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The Melbourne, also known as the settlement skyline, and Yarra River The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Pre-European settlement Aboriginal Australians settled the area for at least 30,000 years. 19th century’s timeline Main article: Foundation of Melbourne A map dating to the 1880s shows the well-established suburbs of Melbourne. 1800 ...
Where timelines do not exist - try History of... with city name, as those articles frequently have timelines included Pages in category "Timelines of cities in Australia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "History of Melbourne" ... Timeline of Melbourne history; 0–9. 2016 Bendigo Street housing dispute; A ...
The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Victorian Economy 1852-1900 (Australian National University Press, 1968) Lewis, Miles Bannatyne. Melbourne: the city's history and development (City of Melbourne, 1995). Lockwood, Rupert. Ship to Shore: A History of Melbourne's Waterfront and its Union Struggles (Hale & Iremonger, 1990) Logan, William S.
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
The city was rated 41st within the top 50 financial cities as surveyed by the MasterCard Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index (2008), [191] second only to Sydney (12th) in Australia. Melbourne is Australia's second-largest industrial centre. [192] The Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex contributes AU$2 billion to the Victorian economy ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Timeline of the flag of Australia This page was last edited on 23 January 2021, at 07:13 (UTC). ...
The Statute formally grants Australia (along with New Zealand, South Africa, and the Irish Free State) the right to pass laws that conflict with UK laws. 1944 - The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is introduced, providing subsidised medicine to all Australians; 1948 - Australia becomes a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.