Quote: the troubadour Originally Posted by Unlikely though Melbourne will repeat past glories when in the 1880's it was allegedly the richest city in the world. This was due to gold.

With population 'crush' all the go, one may well wonder how far Melbourne will slip down the disability stakes?



I know certain posters here have a fairly negative opinion of Australia. But having been to Argentina, I think we have fared an awful lot better than they. We actually sat in a cafe in BA and commented how similar some things were to Melbourne. But so many things there are now a lot worse, unfortunately for them. I believe it was equally as wealthy as Buenos Aires at the time.I know certain posters here have a fairly negative opinion of Australia. But having been to Argentina, I think we have fared an awful lot better than they. We actually sat in a cafe in BA and commented how similar some things were to Melbourne. But so many things there are now a lot worse, unfortunately for them.