- Ikheli: Fitzroy Gardens, Wellington Pde, East Melbourne VIC 3002, e-Australia;
- Ifoni: +61 3 9658 9658;
- Vula: 09.00-17.00;
- Izindleko: abadala abangu-5, ama-dollar angu-2.5
I-Cottage Captain James Cook iminyaka eminingi ihlala enye yezindawo ezikhangayo kakhulu eMelbourne . Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi leli cottage lakhiwa ngekhulu le-18, kanti umuzi waseMelbourne wasungulwa kamuva kakhulu, ngo-19. Isiqalo esithakazelisayo, akunjalo?
Umlando omangalisayo we-cottage
Indlu yendlu yakhiwa ngabazali bomdabu owaziwayo, uJames noGrace Cook, ngo-1755 emzaneni omncane wase-Great Ayton, eNorth Yorkshire (eNgilandi). Ngaleso sikhathi indodana endala yalabo abashadile uCheka, uJames, yayisakhulile futhi yashiya ikhaya labazali, ngakho-ke akukho bufakazi bokuthi uhlala kulolu cottage. Noma kunjalo, kuyaziwa ngokuqinisekile ukuthi wavakashela abazali bakhe.
Ngomnyaka we-1933, umninimzi we-cottage wambeka ekuthengisweni. Izindaba ngokushesha zasakaza kumahhovisi okuhlela amaphephandaba emhlabeni jikelele. Wabuye wanyatheliswa ephephandabeni laseMelbourne Herald, elibamba iso lebhizinisi lase-Australia uRussell Grimevde. Ucele uhulumeni wase-Australia ukuthi athenge le ndlu futhi abuyele zonke izindleko ezihlobene nokuthengwa nokuthutha kwakhe ibanga elingaphezu kwamakhilomitha angaba ngu-10 000. Ekuqaleni, umnikazi wendlu yokulala wayenesimo - indlu kufanele ihlale eNgilandi. Ngenxa yezingxoxo, wavuma ukuthatha igama elithi "England" ngegama elithi "uMbuso" esivumelwaneni. Ngakho-ke, lapho uhulumeni wase-Australia enikeza imali eyedlula intengo yabathengi bendawo ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili, wayengenaso isizathu sokwenqaba.
Lesi sakhiwo sasiqothulwa ngokucophelela ematini futhi sasifakwa emabhokisini angu-253 nemigodi engu-40, elandelwa ukuthutha e-Australia. Kanye ne-cottage yayithwala ama-ivy cuttings, inqunywe eceleni kwendlu futhi yatshala endaweni entsha. Umsizi womsebenzi wonke wokuthengwa nokudluliswa kwezindlu zakwaGrimevde, owayefisa ukwenza idolobha lakhe libe yisipho seminyaka eyikhulu leminyaka.
UCottage uCaptain James Cook washesha waba yindawo ephawulekayo. Ngo-1978 kwakhiwa kabusha kabusha. Ukuvulwa okukhulu kwendlu yakhiwe kabusha ngo-Okthoba 27, 1978 kanye nokubamba iqhaza kuka-Australian Governor-General Zelman Cowell. Usuku aluzange lukhethwe ngengozi - lolu suku lwaluneminyaka engu-250 ngempela kusukela ekuzalweni kukaCapt.
Cottage ezinsukwini zethu
Le ndlu yayithengiswa ngaphandle kwefenisha, ngakho-ke akukho lutho lwezinto zangaphakathi oluhlobene ngqo nomndeni wekhanda eliyingqayizivele. Kodwa sonke isimo sinezinto zasendulo zenkathi lapho u-seafarer omkhulu ehlala khona. Ngaphandle kwendlu yokulala, ungabona isithombe sikaKaputeni Cook, imifanekiso yomkakhe u-Elizabeth Baths nomndeni wonke weCheka.
Isimo sibheke isakhiwo esidala kunazo zonke e-Australia.
Ungafika kanjani?
I-cottage itholakala eFitzroy Gardens, enhliziyweni yaseMelbourne. Kungcono ukutholwa ngeTramu yedolobha No. 48, 71, 75, uphawu lokumisa - lume Lansdowne St. Izindleko zokungena: abantu abadala ama-$ 5, izingane (iminyaka emihlanu kuya kwemihlanu) $ 2.50.
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