Jamie Delahunty Industrial Timeline Australia By Jamie Delahunty Jan 26, 1788 First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay Jan 1, 1827 Hobart Mechanics Institute was officially opened Jan 1, 1833 Sydney Mechanics School of Art founded Jan 1, 1860 Adelaide School of Design is opened Jan 1, 1880 First ever telephone conversation Apr 13, 1893 First bicycle with a motor in Brisbane Jan 1, 1901 Federation of Australia Feb 28, 1901 Competion held to deisgn the Australian Flag Apr 30, 1910 First flight in a powered aircraft in Australia Feb 28, 1912 Construction of the Trans-Australia railway begins Jul 28, 1914 WWI begins Feb 28, 1922 Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (ACESA) founded Feb 28, 1929 The Great Dpression Feb 28, 1932 Cynthia Reed's Modern Furnishings opens in Melbourne. Sep 1, 1939 WWII starts Sep 2, 1945 WWII ends Feb 28, 1956 First television broadcasts in Australia Feb 28, 1985 Marc Newsom designed the Lockheed Lounge Feb 28, 1994 Ford Falcon wins Australian Design Award of the Year