History of Industrial Design in Australia By mitchellk2014 Jan 18, 1788 Landing of the First Fleet Jan 1, 1827 Hobart Mechanics Institute founded *Exact day and month uncertain Jan 1, 1901 Federation of Australia Jan 1, 1904 First Australian Motercycle built *Actual Day and Month uncertain Jul 28, 1914 World War 1 Oct 16, 1929 The Depression Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War