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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a city in [[Australia]] to which [[Polly Wright]] flew in [[1994]] ''en route'' to [[Sydney]]. She went there with [[Atimkos]], an [[Euterpian]] who had taken the guise of a [[Human]] named Tim. ([[MA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People]]'')
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:''Technically, ''Cat-People'' does not absolutely specify that Melbourne is in Australia.  However the itinerary of QF003, with stops in [[Singapore]], Melbourne and Sydney, leaves little reasonable doubt as to the Melbourne author [[Gary Russell]] intended.''
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'''Melbourne''' was a city in [[Australia]].


The [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charley Pollard|Charley]] visited a bookstore in Melbourne. ([[ST]]: ''[[Best Seller]]'')
== History ==
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[[Polly Wright]] flew in [[1994]] to Melbourne ''en route'' to [[Sydney]]. She went there with [[Atimkos]], an [[Euterpian]] who had taken the guise of a [[human]] named Tim. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'')
[[category:Australian cities]]
 
In [[March]] [[2005]], [[Benjamin McKenzie]] visited the [[Melbourne Immigration Museum]], where he found a [[photograph]] of the [[Ninth Doctor]] taken in [[1892]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'')
 
The [[First Doctor]] visited once visited a [[Dead Letter Office]] in Melbourne during a time when [[iPod]]s were in use. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[iNtRUsioNs (short story)|iNtRUsioNs]]'')
 
In [[2109]], there was a security raid in Melbourne. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'')
 
=== Undated events ===
The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charley Pollard|Charley]] visited a bookstore in Melbourne. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Best Seller (short story)|Best Seller]]'')
 
[[Cá Bảy Màu]] of [[Faction Paradox]] came from Melbourne in the early [[Ghost Point]] era. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[What Keeps Their Lines Alive (short story)|What Keeps Their Lines Alive]]'')
 
At some point after the establishment of the [[United Planets]] government, Melbourne became home to an emergency headquarters for the [[Anti-Dalek Force]]. [[Reb Shavron]], [[Mark Seven]] and [[Joel Shaw]] once had to divert there when the [[Dalek]]s tried to melt the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] icecap. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flood!!! (comic story)|Flood!!!]]'')
 
== References ==
Professor [[Maxwell Grey]] stated that "people thinking Melbourne [was] the capital of [[Australia]]" was just an example of people getting facts wrong, rather than an example of the [[Mandela Effect]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London (short story)|The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Information from invalid sources ===
''[[TV 21]]'' did not have a [[headquarters]] in Melbourne. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spectrum Promotion Examination Green 3]]'')
 
=== Other matters ===
Technically, ''Cat-People'' does not absolutely specify that Melbourne is in Australia. However the itinerary of QF003, with stops in [[Singapore]], Melbourne and Sydney, leaves little reasonable doubt as to the Melbourne author [[Gary Russell]] intended.
 
[[Category:Australian cities]]
[[Category:Cities visited by the Eighth Doctor]]
[[Category:Cities visited by the First Doctor]]
[[Category:Oceanian cities from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 00:40, 22 October 2024

Melbourne

Melbourne was a city in Australia.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Polly Wright flew in 1994 to Melbourne en route to Sydney. She went there with Atimkos, an Euterpian who had taken the guise of a human named Tim. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)

In March 2005, Benjamin McKenzie visited the Melbourne Immigration Museum, where he found a photograph of the Ninth Doctor taken in 1892. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)

The First Doctor visited once visited a Dead Letter Office in Melbourne during a time when iPods were in use. (PROSE: iNtRUsioNs)

In 2109, there was a security raid in Melbourne. (PROSE: Transit)

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eighth Doctor and Charley visited a bookstore in Melbourne. (PROSE: Best Seller)

Cá Bảy Màu of Faction Paradox came from Melbourne in the early Ghost Point era. (PROSE: What Keeps Their Lines Alive)

At some point after the establishment of the United Planets government, Melbourne became home to an emergency headquarters for the Anti-Dalek Force. Reb Shavron, Mark Seven and Joel Shaw once had to divert there when the Daleks tried to melt the Antarctic icecap. (COMIC: Flood!!!)

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

Professor Maxwell Grey stated that "people thinking Melbourne [was] the capital of Australia" was just an example of people getting facts wrong, rather than an example of the Mandela Effect. (PROSE: The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Information from invalid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

TV 21 did not have a headquarters in Melbourne. (PROSE: Spectrum Promotion Examination Green 3)

Other matters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Technically, Cat-People does not absolutely specify that Melbourne is in Australia. However the itinerary of QF003, with stops in Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney, leaves little reasonable doubt as to the Melbourne author Gary Russell intended.