Ever wondered about the history of places in the state of Victoria (Australia) that you know, want to visit or research? This public website produced by Monash University, in association with the University of Queensland, creates an authentic, reliable and scholarly website that will answer your questions. The website combines original research with newly digitised historical sources and unique images to give a comprehensive view of each place and its history. 

Richmond 

As far back as the 1850s, slums existed in inner city Melbourne. Slum dwellers lived a squalid existence. Often, they had no bathrooms, or sewerage. They lived in ramshackle housing, with leaky roofs and holes in the walls 

Slums of Melbourne