scot816 t1_iwtrmin wrote
Well that sucks.. he founded the city and only got a damn street named after him. So who was Melbourne?
PidgeottosCrew t1_iwtuec1 wrote
The british pm at the time. A lot of Australia's earliest shit was named after rulers and aristocracy
scot816 t1_iwtvenu wrote
That makes sense, still sucks though
dutchbucket t1_iwyhr1g wrote
The cunt never even came to the country, let alone the city named after him. Pretty rude if you ask me
RunDNA t1_iwtu6wm wrote
He has other stuff, like a Batman Railway Station:
A1_B t1_iwuanra wrote
well, he also hunted a fairly large amount of indigenous tasmanians
Not_as_witty_as_u t1_iwv3rni wrote
Everyone was a savage back then
Zran t1_iwupcz1 wrote
British nobility of course. Same with all of the capitals and more.
Sly1969 t1_iwttua6 wrote
Where was Mel born?
382Whistles t1_iwu74jh wrote
burn hospital
Flyingcircus1 t1_iwuy0zo wrote
It is a long and pretty avenue, truth be told.
barrathefknworld t1_iwxfdj4 wrote
John Pascoe Fawkner, another early Melbourne settler, got two whole suburbs named after him.
Melbourne was named after William Lamb (2nd Viscount Melbourne), UK Prime Minister at the time.
Thecna2 t1_iwuikwv wrote
Lord Melbourne.
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