[dbaust] The Metro Tunnel’s Big Dig

From: Claire Tellefson <Claire.Tellefson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 23:31:53 +0000

The Metro Tunnel’s Big Dig
Archaeologists have started digging along Swanston street next door to Young
and Jacksons hotel.  They will dig through layers of rock and soil to uncover
historical remains and artefacts dating back 180 years and earlier.
MacDonalds was the home of Melbourne’s founder John Batman who purchased the
lad for £100 in November 1837.  Batman built a seven room, timber house known
as Roxburgh Cottage. It later became a School for Ladies.
By the 1850s, when the gold rush struck, brick and timber buildings were
constructed on Swanston Street that were occupied by an ironmonger, a wine and
spirits merchant, a hotel and solicitor. The Dig expects to find objects of
everyday use such as crockery, bottles, coins, toys and the remains of food
eaten such as bones and shell, as well as objects relating to the commercial
use of the area.
Before the 1830s the traditional owners of the land along the Yarra (the
Birrarung) had always been – and continues to be – very significant.
This archaeology project creates an opportunity to investigate any Aboriginal
cultural heritage that may be located in the area.

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[dbaust] The Metro Tunnel’s Big Dig

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