Doctor Dolittle or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country. Doctor Dolittle has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg, the Cats'-Meat Man. The animal team includes Polynesia (a parrot), Gub-Gub (a pig), Jip (a dog), Dab-Dab (a duck), Chee-Chee (a monkey), Too-Too (an owl), the Pushmi-pullyu, and a white mouse later named simply "Whitey". One inspiration for his character appears to be the Scottish surgeon John Hunter. "The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar
Bacchus Marsh railway came to Bacchus Marsh on 15 February 1887, and the through line to Ballarat was built in 1890.' In 1994 the Shire of Bacchus Marsh was amalgamated with the Shire of Ballan and parts of the Shires of Bungaree and Werribee to form the Shire of Moorabool. Bacchus Marsh and its suburbs form the largest settlement in Moorabool Shire. Bacchus Marsh grew rapidly from the 1990s. Bacchus Marsh contains a number of heritage listed sites, including: In addition, a Pioneer Women's Memorial Avenue commemorates the lives of the women of the Bacchus Marsh area. It covers a large area