Melbourne, Australia
Mark Twain lectured at the Bijou Theatre in Melbourne five (5) times, Friday, September 27, 1895, Saturday, September 28, Monday, September 30, Tuesday, October 1, and Wednesday, October 2. He returned to Melbourne in late October and lectured once at the Athenaeum Hall on Saturday, October 26, 1895.
Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
Maryborough /ˈmɛəriːbərə/[2] is a small city in Victoria, Australia, located on the Pyrenees Highway, 58 kilometres (36 mi) north of Ballarat, 168 kilometres (104 mi) north-west of Melbourne, in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2011 census, Maryborough had a population of 7,174.
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Castlemaine (/ˈkæsəlmeɪn/) is a small city in Victoria, Australia, in the goldfields region of Victoria about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo. It is the administrative and economic centre of the Shire of Mount Alexander. The population at the 2011 Census was 6,751.
It was named by the chief goldfield commissioner, Captain W. Wright, in honour of his Irish uncle, Viscount Castlemaine.
Ballarat, Australia
Ballarat /ˈbæləræt/[3] is a city located on the Yarrowee River and lower western plains of the Great Dividing Range in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) west-north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. It is the third most populous urban area in the state, with a population of 96,940[1] It is the state's most populated inland settlement, and third most populated inland settlement in Australia.[4] People from Ballarat are referred to as Ballaratians.[5]
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Horsham (/ˈhɔrʃəm/, locally [ˈhoːʃəm])[2] is a regional city located on the Wimmera River in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, and is approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) north-west of the state capital Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Horsham had a population of 14,125. It is the largest city by population in the Wimmera region, and it is the main administrative centre for, and the most populous city within, the Rural City of Horsham local government area.