barrathefknworld
barrathefknworld t1_iwxfklf wrote
Reply to comment by Jam_Ba-La-Ya in TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave. by idiocrites
It was renamed the Division of Cooper, due to atrocities committed by Batman against Aboriginals.
barrathefknworld t1_iwxfdj4 wrote
Reply to comment by scot816 in TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave. by idiocrites
John Pascoe Fawkner, another early Melbourne settler, got two whole suburbs named after him.
Melbourne was named after William Lamb (2nd Viscount Melbourne), UK Prime Minister at the time.
barrathefknworld t1_iwxfrin wrote
Reply to comment by hunertproof in TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave. by idiocrites
There’s a town near me called Avoca. Every road sign on the way there has “do” added after Avoca.