Category: Victoria

Are Property Prices Falling In Victoria?

Melbourne house prices fall at fastest pace on record “Affordability was a factor playing out prior to interest rate hikes because we were seeing a slow pace of price growth in regional Victoria anyway,” she said. “Budgets just couldn’t stretch as far or as quickly as prices were rising at the time. Will house prices […]

Has Queen Victoria Visited Canada?

His niece, Queen Victoria, never came to Canada, but during her reign her son, the future King Edward VII, made the first modern Canadian royal tour: partaking in official engagements, meeting politicians and the public, and reviewing troops. How many times did Queen Victoria visit Canada? While the Queen never visited Canada, five of her […]

How Many Aboriginal Nations And Language Groups Make Up Victoria?

Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL) identifies 38 languages and 11 language families in Victoria. Many of the 38 languages are further divided according to clan groups and their traditional lands, while the 11 language families are grouped according to shared words, grammar and sounds. How many Aboriginal tribes and language groups were there in […]

Who Was The First Man In Lake Victoria?

John Hanning Speke, (born May 3, 1827, Bideford, Devon, England—died September 15, 1864, near Corsham, Wiltshire), British explorer who was the first European to reach Lake Victoria in East Africa, which he correctly identified as a source of the Nile. Who first visited Lake Victoria? The British explorer John Hanning Speke (1827-64) is famed for […]

Is Lake Victoria The Source Of The Nile?

Beginning in the mid-1800s, Lake Victoria was largely accepted as the source of the White Nile. But generations of explorers continued to push farther into the heart of Africa to discover tributaries of Lake Victoria that would qualify as the Nile’s “true” source. Does the Nile connect to Lake Victoria? The Nile is composed of […]

How Many Aboriginal Languages Were Spoken In Victoria?

Before the start of colonisation there were around 40 Aboriginal languages spoken in Victoria. Language places you within society, it also tells you of the lores, tells you of your stories, and it’s your spiritual connection to Country as well. How many Aboriginal languages are there in Victoria? 38 languagesVictorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL) […]