In 1835 a renegade group of Tasmanians wishing to expand their landholdings disembarked in what was to become Melbourne.
Thus, in Melbourne, as in the settlement of the continent itself, Jews were at the foundation of colonisation..
This colonising expedition was funded by a group of investors including the Jewish convict Joseph Solomon.
In 1835 a renegade group of Tasmanians wishing to expand their landholdings disembarked in what was to become Melbourne