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The first records of European mariners sailing in to Australian waters dates back to 1606. After little observation the europeans named the land 'Terra Nulius' No mans land.
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European settlement in Australia began with the first fleet on the 26th January 1788.
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The first criminals sent to Australia were the convicts who were transported with the First Fleet. They arrived in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788.
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George Bass explores the south-east coast of Australia and discovers Queensland. (dates not accurate)
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John Batman was the founder of Victoria. On the 6th of June 1835 he sighned what he thought was something to say he could have the land as he showered the aboriginals with many blankets, pots and pans. But in fact he sighned at treaty, something that the aboriginals thought was just something to let him pass through the land.
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Settlers establish their own defacto government. Captain William Lonsdale arrives to act as police magistrate and commander of the settlement.
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Melbourne cricket club was founded.
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John Batman passes away.
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A large sandstone gaol is built in Russell Street. Yarra floods twice and its proposed that the botanic gardens will be extending from Spencer Street westwards to a swamp.
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Melbourne declared a city by Queen Victoria on 25 June 1847
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The start of Victorian gold rush with the first discovery of gold at Buninyong.
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Victoria becomes a colony and separates from New South Wales.
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The discovery of gold in 1852 brings many people to the town. The town's population doubled within a year. Where over 75,000 people arrived in the new colony.
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Queen Victoria market is founded and built on old Melbourne cemetry with, still to date, over 8000 odies underneath. (Date not accurate)
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First Melbourne cup at flemington race course.
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Melbourne’s population reaches 125,000 (date not accurate)
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Melbourne Zoo founded (date not accurate)
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Melbourne overtakes Sydney to be the most populus city. (date not accurate)
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Melbourne Supreme court completed (date not accurate)
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Ned Kelly hanged at Old Melbourne Gaol on the 11 November.
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First underground drain constructed in Carlton.
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31,247 public servants are recorded as working in Melbourne. (date not accurate)
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Commonwelath of Australia is formed and Melbourne becomes a national capital.The non-Indigenous population at the time of Federation was 3.8 million, while the estimated Indigenous population was around 93,000. Half of the people lived in cities, three-quarters were born in Australia, and the majority were of English, Scottish or Irish descent.
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First public toilets for women, in Russell Street. (date not accurate)
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First Australian Open championship
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First electric tram, beggining of dast transportation. (date not accurate)
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Flinders Street Station is complete and open.
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A crowd of 35,000 attends the Eight Hour's Day march. (date not accurate)
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Major Victorian Police strike on eve of Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival when half of Victoria's police went on strike over a supervisory system, using labour spies. Riots and crowds poured back and from Flinder's Street Station on the Friday and Saturday nights up Elizabeth and Swanston Street smashing windows and overturning trams. (date not accurate)
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Melbourne City Council installs city's first set of traffic lights at Collins and Swanston street. (date not accurate)
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First multi storey car park constructed on the corner of Russell and Little Collins Streets. (date not accurate)
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Hospital in Swanston Street becoming known as the Queen Victoria Hospital. (date not accurate)
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The Moomba festival is Australia's largest community festival and longest running in Australia. It is annualy held every year in Melbourne on the Labour day weekends, can usually be found on yarra river too.
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The Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956,
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West Gate bridge construction collapses leaving 35 workers dead.
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Women attended Lord Mayor's dinner for the first time.
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With the Melbourne dust storm (8th of Feb) Ash wednesday occurs (16th feb)
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Rialto Towers, the tallest building in the Southern hemisphere in 1989. Now the tallest is Eureka Tower.
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The development of the Docklands begin as its no longer just a place for cargo containers and homes are developing.
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New Melbourne Museum officially opened. (date not accurate)
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The CityLink freeways open, including two new tunnels, a new cross-harbour bridge, and electronic tolling. (date not accurate)
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Docklands Stadium (later renamed Colonial Stadium, then Telstra dome, currently Etihad Stadium) completed. (dates not accurate)
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Commonwealth games held in Melbourne. (dates not accurate)
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On the 13th of Feb the newly installed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced an apology to Indigenous Australians.
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Melbourne celebrates it 175th Bithday. (date not accurate)
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Population expected to reach 4,000,000. (date not accurate)
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Possible end of Earth!!!!
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Expected completion of Docklands. (date not accurate)
