BGM_Smell-Bourne: The Stench Beneath The City

Before the Carlton Gardens became one of Naarm - Melbourne’s most iconic and treasured green spaces, they were something else entirely - a dumping ground for city’s human waste. In this eye - watering as well as smelly episode of Down the Yarra, we dive into the filthy history of early Naarm - Melbourne, when overflowing dunny cans, outhouses, nightsoil men and disease outbreaks are plaguing a city with no working sewage system. From the putrid days of Smell-Bourne to the rise of the Royal Exhibition Building and the Carlton Gardens, we trace the transformation of a literal wasteland into a modern global landmark. Plus, we revisit two key Down the Yarra episodes: *Season 2: Royal Exhibition Building and the Carlton Gardens. *Season 3: The Long-Lost Jobs of Naarm - Melbourne. Trigger Warning: This episode contains descriptions of human waste disposal, poor sanitation, and a public health crisis issues that some listeners may find disturbing. Listeners discretion is advised. And stick around for a fiery teaser of our next episode: when a meteorite crashes into Lilydale’s Cave Hill on the night of April 10, 1910 - an explosion that it lit up the night sky and shocked the little town to its very core.