Mitchell Walker idustrial design timeline By mitchellw2014 Jan 26, 1788 Landing of the Furst Fleet Mar 2, 1833 Sydney Mecanics school of art Jan 1, 1851 Australia exhibits in the Great Exhibition of London Mar 2, 1860 School of design opens in Adelaide Jan 1, 1890 First Telephone exchange opens in Melbourne Jul 28, 1914 WW1 Jan 1, 1929 Great depression starts Mar 2, 1930 Royak Australian Institute of Architects, forms Mar 2, 1937 ACIAA Sep 1, 1939 WWII starts Sep 2, 1945 WWII ends Mar 2, 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne are held Aug 3, 1962 Australia goes to start involvment in the Vietnam War Mar 2, 1967 Five dollar note was designed and introduced Mar 2, 1976 Australian Designs award commences Mar 2, 1982 Australian economy recession Mar 2, 1988 Australian Graphic Design Asc. formed