Victoria

PhD candidate Johanna Christensen with two of the 643 wax apple models in Museum Victoria's wax fruit and vegetable ...

Waxing and waning story of state's apple varieties

We know them today as busy inner-Melbourne suburbs where houses can sell for more than $2 million. But back in the 1800s places such as Hawthorn and Balwyn were home to some of Victoria's first apple orchards.