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This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia. The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database , on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia , or by the National Trust of Australia .
Between 1870 and 1890 average income per person in Australia was more than 50 per cent higher than that of the United States, giving Australia one of the highest living standards in the world. [31] The size of the government sector almost doubled from 10 per cent of national expenditure in 1850 to 19 per cent in 1890.
The Oxford Literary History of Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-553737-6. Clay Djubal (2017). ""Looking in All the Wrong Places;" Or, Harlequin False Testimony and the Bulletin Magazine's Mythical Construction of National Identity, Theatrical Enterprise and the Social World of Little Australia, circa 1880-1920"".
This Colonial period building constructed from 1850 features a cellar and original vineyard at rear running to the river. This is one of the earliest shops in York and the owner was believed to have grown, made and sold their own wine from the premises. 208 Avon Tce Shire register -31 Dec 1995 18848 House 3 Meares Street Constructed from 1900.
3 January – A state flag of Western Australia is adopted.; 1 February – A state flag of Victoria is adopted, although with no crown like the current flag.; 22 March – A state flag of Queensland is adopted, with a portrait of Queen Victoria.
In Australia, the style was used mostly on lavish mansions to convey a sense of aristocracy, such as at Goodrest, South Yarra (1885); and Labassa, Caulfield North (1890). [ 164 ] [ 165 ] [ 166 ] It is exceedingly rare on terrace houses, with few known examples.
This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2016) Old Government House, Parramatta, circa 1799 Old Military Barracks, now Legislative Assembly Chambers, Kingston, Norfolk Island Historic Ross Bridge with the Uniting Church in the background This is primarily a list of towns and cities in Australia by year of settlement. The article also contains information on ...
King Street, circa 1900. 1901 Inauguration of Commonwealth of Australia at Centennial Park, with Sydney lawyer Edmund Barton first prime minister. Royal Australian Historical Society founded. Population: 112,137 city; 369,693 suburbs. [40] Fire destroys Anthony Hordern & Sons' department store with five lives lost.