M Honeycombe History of Industrial Design in Austrlia By matth2014 Jan 26, 1778 First Fleet Arrives Jan 1, 1833 Sydney Mechanics Schoool of Arts founded Feb 28, 1858 Bendigo Pottery founded Feb 28, 1887 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology founded Feb 28, 1890 Car importation and manufacture begins in Australia Feb 28, 1901 Federation Feb 28, 1903 Patents Act 1903 Feb 28, 1904 Australia’s first motorcycle built in Melbourne Feb 28, 1905 Trade Marks Act 1905 Feb 28, 1914 WW1 Feb 28, 1932 Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge Feb 28, 1939 WW2 Feb 28, 1940 Owen Submachine Gun developed Feb 28, 1948 Society of Designers for Industry founded in Australia Feb 28, 1951 Royal Melbourne Institute for Technology establishes its Industrial Design program Feb 28, 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne Feb 28, 1957 International Council of Societies for Industrial Design (ICSID) founded Feb 28, 1958 Industrial Design Council of Australia (ISCA) founded Feb 28, 1958 Industrial Design Institute of Australia (IDIA) founded Feb 28, 1958 Society of Industrial Designers Australia (SIDA) founded Feb 28, 1972 Colour TV and FM radio introduced in Australia