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In 1791, Europeans first discovered "coal" in Australia. The fiirst coal mine established in NSW near the Hunter River in 1801.
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In Newcastle, Australia started permenant coal trades to other places. Later on coal was a good sunstance of making salt. This caried on into 1808.
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in 1813, the first made steam engine was shipped to NSW for a colony. The first steam engine was installed by John Dickson.
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Simeon Lord established a mill to dye, and and for dress cloth from the Female Factory in Parramata.
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Improved steam engines created in 1825, 1826 and 1829.
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By 1831, 6 steam engines were made and one of them was held in the Australian Coalmine Company in Newcatle.
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7 woolen mills were created and in 1841 most people were dressed in tweeds made from the mill in Parramata.
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By 1840, railway trackes have been built more around the country which helped farmers to sell there crops to consumers by this transportaion.
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The first attempt of iron and steel smelting was in Mittagong, NSW.
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In NSW, Sydney Railway Company built the first railway track. It ran from Sydney to Parramata with a distance of 22 km
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Steam engines moved to Ballarat to mine for gold in the Gold Rush.
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With more Goldfeilds opening various tools like shovels and picks and pans were bought alot. Then steam engines came into use to find more gold easier
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In 1851, the gold rush made NSW and Victoria increase their wealth and population. With that it has made Sydney and Melbourne more noticeable around the world with new buildings and technologies.
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Woolen cloth had reach 235 000 yards per annum.
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The first railway line was establishined in Melbourne, Australia 1854.
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13 engines made in 1855, 135 in 1858 and 342 in 1861.
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Studies have shown that that this has been made in "Pentridge Prison" in 1867.
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This benefited from the weavering machinery created in Britain. The first cloth woven was produced by Victorian Woolen and Cloth Manufacturing Company
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In Launceston, a mill had been created. Luckily they won 1000 pounds as a prize from the Tasmanian Colonial Government for the first woolen goods manufactured in the colony.
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Another attempt began by the Victorian Iron Company. Later this company was called the Lal Lal Iron Mining Co.
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The first railway track made in QLD was in Ipswich in 1875.
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These women were paid a very low amount for their work. Employment increased by 1000 in 1877.
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The smelting plant was non economical and was closed in 1877.
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Charles Rasp discovered tin in Western NSW "Broken Hill". This made the Broken Hill Ming Company established by seven men.
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Smelting commenced in South Australia.
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First export by BHP into China.
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BHP began their steelwork operation in Newcastle, NSW.
