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The first steam engine arrived in Australia.
Arriving on the colony of New South Wales, the first steam engined was shipped to Australia. -
Australian owned six steam engines.
Six steam engines were situated in Australia including one at the Australian Agricultural Company's Newcastle coalmine. -
The first paddle steamer arrived in Sydney.
Built in England, the paddle steamer hit Australian shores on 1831. -
Thirty-Six steam engines were on Australian land.
Australia had twenty-six steam engines in flourmills and ten in other indrusties. -
The Sydney and Engineering Works was taken over.
In 1841, Peter Russell took over the Sydney Foundry and Engineering Works. -
Steamships were running services.
By 1852, steamships were running from Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Morton Bay in Brisbane, Adelaide and Tasmania. -
Institute of Engineers opening.
Peter Russell played an important part in the fonding of Institute of Engineers.