of Melbourne. While...
Ned Kelly | Bushranger
⊜ Melbourne
The 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,...
Nobel Prize Winners | Victorian
⊜ Nobel Prize Winners | Melburnian Melbourne
The 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...
Reginald Myles Ansett (Sir)
⊜ Corner Ballarat Road and Riley Street Hamilton
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...
Robert Hoddle
⊜ Melbourne
Victoria's First Surveyor General, Robert Hoddle was born on 20 April 1794 in Westminster, London, a son of a clerk of the Bank of England. In 1812 he became a cadet-surveyor in the army and for...
Ron Walker | Mr Melbourne
⊜ Melbourne
If there every was a "Mr Melbourne" then Ron Walker was it. Ron Walker was many things but most of all he was truly a proud passionate Melburnian making it his life's work to make Melbourne a...
Rupert Murdoch
⊜ Melbourne
Keith Rupert Murdoch is a business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. Keith Rupert Murdoch was born on 11 March 1931 in Melbourne. His mother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch is regarded our...
Sidney Myer - Simcha Myer Baevski
⊜ Melbourne
Simcha Myer (Sidney) Baevski (1878-1934), merchant and philanthropist, was born on 8 February 1878 at Krichev in the Russian province of Mogilev, within the Pale of Settlement, youngest of eleven...
Victorian of the Year 2024: Daryl Somers
⊜ Melbourne
Australian TV legend Daryl Somers has been named Victorian of the Year. The 72-year-old former Hey Hey it's Saturday host dedicated the award to his late friend and fellow TV star John Blackman,...
Wil Anderson
⊜ Melbourne
Award-Winning Stand-Up Comedian, Television Host, Writer and Podcaster. William James Anderson was born on 31 January 1974 and grew up on a dairy farm near Heyfield, Victoria. He attended...
William Barak
⊜ Croydon
William Barak was the last traditional ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan. He was an influential spokesman for Aboriginal social justice and Wurundjeri cultural lore. Barak c. 1824 - 15...
William Buckley
⊜ Sorrento
William Buckley (1776 - 1856) known as the 'Wild White Man' was an English convict who was transported to Australia, escaped, was given up for dead and lived in an Aboriginal community for many...
⊜ Melbourne
The Co-founder and CEO of STREAT, Rebecca Scott OAM has been named the 2024 Melburnian of the Year. Melburnian of the Year Rebecca Scott Rebecca Scott OAM is the Co-founder and CEO of STREAT and...
⊜ Melbourne
Andrew George Scott (January 8, 1845 - January 20, 1880) was a famous Australian bushranger, known as Captain Moonlite, sometimes spelt "Moonlight". Captain Moonlite is today an Australian folk...
⊜ Brighton
Adam 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...
⊜ Langwarrin
Dame 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...
⊜ 387-389 Sydney Rd Brunswick
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,...
⊜ South Melbourne
14 September 1934 - 19 April 2023 Robert John (Bob) Maguire, AM RFD was an Australian Roman Catholic priest, community worker and media personality from South Melbourne. From 1973 to 2012,...
⊜ Melbourne
George James Coles (G. J. Coles) businessman and philanthropist, was born on 28 March 1885 at Jung Jung, near Murtoa, Victoria. George James Coles | 28 March 1885 - 4 December 1977, was the second...
⊜ Portsea
Australia's 17th Prime Minister, Harold Holt disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea. 5 August 1908 - presumed dead 17 December 1967. Holt spent 32 years in Parliament,...
⊜ Pleasant Hill - later Batmans Hill Melbourne
John Batman 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...
⊜ Melbourne
John Cade was born in Murtoa was a phsychiatrist credited with discovering the effects of lithium carbonate as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of bipolar disorder Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade...
⊜ Melbourne
John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 - 4 September 1869) was a pioneer, businessman and politician and self proclaimed founder of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In April 1835, John Pascoe...
⊜ Fitzroy
'Mac' Robertson was without a doubt, the greatest entrepreneur and philanthropist in contemporary Australian History. Sir Macpherson Robertson was the founder of confectionery company...
⊜ Brunswick St Fitzroy
Mary 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...
⊜ Melbourne
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...
⊜ Melbourne
A reader posed an interesting question: is there a "Mr Melbourne"? In our view, Mr Melbourne would be a Melburnian (born here), passionate and knowledgeable about the city of Melbourne. While...
⊜ Melbourne
The 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,...
⊜ Nobel Prize Winners | Melburnian Melbourne
The 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...
⊜ Corner Ballarat Road and Riley Street Hamilton
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...
⊜ Melbourne
Victoria's First Surveyor General, Robert Hoddle was born on 20 April 1794 in Westminster, London, a son of a clerk of the Bank of England. In 1812 he became a cadet-surveyor in the army and for...
⊜ Melbourne
If there every was a "Mr Melbourne" then Ron Walker was it. Ron Walker was many things but most of all he was truly a proud passionate Melburnian making it his life's work to make Melbourne a...
⊜ Melbourne
Keith Rupert Murdoch is a business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. Keith Rupert Murdoch was born on 11 March 1931 in Melbourne. His mother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch is regarded our...
⊜ Melbourne
Simcha Myer (Sidney) Baevski (1878-1934), merchant and philanthropist, was born on 8 February 1878 at Krichev in the Russian province of Mogilev, within the Pale of Settlement, youngest of eleven...
⊜ Melbourne
Australian TV legend Daryl Somers has been named Victorian of the Year. The 72-year-old former Hey Hey it's Saturday host dedicated the award to his late friend and fellow TV star John Blackman,...
⊜ Melbourne
Award-Winning Stand-Up Comedian, Television Host, Writer and Podcaster. William James Anderson was born on 31 January 1974 and grew up on a dairy farm near Heyfield, Victoria. He attended...
⊜ Croydon
William Barak was the last traditional ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan. He was an influential spokesman for Aboriginal social justice and Wurundjeri cultural lore. Barak c. 1824 - 15...
⊜ Sorrento
William Buckley (1776 - 1856) known as the 'Wild White Man' was an English convict who was transported to Australia, escaped, was given up for dead and lived in an Aboriginal community for many...
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