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Melbourne population and urban form 1890-1940

By naorab
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    Timeline

  • Melbourne cable tramway system finished being built

    One of the best in the world at time
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    Melbourne

    The development of each city in a 50 year period 1890-1940, in terms of: population and urban form.
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    The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works

    Vital for design and development of sewage and drainage system

  • Total population 1,125,193

    Males: 597,577
    Female:527,616

  • The foundation stone of St. Paul’s Cathedral Consecrated

    The location was Flinders and Swanston streets

  • Bank crashes (Depression starts)

  • Electric Street Light

    Melbourne streets first lit by electric lighting

  • House connections for sewage system

    Plans by The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works

  • Federation of Australia (National Capital)

    The Commonwealth of Australia was formed.

  • Melbourne's growth stalled and Sydney became Australia's largest city

    Depression

  • First victoria state secondary school "Melbourne Continuation School"

  • First Electric Tram

    The first ever instalment of electric trams in Melbourne city streets.

  • Flinders Street Station is completed

    This replaced railway buildings from 1854.

  • W-class Electric Trams introduced to tram system

    W-class trams electric trams were built by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board

  • Ford motor vehicles fully assembled in Melbourne

    This was a first in Australia by Ford at its plant in Geelong, commencing with the Model T.

  • Australia's capital transferred to Canberra

    Canberra was a fully planned and purpose-built city for the Goverment

  • Traffic Lights

    On Colin and Swanston streets.
    This made the roads a safer place.

  • The Climactic Plan of General Development

    Provided a comprehensive zoning scheme for the Australian metropolis. This recommended a regional open space system, focusing on public works.

  • Start of contruction of Russell Street Police Headquarters building