Author: Darrel Pratt

40,000 years. Aboriginal peoples Aboriginal communities had been living in Victoria for at least 40,000 years before European contact. They arrived from the north and settled along the southern coast and around large western rivers and freshwater lakes. What is the oldest race in Australia? Aboriginal Australians could be the oldest population of humans living […]

The line was built just below street level using a technique known as ‘cut and cover’. A trench about ten metres wide and six metres deep was dug. Brick walls were then constructed, and the cutting roofed over with a brick arch. A two-metre deep layer of topsoil was laid on top and the road […]

A dominie taught older children and boys. Female teachers were called mistresses. They taught younger children and girls. What were the teachers like in Victorian times? Teachers in the Victorian age were far stricter than the teachers of today and would often beat pupils to get them to behave or if they found it difficult […]

The state of Victoria is located in the south-eastern corner of mainland Australia and occupies approximately 3% of the area of land covered by Australia as a whole. To the north is the state of New South Wales, while its western edge borders South Australia. Is Victoria considered South Australia? Victoria is a state in […]

Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about 100 km (62 mi) southwest from British Columbia’s largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. Is Victoria BC part of Vancouver? Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada, and is located on southern Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island should not be confused […]

The houses were cheap, most had between two and four rooms – one or two rooms downstairs, and one or two rooms upstairs, but Victorian families were big with perhaps four or five children. There was no water, and no toilet. What were poor Victorian houses like? A poor Victorian family would have lived in […]

Soap is of course not a Victorian invention, and its dramatic history includes other episodes such as the attempt in England to create a monopoly, in the reign of James I. But its manufacture on a massive scale became a possibility after the industrial revolution. What did Victorians use to wash themselves? Once or twice […]

You can get only one owner-builder permit for a single home and associated work on that property, once every five years. Can you owner build in Victoria? To become an owner-builder in Victoria, you’ll need to meet several eligibility criteria. For instance, an owner-builder can only build or renovate one house every five years and […]

between $25,000 and $50,000. Kitchen Nightmare to Dream Kitchen In reality, the average Canadian kitchen renovation costs between $25,000 and $50,000 and can take months to complete. As with any renovation, a kitchen remodel cost depends on the extent of the work and if it’s a “down to the studs” type of remodel. How much […]