Deadtown to musictown

04/12/22 • 23 min

Melbourne is considered the music and food capital of Australia, but it all happened in two decades. This episode Deadtown to Musictown for Look History in the Eye, explains the backstory behind how food and music culture became the lifeblood of the City. Some claim it’s all thanks to a person called John. The story begins with the discovery of a protest poster held at Public Record Office Victoria criticising the person brave enough to make drinking alcohol after 6 ... normal. Interviews with food writer Michael Harden, restaurateur Tiberio Donnini, and economist John Nieuwenhuysen

Presented by Kate Follington and Public Record Office Victoria

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Look History in the Eye, Melbourne - Deadtown to musictown

Transcript

Podcast: Look History in the Eye: Melbourne

Episode 4: From Deadtown to Musictown

Guests: Michael Harden, Tiberio Donnini, John Nieuwenhuysen

Presented by Kate Follington and Public Record Office Victoria. 2022.

Introduction

Ah...Melbourne the cultural capital of the country, tourism campaigns like this one show laneways filled with people in summer drinking wine, dining outside under large umbrellas, squeezed into red brick alleyways surrounded