background info

officially founded in 1860. Before then it was an accidental scattering of houses north of the city grid, in this respect it was founded in 1835 at the mouth of the Yarra river.
Originally known as Hotham after second Victorian Governor Sir Charles Hotham.
The Wurundjeri people had the land between the yarra nad Maribynong rivers before white settlement. They belonged to the larger Kulin nation who inhabited many parts of Victoria.
There used to be a huge swamp but it disappeared 30 years after settlement. It was used as a sanitary outlet but had to be drained when it became unsanitary. In its place was railways, including north melbourne station, factories, mills, cottages, pubs, ironworks and fcatories that made agricultural implements, bootsand clothing.
An industrial suburb, had storehouses, transfer depot, processing and manufacturing centre for much of Victoria's produce due to its proximity to Melbourne's markets, water supply, ports and rail terminals.
the gold rush brought in huge numbers, has a strong migrant mix.
The first official act of settlement was in 1850 with the laying of the foundation stone for the Benevolent Asylum. Before then the first bit of infrastructure was a cattleyard.
The town hall was the second building built, opened in 1876. There was a lot of pride in the town hall, it was the centrepiece.
1862: 7, 057 inhabitants (3, 618 males, 3,439 females)
351 stone/brick houses
112 iron houses
1, 227 wood houses
(the lacking of brick houses was due to the higher number of skilled labourers than the business class)
2006: 9,962 inhabitants
1890's: trams first entred the area.
1930's: the suburb became overcrowded, especially in laneways which became known as the slums.
1960's: government housing developments finished
1980's: younger demographic moved to the surburb due to its proximity to the city.
1990's: Errol street became noticeably upmarket
House prices are now 30% higher than melbourne's mean.