WHAT LIES BENEATH - UNCOVERING MELBOURNE'S SECRET UNDERGROUND WORLD

Last weekend in a national report for Weekend Today, Nine News reporter Izabella Staskowski spoke with Extent Heritage CEO Ian Travers to uncover the “buried blocks phenomenon”.

In the nineteenth century, flood-prone areas of Melbourne were backfilled, burying entire homes. Last year, while excavating a site on Bennett’s Lane in the CBD on behalf of our client Perri Projects, Extent Heritage staff recovered the remains of several single storey cottages from the 1830s and 40s, complete with well-preserved fireplaces and staircases.
 
This fascinating report delves into some of the city’s best kept secrets and most far-fetched myths, from the river buried under Elizabeth Street to the catacombs of the State Library.
 
“There are countless stories that remain to be told,” says CEO Ian Travers. “They’re still underground.”

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