Melbourne

Key events in melbourne's development

By Gorb

  • Melbourne is founded

    Melbourne is founded by John Batman and John Basco Fawkner

  • First government block is buiilt

    William Lonsdale built the first government block declaring Melbourne the capital of the port phillip district

  • Hoddle grid

    The hoddle grid of streets for the central business district is surveyd by Robert Hoddle.

  • MCC

    The Melbourne Cricket club is founded

  • Melbourne is declared a legal port

    Melbourne is declared a legal port and administrative centre, opening the way for vastly increased immigration

  • Old Melbourne Gaol was established

  • Melbourne City Council is formed

  • First Princes bridge is constructed, connecting both sides of the yarra

  • Melbourne declared a city by Queen Victoria

  • Melbourne Hospital founded

    From 1935 the hospital is called The Royal Melbourne hospital

  • Beginning of Victorias goldrush

    In the ten years Victoias population nearly trippled

  • The Melbourne University is founded

  • The first flinders street station building is completed

  • The State Library of Victoria is founded

  • Melbournes first town hall is completed

  • Melbourne museam is founded

  • The Queen Victoria market is founded

  • Melbournes football club is founded

  • Melbournes population reaches 125,000

  • Melbourne zoo is founded

  • Melbourne overtakes Sydney to become Australia's most popular city.

  • The supreme court building is completed

  • First cricket test between Australia and England at the MCG

  • First cable tram opens in the Melbourne cable tramway system

  • Commonwealth of Australia is formed

  • First Australian Open is played

  • Victoria's first secondary school is founded in Spring street.

  • The Domed reading room at the State Library is opened

  • Melbournes city council intalls the city's first set of traffic lights in Collins and and Swanston streets

  • First Moomba parade

  • The Olympic games is held in Melbourne

  • The Sidney Myer music bowl is opened

  • West gate bridge collapses killing 35 construction workers

  • Colour television introduced

  • City loop Subway is opened

  • Rialto towers are completed and become tallest building in southern hemisphere

  • Bolt Bridge opens for traffic

  • Docklands stadium later (Colonial stadium, Telstra dome, currently Etihad stadium) opens

  • Commonwealth games held

  • FINA Swimming world championships are held

  • Melbourne Celebrates 175th Birthday

  • Possible ending of world

  • High speed train from Melbourne to Brisbane

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