Category: Victoria

Victorian Front Doors Victorian external doors were typically paneled and depending on the grandeur of the home elaborately decorated, surrounded by a door frame with impressive architrave matching the door, sometimes painted or grained to appear more expensive. How can you tell if a door is Victorian? A good indication of originality is the weight […]

Time zones in Australia All of Victoria operates on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) which is 10 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Is Victoria currently AEST or AEDT? Daylight saving Time zone State or territory City Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) Queensland Brisbane Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) New South Wales (except Broken […]

Victoria Time Current time zone for Victoria, Canada is PST, whose offset is GMT-8. DST starts on Sun, March 12 2023 at 2:00 am local time, when time in Victoria moves forward 1 hour to 3:00 am. Is Victoria BC PST or EST? Time Zone in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Current: PST — Pacific Standard […]

Heels went out of fashion starting around 1810, and then in 1860, they surged in popularity, with an average height of about two and a half inches. Did Victorians have high heels? Later in the Victorian Era, as dresses became more bustled and A-line, the shoes turned more into what we would today consider a […]

Natural ingredients, such as strawberries or herbs, were seen as providing a suitable colour, and thus preferred. Lip rouge was made from multiple ingredients such as animal fat, beet root, herbs, beetles and almonds, to produce a pink or red hue. What did ancient people use as lipstick? Based on cosmetic cases found at archaeological […]

Wigs were commonly used to cover up hair loss, but their use did not become widespread until two Kings started to lose their hair. Why did they wear wigs in 1800? Besides fashion and covering up hair loss, lesions, and scarring, people also wore wigs to protect their natural hair. Lice was a common problem, […]

The Bass Strait Islands are a group of islands between the states of Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. How many islands are there between Victoria and Tasmania? The Furneaux Group is a group of 52 islands, at the eastern end of Bass Strait, between Victoria and Tasmania. The islands were named after British navigator Tobias […]

Bass Strait (/bæs/) is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). Bass Strait Location Indian Ocean–Pacific Ocean Coordinates 40°S 146°E Type Strait Basin countries Australia What is the water between Victoria and Tasmania called? […]

Please note that recreational activities are not permitted on the reservoir. An exclusion zone exists around it and the streams flowing into it. How much water is in Victoria dams? Storage levels Storage This week Capacity (ML) Upper Yarra 92.4 200,579 Sugarloaf 96.3 96,253 Silvan 88.2 40,445 Tarago 100.0 37,580 What is the biggest dam […]

The George Cross Award The George Cross was instituted by King George VI, on 24 September 1940, replacing the Empire Gallantry Medal. It is the civilian equivalent to the Victoria Cross. Did Malta get the Victoria Cross? Malta is the first British Commonwealth country to receive the bravery award – second only in ranking to […]