- Idilesi: I- Fitzroy Gardens, eWellington Pde, e-East Melbourne VIC 3002, e-Australia;
- Ifowuni: +61 3 9658 9658;
- Vula: 09.00-17.00;
- Iindleko: abadala abangama-5, abantwana abangama-2,5
I-Cottage uCaptain James Cook iminyaka emininzi ihlala enye yezona ndawo zivakatyelele kakhulu eMelbourne . Kuyaphawuleka ukuba i-cottage yakhiwa ngekhulu le-18, kwaye isixeko saseMelbourne saqalwa kamva, nge-19. Isiqalo esithakazelisayo, akunjalo?
Imbali emangalisayo yekottage
I-cottage yakhiwa ngabazali bomdumi owaziwayo, uJames noGrace Cook, ngo-1755 kwidolophana encinci yase-Great Ayton, e-North Yorkshire (eNgilani). Ngaloo xesha unyana omkhulu endodeni yeCheka, uJames, wayesekhulile waza washiya ikhaya lomzali, ngoko akukho bungqina bokuba uhlala kule ndlu. Nangona kunjalo, kuyaziwa ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba watyelela abazali bakhe.
Ngomnyaka we-1933, umnini wekottage wambeka ekuthengiseni. Iindaba ngokukhawuleza zisasazeka kwiiofisi zokuhlela zamaphephandaba kwihlabathi jikelele. Kwakhona wanyatheliswa kwiphephandaba laseMelbourne Herald, elibambe isohlo loomashishini wase-Australia uRussell Grimevde. Wamema urhulumente wase-Australia ukuba athenge le ndlu aze ahlawule zonke iindleko ezihambelana nokuthenga kunye nokuthutha umgama wamawaka angaphezu kwe-10,000. Ekuqaleni, umnini wekottage wayenemeko - indlu kufuneka ihlale eNgilani. Ngenxa yeengxoxo, wavuma ukutshintsha igama elithi "England" negama elithi "Ubukhosi" kwisivumelwano. Ngoko ke, xa urhulumente wase-Australia wanikela inani eligqithisile intengo yabathengi bendawo ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabini, wayengenaso isizathu sokumkhanyela.
Isakhiwo sachithwa ngokucokisekileyo kwizitena kwaye zifakwe kwiibhokisi ezingama-253 kunye nemibhobho engama-40, ilandelwa ukuthutha e-Australia. Kwaye kunye nekotishi yayithunywe izivuno ze-ivy, zinqunywe ngasemva kwendlu kwaye zatsalwa kwindawo entsha. Umxhasi wenkqubo yonke yokufumana kunye nokutshintshwa kwekhente yayinguGrimevde, owayenqwenela ukwenza isixeko sakhe sibe yisipho seminyaka eyikhulu leminyaka.
UCottage uCaptain James Cook wabuya waba ngumqondiso. Ngomnyaka we-1978 kwakhiwa uphuhliso olubanzi. Ukuvulwa okukhulu kwendlu yokuhlaziywa kwakhiwe ngo-Oktobha 27, 1978 kunye nokuthatha inxaxheba kwe-Australia yaseGrandan-General uZelman Cowell. Umhla awukhethwanga ngethuba-le mini yayiyiminyaka engama-250 ngokususela ekuzalweni kukaCapt.
Cottage kwiintsuku zethu
Indlu yathengiswa ngaphandle kwefenitshala, ngoko ke akukho nto yezinto zangaphakathi inxulumene ngqo kwintsapho yomphathi oyintloko. Kodwa imeko yonke iqulethe izinto zangaphambili zexesha apho umntu oselwandle ulwandle ehlala khona. Ukongeza kwindlu yendlu, ungabona umfanekiso kaCaptain Cook, imizobo yomfazi wakhe uElizabethe Baths kunye nentsapho yonke yaseCheka.
Ngokwemimiselo icinga isakhiwo esidala e-Australia.
Ndingafika njani?
I-cottage ihlala eFitzroy Gardens, entliziyweni yaseMelbourne. Kukulungele ukufumana iitram yeNombolo engu-48, 71, 75, uphawu oluphawulekayo - yeka uLansdowne St. Iindleko zokungena: abantu abadala abangama-5, abantwana (iminyaka emihlanu ukuya kwe-15) i-$ 2.50.
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