The Ruthless Highwaymen Of Colonial Australia | Absolute History

This video is brought to you by: https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/page-97e41a96-dcbc-4fa1-9703-fe06faa6740d Once a seaside retreat for 19 Century yuppies escaping “Smell-bourne”, later a suburb completely defined by the heroin addicts who flocked there, St. Kilda has endured a constant cycle of boom and bust – even carrying the label “Rock Capital of The World” for a few heady years in the 1980s. Today it is again one of Melbourne’s most desired addresses. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world's best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code 'AbsoluteHistory' https://bit.ly/3vn5cSH Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] #AbsoluteHistory 00:00 The Ruthless Highwaymen Of Colonial Australia 04:53 St. Kilda's Temperance Movement 06:19 The Horrible Toxic Plumbing of Victorian Melbourne 08:30 "The Rock Capital Of The World" 12:10 St. Kilda's Milk Bars 13:32 Tony makes a kugelhopf 15:55 The Creepy Cult Amusement Park 19:29 The Community Garden 21:52 Granny's Little Shop 23:40 St. Kilda's Penguins