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Coal disvovered
In 1791, Europeans first discovered "coal" in Australia. The fiirst coal mine established in NSW near the Hunter River in 1801. -
Coal development and trades
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. -
Steam began to be used in machinery
in 1813, the first made steam engine was shipped to NSW for a colony. The first steam engine was installed by John Dickson. -
Textile Indusrty establishment
Simeon Lord established a mill to dye, and and for dress cloth from the Female Factory in Parramata. -
Steam engines upgraded and improvement
Improved steam engines created in 1825, 1826 and 1829. -
Steam engines spreaded
By 1831, 6 steam engines were made and one of them was held in the Australian Coalmine Company in Newcatle. -
Textile factories increasing
7 woolen mills were created and in 1841 most people were dressed in tweeds made from the mill in Parramata. -
Steam engine transportation
By 1840, railway trackes have been built more around the country which helped farmers to sell there crops to consumers by this transportaion. -
Iron and steel
The first attempt of iron and steel smelting was in Mittagong, NSW. -
Railway tracks established
In NSW, Sydney Railway Company built the first railway track. It ran from Sydney to Parramata with a distance of 22 km -
Steam engines/Gold rush
Steam engines moved to Ballarat to mine for gold in the Gold Rush. -
Gold Rush
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 -
Gold Rush Industrialisation
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. -
Amount of material used for Textile Factories
Woolen cloth had reach 235 000 yards per annum. -
Railway lines establishment
The first railway line was establishined in Melbourne, Australia 1854. -
Steam engine growth
13 engines made in 1855, 135 in 1858 and 342 in 1861. -
Textile industry wooven in prison
Studies have shown that that this has been made in "Pentridge Prison" in 1867. -
Australian Textile Industry
This benefited from the weavering machinery created in Britain. The first cloth woven was produced by Victorian Woolen and Cloth Manufacturing Company -
Big price for Launceston
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. -
Iron and Steel second attempt
Another attempt began by the Victorian Iron Company. Later this company was called the Lal Lal Iron Mining Co. -
Railways in QLD
The first railway track made in QLD was in Ipswich in 1875. -
Textile Industry increase in Women Labour
These women were paid a very low amount for their work. Employment increased by 1000 in 1877. -
Iron and steel not earning any economics
The smelting plant was non economical and was closed in 1877. -
BHP establishment
Charles Rasp discovered tin in Western NSW "Broken Hill". This made the Broken Hill Ming Company established by seven men. -
BHP smelting
Smelting commenced in South Australia. -
BHP shipping
First export by BHP into China. -
BHP steelwork
BHP began their steelwork operation in Newcastle, NSW.
