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John Batman tried to negoiate a business deal with the local Aboriginies. He bought the land in and around Melbourne for a couple of blankets. There is stll resentment around this issue, as the Aboriginies and Batman shared no common language.
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Melbourne is declared a city by Queen Victoria. Hopefully, this amused her.
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It was named the Melbourne Hospital.
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The Gold Rush meant that Melbourne became one of the richest places in the world. It brought a new wave of migration. It meant that the crime rate went up though, so there was a need for more prisons, which is why the Old Melbourne Gaol wa built.
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Without tertiary education, students had to travel to get education for more advanced couriers.
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Queen Vic markets remain a tourist attraction to this day, but the actual markets are on top of a graveyard. Whilst most bodies were exhumed, there are still 9000 people buried there, many Aboriginals.
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The NGV has exhibitions from all over the world.
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That was a great benchmark for Melbourne to have reached.
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Batman's hill was an iconic part of Melbourne.
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Using new technology as major as electricity meant that Melbourne was seen as a modern place.
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Flinders street station is an iconic building. One look at it, and you know you're in Melbourne
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The domed reading room is an attraction of the state library.
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Traffic lights increased the safety of all road users.
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Cable trams were remembered by many with glossy eyes; they represented a fond time in Melbournes history.
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The Sidney Myer Music Bowl brings in heaps of young people, listening to their favourite bands. It is always very busy, and the events hosted there are very popular.
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Puffing Billy is a huge tourist attraction, bringing in that all important tourist dollar.
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Who didn't love the change that colour television brought. It revolutionised Dr. Who FOREVER! The invention of colour television is a commonly used marker to determine periods of time. "Oh Mum, when was your first kiss?" "Well darling, back when tv was black and white, we were watching this show..."
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Honour among crims. The cops are only doing their job. When a cop gets killed, it shatters a community. When a cop gets killed, a nation mourns. The crims know that they don't kill the cops.
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Rialto tower, now Eureka tower, is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, being a huge attraction.
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Eureka skydeck is the highest observation deck in the southern hemisphere. It is a major tourist attraction for Melbourne, and it brings in a great deal of tourist dollar.
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Docklands is an urban renewal project, being to bring people in to the city to live. Currently, Melbourne is seen as a dead city, a city that shuts down at night. Docklands aims to end that.
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Docklands stadium was renamed Colonial Stadium, then Telstra Dome, then Etihad Stadium. It brought people into the city and kept cash flowing.
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Aimed to bring more people it the city to live, therefore curbing urban sprawl. Promising a 20% increase for pubic transport use.
