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Events in Melbourne history
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Melbourne founded
John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner bought 2,000 k2 of land around the Yarra river from the Wurundjeri people. John Batman signed a contract indicating that Batman and Fawkner would receive the land and in return the Wurundjeri people would receive from thew men scissors, knifes, flour, hour-glasses and other substantial items. -
The Hoddle grid deigned
Robert Hoddle sketch of the streets of the Centeral Business District were laid out. -
Melbourne declared a legal port
Governer Bourke declared Melbourne an administrative centre and a legal port. Making it a major trading centre and for immigration. -
Melbourne hospital founded
Melbourne's first ever hospital is built in Melbourne's inner-city. -
Victorian gold rush
Edward Hargraves struck gold at the tributaries of the MacQuarie River and thus the rush was on. -
Melbourne university founded
The university opened only two yearsafter the gold rush commenced. -
State library opened
Holds over 1.5 million book and if theydon't have a book you weant they order it free so they own it. -
First telegraph sent
First telegraph sent in Williamstown -
First state governer inagurated
Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe inagurated -
Melbourne museum is founded
It is the biggest mueseum in the southern hemisphere. It has seven main galleries. -
Spencer street station established
It is now called Southern Cross station. -
First football club associated
Melbourne football club is the first football club associated. -
National gallery of Victoria opened
Home to many famous artworks including ' The Pioneer' by Frederick McCubben. -
First melbourne cup
AIt was originally held over two miles. -
Melbourne zoo opened
When the zoo was opened there was no entery fee for the first twenty years but they added the entery fee to raise money for other animals to be collected. -
Royal mint is complete
Orginally it was a brancdh of the Britain Royal mint but untill 1927 it only made Australian coins. -
The Queen Victoria market founded
There are 9,000 people burried under the sheds -
Common wealth formed
Australia becomes part of the Commonwealth association. -
First Australian open
It was first played at the Albert Reserve Tennis Centre. It was played in many cities in Australia and New Zealand but only Melbourne since 1972. -
First radio station
First radio station bradcasted (3AR) -
Melbourne's first set of traffic lights
The first set of traffic lights are put up Along Collins street and Swanston Street -
Television started
HSV - 7 (channel seven) was the first channel to be broadcasted across Melbourne. -
Olymipic games held in Melbourne
Many countries refused to come due to the repression of the Hungarian uprising. -
Sidney Myer Music Bowl opens
Sidney Myer designed the bowl after visiting the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Prime Minister Robert Menzies officially opened it in front of an audience of 30,000. -
Contruction workers die when the westgate bridge collapsed
35 construction workers die when they make an error in constructing the Westgate bridge. -
Colour televion introduced
ATV0 introduces colour when it devices the Pakenham racing. -
Ash Wednesday occurs
Ash wednesday was a terrible bushfire around Melbourne. -
The Rialto towers finished
Being the tallest building in the southern hemisphere at the time of completion it is now the 178th tallest in the world. Being 251 metres tall. -
Commonwealth games held in melbourne
Thewre were 4,500 contestents compeiting. -
Black Saturday
The biggest bushfire in Australian history commenced, around Melbourne. -
Myspace becomes popular again
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Space aliens invade the world
Space aliens come to melbourne
