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He takes up his duties in October. The first overland mail service between Melbourne and Sydney begins operating on 30 December. Melbourne 's first crossing of the Yarra River opens as a wooden trestle bridge at the site of what is now the Princes Bridge.

Public meeting in Melbourne on 28 November demands separation from NSW and appoints a representative to take a petition to England. Melbourne proclaimed a city on 25 June gazetted 5 February Australian Colonies Government Act receives royal assent in Britain on 5 August, providing for the separation from NSW of the Port Phillip District, to be known as Victoria as well as for the eventual self government of the Australian colonies.

An election held for the Victorian Legislative Council in September with the official opening taking place on 13 November. Gold is discovered in Mount Alexander on 2 July and other areas in central Victoria soon after instigating a gold rush and a period of huge population growth and prosperity as immigrants arrived from all over the world to search for gold.

First years at Port Phillip: preceded by a summary of historical events from Provides a detailed day by day account of the first few years following the settlement of Port Phillip. The Covid world-wide pandemic results in Melbourne enduring several months of hard lock-down, including the closure of shops, schools and workplaces, combined with a nightly curfew and strict travel restrictions. Due to the pandemic, the AFL Grand Final football match is hosted in Brisbane - the first time it has ever been held outside of Melbourne.

About Victoria. History timeline. Explorers Hamilton and Hume were the next through the region in The name Geelong was given to the town in by Governor Richard Burke and was surveyed in Much of the Geelong waterfront was surrounded by huge wool stores, some still remain today being redesigned for modern use including the Deakin University Waterfront Campus, Westfield Shopping Centre and National Wool Museum.

Ford is still a major employer in the city with stamping, engine manufacturing and design facilities still in the city. Other major industry in Geelong today include Alcoa and Shell. There are also stories of a false map put out by Melbourne traders that showed Melbourne much closer to the goldfields than Geelong was. Some believe it was this map that fooled many of the Gold Seekers and enticed them to spend their fortunes in Melbourne.



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