Alana Beveridge Industrial Design Timeline By alanabeveridge Period: Jan 1, 1788 to Jan 1, 1993 Industrial Design emerging and developing in Australia Jan 26, 1788 Landing of the First Fleet in Australia Jan 1, 1820 A set of chairs were crafted for Govenor Maquarie by two convicts: Webster and Temple Jan 1, 1833 Sydney Mechanics School of Art founded Jan 1, 1839 Melbourne School of Art founded Jan 1, 1851 Gold is found in VIC and NSW Jan 1, 1860 School of Design in Adelaide founded Jan 1, 1890 Cars begin to be imported and manufactured in Australia Jan 1, 1901 Federation in Australia Commonwealth in Australia Jan 1, 1904 First motorcycle crafted in Australia Jan 1, 1906 Designs Act Jan 1, 1909 An aircraft was flown for the first time in Australia Jan 1, 1912 Trans Australia railway building starts Jan 1, 1913 First Australian currency printed Jul 28, 1914 WW1 Begins Jan 1, 1915 The ABC logo is designed by Bill Kenard Jan 1, 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened Jan 1, 1939 WW2 Begins Jan 1, 1948 Society of Designers for Industry founded Jan 1, 1948 Holden's first car is manufactured Jan 1, 1956 Olympic Games are held in Melbourne, Australia Jan 1, 1956 First television broadcast in Australia Jan 1, 1972 Colour television and FM radio is brought into Australia Jan 1, 1974 Prince Philip Prize for Australian Design founded Jan 1, 1976 Australian Design Award founded Jan 1, 1982 University of NSW introduces a Industrial Design masters degree Jan 1, 1993 Australian Design of the Year founded
