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About this place
Visit Victoria records the cottage’s construction in Yorkshire and relocation to Melbourne in 1934.
The record
Comparison: The age and relocation of this imported cottage.
It was not built in Melbourne in 1755, and the date does not make it evidence of colonial settlement here at that time.
Visiting
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Sources
Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.
- Visit Victoria
Supports the specific claim and comparison described above.