Melbourne Welsh Church, one of only two Welch Calvinist Churches still active in Victoria. This simple Gothic Revival Church (1871) replaced the original Welsh Chapel (1856). Even though it's now somewhat dwarfed by surrounding buildings it still stands tall and proud
This is where I attend my monthly Welsh language learning group
The Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital for women began in the Church Hall in 1896. The plaque on the hall reads:
'In memory of Dr Constance Stone, the first Australian woman to qualify as a medical practitioner. Because Australian medical schools were closed to women, she studied overseas. In 1896, together with some of the first women medical graduates of the University of Melbourne, she established the Queen Victoria Hospital Melbourne, initially as an outpatients' clinic in St David's Hall, Welsh Church, La Trobe Street.'
Bore da. Sut dach chi? Fy nghymraeg? Well, just let's say it is a difficult language but I love learning it. There's a small but dedicated group of Welsh speakers here in Melbourne and a number of Welsh choirs. There's not all that many opportunities to practise speaking Welsh here, so I can read a bit more than I can speak. In spoken situations I get a bit tongue-tied.
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